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_How could it give away such buys? Very easy--by doing a business in pennies and a profit in billions!_ Jack Hanshaw was madder than a wet hen and his roommate, Ken Adaman, was enjoying his misfortune hugely. "Not a blame thing!" snarled Jack, fiddling with the knobs of the television set. "Not even static lines. First they give me a set without a plug-in cord, and now this one's got a no-good picture tube."
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “_How could it give away such buys?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Not even static lines.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First they give me a set without a plug-in cord, and now this one's got a no-good picture tube."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Not a blame thing!" snarled Jack, fiddling with the knobs of the television set.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “First they give me a set without a plug-in cord, and now this one's got a no-good picture tube."”
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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 Very easy--by doing a business in pennies and a profit in billions!_ Jack Hanshaw was madder than a wet hen and his roommate, Ken Adaman, was enjoying his misfortune hugely.
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From this reading Very easy--by doing a business in pennies and a profit in billions!_ Jack Hanshaw was madder than a wet hen and his roommate, Ken Adaman, was enjoying his misfortune hugely.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Very easy--by doing a business in pennies and a profit in billions!_ Jack Hanshaw was madder than a wet hen and his roommate, Ken Adaman, was enjoying his misfortune hugely.
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From this reading _How could it give away such buys?
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From this reading Very easy--by doing a business in pennies and a profit in billions!_ Jack Hanshaw was madder than a wet hen and his roommate, Ken Adaman, was enjoying his misfortune hugely.
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From this reading "Not a blame thing!" snarled Jack, fiddling with the knobs of the television set.
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From this reading Very easy--by doing a business in pennies and a profit in billions!_ Jack Hanshaw was madder than a wet hen and his roommate, Ken Adaman, was enjoying his misfortune hugely.
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From this reading _How could it give away such buys?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Very easy--by doing a business in pennies and a profit in billions!_ Jack Hanshaw was madder than a wet hen and his roommate, Ken Adaman, was enjoying his misfortune hugely.
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From this reading First they give me a set without a plug-in cord, and now this one's got a no-good picture tube."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _How could it give away such buys?
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From this reading Very easy--by doing a business in pennies and a profit in billions!_ Jack Hanshaw was madder than a wet hen and his roommate, Ken Adaman, was enjoying his misfortune hugely.
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From this reading Very easy--by doing a business in pennies and a profit in billions!_ Jack Hanshaw was madder than a wet hen and his roommate, Ken Adaman, was enjoying his misfortune hugely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Very easy--by doing a business in pennies and a profit in billions!_ Jack Hanshaw was madder than a wet hen and his roommate, Ken Adaman, was enjoying his misfortune hugely.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not even static lines.
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From this reading "Not a blame thing!" snarled Jack, fiddling with the knobs of the television set.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First they give me a set without a plug-in cord, and now this one's got a no-good picture tube."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _How could it give away such buys?
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From this reading First they give me a set without a plug-in cord, and now this one's got a no-good picture tube."
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From this reading Very easy--by doing a business in pennies and a profit in billions!_ Jack Hanshaw was madder than a wet hen and his roommate, Ken Adaman, was enjoying his misfortune hugely.
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From this reading Very easy--by doing a business in pennies and a profit in billions!_ Jack Hanshaw was madder than a wet hen and his roommate, Ken Adaman, was enjoying his misfortune hugely.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Very easy--by doing a business in pennies and a profit in billions!_ Jack Hanshaw was madder than a wet hen and his roommate, Ken Adaman, was enjoying his misfortune hugely.
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From this reading _How could it give away such buys?
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From this reading Very easy--by doing a business in pennies and a profit in billions!_ Jack Hanshaw was madder than a wet hen and his roommate, Ken Adaman, was enjoying his misfortune hugely.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Very easy--by doing a business in pennies and a profit in billions!_ Jack Hanshaw was madder than a wet hen and his roommate, Ken Adaman, was enjoying his misfortune hugely.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _How could it give away such buys?
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From this reading Very easy--by doing a business in pennies and a profit in billions!_ Jack Hanshaw was madder than a wet hen and his roommate, Ken Adaman, was enjoying his misfortune hugely.
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From this reading Very easy--by doing a business in pennies and a profit in billions!_ Jack Hanshaw was madder than a wet hen and his roommate, Ken Adaman, was enjoying his misfortune hugely.
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From this reading "Not a blame thing!" snarled Jack, fiddling with the knobs of the television set.
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From this reading "Not even static lines.
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From this reading Very easy--by doing a business in pennies and a profit in billions!_ Jack Hanshaw was madder than a wet hen and his roommate, Ken Adaman, was enjoying his misfortune hugely.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading First they give me a set without a plug-in cord, and now this one's got a no-good picture tube."
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From this reading Very easy--by doing a business in pennies and a profit in billions!_ Jack Hanshaw was madder than a wet hen and his roommate, Ken Adaman, was enjoying his misfortune hugely.
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From this reading First they give me a set without a plug-in cord, and now this one's got a no-good picture tube."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not a blame thing!" snarled Jack, fiddling with the knobs of the television set.
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From this reading First they give me a set without a plug-in cord, and now this one's got a no-good picture tube."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Not a blame thing!" snarled Jack, fiddling with the knobs of the television set.
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From this reading First they give me a set without a plug-in cord, and now this one's got a no-good picture tube."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Very easy--by doing a business in pennies and a profit in billions!_ Jack Hanshaw was madder than a wet hen and his roommate, Ken Adaman, was enjoying his misfortune hugely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First they give me a set without a plug-in cord, and now this one's got a no-good picture tube."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First they give me a set without a plug-in cord, and now this one's got a no-good picture tube."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Very easy--by doing a business in pennies and a profit in billions!_ Jack Hanshaw was madder than a wet hen and his roommate, Ken Adaman, was enjoying his misfortune hugely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Very easy--by doing a business in pennies and a profit in billions!_ Jack Hanshaw was madder than a wet hen and his roommate, Ken Adaman, was enjoying his misfortune hugely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not a blame thing!" snarled Jack, fiddling with the knobs of the television set.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not a blame thing!" snarled Jack, fiddling with the knobs of the television set.
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From this reading "Not even static lines.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading _How could it give away such buys?
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From this reading "Not a blame thing!" snarled Jack, fiddling with the knobs of the television set.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Very easy--by doing a business in pennies and a profit in billions!_ Jack Hanshaw was madder than a wet hen and his roommate, Ken Adaman, was enjoying his misfortune hugely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Not a blame thing!" snarled Jack, fiddling with the knobs of the television set.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading First they give me a set without a plug-in cord, and now this one's got a no-good picture tube."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not a blame thing!" snarled Jack, fiddling with the knobs of the television set.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading First they give me a set without a plug-in cord, and now this one's got a no-good picture tube."
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From this reading First they give me a set without a plug-in cord, and now this one's got a no-good picture tube."
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From this reading Very easy--by doing a business in pennies and a profit in billions!_ Jack Hanshaw was madder than a wet hen and his roommate, Ken Adaman, was enjoying his misfortune hugely.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Very easy--by doing a business in pennies and a profit in billions!_ Jack Hanshaw was madder than a wet hen and his roommate, Ken Adaman, was enjoying his misfortune hugely.
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From this reading Very easy--by doing a business in pennies and a profit in billions!_ Jack Hanshaw was madder than a wet hen and his roommate, Ken Adaman, was enjoying his misfortune hugely.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Not a blame thing!" snarled Jack, fiddling with the knobs of the television set.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading First they give me a set without a plug-in cord, and now this one's got a no-good picture tube."
