Love Letters of a Rookie to Julie

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HEADQUARTERS CO., 119 F.A. A.E.F. THE SHERWOOD CO.

R.E.S., whose Suggestions made these pages possible and palatable.

_DERE JULIE_ IN CAMP (Somewhere between the Kitchen and the lunch counter).

Dere Julie, Well, hear I am in camp after being "rough-housed on the rattlers" for 1 day and 2 nites; I was so shook-up that I'm like a loose button on an overcoat--no wheres in particular.

The most vivid impression in my bean is our interview in the hall-way of your flat the night (or was it morning) when we bid each other a fond fare-thee-well.

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Love Letters of a Rookie to Julie Barney Stone

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Chapter 1 of Love Letters of a Rookie to Julie is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

HEADQUARTERS CO., 119 F.A. A.E.F. THE SHERWOOD CO. R.E.S., whose Suggestions made these pages possible and palatable. _DERE JULIE_ IN CAMP (Somewhere between the Kitchen and the lunch counter). Dere Julie, Well, hear I am in camp after being "rough-housed on the rattlers" for 1 day and 2 nites; I was so shook-up that I'm like a loose button on an overcoat--no wheres in particular. The most vivid impression in my bean is our interview in the hall-way of your flat the night (or was it morning) when we bid each other a fond fare-thee-well.

Love Letters of a Rookie to Julie

Chapter I · Chapter 1

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HEADQUARTERS CO., 119 F.A. A.E.F. THE SHERWOOD CO.

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R.E.S., whose Suggestions made these pages possible and palatable.

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_DERE JULIE_ IN CAMP (Somewhere between the Kitchen and the lunch counter).

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Dere Julie, Well, hear I am in camp after being "rough-housed on the rattlers" for 1 day and 2 nites; I was so shook-up that I'm like a loose button on an overcoat--no wheres in particular.

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The most vivid impression in my bean is our interview in the hall-way of your flat the night (or was it morning) when we bid each other a fond fare-thee-well.

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bean noun US /biːn/

any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food

From this reading “The most vivid impression in my bean is our interview in the hall-way of your flat the night (or was it morning) when we bid each other a fond fare-thee-well.”

button noun US /ˈbʌtən/

a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes

From this reading “Dere Julie, Well, hear I am in camp after being "rough-housed on the rattlers" for 1 day and 2 nites; I was so shook-up that I'm like a loose button on an overcoat--no wheres in particular.”

counter noun US /ˈkaʊntər/

table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted

From this reading “_DERE JULIE_ IN CAMP (Somewhere between the Kitchen and the lunch counter).”

headquarters noun US /ˈhedkwɔːrtərz/

(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise

From this reading “HEADQUARTERS CO., 119 F.A. A.E.F. THE SHERWOOD CO.”

overcoat noun US /ˈoʊvərkoʊt/

a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter

palatable adjective US /ˈpælətəbəl/

acceptable to the taste or mind

From this reading “R.E.S., whose Suggestions made these pages possible and palatable.”

sherwood noun US /ˈʃɜːrwʊd/

United States playwright (1896-1955)

From this reading “HEADQUARTERS CO., 119 F.A. A.E.F. THE SHERWOOD CO.”

Suggestions noun US /səˈdʒestʃənz/

plural of “suggestion” — an idea that is suggested

From this reading “R.E.S., whose Suggestions made these pages possible and palatable.”

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From this reading Dere Julie, Well, hear I am in camp after being "rough-housed on the rattlers" for 1 day and 2 nites; I was so shook-up that I'm like a loose button on an overcoat--no wheres in particular.

119

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From this reading HEADQUARTERS CO., 119 F.A. A.E.F. THE SHERWOOD CO.

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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 HEADQUARTERS CO., 119 F.A. A.E.F. THE SHERWOOD CO.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading R.E.S., whose Suggestions made these pages possible and palatable.

beannounUS /biːn/

any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food

From this reading The most vivid impression in my bean is our interview in the hall-way of your flat the night (or was it morning) when we bid each other a fond fare-thee-well.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading _DERE JULIE_ IN CAMP (Somewhere between the Kitchen and the lunch counter).

bidverbUS /bɪd/

propose a payment

From this reading The most vivid impression in my bean is our interview in the hall-way of your flat the night (or was it morning) when we bid each other a fond fare-thee-well.

buttonnounUS /ˈbʌtən/

a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes

CAMPnounUS /kæmp/

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading _DERE JULIE_ IN CAMP (Somewhere between the Kitchen and the lunch counter).

COnounUS /koʊ/

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

From this reading HEADQUARTERS CO., 119 F.A. A.E.F. THE SHERWOOD CO.

counternounUS /ˈkaʊntər/

table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted

From this reading _DERE JULIE_ IN CAMP (Somewhere between the Kitchen and the lunch counter).

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

DERE

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From this reading _DERE JULIE_ IN CAMP (Somewhere between the Kitchen and the lunch counter).

EnounUS /iː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading HEADQUARTERS CO., 119 F.A. A.E.F. THE SHERWOOD CO.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading The most vivid impression in my bean is our interview in the hall-way of your flat the night (or was it morning) when we bid each other a fond fare-thee-well.

