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Wilt Thou Torchy
Wilt Thou Torchy

Chapter IX

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REPORTING BLANK ON RUPERT And yet, I've had people ask me if this private sec. job didn't get sort of monotonous!
Does it?
Say, listen a while!
I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.
Some perfect stranger it is, who does the reverse goose step so unexpected that there's no duckin' a collision.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Wilt Thou Torchy

Chapter IX

Reading 1/59 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
REPORTING BLANK ON RUPERT And yet, I've had people ask me if this private sec. job didn't get sort of monotonous!
Line 2
Does it?
/dʌz ɪt/
Line 3
Say, listen a while!
Line 4
I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.
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Some perfect stranger it is, who does the reverse goose step so unexpected that there's no duckin' a collision.

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.”

Behind preposition US /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading “I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.”

Someone pronoun US /ˈsʌmwʌn/

a person, without saying who

From this reading “I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.”

Step noun US /step/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Some perfect stranger it is, who does the reverse goose step so unexpected that there's no duckin' a collision.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “Say, listen a while!”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “REPORTING BLANK ON RUPERT And yet, I've had people ask me if this private sec. job didn't get sort of monotonous!”

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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 Say, listen a while!

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

agents

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From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading REPORTING BLANK ON RUPERT And yet, I've had people ask me if this private sec. job didn't get sort of monotonous!

arcade

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From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

ask

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From this reading REPORTING BLANK ON RUPERT And yet, I've had people ask me if this private sec. job didn't get sort of monotonous!

away

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From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

backs

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From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

BLANK

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From this reading REPORTING BLANK ON RUPERT And yet, I've had people ask me if this private sec. job didn't get sort of monotonous!

breezin

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From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

collision

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From this reading Some perfect stranger it is, who does the reverse goose step so unexpected that there's no duckin' a collision.

didn't

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From this reading REPORTING BLANK ON RUPERT And yet, I've had people ask me if this private sec. job didn't get sort of monotonous!

Doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Does it?

duckin

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From this reading Some perfect stranger it is, who does the reverse goose step so unexpected that there's no duckin' a collision.

erected

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From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

firms

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From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

get

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From this reading REPORTING BLANK ON RUPERT And yet, I've had people ask me if this private sec. job didn't get sort of monotonous!

goose

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From this reading Some perfect stranger it is, who does the reverse goose step so unexpected that there's no duckin' a collision.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading REPORTING BLANK ON RUPERT And yet, I've had people ask me if this private sec. job didn't get sort of monotonous!

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

honor

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From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

I've

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading REPORTING BLANK ON RUPERT And yet, I've had people ask me if this private sec. job didn't get sort of monotonous!

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading REPORTING BLANK ON RUPERT And yet, I've had people ask me if this private sec. job didn't get sort of monotonous!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Some perfect stranger it is, who does the reverse goose step so unexpected that there's no duckin' a collision.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Does it?

job

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From this reading REPORTING BLANK ON RUPERT And yet, I've had people ask me if this private sec. job didn't get sort of monotonous!

keep

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From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

listen

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Say, listen a while!

lunch

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

marble

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From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading REPORTING BLANK ON RUPERT And yet, I've had people ask me if this private sec. job didn't get sort of monotonous!

minutes

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From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

monotonous

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From this reading REPORTING BLANK ON RUPERT And yet, I've had people ask me if this private sec. job didn't get sort of monotonous!

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Some perfect stranger it is, who does the reverse goose step so unexpected that there's no duckin' a collision.

noon

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From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading REPORTING BLANK ON RUPERT And yet, I've had people ask me if this private sec. job didn't get sort of monotonous!

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading REPORTING BLANK ON RUPERT And yet, I've had people ask me if this private sec. job didn't get sort of monotonous!

other

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From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

paid

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From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

people

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From this reading REPORTING BLANK ON RUPERT And yet, I've had people ask me if this private sec. job didn't get sort of monotonous!

perfect

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From this reading Some perfect stranger it is, who does the reverse goose step so unexpected that there's no duckin' a collision.

private

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From this reading REPORTING BLANK ON RUPERT And yet, I've had people ask me if this private sec. job didn't get sort of monotonous!

rent

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From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

REPORTING

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From this reading REPORTING BLANK ON RUPERT And yet, I've had people ask me if this private sec. job didn't get sort of monotonous!

reverse

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Some perfect stranger it is, who does the reverse goose step so unexpected that there's no duckin' a collision.

RUPERT

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From this reading REPORTING BLANK ON RUPERT And yet, I've had people ask me if this private sec. job didn't get sort of monotonous!

Say

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From this reading Say, listen a while!

schedule

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

sec

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading REPORTING BLANK ON RUPERT And yet, I've had people ask me if this private sec. job didn't get sort of monotonous!

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Some perfect stranger it is, who does the reverse goose step so unexpected that there's no duckin' a collision.

Some

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From this reading Some perfect stranger it is, who does the reverse goose step so unexpected that there's no duckin' a collision.

someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/

a person, without saying who

From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

sort

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From this reading REPORTING BLANK ON RUPERT And yet, I've had people ask me if this private sec. job didn't get sort of monotonous!

stepnounUS /step/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Some perfect stranger it is, who does the reverse goose step so unexpected that there's no duckin' a collision.

stranger

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Some perfect stranger it is, who does the reverse goose step so unexpected that there's no duckin' a collision.

tablets

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From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

there's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Some perfect stranger it is, who does the reverse goose step so unexpected that there's no duckin' a collision.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading REPORTING BLANK ON RUPERT And yet, I've had people ask me if this private sec. job didn't get sort of monotonous!

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

twenty

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From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

unexpected

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Some perfect stranger it is, who does the reverse goose step so unexpected that there's no duckin' a collision.

wall

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From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading I was breezin' through the arcade here the other noon, about twenty minutes behind my lunch schedule, when someone backs away from the marble wall tablets the agents have erected in honor of them firms that keep their rent paid.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading Say, listen a while!

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Some perfect stranger it is, who does the reverse goose step so unexpected that there's no duckin' a collision.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading REPORTING BLANK ON RUPERT And yet, I've had people ask me if this private sec. job didn't get sort of monotonous!