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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This is strictly a wholesale business, and if once we sell a friend _one_ garment that friend brings a friend, and that friend brings also a friend, and the first thing you know, Mawruss, we are doing a big retail business at a net loss of fifty cents a garment."
Abe
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From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss," said Abe Potash to his partner as they sat in the show-room of their spacious cloak and suit establishment one week after Abe's return from Pittsburgh.
Abe's
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From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss," said Abe Potash to his partner as they sat in the show-room of their spacious cloak and suit establishment one week after Abe's return from Pittsburgh.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss," said Abe Potash to his partner as they sat in the show-room of their spacious cloak and suit establishment one week after Abe's return from Pittsburgh.
ain't
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From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss, because it ain't good policy.
also
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From this reading This is strictly a wholesale business, and if once we sell a friend _one_ garment that friend brings a friend, and that friend brings also a friend, and the first thing you know, Mawruss, we are doing a big retail business at a net loss of fifty cents a garment."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss," said Abe Potash to his partner as they sat in the show-room of their spacious cloak and suit establishment one week after Abe's return from Pittsburgh.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This is strictly a wholesale business, and if once we sell a friend _one_ garment that friend brings a friend, and that friend brings also a friend, and the first thing you know, Mawruss, we are doing a big retail business at a net loss of fifty cents a garment."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss," said Abe Potash to his partner as they sat in the show-room of their spacious cloak and suit establishment one week after Abe's return from Pittsburgh.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This is strictly a wholesale business, and if once we sell a friend _one_ garment that friend brings a friend, and that friend brings also a friend, and the first thing you know, Mawruss, we are doing a big retail business at a net loss of fifty cents a garment."
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss, because it ain't good policy.
big
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From this reading This is strictly a wholesale business, and if once we sell a friend _one_ garment that friend brings a friend, and that friend brings also a friend, and the first thing you know, Mawruss, we are doing a big retail business at a net loss of fifty cents a garment."
brings
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From this reading This is strictly a wholesale business, and if once we sell a friend _one_ garment that friend brings a friend, and that friend brings also a friend, and the first thing you know, Mawruss, we are doing a big retail business at a net loss of fifty cents a garment."
business
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From this reading This is strictly a wholesale business, and if once we sell a friend _one_ garment that friend brings a friend, and that friend brings also a friend, and the first thing you know, Mawruss, we are doing a big retail business at a net loss of fifty cents a garment."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But this ain't a friend, Abe," Morris protested.
cents
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From this reading This is strictly a wholesale business, and if once we sell a friend _one_ garment that friend brings a friend, and that friend brings also a friend, and the first thing you know, Mawruss, we are doing a big retail business at a net loss of fifty cents a garment."
cloak
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From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss," said Abe Potash to his partner as they sat in the show-room of their spacious cloak and suit establishment one week after Abe's return from Pittsburgh.
doing
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From this reading This is strictly a wholesale business, and if once we sell a friend _one_ garment that friend brings a friend, and that friend brings also a friend, and the first thing you know, Mawruss, we are doing a big retail business at a net loss of fifty cents a garment."
establishment
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From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss," said Abe Potash to his partner as they sat in the show-room of their spacious cloak and suit establishment one week after Abe's return from Pittsburgh.
fifty
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From this reading This is strictly a wholesale business, and if once we sell a friend _one_ garment that friend brings a friend, and that friend brings also a friend, and the first thing you know, Mawruss, we are doing a big retail business at a net loss of fifty cents a garment."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is strictly a wholesale business, and if once we sell a friend _one_ garment that friend brings a friend, and that friend brings also a friend, and the first thing you know, Mawruss, we are doing a big retail business at a net loss of fifty cents a garment."
friend
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From this reading This is strictly a wholesale business, and if once we sell a friend _one_ garment that friend brings a friend, and that friend brings also a friend, and the first thing you know, Mawruss, we are doing a big retail business at a net loss of fifty cents a garment."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss," said Abe Potash to his partner as they sat in the show-room of their spacious cloak and suit establishment one week after Abe's return from Pittsburgh.
garment
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From this reading This is strictly a wholesale business, and if once we sell a friend _one_ garment that friend brings a friend, and that friend brings also a friend, and the first thing you know, Mawruss, we are doing a big retail business at a net loss of fifty cents a garment."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss, because it ain't good policy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss," said Abe Potash to his partner as they sat in the show-room of their spacious cloak and suit establishment one week after Abe's return from Pittsburgh.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading This is strictly a wholesale business, and if once we sell a friend _one_ garment that friend brings a friend, and that friend brings also a friend, and the first thing you know, Mawruss, we are doing a big retail business at a net loss of fifty cents a garment."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss," said Abe Potash to his partner as they sat in the show-room of their spacious cloak and suit establishment one week after Abe's return from Pittsburgh.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is strictly a wholesale business, and if once we sell a friend _one_ garment that friend brings a friend, and that friend brings also a friend, and the first thing you know, Mawruss, we are doing a big retail business at a net loss of fifty cents a garment."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss, because it ain't good policy.
It's
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From this reading "It's my wife's servant-girl.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is strictly a wholesale business, and if once we sell a friend _one_ garment that friend brings a friend, and that friend brings also a friend, and the first thing you know, Mawruss, we are doing a big retail business at a net loss of fifty cents a garment."
loss
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From this reading This is strictly a wholesale business, and if once we sell a friend _one_ garment that friend brings a friend, and that friend brings also a friend, and the first thing you know, Mawruss, we are doing a big retail business at a net loss of fifty cents a garment."
