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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 If I was going to pick out the worst job in the world, it would be a waiting job.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About all we could do now until Jethro was safe in bed was to sit around and wish he’d go early.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Say,” says I, after a while, “I know there’s some sort of a mystery about Rock, but what d’you s’pect it is?
all
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From this reading About all we could do now until Jethro was safe in bed was to sit around and wish he’d go early.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I don’t know why it is, but when you’re waiting time goes along about a dozen times as slow as it does any other time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading About all we could do now until Jethro was safe in bed was to sit around and wish he’d go early.
any
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From this reading I don’t know why it is, but when you’re waiting time goes along about a dozen times as slow as it does any other time.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading About all we could do now until Jethro was safe in bed was to sit around and wish he’d go early.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I don’t know why it is, but when you’re waiting time goes along about a dozen times as slow as it does any other time.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If I was going to pick out the worst job in the world, it would be a waiting job.
bed
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From this reading About all we could do now until Jethro was safe in bed was to sit around and wish he’d go early.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If it hadn’t been for Mark Tidd and his make-believes I guess I’d have gone plumb crazy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don’t know why it is, but when you’re waiting time goes along about a dozen times as slow as it does any other time.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading About all we could do now until Jethro was safe in bed was to sit around and wish he’d go early.
crazy
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From this reading If it hadn’t been for Mark Tidd and his make-believes I guess I’d have gone plumb crazy.
d'you
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From this reading “Say,” says I, after a while, “I know there’s some sort of a mystery about Rock, but what d’you s’pect it is?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading About all we could do now until Jethro was safe in bed was to sit around and wish he’d go early.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I don’t know why it is, but when you’re waiting time goes along about a dozen times as slow as it does any other time.
don't
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From this reading I don’t know why it is, but when you’re waiting time goes along about a dozen times as slow as it does any other time.
dozen
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From this reading I don’t know why it is, but when you’re waiting time goes along about a dozen times as slow as it does any other time.
early
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From this reading About all we could do now until Jethro was safe in bed was to sit around and wish he’d go early.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If it hadn’t been for Mark Tidd and his make-believes I guess I’d have gone plumb crazy.
go
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From this reading About all we could do now until Jethro was safe in bed was to sit around and wish he’d go early.
goes
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From this reading I don’t know why it is, but when you’re waiting time goes along about a dozen times as slow as it does any other time.
going
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From this reading If I was going to pick out the worst job in the world, it would be a waiting job.
gone
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From this reading If it hadn’t been for Mark Tidd and his make-believes I guess I’d have gone plumb crazy.
guess
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From this reading If it hadn’t been for Mark Tidd and his make-believes I guess I’d have gone plumb crazy.
hadn't
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From this reading If it hadn’t been for Mark Tidd and his make-believes I guess I’d have gone plumb crazy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If it hadn’t been for Mark Tidd and his make-believes I guess I’d have gone plumb crazy.
he'd
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From this reading About all we could do now until Jethro was safe in bed was to sit around and wish he’d go early.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If it hadn’t been for Mark Tidd and his make-believes I guess I’d have gone plumb crazy.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I was going to pick out the worst job in the world, it would be a waiting job.
I'd
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From this reading If it hadn’t been for Mark Tidd and his make-believes I guess I’d have gone plumb crazy.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I was going to pick out the worst job in the world, it would be a waiting job.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading About all we could do now until Jethro was safe in bed was to sit around and wish he’d go early.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I don’t know why it is, but when you’re waiting time goes along about a dozen times as slow as it does any other time.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If I was going to pick out the worst job in the world, it would be a waiting job.
Jethro
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From this reading About all we could do now until Jethro was safe in bed was to sit around and wish he’d go early.
job
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From this reading If I was going to pick out the worst job in the world, it would be a waiting job.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don’t know why it is, but when you’re waiting time goes along about a dozen times as slow as it does any other time.
make-believes
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From this reading If it hadn’t been for Mark Tidd and his make-believes I guess I’d have gone plumb crazy.
Mark
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From this reading If it hadn’t been for Mark Tidd and his make-believes I guess I’d have gone plumb crazy.
mystery
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From this reading “Say,” says I, after a while, “I know there’s some sort of a mystery about Rock, but what d’you s’pect it is?
now
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From this reading About all we could do now until Jethro was safe in bed was to sit around and wish he’d go early.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Say,” says I, after a while, “I know there’s some sort of a mystery about Rock, but what d’you s’pect it is?
other
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From this reading I don’t know why it is, but when you’re waiting time goes along about a dozen times as slow as it does any other time.
out
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From this reading If I was going to pick out the worst job in the world, it would be a waiting job.
pick
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From this reading If I was going to pick out the worst job in the world, it would be a waiting job.
plumb
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From this reading If it hadn’t been for Mark Tidd and his make-believes I guess I’d have gone plumb crazy.
Rock
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From this reading “Say,” says I, after a while, “I know there’s some sort of a mystery about Rock, but what d’you s’pect it is?
s'pect
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safe
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From this reading About all we could do now until Jethro was safe in bed was to sit around and wish he’d go early.
Say
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From this reading “Say,” says I, after a while, “I know there’s some sort of a mystery about Rock, but what d’you s’pect it is?
says
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sit
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From this reading About all we could do now until Jethro was safe in bed was to sit around and wish he’d go early.
slow
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From this reading I don’t know why it is, but when you’re waiting time goes along about a dozen times as slow as it does any other time.
some
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From this reading “Say,” says I, after a while, “I know there’s some sort of a mystery about Rock, but what d’you s’pect it is?
sort
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From this reading “Say,” says I, after a while, “I know there’s some sort of a mystery about Rock, but what d’you s’pect it is?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If I was going to pick out the worst job in the world, it would be a waiting job.
there's
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From this reading “Say,” says I, after a while, “I know there’s some sort of a mystery about Rock, but what d’you s’pect it is?
Tidd
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From this reading If it hadn’t been for Mark Tidd and his make-believes I guess I’d have gone plumb crazy.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don’t know why it is, but when you’re waiting time goes along about a dozen times as slow as it does any other time.
times
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From this reading I don’t know why it is, but when you’re waiting time goes along about a dozen times as slow as it does any other time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading About all we could do now until Jethro was safe in bed was to sit around and wish he’d go early.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading About all we could do now until Jethro was safe in bed was to sit around and wish he’d go early.
waiting
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From this reading If I was going to pick out the worst job in the world, it would be a waiting job.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading About all we could do now until Jethro was safe in bed was to sit around and wish he’d go early.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading About all we could do now until Jethro was safe in bed was to sit around and wish he’d go early.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Say,” says I, after a while, “I know there’s some sort of a mystery about Rock, but what d’you s’pect it is?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I don’t know why it is, but when you’re waiting time goes along about a dozen times as slow as it does any other time.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “Say,” says I, after a while, “I know there’s some sort of a mystery about Rock, but what d’you s’pect it is?
why
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From this reading I don’t know why it is, but when you’re waiting time goes along about a dozen times as slow as it does any other time.
wish
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From this reading About all we could do now until Jethro was safe in bed was to sit around and wish he’d go early.
world
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From this reading If I was going to pick out the worst job in the world, it would be a waiting job.
worst
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From this reading If I was going to pick out the worst job in the world, it would be a waiting job.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If I was going to pick out the worst job in the world, it would be a waiting job.
you're
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From this reading I don’t know why it is, but when you’re waiting time goes along about a dozen times as slow as it does any other time.
