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Chapter X
"The trouble is with us, Mawruss," Abe Potash declared one afternoon in September, "that we ain't in an up-to-date neighborhood. We should get it a loft in one of them buildings up in Seventeenth, Eighteenth or Nineteenth Street, Mawruss. All the trade is up in that neighborhood." "I ain't got such a good head for figures like you got it, Abe," Morris Perlmutter replied, "and so I am content we should stay where we are. We done it always a fair business here, Abe.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"The trouble is with us, Mawruss," Abe Potash declared one afternoon in September, "that we ain't in an up-to-date neighborhood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We done it always a fair business here, Abe.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We done it always a fair business here, Abe.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I ain't got such a good head for figures like you got it, Abe," Morris Perlmutter replied, "and so I am content we should stay where we are.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We done it always a fair business here, Abe.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"The trouble is with us, Mawruss," Abe Potash declared one afternoon in September, "that we ain't in an up-to-date neighborhood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I ain't got such a good head for figures like you got it, Abe," Morris Perlmutter replied, "and so I am content we should stay where we are.”
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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 We should get it a loft in one of them buildings up in Seventeenth, Eighteenth or Nineteenth Street, Mawruss.
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From this reading "The trouble is with us, Mawruss," Abe Potash declared one afternoon in September, "that we ain't in an up-to-date neighborhood.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "The trouble is with us, Mawruss," Abe Potash declared one afternoon in September, "that we ain't in an up-to-date neighborhood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The trouble is with us, Mawruss," Abe Potash declared one afternoon in September, "that we ain't in an up-to-date neighborhood.
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From this reading All the trade is up in that neighborhood."
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From this reading We done it always a fair business here, Abe.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I ain't got such a good head for figures like you got it, Abe," Morris Perlmutter replied, "and so I am content we should stay where we are.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "The trouble is with us, Mawruss," Abe Potash declared one afternoon in September, "that we ain't in an up-to-date neighborhood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I ain't got such a good head for figures like you got it, Abe," Morris Perlmutter replied, "and so I am content we should stay where we are.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I ain't got such a good head for figures like you got it, Abe," Morris Perlmutter replied, "and so I am content we should stay where we are.
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From this reading We should get it a loft in one of them buildings up in Seventeenth, Eighteenth or Nineteenth Street, Mawruss.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We done it always a fair business here, Abe.
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From this reading "I ain't got such a good head for figures like you got it, Abe," Morris Perlmutter replied, "and so I am content we should stay where we are.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The trouble is with us, Mawruss," Abe Potash declared one afternoon in September, "that we ain't in an up-to-date neighborhood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We done it always a fair business here, Abe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We should get it a loft in one of them buildings up in Seventeenth, Eighteenth or Nineteenth Street, Mawruss.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We done it always a fair business here, Abe.
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From this reading "I ain't got such a good head for figures like you got it, Abe," Morris Perlmutter replied, "and so I am content we should stay where we are.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I ain't got such a good head for figures like you got it, Abe," Morris Perlmutter replied, "and so I am content we should stay where we are.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We should get it a loft in one of them buildings up in Seventeenth, Eighteenth or Nineteenth Street, Mawruss.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I ain't got such a good head for figures like you got it, Abe," Morris Perlmutter replied, "and so I am content we should stay where we are.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I ain't got such a good head for figures like you got it, Abe," Morris Perlmutter replied, "and so I am content we should stay where we are.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I ain't got such a good head for figures like you got it, Abe," Morris Perlmutter replied, "and so I am content we should stay where we are.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We done it always a fair business here, Abe.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I ain't got such a good head for figures like you got it, Abe," Morris Perlmutter replied, "and so I am content we should stay where we are.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The trouble is with us, Mawruss," Abe Potash declared one afternoon in September, "that we ain't in an up-to-date neighborhood.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The trouble is with us, Mawruss," Abe Potash declared one afternoon in September, "that we ain't in an up-to-date neighborhood.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We should get it a loft in one of them buildings up in Seventeenth, Eighteenth or Nineteenth Street, Mawruss.
