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9,000,000
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From this reading “You come home at night and bring a $9,000,000 diamond brooch to the lady who’s staked you for a claim.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Surely there is none of this ‘graft’ as you call it, in a perfect and harmonious matrimonial union!”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Surely there is none of this ‘graft’ as you call it, in a perfect and harmonious matrimonial union!”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are outrageous, Ferg,” I said.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Surely there is none of this ‘graft’ as you call it, in a perfect and harmonious matrimonial union!”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “You come home at night and bring a $9,000,000 diamond brooch to the lady who’s staked you for a claim.
Avenue
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From this reading But it’s this way: Suppose you’re a Fifth Avenue millionaire, soaring high, on the right side of copper and cappers.
bring
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From this reading “You come home at night and bring a $9,000,000 diamond brooch to the lady who’s staked you for a claim.
brooch
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From this reading “You come home at night and bring a $9,000,000 diamond brooch to the lady who’s staked you for a claim.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it’s this way: Suppose you’re a Fifth Avenue millionaire, soaring high, on the right side of copper and cappers.
call
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From this reading “Surely there is none of this ‘graft’ as you call it, in a perfect and harmonious matrimonial union!”
calling
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From this reading “Well,” said Pogue, “nothing that would justify you every time in calling Police Headquarters and ordering out the reserves and a vaudeville manager on a dead run.
cappers
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From this reading But it’s this way: Suppose you’re a Fifth Avenue millionaire, soaring high, on the right side of copper and cappers.
claim
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From this reading “You come home at night and bring a $9,000,000 diamond brooch to the lady who’s staked you for a claim.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You come home at night and bring a $9,000,000 diamond brooch to the lady who’s staked you for a claim.
copper
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From this reading But it’s this way: Suppose you’re a Fifth Avenue millionaire, soaring high, on the right side of copper and cappers.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well,” said Pogue, “nothing that would justify you every time in calling Police Headquarters and ordering out the reserves and a vaudeville manager on a dead run.
diamond
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From this reading “You come home at night and bring a $9,000,000 diamond brooch to the lady who’s staked you for a claim.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Well,” said Pogue, “nothing that would justify you every time in calling Police Headquarters and ordering out the reserves and a vaudeville manager on a dead run.
Ferg
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From this reading “You are outrageous, Ferg,” I said.
Fifth
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From this reading But it’s this way: Suppose you’re a Fifth Avenue millionaire, soaring high, on the right side of copper and cappers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You come home at night and bring a $9,000,000 diamond brooch to the lady who’s staked you for a claim.
graft
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From this reading “Surely there is none of this ‘graft’ as you call it, in a perfect and harmonious matrimonial union!”
harmonious
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From this reading “Surely there is none of this ‘graft’ as you call it, in a perfect and harmonious matrimonial union!”
Headquarters
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From this reading “Well,” said Pogue, “nothing that would justify you every time in calling Police Headquarters and ordering out the reserves and a vaudeville manager on a dead run.
high
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From this reading But it’s this way: Suppose you’re a Fifth Avenue millionaire, soaring high, on the right side of copper and cappers.
home
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From this reading “You come home at night and bring a $9,000,000 diamond brooch to the lady who’s staked you for a claim.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You are outrageous, Ferg,” I said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Surely there is none of this ‘graft’ as you call it, in a perfect and harmonious matrimonial union!”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Surely there is none of this ‘graft’ as you call it, in a perfect and harmonious matrimonial union!”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Surely there is none of this ‘graft’ as you call it, in a perfect and harmonious matrimonial union!”
it's
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From this reading But it’s this way: Suppose you’re a Fifth Avenue millionaire, soaring high, on the right side of copper and cappers.
justify
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From this reading “Well,” said Pogue, “nothing that would justify you every time in calling Police Headquarters and ordering out the reserves and a vaudeville manager on a dead run.
lady
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From this reading “You come home at night and bring a $9,000,000 diamond brooch to the lady who’s staked you for a claim.
manager
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From this reading “Well,” said Pogue, “nothing that would justify you every time in calling Police Headquarters and ordering out the reserves and a vaudeville manager on a dead run.
matrimonial
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From this reading “Surely there is none of this ‘graft’ as you call it, in a perfect and harmonious matrimonial union!”
millionaire
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From this reading But it’s this way: Suppose you’re a Fifth Avenue millionaire, soaring high, on the right side of copper and cappers.
night
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From this reading “You come home at night and bring a $9,000,000 diamond brooch to the lady who’s staked you for a claim.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading “Surely there is none of this ‘graft’ as you call it, in a perfect and harmonious matrimonial union!”
