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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 He's a very enlightened merchant, with a lot of very fine idees for the welfare of his employees.
Adelstern
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From this reading "Adelstern was coming with me," Eschenbach replied, "but at the last minute he had to attend the weekly luncheon of his cutting staff.
Adelstern's
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From this reading I've been a customer of Adelstern's for many years now; and sometimes, if he ain't got exactly what I am looking for, I take the next best thing from him.
ain't
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From this reading I've been a customer of Adelstern's for many years now; and sometimes, if he ain't got exactly what I am looking for, I take the next best thing from him.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I've been a customer of Adelstern's for many years now; and sometimes, if he ain't got exactly what I am looking for, I take the next best thing from him.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you can well believe it, Mr. Finkman, goods made under such ideel conditions are very attractive to me.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And you can well believe it, Mr. Finkman, goods made under such ideel conditions are very attractive to me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Adelstern was coming with me," Eschenbach replied, "but at the last minute he had to attend the weekly luncheon of his cutting staff.
attend
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From this reading "Adelstern was coming with me," Eschenbach replied, "but at the last minute he had to attend the weekly luncheon of his cutting staff.
attractive
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From this reading And you can well believe it, Mr. Finkman, goods made under such ideel conditions are very attractive to me.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I've been a customer of Adelstern's for many years now; and sometimes, if he ain't got exactly what I am looking for, I take the next best thing from him.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And you can well believe it, Mr. Finkman, goods made under such ideel conditions are very attractive to me.
best
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From this reading I've been a customer of Adelstern's for many years now; and sometimes, if he ain't got exactly what I am looking for, I take the next best thing from him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Adelstern was coming with me," Eschenbach replied, "but at the last minute he had to attend the weekly luncheon of his cutting staff.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And you can well believe it, Mr. Finkman, goods made under such ideel conditions are very attractive to me.
coming
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From this reading "Adelstern was coming with me," Eschenbach replied, "but at the last minute he had to attend the weekly luncheon of his cutting staff.
conditions
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From this reading And you can well believe it, Mr. Finkman, goods made under such ideel conditions are very attractive to me.
customer
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From this reading I've been a customer of Adelstern's for many years now; and sometimes, if he ain't got exactly what I am looking for, I take the next best thing from him.
cutting
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From this reading "Adelstern was coming with me," Eschenbach replied, "but at the last minute he had to attend the weekly luncheon of his cutting staff.
employees
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From this reading He's a very enlightened merchant, with a lot of very fine idees for the welfare of his employees.
enlightened
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From this reading He's a very enlightened merchant, with a lot of very fine idees for the welfare of his employees.
Eschenbach
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From this reading "Adelstern was coming with me," Eschenbach replied, "but at the last minute he had to attend the weekly luncheon of his cutting staff.
exactly
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From this reading I've been a customer of Adelstern's for many years now; and sometimes, if he ain't got exactly what I am looking for, I take the next best thing from him.
feller
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From this reading It's wonderful the way that feller has got his workpeople organized, Mr. Finkman!
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He's a very enlightened merchant, with a lot of very fine idees for the welfare of his employees.
Finkman
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From this reading It's wonderful the way that feller has got his workpeople organized, Mr. Finkman!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He's a very enlightened merchant, with a lot of very fine idees for the welfare of his employees.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I've been a customer of Adelstern's for many years now; and sometimes, if he ain't got exactly what I am looking for, I take the next best thing from him.
goods
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From this reading And you can well believe it, Mr. Finkman, goods made under such ideel conditions are very attractive to me.
got
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From this reading It's wonderful the way that feller has got his workpeople organized, Mr. Finkman!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Adelstern was coming with me," Eschenbach replied, "but at the last minute he had to attend the weekly luncheon of his cutting staff.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It's wonderful the way that feller has got his workpeople organized, Mr. Finkman!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Adelstern was coming with me," Eschenbach replied, "but at the last minute he had to attend the weekly luncheon of his cutting staff.
He's
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From this reading He's a very enlightened merchant, with a lot of very fine idees for the welfare of his employees.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I've been a customer of Adelstern's for many years now; and sometimes, if he ain't got exactly what I am looking for, I take the next best thing from him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Adelstern was coming with me," Eschenbach replied, "but at the last minute he had to attend the weekly luncheon of his cutting staff.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I've been a customer of Adelstern's for many years now; and sometimes, if he ain't got exactly what I am looking for, I take the next best thing from him.
