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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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address
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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aside
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Association
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He found three girls at a long table, slitting open huge piles of envelopes and removing from them money, postal orders and checks--mostly money, for the sort of people who patronized the National Clockers' Association were quite willing to "take a chance" on a five- or a twenty-dollar bill in the mails.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Behind a newspaper, in a big leather chair near a flat-top mahogany desk, with his feet conveniently elevated on the waste-basket, sat a gentleman who, when he moved the paper aside to see whom his visitor might be, proved to be Blackie Daw himself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
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BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind a newspaper, in a big leather chair near a flat-top mahogany desk, with his feet conveniently elevated on the waste-basket, sat a gentleman who, when he moved the paper aside to see whom his visitor might be, proved to be Blackie Daw himself.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
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big
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bill
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Blackie
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Boston
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BROADWAY
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Building
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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chair
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chance
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checks
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childhood
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From this reading "Hello, none other than the friend of me childhood!" exclaimed Blackie, springing to his feet and extending his hand.
Clockers
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coincidence
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Company
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concern
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CONTINUES
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conveniently
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Daw
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Daw's
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desk
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door
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elevated
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envelopes
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exclaimed
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From this reading "Hello, none other than the friend of me childhood!" exclaimed Blackie, springing to his feet and extending his hand.
extending
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fact
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feet
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five
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flat-top
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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friend
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He found three girls at a long table, slitting open huge piles of envelopes and removing from them money, postal orders and checks--mostly money, for the sort of people who patronized the National Clockers' Association were quite willing to "take a chance" on a five- or a twenty-dollar bill in the mails.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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girls
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given
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glass
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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hand
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From this reading "Hello, none other than the friend of me childhood!" exclaimed Blackie, springing to his feet and extending his hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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Hello
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From this reading "Hello, none other than the friend of me childhood!" exclaimed Blackie, springing to his feet and extending his hand.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Worried by the fact that Blackie had moved, yet struck by the peculiar coincidence of his place being occupied by the concern that had given him the tip on Razzoo, he walked into the office to inquire the whereabouts of his friend.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Behind a newspaper, in a big leather chair near a flat-top mahogany desk, with his feet conveniently elevated on the waste-basket, sat a gentleman who, when he moved the paper aside to see whom his visitor might be, proved to be Blackie Daw himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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huge
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Hundred
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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inquire
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Worried by the fact that Blackie had moved, yet struck by the peculiar coincidence of his place being occupied by the concern that had given him the tip on Razzoo, he walked into the office to inquire the whereabouts of his friend.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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J
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leather
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longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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mahogany
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mails
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Marabon
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Hello, none other than the friend of me childhood!" exclaimed Blackie, springing to his feet and extending his hand.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Behind a newspaper, in a big leather chair near a flat-top mahogany desk, with his feet conveniently elevated on the waste-basket, sat a gentleman who, when he moved the paper aside to see whom his visitor might be, proved to be Blackie Daw himself.
Mining
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MONEY
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most
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mostly
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moved
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From this reading Worried by the fact that Blackie had moved, yet struck by the peculiar coincidence of his place being occupied by the concern that had given him the tip on Razzoo, he walked into the office to inquire the whereabouts of his friend.
National
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near
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newspaper
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nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading "Hello, none other than the friend of me childhood!" exclaimed Blackie, springing to his feet and extending his hand.
number
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occupied
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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office
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Worried by the fact that Blackie had moved, yet struck by the peculiar coincidence of his place being occupied by the concern that had given him the tip on Razzoo, he walked into the office to inquire the whereabouts of his friend.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He found three girls at a long table, slitting open huge piles of envelopes and removing from them money, postal orders and checks--mostly money, for the sort of people who patronized the National Clockers' Association were quite willing to "take a chance" on a five- or a twenty-dollar bill in the mails.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He found three girls at a long table, slitting open huge piles of envelopes and removing from them money, postal orders and checks--mostly money, for the sort of people who patronized the National Clockers' Association were quite willing to "take a chance" on a five- or a twenty-dollar bill in the mails.
orders
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other
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From this reading "Hello, none other than the friend of me childhood!" exclaimed Blackie, springing to his feet and extending his hand.
painted
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paper
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patronized
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From this reading He found three girls at a long table, slitting open huge piles of envelopes and removing from them money, postal orders and checks--mostly money, for the sort of people who patronized the National Clockers' Association were quite willing to "take a chance" on a five- or a twenty-dollar bill in the mails.
paused
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From this reading THE BROADWAY QUARTET CONTINUES TO TAKE WALLINGFORD'S MONEY Blackie Daw's most recent Boston address had been: "Yellow Streak Mining Company, Seven Hundred and Ten Marabon Building," and yet when J. Rufus paused before number seven hundred and ten of that building he found its glass door painted with the sign of the National Clockers' Association.
peculiar
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From this reading Worried by the fact that Blackie had moved, yet struck by the peculiar coincidence of his place being occupied by the concern that had given him the tip on Razzoo, he walked into the office to inquire the whereabouts of his friend.
