used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When a feller is making good over here and the _Leute im Russland_ hears about it, understand me, they are all the time sending him bad news.
Abe
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "Potash & Perlmutter," "Abe & Mawruss," "Object: Matrimony," etc.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When a feller is making good over here and the _Leute im Russland_ hears about it, understand me, they are all the time sending him bad news.
actsnounUS /ækts/
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading You might think I was a Free Burial Society, the way that feller acts."
(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 When a feller is making good over here and the _Leute im Russland_ hears about it, understand me, they are all the time sending him bad news.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When a feller is making good over here and the _Leute im Russland_ hears about it, understand me, they are all the time sending him bad news.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When a feller is making good over here and the _Leute im Russland_ hears about it, understand me, they are all the time sending him bad news.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Nu, Philip," cried Marcus Polatkin to his partner, Philip Scheikowitz, as they sat in the showroom of their place of business one June morning, "even if the letter does got bad news in it you shouldn't take on so hard.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "Potash & Perlmutter," "Abe & Mawruss," "Object: Matrimony," etc.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "Nu, Philip," cried Marcus Polatkin to his partner, Philip Scheikowitz, as they sat in the showroom of their place of business one June morning, "even if the letter does got bad news in it you shouldn't take on so hard.
BurialnounUS /ˈberiəl/
the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
From this reading You might think I was a Free Burial Society, the way that feller acts."
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "Nu, Philip," cried Marcus Polatkin to his partner, Philip Scheikowitz, as they sat in the showroom of their place of business one June morning, "even if the letter does got bad news in it you shouldn't take on so hard.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I got in Minsk a cousin by the name Pincus Lubliner, understand me, which every time he writes me, y'understand, a relation dies on him and he wants me I should help pay funeral expenses.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading I got in Minsk a cousin by the name Pincus Lubliner, understand me, which every time he writes me, y'understand, a relation dies on him and he wants me I should help pay funeral expenses.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Nu, Philip," cried Marcus Polatkin to his partner, Philip Scheikowitz, as they sat in the showroom of their place of business one June morning, "even if the letter does got bad news in it you shouldn't take on so hard.
diesnounUS /daɪz/
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading I got in Minsk a cousin by the name Pincus Lubliner, understand me, which every time he writes me, y'understand, a relation dies on him and he wants me I should help pay funeral expenses.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Nu, Philip," cried Marcus Polatkin to his partner, Philip Scheikowitz, as they sat in the showroom of their place of business one June morning, "even if the letter does got bad news in it you shouldn't take on so hard.
etc
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "Potash & Perlmutter," "Abe & Mawruss," "Object: Matrimony," etc.
divisible by two
From this reading "Nu, Philip," cried Marcus Polatkin to his partner, Philip Scheikowitz, as they sat in the showroom of their place of business one June morning, "even if the letter does got bad news in it you shouldn't take on so hard.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I got in Minsk a cousin by the name Pincus Lubliner, understand me, which every time he writes me, y'understand, a relation dies on him and he wants me I should help pay funeral expenses.
expensesnounUS /ɪkˈspensəz/
plural of “expense” — amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading I got in Minsk a cousin by the name Pincus Lubliner, understand me, which every time he writes me, y'understand, a relation dies on him and he wants me I should help pay funeral expenses.
fellernounUS /ˈfelər/
a person who fells trees
From this reading When a feller is making good over here and the _Leute im Russland_ hears about it, understand me, they are all the time sending him bad news.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading You might think I was a Free Burial Society, the way that feller acts."
