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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 MEETING UP WITH THE GREAT SKID Next time you nabs me writin' a form sheet on any unknown, you can hang out the waste paper sign and send me to the scows.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MEETING UP WITH THE GREAT SKID Next time you nabs me writin' a form sheet on any unknown, you can hang out the waste paper sign and send me to the scows.
any
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From this reading MEETING UP WITH THE GREAT SKID Next time you nabs me writin' a form sheet on any unknown, you can hang out the waste paper sign and send me to the scows.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had a filin' job in the bond room, and when he drew his envelope on Saturdays it must have set the Corrugated Trust back for as much as twelve D.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at the mess I makes of this here Mallory business!
attention
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From this reading Course, I didn't pay no attention to him, until one noon I finds him in the next chair at the dairy lunch.
back
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From this reading He had a filin' job in the bond room, and when he drew his envelope on Saturdays it must have set the Corrugated Trust back for as much as twelve D.
billed
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bond
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boy
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business
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From this reading Look at the mess I makes of this here Mallory business!
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading MEETING UP WITH THE GREAT SKID Next time you nabs me writin' a form sheet on any unknown, you can hang out the waste paper sign and send me to the scows.
chair
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From this reading Course, I didn't pay no attention to him, until one noon I finds him in the next chair at the dairy lunch.
Corrugated
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CoursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Course, I didn't pay no attention to him, until one noon I finds him in the next chair at the dairy lunch.
D
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dairy
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From this reading Course, I didn't pay no attention to him, until one noon I finds him in the next chair at the dairy lunch.
didn't
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From this reading Course, I didn't pay no attention to him, until one noon I finds him in the next chair at the dairy lunch.
district
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From this reading Why, first off I has him billed for a Percy boy that had strayed into the general office from the drygoods district.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had a filin' job in the bond room, and when he drew his envelope on Saturdays it must have set the Corrugated Trust back for as much as twelve D.
drygoods
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From this reading Why, first off I has him billed for a Percy boy that had strayed into the general office from the drygoods district.
envelope
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From this reading He had a filin' job in the bond room, and when he drew his envelope on Saturdays it must have set the Corrugated Trust back for as much as twelve D.
filin
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From this reading He had a filin' job in the bond room, and when he drew his envelope on Saturdays it must have set the Corrugated Trust back for as much as twelve D.
finds
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From this reading Course, I didn't pay no attention to him, until one noon I finds him in the next chair at the dairy lunch.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why, first off I has him billed for a Percy boy that had strayed into the general office from the drygoods district.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Why, first off I has him billed for a Percy boy that had strayed into the general office from the drygoods district.
form
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From this reading MEETING UP WITH THE GREAT SKID Next time you nabs me writin' a form sheet on any unknown, you can hang out the waste paper sign and send me to the scows.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Why, first off I has him billed for a Percy boy that had strayed into the general office from the drygoods district.
general
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From this reading Why, first off I has him billed for a Percy boy that had strayed into the general office from the drygoods district.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MEETING UP WITH THE GREAT SKID Next time you nabs me writin' a form sheet on any unknown, you can hang out the waste paper sign and send me to the scows.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Why, first off I has him billed for a Percy boy that had strayed into the general office from the drygoods district.
hang
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From this reading MEETING UP WITH THE GREAT SKID Next time you nabs me writin' a form sheet on any unknown, you can hang out the waste paper sign and send me to the scows.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why, first off I has him billed for a Percy boy that had strayed into the general office from the drygoods district.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had a filin' job in the bond room, and when he drew his envelope on Saturdays it must have set the Corrugated Trust back for as much as twelve D.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had a filin' job in the bond room, and when he drew his envelope on Saturdays it must have set the Corrugated Trust back for as much as twelve D.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look at the mess I makes of this here Mallory business!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why, first off I has him billed for a Percy boy that had strayed into the general office from the drygoods district.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had a filin' job in the bond room, and when he drew his envelope on Saturdays it must have set the Corrugated Trust back for as much as twelve D.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Look at the mess I makes of this here Mallory business!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had a filin' job in the bond room, and when he drew his envelope on Saturdays it must have set the Corrugated Trust back for as much as twelve D.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Why, first off I has him billed for a Percy boy that had strayed into the general office from the drygoods district.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had a filin' job in the bond room, and when he drew his envelope on Saturdays it must have set the Corrugated Trust back for as much as twelve D.
job
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From this reading He had a filin' job in the bond room, and when he drew his envelope on Saturdays it must have set the Corrugated Trust back for as much as twelve D.
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look at the mess I makes of this here Mallory business!
lunch
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From this reading Course, I didn't pay no attention to him, until one noon I finds him in the next chair at the dairy lunch.
makes
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Mallory
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From this reading Look at the mess I makes of this here Mallory business!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MEETING UP WITH THE GREAT SKID Next time you nabs me writin' a form sheet on any unknown, you can hang out the waste paper sign and send me to the scows.