I've
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From this reading I've been a customer of Adelstern's for many years now; and sometimes, if he ain't got exactly what I am looking for, I take the next best thing from him.
ideel
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From this reading And you can well believe it, Mr. Finkman, goods made under such ideel conditions are very attractive to me.
idees
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From this reading He's a very enlightened merchant, with a lot of very fine idees for the welfare of his employees.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I've been a customer of Adelstern's for many years now; and sometimes, if he ain't got exactly what I am looking for, I take the next best thing from him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And you can well believe it, Mr. Finkman, goods made under such ideel conditions are very attractive to me.
It's
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From this reading It's wonderful the way that feller has got his workpeople organized, Mr. Finkman!
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Adelstern was coming with me," Eschenbach replied, "but at the last minute he had to attend the weekly luncheon of his cutting staff.
looking
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From this reading I've been a customer of Adelstern's for many years now; and sometimes, if he ain't got exactly what I am looking for, I take the next best thing from him.
lot
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From this reading He's a very enlightened merchant, with a lot of very fine idees for the welfare of his employees.
luncheon
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From this reading "Adelstern was coming with me," Eschenbach replied, "but at the last minute he had to attend the weekly luncheon of his cutting staff.
made
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From this reading And you can well believe it, Mr. Finkman, goods made under such ideel conditions are very attractive to me.
many
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From this reading I've been a customer of Adelstern's for many years now; and sometimes, if he ain't got exactly what I am looking for, I take the next best thing from him.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Adelstern was coming with me," Eschenbach replied, "but at the last minute he had to attend the weekly luncheon of his cutting staff.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading He's a very enlightened merchant, with a lot of very fine idees for the welfare of his employees.
minute
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From this reading "Adelstern was coming with me," Eschenbach replied, "but at the last minute he had to attend the weekly luncheon of his cutting staff.
Mr
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From this reading It's wonderful the way that feller has got his workpeople organized, Mr. Finkman!
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I've been a customer of Adelstern's for many years now; and sometimes, if he ain't got exactly what I am looking for, I take the next best thing from him.
now
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From this reading I've been a customer of Adelstern's for many years now; and sometimes, if he ain't got exactly what I am looking for, I take the next best thing from him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Adelstern was coming with me," Eschenbach replied, "but at the last minute he had to attend the weekly luncheon of his cutting staff.
organized
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From this reading It's wonderful the way that feller has got his workpeople organized, Mr. Finkman!
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Adelstern was coming with me," Eschenbach replied, "but at the last minute he had to attend the weekly luncheon of his cutting staff.
sometimes
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From this reading I've been a customer of Adelstern's for many years now; and sometimes, if he ain't got exactly what I am looking for, I take the next best thing from him.
staff
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From this reading "Adelstern was coming with me," Eschenbach replied, "but at the last minute he had to attend the weekly luncheon of his cutting staff.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And you can well believe it, Mr. Finkman, goods made under such ideel conditions are very attractive to me.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I've been a customer of Adelstern's for many years now; and sometimes, if he ain't got exactly what I am looking for, I take the next best thing from him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It's wonderful the way that feller has got his workpeople organized, Mr. Finkman!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Adelstern was coming with me," Eschenbach replied, "but at the last minute he had to attend the weekly luncheon of his cutting staff.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I've been a customer of Adelstern's for many years now; and sometimes, if he ain't got exactly what I am looking for, I take the next best thing from him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Adelstern was coming with me," Eschenbach replied, "but at the last minute he had to attend the weekly luncheon of his cutting staff.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading And you can well believe it, Mr. Finkman, goods made under such ideel conditions are very attractive to me.
very
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From this reading He's a very enlightened merchant, with a lot of very fine idees for the welfare of his employees.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Adelstern was coming with me," Eschenbach replied, "but at the last minute he had to attend the weekly luncheon of his cutting staff.
way
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From this reading It's wonderful the way that feller has got his workpeople organized, Mr. Finkman!
weekly
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From this reading "Adelstern was coming with me," Eschenbach replied, "but at the last minute he had to attend the weekly luncheon of his cutting staff.
welfare
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From this reading He's a very enlightened merchant, with a lot of very fine idees for the welfare of his employees.
well
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From this reading And you can well believe it, Mr. Finkman, goods made under such ideel conditions are very attractive to me.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I've been a customer of Adelstern's for many years now; and sometimes, if he ain't got exactly what I am looking for, I take the next best thing from him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Adelstern was coming with me," Eschenbach replied, "but at the last minute he had to attend the weekly luncheon of his cutting staff.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It's wonderful the way that feller has got his workpeople organized, Mr. Finkman!
workpeople
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From this reading It's wonderful the way that feller has got his workpeople organized, Mr. Finkman!
years
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From this reading I've been a customer of Adelstern's for many years now; and sometimes, if he ain't got exactly what I am looking for, I take the next best thing from him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And you can well believe it, Mr. Finkman, goods made under such ideel conditions are very attractive to me.