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading I got in Minsk a cousin by the name Pincus Lubliner, understand me, which every time he writes me, y'understand, a relation dies on him and he wants me I should help pay funeral expenses.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading When a feller is making good over here and the _Leute im Russland_ hears about it, understand me, they are all the time sending him bad news.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Nu, Philip," cried Marcus Polatkin to his partner, Philip Scheikowitz, as they sat in the showroom of their place of business one June morning, "even if the letter does got bad news in it you shouldn't take on so hard.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "Nu, Philip," cried Marcus Polatkin to his partner, Philip Scheikowitz, as they sat in the showroom of their place of business one June morning, "even if the letter does got bad news in it you shouldn't take on so hard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I got in Minsk a cousin by the name Pincus Lubliner, understand me, which every time he writes me, y'understand, a relation dies on him and he wants me I should help pay funeral expenses.
hearsverbUS /hiːrz/
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading When a feller is making good over here and the _Leute im Russland_ hears about it, understand me, they are all the time sending him bad news.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading I got in Minsk a cousin by the name Pincus Lubliner, understand me, which every time he writes me, y'understand, a relation dies on him and he wants me I should help pay funeral expenses.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading When a feller is making good over here and the _Leute im Russland_ hears about it, understand me, they are all the time sending him bad news.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When a feller is making good over here and the _Leute im Russland_ hears about it, understand me, they are all the time sending him bad news.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Nu, Philip," cried Marcus Polatkin to his partner, Philip Scheikowitz, as they sat in the showroom of their place of business one June morning, "even if the letter does got bad news in it you shouldn't take on so hard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I got in Minsk a cousin by the name Pincus Lubliner, understand me, which every time he writes me, y'understand, a relation dies on him and he wants me I should help pay funeral expenses.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Nu, Philip," cried Marcus Polatkin to his partner, Philip Scheikowitz, as they sat in the showroom of their place of business one June morning, "even if the letter does got bad news in it you shouldn't take on so hard.
im
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From this reading When a feller is making good over here and the _Leute im Russland_ hears about it, understand me, they are all the time sending him bad news.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Nu, Philip," cried Marcus Polatkin to his partner, Philip Scheikowitz, as they sat in the showroom of their place of business one June morning, "even if the letter does got bad news in it you shouldn't take on so hard.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When a feller is making good over here and the _Leute im Russland_ hears about it, understand me, they are all the time sending him bad news.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Nu, Philip," cried Marcus Polatkin to his partner, Philip Scheikowitz, as they sat in the showroom of their place of business one June morning, "even if the letter does got bad news in it you shouldn't take on so hard.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading "Nu, Philip," cried Marcus Polatkin to his partner, Philip Scheikowitz, as they sat in the showroom of their place of business one June morning, "even if the letter does got bad news in it you shouldn't take on so hard.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "Nu, Philip," cried Marcus Polatkin to his partner, Philip Scheikowitz, as they sat in the showroom of their place of business one June morning, "even if the letter does got bad news in it you shouldn't take on so hard.
Leute
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From this reading When a feller is making good over here and the _Leute im Russland_ hears about it, understand me, they are all the time sending him bad news.
Lubliner
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From this reading I got in Minsk a cousin by the name Pincus Lubliner, understand me, which every time he writes me, y'understand, a relation dies on him and he wants me I should help pay funeral expenses.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading When a feller is making good over here and the _Leute im Russland_ hears about it, understand me, they are all the time sending him bad news.
Marcus
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From this reading "Nu, Philip," cried Marcus Polatkin to his partner, Philip Scheikowitz, as they sat in the showroom of their place of business one June morning, "even if the letter does got bad news in it you shouldn't take on so hard.
MatrimonynounUS /ˈmætrəmoʊni/
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "Potash & Perlmutter," "Abe & Mawruss," "Object: Matrimony," etc.
Mawruss
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "Potash & Perlmutter," "Abe & Mawruss," "Object: Matrimony," etc.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When a feller is making good over here and the _Leute im Russland_ hears about it, understand me, they are all the time sending him bad news.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You might think I was a Free Burial Society, the way that feller acts."
