Chapter 5 of The Imported Bridegroom, and Other Stories of the New York Ghetto is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Imported Bridegroom, and Other Stories of the New York Ghetto is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I want my hundred and fifty dollars back!" And then in English:-- "I call a politzman. I vant my hoondered an' fifty dollar!" "_Ai, ai_--murderess! murderess!" Reb Feive burst out at Hanele.
Chapter 5 of The Imported Bridegroom, and Other Stories of the New York Ghetto is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “Reb Feive burst out at Hanele.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “And then in English:-- "I call a politzman.”
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “I vant my hoondered an' fifty dollar!"”
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “"I want my hundred and fifty dollars back!"”
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading “And then in English:-- "I call a politzman.”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading “"I want my hundred and fifty dollars back!"”
ten 10s
From this reading “"I want my hundred and fifty dollars back!"”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “"I want my hundred and fifty dollars back!"”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"I want my hundred and fifty dollars back!"”
give sudden release to an expression
In this reading “Reb Feive burst out at Hanele.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And then in English:-- "I call a politzman.
an agency of the United States Army responsible for providing timely and relevant and accurate and synchronized intelligence to tactical and operational and strategic level commanders
From this reading "_Ai, ai_--murderess! murderess!"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I vant my hoondered an' fifty dollar!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I want my hundred and fifty dollars back!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Reb Feive burst out at Hanele.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I want my hundred and fifty dollars back!"
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Reb Feive burst out at Hanele.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And then in English:-- "I call a politzman.
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading I vant my hoondered an' fifty dollar!"
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading "I want my hundred and fifty dollars back!"
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading And then in English:-- "I call a politzman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reb Feive burst out at Hanele.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading "I want my hundred and fifty dollars back!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reb Feive burst out at Hanele.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I vant my hoondered an' fifty dollar!"
ten 10s
From this reading "I want my hundred and fifty dollars back!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want my hundred and fifty dollars back!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And then in English:-- "I call a politzman.
a woman murderer
From this reading "_Ai, ai_--murderess! murderess!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I want my hundred and fifty dollars back!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Reb Feive burst out at Hanele.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then in English:-- "I call a politzman.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading Reb Feive burst out at Hanele.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then in English:-- "I call a politzman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I vant my hoondered an' fifty dollar!"
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I want my hundred and fifty dollars back!"
Chapter 5 of The Imported Bridegroom, and Other Stories of the New York Ghetto by Abraham Cahan holds 446 sentences, grouped into 90 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 5 holds 446 sentences of The Imported Bridegroom, and Other Stories of the New York Ghetto, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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