Mawruss
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From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss," said Abe Potash to his partner as they sat in the show-room of their spacious cloak and suit establishment one week after Abe's return from Pittsburgh.
more
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From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss," said Abe Potash to his partner as they sat in the show-room of their spacious cloak and suit establishment one week after Abe's return from Pittsburgh.
Morris
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From this reading "But this ain't a friend, Abe," Morris protested.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It's my wife's servant-girl.
net
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From this reading This is strictly a wholesale business, and if once we sell a friend _one_ garment that friend brings a friend, and that friend brings also a friend, and the first thing you know, Mawruss, we are doing a big retail business at a net loss of fifty cents a garment."
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss," said Abe Potash to his partner as they sat in the show-room of their spacious cloak and suit establishment one week after Abe's return from Pittsburgh.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss," said Abe Potash to his partner as they sat in the show-room of their spacious cloak and suit establishment one week after Abe's return from Pittsburgh.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss," said Abe Potash to his partner as they sat in the show-room of their spacious cloak and suit establishment one week after Abe's return from Pittsburgh.
once
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From this reading This is strictly a wholesale business, and if once we sell a friend _one_ garment that friend brings a friend, and that friend brings also a friend, and the first thing you know, Mawruss, we are doing a big retail business at a net loss of fifty cents a garment."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss," said Abe Potash to his partner as they sat in the show-room of their spacious cloak and suit establishment one week after Abe's return from Pittsburgh.
partner
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From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss," said Abe Potash to his partner as they sat in the show-room of their spacious cloak and suit establishment one week after Abe's return from Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh
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From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss," said Abe Potash to his partner as they sat in the show-room of their spacious cloak and suit establishment one week after Abe's return from Pittsburgh.
policy
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From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss, because it ain't good policy.
Potash
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From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss," said Abe Potash to his partner as they sat in the show-room of their spacious cloak and suit establishment one week after Abe's return from Pittsburgh.
protested
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From this reading "But this ain't a friend, Abe," Morris protested.
retail
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From this reading This is strictly a wholesale business, and if once we sell a friend _one_ garment that friend brings a friend, and that friend brings also a friend, and the first thing you know, Mawruss, we are doing a big retail business at a net loss of fifty cents a garment."
return
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From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss," said Abe Potash to his partner as they sat in the show-room of their spacious cloak and suit establishment one week after Abe's return from Pittsburgh.
said
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From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss," said Abe Potash to his partner as they sat in the show-room of their spacious cloak and suit establishment one week after Abe's return from Pittsburgh.
sat
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From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss," said Abe Potash to his partner as they sat in the show-room of their spacious cloak and suit establishment one week after Abe's return from Pittsburgh.
sell
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From this reading This is strictly a wholesale business, and if once we sell a friend _one_ garment that friend brings a friend, and that friend brings also a friend, and the first thing you know, Mawruss, we are doing a big retail business at a net loss of fifty cents a garment."
servant-girl
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From this reading "It's my wife's servant-girl.
show-room
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From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss," said Abe Potash to his partner as they sat in the show-room of their spacious cloak and suit establishment one week after Abe's return from Pittsburgh.
spacious
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From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss," said Abe Potash to his partner as they sat in the show-room of their spacious cloak and suit establishment one week after Abe's return from Pittsburgh.
strictly
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From this reading This is strictly a wholesale business, and if once we sell a friend _one_ garment that friend brings a friend, and that friend brings also a friend, and the first thing you know, Mawruss, we are doing a big retail business at a net loss of fifty cents a garment."
suit
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From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss," said Abe Potash to his partner as they sat in the show-room of their spacious cloak and suit establishment one week after Abe's return from Pittsburgh.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This is strictly a wholesale business, and if once we sell a friend _one_ garment that friend brings a friend, and that friend brings also a friend, and the first thing you know, Mawruss, we are doing a big retail business at a net loss of fifty cents a garment."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss," said Abe Potash to his partner as they sat in the show-room of their spacious cloak and suit establishment one week after Abe's return from Pittsburgh.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss," said Abe Potash to his partner as they sat in the show-room of their spacious cloak and suit establishment one week after Abe's return from Pittsburgh.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss," said Abe Potash to his partner as they sat in the show-room of their spacious cloak and suit establishment one week after Abe's return from Pittsburgh.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is strictly a wholesale business, and if once we sell a friend _one_ garment that friend brings a friend, and that friend brings also a friend, and the first thing you know, Mawruss, we are doing a big retail business at a net loss of fifty cents a garment."
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is strictly a wholesale business, and if once we sell a friend _one_ garment that friend brings a friend, and that friend brings also a friend, and the first thing you know, Mawruss, we are doing a big retail business at a net loss of fifty cents a garment."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss," said Abe Potash to his partner as they sat in the show-room of their spacious cloak and suit establishment one week after Abe's return from Pittsburgh.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading This is strictly a wholesale business, and if once we sell a friend _one_ garment that friend brings a friend, and that friend brings also a friend, and the first thing you know, Mawruss, we are doing a big retail business at a net loss of fifty cents a garment."
week
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From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss," said Abe Potash to his partner as they sat in the show-room of their spacious cloak and suit establishment one week after Abe's return from Pittsburgh.
wholesale
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From this reading This is strictly a wholesale business, and if once we sell a friend _one_ garment that friend brings a friend, and that friend brings also a friend, and the first thing you know, Mawruss, we are doing a big retail business at a net loss of fifty cents a garment."
wife's
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From this reading "It's my wife's servant-girl.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This is strictly a wholesale business, and if once we sell a friend _one_ garment that friend brings a friend, and that friend brings also a friend, and the first thing you know, Mawruss, we are doing a big retail business at a net loss of fifty cents a garment."
