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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 MERRY DODGES A DEAD HEAT Somehow I sensed it as a kind of a batty excursion at the start.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
ain't
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From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
any
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From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MERRY DODGES A DEAD HEAT Somehow I sensed it as a kind of a batty excursion at the start.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MERRY DODGES A DEAD HEAT Somehow I sensed it as a kind of a batty excursion at the start.
batty
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From this reading MERRY DODGES A DEAD HEAT Somehow I sensed it as a kind of a batty excursion at the start.
Bo
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From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
bond
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From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his name's the weightiest part of J. Meredith.
call
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From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
careless
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From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
clerks
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From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
Corrugated
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From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
CoursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
DEADnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MERRY DODGES A DEAD HEAT Somehow I sensed it as a kind of a batty excursion at the start.
DODGES
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From this reading MERRY DODGES A DEAD HEAT Somehow I sensed it as a kind of a batty excursion at the start.
don't
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From this reading Sounds imposing don't it?
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
excursion
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From this reading MERRY DODGES A DEAD HEAT Somehow I sensed it as a kind of a batty excursion at the start.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
finds
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From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
get
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From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
hardly
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From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
he'd
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From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
he's
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From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
HEAT
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From this reading MERRY DODGES A DEAD HEAT Somehow I sensed it as a kind of a batty excursion at the start.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But his name's the weightiest part of J. Meredith.
husky
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From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MERRY DODGES A DEAD HEAT Somehow I sensed it as a kind of a batty excursion at the start.
I'd
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From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
imposing
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From this reading Sounds imposing don't it?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MERRY DODGES A DEAD HEAT Somehow I sensed it as a kind of a batty excursion at the start.
J
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From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
kind
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From this reading MERRY DODGES A DEAD HEAT Somehow I sensed it as a kind of a batty excursion at the start.
like
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From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
Mary
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From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
Meredith
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MERRY
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From this reading MERRY DODGES A DEAD HEAT Somehow I sensed it as a kind of a batty excursion at the start.
Miss
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From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
more
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From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
name's
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From this reading But his name's the weightiest part of J. Meredith.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MERRY DODGES A DEAD HEAT Somehow I sensed it as a kind of a batty excursion at the start.
offhand
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From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
offices
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From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But his name's the weightiest part of J. Meredith.
rough-neck
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From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
said
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From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
Saturday
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see
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From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
sensed
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From this reading MERRY DODGES A DEAD HEAT Somehow I sensed it as a kind of a batty excursion at the start.
sissy
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From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
some
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Somehow
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From this reading MERRY DODGES A DEAD HEAT Somehow I sensed it as a kind of a batty excursion at the start.
Sounds
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From this reading Sounds imposing don't it?
specimen
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From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
spend
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From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MERRY DODGES A DEAD HEAT Somehow I sensed it as a kind of a batty excursion at the start.
Stidler
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From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
streak
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From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
SurenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MERRY DODGES A DEAD HEAT Somehow I sensed it as a kind of a batty excursion at the start.
there's
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From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
thinkin
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From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
way
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From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
week-end
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From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
weightiest
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From this reading But his name's the weightiest part of J. Meredith.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
