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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 A JOLT FROM OLD HICKORY You know Old Hickory Ellins ain't what you might call a sunshine distributor.
ain't
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From this reading A JOLT FROM OLD HICKORY You know Old Hickory Ellins ain't what you might call a sunshine distributor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sort of a cross between a March blizzard and a July thunderstorm would hit it nearer.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Not as a rule.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His disposition would hardly remind you of a placid pool at morn, or the end of a perfect day.
barometer
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From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Sort of a cross between a March blizzard and a July thunderstorm would hit it nearer.
big
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From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
blizzard
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From this reading Sort of a cross between a March blizzard and a July thunderstorm would hit it nearer.
blown
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From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
bond-room
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From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
boss
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From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
call
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From this reading A JOLT FROM OLD HICKORY You know Old Hickory Ellins ain't what you might call a sunshine distributor.
clerks
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From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
comes
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From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
cross
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From this reading Sort of a cross between a March blizzard and a July thunderstorm would hit it nearer.
day
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From this reading His disposition would hardly remind you of a placid pool at morn, or the end of a perfect day.
desks
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From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading His disposition would hardly remind you of a placid pool at morn, or the end of a perfect day.
distributor
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From this reading A JOLT FROM OLD HICKORY You know Old Hickory Ellins ain't what you might call a sunshine distributor.
Ellins
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From this reading A JOLT FROM OLD HICKORY You know Old Hickory Ellins ain't what you might call a sunshine distributor.
end
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From this reading His disposition would hardly remind you of a placid pool at morn, or the end of a perfect day.
expected
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From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
face
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From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A JOLT FROM OLD HICKORY You know Old Hickory Ellins ain't what you might call a sunshine distributor.
general
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From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
green
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From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
grip
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From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
hardly
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From this reading His disposition would hardly remind you of a placid pool at morn, or the end of a perfect day.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
hectic
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From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
HICKORY
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From this reading A JOLT FROM OLD HICKORY You know Old Hickory Ellins ain't what you might call a sunshine distributor.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His disposition would hardly remind you of a placid pool at morn, or the end of a perfect day.
hit
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From this reading Sort of a cross between a March blizzard and a July thunderstorm would hit it nearer.
HonestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
I've
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From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sort of a cross between a March blizzard and a July thunderstorm would hit it nearer.
JOLT
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From this reading A JOLT FROM OLD HICKORY You know Old Hickory Ellins ain't what you might call a sunshine distributor.
July
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From this reading Sort of a cross between a March blizzard and a July thunderstorm would hit it nearer.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A JOLT FROM OLD HICKORY You know Old Hickory Ellins ain't what you might call a sunshine distributor.
like
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From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
March
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From this reading Sort of a cross between a March blizzard and a July thunderstorm would hit it nearer.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A JOLT FROM OLD HICKORY You know Old Hickory Ellins ain't what you might call a sunshine distributor.
minutes
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From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
morn
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From this reading His disposition would hardly remind you of a placid pool at morn, or the end of a perfect day.
nearer
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From this reading Sort of a cross between a March blizzard and a July thunderstorm would hit it nearer.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not as a rule.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His disposition would hardly remind you of a placid pool at morn, or the end of a perfect day.
offices
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From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
OLD
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From this reading A JOLT FROM OLD HICKORY You know Old Hickory Ellins ain't what you might call a sunshine distributor.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His disposition would hardly remind you of a placid pool at morn, or the end of a perfect day.
out
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From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
perfect
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From this reading His disposition would hardly remind you of a placid pool at morn, or the end of a perfect day.
Piddie's
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From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
placid
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From this reading His disposition would hardly remind you of a placid pool at morn, or the end of a perfect day.
pool
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From this reading His disposition would hardly remind you of a placid pool at morn, or the end of a perfect day.
rampage
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From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
remind
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From this reading His disposition would hardly remind you of a placid pool at morn, or the end of a perfect day.
rule
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From this reading Not as a rule.
seen
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From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
sickly
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From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
sometimes
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From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
Sort
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From this reading Sort of a cross between a March blizzard and a July thunderstorm would hit it nearer.
started
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From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
sunshine
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From this reading A JOLT FROM OLD HICKORY You know Old Hickory Ellins ain't what you might call a sunshine distributor.
ten
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From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His disposition would hardly remind you of a placid pool at morn, or the end of a perfect day.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
thunderstorm
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From this reading Sort of a cross between a March blizzard and a July thunderstorm would hit it nearer.
tinge
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From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
trouble
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From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
want
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From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A JOLT FROM OLD HICKORY You know Old Hickory Ellins ain't what you might call a sunshine distributor.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
windows
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From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His disposition would hardly remind you of a placid pool at morn, or the end of a perfect day.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A JOLT FROM OLD HICKORY You know Old Hickory Ellins ain't what you might call a sunshine distributor.
you'd
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From this reading Honest, sometimes when he has started on a rampage through the general offices here, I've seen the bond-room clerks grip their desks like they expected to be blown through the windows; and the sickly green tinge on Piddie's face when he comes out from a hectic ten minutes with the big boss is as good a trouble barometer as you'd want.
