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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 THE HOLD-UP Hickey took Greg to a restaurant on Third Avenue that to him represented the _ne plus ultra_ in eating-places.
affection
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From this reading It was called "Dick's" on its signboards, or "Greasy Dick's" in affection by its habitués.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Within there was a double row of mahogany tables end to against the side walls, leaving an aisle in the middle up and down which paraded the sociable waiters, who published each man's order to the kitchen in the voices of stentors.
aisle
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From this reading Within there was a double row of mahogany tables end to against the side walls, leaving an aisle in the middle up and down which paraded the sociable waiters, who published each man's order to the kitchen in the voices of stentors.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Within there was a double row of mahogany tables end to against the side walls, leaving an aisle in the middle up and down which paraded the sociable waiters, who published each man's order to the kitchen in the voices of stentors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Within there was a double row of mahogany tables end to against the side walls, leaving an aisle in the middle up and down which paraded the sociable waiters, who published each man's order to the kitchen in the voices of stentors.
attention
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From this reading Greg and Hickey sat down together; elegantly dressed young gentleman and shabby owl-driver; and such was the democratic spirit of Dick's that none paid the least attention.
Avenue
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From this reading THE HOLD-UP Hickey took Greg to a restaurant on Third Avenue that to him represented the _ne plus ultra_ in eating-places.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Whenever a restaurant gets a derisive nickname like this you may be sure it is a good one.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was called "Dick's" on its signboards, or "Greasy Dick's" in affection by its habitués.
called
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From this reading It was called "Dick's" on its signboards, or "Greasy Dick's" in affection by its habitués.
democratic
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From this reading Greg and Hickey sat down together; elegantly dressed young gentleman and shabby owl-driver; and such was the democratic spirit of Dick's that none paid the least attention.
derisive
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From this reading Whenever a restaurant gets a derisive nickname like this you may be sure it is a good one.
Dick's
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From this reading It was called "Dick's" on its signboards, or "Greasy Dick's" in affection by its habitués.
double
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From this reading Within there was a double row of mahogany tables end to against the side walls, leaving an aisle in the middle up and down which paraded the sociable waiters, who published each man's order to the kitchen in the voices of stentors.
down
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From this reading Within there was a double row of mahogany tables end to against the side walls, leaving an aisle in the middle up and down which paraded the sociable waiters, who published each man's order to the kitchen in the voices of stentors.
dressed
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From this reading Greg and Hickey sat down together; elegantly dressed young gentleman and shabby owl-driver; and such was the democratic spirit of Dick's that none paid the least attention.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Within there was a double row of mahogany tables end to against the side walls, leaving an aisle in the middle up and down which paraded the sociable waiters, who published each man's order to the kitchen in the voices of stentors.
eating-places
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From this reading THE HOLD-UP Hickey took Greg to a restaurant on Third Avenue that to him represented the _ne plus ultra_ in eating-places.
elegantly
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From this reading Greg and Hickey sat down together; elegantly dressed young gentleman and shabby owl-driver; and such was the democratic spirit of Dick's that none paid the least attention.
end
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From this reading Within there was a double row of mahogany tables end to against the side walls, leaving an aisle in the middle up and down which paraded the sociable waiters, who published each man's order to the kitchen in the voices of stentors.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Greg and Hickey sat down together; elegantly dressed young gentleman and shabby owl-driver; and such was the democratic spirit of Dick's that none paid the least attention.
gets
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From this reading Whenever a restaurant gets a derisive nickname like this you may be sure it is a good one.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whenever a restaurant gets a derisive nickname like this you may be sure it is a good one.
Greasy
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From this reading It was called "Dick's" on its signboards, or "Greasy Dick's" in affection by its habitués.
Greg
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From this reading THE HOLD-UP Hickey took Greg to a restaurant on Third Avenue that to him represented the _ne plus ultra_ in eating-places.
habitués
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From this reading It was called "Dick's" on its signboards, or "Greasy Dick's" in affection by its habitués.
Hickey
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From this reading THE HOLD-UP Hickey took Greg to a restaurant on Third Avenue that to him represented the _ne plus ultra_ in eating-places.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE HOLD-UP Hickey took Greg to a restaurant on Third Avenue that to him represented the _ne plus ultra_ in eating-places.
