the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "That's as good as sayin' we're busted," says I.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Even sales and schemes for makin' folks buy more won't be enough."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
bustedadjectiveUS /ˈbʌstɪd/
out of working order (“busted” is an informal substitute for “broken”)
From this reading "That's as good as sayin' we're busted," says I.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Even sales and schemes for makin' folks buy more won't be enough."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
C-close
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From this reading "C-close to it," says Mark.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
chattelnounUS /ˈtʃætəl/
personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
counternounUS /ˈkaʊntər/
table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Even sales and schemes for makin' folks buy more won't be enough."
divisible by two
From this reading Even sales and schemes for makin' folks buy more won't be enough."
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
your parents
From this reading Even sales and schemes for makin' folks buy more won't be enough."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Even sales and schemes for makin' folks buy more won't be enough."
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "That's as good as sayin' we're busted," says I.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
ten 10s
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That's as good as sayin' we're busted," says I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "C-close to it," says Mark.
Jehoshaphat
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From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
and nothing more
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
hear with intention
From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
makinnounUS /ˈmækɪn/
battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting
From this reading Even sales and schemes for makin' folks buy more won't be enough."
attach a tag or label to
From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Even sales and schemes for makin' folks buy more won't be enough."
mortgagenounUS /ˈmɔːrɡədʒ/
a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
n-never
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From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
s-sellin
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From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
salesnounUS /seɪlz/
income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time
From this reading Even sales and schemes for makin' folks buy more won't be enough."
sayin
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From this reading "That's as good as sayin' we're busted," says I.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "That's as good as sayin' we're busted," says I.
schemesnounUS /skiːmz/
plural of “scheme” — an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading Even sales and schemes for makin' folks buy more won't be enough."
Skip's
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From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
that's
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From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We n-never can raise five hundred dollars just by s-sellin' things over the counter--not in the time that's left to us before Jehoshaphat P. Skip's chattel mortgage is due.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In half an hour Mark came up to the front of the store and we stopped talking to listen to him.
we're
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From this reading "That's as good as sayin' we're busted," says I.
won't
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From this reading Even sales and schemes for makin' folks buy more won't be enough."