people
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From this reading He found three girls at a long table, slitting open huge piles of envelopes and removing from them money, postal orders and checks--mostly money, for the sort of people who patronized the National Clockers' Association were quite willing to "take a chance" on a five- or a twenty-dollar bill in the mails.
piles
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From this reading He found three girls at a long table, slitting open huge piles of envelopes and removing from them money, postal orders and checks--mostly money, for the sort of people who patronized the National Clockers' Association were quite willing to "take a chance" on a five- or a twenty-dollar bill in the mails.
place
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From this reading Worried by the fact that Blackie had moved, yet struck by the peculiar coincidence of his place being occupied by the concern that had given him the tip on Razzoo, he walked into the office to inquire the whereabouts of his friend.
postal
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From this reading He found three girls at a long table, slitting open huge piles of envelopes and removing from them money, postal orders and checks--mostly money, for the sort of people who patronized the National Clockers' Association were quite willing to "take a chance" on a five- or a twenty-dollar bill in the mails.
proved
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From this reading Behind a newspaper, in a big leather chair near a flat-top mahogany desk, with his feet conveniently elevated on the waste-basket, sat a gentleman who, when he moved the paper aside to see whom his visitor might be, proved to be Blackie Daw himself.
QUARTET
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From this reading THE BROADWAY QUARTET CONTINUES TO TAKE WALLINGFORD'S MONEY Blackie Daw's most recent Boston address had been: "Yellow Streak Mining Company, Seven Hundred and Ten Marabon Building," and yet when J. Rufus paused before number seven hundred and ten of that building he found its glass door painted with the sign of the National Clockers' Association.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found three girls at a long table, slitting open huge piles of envelopes and removing from them money, postal orders and checks--mostly money, for the sort of people who patronized the National Clockers' Association were quite willing to "take a chance" on a five- or a twenty-dollar bill in the mails.
Razzoo
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From this reading Worried by the fact that Blackie had moved, yet struck by the peculiar coincidence of his place being occupied by the concern that had given him the tip on Razzoo, he walked into the office to inquire the whereabouts of his friend.
recent
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removing
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From this reading He found three girls at a long table, slitting open huge piles of envelopes and removing from them money, postal orders and checks--mostly money, for the sort of people who patronized the National Clockers' Association were quite willing to "take a chance" on a five- or a twenty-dollar bill in the mails.
Rufus
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sat
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From this reading Behind a newspaper, in a big leather chair near a flat-top mahogany desk, with his feet conveniently elevated on the waste-basket, sat a gentleman who, when he moved the paper aside to see whom his visitor might be, proved to be Blackie Daw himself.
see
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From this reading Behind a newspaper, in a big leather chair near a flat-top mahogany desk, with his feet conveniently elevated on the waste-basket, sat a gentleman who, when he moved the paper aside to see whom his visitor might be, proved to be Blackie Daw himself.
Seven
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sign
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slitting
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From this reading He found three girls at a long table, slitting open huge piles of envelopes and removing from them money, postal orders and checks--mostly money, for the sort of people who patronized the National Clockers' Association were quite willing to "take a chance" on a five- or a twenty-dollar bill in the mails.
sort
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From this reading He found three girls at a long table, slitting open huge piles of envelopes and removing from them money, postal orders and checks--mostly money, for the sort of people who patronized the National Clockers' Association were quite willing to "take a chance" on a five- or a twenty-dollar bill in the mails.
springing
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From this reading "Hello, none other than the friend of me childhood!" exclaimed Blackie, springing to his feet and extending his hand.
Streak
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strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Worried by the fact that Blackie had moved, yet struck by the peculiar coincidence of his place being occupied by the concern that had given him the tip on Razzoo, he walked into the office to inquire the whereabouts of his friend.
table
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From this reading He found three girls at a long table, slitting open huge piles of envelopes and removing from them money, postal orders and checks--mostly money, for the sort of people who patronized the National Clockers' Association were quite willing to "take a chance" on a five- or a twenty-dollar bill in the mails.
TAKEnounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BROADWAY QUARTET CONTINUES TO TAKE WALLINGFORD'S MONEY Blackie Daw's most recent Boston address had been: "Yellow Streak Mining Company, Seven Hundred and Ten Marabon Building," and yet when J. Rufus paused before number seven hundred and ten of that building he found its glass door painted with the sign of the National Clockers' Association.
Ten
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Hello, none other than the friend of me childhood!" exclaimed Blackie, springing to his feet and extending his hand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE BROADWAY QUARTET CONTINUES TO TAKE WALLINGFORD'S MONEY Blackie Daw's most recent Boston address had been: "Yellow Streak Mining Company, Seven Hundred and Ten Marabon Building," and yet when J. Rufus paused before number seven hundred and ten of that building he found its glass door painted with the sign of the National Clockers' Association.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BROADWAY QUARTET CONTINUES TO TAKE WALLINGFORD'S MONEY Blackie Daw's most recent Boston address had been: "Yellow Streak Mining Company, Seven Hundred and Ten Marabon Building," and yet when J. Rufus paused before number seven hundred and ten of that building he found its glass door painted with the sign of the National Clockers' Association.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He found three girls at a long table, slitting open huge piles of envelopes and removing from them money, postal orders and checks--mostly money, for the sort of people who patronized the National Clockers' Association were quite willing to "take a chance" on a five- or a twenty-dollar bill in the mails.
