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Chapter IV

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"Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.
"Mickey is a damn good scout," said Pearl.
"She's regular," answered Evelyn.
"Oh, listen--that's Harry singing--come on in and let's sit at a table and see the show--I could watch him all night."
"You probably will--but he won't be singing."
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Hookers

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Hookers is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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"Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.
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"Mickey is a damn good scout," said Pearl.
/ˈmɪki ɪz ə dæm ɡʊd skaʊt sed pɜːrl/
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"She's regular," answered Evelyn.
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"Oh, listen--that's Harry singing--come on in and let's sit at a table and see the show--I could watch him all night."
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"You probably will--but he won't be singing."

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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damn adjective US /dæm/

used as expletives

From this reading “"Mickey is a damn good scout," said Pearl.”

date noun US /deɪt/

the specified day of the month

From this reading “"Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.”

guy noun US /ɡaɪ/

an informal term for a youth or man

From this reading “"Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.”

invite verb US /ˌɪnˈvaɪt/

increase the likelihood of

From this reading “"Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.”

Mickey noun US /ˈmɪki/

(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent

From this reading “"Mickey is a damn good scout," said Pearl.”

Pearl noun US /pɜːrl/

a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel

From this reading “"Mickey is a damn good scout," said Pearl.”

roll verb US /roʊl/

move by turning over or rotating

From this reading “"Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.”

scout noun US /skaʊt/

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading “"Mickey is a damn good scout," said Pearl.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

went into verb + particle counted as “go into”

to come or go into

In this reading “"Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.”

at a table preposition + article + noun counted as “at … table”

In this reading “"Oh, listen--that's Harry singing--come on in and let's sit at a table and see the show--I could watch him all night."”

all night adjective + noun

In this reading “"Oh, listen--that's Harry singing--come on in and let's sit at a table and see the show--I could watch him all night."”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.

ain't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading "Oh, listen--that's Harry singing--come on in and let's sit at a table and see the show--I could watch him all night."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "Oh, listen--that's Harry singing--come on in and let's sit at a table and see the show--I could watch him all night."

answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading "She's regular," answered Evelyn.

anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/

any person at all

From this reading "Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Oh, listen--that's Harry singing--come on in and let's sit at a table and see the show--I could watch him all night."

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "Oh, listen--that's Harry singing--come on in and let's sit at a table and see the show--I could watch him all night."

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading "Oh, listen--that's Harry singing--come on in and let's sit at a table and see the show--I could watch him all night."

crowdverbUS /kraʊd/

cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

From this reading "Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.

damnadjectiveUS /dæm/

used as expletives

From this reading "Mickey is a damn good scout," said Pearl.

datenounUS /deɪt/

the specified day of the month

From this reading "Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.

don't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.

Evelyn

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "She's regular," answered Evelyn.

GoodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.

guynounUS /ɡaɪ/

an informal term for a youth or man

From this reading "Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.

HarryverbUS /ˈheri/

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading "Oh, listen--that's Harry singing--come on in and let's sit at a table and see the show--I could watch him all night."

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "You probably will--but he won't be singing."

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Oh, listen--that's Harry singing--come on in and let's sit at a table and see the show--I could watch him all night."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.

I'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "Oh, listen--that's Harry singing--come on in and let's sit at a table and see the show--I could watch him all night."

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.

inviteverbUS /ˌɪnˈvaɪt/

increase the likelihood of

From this reading "Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Mickey is a damn good scout," said Pearl.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.

let's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Oh, listen--that's Harry singing--come on in and let's sit at a table and see the show--I could watch him all night."

listenverbUS /ˈlɪsən/

hear with intention

From this reading "Oh, listen--that's Harry singing--come on in and let's sit at a table and see the show--I could watch him all night."

MickeynounUS /ˈmɪki/

(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent

From this reading "Mickey is a damn good scout," said Pearl.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading "Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading "Oh, listen--that's Harry singing--come on in and let's sit at a table and see the show--I could watch him all night."

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Oh, listen--that's Harry singing--come on in and let's sit at a table and see the show--I could watch him all night."

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Oh, listen--that's Harry singing--come on in and let's sit at a table and see the show--I could watch him all night."

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading "Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.

PearlnounUS /pɜːrl/

a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel

From this reading "Mickey is a damn good scout," said Pearl.

probablyadverbUS /ˈprɑːbəbliː/

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading "You probably will--but he won't be singing."

regularadjectiveUS /ˈreɡjələr/

in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle

From this reading "She's regular," answered Evelyn.

rollverbUS /roʊl/

move by turning over or rotating

From this reading "Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Mickey is a damn good scout," said Pearl.

scoutnounUS /skaʊt/

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading "Mickey is a damn good scout," said Pearl.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "Oh, listen--that's Harry singing--come on in and let's sit at a table and see the show--I could watch him all night."

seeingnounUS /ˈsiːɪŋ/

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading "Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.

She's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "She's regular," answered Evelyn.

showverbUS /ʃoʊ/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading "Oh, listen--that's Harry singing--come on in and let's sit at a table and see the show--I could watch him all night."

singingnounUS /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/

the act of singing vocal music

From this reading "Oh, listen--that's Harry singing--come on in and let's sit at a table and see the show--I could watch him all night."

sitverbUS /sɪt/

be seated

From this reading "Oh, listen--that's Harry singing--come on in and let's sit at a table and see the show--I could watch him all night."

someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/

a person, without saying who

From this reading "Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.

tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading "Oh, listen--that's Harry singing--come on in and let's sit at a table and see the show--I could watch him all night."

tellingadjectiveUS /ˈtelɪŋ/

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

From this reading "Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.

that's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Oh, listen--that's Harry singing--come on in and let's sit at a table and see the show--I could watch him all night."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading "Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.

wantverbUS /wɑːnt/

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading "Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.

watchverbUS /wɑːtʃ/

look attentively

From this reading "Oh, listen--that's Harry singing--come on in and let's sit at a table and see the show--I could watch him all night."

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 "Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "You probably will--but he won't be singing."

won't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You probably will--but he won't be singing."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Good--I'll be there, but I ain't telling anyone about it--you do your own telling--I might invite someone you don't want--well, I got a date to roll a guy--I'll be seeing you," as she went into the crowd.

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