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From this reading "I ain't got such a good head for figures like you got it, Abe," Morris Perlmutter replied, "and so I am content we should stay where we are.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We should get it a loft in one of them buildings up in Seventeenth, Eighteenth or Nineteenth Street, Mawruss.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The trouble is with us, Mawruss," Abe Potash declared one afternoon in September, "that we ain't in an up-to-date neighborhood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I ain't got such a good head for figures like you got it, Abe," Morris Perlmutter replied, "and so I am content we should stay where we are.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The trouble is with us, Mawruss," Abe Potash declared one afternoon in September, "that we ain't in an up-to-date neighborhood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We should get it a loft in one of them buildings up in Seventeenth, Eighteenth or Nineteenth Street, Mawruss.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We should get it a loft in one of them buildings up in Seventeenth, Eighteenth or Nineteenth Street, Mawruss.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "The trouble is with us, Mawruss," Abe Potash declared one afternoon in September, "that we ain't in an up-to-date neighborhood.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We should get it a loft in one of them buildings up in Seventeenth, Eighteenth or Nineteenth Street, Mawruss.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I ain't got such a good head for figures like you got it, Abe," Morris Perlmutter replied, "and so I am content we should stay where we are.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The trouble is with us, Mawruss," Abe Potash declared one afternoon in September, "that we ain't in an up-to-date neighborhood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I ain't got such a good head for figures like you got it, Abe," Morris Perlmutter replied, "and so I am content we should stay where we are.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The trouble is with us, Mawruss," Abe Potash declared one afternoon in September, "that we ain't in an up-to-date neighborhood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We should get it a loft in one of them buildings up in Seventeenth, Eighteenth or Nineteenth Street, Mawruss.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading We should get it a loft in one of them buildings up in Seventeenth, Eighteenth or Nineteenth Street, Mawruss.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I ain't got such a good head for figures like you got it, Abe," Morris Perlmutter replied, "and so I am content we should stay where we are.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I ain't got such a good head for figures like you got it, Abe," Morris Perlmutter replied, "and so I am content we should stay where we are.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We should get it a loft in one of them buildings up in Seventeenth, Eighteenth or Nineteenth Street, Mawruss.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I ain't got such a good head for figures like you got it, Abe," Morris Perlmutter replied, "and so I am content we should stay where we are.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The trouble is with us, Mawruss," Abe Potash declared one afternoon in September, "that we ain't in an up-to-date neighborhood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The trouble is with us, Mawruss," Abe Potash declared one afternoon in September, "that we ain't in an up-to-date neighborhood.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We should get it a loft in one of them buildings up in Seventeenth, Eighteenth or Nineteenth Street, Mawruss.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the trade is up in that neighborhood."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The trouble is with us, Mawruss," Abe Potash declared one afternoon in September, "that we ain't in an up-to-date neighborhood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We should get it a loft in one of them buildings up in Seventeenth, Eighteenth or Nineteenth Street, Mawruss.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The trouble is with us, Mawruss," Abe Potash declared one afternoon in September, "that we ain't in an up-to-date neighborhood.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The trouble is with us, Mawruss," Abe Potash declared one afternoon in September, "that we ain't in an up-to-date neighborhood.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "The trouble is with us, Mawruss," Abe Potash declared one afternoon in September, "that we ain't in an up-to-date neighborhood.
in or at the place that
From this reading "I ain't got such a good head for figures like you got it, Abe," Morris Perlmutter replied, "and so I am content we should stay where we are.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The trouble is with us, Mawruss," Abe Potash declared one afternoon in September, "that we ain't in an up-to-date neighborhood.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I ain't got such a good head for figures like you got it, Abe," Morris Perlmutter replied, "and so I am content we should stay where we are.