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Well,” said Pogue, “nothing that would justify you every time in calling Police Headquarters and ordering out the reserves and a vaudeville manager on a dead run.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Surely there is none of this ‘graft’ as you call it, in a perfect and harmonious matrimonial union!”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Well,” said Pogue, “nothing that would justify you every time in calling Police Headquarters and ordering out the reserves and a vaudeville manager on a dead run.
ordering
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From this reading “Well,” said Pogue, “nothing that would justify you every time in calling Police Headquarters and ordering out the reserves and a vaudeville manager on a dead run.
out
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From this reading “Well,” said Pogue, “nothing that would justify you every time in calling Police Headquarters and ordering out the reserves and a vaudeville manager on a dead run.
outrageous
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From this reading “You are outrageous, Ferg,” I said.
perfect
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From this reading “Surely there is none of this ‘graft’ as you call it, in a perfect and harmonious matrimonial union!”
Pogue
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From this reading “Well,” said Pogue, “nothing that would justify you every time in calling Police Headquarters and ordering out the reserves and a vaudeville manager on a dead run.
Police
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From this reading “Well,” said Pogue, “nothing that would justify you every time in calling Police Headquarters and ordering out the reserves and a vaudeville manager on a dead run.
reserves
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From this reading “Well,” said Pogue, “nothing that would justify you every time in calling Police Headquarters and ordering out the reserves and a vaudeville manager on a dead run.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it’s this way: Suppose you’re a Fifth Avenue millionaire, soaring high, on the right side of copper and cappers.
run
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From this reading “Well,” said Pogue, “nothing that would justify you every time in calling Police Headquarters and ordering out the reserves and a vaudeville manager on a dead run.
said
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From this reading “You are outrageous, Ferg,” I said.
side
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From this reading But it’s this way: Suppose you’re a Fifth Avenue millionaire, soaring high, on the right side of copper and cappers.
soaring
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From this reading But it’s this way: Suppose you’re a Fifth Avenue millionaire, soaring high, on the right side of copper and cappers.
staked
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From this reading “You come home at night and bring a $9,000,000 diamond brooch to the lady who’s staked you for a claim.
SupposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But it’s this way: Suppose you’re a Fifth Avenue millionaire, soaring high, on the right side of copper and cappers.
Surely
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From this reading “Surely there is none of this ‘graft’ as you call it, in a perfect and harmonious matrimonial union!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Well,” said Pogue, “nothing that would justify you every time in calling Police Headquarters and ordering out the reserves and a vaudeville manager on a dead run.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well,” said Pogue, “nothing that would justify you every time in calling Police Headquarters and ordering out the reserves and a vaudeville manager on a dead run.
there
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From this reading “Surely there is none of this ‘graft’ as you call it, in a perfect and harmonious matrimonial union!”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Surely there is none of this ‘graft’ as you call it, in a perfect and harmonious matrimonial union!”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well,” said Pogue, “nothing that would justify you every time in calling Police Headquarters and ordering out the reserves and a vaudeville manager on a dead run.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You come home at night and bring a $9,000,000 diamond brooch to the lady who’s staked you for a claim.
union
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From this reading “Surely there is none of this ‘graft’ as you call it, in a perfect and harmonious matrimonial union!”
vaudeville
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From this reading “Well,” said Pogue, “nothing that would justify you every time in calling Police Headquarters and ordering out the reserves and a vaudeville manager on a dead run.
way
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From this reading But it’s this way: Suppose you’re a Fifth Avenue millionaire, soaring high, on the right side of copper and cappers.
Well
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From this reading “Well,” said Pogue, “nothing that would justify you every time in calling Police Headquarters and ordering out the reserves and a vaudeville manager on a dead run.
who's
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From this reading “You come home at night and bring a $9,000,000 diamond brooch to the lady who’s staked you for a claim.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Well,” said Pogue, “nothing that would justify you every time in calling Police Headquarters and ordering out the reserves and a vaudeville manager on a dead run.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are outrageous, Ferg,” I said.
you're
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From this reading But it’s this way: Suppose you’re a Fifth Avenue millionaire, soaring high, on the right side of copper and cappers.
