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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 THE PASSING BY OF BUNNY It's a shame the way some of these popular clubmen is bothered with business.
advice
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.
bothered
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From this reading THE PASSING BY OF BUNNY It's a shame the way some of these popular clubmen is bothered with business.
branch
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BUNNY
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Burlington
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business
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From this reading THE PASSING BY OF BUNNY It's a shame the way some of these popular clubmen is bothered with business.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE PASSING BY OF BUNNY It's a shame the way some of these popular clubmen is bothered with business.
call
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Chicago
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closin
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clubmen
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Corrugated
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From this reading "Guess he thinks the Corrugated gen'ral offices runs night and day shifts, don't he?"
day
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dinnertime
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.
don't
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From this reading "Guess he thinks the Corrugated gen'ral offices runs night and day shifts, don't he?"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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four-cue
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four-thirty
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gen'ral
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go
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Guess
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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he's
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From this reading "Oh, pshaw!" remarks Mr. Robert, after he's read the message.
headquarters
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HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The simp!" says I.
important
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PASSING BY OF BUNNY It's a shame the way some of these popular clubmen is bothered with business.
It's
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From this reading THE PASSING BY OF BUNNY It's a shame the way some of these popular clubmen is bothered with business.
manager
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match
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maybe
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message
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From this reading "Oh, pshaw!" remarks Mr. Robert, after he's read the message.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
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Mr
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muss
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night
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From this reading "Guess he thinks the Corrugated gen'ral offices runs night and day shifts, don't he?"
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PASSING BY OF BUNNY It's a shame the way some of these popular clubmen is bothered with business.
off
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offices
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Oh
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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only
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ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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other
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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
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PASSING
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played
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popular
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pshaw
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read
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remarks
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Robert
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runs
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says
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From this reading "The simp!" says I.
schedule
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shame
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From this reading THE PASSING BY OF BUNNY It's a shame the way some of these popular clubmen is bothered with business.
shifts
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simp
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some
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PASSING BY OF BUNNY It's a shame the way some of these popular clubmen is bothered with business.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading THE PASSING BY OF BUNNY It's a shame the way some of these popular clubmen is bothered with business.
thinks
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timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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up
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.
way
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From this reading THE PASSING BY OF BUNNY It's a shame the way some of these popular clubmen is bothered with business.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
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wirin
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE PASSING BY OF BUNNY It's a shame the way some of these popular clubmen is bothered with business.
