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Abe and Mawruss

Chapter V · Chapter 5

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"Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.
But I'll tell you what I'll do.
It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."
"I am agreeable," said Uncle Mosha.
"Furthermore," Alex continued, "Uncle Mosha and Max will keep the house.
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Abe and Mawruss

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Abe and Mawruss is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.
Line 2
But I'll tell you what I'll do.
Line 3
It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."
Line 4
"I am agreeable," said Uncle Mosha.
Line 5
"Furthermore," Alex continued, "Uncle Mosha and Max will keep the house.

Learner Dictionary

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Aaron noun US /ˈerən/

United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)

From this reading “It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."”

agreeable adjective US /əˈɡriːəbəl/

conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature

From this reading “"I am agreeable," said Uncle Mosha.”

boys noun US /bɔɪz/

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading “"Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.”

cinch noun US /sɪntʃ/

any undertaking that is easy to do

From this reading “It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."”

Furthermore adverb US /ˈfɜːrðərmɔːr/

in addition

From this reading “"Furthermore," Alex continued, "Uncle Mosha and Max will keep the house.”

length noun US /leŋkθ/

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading “"Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.”

listening noun US /ˈlɪsənɪŋ/

the act of hearing attentively

From this reading “"Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.”

Max noun US /mæks/

street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate

From this reading “"Furthermore," Alex continued, "Uncle Mosha and Max will keep the house.”

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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 "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

AaronnounUS /ˈerən/

United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)

From this reading It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."

agreeableadjectiveUS /əˈɡriːəbəl/

conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature

From this reading "I am agreeable," said Uncle Mosha.

ain't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

Alex

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From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "I am agreeable," said Uncle Mosha.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

boysnounUS /bɔɪz/

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But I'll tell you what I'll do.

cinchnounUS /sɪntʃ/

any undertaking that is easy to do

From this reading It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."

continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/

without stop or interruption

From this reading "Furthermore," Alex continued, "Uncle Mosha and Max will keep the house.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading But I'll tell you what I'll do.

FurthermoreadverbUS /ˈfɜːrðərmɔːr/

in addition

From this reading "Furthermore," Alex continued, "Uncle Mosha and Max will keep the house.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading "Furthermore," Alex continued, "Uncle Mosha and Max will keep the house.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

I'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But I'll tell you what I'll do.

I've

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

It's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."

keepverbUS /kiːp/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading "Furthermore," Alex continued, "Uncle Mosha and Max will keep the house.

Kronberg

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

lengthnounUS /leŋkθ/

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

listeningnounUS /ˈlɪsənɪŋ/

the act of hearing attentively

From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

liveverbUS /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."

lookyhere

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

MaxnounUS /mæks/

street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate

From this reading "Furthermore," Alex continued, "Uncle Mosha and Max will keep the house.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."

Megillahnoun

(Yiddish) a long boring tediously detailed account

From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

Mosha

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

SayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading But I'll tell you what I'll do.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Furthermore," Alex continued, "Uncle Mosha and Max will keep the house.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

UnclenounUS /ˈʌŋkəl/

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading But I'll tell you what I'll do.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Furthermore," Alex continued, "Uncle Mosha and Max will keep the house.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."

won't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."

wordnounUS /wɜːrd/

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading But I'll tell you what I'll do.

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