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Chapter XIV
"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.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Abe Potash shouted as he burst into the show-room one Saturday afternoon in April.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"J. Edward Kleebaum from Minneapolis," Abe answered.”
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.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I ain't deaf, Abe," Morris replied.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Abe Potash shouted as he burst into the show-room one Saturday afternoon in April.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Who do you think I seen it in Hammersmith's just now, Mawruss?"”
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From this reading Abe Potash shouted as he burst into the show-room one Saturday afternoon in April.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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 "I ain't deaf, Abe," Morris replied.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "J. Edward Kleebaum from Minneapolis," Abe answered.
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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.
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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.
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?"
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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?"
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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?"
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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?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "J. Edward Kleebaum from Minneapolis," Abe answered.
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From this reading "I ain't deaf, Abe," Morris replied.
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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.
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From this reading Abe Potash shouted as he burst into the show-room one Saturday afternoon in April.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I ain't deaf, Abe," Morris replied.
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.
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?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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.
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.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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?"
