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Chapter XI
RUNG IN WITH THE GOLD SPOONERS On the level now, what's a he Cinderella? And if your boss called you a name like that, would you resign, or throw out your chest and strike for a raise? But, then, maybe it was only some of Mr. Robert's fancy joshin'. Anyway, I'd stand in line waitin' for a thing like that to happen again. The way it begun was when I runs across this new girl in the filin' room and finds her snifflin' over one of the index cases.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The way it begun was when I runs across this new girl in the filin' room and finds her snifflin' over one of the index cases.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Anyway, I'd stand in line waitin' for a thing like that to happen again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And if your boss called you a name like that, would you resign, or throw out your chest and strike for a raise?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The way it begun was when I runs across this new girl in the filin' room and finds her snifflin' over one of the index cases.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The way it begun was when I runs across this new girl in the filin' room and finds her snifflin' over one of the index cases.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And if your boss called you a name like that, would you resign, or throw out your chest and strike for a raise?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Anyway, I'd stand in line waitin' for a thing like that to happen again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Anyway, I'd stand in line waitin' for a thing like that to happen again.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “And if your boss called you a name like that, would you resign, or throw out your chest and strike for a raise?”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading RUNG IN WITH THE GOLD SPOONERS On the level now, what's a he Cinderella?
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The way it begun was when I runs across this new girl in the filin' room and finds her snifflin' over one of the index cases.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anyway, I'd stand in line waitin' for a thing like that to happen again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And if your boss called you a name like that, would you resign, or throw out your chest and strike for a raise?
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From this reading Anyway, I'd stand in line waitin' for a thing like that to happen again.
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From this reading The way it begun was when I runs across this new girl in the filin' room and finds her snifflin' over one of the index cases.
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From this reading And if your boss called you a name like that, would you resign, or throw out your chest and strike for a raise?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, then, maybe it was only some of Mr. Robert's fancy joshin'.
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From this reading And if your boss called you a name like that, would you resign, or throw out your chest and strike for a raise?
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From this reading The way it begun was when I runs across this new girl in the filin' room and finds her snifflin' over one of the index cases.
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From this reading And if your boss called you a name like that, would you resign, or throw out your chest and strike for a raise?
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From this reading RUNG IN WITH THE GOLD SPOONERS On the level now, what's a he Cinderella?
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From this reading But, then, maybe it was only some of Mr. Robert's fancy joshin'.
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From this reading The way it begun was when I runs across this new girl in the filin' room and finds her snifflin' over one of the index cases.
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From this reading The way it begun was when I runs across this new girl in the filin' room and finds her snifflin' over one of the index cases.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And if your boss called you a name like that, would you resign, or throw out your chest and strike for a raise?
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From this reading The way it begun was when I runs across this new girl in the filin' room and finds her snifflin' over one of the index cases.
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From this reading RUNG IN WITH THE GOLD SPOONERS On the level now, what's a he Cinderella?
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From this reading Anyway, I'd stand in line waitin' for a thing like that to happen again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading RUNG IN WITH THE GOLD SPOONERS On the level now, what's a he Cinderella?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The way it begun was when I runs across this new girl in the filin' room and finds her snifflin' over one of the index cases.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The way it begun was when I runs across this new girl in the filin' room and finds her snifflin' over one of the index cases.
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From this reading Anyway, I'd stand in line waitin' for a thing like that to happen again.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if your boss called you a name like that, would you resign, or throw out your chest and strike for a raise?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RUNG IN WITH THE GOLD SPOONERS On the level now, what's a he Cinderella?
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From this reading The way it begun was when I runs across this new girl in the filin' room and finds her snifflin' over one of the index cases.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But, then, maybe it was only some of Mr. Robert's fancy joshin'.
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From this reading But, then, maybe it was only some of Mr. Robert's fancy joshin'.
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From this reading RUNG IN WITH THE GOLD SPOONERS On the level now, what's a he Cinderella?
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From this reading And if your boss called you a name like that, would you resign, or throw out your chest and strike for a raise?
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From this reading Anyway, I'd stand in line waitin' for a thing like that to happen again.
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From this reading But, then, maybe it was only some of Mr. Robert's fancy joshin'.
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From this reading But, then, maybe it was only some of Mr. Robert's fancy joshin'.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And if your boss called you a name like that, would you resign, or throw out your chest and strike for a raise?
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From this reading The way it begun was when I runs across this new girl in the filin' room and finds her snifflin' over one of the index cases.
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From this reading RUNG IN WITH THE GOLD SPOONERS On the level now, what's a he Cinderella?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But, then, maybe it was only some of Mr. Robert's fancy joshin'.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading RUNG IN WITH THE GOLD SPOONERS On the level now, what's a he Cinderella?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The way it begun was when I runs across this new girl in the filin' room and finds her snifflin' over one of the index cases.
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From this reading But, then, maybe it was only some of Mr. Robert's fancy joshin'.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And if your boss called you a name like that, would you resign, or throw out your chest and strike for a raise?
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From this reading And if your boss called you a name like that, would you resign, or throw out your chest and strike for a raise?
above and across; more than
From this reading The way it begun was when I runs across this new girl in the filin' room and finds her snifflin' over one of the index cases.
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From this reading And if your boss called you a name like that, would you resign, or throw out your chest and strike for a raise?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And if your boss called you a name like that, would you resign, or throw out your chest and strike for a raise?
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From this reading But, then, maybe it was only some of Mr. Robert's fancy joshin'.
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From this reading The way it begun was when I runs across this new girl in the filin' room and finds her snifflin' over one of the index cases.
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From this reading RUNG IN WITH THE GOLD SPOONERS On the level now, what's a he Cinderella?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The way it begun was when I runs across this new girl in the filin' room and finds her snifflin' over one of the index cases.
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From this reading The way it begun was when I runs across this new girl in the filin' room and finds her snifflin' over one of the index cases.
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From this reading But, then, maybe it was only some of Mr. Robert's fancy joshin'.
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From this reading RUNG IN WITH THE GOLD SPOONERS On the level now, what's a he Cinderella?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anyway, I'd stand in line waitin' for a thing like that to happen again.
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From this reading And if your boss called you a name like that, would you resign, or throw out your chest and strike for a raise?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And if your boss called you a name like that, would you resign, or throw out your chest and strike for a raise?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RUNG IN WITH THE GOLD SPOONERS On the level now, what's a he Cinderella?
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From this reading But, then, maybe it was only some of Mr. Robert's fancy joshin'.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anyway, I'd stand in line waitin' for a thing like that to happen again.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The way it begun was when I runs across this new girl in the filin' room and finds her snifflin' over one of the index cases.
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From this reading And if your boss called you a name like that, would you resign, or throw out your chest and strike for a raise?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anyway, I'd stand in line waitin' for a thing like that to happen again.
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From this reading Anyway, I'd stand in line waitin' for a thing like that to happen again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, then, maybe it was only some of Mr. Robert's fancy joshin'.
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From this reading The way it begun was when I runs across this new girl in the filin' room and finds her snifflin' over one of the index cases.
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From this reading RUNG IN WITH THE GOLD SPOONERS On the level now, what's a he Cinderella?
at the time that
From this reading The way it begun was when I runs across this new girl in the filin' room and finds her snifflin' over one of the index cases.
in the company of; together with
From this reading RUNG IN WITH THE GOLD SPOONERS On the level now, what's a he Cinderella?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And if your boss called you a name like that, would you resign, or throw out your chest and strike for a raise?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And if your boss called you a name like that, would you resign, or throw out your chest and strike for a raise?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And if your boss called you a name like that, would you resign, or throw out your chest and strike for a raise?
