Chapter XIV
SUBBING FOR THE BOSS How's that? Has something happened to me? Course there has. Something generally does, and if I ever get to the point where it don't I hope I shall have pep enough left to use the self-starter. Uh-huh.
Torchy and Vee
Chapter XIV
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SUBBING
FOR
THE
BOSS
How's
that?
Has
something
happened
to
me?
Course
there
has.
Something
generally
does,
and
if
I
ever
get
to
the
point
where
it
don't
I
hope
I
shall
have
pep
enough
left
to
use
the
self-starter.
Uh-huh.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
SUBBING
FOR
THE
BOSS
How's
that?
Line 2
Has
something
happened
to
me?
Line 3
Course
there
has.
Line 4
Something
generally
does,
and
if
I
ever
get
to
the
point
where
it
don't
I
hope
I
shall
have
pep
enough
left
to
use
the
self-starter.
Line 5
Uh-huh.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Course there has.”
Ever
noun
US /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Something generally does, and if I ever get to the point where it don't I hope I shall have pep enough left to use the self-starter.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Has something happened to me?”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Something generally does, and if I ever get to the point where it don't I hope I shall have pep enough left to use the self-starter.”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Something generally does, and if I ever get to the point where it don't I hope I shall have pep enough left to use the self-starter.”
Point
noun
US /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “Something generally does, and if I ever get to the point where it don't I hope I shall have pep enough left to use the self-starter.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Something generally does, and if I ever get to the point where it don't I hope I shall have pep enough left to use the self-starter.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Has something happened to me?”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Something generally does, and if I ever get to the point where it don't I hope I shall have pep enough left to use the self-starter.
BOSS
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From this reading SUBBING FOR THE BOSS How's that?
CoursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Course there has.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Something generally does, and if I ever get to the point where it don't I hope I shall have pep enough left to use the self-starter.
don't
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From this reading Something generally does, and if I ever get to the point where it don't I hope I shall have pep enough left to use the self-starter.
enough
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From this reading Something generally does, and if I ever get to the point where it don't I hope I shall have pep enough left to use the self-starter.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something generally does, and if I ever get to the point where it don't I hope I shall have pep enough left to use the self-starter.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SUBBING FOR THE BOSS How's that?
generally
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From this reading Something generally does, and if I ever get to the point where it don't I hope I shall have pep enough left to use the self-starter.
get
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From this reading Something generally does, and if I ever get to the point where it don't I hope I shall have pep enough left to use the self-starter.
happened
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From this reading Has something happened to me?
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Has something happened to me?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Something generally does, and if I ever get to the point where it don't I hope I shall have pep enough left to use the self-starter.
hope
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From this reading Something generally does, and if I ever get to the point where it don't I hope I shall have pep enough left to use the self-starter.
How's
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From this reading SUBBING FOR THE BOSS How's that?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Something generally does, and if I ever get to the point where it don't I hope I shall have pep enough left to use the self-starter.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Something generally does, and if I ever get to the point where it don't I hope I shall have pep enough left to use the self-starter.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Something generally does, and if I ever get to the point where it don't I hope I shall have pep enough left to use the self-starter.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something generally does, and if I ever get to the point where it don't I hope I shall have pep enough left to use the self-starter.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Has something happened to me?
pep
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From this reading Something generally does, and if I ever get to the point where it don't I hope I shall have pep enough left to use the self-starter.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Something generally does, and if I ever get to the point where it don't I hope I shall have pep enough left to use the self-starter.
self-starter
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From this reading Something generally does, and if I ever get to the point where it don't I hope I shall have pep enough left to use the self-starter.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Something generally does, and if I ever get to the point where it don't I hope I shall have pep enough left to use the self-starter.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Has something happened to me?
SUBBING
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From this reading SUBBING FOR THE BOSS How's that?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SUBBING FOR THE BOSS How's that?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUBBING FOR THE BOSS How's that?
there
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From this reading Course there has.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Has something happened to me?
Uh-huh
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From this reading Uh-huh.
use
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From this reading Something generally does, and if I ever get to the point where it don't I hope I shall have pep enough left to use the self-starter.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Something generally does, and if I ever get to the point where it don't I hope I shall have pep enough left to use the self-starter.