Chapter 14 of Potash & Perlmutter is here in full — 528 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of Potash & Perlmutter is here in full — 528 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Who do you think I seen it in Hammersmith's just now, Mawruss?" Abe Potash shouted as he burst into the show-room one Saturday afternoon in April. "I ain't deaf, Abe," Morris replied. "Who did you seen it?" "J. Edward Kleebaum from Minneapolis," Abe answered.
Chapter 14 of Potash & Perlmutter is here in full — 528 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “Abe Potash shouted as he burst into the show-room one Saturday afternoon in April.”
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
From this reading “"I ain't deaf, Abe," Morris replied.”
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading “"J. Edward Kleebaum from Minneapolis," Abe answered.”
largest city in Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river; noted for flour mills; one of the Twin Cities
From this reading “"J. Edward Kleebaum from Minneapolis," Abe answered.”
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading “"I ain't deaf, Abe," Morris replied.”
a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry
From this reading “Abe Potash shouted as he burst into the show-room one Saturday afternoon in April.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “Abe Potash shouted as he burst into the show-room one Saturday afternoon in April.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Abe Potash shouted as he burst into the show-room one Saturday afternoon in April.”
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From this reading Abe Potash shouted as he burst into the show-room one Saturday afternoon in April.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Abe Potash shouted as he burst into the show-room one Saturday afternoon in April.
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From this reading "I ain't deaf, Abe," Morris replied.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "J. Edward Kleebaum from Minneapolis," Abe answered.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading Abe Potash shouted as he burst into the show-room one Saturday afternoon in April.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Abe Potash shouted as he burst into the show-room one Saturday afternoon in April.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Abe Potash shouted as he burst into the show-room one Saturday afternoon in April.
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
From this reading "I ain't deaf, Abe," Morris replied.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Who did you seen it?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Who do you think I seen it in Hammersmith's just now, Mawruss?"
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading "J. Edward Kleebaum from Minneapolis," Abe answered.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "J. Edward Kleebaum from Minneapolis," Abe answered.
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From this reading "Who do you think I seen it in Hammersmith's just now, Mawruss?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Abe Potash shouted as he burst into the show-room one Saturday afternoon in April.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Who do you think I seen it in Hammersmith's just now, Mawruss?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Who do you think I seen it in Hammersmith's just now, Mawruss?"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Abe Potash shouted as he burst into the show-room one Saturday afternoon in April.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Who do you think I seen it in Hammersmith's just now, Mawruss?"
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading "J. Edward Kleebaum from Minneapolis," Abe answered.
and nothing more
From this reading "Who do you think I seen it in Hammersmith's just now, Mawruss?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "J. Edward Kleebaum from Minneapolis," Abe answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Who do you think I seen it in Hammersmith's just now, Mawruss?"
largest city in Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river; noted for flour mills; one of the Twin Cities
From this reading "J. Edward Kleebaum from Minneapolis," Abe answered.
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading "I ain't deaf, Abe," Morris replied.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Who do you think I seen it in Hammersmith's just now, Mawruss?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Abe Potash shouted as he burst into the show-room one Saturday afternoon in April.
a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry
From this reading Abe Potash shouted as he burst into the show-room one Saturday afternoon in April.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I ain't deaf, Abe," Morris replied.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Abe Potash shouted as he burst into the show-room one Saturday afternoon in April.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Who do you think I seen it in Hammersmith's just now, Mawruss?"
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Abe Potash shouted as he burst into the show-room one Saturday afternoon in April.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Abe Potash shouted as he burst into the show-room one Saturday afternoon in April.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Abe Potash shouted as he burst into the show-room one Saturday afternoon in April.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Who do you think I seen it in Hammersmith's just now, Mawruss?"
which person or people
From this reading "Who do you think I seen it in Hammersmith's just now, Mawruss?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Who do you think I seen it in Hammersmith's just now, Mawruss?"
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