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Torchy As A Pa
Torchy As A Pa

Chapter XX

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GIVING 'CHITA A LOOK I got to admit that there's some drawbacks to being a 100 per cent perfect private see.
Not that I mind making myself useful around the general offices.
I'm always willin' to roll up my sleeves any time and save the grand old Corrugated Trust from going on the rocks.
I'll take a stab at anything, from meetin' a strike committee of the Amalgamated Window Washers' Union to subbin' in as president for Old Hickory at the annual meetin'.
And between times I don't object to makin' myself as handy as a socket wrench.
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Torchy As A Pa

Chapter XX

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
GIVING 'CHITA A LOOK I got to admit that there's some drawbacks to being a 100 per cent perfect private see.
Line 2
Not that I mind making myself useful around the general offices.
Line 3
I'm always willin' to roll up my sleeves any time and save the grand old Corrugated Trust from going on the rocks.
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I'll take a stab at anything, from meetin' a strike committee of the Amalgamated Window Washers' Union to subbin' in as president for Old Hickory at the annual meetin'.
Line 5
And between times I don't object to makin' myself as handy as a socket wrench.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Anything pronoun US /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “I'll take a stab at anything, from meetin' a strike committee of the Amalgamated Window Washers' Union to subbin' in as president for Old Hickory at the annual meetin'.”

Around preposition US /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “Not that I mind making myself useful around the general offices.”

Being auxiliary verb US /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “GIVING 'CHITA A LOOK I got to admit that there's some drawbacks to being a 100 per cent perfect private see.”

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “And between times I don't object to makin' myself as handy as a socket wrench.”

LOOK noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “GIVING 'CHITA A LOOK I got to admit that there's some drawbacks to being a 100 per cent perfect private see.”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Not that I mind making myself useful around the general offices.”

Myself pronoun US /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading “Not that I mind making myself useful around the general offices.”

Per preposition US /pɜːr/

for each

From this reading “GIVING 'CHITA A LOOK I got to admit that there's some drawbacks to being a 100 per cent perfect private see.”

Save preposition US /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading “I'm always willin' to roll up my sleeves any time and save the grand old Corrugated Trust from going on the rocks.”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I'll take a stab at anything, from meetin' a strike committee of the Amalgamated Window Washers' Union to subbin' in as president for Old Hickory at the annual meetin'.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I'm always willin' to roll up my sleeves any time and save the grand old Corrugated Trust from going on the rocks.”

Wrench noun US /rɛntʃ/

a sudden twisting movement that causes pain

From this reading “And between times I don't object to makin' myself as handy as a socket wrench.”

All words in this reading · 75

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100

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From this reading GIVING 'CHITA A LOOK I got to admit that there's some drawbacks to being a 100 per cent perfect private see.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading GIVING 'CHITA A LOOK I got to admit that there's some drawbacks to being a 100 per cent perfect private see.

admit

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From this reading GIVING 'CHITA A LOOK I got to admit that there's some drawbacks to being a 100 per cent perfect private see.

always

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From this reading I'm always willin' to roll up my sleeves any time and save the grand old Corrugated Trust from going on the rocks.

Amalgamated

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From this reading I'll take a stab at anything, from meetin' a strike committee of the Amalgamated Window Washers' Union to subbin' in as president for Old Hickory at the annual meetin'.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I'm always willin' to roll up my sleeves any time and save the grand old Corrugated Trust from going on the rocks.

annual

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From this reading I'll take a stab at anything, from meetin' a strike committee of the Amalgamated Window Washers' Union to subbin' in as president for Old Hickory at the annual meetin'.

any

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From this reading I'm always willin' to roll up my sleeves any time and save the grand old Corrugated Trust from going on the rocks.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading I'll take a stab at anything, from meetin' a strike committee of the Amalgamated Window Washers' Union to subbin' in as president for Old Hickory at the annual meetin'.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Not that I mind making myself useful around the general offices.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I'll take a stab at anything, from meetin' a strike committee of the Amalgamated Window Washers' Union to subbin' in as president for Old Hickory at the annual meetin'.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I'll take a stab at anything, from meetin' a strike committee of the Amalgamated Window Washers' Union to subbin' in as president for Old Hickory at the annual meetin'.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading GIVING 'CHITA A LOOK I got to admit that there's some drawbacks to being a 100 per cent perfect private see.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading And between times I don't object to makin' myself as handy as a socket wrench.

cent

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From this reading GIVING 'CHITA A LOOK I got to admit that there's some drawbacks to being a 100 per cent perfect private see.

