Chapter 8 of Elkan Lubliner, American is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Elkan Lubliner, American is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"In business, Joe--it's Esau's fable of the lion and the mouse every time!" Ortelsburg continued. "The mouse scratches the lion's back and the lion scratches the mouse's back! Ain't it?" "But you know so well as I do, Benno, that Glaubmann's house on Linden Boulevard ain't worth no eighteen thousand dollars," Kamin said.
Chapter 8 of Elkan Lubliner, American is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a wide street or thoroughfare
From this reading “"But you know so well as I do, Benno, that Glaubmann's house on Linden Boulevard ain't worth no eighteen thousand dollars," Kamin said.”
being one more than seventeen
From this reading “"But you know so well as I do, Benno, that Glaubmann's house on Linden Boulevard ain't worth no eighteen thousand dollars," Kamin said.”
a deliberately false or improbable account
From this reading “"In business, Joe--it's Esau's fable of the lion and the mouse every time!"”
soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork
From this reading “"But you know so well as I do, Benno, that Glaubmann's house on Linden Boulevard ain't worth no eighteen thousand dollars," Kamin said.”
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading “"In business, Joe--it's Esau's fable of the lion and the mouse every time!"”
possessive form of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading “"The mouse scratches the lion's back and the lion scratches the mouse's back!”
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading “"In business, Joe--it's Esau's fable of the lion and the mouse every time!"”
plural of “scratch” — an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
From this reading “"The mouse scratches the lion's back and the lion scratches the mouse's back!”
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From this reading Ain't it?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "In business, Joe--it's Esau's fable of the lion and the mouse every time!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "But you know so well as I do, Benno, that Glaubmann's house on Linden Boulevard ain't worth no eighteen thousand dollars," Kamin said.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "The mouse scratches the lion's back and the lion scratches the mouse's back!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you know so well as I do, Benno, that Glaubmann's house on Linden Boulevard ain't worth no eighteen thousand dollars," Kamin said.
a wide street or thoroughfare
From this reading "But you know so well as I do, Benno, that Glaubmann's house on Linden Boulevard ain't worth no eighteen thousand dollars," Kamin said.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "In business, Joe--it's Esau's fable of the lion and the mouse every time!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But you know so well as I do, Benno, that Glaubmann's house on Linden Boulevard ain't worth no eighteen thousand dollars," Kamin said.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Ortelsburg continued.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "But you know so well as I do, Benno, that Glaubmann's house on Linden Boulevard ain't worth no eighteen thousand dollars," Kamin said.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading "But you know so well as I do, Benno, that Glaubmann's house on Linden Boulevard ain't worth no eighteen thousand dollars," Kamin said.
being one more than seventeen
From this reading "But you know so well as I do, Benno, that Glaubmann's house on Linden Boulevard ain't worth no eighteen thousand dollars," Kamin said.
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From this reading "In business, Joe--it's Esau's fable of the lion and the mouse every time!"
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "In business, Joe--it's Esau's fable of the lion and the mouse every time!"
a deliberately false or improbable account
From this reading "In business, Joe--it's Esau's fable of the lion and the mouse every time!"
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From this reading "But you know so well as I do, Benno, that Glaubmann's house on Linden Boulevard ain't worth no eighteen thousand dollars," Kamin said.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "But you know so well as I do, Benno, that Glaubmann's house on Linden Boulevard ain't worth no eighteen thousand dollars," Kamin said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But you know so well as I do, Benno, that Glaubmann's house on Linden Boulevard ain't worth no eighteen thousand dollars," Kamin said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In business, Joe--it's Esau's fable of the lion and the mouse every time!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ain't it?"
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From this reading "In business, Joe--it's Esau's fable of the lion and the mouse every time!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In business, Joe--it's Esau's fable of the lion and the mouse every time!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you know so well as I do, Benno, that Glaubmann's house on Linden Boulevard ain't worth no eighteen thousand dollars," Kamin said.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "But you know so well as I do, Benno, that Glaubmann's house on Linden Boulevard ain't worth no eighteen thousand dollars," Kamin said.
soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork
From this reading "But you know so well as I do, Benno, that Glaubmann's house on Linden Boulevard ain't worth no eighteen thousand dollars," Kamin said.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading "In business, Joe--it's Esau's fable of the lion and the mouse every time!"
possessive form of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading "The mouse scratches the lion's back and the lion scratches the mouse's back!
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading "In business, Joe--it's Esau's fable of the lion and the mouse every time!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The mouse scratches the lion's back and the lion scratches the mouse's back!
not any; not one
From this reading "But you know so well as I do, Benno, that Glaubmann's house on Linden Boulevard ain't worth no eighteen thousand dollars," Kamin said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "In business, Joe--it's Esau's fable of the lion and the mouse every time!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "But you know so well as I do, Benno, that Glaubmann's house on Linden Boulevard ain't worth no eighteen thousand dollars," Kamin said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ortelsburg continued.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "But you know so well as I do, Benno, that Glaubmann's house on Linden Boulevard ain't worth no eighteen thousand dollars," Kamin said.
plural of “scratch” — an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
From this reading "The mouse scratches the lion's back and the lion scratches the mouse's back!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "But you know so well as I do, Benno, that Glaubmann's house on Linden Boulevard ain't worth no eighteen thousand dollars," Kamin said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But you know so well as I do, Benno, that Glaubmann's house on Linden Boulevard ain't worth no eighteen thousand dollars," Kamin said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "In business, Joe--it's Esau's fable of the lion and the mouse every time!"
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading "But you know so well as I do, Benno, that Glaubmann's house on Linden Boulevard ain't worth no eighteen thousand dollars," Kamin said.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "In business, Joe--it's Esau's fable of the lion and the mouse every time!"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "But you know so well as I do, Benno, that Glaubmann's house on Linden Boulevard ain't worth no eighteen thousand dollars," Kamin said.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading "But you know so well as I do, Benno, that Glaubmann's house on Linden Boulevard ain't worth no eighteen thousand dollars," Kamin said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But you know so well as I do, Benno, that Glaubmann's house on Linden Boulevard ain't worth no eighteen thousand dollars," Kamin said.
Chapter 8 of Elkan Lubliner, American by Montague Glass holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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