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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 Tell him you know lots of people would hire you right away at two dollars a week more, and I bet yer he would be crazy to make you stay; and if he wouldn't pay you the two dollars a week more I would, so sure I am he would give it to you."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And after the boss says you should stay you tell him no, you guess you wouldn't.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Tell him you know lots of people would hire you right away at two dollars a week more, and I bet yer he would be crazy to make you stay; and if he wouldn't pay you the two dollars a week more I would, so sure I am he would give it to you."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Me and Max will fix it sure.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was then that Trinkmann returned to the cashier's desk, and Louis moved slowly away just as the telephone bell rang sharply.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tell him you know lots of people would hire you right away at two dollars a week more, and I bet yer he would be crazy to make you stay; and if he wouldn't pay you the two dollars a week more I would, so sure I am he would give it to you."
away
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From this reading Tell him you know lots of people would hire you right away at two dollars a week more, and I bet yer he would be crazy to make you stay; and if he wouldn't pay you the two dollars a week more I would, so sure I am he would give it to you."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Tell him you know lots of people would hire you right away at two dollars a week more, and I bet yer he would be crazy to make you stay; and if he wouldn't pay you the two dollars a week more I would, so sure I am he would give it to you."
bell
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From this reading It was then that Trinkmann returned to the cashier's desk, and Louis moved slowly away just as the telephone bell rang sharply.
bet
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From this reading Tell him you know lots of people would hire you right away at two dollars a week more, and I bet yer he would be crazy to make you stay; and if he wouldn't pay you the two dollars a week more I would, so sure I am he would give it to you."
boss
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From this reading And after the boss says you should stay you tell him no, you guess you wouldn't.
cashier's
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From this reading It was then that Trinkmann returned to the cashier's desk, and Louis moved slowly away just as the telephone bell rang sharply.
crazy
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From this reading Tell him you know lots of people would hire you right away at two dollars a week more, and I bet yer he would be crazy to make you stay; and if he wouldn't pay you the two dollars a week more I would, so sure I am he would give it to you."
desk
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From this reading It was then that Trinkmann returned to the cashier's desk, and Louis moved slowly away just as the telephone bell rang sharply.
dollars
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From this reading Tell him you know lots of people would hire you right away at two dollars a week more, and I bet yer he would be crazy to make you stay; and if he wouldn't pay you the two dollars a week more I would, so sure I am he would give it to you."
fix
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From this reading "Me and Max will fix it sure.
give
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From this reading Tell him you know lots of people would hire you right away at two dollars a week more, and I bet yer he would be crazy to make you stay; and if he wouldn't pay you the two dollars a week more I would, so sure I am he would give it to you."
guess
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From this reading And after the boss says you should stay you tell him no, you guess you wouldn't.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tell him you know lots of people would hire you right away at two dollars a week more, and I bet yer he would be crazy to make you stay; and if he wouldn't pay you the two dollars a week more I would, so sure I am he would give it to you."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And after the boss says you should stay you tell him no, you guess you wouldn't.
hire
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From this reading Tell him you know lots of people would hire you right away at two dollars a week more, and I bet yer he would be crazy to make you stay; and if he wouldn't pay you the two dollars a week more I would, so sure I am he would give it to you."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Tell him you know lots of people would hire you right away at two dollars a week more, and I bet yer he would be crazy to make you stay; and if he wouldn't pay you the two dollars a week more I would, so sure I am he would give it to you."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Tell him you know lots of people would hire you right away at two dollars a week more, and I bet yer he would be crazy to make you stay; and if he wouldn't pay you the two dollars a week more I would, so sure I am he would give it to you."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Me and Max will fix it sure.
just
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From this reading It was then that Trinkmann returned to the cashier's desk, and Louis moved slowly away just as the telephone bell rang sharply.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Surest thing you know, Louis," Simon rejoined solemnly.
lots
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From this reading Tell him you know lots of people would hire you right away at two dollars a week more, and I bet yer he would be crazy to make you stay; and if he wouldn't pay you the two dollars a week more I would, so sure I am he would give it to you."
Louis
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From this reading "Surest thing you know, Louis," Simon rejoined solemnly.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell him you know lots of people would hire you right away at two dollars a week more, and I bet yer he would be crazy to make you stay; and if he wouldn't pay you the two dollars a week more I would, so sure I am he would give it to you."
Max
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From this reading "Me and Max will fix it sure.
MepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Me and Max will fix it sure.
more
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From this reading Tell him you know lots of people would hire you right away at two dollars a week more, and I bet yer he would be crazy to make you stay; and if he wouldn't pay you the two dollars a week more I would, so sure I am he would give it to you."
moved
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From this reading It was then that Trinkmann returned to the cashier's desk, and Louis moved slowly away just as the telephone bell rang sharply.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And after the boss says you should stay you tell him no, you guess you wouldn't.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tell him you know lots of people would hire you right away at two dollars a week more, and I bet yer he would be crazy to make you stay; and if he wouldn't pay you the two dollars a week more I would, so sure I am he would give it to you."
pay
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From this reading Tell him you know lots of people would hire you right away at two dollars a week more, and I bet yer he would be crazy to make you stay; and if he wouldn't pay you the two dollars a week more I would, so sure I am he would give it to you."
people
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From this reading Tell him you know lots of people would hire you right away at two dollars a week more, and I bet yer he would be crazy to make you stay; and if he wouldn't pay you the two dollars a week more I would, so sure I am he would give it to you."
rang
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From this reading It was then that Trinkmann returned to the cashier's desk, and Louis moved slowly away just as the telephone bell rang sharply.
rejoinednounUS /ˈrejoined/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Surest thing you know, Louis," Simon rejoined solemnly.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was then that Trinkmann returned to the cashier's desk, and Louis moved slowly away just as the telephone bell rang sharply.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell him you know lots of people would hire you right away at two dollars a week more, and I bet yer he would be crazy to make you stay; and if he wouldn't pay you the two dollars a week more I would, so sure I am he would give it to you."
says
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From this reading And after the boss says you should stay you tell him no, you guess you wouldn't.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was then that Trinkmann returned to the cashier's desk, and Louis moved slowly away just as the telephone bell rang sharply.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And after the boss says you should stay you tell him no, you guess you wouldn't.
Simon
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From this reading "Surest thing you know, Louis," Simon rejoined solemnly.
slowly
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From this reading It was then that Trinkmann returned to the cashier's desk, and Louis moved slowly away just as the telephone bell rang sharply.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Tell him you know lots of people would hire you right away at two dollars a week more, and I bet yer he would be crazy to make you stay; and if he wouldn't pay you the two dollars a week more I would, so sure I am he would give it to you."
solemnlyadverbUS /ˈsɑləmli/
seriously and formally
From this reading "Surest thing you know, Louis," Simon rejoined solemnly.
stay
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From this reading And after the boss says you should stay you tell him no, you guess you wouldn't.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Me and Max will fix it sure.
Surest
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From this reading "Surest thing you know, Louis," Simon rejoined solemnly.
telephone
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From this reading It was then that Trinkmann returned to the cashier's desk, and Louis moved slowly away just as the telephone bell rang sharply.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And after the boss says you should stay you tell him no, you guess you wouldn't.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was then that Trinkmann returned to the cashier's desk, and Louis moved slowly away just as the telephone bell rang sharply.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And after the boss says you should stay you tell him no, you guess you wouldn't.
then
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From this reading It was then that Trinkmann returned to the cashier's desk, and Louis moved slowly away just as the telephone bell rang sharply.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Surest thing you know, Louis," Simon rejoined solemnly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tell him you know lots of people would hire you right away at two dollars a week more, and I bet yer he would be crazy to make you stay; and if he wouldn't pay you the two dollars a week more I would, so sure I am he would give it to you."
Trinkmann
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From this reading It was then that Trinkmann returned to the cashier's desk, and Louis moved slowly away just as the telephone bell rang sharply.
two
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From this reading Tell him you know lots of people would hire you right away at two dollars a week more, and I bet yer he would be crazy to make you stay; and if he wouldn't pay you the two dollars a week more I would, so sure I am he would give it to you."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was then that Trinkmann returned to the cashier's desk, and Louis moved slowly away just as the telephone bell rang sharply.
week
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From this reading Tell him you know lots of people would hire you right away at two dollars a week more, and I bet yer he would be crazy to make you stay; and if he wouldn't pay you the two dollars a week more I would, so sure I am he would give it to you."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Me and Max will fix it sure.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Tell him you know lots of people would hire you right away at two dollars a week more, and I bet yer he would be crazy to make you stay; and if he wouldn't pay you the two dollars a week more I would, so sure I am he would give it to you."
wouldn't
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From this reading And after the boss says you should stay you tell him no, you guess you wouldn't.
yer
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From this reading Tell him you know lots of people would hire you right away at two dollars a week more, and I bet yer he would be crazy to make you stay; and if he wouldn't pay you the two dollars a week more I would, so sure I am he would give it to you."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Surest thing you know, Louis," Simon rejoined solemnly.
