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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 WHERE MILDRED GOT NEXT There's nothin' wins out surer in this town of New York than puttin' up a good front.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Maybe you don't know about Mildred.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If you've got the fur coat and the goggles on your cap, you can walk or ride on a transfer, and folks'll take it as a cinch that your bubble's back in the garage bein' fitted with a new set of hundred-dollar tires.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If you've got the fur coat and the goggles on your cap, you can walk or ride on a transfer, and folks'll take it as a cinch that your bubble's back in the garage bein' fitted with a new set of hundred-dollar tires.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at the way Mildred has us goin'.
back
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bein
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From this reading If you've got the fur coat and the goggles on your cap, you can walk or ride on a transfer, and folks'll take it as a cinch that your bubble's back in the garage bein' fitted with a new set of hundred-dollar tires.
benzine
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From this reading Why, just the smell of benzine on a suit you've had out to the cleaners will give 'em the dream, if you throw your chest out right.
bubble's
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From this reading If you've got the fur coat and the goggles on your cap, you can walk or ride on a transfer, and folks'll take it as a cinch that your bubble's back in the garage bein' fitted with a new set of hundred-dollar tires.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If you've got the fur coat and the goggles on your cap, you can walk or ride on a transfer, and folks'll take it as a cinch that your bubble's back in the garage bein' fitted with a new set of hundred-dollar tires.
cap
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From this reading If you've got the fur coat and the goggles on your cap, you can walk or ride on a transfer, and folks'll take it as a cinch that your bubble's back in the garage bein' fitted with a new set of hundred-dollar tires.
chest
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From this reading Why, just the smell of benzine on a suit you've had out to the cleaners will give 'em the dream, if you throw your chest out right.
cinch
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From this reading If you've got the fur coat and the goggles on your cap, you can walk or ride on a transfer, and folks'll take it as a cinch that your bubble's back in the garage bein' fitted with a new set of hundred-dollar tires.
cleaners
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From this reading Why, just the smell of benzine on a suit you've had out to the cleaners will give 'em the dream, if you throw your chest out right.
coat
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From this reading If you've got the fur coat and the goggles on your cap, you can walk or ride on a transfer, and folks'll take it as a cinch that your bubble's back in the garage bein' fitted with a new set of hundred-dollar tires.
don't
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From this reading Maybe you don't know about Mildred.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Why, just the smell of benzine on a suit you've had out to the cleaners will give 'em the dream, if you throw your chest out right.
em
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From this reading Why, just the smell of benzine on a suit you've had out to the cleaners will give 'em the dream, if you throw your chest out right.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading If you've got the fur coat and the goggles on your cap, you can walk or ride on a transfer, and folks'll take it as a cinch that your bubble's back in the garage bein' fitted with a new set of hundred-dollar tires.
folks'll
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From this reading If you've got the fur coat and the goggles on your cap, you can walk or ride on a transfer, and folks'll take it as a cinch that your bubble's back in the garage bein' fitted with a new set of hundred-dollar tires.
front
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From this reading WHERE MILDRED GOT NEXT There's nothin' wins out surer in this town of New York than puttin' up a good front.
fur
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From this reading If you've got the fur coat and the goggles on your cap, you can walk or ride on a transfer, and folks'll take it as a cinch that your bubble's back in the garage bein' fitted with a new set of hundred-dollar tires.
garage
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From this reading If you've got the fur coat and the goggles on your cap, you can walk or ride on a transfer, and folks'll take it as a cinch that your bubble's back in the garage bein' fitted with a new set of hundred-dollar tires.
give
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From this reading Why, just the smell of benzine on a suit you've had out to the cleaners will give 'em the dream, if you throw your chest out right.
goggles
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From this reading If you've got the fur coat and the goggles on your cap, you can walk or ride on a transfer, and folks'll take it as a cinch that your bubble's back in the garage bein' fitted with a new set of hundred-dollar tires.
goin
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From this reading Look at the way Mildred has us goin'.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHERE MILDRED GOT NEXT There's nothin' wins out surer in this town of New York than puttin' up a good front.
GOT
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From this reading WHERE MILDRED GOT NEXT There's nothin' wins out surer in this town of New York than puttin' up a good front.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Why, just the smell of benzine on a suit you've had out to the cleaners will give 'em the dream, if you throw your chest out right.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Look at the way Mildred has us goin'.
hundred-dollar
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From this reading If you've got the fur coat and the goggles on your cap, you can walk or ride on a transfer, and folks'll take it as a cinch that your bubble's back in the garage bein' fitted with a new set of hundred-dollar tires.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you've got the fur coat and the goggles on your cap, you can walk or ride on a transfer, and folks'll take it as a cinch that your bubble's back in the garage bein' fitted with a new set of hundred-dollar tires.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHERE MILDRED GOT NEXT There's nothin' wins out surer in this town of New York than puttin' up a good front.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If you've got the fur coat and the goggles on your cap, you can walk or ride on a transfer, and folks'll take it as a cinch that your bubble's back in the garage bein' fitted with a new set of hundred-dollar tires.
just
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From this reading Why, just the smell of benzine on a suit you've had out to the cleaners will give 'em the dream, if you throw your chest out right.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maybe you don't know about Mildred.
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look at the way Mildred has us goin'.
Maybe
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From this reading Maybe you don't know about Mildred.
MILDRED
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From this reading WHERE MILDRED GOT NEXT There's nothin' wins out surer in this town of New York than puttin' up a good front.
New
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From this reading WHERE MILDRED GOT NEXT There's nothin' wins out surer in this town of New York than puttin' up a good front.
NEXTnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHERE MILDRED GOT NEXT There's nothin' wins out surer in this town of New York than puttin' up a good front.
nothin
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From this reading WHERE MILDRED GOT NEXT There's nothin' wins out surer in this town of New York than puttin' up a good front.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHERE MILDRED GOT NEXT There's nothin' wins out surer in this town of New York than puttin' up a good front.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If you've got the fur coat and the goggles on your cap, you can walk or ride on a transfer, and folks'll take it as a cinch that your bubble's back in the garage bein' fitted with a new set of hundred-dollar tires.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If you've got the fur coat and the goggles on your cap, you can walk or ride on a transfer, and folks'll take it as a cinch that your bubble's back in the garage bein' fitted with a new set of hundred-dollar tires.
out
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From this reading WHERE MILDRED GOT NEXT There's nothin' wins out surer in this town of New York than puttin' up a good front.
puttin
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From this reading WHERE MILDRED GOT NEXT There's nothin' wins out surer in this town of New York than puttin' up a good front.
ride
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From this reading If you've got the fur coat and the goggles on your cap, you can walk or ride on a transfer, and folks'll take it as a cinch that your bubble's back in the garage bein' fitted with a new set of hundred-dollar tires.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why, just the smell of benzine on a suit you've had out to the cleaners will give 'em the dream, if you throw your chest out right.
set
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From this reading If you've got the fur coat and the goggles on your cap, you can walk or ride on a transfer, and folks'll take it as a cinch that your bubble's back in the garage bein' fitted with a new set of hundred-dollar tires.
smell
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From this reading Why, just the smell of benzine on a suit you've had out to the cleaners will give 'em the dream, if you throw your chest out right.
suit
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From this reading Why, just the smell of benzine on a suit you've had out to the cleaners will give 'em the dream, if you throw your chest out right.
surer
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From this reading WHERE MILDRED GOT NEXT There's nothin' wins out surer in this town of New York than puttin' up a good front.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you've got the fur coat and the goggles on your cap, you can walk or ride on a transfer, and folks'll take it as a cinch that your bubble's back in the garage bein' fitted with a new set of hundred-dollar tires.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading WHERE MILDRED GOT NEXT There's nothin' wins out surer in this town of New York than puttin' up a good front.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If you've got the fur coat and the goggles on your cap, you can walk or ride on a transfer, and folks'll take it as a cinch that your bubble's back in the garage bein' fitted with a new set of hundred-dollar tires.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If you've got the fur coat and the goggles on your cap, you can walk or ride on a transfer, and folks'll take it as a cinch that your bubble's back in the garage bein' fitted with a new set of hundred-dollar tires.
There's
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From this reading WHERE MILDRED GOT NEXT There's nothin' wins out surer in this town of New York than puttin' up a good front.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading WHERE MILDRED GOT NEXT There's nothin' wins out surer in this town of New York than puttin' up a good front.
throw
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From this reading Why, just the smell of benzine on a suit you've had out to the cleaners will give 'em the dream, if you throw your chest out right.
tires
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From this reading If you've got the fur coat and the goggles on your cap, you can walk or ride on a transfer, and folks'll take it as a cinch that your bubble's back in the garage bein' fitted with a new set of hundred-dollar tires.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why, just the smell of benzine on a suit you've had out to the cleaners will give 'em the dream, if you throw your chest out right.
town
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From this reading WHERE MILDRED GOT NEXT There's nothin' wins out surer in this town of New York than puttin' up a good front.
transfer
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From this reading If you've got the fur coat and the goggles on your cap, you can walk or ride on a transfer, and folks'll take it as a cinch that your bubble's back in the garage bein' fitted with a new set of hundred-dollar tires.
up
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From this reading WHERE MILDRED GOT NEXT There's nothin' wins out surer in this town of New York than puttin' up a good front.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Look at the way Mildred has us goin'.
walk
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From this reading If you've got the fur coat and the goggles on your cap, you can walk or ride on a transfer, and folks'll take it as a cinch that your bubble's back in the garage bein' fitted with a new set of hundred-dollar tires.
way
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From this reading Look at the way Mildred has us goin'.
WHEREconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading WHERE MILDRED GOT NEXT There's nothin' wins out surer in this town of New York than puttin' up a good front.
Why
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From this reading Why, just the smell of benzine on a suit you've had out to the cleaners will give 'em the dream, if you throw your chest out right.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Why, just the smell of benzine on a suit you've had out to the cleaners will give 'em the dream, if you throw your chest out right.
wins
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From this reading WHERE MILDRED GOT NEXT There's nothin' wins out surer in this town of New York than puttin' up a good front.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If you've got the fur coat and the goggles on your cap, you can walk or ride on a transfer, and folks'll take it as a cinch that your bubble's back in the garage bein' fitted with a new set of hundred-dollar tires.
York
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From this reading WHERE MILDRED GOT NEXT There's nothin' wins out surer in this town of New York than puttin' up a good front.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you've got the fur coat and the goggles on your cap, you can walk or ride on a transfer, and folks'll take it as a cinch that your bubble's back in the garage bein' fitted with a new set of hundred-dollar tires.
you've
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From this reading If you've got the fur coat and the goggles on your cap, you can walk or ride on a transfer, and folks'll take it as a cinch that your bubble's back in the garage bein' fitted with a new set of hundred-dollar tires.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you've got the fur coat and the goggles on your cap, you can walk or ride on a transfer, and folks'll take it as a cinch that your bubble's back in the garage bein' fitted with a new set of hundred-dollar tires.
