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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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ain't
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From this reading For the manicure business it is heaven there just ain’t enough lady operators to go round a couple of gents is waiting their turn at each chair and a girl can have all the dinners and other dates she can take care of.
all
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From this reading My it is wonderful to see so many fine redblooded gentlemen on the streets all looking like their pockets couldn’t hold their money.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well the Elks is come to town and they own it just like I said they would.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But I have turned them all down their compliments don’t go with me at all because of this work that I have got to do with Mr. Edgerton that is so very important as you will understand.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For the manicure business it is heaven there just ain’t enough lady operators to go round a couple of gents is waiting their turn at each chair and a girl can have all the dinners and other dates she can take care of.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading But I have turned them all down their compliments don’t go with me at all because of this work that I have got to do with Mr. Edgerton that is so very important as you will understand.
business
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From this reading For the manicure business it is heaven there just ain’t enough lady operators to go round a couple of gents is waiting their turn at each chair and a girl can have all the dinners and other dates she can take care of.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I have turned them all down their compliments don’t go with me at all because of this work that I have got to do with Mr. Edgerton that is so very important as you will understand.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading For the manicure business it is heaven there just ain’t enough lady operators to go round a couple of gents is waiting their turn at each chair and a girl can have all the dinners and other dates she can take care of.
care
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From this reading For the manicure business it is heaven there just ain’t enough lady operators to go round a couple of gents is waiting their turn at each chair and a girl can have all the dinners and other dates she can take care of.
chair
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From this reading For the manicure business it is heaven there just ain’t enough lady operators to go round a couple of gents is waiting their turn at each chair and a girl can have all the dinners and other dates she can take care of.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well the Elks is come to town and they own it just like I said they would.
compliments
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From this reading But I have turned them all down their compliments don’t go with me at all because of this work that I have got to do with Mr. Edgerton that is so very important as you will understand.
couldn't
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From this reading My it is wonderful to see so many fine redblooded gentlemen on the streets all looking like their pockets couldn’t hold their money.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading For the manicure business it is heaven there just ain’t enough lady operators to go round a couple of gents is waiting their turn at each chair and a girl can have all the dinners and other dates she can take care of.
dates
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From this reading For the manicure business it is heaven there just ain’t enough lady operators to go round a couple of gents is waiting their turn at each chair and a girl can have all the dinners and other dates she can take care of.
DEAR
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dinners
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From this reading For the manicure business it is heaven there just ain’t enough lady operators to go round a couple of gents is waiting their turn at each chair and a girl can have all the dinners and other dates she can take care of.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But I have turned them all down their compliments don’t go with me at all because of this work that I have got to do with Mr. Edgerton that is so very important as you will understand.
don't
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From this reading But I have turned them all down their compliments don’t go with me at all because of this work that I have got to do with Mr. Edgerton that is so very important as you will understand.
down
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From this reading But I have turned them all down their compliments don’t go with me at all because of this work that I have got to do with Mr. Edgerton that is so very important as you will understand.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading For the manicure business it is heaven there just ain’t enough lady operators to go round a couple of gents is waiting their turn at each chair and a girl can have all the dinners and other dates she can take care of.
Edgerton
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Elks
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From this reading Well the Elks is come to town and they own it just like I said they would.
enough
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From this reading For the manicure business it is heaven there just ain’t enough lady operators to go round a couple of gents is waiting their turn at each chair and a girl can have all the dinners and other dates she can take care of.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My it is wonderful to see so many fine redblooded gentlemen on the streets all looking like their pockets couldn’t hold their money.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the manicure business it is heaven there just ain’t enough lady operators to go round a couple of gents is waiting their turn at each chair and a girl can have all the dinners and other dates she can take care of.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My it is wonderful to see so many fine redblooded gentlemen on the streets all looking like their pockets couldn’t hold their money.
gents
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From this reading For the manicure business it is heaven there just ain’t enough lady operators to go round a couple of gents is waiting their turn at each chair and a girl can have all the dinners and other dates she can take care of.
girl
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From this reading For the manicure business it is heaven there just ain’t enough lady operators to go round a couple of gents is waiting their turn at each chair and a girl can have all the dinners and other dates she can take care of.
go
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From this reading For the manicure business it is heaven there just ain’t enough lady operators to go round a couple of gents is waiting their turn at each chair and a girl can have all the dinners and other dates she can take care of.
got
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From this reading But I have turned them all down their compliments don’t go with me at all because of this work that I have got to do with Mr. Edgerton that is so very important as you will understand.
GUESS
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For the manicure business it is heaven there just ain’t enough lady operators to go round a couple of gents is waiting their turn at each chair and a girl can have all the dinners and other dates she can take care of.
heaven
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From this reading For the manicure business it is heaven there just ain’t enough lady operators to go round a couple of gents is waiting their turn at each chair and a girl can have all the dinners and other dates she can take care of.
hold
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From this reading My it is wonderful to see so many fine redblooded gentlemen on the streets all looking like their pockets couldn’t hold their money.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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important
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From this reading But I have turned them all down their compliments don’t go with me at all because of this work that I have got to do with Mr. Edgerton that is so very important as you will understand.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well the Elks is come to town and they own it just like I said they would.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well the Elks is come to town and they own it just like I said they would.
just
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From this reading Well the Elks is come to town and they own it just like I said they would.
lady
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From this reading For the manicure business it is heaven there just ain’t enough lady operators to go round a couple of gents is waiting their turn at each chair and a girl can have all the dinners and other dates she can take care of.
like
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From this reading Well the Elks is come to town and they own it just like I said they would.
looking
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From this reading My it is wonderful to see so many fine redblooded gentlemen on the streets all looking like their pockets couldn’t hold their money.
manicure
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From this reading For the manicure business it is heaven there just ain’t enough lady operators to go round a couple of gents is waiting their turn at each chair and a girl can have all the dinners and other dates she can take care of.
many
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From this reading My it is wonderful to see so many fine redblooded gentlemen on the streets all looking like their pockets couldn’t hold their money.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But I have turned them all down their compliments don’t go with me at all because of this work that I have got to do with Mr. Edgerton that is so very important as you will understand.
