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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 IN DEEP FOR WADDY And all the time I had Wadley Fiske slated as a dead one!
all
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From this reading IN DEEP FOR WADDY And all the time I had Wadley Fiske slated as a dead one!
always
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From this reading But that don't always count.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN DEEP FOR WADDY And all the time I had Wadley Fiske slated as a dead one!
any
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From this reading Not that Waddy's a reg'lar washout, or carries a perfect vacuum between the ears, or practices any of the seven deadly sins.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN DEEP FOR WADDY And all the time I had Wadley Fiske slated as a dead one!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
bein
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From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Not that Waddy's a reg'lar washout, or carries a perfect vacuum between the ears, or practices any of the seven deadly sins.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that don't always count.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
came
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From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
career
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From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
carries
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From this reading Not that Waddy's a reg'lar washout, or carries a perfect vacuum between the ears, or practices any of the seven deadly sins.
choosey
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From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
clubby
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From this reading Course, he was one of Mr. Robert's clubby friends.
couldn't
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From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
count
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From this reading But that don't always count.
CoursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Course, he was one of Mr. Robert's clubby friends.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN DEEP FOR WADDY And all the time I had Wadley Fiske slated as a dead one!
deadly
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From this reading Not that Waddy's a reg'lar washout, or carries a perfect vacuum between the ears, or practices any of the seven deadly sins.
DEEP
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From this reading IN DEEP FOR WADDY And all the time I had Wadley Fiske slated as a dead one!
don't
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From this reading But that don't always count.
early
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From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
ears
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From this reading Not that Waddy's a reg'lar washout, or carries a perfect vacuum between the ears, or practices any of the seven deadly sins.
enough
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From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
finicky
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From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
Fiske
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From this reading IN DEEP FOR WADDY And all the time I had Wadley Fiske slated as a dead one!
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IN DEEP FOR WADDY And all the time I had Wadley Fiske slated as a dead one!
friends
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From this reading Course, he was one of Mr. Robert's clubby friends.
gettin
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From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
guess
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From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN DEEP FOR WADDY And all the time I had Wadley Fiske slated as a dead one!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Course, he was one of Mr. Robert's clubby friends.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN DEEP FOR WADDY And all the time I had Wadley Fiske slated as a dead one!
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN DEEP FOR WADDY And all the time I had Wadley Fiske slated as a dead one!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
job
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From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
live
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From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
lot
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From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
Mr
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From this reading Course, he was one of Mr. Robert's clubby friends.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that Waddy's a reg'lar washout, or carries a perfect vacuum between the ears, or practices any of the seven deadly sins.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Course, he was one of Mr. Robert's clubby friends.
office
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From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading IN DEEP FOR WADDY And all the time I had Wadley Fiske slated as a dead one!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Not that Waddy's a reg'lar washout, or carries a perfect vacuum between the ears, or practices any of the seven deadly sins.
perfect
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From this reading Not that Waddy's a reg'lar washout, or carries a perfect vacuum between the ears, or practices any of the seven deadly sins.
picking
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From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
practices
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From this reading Not that Waddy's a reg'lar washout, or carries a perfect vacuum between the ears, or practices any of the seven deadly sins.
private
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From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
reg'lar
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From this reading Not that Waddy's a reg'lar washout, or carries a perfect vacuum between the ears, or practices any of the seven deadly sins.
Robert
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From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
Robert's
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From this reading Course, he was one of Mr. Robert's clubby friends.
say
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From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
sec
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From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
seven
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From this reading Not that Waddy's a reg'lar washout, or carries a perfect vacuum between the ears, or practices any of the seven deadly sins.
sins
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From this reading Not that Waddy's a reg'lar washout, or carries a perfect vacuum between the ears, or practices any of the seven deadly sins.
slated
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From this reading IN DEEP FOR WADDY And all the time I had Wadley Fiske slated as a dead one!
staff
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From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that don't always count.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN DEEP FOR WADDY And all the time I had Wadley Fiske slated as a dead one!
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN DEEP FOR WADDY And all the time I had Wadley Fiske slated as a dead one!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
vacuum
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From this reading Not that Waddy's a reg'lar washout, or carries a perfect vacuum between the ears, or practices any of the seven deadly sins.
very
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From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
WADDY
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From this reading IN DEEP FOR WADDY And all the time I had Wadley Fiske slated as a dead one!
Waddy's
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From this reading Not that Waddy's a reg'lar washout, or carries a perfect vacuum between the ears, or practices any of the seven deadly sins.
Wadley
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From this reading IN DEEP FOR WADDY And all the time I had Wadley Fiske slated as a dead one!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Course, he was one of Mr. Robert's clubby friends.
washout
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From this reading Not that Waddy's a reg'lar washout, or carries a perfect vacuum between the ears, or practices any of the seven deadly sins.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
wires
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From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
wished
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From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
