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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 When Max Kirschner saw the total of Moe Griesman's selection for the Syracuse store he emitted a low whistle.
ain't
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From this reading "Say, Moe," he said, "ain't you going to give your nephew, Rabiner, any show at all this season?"
all
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From this reading "Say, Moe," he said, "ain't you going to give your nephew, Rabiner, any show at all this season?"
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading For three hours without cessation they laboured over Potash & Perlmutter's sample line until garments to an amount in excess of five thousand dollars had been ordered.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For three hours without cessation they laboured over Potash & Perlmutter's sample line until garments to an amount in excess of five thousand dollars had been ordered.
any
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From this reading "Say, Moe," he said, "ain't you going to give your nephew, Rabiner, any show at all this season?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Say, Moe," he said, "ain't you going to give your nephew, Rabiner, any show at all this season?"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For three hours without cessation they laboured over Potash & Perlmutter's sample line until garments to an amount in excess of five thousand dollars had been ordered.
cessation
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From this reading For three hours without cessation they laboured over Potash & Perlmutter's sample line until garments to an amount in excess of five thousand dollars had been ordered.
contract
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From this reading "I done enough for that feller when I got him a three years' contract with Klinger & Klein."
declared
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From this reading "_Oser a Stueck_," Griesman declared.
dollars
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From this reading For three hours without cessation they laboured over Potash & Perlmutter's sample line until garments to an amount in excess of five thousand dollars had been ordered.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I done enough for that feller when I got him a three years' contract with Klinger & Klein."
emitted
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From this reading When Max Kirschner saw the total of Moe Griesman's selection for the Syracuse store he emitted a low whistle.
enough
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From this reading "I done enough for that feller when I got him a three years' contract with Klinger & Klein."
excess
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From this reading For three hours without cessation they laboured over Potash & Perlmutter's sample line until garments to an amount in excess of five thousand dollars had been ordered.
feller
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From this reading "I done enough for that feller when I got him a three years' contract with Klinger & Klein."
five
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From this reading For three hours without cessation they laboured over Potash & Perlmutter's sample line until garments to an amount in excess of five thousand dollars had been ordered.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For three hours without cessation they laboured over Potash & Perlmutter's sample line until garments to an amount in excess of five thousand dollars had been ordered.
garments
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From this reading For three hours without cessation they laboured over Potash & Perlmutter's sample line until garments to an amount in excess of five thousand dollars had been ordered.
give
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From this reading "Say, Moe," he said, "ain't you going to give your nephew, Rabiner, any show at all this season?"
going
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From this reading "Say, Moe," he said, "ain't you going to give your nephew, Rabiner, any show at all this season?"
got
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From this reading "I done enough for that feller when I got him a three years' contract with Klinger & Klein."
Griesman
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From this reading "_Oser a Stueck_," Griesman declared.
Griesman's
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From this reading When Max Kirschner saw the total of Moe Griesman's selection for the Syracuse store he emitted a low whistle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For three hours without cessation they laboured over Potash & Perlmutter's sample line until garments to an amount in excess of five thousand dollars had been ordered.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Max Kirschner saw the total of Moe Griesman's selection for the Syracuse store he emitted a low whistle.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I done enough for that feller when I got him a three years' contract with Klinger & Klein."
hours
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From this reading For three hours without cessation they laboured over Potash & Perlmutter's sample line until garments to an amount in excess of five thousand dollars had been ordered.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I done enough for that feller when I got him a three years' contract with Klinger & Klein."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For three hours without cessation they laboured over Potash & Perlmutter's sample line until garments to an amount in excess of five thousand dollars had been ordered.
Kirschner
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From this reading When Max Kirschner saw the total of Moe Griesman's selection for the Syracuse store he emitted a low whistle.
Klein
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From this reading "I done enough for that feller when I got him a three years' contract with Klinger & Klein."
Klinger
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From this reading "I done enough for that feller when I got him a three years' contract with Klinger & Klein."
laboured
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From this reading For three hours without cessation they laboured over Potash & Perlmutter's sample line until garments to an amount in excess of five thousand dollars had been ordered.
line
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From this reading For three hours without cessation they laboured over Potash & Perlmutter's sample line until garments to an amount in excess of five thousand dollars had been ordered.
low
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From this reading When Max Kirschner saw the total of Moe Griesman's selection for the Syracuse store he emitted a low whistle.