MOM
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money
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From this reading My it is wonderful to see so many fine redblooded gentlemen on the streets all looking like their pockets couldn’t hold their money.
Mr
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From this reading But I have turned them all down their compliments don’t go with me at all because of this work that I have got to do with Mr. Edgerton that is so very important as you will understand.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My it is wonderful to see so many fine redblooded gentlemen on the streets all looking like their pockets couldn’t hold their money.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the manicure business it is heaven there just ain’t enough lady operators to go round a couple of gents is waiting their turn at each chair and a girl can have all the dinners and other dates she can take care of.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My it is wonderful to see so many fine redblooded gentlemen on the streets all looking like their pockets couldn’t hold their money.
operators
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From this reading For the manicure business it is heaven there just ain’t enough lady operators to go round a couple of gents is waiting their turn at each chair and a girl can have all the dinners and other dates she can take care of.
other
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From this reading For the manicure business it is heaven there just ain’t enough lady operators to go round a couple of gents is waiting their turn at each chair and a girl can have all the dinners and other dates she can take care of.
own
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From this reading Well the Elks is come to town and they own it just like I said they would.
pockets
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From this reading My it is wonderful to see so many fine redblooded gentlemen on the streets all looking like their pockets couldn’t hold their money.
redblooded
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From this reading My it is wonderful to see so many fine redblooded gentlemen on the streets all looking like their pockets couldn’t hold their money.
RIDDLE
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round
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From this reading For the manicure business it is heaven there just ain’t enough lady operators to go round a couple of gents is waiting their turn at each chair and a girl can have all the dinners and other dates she can take care of.
said
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From this reading Well the Elks is come to town and they own it just like I said they would.
see
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From this reading My it is wonderful to see so many fine redblooded gentlemen on the streets all looking like their pockets couldn’t hold their money.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the manicure business it is heaven there just ain’t enough lady operators to go round a couple of gents is waiting their turn at each chair and a girl can have all the dinners and other dates she can take care of.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My it is wonderful to see so many fine redblooded gentlemen on the streets all looking like their pockets couldn’t hold their money.
streets
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From this reading My it is wonderful to see so many fine redblooded gentlemen on the streets all looking like their pockets couldn’t hold their money.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the manicure business it is heaven there just ain’t enough lady operators to go round a couple of gents is waiting their turn at each chair and a girl can have all the dinners and other dates she can take care of.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But I have turned them all down their compliments don’t go with me at all because of this work that I have got to do with Mr. Edgerton that is so very important as you will understand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well the Elks is come to town and they own it just like I said they would.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading My it is wonderful to see so many fine redblooded gentlemen on the streets all looking like their pockets couldn’t hold their money.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But I have turned them all down their compliments don’t go with me at all because of this work that I have got to do with Mr. Edgerton that is so very important as you will understand.
there
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From this reading For the manicure business it is heaven there just ain’t enough lady operators to go round a couple of gents is waiting their turn at each chair and a girl can have all the dinners and other dates she can take care of.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well the Elks is come to town and they own it just like I said they would.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But I have turned them all down their compliments don’t go with me at all because of this work that I have got to do with Mr. Edgerton that is so very important as you will understand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well the Elks is come to town and they own it just like I said they would.
town
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From this reading Well the Elks is come to town and they own it just like I said they would.
turn
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From this reading For the manicure business it is heaven there just ain’t enough lady operators to go round a couple of gents is waiting their turn at each chair and a girl can have all the dinners and other dates she can take care of.
turned
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From this reading But I have turned them all down their compliments don’t go with me at all because of this work that I have got to do with Mr. Edgerton that is so very important as you will understand.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I have turned them all down their compliments don’t go with me at all because of this work that I have got to do with Mr. Edgerton that is so very important as you will understand.
very
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From this reading But I have turned them all down their compliments don’t go with me at all because of this work that I have got to do with Mr. Edgerton that is so very important as you will understand.
waiting
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From this reading For the manicure business it is heaven there just ain’t enough lady operators to go round a couple of gents is waiting their turn at each chair and a girl can have all the dinners and other dates she can take care of.
Well
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From this reading Well the Elks is come to town and they own it just like I said they would.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But I have turned them all down their compliments don’t go with me at all because of this work that I have got to do with Mr. Edgerton that is so very important as you will understand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But I have turned them all down their compliments don’t go with me at all because of this work that I have got to do with Mr. Edgerton that is so very important as you will understand.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My it is wonderful to see so many fine redblooded gentlemen on the streets all looking like their pockets couldn’t hold their money.
work
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From this reading But I have turned them all down their compliments don’t go with me at all because of this work that I have got to do with Mr. Edgerton that is so very important as you will understand.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Well the Elks is come to town and they own it just like I said they would.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But I have turned them all down their compliments don’t go with me at all because of this work that I have got to do with Mr. Edgerton that is so very important as you will understand.
