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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 Bad Boy and His Dad Have Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria-- The Bad Boy Orders Dinner--The Old Man Gets Stuck--Tries to Rescue a Countess in Distress.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We about went broke on the first supper we had, or dinner they call it here.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria-- The Bad Boy Orders Dinner--The Old Man Gets Stuck--Tries to Rescue a Countess in Distress.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
Astor
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From this reading You see, dad thought this was about a three-dollar-a-day house, and that the meals were included, like they do at Oshkosh, and so when we went down to dinner dad said we wouldn't do a thing to old Astor.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria-- The Bad Boy Orders Dinner--The Old Man Gets Stuck--Tries to Rescue a Countess in Distress.
Bad
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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria-- The Bad Boy Orders Dinner--The Old Man Gets Stuck--Tries to Rescue a Countess in Distress.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He let me order the dinner, but told me to order everything on the bill-of-sale, because we wanted to get the worth of our three dollars a day.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
bill-of-sale
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From this reading He let me order the dinner, but told me to order everything on the bill-of-sale, because we wanted to get the worth of our three dollars a day.
Boy
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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria-- The Bad Boy Orders Dinner--The Old Man Gets Stuck--Tries to Rescue a Countess in Distress.
broke
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From this reading We about went broke on the first supper we had, or dinner they call it here.
bum
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From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
call
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From this reading We about went broke on the first supper we had, or dinner they call it here.
clothes
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From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
coat
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From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
Countess
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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria-- The Bad Boy Orders Dinner--The Old Man Gets Stuck--Tries to Rescue a Countess in Distress.
Dad
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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria-- The Bad Boy Orders Dinner--The Old Man Gets Stuck--Tries to Rescue a Countess in Distress.
day
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From this reading He let me order the dinner, but told me to order everything on the bill-of-sale, because we wanted to get the worth of our three dollars a day.
Dear
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From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
Dinner
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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria-- The Bad Boy Orders Dinner--The Old Man Gets Stuck--Tries to Rescue a Countess in Distress.
DistressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria-- The Bad Boy Orders Dinner--The Old Man Gets Stuck--Tries to Rescue a Countess in Distress.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
dollars
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From this reading He let me order the dinner, but told me to order everything on the bill-of-sale, because we wanted to get the worth of our three dollars a day.
don't
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From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
down
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From this reading You see, dad thought this was about a three-dollar-a-day house, and that the meals were included, like they do at Oshkosh, and so when we went down to dinner dad said we wouldn't do a thing to old Astor.
evenings
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From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading He let me order the dinner, but told me to order everything on the bill-of-sale, because we wanted to get the worth of our three dollars a day.
Ezra
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From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We about went broke on the first supper we had, or dinner they call it here.
get
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From this reading He let me order the dinner, but told me to order everything on the bill-of-sale, because we wanted to get the worth of our three dollars a day.
Gets
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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria-- The Bad Boy Orders Dinner--The Old Man Gets Stuck--Tries to Rescue a Countess in Distress.
got
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From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
hat
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From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria-- The Bad Boy Orders Dinner--The Old Man Gets Stuck--Tries to Rescue a Countess in Distress.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria-- The Bad Boy Orders Dinner--The Old Man Gets Stuck--Tries to Rescue a Countess in Distress.
house
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From this reading You see, dad thought this was about a three-dollar-a-day house, and that the meals were included, like they do at Oshkosh, and so when we went down to dinner dad said we wouldn't do a thing to old Astor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria-- The Bad Boy Orders Dinner--The Old Man Gets Stuck--Tries to Rescue a Countess in Distress.
included
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From this reading You see, dad thought this was about a three-dollar-a-day house, and that the meals were included, like they do at Oshkosh, and so when we went down to dinner dad said we wouldn't do a thing to old Astor.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
like
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From this reading You see, dad thought this was about a three-dollar-a-day house, and that the meals were included, like they do at Oshkosh, and so when we went down to dinner dad said we wouldn't do a thing to old Astor.
lobby
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From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
makes
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From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
Man
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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria-- The Bad Boy Orders Dinner--The Old Man Gets Stuck--Tries to Rescue a Countess in Distress.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He let me order the dinner, but told me to order everything on the bill-of-sale, because we wanted to get the worth of our three dollars a day.
meals
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From this reading You see, dad thought this was about a three-dollar-a-day house, and that the meals were included, like they do at Oshkosh, and so when we went down to dinner dad said we wouldn't do a thing to old Astor.
