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Chapter XXXIX
“Say, Joe,” was his greeting to his old-time working-mate next morning, “there’s a Frenchman out on Twenty-eighth Street. He’s made a pot of money, and he’s going back to France. It’s a dandy, well-appointed, small steam laundry. There’s a start for you if you want to settle down. Here, take this; buy some clothes with it and be at this man’s office by ten o’clock.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here, take this; buy some clothes with it and be at this man’s office by ten o’clock.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Say, Joe,” was his greeting to his old-time working-mate next morning, “there’s a Frenchman out on Twenty-eighth Street.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Say, Joe,” was his greeting to his old-time working-mate next morning, “there’s a Frenchman out on Twenty-eighth Street.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There’s a start for you if you want to settle down.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here, take this; buy some clothes with it and be at this man’s office by ten o’clock.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Say, Joe,” was his greeting to his old-time working-mate next morning, “there’s a Frenchman out on Twenty-eighth Street.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He’s made a pot of money, and he’s going back to France.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Here, take this; buy some clothes with it and be at this man’s office by ten o’clock.
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From this reading He’s made a pot of money, and he’s going back to France.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Here, take this; buy some clothes with it and be at this man’s office by ten o’clock.
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From this reading Here, take this; buy some clothes with it and be at this man’s office by ten o’clock.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Here, take this; buy some clothes with it and be at this man’s office by ten o’clock.
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From this reading Here, take this; buy some clothes with it and be at this man’s office by ten o’clock.
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From this reading It’s a dandy, well-appointed, small steam laundry.
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From this reading There’s a start for you if you want to settle down.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There’s a start for you if you want to settle down.
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From this reading He’s made a pot of money, and he’s going back to France.
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From this reading “Say, Joe,” was his greeting to his old-time working-mate next morning, “there’s a Frenchman out on Twenty-eighth Street.
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From this reading He’s made a pot of money, and he’s going back to France.
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From this reading “Say, Joe,” was his greeting to his old-time working-mate next morning, “there’s a Frenchman out on Twenty-eighth Street.
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From this reading He’s made a pot of money, and he’s going back to France.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, take this; buy some clothes with it and be at this man’s office by ten o’clock.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Say, Joe,” was his greeting to his old-time working-mate next morning, “there’s a Frenchman out on Twenty-eighth Street.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There’s a start for you if you want to settle down.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Here, take this; buy some clothes with it and be at this man’s office by ten o’clock.
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From this reading It’s a dandy, well-appointed, small steam laundry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Say, Joe,” was his greeting to his old-time working-mate next morning, “there’s a Frenchman out on Twenty-eighth Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s a dandy, well-appointed, small steam laundry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s made a pot of money, and he’s going back to France.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here, take this; buy some clothes with it and be at this man’s office by ten o’clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s made a pot of money, and he’s going back to France.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Say, Joe,” was his greeting to his old-time working-mate next morning, “there’s a Frenchman out on Twenty-eighth Street.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Say, Joe,” was his greeting to his old-time working-mate next morning, “there’s a Frenchman out on Twenty-eighth Street.
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From this reading Here, take this; buy some clothes with it and be at this man’s office by ten o’clock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He’s made a pot of money, and he’s going back to France.
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From this reading Here, take this; buy some clothes with it and be at this man’s office by ten o’clock.
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From this reading “Say, Joe,” was his greeting to his old-time working-mate next morning, “there’s a Frenchman out on Twenty-eighth Street.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Say, Joe,” was his greeting to his old-time working-mate next morning, “there’s a Frenchman out on Twenty-eighth Street.
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From this reading “Say, Joe,” was his greeting to his old-time working-mate next morning, “there’s a Frenchman out on Twenty-eighth Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s made a pot of money, and he’s going back to France.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Say, Joe,” was his greeting to his old-time working-mate next morning, “there’s a Frenchman out on Twenty-eighth Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s a start for you if you want to settle down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s a dandy, well-appointed, small steam laundry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here, take this; buy some clothes with it and be at this man’s office by ten o’clock.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There’s a start for you if you want to settle down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s a dandy, well-appointed, small steam laundry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Say, Joe,” was his greeting to his old-time working-mate next morning, “there’s a Frenchman out on Twenty-eighth Street.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, take this; buy some clothes with it and be at this man’s office by ten o’clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here, take this; buy some clothes with it and be at this man’s office by ten o’clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Say, Joe,” was his greeting to his old-time working-mate next morning, “there’s a Frenchman out on Twenty-eighth Street.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Here, take this; buy some clothes with it and be at this man’s office by ten o’clock.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Say, Joe,” was his greeting to his old-time working-mate next morning, “there’s a Frenchman out on Twenty-eighth Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Say, Joe,” was his greeting to his old-time working-mate next morning, “there’s a Frenchman out on Twenty-eighth Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s a start for you if you want to settle down.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Say, Joe,” was his greeting to his old-time working-mate next morning, “there’s a Frenchman out on Twenty-eighth Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s a dandy, well-appointed, small steam laundry.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here, take this; buy some clothes with it and be at this man’s office by ten o’clock.
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From this reading “Say, Joe,” was his greeting to his old-time working-mate next morning, “there’s a Frenchman out on Twenty-eighth Street.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There’s a start for you if you want to settle down.