MEETING
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From this reading MEETING UP WITH THE GREAT SKID Next time you nabs me writin' a form sheet on any unknown, you can hang out the waste paper sign and send me to the scows.
mess
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From this reading Look at the mess I makes of this here Mallory business!
much
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From this reading He had a filin' job in the bond room, and when he drew his envelope on Saturdays it must have set the Corrugated Trust back for as much as twelve D.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He had a filin' job in the bond room, and when he drew his envelope on Saturdays it must have set the Corrugated Trust back for as much as twelve D.
nabs
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From this reading MEETING UP WITH THE GREAT SKID Next time you nabs me writin' a form sheet on any unknown, you can hang out the waste paper sign and send me to the scows.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MEETING UP WITH THE GREAT SKID Next time you nabs me writin' a form sheet on any unknown, you can hang out the waste paper sign and send me to the scows.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Course, I didn't pay no attention to him, until one noon I finds him in the next chair at the dairy lunch.
noon
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From this reading Course, I didn't pay no attention to him, until one noon I finds him in the next chair at the dairy lunch.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Look at the mess I makes of this here Mallory business!
off
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From this reading Why, first off I has him billed for a Percy boy that had strayed into the general office from the drygoods district.
office
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From this reading Why, first off I has him billed for a Percy boy that had strayed into the general office from the drygoods district.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MEETING UP WITH THE GREAT SKID Next time you nabs me writin' a form sheet on any unknown, you can hang out the waste paper sign and send me to the scows.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Course, I didn't pay no attention to him, until one noon I finds him in the next chair at the dairy lunch.
out
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From this reading MEETING UP WITH THE GREAT SKID Next time you nabs me writin' a form sheet on any unknown, you can hang out the waste paper sign and send me to the scows.
paper
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From this reading MEETING UP WITH THE GREAT SKID Next time you nabs me writin' a form sheet on any unknown, you can hang out the waste paper sign and send me to the scows.
pay
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From this reading Course, I didn't pay no attention to him, until one noon I finds him in the next chair at the dairy lunch.
Percy
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From this reading Why, first off I has him billed for a Percy boy that had strayed into the general office from the drygoods district.
room
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From this reading He had a filin' job in the bond room, and when he drew his envelope on Saturdays it must have set the Corrugated Trust back for as much as twelve D.
Saturdays
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From this reading He had a filin' job in the bond room, and when he drew his envelope on Saturdays it must have set the Corrugated Trust back for as much as twelve D.
scows
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From this reading MEETING UP WITH THE GREAT SKID Next time you nabs me writin' a form sheet on any unknown, you can hang out the waste paper sign and send me to the scows.
send
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From this reading MEETING UP WITH THE GREAT SKID Next time you nabs me writin' a form sheet on any unknown, you can hang out the waste paper sign and send me to the scows.
set
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From this reading He had a filin' job in the bond room, and when he drew his envelope on Saturdays it must have set the Corrugated Trust back for as much as twelve D.
sheet
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From this reading MEETING UP WITH THE GREAT SKID Next time you nabs me writin' a form sheet on any unknown, you can hang out the waste paper sign and send me to the scows.
sign
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From this reading MEETING UP WITH THE GREAT SKID Next time you nabs me writin' a form sheet on any unknown, you can hang out the waste paper sign and send me to the scows.
SKID
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From this reading MEETING UP WITH THE GREAT SKID Next time you nabs me writin' a form sheet on any unknown, you can hang out the waste paper sign and send me to the scows.
strayed
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From this reading Why, first off I has him billed for a Percy boy that had strayed into the general office from the drygoods district.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why, first off I has him billed for a Percy boy that had strayed into the general office from the drygoods district.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MEETING UP WITH THE GREAT SKID Next time you nabs me writin' a form sheet on any unknown, you can hang out the waste paper sign and send me to the scows.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Look at the mess I makes of this here Mallory business!
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MEETING UP WITH THE GREAT SKID Next time you nabs me writin' a form sheet on any unknown, you can hang out the waste paper sign and send me to the scows.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MEETING UP WITH THE GREAT SKID Next time you nabs me writin' a form sheet on any unknown, you can hang out the waste paper sign and send me to the scows.
Trust
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From this reading He had a filin' job in the bond room, and when he drew his envelope on Saturdays it must have set the Corrugated Trust back for as much as twelve D.
twelve
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From this reading He had a filin' job in the bond room, and when he drew his envelope on Saturdays it must have set the Corrugated Trust back for as much as twelve D.
unknown
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From this reading MEETING UP WITH THE GREAT SKID Next time you nabs me writin' a form sheet on any unknown, you can hang out the waste paper sign and send me to the scows.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Course, I didn't pay no attention to him, until one noon I finds him in the next chair at the dairy lunch.
UP
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From this reading MEETING UP WITH THE GREAT SKID Next time you nabs me writin' a form sheet on any unknown, you can hang out the waste paper sign and send me to the scows.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading MEETING UP WITH THE GREAT SKID Next time you nabs me writin' a form sheet on any unknown, you can hang out the waste paper sign and send me to the scows.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had a filin' job in the bond room, and when he drew his envelope on Saturdays it must have set the Corrugated Trust back for as much as twelve D.
Why
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From this reading Why, first off I has him billed for a Percy boy that had strayed into the general office from the drygoods district.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading MEETING UP WITH THE GREAT SKID Next time you nabs me writin' a form sheet on any unknown, you can hang out the waste paper sign and send me to the scows.
writin
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From this reading MEETING UP WITH THE GREAT SKID Next time you nabs me writin' a form sheet on any unknown, you can hang out the waste paper sign and send me to the scows.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MEETING UP WITH THE GREAT SKID Next time you nabs me writin' a form sheet on any unknown, you can hang out the waste paper sign and send me to the scows.
