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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 JIMMY HUNTS A JOB.
acumen
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From this reading It was simply beyond him to conceive that in one of the largest cities in the world, the center of a thriving district of fifty million souls, there was no business man with sufficient acumen to realize how badly he needed James Torrance, Jr., to conduct his business for him successfully.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once again Jimmy walked out onto Madison Street, and, turning to his right, dropped into a continuous vaudeville show in an attempt to coax his spirits back to somewhere near their normal high-water mark.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Once again Jimmy walked out onto Madison Street, and, turning to his right, dropped into a continuous vaudeville show in an attempt to coax his spirits back to somewhere near their normal high-water mark.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once again Jimmy walked out onto Madison Street, and, turning to his right, dropped into a continuous vaudeville show in an attempt to coax his spirits back to somewhere near their normal high-water mark.
attempt
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From this reading Once again Jimmy walked out onto Madison Street, and, turning to his right, dropped into a continuous vaudeville show in an attempt to coax his spirits back to somewhere near their normal high-water mark.
back
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From this reading Once again Jimmy walked out onto Madison Street, and, turning to his right, dropped into a continuous vaudeville show in an attempt to coax his spirits back to somewhere near their normal high-water mark.
badly
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From this reading It was simply beyond him to conceive that in one of the largest cities in the world, the center of a thriving district of fifty million souls, there was no business man with sufficient acumen to realize how badly he needed James Torrance, Jr., to conduct his business for him successfully.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To say that Jimmy was dumfounded would be but a futile description of his mental state.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading It was simply beyond him to conceive that in one of the largest cities in the world, the center of a thriving district of fifty million souls, there was no business man with sufficient acumen to realize how badly he needed James Torrance, Jr., to conduct his business for him successfully.
business
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From this reading It was simply beyond him to conceive that in one of the largest cities in the world, the center of a thriving district of fifty million souls, there was no business man with sufficient acumen to realize how badly he needed James Torrance, Jr., to conduct his business for him successfully.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To say that Jimmy was dumfounded would be but a futile description of his mental state.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading It was simply beyond him to conceive that in one of the largest cities in the world, the center of a thriving district of fifty million souls, there was no business man with sufficient acumen to realize how badly he needed James Torrance, Jr., to conduct his business for him successfully.
cities
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From this reading It was simply beyond him to conceive that in one of the largest cities in the world, the center of a thriving district of fifty million souls, there was no business man with sufficient acumen to realize how badly he needed James Torrance, Jr., to conduct his business for him successfully.
coax
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From this reading Once again Jimmy walked out onto Madison Street, and, turning to his right, dropped into a continuous vaudeville show in an attempt to coax his spirits back to somewhere near their normal high-water mark.
conceive
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From this reading It was simply beyond him to conceive that in one of the largest cities in the world, the center of a thriving district of fifty million souls, there was no business man with sufficient acumen to realize how badly he needed James Torrance, Jr., to conduct his business for him successfully.
conduct
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From this reading It was simply beyond him to conceive that in one of the largest cities in the world, the center of a thriving district of fifty million souls, there was no business man with sufficient acumen to realize how badly he needed James Torrance, Jr., to conduct his business for him successfully.
continuous
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From this reading Once again Jimmy walked out onto Madison Street, and, turning to his right, dropped into a continuous vaudeville show in an attempt to coax his spirits back to somewhere near their normal high-water mark.
day
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From this reading Upon the next day he again haunted the newspaper office without reward, and again upon the third day with similar results.
description
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From this reading To say that Jimmy was dumfounded would be but a futile description of his mental state.
district
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From this reading It was simply beyond him to conceive that in one of the largest cities in the world, the center of a thriving district of fifty million souls, there was no business man with sufficient acumen to realize how badly he needed James Torrance, Jr., to conduct his business for him successfully.
dropped
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From this reading Once again Jimmy walked out onto Madison Street, and, turning to his right, dropped into a continuous vaudeville show in an attempt to coax his spirits back to somewhere near their normal high-water mark.
dumfounded
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From this reading To say that Jimmy was dumfounded would be but a futile description of his mental state.
fifty
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From this reading It was simply beyond him to conceive that in one of the largest cities in the world, the center of a thriving district of fifty million souls, there was no business man with sufficient acumen to realize how badly he needed James Torrance, Jr., to conduct his business for him successfully.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was simply beyond him to conceive that in one of the largest cities in the world, the center of a thriving district of fifty million souls, there was no business man with sufficient acumen to realize how badly he needed James Torrance, Jr., to conduct his business for him successfully.
futile
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From this reading To say that Jimmy was dumfounded would be but a futile description of his mental state.
haunted
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From this reading Upon the next day he again haunted the newspaper office without reward, and again upon the third day with similar results.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Upon the next day he again haunted the newspaper office without reward, and again upon the third day with similar results.
high-water
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From this reading Once again Jimmy walked out onto Madison Street, and, turning to his right, dropped into a continuous vaudeville show in an attempt to coax his spirits back to somewhere near their normal high-water mark.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was simply beyond him to conceive that in one of the largest cities in the world, the center of a thriving district of fifty million souls, there was no business man with sufficient acumen to realize how badly he needed James Torrance, Jr., to conduct his business for him successfully.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Once again Jimmy walked out onto Madison Street, and, turning to his right, dropped into a continuous vaudeville show in an attempt to coax his spirits back to somewhere near their normal high-water mark.
how
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From this reading It was simply beyond him to conceive that in one of the largest cities in the world, the center of a thriving district of fifty million souls, there was no business man with sufficient acumen to realize how badly he needed James Torrance, Jr., to conduct his business for him successfully.
