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Chapter I
_Is there something wrong with you? Do you fail to fit in with your group? Nervous, anxious, ill-at-ease? Happy about it? Lucky you!_ Frank Pembroke sat behind the desk of his shabby little office over Lemark's Liquors in downtown Los Angeles and waited for his first customer.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Happy about it?”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Lucky you!_ Frank Pembroke sat behind the desk of his shabby little office over Lemark's Liquors in downtown Los Angeles and waited for his first customer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lucky you!_ Frank Pembroke sat behind the desk of his shabby little office over Lemark's Liquors in downtown Los Angeles and waited for his first customer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lucky you!_ Frank Pembroke sat behind the desk of his shabby little office over Lemark's Liquors in downtown Los Angeles and waited for his first customer.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Lucky you!_ Frank Pembroke sat behind the desk of his shabby little office over Lemark's Liquors in downtown Los Angeles and waited for his first customer.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “_Is there something wrong with you?”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Happy about it?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lucky you!_ Frank Pembroke sat behind the desk of his shabby little office over Lemark's Liquors in downtown Los Angeles and waited for his first customer.
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From this reading Lucky you!_ Frank Pembroke sat behind the desk of his shabby little office over Lemark's Liquors in downtown Los Angeles and waited for his first customer.
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From this reading Nervous, anxious, ill-at-ease?
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Lucky you!_ Frank Pembroke sat behind the desk of his shabby little office over Lemark's Liquors in downtown Los Angeles and waited for his first customer.
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From this reading Lucky you!_ Frank Pembroke sat behind the desk of his shabby little office over Lemark's Liquors in downtown Los Angeles and waited for his first customer.
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From this reading Lucky you!_ Frank Pembroke sat behind the desk of his shabby little office over Lemark's Liquors in downtown Los Angeles and waited for his first customer.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you fail to fit in with your group?
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From this reading Lucky you!_ Frank Pembroke sat behind the desk of his shabby little office over Lemark's Liquors in downtown Los Angeles and waited for his first customer.
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From this reading Do you fail to fit in with your group?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lucky you!_ Frank Pembroke sat behind the desk of his shabby little office over Lemark's Liquors in downtown Los Angeles and waited for his first customer.
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From this reading Do you fail to fit in with your group?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lucky you!_ Frank Pembroke sat behind the desk of his shabby little office over Lemark's Liquors in downtown Los Angeles and waited for his first customer.
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From this reading Lucky you!_ Frank Pembroke sat behind the desk of his shabby little office over Lemark's Liquors in downtown Los Angeles and waited for his first customer.
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From this reading Do you fail to fit in with your group?
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From this reading Happy about it?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lucky you!_ Frank Pembroke sat behind the desk of his shabby little office over Lemark's Liquors in downtown Los Angeles and waited for his first customer.
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From this reading Nervous, anxious, ill-at-ease?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Do you fail to fit in with your group?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Is there something wrong with you?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Happy about it?
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From this reading Lucky you!_ Frank Pembroke sat behind the desk of his shabby little office over Lemark's Liquors in downtown Los Angeles and waited for his first customer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lucky you!_ Frank Pembroke sat behind the desk of his shabby little office over Lemark's Liquors in downtown Los Angeles and waited for his first customer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lucky you!_ Frank Pembroke sat behind the desk of his shabby little office over Lemark's Liquors in downtown Los Angeles and waited for his first customer.
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From this reading Lucky you!_ Frank Pembroke sat behind the desk of his shabby little office over Lemark's Liquors in downtown Los Angeles and waited for his first customer.
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From this reading Lucky you!_ Frank Pembroke sat behind the desk of his shabby little office over Lemark's Liquors in downtown Los Angeles and waited for his first customer.
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From this reading Nervous, anxious, ill-at-ease?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lucky you!_ Frank Pembroke sat behind the desk of his shabby little office over Lemark's Liquors in downtown Los Angeles and waited for his first customer.
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From this reading Lucky you!_ Frank Pembroke sat behind the desk of his shabby little office over Lemark's Liquors in downtown Los Angeles and waited for his first customer.
above and across; more than
From this reading Lucky you!_ Frank Pembroke sat behind the desk of his shabby little office over Lemark's Liquors in downtown Los Angeles and waited for his first customer.
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From this reading Lucky you!_ Frank Pembroke sat behind the desk of his shabby little office over Lemark's Liquors in downtown Los Angeles and waited for his first customer.
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From this reading Lucky you!_ Frank Pembroke sat behind the desk of his shabby little office over Lemark's Liquors in downtown Los Angeles and waited for his first customer.
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From this reading Lucky you!_ Frank Pembroke sat behind the desk of his shabby little office over Lemark's Liquors in downtown Los Angeles and waited for his first customer.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading _Is there something wrong with you?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lucky you!_ Frank Pembroke sat behind the desk of his shabby little office over Lemark's Liquors in downtown Los Angeles and waited for his first customer.
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From this reading _Is there something wrong with you?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do you fail to fit in with your group?
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From this reading Lucky you!_ Frank Pembroke sat behind the desk of his shabby little office over Lemark's Liquors in downtown Los Angeles and waited for his first customer.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Is there something wrong with you?
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From this reading _Is there something wrong with you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Is there something wrong with you?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you fail to fit in with your group?