three
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From this reading He found three girls at a long table, slitting open huge piles of envelopes and removing from them money, postal orders and checks--mostly money, for the sort of people who patronized the National Clockers' Association were quite willing to "take a chance" on a five- or a twenty-dollar bill in the mails.
tip
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From this reading Worried by the fact that Blackie had moved, yet struck by the peculiar coincidence of his place being occupied by the concern that had given him the tip on Razzoo, he walked into the office to inquire the whereabouts of his friend.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BROADWAY QUARTET CONTINUES TO TAKE WALLINGFORD'S MONEY Blackie Daw's most recent Boston address had been: "Yellow Streak Mining Company, Seven Hundred and Ten Marabon Building," and yet when J. Rufus paused before number seven hundred and ten of that building he found its glass door painted with the sign of the National Clockers' Association.
twenty-dollar
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From this reading He found three girls at a long table, slitting open huge piles of envelopes and removing from them money, postal orders and checks--mostly money, for the sort of people who patronized the National Clockers' Association were quite willing to "take a chance" on a five- or a twenty-dollar bill in the mails.
visitor
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From this reading Behind a newspaper, in a big leather chair near a flat-top mahogany desk, with his feet conveniently elevated on the waste-basket, sat a gentleman who, when he moved the paper aside to see whom his visitor might be, proved to be Blackie Daw himself.
walked
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From this reading Worried by the fact that Blackie had moved, yet struck by the peculiar coincidence of his place being occupied by the concern that had given him the tip on Razzoo, he walked into the office to inquire the whereabouts of his friend.
WALLINGFORD'S
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From this reading THE BROADWAY QUARTET CONTINUES TO TAKE WALLINGFORD'S MONEY Blackie Daw's most recent Boston address had been: "Yellow Streak Mining Company, Seven Hundred and Ten Marabon Building," and yet when J. Rufus paused before number seven hundred and ten of that building he found its glass door painted with the sign of the National Clockers' Association.
waste-basket
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From this reading Behind a newspaper, in a big leather chair near a flat-top mahogany desk, with his feet conveniently elevated on the waste-basket, sat a gentleman who, when he moved the paper aside to see whom his visitor might be, proved to be Blackie Daw himself.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He found three girls at a long table, slitting open huge piles of envelopes and removing from them money, postal orders and checks--mostly money, for the sort of people who patronized the National Clockers' Association were quite willing to "take a chance" on a five- or a twenty-dollar bill in the mails.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE BROADWAY QUARTET CONTINUES TO TAKE WALLINGFORD'S MONEY Blackie Daw's most recent Boston address had been: "Yellow Streak Mining Company, Seven Hundred and Ten Marabon Building," and yet when J. Rufus paused before number seven hundred and ten of that building he found its glass door painted with the sign of the National Clockers' Association.
whereabouts
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From this reading Worried by the fact that Blackie had moved, yet struck by the peculiar coincidence of his place being occupied by the concern that had given him the tip on Razzoo, he walked into the office to inquire the whereabouts of his friend.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He found three girls at a long table, slitting open huge piles of envelopes and removing from them money, postal orders and checks--mostly money, for the sort of people who patronized the National Clockers' Association were quite willing to "take a chance" on a five- or a twenty-dollar bill in the mails.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Behind a newspaper, in a big leather chair near a flat-top mahogany desk, with his feet conveniently elevated on the waste-basket, sat a gentleman who, when he moved the paper aside to see whom his visitor might be, proved to be Blackie Daw himself.
willing
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From this reading He found three girls at a long table, slitting open huge piles of envelopes and removing from them money, postal orders and checks--mostly money, for the sort of people who patronized the National Clockers' Association were quite willing to "take a chance" on a five- or a twenty-dollar bill in the mails.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE BROADWAY QUARTET CONTINUES TO TAKE WALLINGFORD'S MONEY Blackie Daw's most recent Boston address had been: "Yellow Streak Mining Company, Seven Hundred and Ten Marabon Building," and yet when J. Rufus paused before number seven hundred and ten of that building he found its glass door painted with the sign of the National Clockers' Association.
Worried
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From this reading Worried by the fact that Blackie had moved, yet struck by the peculiar coincidence of his place being occupied by the concern that had given him the tip on Razzoo, he walked into the office to inquire the whereabouts of his friend.
Yellow
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From this reading THE BROADWAY QUARTET CONTINUES TO TAKE WALLINGFORD'S MONEY Blackie Daw's most recent Boston address had been: "Yellow Streak Mining Company, Seven Hundred and Ten Marabon Building," and yet when J. Rufus paused before number seven hundred and ten of that building he found its glass door painted with the sign of the National Clockers' Association.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading THE BROADWAY QUARTET CONTINUES TO TAKE WALLINGFORD'S MONEY Blackie Daw's most recent Boston address had been: "Yellow Streak Mining Company, Seven Hundred and Ten Marabon Building," and yet when J. Rufus paused before number seven hundred and ten of that building he found its glass door painted with the sign of the National Clockers' Association.