HUNTS
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From this reading JIMMY HUNTS A JOB.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once again Jimmy walked out onto Madison Street, and, turning to his right, dropped into a continuous vaudeville show in an attempt to coax his spirits back to somewhere near their normal high-water mark.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Once again Jimmy walked out onto Madison Street, and, turning to his right, dropped into a continuous vaudeville show in an attempt to coax his spirits back to somewhere near their normal high-water mark.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was simply beyond him to conceive that in one of the largest cities in the world, the center of a thriving district of fifty million souls, there was no business man with sufficient acumen to realize how badly he needed James Torrance, Jr., to conduct his business for him successfully.
James
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From this reading It was simply beyond him to conceive that in one of the largest cities in the world, the center of a thriving district of fifty million souls, there was no business man with sufficient acumen to realize how badly he needed James Torrance, Jr., to conduct his business for him successfully.
JIMMY
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From this reading JIMMY HUNTS A JOB.
JOB
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From this reading JIMMY HUNTS A JOB.
Jr
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From this reading It was simply beyond him to conceive that in one of the largest cities in the world, the center of a thriving district of fifty million souls, there was no business man with sufficient acumen to realize how badly he needed James Torrance, Jr., to conduct his business for him successfully.
largest
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From this reading It was simply beyond him to conceive that in one of the largest cities in the world, the center of a thriving district of fifty million souls, there was no business man with sufficient acumen to realize how badly he needed James Torrance, Jr., to conduct his business for him successfully.
Madison
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From this reading Once again Jimmy walked out onto Madison Street, and, turning to his right, dropped into a continuous vaudeville show in an attempt to coax his spirits back to somewhere near their normal high-water mark.
man
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From this reading It was simply beyond him to conceive that in one of the largest cities in the world, the center of a thriving district of fifty million souls, there was no business man with sufficient acumen to realize how badly he needed James Torrance, Jr., to conduct his business for him successfully.
mark
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From this reading Once again Jimmy walked out onto Madison Street, and, turning to his right, dropped into a continuous vaudeville show in an attempt to coax his spirits back to somewhere near their normal high-water mark.
mental
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From this reading To say that Jimmy was dumfounded would be but a futile description of his mental state.
million
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From this reading It was simply beyond him to conceive that in one of the largest cities in the world, the center of a thriving district of fifty million souls, there was no business man with sufficient acumen to realize how badly he needed James Torrance, Jr., to conduct his business for him successfully.
near
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From this reading Once again Jimmy walked out onto Madison Street, and, turning to his right, dropped into a continuous vaudeville show in an attempt to coax his spirits back to somewhere near their normal high-water mark.
needed
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From this reading It was simply beyond him to conceive that in one of the largest cities in the world, the center of a thriving district of fifty million souls, there was no business man with sufficient acumen to realize how badly he needed James Torrance, Jr., to conduct his business for him successfully.
newspaper
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From this reading Upon the next day he again haunted the newspaper office without reward, and again upon the third day with similar results.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon the next day he again haunted the newspaper office without reward, and again upon the third day with similar results.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was simply beyond him to conceive that in one of the largest cities in the world, the center of a thriving district of fifty million souls, there was no business man with sufficient acumen to realize how badly he needed James Torrance, Jr., to conduct his business for him successfully.
normal
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From this reading Once again Jimmy walked out onto Madison Street, and, turning to his right, dropped into a continuous vaudeville show in an attempt to coax his spirits back to somewhere near their normal high-water mark.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To say that Jimmy was dumfounded would be but a futile description of his mental state.
office
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From this reading Upon the next day he again haunted the newspaper office without reward, and again upon the third day with similar results.
Once
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From this reading Once again Jimmy walked out onto Madison Street, and, turning to his right, dropped into a continuous vaudeville show in an attempt to coax his spirits back to somewhere near their normal high-water mark.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was simply beyond him to conceive that in one of the largest cities in the world, the center of a thriving district of fifty million souls, there was no business man with sufficient acumen to realize how badly he needed James Torrance, Jr., to conduct his business for him successfully.
ontoprepositionUS /ˈɑːntuː/
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading Once again Jimmy walked out onto Madison Street, and, turning to his right, dropped into a continuous vaudeville show in an attempt to coax his spirits back to somewhere near their normal high-water mark.
out
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From this reading Once again Jimmy walked out onto Madison Street, and, turning to his right, dropped into a continuous vaudeville show in an attempt to coax his spirits back to somewhere near their normal high-water mark.
