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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 "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
Abe
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From this reading "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
all
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From this reading "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Me, I am different, Mawruss.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
anyhow
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From this reading Maybe the way we lost Louis Mintz wasn't such a bad thing anyhow, Mawruss.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
bad
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From this reading Maybe the way we lost Louis Mintz wasn't such a bad thing anyhow, Mawruss.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I bet yer if Louis would of been selling goods for us, Mawruss, we would of been in that Cohen & Schondorf business too.
bet
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From this reading I bet yer if Louis would of been selling goods for us, Mawruss, we would of been in that Cohen & Schondorf business too.
business
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From this reading "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
Cloak
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From this reading "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
Cohen
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From this reading I bet yer if Louis would of been selling goods for us, Mawruss, we would of been in that Cohen & Schondorf business too.
columns
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From this reading "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
customers
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From this reading "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
Daily
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From this reading "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
declared
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From this reading "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Me, I am different, Mawruss.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
exactly
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From this reading "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
feels
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From this reading "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
feller
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From this reading "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
fellers
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From this reading So soon as I went in that store, Mawruss, I could see that them fellers was in bad.
find
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From this reading "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I bet yer if Louis would of been selling goods for us, Mawruss, we would of been in that Cohen & Schondorf business too.
glanced
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From this reading "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
goods
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From this reading I bet yer if Louis would of been selling goods for us, Mawruss, we would of been in that Cohen & Schondorf business too.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
how
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From this reading "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I bet yer if Louis would of been selling goods for us, Mawruss, we would of been in that Cohen & Schondorf business too.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I bet yer if Louis would of been selling goods for us, Mawruss, we would of been in that Cohen & Schondorf business too.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I bet yer if Louis would of been selling goods for us, Mawruss, we would of been in that Cohen & Schondorf business too.
just
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From this reading "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
lost
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From this reading Maybe the way we lost Louis Mintz wasn't such a bad thing anyhow, Mawruss.
Louis
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From this reading Maybe the way we lost Louis Mintz wasn't such a bad thing anyhow, Mawruss.
Mawruss
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From this reading "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
Maybe
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From this reading Maybe the way we lost Louis Mintz wasn't such a bad thing anyhow, Mawruss.
MepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Me, I am different, Mawruss.
Mintz
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From this reading Maybe the way we lost Louis Mintz wasn't such a bad thing anyhow, Mawruss.
more
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From this reading "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
out
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From this reading "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
Record
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From this reading "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
satisfied
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From this reading "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
Schondorf
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From this reading I bet yer if Louis would of been selling goods for us, Mawruss, we would of been in that Cohen & Schondorf business too.
see
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From this reading "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
selling
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From this reading I bet yer if Louis would of been selling goods for us, Mawruss, we would of been in that Cohen & Schondorf business too.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So soon as I went in that store, Mawruss, I could see that them fellers was in bad.
soon
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From this reading So soon as I went in that store, Mawruss, I could see that them fellers was in bad.
store
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From this reading So soon as I went in that store, Mawruss, I could see that them fellers was in bad.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Maybe the way we lost Louis Mintz wasn't such a bad thing anyhow, Mawruss.
Suit
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From this reading "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I bet yer if Louis would of been selling goods for us, Mawruss, we would of been in that Cohen & Schondorf business too.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So soon as I went in that store, Mawruss, I could see that them fellers was in bad.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maybe the way we lost Louis Mintz wasn't such a bad thing anyhow, Mawruss.
too
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From this reading I bet yer if Louis would of been selling goods for us, Mawruss, we would of been in that Cohen & Schondorf business too.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I bet yer if Louis would of been selling goods for us, Mawruss, we would of been in that Cohen & Schondorf business too.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So soon as I went in that store, Mawruss, I could see that them fellers was in bad.
wasn't
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From this reading Maybe the way we lost Louis Mintz wasn't such a bad thing anyhow, Mawruss.
way
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From this reading Maybe the way we lost Louis Mintz wasn't such a bad thing anyhow, Mawruss.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Maybe the way we lost Louis Mintz wasn't such a bad thing anyhow, Mawruss.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So soon as I went in that store, Mawruss, I could see that them fellers was in bad.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I bet yer if Louis would of been selling goods for us, Mawruss, we would of been in that Cohen & Schondorf business too.
y'understand
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From this reading "After all, Mawruss," Abe declared as he glanced over the columns of the Daily Cloak and Suit Record, "after all a feller feels more satisfied when he could see the customers himself and find out just exactly how they do business, y'understand.
yer
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From this reading I bet yer if Louis would of been selling goods for us, Mawruss, we would of been in that Cohen & Schondorf business too.
