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Chapter II
The counter girl was at the far end scrubbing the counter. The baldish cashier was on the other side of the store behind a counter, waiting on a man and a woman. I took Golfin's billfold and quickly thumbed through it. There were several of the three dollar bills. There were two ones.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “The baldish cashier was on the other side of the store behind a counter, waiting on a man and a woman.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There were several of the three dollar bills.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I took Golfin's billfold and quickly thumbed through it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I took Golfin's billfold and quickly thumbed through it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The baldish cashier was on the other side of the store behind a counter, waiting on a man and a woman.”
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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 baldish cashier was on the other side of the store behind a counter, waiting on a man and a woman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The baldish cashier was on the other side of the store behind a counter, waiting on a man and a woman.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The counter girl was at the far end scrubbing the counter.
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From this reading The baldish cashier was on the other side of the store behind a counter, waiting on a man and a woman.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The baldish cashier was on the other side of the store behind a counter, waiting on a man and a woman.
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From this reading I took Golfin's billfold and quickly thumbed through it.
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From this reading There were several of the three dollar bills.
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From this reading The baldish cashier was on the other side of the store behind a counter, waiting on a man and a woman.
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From this reading The counter girl was at the far end scrubbing the counter.
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From this reading There were several of the three dollar bills.
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From this reading The counter girl was at the far end scrubbing the counter.
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From this reading The counter girl was at the far end scrubbing the counter.
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From this reading The counter girl was at the far end scrubbing the counter.
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From this reading I took Golfin's billfold and quickly thumbed through it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I took Golfin's billfold and quickly thumbed through it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I took Golfin's billfold and quickly thumbed through it.
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From this reading The baldish cashier was on the other side of the store behind a counter, waiting on a man and a woman.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The baldish cashier was on the other side of the store behind a counter, waiting on a man and a woman.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The baldish cashier was on the other side of the store behind a counter, waiting on a man and a woman.
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From this reading There were two ones.
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From this reading The baldish cashier was on the other side of the store behind a counter, waiting on a man and a woman.
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From this reading I took Golfin's billfold and quickly thumbed through it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The counter girl was at the far end scrubbing the counter.
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From this reading There were several of the three dollar bills.
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From this reading The baldish cashier was on the other side of the store behind a counter, waiting on a man and a woman.
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From this reading The baldish cashier was on the other side of the store behind a counter, waiting on a man and a woman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The counter girl was at the far end scrubbing the counter.
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From this reading There were several of the three dollar bills.
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From this reading There were several of the three dollar bills.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I took Golfin's billfold and quickly thumbed through it.
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From this reading I took Golfin's billfold and quickly thumbed through it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took Golfin's billfold and quickly thumbed through it.
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From this reading There were two ones.
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From this reading The baldish cashier was on the other side of the store behind a counter, waiting on a man and a woman.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The counter girl was at the far end scrubbing the counter.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were several of the three dollar bills.
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From this reading The baldish cashier was on the other side of the store behind a counter, waiting on a man and a woman.
