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Chapter I
Don't wait to "Get 'em while they're hot." By then, it is too late to get them of all! The big bright doors of the office building parted with a pneumatic _whoosh_ and Robie glided onto Times Square. The crowd that had been watching the fifty-foot-tall girl on the clothing billboard get dressed, or reading the latest news about the Hot Truce scrawl itself in yard-high script, hurried to look. Robie was still a novelty.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The crowd that had been watching the fifty-foot-tall girl on the clothing billboard get dressed, or reading the latest news about the Hot Truce scrawl itself in yard-high script, hurried to look.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The crowd that had been watching the fifty-foot-tall girl on the clothing billboard get dressed, or reading the latest news about the Hot Truce scrawl itself in yard-high script, hurried to look.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The crowd that had been watching the fifty-foot-tall girl on the clothing billboard get dressed, or reading the latest news about the Hot Truce scrawl itself in yard-high script, hurried to look.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The crowd that had been watching the fifty-foot-tall girl on the clothing billboard get dressed, or reading the latest news about the Hot Truce scrawl itself in yard-high script, hurried to look.”
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading “The big bright doors of the office building parted with a pneumatic _whoosh_ and Robie glided onto Times Square.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Robie was still a novelty.”
during the time that
From this reading “Don't wait to "Get 'em while they're hot."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The big bright doors of the office building parted with a pneumatic _whoosh_ and Robie glided onto Times Square.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The crowd that had been watching the fifty-foot-tall girl on the clothing billboard get dressed, or reading the latest news about the Hot Truce scrawl itself in yard-high script, hurried to look.
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From this reading By then, it is too late to get them of all!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The big bright doors of the office building parted with a pneumatic _whoosh_ and Robie glided onto Times Square.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The crowd that had been watching the fifty-foot-tall girl on the clothing billboard get dressed, or reading the latest news about the Hot Truce scrawl itself in yard-high script, hurried to look.
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From this reading The big bright doors of the office building parted with a pneumatic _whoosh_ and Robie glided onto Times Square.
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From this reading The crowd that had been watching the fifty-foot-tall girl on the clothing billboard get dressed, or reading the latest news about the Hot Truce scrawl itself in yard-high script, hurried to look.
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From this reading The big bright doors of the office building parted with a pneumatic _whoosh_ and Robie glided onto Times Square.
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From this reading The big bright doors of the office building parted with a pneumatic _whoosh_ and Robie glided onto Times Square.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By then, it is too late to get them of all!
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From this reading The crowd that had been watching the fifty-foot-tall girl on the clothing billboard get dressed, or reading the latest news about the Hot Truce scrawl itself in yard-high script, hurried to look.
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From this reading The crowd that had been watching the fifty-foot-tall girl on the clothing billboard get dressed, or reading the latest news about the Hot Truce scrawl itself in yard-high script, hurried to look.
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From this reading Don't wait to "Get 'em while they're hot."
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From this reading The big bright doors of the office building parted with a pneumatic _whoosh_ and Robie glided onto Times Square.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The crowd that had been watching the fifty-foot-tall girl on the clothing billboard get dressed, or reading the latest news about the Hot Truce scrawl itself in yard-high script, hurried to look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't wait to "Get 'em while they're hot."
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From this reading The crowd that had been watching the fifty-foot-tall girl on the clothing billboard get dressed, or reading the latest news about the Hot Truce scrawl itself in yard-high script, hurried to look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't wait to "Get 'em while they're hot."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The crowd that had been watching the fifty-foot-tall girl on the clothing billboard get dressed, or reading the latest news about the Hot Truce scrawl itself in yard-high script, hurried to look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The big bright doors of the office building parted with a pneumatic _whoosh_ and Robie glided onto Times Square.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The crowd that had been watching the fifty-foot-tall girl on the clothing billboard get dressed, or reading the latest news about the Hot Truce scrawl itself in yard-high script, hurried to look.
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From this reading Don't wait to "Get 'em while they're hot."
