allowedverbUS /əˈlaʊd/
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading And to think that he had allowed that dancing monkey to escape when he could have shot him as well as not!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He would take his family back home and chance no more humiliations like this.
arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Gus Briskow was waiting at the cashier's desk for his bill when the bustle of incoming guests told him that the morning train had arrived.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And to think that he had allowed that dancing monkey to escape when he could have shot him as well as not!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gus Briskow was waiting at the cashier's desk for his bill when the bustle of incoming guests told him that the morning train had arrived.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He would take his family back home and chance no more humiliations like this.
billnounUS /bɪl/
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Gus Briskow was waiting at the cashier's desk for his bill when the bustle of incoming guests told him that the morning train had arrived.
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From this reading Gus Briskow was waiting at the cashier's desk for his bill when the bustle of incoming guests told him that the morning train had arrived.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Probably it had brought that "gentleman of importance" to whom the manager had referred.
bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
a rapid active commotion
From this reading Gus Briskow was waiting at the cashier's desk for his bill when the bustle of incoming guests told him that the morning train had arrived.
cashier'snounUS /kæˈʃɪrz/
possessive form of “cashier” — an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money
From this reading Gus Briskow was waiting at the cashier's desk for his bill when the bustle of incoming guests told him that the morning train had arrived.
chancenounUS /tʃæns/
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading He would take his family back home and chance no more humiliations like this.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And to think that he had allowed that dancing monkey to escape when he could have shot him as well as not!
dancingnounUS /ˈdænsɪŋ/
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading And to think that he had allowed that dancing monkey to escape when he could have shot him as well as not!
desknounUS /desk/
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading Gus Briskow was waiting at the cashier's desk for his bill when the bustle of incoming guests told him that the morning train had arrived.
escapenounUS /ɪˈskeɪp/
the act of escaping physically
From this reading And to think that he had allowed that dancing monkey to escape when he could have shot him as well as not!
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading He would take his family back home and chance no more humiliations like this.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Gus Briskow was waiting at the cashier's desk for his bill when the bustle of incoming guests told him that the morning train had arrived.
gentlemannounUS /ˈdʒentəlmən/
a man of refinement
From this reading Probably it had brought that "gentleman of importance" to whom the manager had referred.
guestsnounUS /ɡests/
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading Gus Briskow was waiting at the cashier's desk for his bill when the bustle of incoming guests told him that the morning train had arrived.
GusnounUS /ɡʌs/
plural of “gu” — the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898
From this reading Gus Briskow was waiting at the cashier's desk for his bill when the bustle of incoming guests told him that the morning train had arrived.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gus Briskow was waiting at the cashier's desk for his bill when the bustle of incoming guests told him that the morning train had arrived.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And to think that he had allowed that dancing monkey to escape when he could have shot him as well as not!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would take his family back home and chance no more humiliations like this.
hellnounUS /hel/
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading "To hell with people like that manager!" the Texan muttered.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Gus Briskow was waiting at the cashier's desk for his bill when the bustle of incoming guests told him that the morning train had arrived.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gus Briskow was waiting at the cashier's desk for his bill when the bustle of incoming guests told him that the morning train had arrived.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He would take his family back home and chance no more humiliations like this.
humiliationsnounUS /ˌhjuːmɪliˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “humiliation” — state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
From this reading He would take his family back home and chance no more humiliations like this.
importancenounUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrtəns/
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading Probably it had brought that "gentleman of importance" to whom the manager had referred.
incomingadjectiveUS /ˈɪnkʌmɪŋ/
arriving at a place or position
From this reading Gus Briskow was waiting at the cashier's desk for his bill when the bustle of incoming guests told him that the morning train had arrived.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Probably it had brought that "gentleman of importance" to whom the manager had referred.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "To hell with people like that manager!" the Texan muttered.
managernounUS /ˈmænədʒər/
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading Probably it had brought that "gentleman of importance" to whom the manager had referred.
monkeynounUS /ˈmʌŋki/
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading And to think that he had allowed that dancing monkey to escape when he could have shot him as well as not!
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He would take his family back home and chance no more humiliations like this.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Gus Briskow was waiting at the cashier's desk for his bill when the bustle of incoming guests told him that the morning train had arrived.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "To hell with people like that manager!" the Texan muttered.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He would take his family back home and chance no more humiliations like this.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And to think that he had allowed that dancing monkey to escape when he could have shot him as well as not!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gus Briskow was waiting at the cashier's desk for his bill when the bustle of incoming guests told him that the morning train had arrived.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "To hell with people like that manager!" the Texan muttered.
ProbablyadverbUS /ˈprɑːbəbliː/
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading Probably it had brought that "gentleman of importance" to whom the manager had referred.
referredverbUS /rəˈfɜːrd/
inflected form of “refer” — make reference to
From this reading Probably it had brought that "gentleman of importance" to whom the manager had referred.
shotnounUS /ʃɑːt/
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading And to think that he had allowed that dancing monkey to escape when he could have shot him as well as not!
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading He would take his family back home and chance no more humiliations like this.
TexannounUS /ˈteksən/
a native or resident of Texas
From this reading "To hell with people like that manager!" the Texan muttered.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Gus Briskow was waiting at the cashier's desk for his bill when the bustle of incoming guests told him that the morning train had arrived.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gus Briskow was waiting at the cashier's desk for his bill when the bustle of incoming guests told him that the morning train had arrived.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading And to think that he had allowed that dancing monkey to escape when he could have shot him as well as not!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He would take his family back home and chance no more humiliations like this.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Probably it had brought that "gentleman of importance" to whom the manager had referred.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Gus Briskow was waiting at the cashier's desk for his bill when the bustle of incoming guests told him that the morning train had arrived.
trainverbUS /treɪn/
create by training and teaching
From this reading Gus Briskow was waiting at the cashier's desk for his bill when the bustle of incoming guests told him that the morning train had arrived.
waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Gus Briskow was waiting at the cashier's desk for his bill when the bustle of incoming guests told him that the morning train had arrived.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gus Briskow was waiting at the cashier's desk for his bill when the bustle of incoming guests told him that the morning train had arrived.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading And to think that he had allowed that dancing monkey to escape when he could have shot him as well as not!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Gus Briskow was waiting at the cashier's desk for his bill when the bustle of incoming guests told him that the morning train had arrived.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Probably it had brought that "gentleman of importance" to whom the manager had referred.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "To hell with people like that manager!" the Texan muttered.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would take his family back home and chance no more humiliations like this.