Max
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From this reading When Max Kirschner saw the total of Moe Griesman's selection for the Syracuse store he emitted a low whistle.
Moe
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From this reading When Max Kirschner saw the total of Moe Griesman's selection for the Syracuse store he emitted a low whistle.
nephew
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From this reading "Say, Moe," he said, "ain't you going to give your nephew, Rabiner, any show at all this season?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For three hours without cessation they laboured over Potash & Perlmutter's sample line until garments to an amount in excess of five thousand dollars had been ordered.
ordered
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From this reading For three hours without cessation they laboured over Potash & Perlmutter's sample line until garments to an amount in excess of five thousand dollars had been ordered.
Oser
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From this reading "_Oser a Stueck_," Griesman declared.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For three hours without cessation they laboured over Potash & Perlmutter's sample line until garments to an amount in excess of five thousand dollars had been ordered.
Perlmutter's
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From this reading For three hours without cessation they laboured over Potash & Perlmutter's sample line until garments to an amount in excess of five thousand dollars had been ordered.
Potash
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From this reading For three hours without cessation they laboured over Potash & Perlmutter's sample line until garments to an amount in excess of five thousand dollars had been ordered.
Rabiner
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From this reading "Say, Moe," he said, "ain't you going to give your nephew, Rabiner, any show at all this season?"
said
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From this reading "Say, Moe," he said, "ain't you going to give your nephew, Rabiner, any show at all this season?"
sample
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From this reading For three hours without cessation they laboured over Potash & Perlmutter's sample line until garments to an amount in excess of five thousand dollars had been ordered.
saw
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From this reading When Max Kirschner saw the total of Moe Griesman's selection for the Syracuse store he emitted a low whistle.
Say
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From this reading "Say, Moe," he said, "ain't you going to give your nephew, Rabiner, any show at all this season?"
season
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From this reading "Say, Moe," he said, "ain't you going to give your nephew, Rabiner, any show at all this season?"
selection
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From this reading When Max Kirschner saw the total of Moe Griesman's selection for the Syracuse store he emitted a low whistle.
show
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From this reading "Say, Moe," he said, "ain't you going to give your nephew, Rabiner, any show at all this season?"
store
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From this reading When Max Kirschner saw the total of Moe Griesman's selection for the Syracuse store he emitted a low whistle.
Stueck
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From this reading "_Oser a Stueck_," Griesman declared.
Syracuse
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From this reading When Max Kirschner saw the total of Moe Griesman's selection for the Syracuse store he emitted a low whistle.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I done enough for that feller when I got him a three years' contract with Klinger & Klein."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Max Kirschner saw the total of Moe Griesman's selection for the Syracuse store he emitted a low whistle.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For three hours without cessation they laboured over Potash & Perlmutter's sample line until garments to an amount in excess of five thousand dollars had been ordered.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Say, Moe," he said, "ain't you going to give your nephew, Rabiner, any show at all this season?"
thousand
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From this reading For three hours without cessation they laboured over Potash & Perlmutter's sample line until garments to an amount in excess of five thousand dollars had been ordered.
three
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From this reading For three hours without cessation they laboured over Potash & Perlmutter's sample line until garments to an amount in excess of five thousand dollars had been ordered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For three hours without cessation they laboured over Potash & Perlmutter's sample line until garments to an amount in excess of five thousand dollars had been ordered.
total
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From this reading When Max Kirschner saw the total of Moe Griesman's selection for the Syracuse store he emitted a low whistle.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading For three hours without cessation they laboured over Potash & Perlmutter's sample line until garments to an amount in excess of five thousand dollars had been ordered.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Max Kirschner saw the total of Moe Griesman's selection for the Syracuse store he emitted a low whistle.
whistlenounUS /ˈwhistle/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Max Kirschner saw the total of Moe Griesman's selection for the Syracuse store he emitted a low whistle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I done enough for that feller when I got him a three years' contract with Klinger & Klein."
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading For three hours without cessation they laboured over Potash & Perlmutter's sample line until garments to an amount in excess of five thousand dollars had been ordered.
years
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From this reading "I done enough for that feller when I got him a three years' contract with Klinger & Klein."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Say, Moe," he said, "ain't you going to give your nephew, Rabiner, any show at all this season?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Say, Moe," he said, "ain't you going to give your nephew, Rabiner, any show at all this season?"
