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Abe and Mawruss
Abe and Mawruss

Chapter V

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"Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.
But I'll tell you what I'll do.
It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."
"I am agreeable," said Uncle Mosha.
"Furthermore," Alex continued, "Uncle Mosha and Max will keep the house.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Abe and Mawruss

Chapter V

Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.
Line 2
But I'll tell you what I'll do.
Line 3
It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."
Line 4
"I am agreeable," said Uncle Mosha.
Line 5
"Furthermore," Alex continued, "Uncle Mosha and Max will keep the house.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “"Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.”

Continued noun US /ˈcontinued/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “"Furthermore," Alex continued, "Uncle Mosha and Max will keep the house.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.”

Length noun US /leŋθ/

a period of time or extent

From this reading “"Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “"Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But I'll tell you what I'll do.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

Aaron

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From this reading It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."

agreeable

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From this reading "I am agreeable," said Uncle Mosha.

ain't

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From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

Alex

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From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

all

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From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "I am agreeable," said Uncle Mosha.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

boys

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From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But I'll tell you what I'll do.

cinch

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From this reading It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."

continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "Furthermore," Alex continued, "Uncle Mosha and Max will keep the house.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading But I'll tell you what I'll do.

Furthermore

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From this reading "Furthermore," Alex continued, "Uncle Mosha and Max will keep the house.

go

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From this reading It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."

house

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From this reading "Furthermore," Alex continued, "Uncle Mosha and Max will keep the house.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

I'll

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From this reading But I'll tell you what I'll do.

I've

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From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

It's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."

keep

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From this reading "Furthermore," Alex continued, "Uncle Mosha and Max will keep the house.

Kronberg

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From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

lengthnounUS /leŋθ/

a period of time or extent

From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

listening

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From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

live

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."

lookyhere

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From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

Max

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From this reading "Furthermore," Alex continued, "Uncle Mosha and Max will keep the house.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."

Megillah

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

Mosha

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

now

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."

said

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

Say

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From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But I'll tell you what I'll do.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "Furthermore," Alex continued, "Uncle Mosha and Max will keep the house.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

Uncle

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading But I'll tell you what I'll do.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Furthermore," Alex continued, "Uncle Mosha and Max will keep the house.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."

won't

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From this reading It's a cinch that Uncle Mosha won't go to live with Aaron now, so I'll take him to live with me."

word

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Say, lookyhere, boys," Alex Kronberg said at length, "I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading But I'll tell you what I'll do.