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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 "Sol Klinger must think he ain't taking chances enough in these here stocks, Mawruss," Abe Potash remarked a week after the slump in Interstate Copper.
Abe
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From this reading "Sol Klinger must think he ain't taking chances enough in these here stocks, Mawruss," Abe Potash remarked a week after the slump in Interstate Copper.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Sol Klinger must think he ain't taking chances enough in these here stocks, Mawruss," Abe Potash remarked a week after the slump in Interstate Copper.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "You got to treat a customer right, Abe," Morris commented, "because nowadays we are up against some stiff competition.
ain't
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From this reading "Sol Klinger must think he ain't taking chances enough in these here stocks, Mawruss," Abe Potash remarked a week after the slump in Interstate Copper.
all
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From this reading That feller's idee of entertaining a customer is to go into Wasserbauer's and to drink all the schnapps in stock.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I bet yer when Walsh gets through, he don't know which is the customer and which is the bartender already."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That feller's idee of entertaining a customer is to go into Wasserbauer's and to drink all the schnapps in stock.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You got to treat a customer right, Abe," Morris commented, "because nowadays we are up against some stiff competition.
bartender
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From this reading I bet yer when Walsh gets through, he don't know which is the customer and which is the bartender already."
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "You got to treat a customer right, Abe," Morris commented, "because nowadays we are up against some stiff competition.
bet
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From this reading I bet yer when Walsh gets through, he don't know which is the customer and which is the bartender already."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "He got to hire a drummer by the name Walsh yet.
chances
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From this reading "Sol Klinger must think he ain't taking chances enough in these here stocks, Mawruss," Abe Potash remarked a week after the slump in Interstate Copper.
commented
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From this reading "You got to treat a customer right, Abe," Morris commented, "because nowadays we are up against some stiff competition.
competition
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From this reading "You got to treat a customer right, Abe," Morris commented, "because nowadays we are up against some stiff competition.
Copper
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From this reading "Sol Klinger must think he ain't taking chances enough in these here stocks, Mawruss," Abe Potash remarked a week after the slump in Interstate Copper.
customer
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From this reading That feller's idee of entertaining a customer is to go into Wasserbauer's and to drink all the schnapps in stock.
don't
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From this reading I bet yer when Walsh gets through, he don't know which is the customer and which is the bartender already."
drink
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From this reading That feller's idee of entertaining a customer is to go into Wasserbauer's and to drink all the schnapps in stock.
drummer
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From this reading "He got to hire a drummer by the name Walsh yet.
enough
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From this reading "Sol Klinger must think he ain't taking chances enough in these here stocks, Mawruss," Abe Potash remarked a week after the slump in Interstate Copper.
entertaining
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From this reading That feller's idee of entertaining a customer is to go into Wasserbauer's and to drink all the schnapps in stock.
feller's
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From this reading That feller's idee of entertaining a customer is to go into Wasserbauer's and to drink all the schnapps in stock.
gets
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From this reading I bet yer when Walsh gets through, he don't know which is the customer and which is the bartender already."
go
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From this reading That feller's idee of entertaining a customer is to go into Wasserbauer's and to drink all the schnapps in stock.
got
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From this reading "He got to hire a drummer by the name Walsh yet.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Sol Klinger must think he ain't taking chances enough in these here stocks, Mawruss," Abe Potash remarked a week after the slump in Interstate Copper.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Sol Klinger must think he ain't taking chances enough in these here stocks, Mawruss," Abe Potash remarked a week after the slump in Interstate Copper.
hire
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From this reading "He got to hire a drummer by the name Walsh yet.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I bet yer when Walsh gets through, he don't know which is the customer and which is the bartender already."
idee
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From this reading That feller's idee of entertaining a customer is to go into Wasserbauer's and to drink all the schnapps in stock.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Sol Klinger must think he ain't taking chances enough in these here stocks, Mawruss," Abe Potash remarked a week after the slump in Interstate Copper.
Interstate
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From this reading "Sol Klinger must think he ain't taking chances enough in these here stocks, Mawruss," Abe Potash remarked a week after the slump in Interstate Copper.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading That feller's idee of entertaining a customer is to go into Wasserbauer's and to drink all the schnapps in stock.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That feller's idee of entertaining a customer is to go into Wasserbauer's and to drink all the schnapps in stock.
