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Elkan Lubliner, American
Elkan Lubliner, American

Chapter IX

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Glaubmann nodded sadly.
"And this time there is witnesses," he said; and he related to his attorney the circumstances under which the original lease was made, together with the incident attending Kovner's visit to Ortelsburg's house.
"It looks like you're up against it, Glaubmann," Goldstein declared.
"But couldn't I claim that I was only bluffing the feller?"
Glaubmann asked.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Elkan Lubliner, American

Chapter IX

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Glaubmann nodded sadly.
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"And this time there is witnesses," he said; and he related to his attorney the circumstances under which the original lease was made, together with the incident attending Kovner's visit to Ortelsburg's house.
Line 3
"It looks like you're up against it, Glaubmann," Goldstein declared.
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"But couldn't I claim that I was only bluffing the feller?"
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Glaubmann asked.

Learner Dictionary

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

Against preposition US /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “"It looks like you're up against it, Glaubmann," Goldstein declared.”

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Glaubmann asked.”

Nodded noun US /nodded/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Glaubmann nodded sadly.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"And this time there is witnesses," he said; and he related to his attorney the circumstances under which the original lease was made, together with the incident attending Kovner's visit to Ortelsburg's house.”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “"And this time there is witnesses," he said; and he related to his attorney the circumstances under which the original lease was made, together with the incident attending Kovner's visit to Ortelsburg's house.”

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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading "It looks like you're up against it, Glaubmann," Goldstein declared.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "And this time there is witnesses," he said; and he related to his attorney the circumstances under which the original lease was made, together with the incident attending Kovner's visit to Ortelsburg's house.

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Glaubmann asked.

attending

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From this reading "And this time there is witnesses," he said; and he related to his attorney the circumstances under which the original lease was made, together with the incident attending Kovner's visit to Ortelsburg's house.

attorney

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From this reading "And this time there is witnesses," he said; and he related to his attorney the circumstances under which the original lease was made, together with the incident attending Kovner's visit to Ortelsburg's house.

bluffing

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From this reading "But couldn't I claim that I was only bluffing the feller?"

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "But couldn't I claim that I was only bluffing the feller?"

circumstances

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From this reading "And this time there is witnesses," he said; and he related to his attorney the circumstances under which the original lease was made, together with the incident attending Kovner's visit to Ortelsburg's house.

claim

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From this reading "But couldn't I claim that I was only bluffing the feller?"

couldn't

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From this reading "But couldn't I claim that I was only bluffing the feller?"

declared

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From this reading "It looks like you're up against it, Glaubmann," Goldstein declared.

feller

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From this reading "But couldn't I claim that I was only bluffing the feller?"

Glaubmann

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From this reading Glaubmann nodded sadly.

Goldstein

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From this reading "It looks like you're up against it, Glaubmann," Goldstein declared.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "And this time there is witnesses," he said; and he related to his attorney the circumstances under which the original lease was made, together with the incident attending Kovner's visit to Ortelsburg's house.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading "And this time there is witnesses," he said; and he related to his attorney the circumstances under which the original lease was made, together with the incident attending Kovner's visit to Ortelsburg's house.

house

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From this reading "And this time there is witnesses," he said; and he related to his attorney the circumstances under which the original lease was made, together with the incident attending Kovner's visit to Ortelsburg's house.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "But couldn't I claim that I was only bluffing the feller?"

incident

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From this reading "And this time there is witnesses," he said; and he related to his attorney the circumstances under which the original lease was made, together with the incident attending Kovner's visit to Ortelsburg's house.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "And this time there is witnesses," he said; and he related to his attorney the circumstances under which the original lease was made, together with the incident attending Kovner's visit to Ortelsburg's house.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It looks like you're up against it, Glaubmann," Goldstein declared.

Kovner's

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From this reading "And this time there is witnesses," he said; and he related to his attorney the circumstances under which the original lease was made, together with the incident attending Kovner's visit to Ortelsburg's house.

lease

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From this reading "And this time there is witnesses," he said; and he related to his attorney the circumstances under which the original lease was made, together with the incident attending Kovner's visit to Ortelsburg's house.

like

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From this reading "It looks like you're up against it, Glaubmann," Goldstein declared.

looks

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From this reading "It looks like you're up against it, Glaubmann," Goldstein declared.

made

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From this reading "And this time there is witnesses," he said; and he related to his attorney the circumstances under which the original lease was made, together with the incident attending Kovner's visit to Ortelsburg's house.

noddednounUS /nodded/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Glaubmann nodded sadly.

only

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From this reading "But couldn't I claim that I was only bluffing the feller?"

original

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From this reading "And this time there is witnesses," he said; and he related to his attorney the circumstances under which the original lease was made, together with the incident attending Kovner's visit to Ortelsburg's house.

Ortelsburg's

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From this reading "And this time there is witnesses," he said; and he related to his attorney the circumstances under which the original lease was made, together with the incident attending Kovner's visit to Ortelsburg's house.

related

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From this reading "And this time there is witnesses," he said; and he related to his attorney the circumstances under which the original lease was made, together with the incident attending Kovner's visit to Ortelsburg's house.

sadly

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From this reading Glaubmann nodded sadly.

said

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From this reading "And this time there is witnesses," he said; and he related to his attorney the circumstances under which the original lease was made, together with the incident attending Kovner's visit to Ortelsburg's house.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "But couldn't I claim that I was only bluffing the feller?"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "And this time there is witnesses," he said; and he related to his attorney the circumstances under which the original lease was made, together with the incident attending Kovner's visit to Ortelsburg's house.

there

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From this reading "And this time there is witnesses," he said; and he related to his attorney the circumstances under which the original lease was made, together with the incident attending Kovner's visit to Ortelsburg's house.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading "And this time there is witnesses," he said; and he related to his attorney the circumstances under which the original lease was made, together with the incident attending Kovner's visit to Ortelsburg's house.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "And this time there is witnesses," he said; and he related to his attorney the circumstances under which the original lease was made, together with the incident attending Kovner's visit to Ortelsburg's house.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "And this time there is witnesses," he said; and he related to his attorney the circumstances under which the original lease was made, together with the incident attending Kovner's visit to Ortelsburg's house.

together

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From this reading "And this time there is witnesses," he said; and he related to his attorney the circumstances under which the original lease was made, together with the incident attending Kovner's visit to Ortelsburg's house.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading "And this time there is witnesses," he said; and he related to his attorney the circumstances under which the original lease was made, together with the incident attending Kovner's visit to Ortelsburg's house.

up

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From this reading "It looks like you're up against it, Glaubmann," Goldstein declared.

visit

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From this reading "And this time there is witnesses," he said; and he related to his attorney the circumstances under which the original lease was made, together with the incident attending Kovner's visit to Ortelsburg's house.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading "And this time there is witnesses," he said; and he related to his attorney the circumstances under which the original lease was made, together with the incident attending Kovner's visit to Ortelsburg's house.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading "And this time there is witnesses," he said; and he related to his attorney the circumstances under which the original lease was made, together with the incident attending Kovner's visit to Ortelsburg's house.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "And this time there is witnesses," he said; and he related to his attorney the circumstances under which the original lease was made, together with the incident attending Kovner's visit to Ortelsburg's house.

witnesses

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From this reading "And this time there is witnesses," he said; and he related to his attorney the circumstances under which the original lease was made, together with the incident attending Kovner's visit to Ortelsburg's house.

you're

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From this reading "It looks like you're up against it, Glaubmann," Goldstein declared.