New
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From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
offul
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From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
Old
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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria-- The Bad Boy Orders Dinner--The Old Man Gets Stuck--Tries to Rescue a Countess in Distress.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We about went broke on the first supper we had, or dinner they call it here.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
ones
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From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We about went broke on the first supper we had, or dinner they call it here.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He let me order the dinner, but told me to order everything on the bill-of-sale, because we wanted to get the worth of our three dollars a day.
Orders
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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria-- The Bad Boy Orders Dinner--The Old Man Gets Stuck--Tries to Rescue a Countess in Distress.
Oshkosh
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From this reading You see, dad thought this was about a three-dollar-a-day house, and that the meals were included, like they do at Oshkosh, and so when we went down to dinner dad said we wouldn't do a thing to old Astor.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading He let me order the dinner, but told me to order everything on the bill-of-sale, because we wanted to get the worth of our three dollars a day.
people
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From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
Rescue
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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria-- The Bad Boy Orders Dinner--The Old Man Gets Stuck--Tries to Rescue a Countess in Distress.
said
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From this reading You see, dad thought this was about a three-dollar-a-day house, and that the meals were included, like they do at Oshkosh, and so when we went down to dinner dad said we wouldn't do a thing to old Astor.
see
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From this reading You see, dad thought this was about a three-dollar-a-day house, and that the meals were included, like they do at Oshkosh, and so when we went down to dinner dad said we wouldn't do a thing to old Astor.
shiny
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From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
silk
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From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
sleep
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From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
slick
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From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
stay
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From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
Stuck
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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria-- The Bad Boy Orders Dinner--The Old Man Gets Stuck--Tries to Rescue a Countess in Distress.
supper
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From this reading We about went broke on the first supper we had, or dinner they call it here.
swallow-tail
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From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
tavern
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From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria-- The Bad Boy Orders Dinner--The Old Man Gets Stuck--Tries to Rescue a Countess in Distress.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We about went broke on the first supper we had, or dinner they call it here.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You see, dad thought this was about a three-dollar-a-day house, and that the meals were included, like they do at Oshkosh, and so when we went down to dinner dad said we wouldn't do a thing to old Astor.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You see, dad thought this was about a three-dollar-a-day house, and that the meals were included, like they do at Oshkosh, and so when we went down to dinner dad said we wouldn't do a thing to old Astor.
three
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From this reading He let me order the dinner, but told me to order everything on the bill-of-sale, because we wanted to get the worth of our three dollars a day.
three-dollar-a-day
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From this reading You see, dad thought this was about a three-dollar-a-day house, and that the meals were included, like they do at Oshkosh, and so when we went down to dinner dad said we wouldn't do a thing to old Astor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria-- The Bad Boy Orders Dinner--The Old Man Gets Stuck--Tries to Rescue a Countess in Distress.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He let me order the dinner, but told me to order everything on the bill-of-sale, because we wanted to get the worth of our three dollars a day.
Tries
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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria-- The Bad Boy Orders Dinner--The Old Man Gets Stuck--Tries to Rescue a Countess in Distress.
Uncle
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From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
Waldorf-Astoria
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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria-- The Bad Boy Orders Dinner--The Old Man Gets Stuck--Tries to Rescue a Countess in Distress.
wanted
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From this reading He let me order the dinner, but told me to order everything on the bill-of-sale, because we wanted to get the worth of our three dollars a day.
war
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From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You see, dad thought this was about a three-dollar-a-day house, and that the meals were included, like they do at Oshkosh, and so when we went down to dinner dad said we wouldn't do a thing to old Astor.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
wears
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From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We about went broke on the first supper we had, or dinner they call it here.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You see, dad thought this was about a three-dollar-a-day house, and that the meals were included, like they do at Oshkosh, and so when we went down to dinner dad said we wouldn't do a thing to old Astor.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading You see, dad thought this was about a three-dollar-a-day house, and that the meals were included, like they do at Oshkosh, and so when we went down to dinner dad said we wouldn't do a thing to old Astor.
worth
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From this reading He let me order the dinner, but told me to order everything on the bill-of-sale, because we wanted to get the worth of our three dollars a day.
wouldn't
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From this reading You see, dad thought this was about a three-dollar-a-day house, and that the meals were included, like they do at Oshkosh, and so when we went down to dinner dad said we wouldn't do a thing to old Astor.
York
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From this reading Waldorf-Astoria, New York.--Dear Uncle Ezra: We are still at this tavern, but we don't do anything but sleep here, and stay around in the lobby evenings to let people look at us, and dad wears that old swallow-tail coat he had before the war, but he has got a new silk hat, since we got here; one of these shiny ones that is so slick it makes his clothes look offul bum.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You see, dad thought this was about a three-dollar-a-day house, and that the meals were included, like they do at Oshkosh, and so when we went down to dinner dad said we wouldn't do a thing to old Astor.
