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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 GOLDBERG, the manager and proprietor of the Parade Drug Store, was a man who possessed neither a sense of imagination nor the spirit of romance.
all
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From this reading He sent peremptorily for Timothy, and Timothy came with a feeling that all was not well.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GOLDBERG, the manager and proprietor of the Parade Drug Store, was a man who possessed neither a sense of imagination nor the spirit of romance.
Anderson
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From this reading “Mr. Anderson,” said Goldberg in his best magisterial manner, “I took you into my shop because I was short of a man and because I understood that you had had some business experience.”
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “Mr. Anderson,” said Goldberg in his best magisterial manner, “I took you into my shop because I was short of a man and because I understood that you had had some business experience.”
best
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From this reading “Mr. Anderson,” said Goldberg in his best magisterial manner, “I took you into my shop because I was short of a man and because I understood that you had had some business experience.”
business
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From this reading “Mr. Anderson,” said Goldberg in his best magisterial manner, “I took you into my shop because I was short of a man and because I understood that you had had some business experience.”
came
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From this reading He sent peremptorily for Timothy, and Timothy came with a feeling that all was not well.
carefully
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From this reading “I have business experience,” said Timothy carefully, “of a kind.”
Drug
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From this reading GOLDBERG, the manager and proprietor of the Parade Drug Store, was a man who possessed neither a sense of imagination nor the spirit of romance.
experience
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From this reading “Mr. Anderson,” said Goldberg in his best magisterial manner, “I took you into my shop because I was short of a man and because I understood that you had had some business experience.”
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He sent peremptorily for Timothy, and Timothy came with a feeling that all was not well.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He sent peremptorily for Timothy, and Timothy came with a feeling that all was not well.
GOLDBERG
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From this reading GOLDBERG, the manager and proprietor of the Parade Drug Store, was a man who possessed neither a sense of imagination nor the spirit of romance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Mr. Anderson,” said Goldberg in his best magisterial manner, “I took you into my shop because I was short of a man and because I understood that you had had some business experience.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have business experience,” said Timothy carefully, “of a kind.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sent peremptorily for Timothy, and Timothy came with a feeling that all was not well.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Mr. Anderson,” said Goldberg in his best magisterial manner, “I took you into my shop because I was short of a man and because I understood that you had had some business experience.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Mr. Anderson,” said Goldberg in his best magisterial manner, “I took you into my shop because I was short of a man and because I understood that you had had some business experience.”
imagination
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From this reading GOLDBERG, the manager and proprietor of the Parade Drug Store, was a man who possessed neither a sense of imagination nor the spirit of romance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Mr. Anderson,” said Goldberg in his best magisterial manner, “I took you into my shop because I was short of a man and because I understood that you had had some business experience.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Mr. Anderson,” said Goldberg in his best magisterial manner, “I took you into my shop because I was short of a man and because I understood that you had had some business experience.”
kind
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From this reading “I have business experience,” said Timothy carefully, “of a kind.”
magisterial
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From this reading “Mr. Anderson,” said Goldberg in his best magisterial manner, “I took you into my shop because I was short of a man and because I understood that you had had some business experience.”
man
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From this reading GOLDBERG, the manager and proprietor of the Parade Drug Store, was a man who possessed neither a sense of imagination nor the spirit of romance.
manager
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From this reading GOLDBERG, the manager and proprietor of the Parade Drug Store, was a man who possessed neither a sense of imagination nor the spirit of romance.
manner
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From this reading “Mr. Anderson,” said Goldberg in his best magisterial manner, “I took you into my shop because I was short of a man and because I understood that you had had some business experience.”
MR
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From this reading MR.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Mr. Anderson,” said Goldberg in his best magisterial manner, “I took you into my shop because I was short of a man and because I understood that you had had some business experience.”
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading GOLDBERG, the manager and proprietor of the Parade Drug Store, was a man who possessed neither a sense of imagination nor the spirit of romance.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading GOLDBERG, the manager and proprietor of the Parade Drug Store, was a man who possessed neither a sense of imagination nor the spirit of romance.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He sent peremptorily for Timothy, and Timothy came with a feeling that all was not well.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GOLDBERG, the manager and proprietor of the Parade Drug Store, was a man who possessed neither a sense of imagination nor the spirit of romance.
Parade
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From this reading GOLDBERG, the manager and proprietor of the Parade Drug Store, was a man who possessed neither a sense of imagination nor the spirit of romance.
peremptorily
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From this reading He sent peremptorily for Timothy, and Timothy came with a feeling that all was not well.
possessed
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From this reading GOLDBERG, the manager and proprietor of the Parade Drug Store, was a man who possessed neither a sense of imagination nor the spirit of romance.
proprietor
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From this reading GOLDBERG, the manager and proprietor of the Parade Drug Store, was a man who possessed neither a sense of imagination nor the spirit of romance.
romance
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From this reading GOLDBERG, the manager and proprietor of the Parade Drug Store, was a man who possessed neither a sense of imagination nor the spirit of romance.
said
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From this reading “Mr. Anderson,” said Goldberg in his best magisterial manner, “I took you into my shop because I was short of a man and because I understood that you had had some business experience.”
sense
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From this reading GOLDBERG, the manager and proprietor of the Parade Drug Store, was a man who possessed neither a sense of imagination nor the spirit of romance.
sent
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From this reading He sent peremptorily for Timothy, and Timothy came with a feeling that all was not well.
shop
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From this reading “Mr. Anderson,” said Goldberg in his best magisterial manner, “I took you into my shop because I was short of a man and because I understood that you had had some business experience.”
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “Mr. Anderson,” said Goldberg in his best magisterial manner, “I took you into my shop because I was short of a man and because I understood that you had had some business experience.”
some
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From this reading “Mr. Anderson,” said Goldberg in his best magisterial manner, “I took you into my shop because I was short of a man and because I understood that you had had some business experience.”
spirit
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From this reading GOLDBERG, the manager and proprietor of the Parade Drug Store, was a man who possessed neither a sense of imagination nor the spirit of romance.
Store
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From this reading GOLDBERG, the manager and proprietor of the Parade Drug Store, was a man who possessed neither a sense of imagination nor the spirit of romance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He sent peremptorily for Timothy, and Timothy came with a feeling that all was not well.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOLDBERG, the manager and proprietor of the Parade Drug Store, was a man who possessed neither a sense of imagination nor the spirit of romance.
Timothy
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From this reading He sent peremptorily for Timothy, and Timothy came with a feeling that all was not well.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Anderson,” said Goldberg in his best magisterial manner, “I took you into my shop because I was short of a man and because I understood that you had had some business experience.”
understood
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From this reading “Mr. Anderson,” said Goldberg in his best magisterial manner, “I took you into my shop because I was short of a man and because I understood that you had had some business experience.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GOLDBERG, the manager and proprietor of the Parade Drug Store, was a man who possessed neither a sense of imagination nor the spirit of romance.
well
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From this reading He sent peremptorily for Timothy, and Timothy came with a feeling that all was not well.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading GOLDBERG, the manager and proprietor of the Parade Drug Store, was a man who possessed neither a sense of imagination nor the spirit of romance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He sent peremptorily for Timothy, and Timothy came with a feeling that all was not well.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Mr. Anderson,” said Goldberg in his best magisterial manner, “I took you into my shop because I was short of a man and because I understood that you had had some business experience.”
