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Chapter VIII
"'That's the voice of New York,' goes on Andy. 'The town's nothing but a head waiter. If you tip it too much it'll go and stand by the door and make fun of you to the hat check boy. When a Pittsburger wants to spend money and have a good time he stays at home. That's where we'll go to catch him.'
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When a Pittsburger wants to spend money and have a good time he stays at home.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “When a Pittsburger wants to spend money and have a good time he stays at home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you tip it too much it'll go and stand by the door and make fun of you to the hat check boy.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “'The town's nothing but a head waiter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you tip it too much it'll go and stand by the door and make fun of you to the hat check boy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When a Pittsburger wants to spend money and have a good time he stays at home.”
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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 'The town's nothing but a head waiter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If you tip it too much it'll go and stand by the door and make fun of you to the hat check boy.
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From this reading "'That's the voice of New York,' goes on Andy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When a Pittsburger wants to spend money and have a good time he stays at home.
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From this reading If you tip it too much it'll go and stand by the door and make fun of you to the hat check boy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'The town's nothing but a head waiter.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If you tip it too much it'll go and stand by the door and make fun of you to the hat check boy.
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From this reading That's where we'll go to catch him.'
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From this reading If you tip it too much it'll go and stand by the door and make fun of you to the hat check boy.
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From this reading If you tip it too much it'll go and stand by the door and make fun of you to the hat check boy.
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From this reading If you tip it too much it'll go and stand by the door and make fun of you to the hat check boy.
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From this reading If you tip it too much it'll go and stand by the door and make fun of you to the hat check boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'That's the voice of New York,' goes on Andy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When a Pittsburger wants to spend money and have a good time he stays at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you tip it too much it'll go and stand by the door and make fun of you to the hat check boy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When a Pittsburger wants to spend money and have a good time he stays at home.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When a Pittsburger wants to spend money and have a good time he stays at home.
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From this reading 'The town's nothing but a head waiter.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That's where we'll go to catch him.'
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From this reading When a Pittsburger wants to spend money and have a good time he stays at home.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you tip it too much it'll go and stand by the door and make fun of you to the hat check boy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If you tip it too much it'll go and stand by the door and make fun of you to the hat check boy.
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From this reading If you tip it too much it'll go and stand by the door and make fun of you to the hat check boy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you tip it too much it'll go and stand by the door and make fun of you to the hat check boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When a Pittsburger wants to spend money and have a good time he stays at home.
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From this reading If you tip it too much it'll go and stand by the door and make fun of you to the hat check boy.
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From this reading "'That's the voice of New York,' goes on Andy.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading 'The town's nothing but a head waiter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "'That's the voice of New York,' goes on Andy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "'That's the voice of New York,' goes on Andy.
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From this reading When a Pittsburger wants to spend money and have a good time he stays at home.
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From this reading When a Pittsburger wants to spend money and have a good time he stays at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you tip it too much it'll go and stand by the door and make fun of you to the hat check boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When a Pittsburger wants to spend money and have a good time he stays at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'That's the voice of New York,' goes on Andy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'That's the voice of New York,' goes on Andy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When a Pittsburger wants to spend money and have a good time he stays at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you tip it too much it'll go and stand by the door and make fun of you to the hat check boy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If you tip it too much it'll go and stand by the door and make fun of you to the hat check boy.
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From this reading If you tip it too much it'll go and stand by the door and make fun of you to the hat check boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'The town's nothing but a head waiter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'That's the voice of New York,' goes on Andy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'The town's nothing but a head waiter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When a Pittsburger wants to spend money and have a good time he stays at home.
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From this reading That's where we'll go to catch him.'
at the time that
From this reading When a Pittsburger wants to spend money and have a good time he stays at home.
in or at the place that
From this reading That's where we'll go to catch him.'
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From this reading "'That's the voice of New York,' goes on Andy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you tip it too much it'll go and stand by the door and make fun of you to the hat check boy.