HOLD-UP
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From this reading THE HOLD-UP Hickey took Greg to a restaurant on Third Avenue that to him represented the _ne plus ultra_ in eating-places.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE HOLD-UP Hickey took Greg to a restaurant on Third Avenue that to him represented the _ne plus ultra_ in eating-places.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whenever a restaurant gets a derisive nickname like this you may be sure it is a good one.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was called "Dick's" on its signboards, or "Greasy Dick's" in affection by its habitués.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was called "Dick's" on its signboards, or "Greasy Dick's" in affection by its habitués.
kitchen
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From this reading Within there was a double row of mahogany tables end to against the side walls, leaving an aisle in the middle up and down which paraded the sociable waiters, who published each man's order to the kitchen in the voices of stentors.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Greg and Hickey sat down together; elegantly dressed young gentleman and shabby owl-driver; and such was the democratic spirit of Dick's that none paid the least attention.
leaving
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From this reading Within there was a double row of mahogany tables end to against the side walls, leaving an aisle in the middle up and down which paraded the sociable waiters, who published each man's order to the kitchen in the voices of stentors.
like
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From this reading Whenever a restaurant gets a derisive nickname like this you may be sure it is a good one.
mahogany
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From this reading Within there was a double row of mahogany tables end to against the side walls, leaving an aisle in the middle up and down which paraded the sociable waiters, who published each man's order to the kitchen in the voices of stentors.
man's
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From this reading Within there was a double row of mahogany tables end to against the side walls, leaving an aisle in the middle up and down which paraded the sociable waiters, who published each man's order to the kitchen in the voices of stentors.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Whenever a restaurant gets a derisive nickname like this you may be sure it is a good one.
middle
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From this reading Within there was a double row of mahogany tables end to against the side walls, leaving an aisle in the middle up and down which paraded the sociable waiters, who published each man's order to the kitchen in the voices of stentors.
ne
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From this reading THE HOLD-UP Hickey took Greg to a restaurant on Third Avenue that to him represented the _ne plus ultra_ in eating-places.
nickname
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From this reading Whenever a restaurant gets a derisive nickname like this you may be sure it is a good one.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Greg and Hickey sat down together; elegantly dressed young gentleman and shabby owl-driver; and such was the democratic spirit of Dick's that none paid the least attention.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Within there was a double row of mahogany tables end to against the side walls, leaving an aisle in the middle up and down which paraded the sociable waiters, who published each man's order to the kitchen in the voices of stentors.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE HOLD-UP Hickey took Greg to a restaurant on Third Avenue that to him represented the _ne plus ultra_ in eating-places.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Whenever a restaurant gets a derisive nickname like this you may be sure it is a good one.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was called "Dick's" on its signboards, or "Greasy Dick's" in affection by its habitués.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Within there was a double row of mahogany tables end to against the side walls, leaving an aisle in the middle up and down which paraded the sociable waiters, who published each man's order to the kitchen in the voices of stentors.
owl-driver
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From this reading Greg and Hickey sat down together; elegantly dressed young gentleman and shabby owl-driver; and such was the democratic spirit of Dick's that none paid the least attention.
paid
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From this reading Greg and Hickey sat down together; elegantly dressed young gentleman and shabby owl-driver; and such was the democratic spirit of Dick's that none paid the least attention.
paraded
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From this reading Within there was a double row of mahogany tables end to against the side walls, leaving an aisle in the middle up and down which paraded the sociable waiters, who published each man's order to the kitchen in the voices of stentors.
plus
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From this reading THE HOLD-UP Hickey took Greg to a restaurant on Third Avenue that to him represented the _ne plus ultra_ in eating-places.
published
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From this reading Within there was a double row of mahogany tables end to against the side walls, leaving an aisle in the middle up and down which paraded the sociable waiters, who published each man's order to the kitchen in the voices of stentors.
represented
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From this reading THE HOLD-UP Hickey took Greg to a restaurant on Third Avenue that to him represented the _ne plus ultra_ in eating-places.
restaurant
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From this reading THE HOLD-UP Hickey took Greg to a restaurant on Third Avenue that to him represented the _ne plus ultra_ in eating-places.
row
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From this reading Within there was a double row of mahogany tables end to against the side walls, leaving an aisle in the middle up and down which paraded the sociable waiters, who published each man's order to the kitchen in the voices of stentors.
sat
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From this reading Greg and Hickey sat down together; elegantly dressed young gentleman and shabby owl-driver; and such was the democratic spirit of Dick's that none paid the least attention.
