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Chapter X
“Oh, no,” said Rivington; “not at this time of night. To tell the truth, I haven’t been along the Bowery in a long time, but I know it as well as I do Broadway. We’ll look up some of the typical Bowery boys and get them to talk. It’ll be worth your while. They talk a peculiar dialect that you won’t hear anywhere else on earth.”
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “To tell the truth, I haven’t been along the Bowery in a long time, but I know it as well as I do Broadway.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “To tell the truth, I haven’t been along the Bowery in a long time, but I know it as well as I do Broadway.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They talk a peculiar dialect that you won’t hear anywhere else on earth.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To tell the truth, I haven’t been along the Bowery in a long time, but I know it as well as I do Broadway.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To tell the truth, I haven’t been along the Bowery in a long time, but I know it as well as I do Broadway.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We’ll look up some of the typical Bowery boys and get them to talk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To tell the truth, I haven’t been along the Bowery in a long time, but I know it as well as I do Broadway.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, no,” said Rivington; “not at this time of night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To tell the truth, I haven’t been along the Bowery in a long time, but I know it as well as I do Broadway.”
during the time that
From this reading “It’ll be worth your while.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To tell the truth, I haven’t been along the Bowery in a long time, but I know it as well as I do Broadway.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading To tell the truth, I haven’t been along the Bowery in a long time, but I know it as well as I do Broadway.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We’ll look up some of the typical Bowery boys and get them to talk.
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From this reading They talk a peculiar dialect that you won’t hear anywhere else on earth.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To tell the truth, I haven’t been along the Bowery in a long time, but I know it as well as I do Broadway.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Oh, no,” said Rivington; “not at this time of night.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It’ll be worth your while.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To tell the truth, I haven’t been along the Bowery in a long time, but I know it as well as I do Broadway.
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From this reading To tell the truth, I haven’t been along the Bowery in a long time, but I know it as well as I do Broadway.
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From this reading We’ll look up some of the typical Bowery boys and get them to talk.
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From this reading To tell the truth, I haven’t been along the Bowery in a long time, but I know it as well as I do Broadway.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To tell the truth, I haven’t been along the Bowery in a long time, but I know it as well as I do Broadway.
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From this reading They talk a peculiar dialect that you won’t hear anywhere else on earth.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading To tell the truth, I haven’t been along the Bowery in a long time, but I know it as well as I do Broadway.
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From this reading They talk a peculiar dialect that you won’t hear anywhere else on earth.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They talk a peculiar dialect that you won’t hear anywhere else on earth.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ll look up some of the typical Bowery boys and get them to talk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To tell the truth, I haven’t been along the Bowery in a long time, but I know it as well as I do Broadway.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They talk a peculiar dialect that you won’t hear anywhere else on earth.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To tell the truth, I haven’t been along the Bowery in a long time, but I know it as well as I do Broadway.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To tell the truth, I haven’t been along the Bowery in a long time, but I know it as well as I do Broadway.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To tell the truth, I haven’t been along the Bowery in a long time, but I know it as well as I do Broadway.
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From this reading It’ll be worth your while.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To tell the truth, I haven’t been along the Bowery in a long time, but I know it as well as I do Broadway.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To tell the truth, I haven’t been along the Bowery in a long time, but I know it as well as I do Broadway.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We’ll look up some of the typical Bowery boys and get them to talk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, no,” said Rivington; “not at this time of night.
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh, no,” said Rivington; “not at this time of night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Oh, no,” said Rivington; “not at this time of night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh, no,” said Rivington; “not at this time of night.
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From this reading “Oh, no,” said Rivington; “not at this time of night.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They talk a peculiar dialect that you won’t hear anywhere else on earth.”
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From this reading They talk a peculiar dialect that you won’t hear anywhere else on earth.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, no,” said Rivington; “not at this time of night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, no,” said Rivington; “not at this time of night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ll look up some of the typical Bowery boys and get them to talk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ll look up some of the typical Bowery boys and get them to talk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To tell the truth, I haven’t been along the Bowery in a long time, but I know it as well as I do Broadway.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They talk a peculiar dialect that you won’t hear anywhere else on earth.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To tell the truth, I haven’t been along the Bowery in a long time, but I know it as well as I do Broadway.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We’ll look up some of the typical Bowery boys and get them to talk.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They talk a peculiar dialect that you won’t hear anywhere else on earth.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Oh, no,” said Rivington; “not at this time of night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, no,” said Rivington; “not at this time of night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To tell the truth, I haven’t been along the Bowery in a long time, but I know it as well as I do Broadway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To tell the truth, I haven’t been along the Bowery in a long time, but I know it as well as I do Broadway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ll look up some of the typical Bowery boys and get them to talk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ll look up some of the typical Bowery boys and get them to talk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ll look up some of the typical Bowery boys and get them to talk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To tell the truth, I haven’t been along the Bowery in a long time, but I know it as well as I do Broadway.
during the time that
From this reading It’ll be worth your while.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They talk a peculiar dialect that you won’t hear anywhere else on earth.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’ll be worth your while.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They talk a peculiar dialect that you won’t hear anywhere else on earth.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It’ll be worth your while.