MinsknounUS /mɪnsk/
the capital of Belarus and of the Commonwealth of Independent States
From this reading I got in Minsk a cousin by the name Pincus Lubliner, understand me, which every time he writes me, y'understand, a relation dies on him and he wants me I should help pay funeral expenses.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Nu, Philip," cried Marcus Polatkin to his partner, Philip Scheikowitz, as they sat in the showroom of their place of business one June morning, "even if the letter does got bad news in it you shouldn't take on so hard.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I got in Minsk a cousin by the name Pincus Lubliner, understand me, which every time he writes me, y'understand, a relation dies on him and he wants me I should help pay funeral expenses.
information about recent and important events
From this reading "Nu, Philip," cried Marcus Polatkin to his partner, Philip Scheikowitz, as they sat in the showroom of their place of business one June morning, "even if the letter does got bad news in it you shouldn't take on so hard.
NunounUS /nuː/
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet
From this reading "Nu, Philip," cried Marcus Polatkin to his partner, Philip Scheikowitz, as they sat in the showroom of their place of business one June morning, "even if the letter does got bad news in it you shouldn't take on so hard.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading AUTHOR OF "Potash & Perlmutter," "Abe & Mawruss," "Object: Matrimony," etc.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "Potash & Perlmutter," "Abe & Mawruss," "Object: Matrimony," etc.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Nu, Philip," cried Marcus Polatkin to his partner, Philip Scheikowitz, as they sat in the showroom of their place of business one June morning, "even if the letter does got bad news in it you shouldn't take on so hard.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Nu, Philip," cried Marcus Polatkin to his partner, Philip Scheikowitz, as they sat in the showroom of their place of business one June morning, "even if the letter does got bad news in it you shouldn't take on so hard.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When a feller is making good over here and the _Leute im Russland_ hears about it, understand me, they are all the time sending him bad news.
partnernounUS /ˈpɑːrtnər/
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading "Nu, Philip," cried Marcus Polatkin to his partner, Philip Scheikowitz, as they sat in the showroom of their place of business one June morning, "even if the letter does got bad news in it you shouldn't take on so hard.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading I got in Minsk a cousin by the name Pincus Lubliner, understand me, which every time he writes me, y'understand, a relation dies on him and he wants me I should help pay funeral expenses.
Perlmutter
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "Potash & Perlmutter," "Abe & Mawruss," "Object: Matrimony," etc.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading "Nu, Philip," cried Marcus Polatkin to his partner, Philip Scheikowitz, as they sat in the showroom of their place of business one June morning, "even if the letter does got bad news in it you shouldn't take on so hard.
PincusnounUS /ˈpɪŋkəs/
United States sexual physiologist whose hunch that progesterone could block ovulation led to the development of the oral contraceptive pill (1903-1967)
From this reading I got in Minsk a cousin by the name Pincus Lubliner, understand me, which every time he writes me, y'understand, a relation dies on him and he wants me I should help pay funeral expenses.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Nu, Philip," cried Marcus Polatkin to his partner, Philip Scheikowitz, as they sat in the showroom of their place of business one June morning, "even if the letter does got bad news in it you shouldn't take on so hard.
Polatkin
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From this reading "Nu, Philip," cried Marcus Polatkin to his partner, Philip Scheikowitz, as they sat in the showroom of their place of business one June morning, "even if the letter does got bad news in it you shouldn't take on so hard.
PotashnounUS /ˈpɑːtæʃ/
a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry
From this reading AUTHOR OF "Potash & Perlmutter," "Abe & Mawruss," "Object: Matrimony," etc.
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading I got in Minsk a cousin by the name Pincus Lubliner, understand me, which every time he writes me, y'understand, a relation dies on him and he wants me I should help pay funeral expenses.
Russland
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From this reading When a feller is making good over here and the _Leute im Russland_ hears about it, understand me, they are all the time sending him bad news.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "Nu, Philip," cried Marcus Polatkin to his partner, Philip Scheikowitz, as they sat in the showroom of their place of business one June morning, "even if the letter does got bad news in it you shouldn't take on so hard.