shabby
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From this reading Greg and Hickey sat down together; elegantly dressed young gentleman and shabby owl-driver; and such was the democratic spirit of Dick's that none paid the least attention.
side
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From this reading Within there was a double row of mahogany tables end to against the side walls, leaving an aisle in the middle up and down which paraded the sociable waiters, who published each man's order to the kitchen in the voices of stentors.
signboards
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From this reading It was called "Dick's" on its signboards, or "Greasy Dick's" in affection by its habitués.
sociable
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From this reading Within there was a double row of mahogany tables end to against the side walls, leaving an aisle in the middle up and down which paraded the sociable waiters, who published each man's order to the kitchen in the voices of stentors.
spirit
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From this reading Greg and Hickey sat down together; elegantly dressed young gentleman and shabby owl-driver; and such was the democratic spirit of Dick's that none paid the least attention.
stentors
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From this reading Within there was a double row of mahogany tables end to against the side walls, leaving an aisle in the middle up and down which paraded the sociable waiters, who published each man's order to the kitchen in the voices of stentors.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Greg and Hickey sat down together; elegantly dressed young gentleman and shabby owl-driver; and such was the democratic spirit of Dick's that none paid the least attention.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whenever a restaurant gets a derisive nickname like this you may be sure it is a good one.
tables
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From this reading Within there was a double row of mahogany tables end to against the side walls, leaving an aisle in the middle up and down which paraded the sociable waiters, who published each man's order to the kitchen in the voices of stentors.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE HOLD-UP Hickey took Greg to a restaurant on Third Avenue that to him represented the _ne plus ultra_ in eating-places.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOLD-UP Hickey took Greg to a restaurant on Third Avenue that to him represented the _ne plus ultra_ in eating-places.
there
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From this reading Within there was a double row of mahogany tables end to against the side walls, leaving an aisle in the middle up and down which paraded the sociable waiters, who published each man's order to the kitchen in the voices of stentors.
ThirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE HOLD-UP Hickey took Greg to a restaurant on Third Avenue that to him represented the _ne plus ultra_ in eating-places.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Whenever a restaurant gets a derisive nickname like this you may be sure it is a good one.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE HOLD-UP Hickey took Greg to a restaurant on Third Avenue that to him represented the _ne plus ultra_ in eating-places.
together
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From this reading Greg and Hickey sat down together; elegantly dressed young gentleman and shabby owl-driver; and such was the democratic spirit of Dick's that none paid the least attention.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE HOLD-UP Hickey took Greg to a restaurant on Third Avenue that to him represented the _ne plus ultra_ in eating-places.
ultra
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From this reading THE HOLD-UP Hickey took Greg to a restaurant on Third Avenue that to him represented the _ne plus ultra_ in eating-places.
up
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From this reading Within there was a double row of mahogany tables end to against the side walls, leaving an aisle in the middle up and down which paraded the sociable waiters, who published each man's order to the kitchen in the voices of stentors.
voices
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From this reading Within there was a double row of mahogany tables end to against the side walls, leaving an aisle in the middle up and down which paraded the sociable waiters, who published each man's order to the kitchen in the voices of stentors.
waiters
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From this reading Within there was a double row of mahogany tables end to against the side walls, leaving an aisle in the middle up and down which paraded the sociable waiters, who published each man's order to the kitchen in the voices of stentors.
walls
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From this reading Within there was a double row of mahogany tables end to against the side walls, leaving an aisle in the middle up and down which paraded the sociable waiters, who published each man's order to the kitchen in the voices of stentors.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was called "Dick's" on its signboards, or "Greasy Dick's" in affection by its habitués.
WheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Whenever a restaurant gets a derisive nickname like this you may be sure it is a good one.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Within there was a double row of mahogany tables end to against the side walls, leaving an aisle in the middle up and down which paraded the sociable waiters, who published each man's order to the kitchen in the voices of stentors.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Within there was a double row of mahogany tables end to against the side walls, leaving an aisle in the middle up and down which paraded the sociable waiters, who published each man's order to the kitchen in the voices of stentors.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within there was a double row of mahogany tables end to against the side walls, leaving an aisle in the middle up and down which paraded the sociable waiters, who published each man's order to the kitchen in the voices of stentors.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Whenever a restaurant gets a derisive nickname like this you may be sure it is a good one.
young
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From this reading Greg and Hickey sat down together; elegantly dressed young gentleman and shabby owl-driver; and such was the democratic spirit of Dick's that none paid the least attention.
