Chapter V

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From this reading "Well," says I, "the studio's still here on 42d-st., and if your eyesight ain't failed you----" "Oh, chop it, can't you, Shorty?" says he.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A LONG SHOT ON DELANCEY Well, I've been slummin' up again.

anew

From this reading A LONG SHOT ON DELANCEY Well, I've been slummin' up again.

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From this reading "Well," says I, "the studio's still here on 42d-st., and if your eyesight ain't failed you----" "Oh, chop it, can't you, Shorty?" says he.

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

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading A LONG SHOT ON DELANCEY Well, I've been slummin' up again.

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From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

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From this reading "Well," says I, "the studio's still here on 42d-st., and if your eyesight ain't failed you----" "Oh, chop it, can't you, Shorty?" says he.

cut into pieces

From this reading "Well," says I, "the studio's still here on 42d-st., and if your eyesight ain't failed you----" "Oh, chop it, can't you, Shorty?" says he.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Come right up, can't you!"

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

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From this reading "Well," says I, "the studio's still here on 42d-st., and if your eyesight ain't failed you----" "Oh, chop it, can't you, Shorty?" says he.

provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

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From this reading A LONG SHOT ON DELANCEY Well, I've been slummin' up again.

do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

a British peer of the highest rank

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

normal use of the faculty of vision

From this reading "Well," says I, "the studio's still here on 42d-st., and if your eyesight ain't failed you----" "Oh, chop it, can't you, Shorty?" says he.

past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone

From this reading "Well," says I, "the studio's still here on 42d-st., and if your eyesight ain't failed you----" "Oh, chop it, can't you, Shorty?" says he.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

chopped meat mixed with potatoes and browned

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

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

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

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

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A LONG SHOT ON DELANCEY Well, I've been slummin' up again.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Well," says I, "the studio's still here on 42d-st., and if your eyesight ain't failed you----" "Oh, chop it, can't you, Shorty?" says he.

of great significance or value

From this reading "This is really important.

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

From this reading "This is really important.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

and nothing more

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading A LONG SHOT ON DELANCEY Well, I've been slummin' up again.

take the midday meal

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Well," says I, "the studio's still here on 42d-st., and if your eyesight ain't failed you----" "Oh, chop it, can't you, Shorty?" says he.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A LONG SHOT ON DELANCEY Well, I've been slummin' up again.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading "This is really important.

precisely, exactly

From this reading Come right up, can't you!"

move hurridly

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Well," says I, "the studio's still here on 42d-st., and if your eyesight ain't failed you----" "Oh, chop it, can't you, Shorty?" says he.

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading A LONG SHOT ON DELANCEY Well, I've been slummin' up again.

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From this reading A LONG SHOT ON DELANCEY Well, I've been slummin' up again.

not in physical motion

From this reading "Well," says I, "the studio's still here on 42d-st., and if your eyesight ain't failed you----" "Oh, chop it, can't you, Shorty?" says he.

possessive form of “studio” — workplace for the teaching or practice of an art

From this reading "Well," says I, "the studio's still here on 42d-st., and if your eyesight ain't failed you----" "Oh, chop it, can't you, Shorty?" says he.

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

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

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

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

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

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading A LONG SHOT ON DELANCEY Well, I've been slummin' up again.

plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

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

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

(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 A LONG SHOT ON DELANCEY Well, I've been slummin' up again.

at the time that

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

which person or people

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

the least favorable outcome

From this reading It happens like this: I was just preparin', here the other noontime, to rush around the corner and destroy a plate of lunch counter hash decorated with parsley and a dropped egg, when I gets this 'phone call from Duke Borden, who says he wants to see me the worst way.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Well," says I, "the studio's still here on 42d-st., and if your eyesight ain't failed you----" "Oh, chop it, can't you, Shorty?" says he.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Well," says I, "the studio's still here on 42d-st., and if your eyesight ain't failed you----" "Oh, chop it, can't you, Shorty?" says he.