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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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accommodated
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Ad
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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anywhere
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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bald
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bar
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bars
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Now if you'd been looking for umbrellas," he said, "we could have accommodated you.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
call
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Now if you'd been looking for umbrellas," he said, "we could have accommodated you.
downstairs
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From this reading Got over ten umbrellas downstairs, waiting for their owners.
find
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From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading * * * * * Saving Topp's for last, he started at the Ad Lib, where a surprised bald man told him they hadn't found a notebook anywhere in the bar for something like six weeks.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Got
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From this reading Got over ten umbrellas downstairs, waiting for their owners.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
hadn't
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Now if you'd been looking for umbrellas," he said, "we could have accommodated you.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading * * * * * Saving Topp's for last, he started at the Ad Lib, where a surprised bald man told him they hadn't found a notebook anywhere in the bar for something like six weeks.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wonder why people lose so many umbrellas?"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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later
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Lib
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like
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looking
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From this reading "Now if you'd been looking for umbrellas," he said, "we could have accommodated you.
lose
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From this reading I wonder why people lose so many umbrellas?"
Making
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Malone
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man
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manager
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many
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From this reading I wonder why people lose so many umbrellas?"
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
mental
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note
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notebook
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Now
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From this reading "Now if you'd been looking for umbrellas," he said, "we could have accommodated you.
off
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Got over ten umbrellas downstairs, waiting for their owners.
owners
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From this reading Got over ten umbrellas downstairs, waiting for their owners.
people
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said
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From this reading "Now if you'd been looking for umbrellas," he said, "we could have accommodated you.
Saving
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From this reading * * * * * Saving Topp's for last, he started at the Ad Lib, where a surprised bald man told him they hadn't found a notebook anywhere in the bar for something like six weeks.
six
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I wonder why people lose so many umbrellas?"
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
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started
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stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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talk
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ten
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From this reading Got over ten umbrellas downstairs, waiting for their owners.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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theater
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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Got over ten umbrellas downstairs, waiting for their owners.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * * * Saving Topp's for last, he started at the Ad Lib, where a surprised bald man told him they hadn't found a notebook anywhere in the bar for something like six weeks.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Topp's
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turned
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umbrellas
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From this reading "Now if you'd been looking for umbrellas," he said, "we could have accommodated you.
up
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waiting
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From this reading Got over ten umbrellas downstairs, waiting for their owners.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Now if you'd been looking for umbrellas," he said, "we could have accommodated you.
weeks
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wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
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why
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From this reading I wonder why people lose so many umbrellas?"
wonder
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From this reading I wonder why people lose so many umbrellas?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now if you'd been looking for umbrellas," he said, "we could have accommodated you.
you'd
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From this reading "Now if you'd been looking for umbrellas," he said, "we could have accommodated you.
