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Joan Thursday: A Novel
Joan Thursday: A Novel

Chapter I

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See http://www.
"Oh," she said, "I guess I'll do, all right, all right!"
"What's the matter with you, anyway?" he demanded, hotly "Miss Thursday--my fiancée.
Joan, this is Mrs. Marbridge" The door slammed.
He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.
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Joan Thursday: A Novel

Chapter I

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
See http://www.
Line 2
"Oh," she said, "I guess I'll do, all right, all right!"
Line 3
"What's the matter with you, anyway?" he demanded, hotly "Miss Thursday--my fiancée.
Line 4
Joan, this is Mrs. Marbridge" The door slammed.
Line 5
He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Oh," she said, "I guess I'll do, all right, all right!"”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.”

Waiting noun US /ˈwaiting/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.”

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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 He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.

all

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From this reading "Oh," she said, "I guess I'll do, all right, all right!"

anyway

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From this reading "What's the matter with you, anyway?" he demanded, hotly "Miss Thursday--my fiancée.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.

Broadway

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From this reading He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.

car

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From this reading He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.

corner

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From this reading He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.

demanded

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From this reading "What's the matter with you, anyway?" he demanded, hotly "Miss Thursday--my fiancée.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Oh," she said, "I guess I'll do, all right, all right!"

door

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From this reading Joan, this is Mrs. Marbridge" The door slammed.

fiancée

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From this reading "What's the matter with you, anyway?" he demanded, hotly "Miss Thursday--my fiancée.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.

gone

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From this reading He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.

guess

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From this reading "Oh," she said, "I guess I'll do, all right, all right!"

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "What's the matter with you, anyway?" he demanded, hotly "Miss Thursday--my fiancée.

hotly

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From this reading "What's the matter with you, anyway?" he demanded, hotly "Miss Thursday--my fiancée.

http

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From this reading See http://www.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "Oh," she said, "I guess I'll do, all right, all right!"

I'll

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From this reading "Oh," she said, "I guess I'll do, all right, all right!"

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Joan, this is Mrs. Marbridge" The door slammed.

Joan

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From this reading Joan, this is Mrs. Marbridge" The door slammed.

Marbridge

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From this reading Joan, this is Mrs. Marbridge" The door slammed.

matter

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From this reading "What's the matter with you, anyway?" he demanded, hotly "Miss Thursday--my fiancée.

Miss

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From this reading "What's the matter with you, anyway?" he demanded, hotly "Miss Thursday--my fiancée.

Mrs

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From this reading Joan, this is Mrs. Marbridge" The door slammed.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "What's the matter with you, anyway?" he demanded, hotly "Miss Thursday--my fiancée.

northbound

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From this reading He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.

Oh

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From this reading "Oh," she said, "I guess I'll do, all right, all right!"

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Oh," she said, "I guess I'll do, all right, all right!"

said

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From this reading "Oh," she said, "I guess I'll do, all right, all right!"

seat

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From this reading He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.

See

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From this reading See http://www.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading "Oh," she said, "I guess I'll do, all right, all right!"

slammed

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From this reading Joan, this is Mrs. Marbridge" The door slammed.

southeast

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From this reading He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.

Street

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From this reading He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "What's the matter with you, anyway?" he demanded, hotly "Miss Thursday--my fiancée.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Joan, this is Mrs. Marbridge" The door slammed.

Thursday

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From this reading "What's the matter with you, anyway?" he demanded, hotly "Miss Thursday--my fiancée.

Twenty-second

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From this reading He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.

vacant

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From this reading He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.

waiting

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From this reading He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.

What's

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From this reading "What's the matter with you, anyway?" he demanded, hotly "Miss Thursday--my fiancée.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "What's the matter with you, anyway?" he demanded, hotly "Miss Thursday--my fiancée.

www

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From this reading See http://www.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "What's the matter with you, anyway?" he demanded, hotly "Miss Thursday--my fiancée.