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The Vegetable
The Vegetable

Chapter V

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SNOOKS.
Nothin’ doin’, eh?
_In comes Mr. Jones._ JONES.
It’s all over, Mr. President.
I’ve just received word that Chief Justice Fossile of the Supreme Court, accompanied by the Senate Committee on Inefficiency, is on his way to the White House.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Vegetable

Chapter V

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
SNOOKS.
Line 2
Nothin’ doin’, eh?
Line 3
_In comes Mr. Jones._ JONES.
Line 4
It’s all over, Mr. President.
Line 5
I’ve just received word that Chief Justice Fossile of the Supreme Court, accompanied by the Senate Committee on Inefficiency, is on his way to the White House.

Learner Dictionary

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Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “It’s all over, Mr. President.”

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accompanied

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all

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byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

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Chief

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comes

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From this reading _In comes Mr. Jones._ JONES.

Committee

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Court

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doin

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From this reading Nothin’ doin’, eh?

eh

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From this reading Nothin’ doin’, eh?

Fossile

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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

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House

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I've

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InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _In comes Mr. Jones._ JONES.

Inefficiency

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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

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It's

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From this reading It’s all over, Mr. President.

Jones

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From this reading _In comes Mr. Jones._ JONES.

just

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Justice

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Mr

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From this reading _In comes Mr. Jones._ JONES.

Nothin

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From this reading Nothin’ doin’, eh?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading It’s all over, Mr. President.

President

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From this reading It’s all over, Mr. President.

received

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Senate

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SNOOKS

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From this reading SNOOKS.

Supreme

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

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toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

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way

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White

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word

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