Klinger
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From this reading "Sol Klinger must think he ain't taking chances enough in these here stocks, Mawruss," Abe Potash remarked a week after the slump in Interstate Copper.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I bet yer when Walsh gets through, he don't know which is the customer and which is the bartender already."
Mawruss
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From this reading "Sol Klinger must think he ain't taking chances enough in these here stocks, Mawruss," Abe Potash remarked a week after the slump in Interstate Copper.
Morris
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From this reading "You got to treat a customer right, Abe," Morris commented, "because nowadays we are up against some stiff competition.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Sol Klinger must think he ain't taking chances enough in these here stocks, Mawruss," Abe Potash remarked a week after the slump in Interstate Copper.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He got to hire a drummer by the name Walsh yet.
nowadays
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From this reading "You got to treat a customer right, Abe," Morris commented, "because nowadays we are up against some stiff competition.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That feller's idee of entertaining a customer is to go into Wasserbauer's and to drink all the schnapps in stock.
Potash
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From this reading "Sol Klinger must think he ain't taking chances enough in these here stocks, Mawruss," Abe Potash remarked a week after the slump in Interstate Copper.
remarked
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From this reading "Sol Klinger must think he ain't taking chances enough in these here stocks, Mawruss," Abe Potash remarked a week after the slump in Interstate Copper.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You got to treat a customer right, Abe," Morris commented, "because nowadays we are up against some stiff competition.
schnapps
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From this reading That feller's idee of entertaining a customer is to go into Wasserbauer's and to drink all the schnapps in stock.
slump
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From this reading "Sol Klinger must think he ain't taking chances enough in these here stocks, Mawruss," Abe Potash remarked a week after the slump in Interstate Copper.
Sol
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From this reading "Sol Klinger must think he ain't taking chances enough in these here stocks, Mawruss," Abe Potash remarked a week after the slump in Interstate Copper.
some
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From this reading "You got to treat a customer right, Abe," Morris commented, "because nowadays we are up against some stiff competition.
stiff
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From this reading "You got to treat a customer right, Abe," Morris commented, "because nowadays we are up against some stiff competition.
stock
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From this reading That feller's idee of entertaining a customer is to go into Wasserbauer's and to drink all the schnapps in stock.
stocks
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From this reading "Sol Klinger must think he ain't taking chances enough in these here stocks, Mawruss," Abe Potash remarked a week after the slump in Interstate Copper.
taking
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From this reading "Sol Klinger must think he ain't taking chances enough in these here stocks, Mawruss," Abe Potash remarked a week after the slump in Interstate Copper.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That feller's idee of entertaining a customer is to go into Wasserbauer's and to drink all the schnapps in stock.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Sol Klinger must think he ain't taking chances enough in these here stocks, Mawruss," Abe Potash remarked a week after the slump in Interstate Copper.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Sol Klinger must think he ain't taking chances enough in these here stocks, Mawruss," Abe Potash remarked a week after the slump in Interstate Copper.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Sol Klinger must think he ain't taking chances enough in these here stocks, Mawruss," Abe Potash remarked a week after the slump in Interstate Copper.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I bet yer when Walsh gets through, he don't know which is the customer and which is the bartender already."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He got to hire a drummer by the name Walsh yet.
treat
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From this reading "You got to treat a customer right, Abe," Morris commented, "because nowadays we are up against some stiff competition.
up
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From this reading "You got to treat a customer right, Abe," Morris commented, "because nowadays we are up against some stiff competition.
Walsh
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From this reading "He got to hire a drummer by the name Walsh yet.
Wasserbauer's
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From this reading That feller's idee of entertaining a customer is to go into Wasserbauer's and to drink all the schnapps in stock.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "You got to treat a customer right, Abe," Morris commented, "because nowadays we are up against some stiff competition.
week
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From this reading "Sol Klinger must think he ain't taking chances enough in these here stocks, Mawruss," Abe Potash remarked a week after the slump in Interstate Copper.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I bet yer when Walsh gets through, he don't know which is the customer and which is the bartender already."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I bet yer when Walsh gets through, he don't know which is the customer and which is the bartender already."
yer
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From this reading I bet yer when Walsh gets through, he don't know which is the customer and which is the bartender already."
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "He got to hire a drummer by the name Walsh yet.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You got to treat a customer right, Abe," Morris commented, "because nowadays we are up against some stiff competition.
