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affair
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From this reading From present indications I'd say this affair is giving promise of being the biggest case we ever had the nerve to tackle."
all
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From this reading "Oh! like as not all this is only the opening gun of our new campaign," was his companion's cool comment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Later on, when we find ourselves neck deep in the mixup, you'll be looking back, and smiling at what you're saying now.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Oh! like as not all this is only the opening gun of our new campaign," was his companion's cool comment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Later on, when we find ourselves neck deep in the mixup, you'll be looking back, and smiling at what you're saying now.
back
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banking
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From this reading Perk exploded, banking on the safety of their hotel room to keep his language from being heard.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Later on, when we find ourselves neck deep in the mixup, you'll be looking back, and smiling at what you're saying now.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Perk exploded, banking on the safety of their hotel room to keep his language from being heard.
biggest
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business
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From this reading THE LEECH HANGS ON "Hot-diggetty-dig! seems like the more we poke into this here business, the warmer it gets!"
campaign
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case
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From this reading From present indications I'd say this affair is giving promise of being the biggest case we ever had the nerve to tackle."
comment
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From this reading "Oh! like as not all this is only the opening gun of our new campaign," was his companion's cool comment.
companion's
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From this reading "Oh! like as not all this is only the opening gun of our new campaign," was his companion's cool comment.
cool
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From this reading "Oh! like as not all this is only the opening gun of our new campaign," was his companion's cool comment.
deep
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From this reading "Later on, when we find ourselves neck deep in the mixup, you'll be looking back, and smiling at what you're saying now.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From present indications I'd say this affair is giving promise of being the biggest case we ever had the nerve to tackle."
exploded
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From this reading Perk exploded, banking on the safety of their hotel room to keep his language from being heard.
find
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From this reading "Later on, when we find ourselves neck deep in the mixup, you'll be looking back, and smiling at what you're saying now.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Perk exploded, banking on the safety of their hotel room to keep his language from being heard.
gets
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giving
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From this reading From present indications I'd say this affair is giving promise of being the biggest case we ever had the nerve to tackle."
gun
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From this reading "Oh! like as not all this is only the opening gun of our new campaign," was his companion's cool comment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From present indications I'd say this affair is giving promise of being the biggest case we ever had the nerve to tackle."
HANGS
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From this reading THE LEECH HANGS ON "Hot-diggetty-dig! seems like the more we poke into this here business, the warmer it gets!"
heard
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From this reading Perk exploded, banking on the safety of their hotel room to keep his language from being heard.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LEECH HANGS ON "Hot-diggetty-dig! seems like the more we poke into this here business, the warmer it gets!"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Perk exploded, banking on the safety of their hotel room to keep his language from being heard.
Hot-diggetty-dig
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From this reading THE LEECH HANGS ON "Hot-diggetty-dig! seems like the more we poke into this here business, the warmer it gets!"
hotel
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From this reading Perk exploded, banking on the safety of their hotel room to keep his language from being heard.
I'd
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From this reading From present indications I'd say this affair is giving promise of being the biggest case we ever had the nerve to tackle."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Later on, when we find ourselves neck deep in the mixup, you'll be looking back, and smiling at what you're saying now.
indications
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From this reading From present indications I'd say this affair is giving promise of being the biggest case we ever had the nerve to tackle."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE LEECH HANGS ON "Hot-diggetty-dig! seems like the more we poke into this here business, the warmer it gets!"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh! like as not all this is only the opening gun of our new campaign," was his companion's cool comment.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE LEECH HANGS ON "Hot-diggetty-dig! seems like the more we poke into this here business, the warmer it gets!"
keep
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language
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From this reading Perk exploded, banking on the safety of their hotel room to keep his language from being heard.
Later
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From this reading "Later on, when we find ourselves neck deep in the mixup, you'll be looking back, and smiling at what you're saying now.
LEECH
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From this reading THE LEECH HANGS ON "Hot-diggetty-dig! seems like the more we poke into this here business, the warmer it gets!"
like
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looking
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mixup
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more
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From this reading THE LEECH HANGS ON "Hot-diggetty-dig! seems like the more we poke into this here business, the warmer it gets!"
neck
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nerve
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From this reading From present indications I'd say this affair is giving promise of being the biggest case we ever had the nerve to tackle."
new
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From this reading "Oh! like as not all this is only the opening gun of our new campaign," was his companion's cool comment.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh! like as not all this is only the opening gun of our new campaign," was his companion's cool comment.
now
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From this reading "Later on, when we find ourselves neck deep in the mixup, you'll be looking back, and smiling at what you're saying now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Perk exploded, banking on the safety of their hotel room to keep his language from being heard.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh! like as not all this is only the opening gun of our new campaign," was his companion's cool comment.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE LEECH HANGS ON "Hot-diggetty-dig! seems like the more we poke into this here business, the warmer it gets!"
only
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From this reading "Oh! like as not all this is only the opening gun of our new campaign," was his companion's cool comment.
opening
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From this reading "Oh! like as not all this is only the opening gun of our new campaign," was his companion's cool comment.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Oh! like as not all this is only the opening gun of our new campaign," was his companion's cool comment.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading "Later on, when we find ourselves neck deep in the mixup, you'll be looking back, and smiling at what you're saying now.
Perk
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From this reading Perk exploded, banking on the safety of their hotel room to keep his language from being heard.
poke
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present
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From this reading From present indications I'd say this affair is giving promise of being the biggest case we ever had the nerve to tackle."
promise
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From this reading From present indications I'd say this affair is giving promise of being the biggest case we ever had the nerve to tackle."
room
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From this reading Perk exploded, banking on the safety of their hotel room to keep his language from being heard.
safety
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say
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From this reading From present indications I'd say this affair is giving promise of being the biggest case we ever had the nerve to tackle."
saying
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seems
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smiling
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tackle
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LEECH HANGS ON "Hot-diggetty-dig! seems like the more we poke into this here business, the warmer it gets!"
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Perk exploded, banking on the safety of their hotel room to keep his language from being heard.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE LEECH HANGS ON "Hot-diggetty-dig! seems like the more we poke into this here business, the warmer it gets!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perk exploded, banking on the safety of their hotel room to keep his language from being heard.
warmer
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From this reading THE LEECH HANGS ON "Hot-diggetty-dig! seems like the more we poke into this here business, the warmer it gets!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh! like as not all this is only the opening gun of our new campaign," was his companion's cool comment.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE LEECH HANGS ON "Hot-diggetty-dig! seems like the more we poke into this here business, the warmer it gets!"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Later on, when we find ourselves neck deep in the mixup, you'll be looking back, and smiling at what you're saying now.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Later on, when we find ourselves neck deep in the mixup, you'll be looking back, and smiling at what you're saying now.
you'll
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From this reading "Later on, when we find ourselves neck deep in the mixup, you'll be looking back, and smiling at what you're saying now.
you're
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From this reading "Later on, when we find ourselves neck deep in the mixup, you'll be looking back, and smiling at what you're saying now.