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From this reading The crowd that had been watching the fifty-foot-tall girl on the clothing billboard get dressed, or reading the latest news about the Hot Truce scrawl itself in yard-high script, hurried to look.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The crowd that had been watching the fifty-foot-tall girl on the clothing billboard get dressed, or reading the latest news about the Hot Truce scrawl itself in yard-high script, hurried to look.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By then, it is too late to get them of all!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By then, it is too late to get them of all!
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The crowd that had been watching the fifty-foot-tall girl on the clothing billboard get dressed, or reading the latest news about the Hot Truce scrawl itself in yard-high script, hurried to look.
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From this reading By then, it is too late to get them of all!
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From this reading The crowd that had been watching the fifty-foot-tall girl on the clothing billboard get dressed, or reading the latest news about the Hot Truce scrawl itself in yard-high script, hurried to look.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The crowd that had been watching the fifty-foot-tall girl on the clothing billboard get dressed, or reading the latest news about the Hot Truce scrawl itself in yard-high script, hurried to look.
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From this reading The crowd that had been watching the fifty-foot-tall girl on the clothing billboard get dressed, or reading the latest news about the Hot Truce scrawl itself in yard-high script, hurried to look.
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From this reading Robie was still a novelty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By then, it is too late to get them of all!
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From this reading The big bright doors of the office building parted with a pneumatic _whoosh_ and Robie glided onto Times Square.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The crowd that had been watching the fifty-foot-tall girl on the clothing billboard get dressed, or reading the latest news about the Hot Truce scrawl itself in yard-high script, hurried to look.
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading The big bright doors of the office building parted with a pneumatic _whoosh_ and Robie glided onto Times Square.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The crowd that had been watching the fifty-foot-tall girl on the clothing billboard get dressed, or reading the latest news about the Hot Truce scrawl itself in yard-high script, hurried to look.
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From this reading The big bright doors of the office building parted with a pneumatic _whoosh_ and Robie glided onto Times Square.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The big bright doors of the office building parted with a pneumatic _whoosh_ and Robie glided onto Times Square.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The crowd that had been watching the fifty-foot-tall girl on the clothing billboard get dressed, or reading the latest news about the Hot Truce scrawl itself in yard-high script, hurried to look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The big bright doors of the office building parted with a pneumatic _whoosh_ and Robie glided onto Times Square.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The crowd that had been watching the fifty-foot-tall girl on the clothing billboard get dressed, or reading the latest news about the Hot Truce scrawl itself in yard-high script, hurried to look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The crowd that had been watching the fifty-foot-tall girl on the clothing billboard get dressed, or reading the latest news about the Hot Truce scrawl itself in yard-high script, hurried to look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The big bright doors of the office building parted with a pneumatic _whoosh_ and Robie glided onto Times Square.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robie was still a novelty.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The crowd that had been watching the fifty-foot-tall girl on the clothing billboard get dressed, or reading the latest news about the Hot Truce scrawl itself in yard-high script, hurried to look.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The big bright doors of the office building parted with a pneumatic _whoosh_ and Robie glided onto Times Square.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading By then, it is too late to get them of all!
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From this reading By then, it is too late to get them of all!
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From this reading Don't wait to "Get 'em while they're hot."
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From this reading The big bright doors of the office building parted with a pneumatic _whoosh_ and Robie glided onto Times Square.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Don't wait to "Get 'em while they're hot."
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From this reading By then, it is too late to get them of all!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The crowd that had been watching the fifty-foot-tall girl on the clothing billboard get dressed, or reading the latest news about the Hot Truce scrawl itself in yard-high script, hurried to look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't wait to "Get 'em while they're hot."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Robie was still a novelty.
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From this reading The crowd that had been watching the fifty-foot-tall girl on the clothing billboard get dressed, or reading the latest news about the Hot Truce scrawl itself in yard-high script, hurried to look.
during the time that
From this reading Don't wait to "Get 'em while they're hot."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The big bright doors of the office building parted with a pneumatic _whoosh_ and Robie glided onto Times Square.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The big bright doors of the office building parted with a pneumatic _whoosh_ and Robie glided onto Times Square.
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From this reading The crowd that had been watching the fifty-foot-tall girl on the clothing billboard get dressed, or reading the latest news about the Hot Truce scrawl itself in yard-high script, hurried to look.