CHITA

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From this reading GIVING 'CHITA A LOOK I got to admit that there's some drawbacks to being a 100 per cent perfect private see.

committee

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From this reading I'll take a stab at anything, from meetin' a strike committee of the Amalgamated Window Washers' Union to subbin' in as president for Old Hickory at the annual meetin'.

Corrugated

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From this reading I'm always willin' to roll up my sleeves any time and save the grand old Corrugated Trust from going on the rocks.

don't

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From this reading And between times I don't object to makin' myself as handy as a socket wrench.

drawbacks

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From this reading GIVING 'CHITA A LOOK I got to admit that there's some drawbacks to being a 100 per cent perfect private see.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I'll take a stab at anything, from meetin' a strike committee of the Amalgamated Window Washers' Union to subbin' in as president for Old Hickory at the annual meetin'.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I'm always willin' to roll up my sleeves any time and save the grand old Corrugated Trust from going on the rocks.

general

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From this reading Not that I mind making myself useful around the general offices.

GIVING

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From this reading GIVING 'CHITA A LOOK I got to admit that there's some drawbacks to being a 100 per cent perfect private see.

going

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From this reading I'm always willin' to roll up my sleeves any time and save the grand old Corrugated Trust from going on the rocks.

got

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From this reading GIVING 'CHITA A LOOK I got to admit that there's some drawbacks to being a 100 per cent perfect private see.

grand

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From this reading I'm always willin' to roll up my sleeves any time and save the grand old Corrugated Trust from going on the rocks.

handy

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From this reading And between times I don't object to makin' myself as handy as a socket wrench.

Hickory

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From this reading I'll take a stab at anything, from meetin' a strike committee of the Amalgamated Window Washers' Union to subbin' in as president for Old Hickory at the annual meetin'.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading GIVING 'CHITA A LOOK I got to admit that there's some drawbacks to being a 100 per cent perfect private see.

I'll

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From this reading I'll take a stab at anything, from meetin' a strike committee of the Amalgamated Window Washers' Union to subbin' in as president for Old Hickory at the annual meetin'.

I'm

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From this reading I'm always willin' to roll up my sleeves any time and save the grand old Corrugated Trust from going on the rocks.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I'll take a stab at anything, from meetin' a strike committee of the Amalgamated Window Washers' Union to subbin' in as president for Old Hickory at the annual meetin'.

LOOKnounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading GIVING 'CHITA A LOOK I got to admit that there's some drawbacks to being a 100 per cent perfect private see.

makin

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From this reading And between times I don't object to makin' myself as handy as a socket wrench.

making

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From this reading Not that I mind making myself useful around the general offices.

meetin

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From this reading I'll take a stab at anything, from meetin' a strike committee of the Amalgamated Window Washers' Union to subbin' in as president for Old Hickory at the annual meetin'.

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Not that I mind making myself useful around the general offices.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I'm always willin' to roll up my sleeves any time and save the grand old Corrugated Trust from going on the rocks.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading Not that I mind making myself useful around the general offices.

