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Chapter I

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A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”
ETC., ETC.
AUTHOR OF “A POOR WISE MAN,” “DANGEROUS DAYS,” “THE AMAZING INTERLUDE,” “BAB,” “K,” ETC.
New York George H. Doran Company It is doubtful if Aggie and I would have known anything about Tish’s plan had Aggie not seen the advertisement in the newspaper.
She came to my house at once in violent excitement and with her bonnet over her ear, and gave me the newspaper clipping to read.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter I

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”
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ETC., ETC.
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AUTHOR OF “A POOR WISE MAN,” “DANGEROUS DAYS,” “THE AMAZING INTERLUDE,” “BAB,” “K,” ETC.
Line 4
New York George H. Doran Company It is doubtful if Aggie and I would have known anything about Tish’s plan had Aggie not seen the advertisement in the newspaper.
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She came to my house at once in violent excitement and with her bonnet over her ear, and gave me the newspaper clipping to read.

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “New York George H. Doran Company It is doubtful if Aggie and I would have known anything about Tish’s plan had Aggie not seen the advertisement in the newspaper.”

Anything pronoun US /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “New York George H. Doran Company It is doubtful if Aggie and I would have known anything about Tish’s plan had Aggie not seen the advertisement in the newspaper.”

HALF noun US /half/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?””

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “New York George H. Doran Company It is doubtful if Aggie and I would have known anything about Tish’s plan had Aggie not seen the advertisement in the newspaper.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She came to my house at once in violent excitement and with her bonnet over her ear, and gave me the newspaper clipping to read.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “She came to my house at once in violent excitement and with her bonnet over her ear, and gave me the newspaper clipping to read.”

POOR noun US /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?””

Violent noun US /ˈviolent/

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

From this reading “She came to my house at once in violent excitement and with her bonnet over her ear, and gave me the newspaper clipping to read.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “New York George H. Doran Company It is doubtful if Aggie and I would have known anything about Tish’s plan had Aggie not seen the advertisement in the newspaper.”

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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 A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading New York George H. Doran Company It is doubtful if Aggie and I would have known anything about Tish’s plan had Aggie not seen the advertisement in the newspaper.

advertisement

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From this reading New York George H. Doran Company It is doubtful if Aggie and I would have known anything about Tish’s plan had Aggie not seen the advertisement in the newspaper.

AFFINITIES

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From this reading A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”

Aggie

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From this reading New York George H. Doran Company It is doubtful if Aggie and I would have known anything about Tish’s plan had Aggie not seen the advertisement in the newspaper.

AMAZING

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From this reading A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading New York George H. Doran Company It is doubtful if Aggie and I would have known anything about Tish’s plan had Aggie not seen the advertisement in the newspaper.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She came to my house at once in violent excitement and with her bonnet over her ear, and gave me the newspaper clipping to read.

AUTHOR

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “A POOR WISE MAN,” “DANGEROUS DAYS,” “THE AMAZING INTERLUDE,” “BAB,” “K,” ETC.

BAB

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From this reading A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”

bonnet

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From this reading She came to my house at once in violent excitement and with her bonnet over her ear, and gave me the newspaper clipping to read.

came

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From this reading She came to my house at once in violent excitement and with her bonnet over her ear, and gave me the newspaper clipping to read.

clipping

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From this reading She came to my house at once in violent excitement and with her bonnet over her ear, and gave me the newspaper clipping to read.

Company

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From this reading New York George H. Doran Company It is doubtful if Aggie and I would have known anything about Tish’s plan had Aggie not seen the advertisement in the newspaper.

CONFESSION

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From this reading A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”

DANGEROUS

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From this reading A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”

DAYS

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “A POOR WISE MAN,” “DANGEROUS DAYS,” “THE AMAZING INTERLUDE,” “BAB,” “K,” ETC.

Doran

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From this reading New York George H. Doran Company It is doubtful if Aggie and I would have known anything about Tish’s plan had Aggie not seen the advertisement in the newspaper.

doubtful

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From this reading New York George H. Doran Company It is doubtful if Aggie and I would have known anything about Tish’s plan had Aggie not seen the advertisement in the newspaper.

ear

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From this reading She came to my house at once in violent excitement and with her bonnet over her ear, and gave me the newspaper clipping to read.

ETC

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From this reading ETC., ETC.

excitement

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From this reading She came to my house at once in violent excitement and with her bonnet over her ear, and gave me the newspaper clipping to read.

gave

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From this reading She came to my house at once in violent excitement and with her bonnet over her ear, and gave me the newspaper clipping to read.

George

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From this reading New York George H. Doran Company It is doubtful if Aggie and I would have known anything about Tish’s plan had Aggie not seen the advertisement in the newspaper.

