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2.25
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From this reading Would an offer of $2.25 for it cause you to knock over any fragile articles of your stock in hurrying it off the nail?”
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When the pawnshop opened the next morning me and Silver was standing there as anxious as if we wanted to soak our Sunday suit to buy a drink.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Would an offer of $2.25 for it cause you to knock over any fragile articles of your stock in hurrying it off the nail?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the pawnshop opened the next morning me and Silver was standing there as anxious as if we wanted to soak our Sunday suit to buy a drink.
anxious
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From this reading When the pawnshop opened the next morning me and Silver was standing there as anxious as if we wanted to soak our Sunday suit to buy a drink.
any
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articles
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When the pawnshop opened the next morning me and Silver was standing there as anxious as if we wanted to soak our Sunday suit to buy a drink.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We sauntered inside, and began to look at watch-chains.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We sauntered inside, and began to look at watch-chains.
bunting
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From this reading “But I kind of enthuse over the girl with the shoulder-blades and red bunting.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I kind of enthuse over the girl with the shoulder-blades and red bunting.
buy
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From this reading When the pawnshop opened the next morning me and Silver was standing there as anxious as if we wanted to soak our Sunday suit to buy a drink.
casual
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From this reading “That’s a violent specimen of a chromo you’ve got up there,” remarked Silver, casual, to the pawnbroker.
cause
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chromo
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From this reading “That’s a violent specimen of a chromo you’ve got up there,” remarked Silver, casual, to the pawnbroker.
drink
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From this reading When the pawnshop opened the next morning me and Silver was standing there as anxious as if we wanted to soak our Sunday suit to buy a drink.
enthuse
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From this reading “But I kind of enthuse over the girl with the shoulder-blades and red bunting.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Would an offer of $2.25 for it cause you to knock over any fragile articles of your stock in hurrying it off the nail?”
fragile
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girl
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From this reading “But I kind of enthuse over the girl with the shoulder-blades and red bunting.
got
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From this reading “That’s a violent specimen of a chromo you’ve got up there,” remarked Silver, casual, to the pawnbroker.
hurrying
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From this reading Would an offer of $2.25 for it cause you to knock over any fragile articles of your stock in hurrying it off the nail?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But I kind of enthuse over the girl with the shoulder-blades and red bunting.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When the pawnshop opened the next morning me and Silver was standing there as anxious as if we wanted to soak our Sunday suit to buy a drink.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Would an offer of $2.25 for it cause you to knock over any fragile articles of your stock in hurrying it off the nail?”
inside
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From this reading We sauntered inside, and began to look at watch-chains.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Would an offer of $2.25 for it cause you to knock over any fragile articles of your stock in hurrying it off the nail?”
kind
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From this reading “But I kind of enthuse over the girl with the shoulder-blades and red bunting.
knock
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From this reading Would an offer of $2.25 for it cause you to knock over any fragile articles of your stock in hurrying it off the nail?”
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We sauntered inside, and began to look at watch-chains.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the pawnshop opened the next morning me and Silver was standing there as anxious as if we wanted to soak our Sunday suit to buy a drink.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the pawnshop opened the next morning me and Silver was standing there as anxious as if we wanted to soak our Sunday suit to buy a drink.
nail
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nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the pawnshop opened the next morning me and Silver was standing there as anxious as if we wanted to soak our Sunday suit to buy a drink.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “That’s a violent specimen of a chromo you’ve got up there,” remarked Silver, casual, to the pawnbroker.
off
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offer
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From this reading Would an offer of $2.25 for it cause you to knock over any fragile articles of your stock in hurrying it off the nail?”
opened
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From this reading When the pawnshop opened the next morning me and Silver was standing there as anxious as if we wanted to soak our Sunday suit to buy a drink.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading When the pawnshop opened the next morning me and Silver was standing there as anxious as if we wanted to soak our Sunday suit to buy a drink.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “But I kind of enthuse over the girl with the shoulder-blades and red bunting.
pawnbroker
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From this reading “That’s a violent specimen of a chromo you’ve got up there,” remarked Silver, casual, to the pawnbroker.
pawnshop
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From this reading When the pawnshop opened the next morning me and Silver was standing there as anxious as if we wanted to soak our Sunday suit to buy a drink.
red
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remarked
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From this reading “That’s a violent specimen of a chromo you’ve got up there,” remarked Silver, casual, to the pawnbroker.
sauntered
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From this reading We sauntered inside, and began to look at watch-chains.
shoulder-blades
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From this reading “But I kind of enthuse over the girl with the shoulder-blades and red bunting.
Silver
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From this reading When the pawnshop opened the next morning me and Silver was standing there as anxious as if we wanted to soak our Sunday suit to buy a drink.
soak
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From this reading When the pawnshop opened the next morning me and Silver was standing there as anxious as if we wanted to soak our Sunday suit to buy a drink.
specimen
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From this reading “That’s a violent specimen of a chromo you’ve got up there,” remarked Silver, casual, to the pawnbroker.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the pawnshop opened the next morning me and Silver was standing there as anxious as if we wanted to soak our Sunday suit to buy a drink.
stock
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suit
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From this reading When the pawnshop opened the next morning me and Silver was standing there as anxious as if we wanted to soak our Sunday suit to buy a drink.
Sunday
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From this reading When the pawnshop opened the next morning me and Silver was standing there as anxious as if we wanted to soak our Sunday suit to buy a drink.
That's
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From this reading “That’s a violent specimen of a chromo you’ve got up there,” remarked Silver, casual, to the pawnbroker.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the pawnshop opened the next morning me and Silver was standing there as anxious as if we wanted to soak our Sunday suit to buy a drink.
there
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From this reading When the pawnshop opened the next morning me and Silver was standing there as anxious as if we wanted to soak our Sunday suit to buy a drink.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the pawnshop opened the next morning me and Silver was standing there as anxious as if we wanted to soak our Sunday suit to buy a drink.
up
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From this reading “That’s a violent specimen of a chromo you’ve got up there,” remarked Silver, casual, to the pawnbroker.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That’s a violent specimen of a chromo you’ve got up there,” remarked Silver, casual, to the pawnbroker.
wanted
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From this reading When the pawnshop opened the next morning me and Silver was standing there as anxious as if we wanted to soak our Sunday suit to buy a drink.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the pawnshop opened the next morning me and Silver was standing there as anxious as if we wanted to soak our Sunday suit to buy a drink.
watch-chains
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From this reading We sauntered inside, and began to look at watch-chains.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When the pawnshop opened the next morning me and Silver was standing there as anxious as if we wanted to soak our Sunday suit to buy a drink.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the pawnshop opened the next morning me and Silver was standing there as anxious as if we wanted to soak our Sunday suit to buy a drink.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “But I kind of enthuse over the girl with the shoulder-blades and red bunting.
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would an offer of $2.25 for it cause you to knock over any fragile articles of your stock in hurrying it off the nail?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Would an offer of $2.25 for it cause you to knock over any fragile articles of your stock in hurrying it off the nail?”
you've
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From this reading “That’s a violent specimen of a chromo you’ve got up there,” remarked Silver, casual, to the pawnbroker.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Would an offer of $2.25 for it cause you to knock over any fragile articles of your stock in hurrying it off the nail?”
