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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 THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
all
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From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Wiley flung himself around in his chair to face the other.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
big
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From this reading "We've got to make a big killing or we're due to go under, and you know what that'll mean."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
chair
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From this reading Wiley flung himself around in his chair to face the other.
Chase
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From this reading Harrington Chase paused in his restless pacing of the private office to regard his partner with troubled eyes.
due
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From this reading "We've got to make a big killing or we're due to go under, and you know what that'll mean."
earth
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From this reading "I've moved heaven and earth to find that old she-devil!" he exclaimed.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
exclaimed
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From this reading "I've moved heaven and earth to find that old she-devil!" he exclaimed.
eyes
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From this reading Harrington Chase paused in his restless pacing of the private office to regard his partner with troubled eyes.
face
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From this reading Wiley flung himself around in his chair to face the other.
find
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From this reading "I've moved heaven and earth to find that old she-devil!" he exclaimed.
fix
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From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
flung
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From this reading Wiley flung himself around in his chair to face the other.
game
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From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
go
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From this reading "We've got to make a big killing or we're due to go under, and you know what that'll mean."
going
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From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
got
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From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
Harrington
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From this reading Harrington Chase paused in his restless pacing of the private office to regard his partner with troubled eyes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I've moved heaven and earth to find that old she-devil!" he exclaimed.
heaven
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From this reading "I've moved heaven and earth to find that old she-devil!" he exclaimed.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Wiley flung himself around in his chair to face the other.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Harrington Chase paused in his restless pacing of the private office to regard his partner with troubled eyes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
I've
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From this reading "I've moved heaven and earth to find that old she-devil!" he exclaimed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
it's
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From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
JUANA
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From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
killing
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From this reading "We've got to make a big killing or we're due to go under, and you know what that'll mean."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We've got to make a big killing or we're due to go under, and you know what that'll mean."
lives
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From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We've got to make a big killing or we're due to go under, and you know what that'll mean."
mean
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From this reading "We've got to make a big killing or we're due to go under, and you know what that'll mean."
moved
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From this reading "I've moved heaven and earth to find that old she-devil!" he exclaimed.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
office
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From this reading Harrington Chase paused in his restless pacing of the private office to regard his partner with troubled eyes.
old
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From this reading "I've moved heaven and earth to find that old she-devil!" he exclaimed.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
other
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From this reading Wiley flung himself around in his chair to face the other.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
pacing
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From this reading Harrington Chase paused in his restless pacing of the private office to regard his partner with troubled eyes.
partner
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From this reading Harrington Chase paused in his restless pacing of the private office to regard his partner with troubled eyes.
paused
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From this reading Harrington Chase paused in his restless pacing of the private office to regard his partner with troubled eyes.
play
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From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
private
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From this reading Harrington Chase paused in his restless pacing of the private office to regard his partner with troubled eyes.
regard
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From this reading Harrington Chase paused in his restless pacing of the private office to regard his partner with troubled eyes.
restless
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From this reading Harrington Chase paused in his restless pacing of the private office to regard his partner with troubled eyes.
RETURN
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From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
she-devil
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From this reading "I've moved heaven and earth to find that old she-devil!" he exclaimed.
some
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From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
soon
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From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
Starr
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From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
that'll
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From this reading "We've got to make a big killing or we're due to go under, and you know what that'll mean."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
TIA
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From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
troubled
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From this reading Harrington Chase paused in his restless pacing of the private office to regard his partner with troubled eyes.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "We've got to make a big killing or we're due to go under, and you know what that'll mean."
up
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From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
very
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From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
waiting
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From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
we'll
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From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
we're
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From this reading "We've got to make a big killing or we're due to go under, and you know what that'll mean."
we've
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From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
well
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From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "We've got to make a big killing or we're due to go under, and you know what that'll mean."
Wiley
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From this reading Wiley flung himself around in his chair to face the other.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Harrington Chase paused in his restless pacing of the private office to regard his partner with troubled eyes.
worst
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From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE RETURN OF TIA JUANA "I tell you, Starr, it's all very well to play a waiting game, but we've got to start something and start it soon, or we'll be up against the worst fix we've ever struck in our lives, and that will be going some!"