FnounUS /ef/

a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

From this reading HEADQUARTERS CO., 119 F.A. A.E.F. THE SHERWOOD CO.

fare-thee-wellnoun

state of perfection; the utmost degree

From this reading The most vivid impression in my bean is our interview in the hall-way of your flat the night (or was it morning) when we bid each other a fond fare-thee-well.

flatadjectiveUS /flæt/

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

From this reading The most vivid impression in my bean is our interview in the hall-way of your flat the night (or was it morning) when we bid each other a fond fare-thee-well.

fondadjectiveUS /fɑːnd/

having or displaying warmth or affection

From this reading The most vivid impression in my bean is our interview in the hall-way of your flat the night (or was it morning) when we bid each other a fond fare-thee-well.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

hall-way

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From this reading The most vivid impression in my bean is our interview in the hall-way of your flat the night (or was it morning) when we bid each other a fond fare-thee-well.

HEADQUARTERSnounUS /ˈhedkwɔːrtərz/

(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise

From this reading HEADQUARTERS CO., 119 F.A. A.E.F. THE SHERWOOD CO.

hearverbUS /hiːr/

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

I'm

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impressionnounUS /ˌɪmˈpreʃən/

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading The most vivid impression in my bean is our interview in the hall-way of your flat the night (or was it morning) when we bid each other a fond fare-thee-well.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _DERE JULIE_ IN CAMP (Somewhere between the Kitchen and the lunch counter).

interviewverbUS /ˈɪntərvjuː/

conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting

From this reading The most vivid impression in my bean is our interview in the hall-way of your flat the night (or was it morning) when we bid each other a fond fare-thee-well.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading The most vivid impression in my bean is our interview in the hall-way of your flat the night (or was it morning) when we bid each other a fond fare-thee-well.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The most vivid impression in my bean is our interview in the hall-way of your flat the night (or was it morning) when we bid each other a fond fare-thee-well.

JULIE

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From this reading _DERE JULIE_ IN CAMP (Somewhere between the Kitchen and the lunch counter).

KitchennounUS /ˈkɪtʃən/

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading _DERE JULIE_ IN CAMP (Somewhere between the Kitchen and the lunch counter).

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

looseadjectiveUS /luːs/

not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

lunchverbUS /lʌntʃ/

take the midday meal

From this reading _DERE JULIE_ IN CAMP (Somewhere between the Kitchen and the lunch counter).

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading R.E.S., whose Suggestions made these pages possible and palatable.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The most vivid impression in my bean is our interview in the hall-way of your flat the night (or was it morning) when we bid each other a fond fare-thee-well.

mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading The most vivid impression in my bean is our interview in the hall-way of your flat the night (or was it morning) when we bid each other a fond fare-thee-well.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The most vivid impression in my bean is our interview in the hall-way of your flat the night (or was it morning) when we bid each other a fond fare-thee-well.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

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

From this reading The most vivid impression in my bean is our interview in the hall-way of your flat the night (or was it morning) when we bid each other a fond fare-thee-well.

nites

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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The most vivid impression in my bean is our interview in the hall-way of your flat the night (or was it morning) when we bid each other a fond fare-thee-well.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The most vivid impression in my bean is our interview in the hall-way of your flat the night (or was it morning) when we bid each other a fond fare-thee-well.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The most vivid impression in my bean is our interview in the hall-way of your flat the night (or was it morning) when we bid each other a fond fare-thee-well.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The most vivid impression in my bean is our interview in the hall-way of your flat the night (or was it morning) when we bid each other a fond fare-thee-well.

overcoatnounUS /ˈoʊvərkoʊt/

a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter

pagesnounUS /ˈpeɪdʒəz/

plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading R.E.S., whose Suggestions made these pages possible and palatable.

palatableadjectiveUS /ˈpælətəbəl/

acceptable to the taste or mind

From this reading R.E.S., whose Suggestions made these pages possible and palatable.

particularadjectiveUS /pərˈtɪkjələr/

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/

capable of happening or existing

From this reading R.E.S., whose Suggestions made these pages possible and palatable.

RnounUS /ɑːr/

a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air

From this reading R.E.S., whose Suggestions made these pages possible and palatable.

rattlers

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rough-housed

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SnounUS /es/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading R.E.S., whose Suggestions made these pages possible and palatable.

SHERWOODnounUS /ˈʃɜːrwʊd/

United States playwright (1896-1955)

From this reading HEADQUARTERS CO., 119 F.A. A.E.F. THE SHERWOOD CO.

shook-up

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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

SomewhereadverbUS /ˈsʌmwer/

in or at or to some place

From this reading _DERE JULIE_ IN CAMP (Somewhere between the Kitchen and the lunch counter).

SuggestionsnounUS /səˈdʒestʃənz/

plural of “suggestion” — an idea that is suggested

From this reading R.E.S., whose Suggestions made these pages possible and palatable.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading HEADQUARTERS CO., 119 F.A. A.E.F. THE SHERWOOD CO.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading R.E.S., whose Suggestions made these pages possible and palatable.

vividadjectiveUS /ˈvɪvəd/

evoking lifelike images within the mind

From this reading The most vivid impression in my bean is our interview in the hall-way of your flat the night (or was it morning) when we bid each other a fond fare-thee-well.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The most vivid impression in my bean is our interview in the hall-way of your flat the night (or was it morning) when we bid each other a fond fare-thee-well.

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”)

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading The most vivid impression in my bean is our interview in the hall-way of your flat the night (or was it morning) when we bid each other a fond fare-thee-well.

wheres

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whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading R.E.S., whose Suggestions made these pages possible and palatable.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The most vivid impression in my bean is our interview in the hall-way of your flat the night (or was it morning) when we bid each other a fond fare-thee-well.

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