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"Say, looky here, Abe," Morris cried one rainy March morning, "we got to get some more insurance." "What do you mean, insurance?" Abe asked. "We got enough insurance, Mawruss. Them Rifkin fixtures ain't so valuable as all that, Mawruss, and even if we wouldn't already got it for twenty thousand dollars insurance, Mawruss, the building is anyhow fireproof.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Them Rifkin fixtures ain't so valuable as all that, Mawruss, and even if we wouldn't already got it for twenty thousand dollars insurance, Mawruss, the building is anyhow fireproof.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Abe asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Say, looky here, Abe," Morris cried one rainy March morning, "we got to get some more insurance."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Them Rifkin fixtures ain't so valuable as all that, Mawruss, and even if we wouldn't already got it for twenty thousand dollars insurance, Mawruss, the building is anyhow fireproof.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Say, looky here, Abe," Morris cried one rainy March morning, "we got to get some more insurance."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Say, looky here, Abe," Morris cried one rainy March morning, "we got to get some more insurance."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Say, looky here, Abe," Morris cried one rainy March morning, "we got to get some more insurance."”
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From this reading "Say, looky here, Abe," Morris cried one rainy March morning, "we got to get some more insurance."
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From this reading Them Rifkin fixtures ain't so valuable as all that, Mawruss, and even if we wouldn't already got it for twenty thousand dollars insurance, Mawruss, the building is anyhow fireproof.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Them Rifkin fixtures ain't so valuable as all that, Mawruss, and even if we wouldn't already got it for twenty thousand dollars insurance, Mawruss, the building is anyhow fireproof.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Them Rifkin fixtures ain't so valuable as all that, Mawruss, and even if we wouldn't already got it for twenty thousand dollars insurance, Mawruss, the building is anyhow fireproof.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Them Rifkin fixtures ain't so valuable as all that, Mawruss, and even if we wouldn't already got it for twenty thousand dollars insurance, Mawruss, the building is anyhow fireproof.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Them Rifkin fixtures ain't so valuable as all that, Mawruss, and even if we wouldn't already got it for twenty thousand dollars insurance, Mawruss, the building is anyhow fireproof.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Them Rifkin fixtures ain't so valuable as all that, Mawruss, and even if we wouldn't already got it for twenty thousand dollars insurance, Mawruss, the building is anyhow fireproof.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Abe asked.
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From this reading Them Rifkin fixtures ain't so valuable as all that, Mawruss, and even if we wouldn't already got it for twenty thousand dollars insurance, Mawruss, the building is anyhow fireproof.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Say, looky here, Abe," Morris cried one rainy March morning, "we got to get some more insurance."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you mean, insurance?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Them Rifkin fixtures ain't so valuable as all that, Mawruss, and even if we wouldn't already got it for twenty thousand dollars insurance, Mawruss, the building is anyhow fireproof.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We got enough insurance, Mawruss.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Them Rifkin fixtures ain't so valuable as all that, Mawruss, and even if we wouldn't already got it for twenty thousand dollars insurance, Mawruss, the building is anyhow fireproof.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Them Rifkin fixtures ain't so valuable as all that, Mawruss, and even if we wouldn't already got it for twenty thousand dollars insurance, Mawruss, the building is anyhow fireproof.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Them Rifkin fixtures ain't so valuable as all that, Mawruss, and even if we wouldn't already got it for twenty thousand dollars insurance, Mawruss, the building is anyhow fireproof.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Them Rifkin fixtures ain't so valuable as all that, Mawruss, and even if we wouldn't already got it for twenty thousand dollars insurance, Mawruss, the building is anyhow fireproof.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Say, looky here, Abe," Morris cried one rainy March morning, "we got to get some more insurance."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Say, looky here, Abe," Morris cried one rainy March morning, "we got to get some more insurance."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Say, looky here, Abe," Morris cried one rainy March morning, "we got to get some more insurance."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Them Rifkin fixtures ain't so valuable as all that, Mawruss, and even if we wouldn't already got it for twenty thousand dollars insurance, Mawruss, the building is anyhow fireproof.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Say, looky here, Abe," Morris cried one rainy March morning, "we got to get some more insurance."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Them Rifkin fixtures ain't so valuable as all that, Mawruss, and even if we wouldn't already got it for twenty thousand dollars insurance, Mawruss, the building is anyhow fireproof.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Them Rifkin fixtures ain't so valuable as all that, Mawruss, and even if we wouldn't already got it for twenty thousand dollars insurance, Mawruss, the building is anyhow fireproof.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Say, looky here, Abe," Morris cried one rainy March morning, "we got to get some more insurance."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Say, looky here, Abe," Morris cried one rainy March morning, "we got to get some more insurance."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We got enough insurance, Mawruss.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What do you mean, insurance?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Say, looky here, Abe," Morris cried one rainy March morning, "we got to get some more insurance."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Say, looky here, Abe," Morris cried one rainy March morning, "we got to get some more insurance."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Say, looky here, Abe," Morris cried one rainy March morning, "we got to get some more insurance."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Say, looky here, Abe," Morris cried one rainy March morning, "we got to get some more insurance."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Say, looky here, Abe," Morris cried one rainy March morning, "we got to get some more insurance."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Them Rifkin fixtures ain't so valuable as all that, Mawruss, and even if we wouldn't already got it for twenty thousand dollars insurance, Mawruss, the building is anyhow fireproof.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Say, looky here, Abe," Morris cried one rainy March morning, "we got to get some more insurance."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Them Rifkin fixtures ain't so valuable as all that, Mawruss, and even if we wouldn't already got it for twenty thousand dollars insurance, Mawruss, the building is anyhow fireproof.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Say, looky here, Abe," Morris cried one rainy March morning, "we got to get some more insurance."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Them Rifkin fixtures ain't so valuable as all that, Mawruss, and even if we wouldn't already got it for twenty thousand dollars insurance, Mawruss, the building is anyhow fireproof.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Them Rifkin fixtures ain't so valuable as all that, Mawruss, and even if we wouldn't already got it for twenty thousand dollars insurance, Mawruss, the building is anyhow fireproof.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Them Rifkin fixtures ain't so valuable as all that, Mawruss, and even if we wouldn't already got it for twenty thousand dollars insurance, Mawruss, the building is anyhow fireproof.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Them Rifkin fixtures ain't so valuable as all that, Mawruss, and even if we wouldn't already got it for twenty thousand dollars insurance, Mawruss, the building is anyhow fireproof.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Say, looky here, Abe," Morris cried one rainy March morning, "we got to get some more insurance."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Them Rifkin fixtures ain't so valuable as all that, Mawruss, and even if we wouldn't already got it for twenty thousand dollars insurance, Mawruss, the building is anyhow fireproof.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Them Rifkin fixtures ain't so valuable as all that, Mawruss, and even if we wouldn't already got it for twenty thousand dollars insurance, Mawruss, the building is anyhow fireproof.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Say, looky here, Abe," Morris cried one rainy March morning, "we got to get some more insurance."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you mean, insurance?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Them Rifkin fixtures ain't so valuable as all that, Mawruss, and even if we wouldn't already got it for twenty thousand dollars insurance, Mawruss, the building is anyhow fireproof.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you mean, insurance?"