realize
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From this reading It was simply beyond him to conceive that in one of the largest cities in the world, the center of a thriving district of fifty million souls, there was no business man with sufficient acumen to realize how badly he needed James Torrance, Jr., to conduct his business for him successfully.
results
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From this reading Upon the next day he again haunted the newspaper office without reward, and again upon the third day with similar results.
reward
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From this reading Upon the next day he again haunted the newspaper office without reward, and again upon the third day with similar results.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once again Jimmy walked out onto Madison Street, and, turning to his right, dropped into a continuous vaudeville show in an attempt to coax his spirits back to somewhere near their normal high-water mark.
say
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From this reading To say that Jimmy was dumfounded would be but a futile description of his mental state.
show
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From this reading Once again Jimmy walked out onto Madison Street, and, turning to his right, dropped into a continuous vaudeville show in an attempt to coax his spirits back to somewhere near their normal high-water mark.
similar
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From this reading Upon the next day he again haunted the newspaper office without reward, and again upon the third day with similar results.
simply
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From this reading It was simply beyond him to conceive that in one of the largest cities in the world, the center of a thriving district of fifty million souls, there was no business man with sufficient acumen to realize how badly he needed James Torrance, Jr., to conduct his business for him successfully.
somewhere
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From this reading Once again Jimmy walked out onto Madison Street, and, turning to his right, dropped into a continuous vaudeville show in an attempt to coax his spirits back to somewhere near their normal high-water mark.
souls
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From this reading It was simply beyond him to conceive that in one of the largest cities in the world, the center of a thriving district of fifty million souls, there was no business man with sufficient acumen to realize how badly he needed James Torrance, Jr., to conduct his business for him successfully.
spirits
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From this reading Once again Jimmy walked out onto Madison Street, and, turning to his right, dropped into a continuous vaudeville show in an attempt to coax his spirits back to somewhere near their normal high-water mark.
state
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From this reading To say that Jimmy was dumfounded would be but a futile description of his mental state.
Street
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From this reading Once again Jimmy walked out onto Madison Street, and, turning to his right, dropped into a continuous vaudeville show in an attempt to coax his spirits back to somewhere near their normal high-water mark.
successfully
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From this reading It was simply beyond him to conceive that in one of the largest cities in the world, the center of a thriving district of fifty million souls, there was no business man with sufficient acumen to realize how badly he needed James Torrance, Jr., to conduct his business for him successfully.
sufficient
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From this reading It was simply beyond him to conceive that in one of the largest cities in the world, the center of a thriving district of fifty million souls, there was no business man with sufficient acumen to realize how badly he needed James Torrance, Jr., to conduct his business for him successfully.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To say that Jimmy was dumfounded would be but a futile description of his mental state.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Upon the next day he again haunted the newspaper office without reward, and again upon the third day with similar results.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Once again Jimmy walked out onto Madison Street, and, turning to his right, dropped into a continuous vaudeville show in an attempt to coax his spirits back to somewhere near their normal high-water mark.
there
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From this reading It was simply beyond him to conceive that in one of the largest cities in the world, the center of a thriving district of fifty million souls, there was no business man with sufficient acumen to realize how badly he needed James Torrance, Jr., to conduct his business for him successfully.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon the next day he again haunted the newspaper office without reward, and again upon the third day with similar results.
thriving
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From this reading It was simply beyond him to conceive that in one of the largest cities in the world, the center of a thriving district of fifty million souls, there was no business man with sufficient acumen to realize how badly he needed James Torrance, Jr., to conduct his business for him successfully.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once again Jimmy walked out onto Madison Street, and, turning to his right, dropped into a continuous vaudeville show in an attempt to coax his spirits back to somewhere near their normal high-water mark.
Torrance
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From this reading It was simply beyond him to conceive that in one of the largest cities in the world, the center of a thriving district of fifty million souls, there was no business man with sufficient acumen to realize how badly he needed James Torrance, Jr., to conduct his business for him successfully.
turning
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From this reading Once again Jimmy walked out onto Madison Street, and, turning to his right, dropped into a continuous vaudeville show in an attempt to coax his spirits back to somewhere near their normal high-water mark.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon the next day he again haunted the newspaper office without reward, and again upon the third day with similar results.
vaudeville
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From this reading Once again Jimmy walked out onto Madison Street, and, turning to his right, dropped into a continuous vaudeville show in an attempt to coax his spirits back to somewhere near their normal high-water mark.
walked
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From this reading Once again Jimmy walked out onto Madison Street, and, turning to his right, dropped into a continuous vaudeville show in an attempt to coax his spirits back to somewhere near their normal high-water mark.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To say that Jimmy was dumfounded would be but a futile description of his mental state.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Upon the next day he again haunted the newspaper office without reward, and again upon the third day with similar results.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Upon the next day he again haunted the newspaper office without reward, and again upon the third day with similar results.
world
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From this reading It was simply beyond him to conceive that in one of the largest cities in the world, the center of a thriving district of fifty million souls, there was no business man with sufficient acumen to realize how badly he needed James Torrance, Jr., to conduct his business for him successfully.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To say that Jimmy was dumfounded would be but a futile description of his mental state.