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not that I mind making myself useful around the general offices.

object

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From this reading And between times I don't object to makin' myself as handy as a socket wrench.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I'll take a stab at anything, from meetin' a strike committee of the Amalgamated Window Washers' Union to subbin' in as president for Old Hickory at the annual meetin'.

offices

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From this reading Not that I mind making myself useful around the general offices.

old

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From this reading I'm always willin' to roll up my sleeves any time and save the grand old Corrugated Trust from going on the rocks.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I'm always willin' to roll up my sleeves any time and save the grand old Corrugated Trust from going on the rocks.

perprepositionUS /pɜːr/

for each

From this reading GIVING 'CHITA A LOOK I got to admit that there's some drawbacks to being a 100 per cent perfect private see.

perfect

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From this reading GIVING 'CHITA A LOOK I got to admit that there's some drawbacks to being a 100 per cent perfect private see.

president

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From this reading I'll take a stab at anything, from meetin' a strike committee of the Amalgamated Window Washers' Union to subbin' in as president for Old Hickory at the annual meetin'.

private

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From this reading GIVING 'CHITA A LOOK I got to admit that there's some drawbacks to being a 100 per cent perfect private see.

rocks

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From this reading I'm always willin' to roll up my sleeves any time and save the grand old Corrugated Trust from going on the rocks.

roll

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From this reading I'm always willin' to roll up my sleeves any time and save the grand old Corrugated Trust from going on the rocks.

saveprepositionUS /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading I'm always willin' to roll up my sleeves any time and save the grand old Corrugated Trust from going on the rocks.

see

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From this reading GIVING 'CHITA A LOOK I got to admit that there's some drawbacks to being a 100 per cent perfect private see.

sleeves

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From this reading I'm always willin' to roll up my sleeves any time and save the grand old Corrugated Trust from going on the rocks.

socket

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From this reading And between times I don't object to makin' myself as handy as a socket wrench.

some

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From this reading GIVING 'CHITA A LOOK I got to admit that there's some drawbacks to being a 100 per cent perfect private see.

stab

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From this reading I'll take a stab at anything, from meetin' a strike committee of the Amalgamated Window Washers' Union to subbin' in as president for Old Hickory at the annual meetin'.

strike

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From this reading I'll take a stab at anything, from meetin' a strike committee of the Amalgamated Window Washers' Union to subbin' in as president for Old Hickory at the annual meetin'.

subbin

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From this reading I'll take a stab at anything, from meetin' a strike committee of the Amalgamated Window Washers' Union to subbin' in as president for Old Hickory at the annual meetin'.

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I'll take a stab at anything, from meetin' a strike committee of the Amalgamated Window Washers' Union to subbin' in as president for Old Hickory at the annual meetin'.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading GIVING 'CHITA A LOOK I got to admit that there's some drawbacks to being a 100 per cent perfect private see.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Not that I mind making myself useful around the general offices.

there's

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From this reading GIVING 'CHITA A LOOK I got to admit that there's some drawbacks to being a 100 per cent perfect private see.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I'm always willin' to roll up my sleeves any time and save the grand old Corrugated Trust from going on the rocks.

times

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From this reading And between times I don't object to makin' myself as handy as a socket wrench.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading GIVING 'CHITA A LOOK I got to admit that there's some drawbacks to being a 100 per cent perfect private see.

Trust

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From this reading I'm always willin' to roll up my sleeves any time and save the grand old Corrugated Trust from going on the rocks.

Union

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From this reading I'll take a stab at anything, from meetin' a strike committee of the Amalgamated Window Washers' Union to subbin' in as president for Old Hickory at the annual meetin'.

up

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From this reading I'm always willin' to roll up my sleeves any time and save the grand old Corrugated Trust from going on the rocks.

useful

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From this reading Not that I mind making myself useful around the general offices.

Washers

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From this reading I'll take a stab at anything, from meetin' a strike committee of the Amalgamated Window Washers' Union to subbin' in as president for Old Hickory at the annual meetin'.

willin

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From this reading I'm always willin' to roll up my sleeves any time and save the grand old Corrugated Trust from going on the rocks.

Window

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From this reading I'll take a stab at anything, from meetin' a strike committee of the Amalgamated Window Washers' Union to subbin' in as president for Old Hickory at the annual meetin'.

wrenchnounUS /rɛntʃ/

a sudden twisting movement that causes pain

From this reading And between times I don't object to makin' myself as handy as a socket wrench.