H

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From this reading New York George H. Doran Company It is doubtful if Aggie and I would have known anything about Tish’s plan had Aggie not seen the advertisement in the newspaper.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading New York George H. Doran Company It is doubtful if Aggie and I would have known anything about Tish’s plan had Aggie not seen the advertisement in the newspaper.

HALFnounUS /half/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading New York George H. Doran Company It is doubtful if Aggie and I would have known anything about Tish’s plan had Aggie not seen the advertisement in the newspaper.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She came to my house at once in violent excitement and with her bonnet over her ear, and gave me the newspaper clipping to read.

HOURS

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From this reading A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”

house

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From this reading She came to my house at once in violent excitement and with her bonnet over her ear, and gave me the newspaper clipping to read.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading New York George H. Doran Company It is doubtful if Aggie and I would have known anything about Tish’s plan had Aggie not seen the advertisement in the newspaper.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading New York George H. Doran Company It is doubtful if Aggie and I would have known anything about Tish’s plan had Aggie not seen the advertisement in the newspaper.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading New York George H. Doran Company It is doubtful if Aggie and I would have known anything about Tish’s plan had Aggie not seen the advertisement in the newspaper.

INTERLUDE

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From this reading A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading New York George H. Doran Company It is doubtful if Aggie and I would have known anything about Tish’s plan had Aggie not seen the advertisement in the newspaper.

ISN'T

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From this reading A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading New York George H. Doran Company It is doubtful if Aggie and I would have known anything about Tish’s plan had Aggie not seen the advertisement in the newspaper.

JUST

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From this reading A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”

K

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From this reading A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”

KINGS

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From this reading A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”

known

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From this reading New York George H. Doran Company It is doubtful if Aggie and I would have known anything about Tish’s plan had Aggie not seen the advertisement in the newspaper.

LEAVE

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From this reading A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”

LIKE

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From this reading A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”

LOVE

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From this reading A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”

MAN

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From this reading A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading She came to my house at once in violent excitement and with her bonnet over her ear, and gave me the newspaper clipping to read.

MORE

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From this reading A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading She came to my house at once in violent excitement and with her bonnet over her ear, and gave me the newspaper clipping to read.

New

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From this reading New York George H. Doran Company It is doubtful if Aggie and I would have known anything about Tish’s plan had Aggie not seen the advertisement in the newspaper.

newspaper

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From this reading New York George H. Doran Company It is doubtful if Aggie and I would have known anything about Tish’s plan had Aggie not seen the advertisement in the newspaper.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading New York George H. Doran Company It is doubtful if Aggie and I would have known anything about Tish’s plan had Aggie not seen the advertisement in the newspaper.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AUTHOR OF “A POOR WISE MAN,” “DANGEROUS DAYS,” “THE AMAZING INTERLUDE,” “BAB,” “K,” ETC.

once

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From this reading She came to my house at once in violent excitement and with her bonnet over her ear, and gave me the newspaper clipping to read.

OTHER

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From this reading A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading She came to my house at once in violent excitement and with her bonnet over her ear, and gave me the newspaper clipping to read.

PAWNS

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From this reading A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”

plan

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From this reading New York George H. Doran Company It is doubtful if Aggie and I would have known anything about Tish’s plan had Aggie not seen the advertisement in the newspaper.

POORnounUS /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”

QUEENS

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From this reading A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”

read

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From this reading She came to my house at once in violent excitement and with her bonnet over her ear, and gave me the newspaper clipping to read.

seen

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From this reading New York George H. Doran Company It is doubtful if Aggie and I would have known anything about Tish’s plan had Aggie not seen the advertisement in the newspaper.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She came to my house at once in violent excitement and with her bonnet over her ear, and gave me the newspaper clipping to read.

SIGHT

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From this reading A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”

STORIES

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From this reading A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”

SUB-DEB

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From this reading A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”

THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”

TISH

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From this reading A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”

Tish's

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From this reading New York George H. Doran Company It is doubtful if Aggie and I would have known anything about Tish’s plan had Aggie not seen the advertisement in the newspaper.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading She came to my house at once in violent excitement and with her bonnet over her ear, and gave me the newspaper clipping to read.

TWENTY-THREE

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From this reading A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”

UNSEEN

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From this reading A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”

violentnounUS /ˈviolent/

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

From this reading She came to my house at once in violent excitement and with her bonnet over her ear, and gave me the newspaper clipping to read.

WAYS

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From this reading A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”

WISE

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From this reading A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?”

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading She came to my house at once in violent excitement and with her bonnet over her ear, and gave me the newspaper clipping to read.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading New York George H. Doran Company It is doubtful if Aggie and I would have known anything about Tish’s plan had Aggie not seen the advertisement in the newspaper.

York

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From this reading New York George H. Doran Company It is doubtful if Aggie and I would have known anything about Tish’s plan had Aggie not seen the advertisement in the newspaper.