Scheikowitz
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From this reading "Nu, Philip," cried Marcus Polatkin to his partner, Philip Scheikowitz, as they sat in the showroom of their place of business one June morning, "even if the letter does got bad news in it you shouldn't take on so hard.
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading When a feller is making good over here and the _Leute im Russland_ hears about it, understand me, they are all the time sending him bad news.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I got in Minsk a cousin by the name Pincus Lubliner, understand me, which every time he writes me, y'understand, a relation dies on him and he wants me I should help pay funeral expenses.
shouldn't
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From this reading "Nu, Philip," cried Marcus Polatkin to his partner, Philip Scheikowitz, as they sat in the showroom of their place of business one June morning, "even if the letter does got bad news in it you shouldn't take on so hard.
showroomnounUS /ˈʃoʊrʊm/
an area where merchandise (such as cars) can be displayed
From this reading "Nu, Philip," cried Marcus Polatkin to his partner, Philip Scheikowitz, as they sat in the showroom of their place of business one June morning, "even if the letter does got bad news in it you shouldn't take on so hard.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Nu, Philip," cried Marcus Polatkin to his partner, Philip Scheikowitz, as they sat in the showroom of their place of business one June morning, "even if the letter does got bad news in it you shouldn't take on so hard.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading You might think I was a Free Burial Society, the way that feller acts."
carry out
From this reading "Nu, Philip," cried Marcus Polatkin to his partner, Philip Scheikowitz, as they sat in the showroom of their place of business one June morning, "even if the letter does got bad news in it you shouldn't take on so hard.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You might think I was a Free Burial Society, the way that feller acts."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Nu, Philip," cried Marcus Polatkin to his partner, Philip Scheikowitz, as they sat in the showroom of their place of business one June morning, "even if the letter does got bad news in it you shouldn't take on so hard.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Nu, Philip," cried Marcus Polatkin to his partner, Philip Scheikowitz, as they sat in the showroom of their place of business one June morning, "even if the letter does got bad news in it you shouldn't take on so hard.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Nu, Philip," cried Marcus Polatkin to his partner, Philip Scheikowitz, as they sat in the showroom of their place of business one June morning, "even if the letter does got bad news in it you shouldn't take on so hard.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading You might think I was a Free Burial Society, the way that feller acts."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading When a feller is making good over here and the _Leute im Russland_ hears about it, understand me, they are all the time sending him bad news.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Nu, Philip," cried Marcus Polatkin to his partner, Philip Scheikowitz, as they sat in the showroom of their place of business one June morning, "even if the letter does got bad news in it you shouldn't take on so hard.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading When a feller is making good over here and the _Leute im Russland_ hears about it, understand me, they are all the time sending him bad news.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading I got in Minsk a cousin by the name Pincus Lubliner, understand me, which every time he writes me, y'understand, a relation dies on him and he wants me I should help pay funeral expenses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You might think I was a Free Burial Society, the way that feller acts."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading You might think I was a Free Burial Society, the way that feller acts."
at the time that
From this reading When a feller is making good over here and the _Leute im Russland_ hears about it, understand me, they are all the time sending him bad news.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I got in Minsk a cousin by the name Pincus Lubliner, understand me, which every time he writes me, y'understand, a relation dies on him and he wants me I should help pay funeral expenses.
writesverbUS /raɪts/
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading I got in Minsk a cousin by the name Pincus Lubliner, understand me, which every time he writes me, y'understand, a relation dies on him and he wants me I should help pay funeral expenses.
y'understand
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From this reading I got in Minsk a cousin by the name Pincus Lubliner, understand me, which every time he writes me, y'understand, a relation dies on him and he wants me I should help pay funeral expenses.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Nu, Philip," cried Marcus Polatkin to his partner, Philip Scheikowitz, as they sat in the showroom of their place of business one June morning, "even if the letter does got bad news in it you shouldn't take on so hard.
