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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 WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
ahead
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His overcoat and a crumpled mornin' paper are on the bench; so I figures he's been there quite some time.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I finds him pacin' deliberate up and down the waitin' room at eight-fifty-three A.M., which is two minutes ahead of my schedule for openin' the Corrugated for gen'ral business.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His overcoat and a crumpled mornin' paper are on the bench; so I figures he's been there quite some time.
bench
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From this reading His overcoat and a crumpled mornin' paper are on the bench; so I figures he's been there quite some time.
blueberry
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From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
brass
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From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
business
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calm
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From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
chain
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From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
Corrugated
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crumpled
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From this reading His overcoat and a crumpled mornin' paper are on the bench; so I figures he's been there quite some time.
cuffs
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From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
deep
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From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
delegate
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From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
deliberate
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district
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From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
domework
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From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
down
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eight-fifty-three
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expected
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From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
eyes
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From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
figures
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From this reading His overcoat and a crumpled mornin' paper are on the bench; so I figures he's been there quite some time.
finds
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I finds him pacin' deliberate up and down the waitin' room at eight-fifty-three A.M., which is two minutes ahead of my schedule for openin' the Corrugated for gen'ral business.
freckles
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From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
fresh
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From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
gate
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From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
gen'ral
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gettin
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From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
ginger-colored
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From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
hair
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From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
hard
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From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
he's
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From this reading His overcoat and a crumpled mornin' paper are on the bench; so I figures he's been there quite some time.
Higgins
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From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
how
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From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
IRA
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From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
knowin
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From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
lanky
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From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
M
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mackerel
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From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
minute
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From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
minutes
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mornin
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From this reading His overcoat and a crumpled mornin' paper are on the bench; so I figures he's been there quite some time.
Mr
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From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
mustache
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From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I finds him pacin' deliberate up and down the waitin' room at eight-fifty-three A.M., which is two minutes ahead of my schedule for openin' the Corrugated for gen'ral business.
neck
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From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
off
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From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His overcoat and a crumpled mornin' paper are on the bench; so I figures he's been there quite some time.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
openin
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
overcoat
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From this reading His overcoat and a crumpled mornin' paper are on the bench; so I figures he's been there quite some time.
pacin
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pair
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From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
paper
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From this reading His overcoat and a crumpled mornin' paper are on the bench; so I figures he's been there quite some time.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
PEP
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From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
pie
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From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His overcoat and a crumpled mornin' paper are on the bench; so I figures he's been there quite some time.
Robert's
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From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
room
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round
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From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
schedule
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From this reading I finds him pacin' deliberate up and down the waitin' room at eight-fifty-three A.M., which is two minutes ahead of my schedule for openin' the Corrugated for gen'ral business.
sea-blue
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From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
serious
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From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
shoulders
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From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
SHOWED
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From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
sizes
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From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His overcoat and a crumpled mornin' paper are on the bench; so I figures he's been there quite some time.
SOME
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From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
specimens
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From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
spots
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From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
stoop
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From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
there
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From this reading His overcoat and a crumpled mornin' paper are on the bench; so I figures he's been there quite some time.
there's
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From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
tip
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From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
two
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From this reading I finds him pacin' deliberate up and down the waitin' room at eight-fifty-three A.M., which is two minutes ahead of my schedule for openin' the Corrugated for gen'ral business.
up
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From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
waitin
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From this reading I finds him pacin' deliberate up and down the waitin' room at eight-fifty-three A.M., which is two minutes ahead of my schedule for openin' the Corrugated for gen'ral business.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
watch
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From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I finds him pacin' deliberate up and down the waitin' room at eight-fifty-three A.M., which is two minutes ahead of my schedule for openin' the Corrugated for gen'ral business.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
