Chapter III · Chapter 3

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."

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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.

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

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.

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.

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From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss, because it ain't good policy.

in addition

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."

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.

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."

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.

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."

for the reason that

From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss, because it ain't good policy.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

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."

third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

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."

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

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."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "But this ain't a friend, Abe," Morris protested.

plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries

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."

anything that covers or conceals

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.

-ing form of “do” — engage in

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."

the act of forming or establishing 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.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

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."

preceding all others in time or space or degree

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."

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

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."

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.

an article of clothing

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."

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss, because it ain't good policy.

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.

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."

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.

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."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss, because it ain't good policy.

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From this reading "It's my wife's servant-girl.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

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."

something that is lost

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."

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

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.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

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.

United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)

From this reading "But this ain't a friend, Abe," Morris protested.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "It's my wife's servant-girl.

a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

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."

not ever; at no time in the past or future

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.

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.

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.

on one occasion

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."

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.

a person's partner in marriage

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.

a city in southwestern Pennsylvania where the confluence of the Allegheny River and Monongahela River forms the Ohio River; long an important urban industrial area; site of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh

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.

a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group

From this reading "Never no more, Mawruss, because it ain't good policy.

a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry

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.

past form of “protest” — utter words of protest

From this reading "But this ain't a friend, Abe," Morris protested.

be sold at the retail level

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."

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

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.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

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.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

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.

exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent

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."

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

From this reading "It's my wife's servant-girl.

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

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.

very large in expanse or scope

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.

restricted to something

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."

be agreeable or acceptable to

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.

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."

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.

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.

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.

a special situation

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."

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."

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.

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."

any period of seven consecutive days

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.

at a wholesale price

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."

possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading "It's my wife's servant-girl.

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."