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Chapter VII

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JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.
Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.
Bunch can really sling a nasty little pen, but he isn't anybody's John W. Milton.
Not at all.
He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.
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Skiddoo!

Chapter VII

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.
Line 2
Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.
Line 3
Bunch can really sling a nasty little pen, but he isn't anybody's John W. Milton.
Line 4
Not at all.
Line 5
He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Anybody pronoun US /ˈenibədi/

any person at all

From this reading “Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.”

Around preposition US /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.”

Help noun US /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.”

JOHN noun US /john/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Bunch can really sling a nasty little pen, but he isn't anybody's John W. Milton.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.”

Pulled noun US /pulled/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.”

Quite noun US /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.”

Till preposition US /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.”

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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 JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

Ace

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From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

ago

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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

all

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From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/

any person at all

From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

anybody's

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From this reading Bunch can really sling a nasty little pen, but he isn't anybody's John W. Milton.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Not at all.

attainments

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From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

Bunch

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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Bunch can really sling a nasty little pen, but he isn't anybody's John W. Milton.

CHAFING

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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

dignity

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From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

DISHES

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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

doesn't

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From this reading He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

dust

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From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

edges

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From this reading He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

English

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From this reading He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

few

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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

flatten

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From this reading He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

George

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From this reading He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Bunch can really sling a nasty little pen, but he isn't anybody's John W. Milton.

helpnounUS /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

HENRY

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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

isn't

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From this reading Bunch can really sling a nasty little pen, but he isn't anybody's John W. Milton.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

Jefferson

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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

JOHN

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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

josh

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From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

Khayaam

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From this reading He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

language

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From this reading He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

literary

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From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Bunch can really sling a nasty little pen, but he isn't anybody's John W. Milton.

looks

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From this reading He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

made

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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

Milton

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From this reading Bunch can really sling a nasty little pen, but he isn't anybody's John W. Milton.

nasty

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From this reading Bunch can really sling a nasty little pen, but he isn't anybody's John W. Milton.

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not at all.

O

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From this reading He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

Original

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From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

out

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From this reading He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

pen

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From this reading Bunch can really sling a nasty little pen, but he isn't anybody's John W. Milton.

poetic

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From this reading He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

pullednounUS /pulled/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

put

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From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

quitenounUS /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

really

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From this reading Bunch can really sling a nasty little pen, but he isn't anybody's John W. Milton.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

scream

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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

sit

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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

sling

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From this reading Bunch can really sling a nasty little pen, but he isn't anybody's John W. Milton.

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

up

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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

W

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From this reading Bunch can really sling a nasty little pen, but he isn't anybody's John W. Milton.

weeks

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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

wheeze

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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.