Scarlet Street

So I'm a Cashier

(Lesson 1)

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air

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
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No, it's out of your way. I don't mind walking. The fresh air, the spring.
arrest

the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
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And every time they make an arrest, they send detectives to your house... for weeks. Oh, it's a nuisance.
block

a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
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Around the corner, past the 'L', four blocks.
boss

a person who exercises control over workers
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Well... all I can say is that... We've got the best boss in New York.
bus

a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
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Hey, you haven't got an umbrella. No, I'll take you to your bus.
cashier

an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money
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So I'm a cashier.
coffee

a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
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Don't you... don't you want a cup of coffee?
complaint

an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
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Sure. We'll have to go down to the station house and make a complaint.
congratulations

an expression of approval and commendation
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Congratulations, old boy, congratulations. Good boy, good boy.
corner

a place off to the side of an area
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Around the corner, past the 'L', four blocks.
cup

a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
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Don't you... don't you want a cup of coffee?
dame

informal terms for a (young) woman
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Get a load of that dame.
detective

a police officer who investigates crimes
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And every time they make an arrest, they send detectives to your house... for weeks. Oh, it's a nuisance.
dog

informal term for a man
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Aren't you a lucky dog. I'll treasure this for the rest of my life.
dream

a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
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Yes, when we're young we have dreams that never pan out but... we go on dreaming.
east side

the side that is on the east
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I guess I'll take the East Side subway.
faithful

any loyal and steadfast following
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In token of 25 years of faithful service,...
god

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
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God bless you. Thank you.
greenwich village

a mainly residential district of Manhattan; `the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century
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Thank you, Officer. I guess I got turned around. These streets are all mixed up in Greenwich Village. Yeah.
hangover

disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol)
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...only don't come in late Monday morning with a hangover.
home

where you live at a particular time
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Won't you take me home? Why, yes...
house

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
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And every time they make an arrest, they send detectives to your house... for weeks. Oh, it's a nuisance.
inside

the region that is inside of something
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Read what's engraved inside, Chris.
jewel

a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
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A 14-karat 17-jewel timepiece.
karat

the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold
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A 14-karat 17-jewel timepiece.
laundry

garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
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If I had the dough he's got, I'd step out too. Must be a loaded laundry tonight.
monday

the second day of the week; the first working day
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...only don't come in late Monday morning with a hangover.
morning

the time period between dawn and noon
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...only don't come in late Monday morning with a hangover.
nobody

no person
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For he's a jolly good fellow. For he's a jolly good fellow. For he's a jolly good fellow... which nobody can deny.
nuisance

(law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
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And every time they make an arrest, they send detectives to your house... for weeks. Oh, it's a nuisance.
officer

a member of a police force
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Thank you, Officer. I guess I got turned around. These streets are all mixed up in Greenwich Village. Yeah.
party

a group of people gathered together for pleasure
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Now don't break up a good party, just because I've got to go.
policeman

a member of a police force
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I'll go call a policeman. No, wait... wait.
rest

something left after other parts have been taken away
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Aren't you a lucky dog. I'll treasure this for the rest of my life.
service

work done by one person or group that benefits another
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In token of 25 years of faithful service,...
smell

the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
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There's nothing like the smell of spring.
smoke

the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
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Have a smoke before I go.
speak

express in speech
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And speaking of time, I have here...
speech

the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
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Speech. Speech. Speak up, Chris, speak up. Come on, Chris, speech.
spring

the season of growth
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No, it's out of your way. I don't mind walking. The fresh air, the spring.
station house

a station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district; serves as a place from which policemen are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought
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Sure. We'll have to go down to the station house and make a complaint.
subway

an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
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I guess I'll take the East Side subway.
sunday

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
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Do you still paint? Yes, every Sunday.
timepiece

a measuring instrument or device for keeping time
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A 14-karat 17-jewel timepiece.
token

an individual instance of a type of symbol
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In token of 25 years of faithful service,...
umbrella

a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
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Hey, you haven't got an umbrella. No, I'll take you to your bus.
watch

a small portable timepiece
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That's a beautiful watch, JJ. It's wonderful.
week

any period of seven consecutive days
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You know, Sunday is the one day of the week I don't like. I never know what to do with myself.
young girl

a girl or young woman who is unmarried
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Well, to be loved by a young girl like that.
believe

accept as true; take to be true
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Well believe you me, boys, I've had the time of my life tonight.
bet

stake on the outcome of an issue
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I'll bet you will.
bless

give a benediction to
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God bless you. Thank you.
break up

to cause to separate and go in different directions
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Well boys, I hate to break up a good party...
charge

demand payment
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Everything is charged to JJ.
come up

move upward
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I'm sorry I can't ask you to come up.
deny

declare untrue; contradict
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For he's a jolly good fellow. For he's a jolly good fellow. For he's a jolly good fellow... which nobody can deny.
dream

have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
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I dreamt I was going to be a great painter someday.
drink

consume alcohol
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So drink all you want...
engraved

cut or impressed into a surface
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Read what's engraved inside, Chris.
get up

rise to one's feet
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I couldn't hold him, he got up and ran. Wait here.
go on

continue a certain state, condition, or activity
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You go on over to the subway.
hate

dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
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Well boys, I hate to break up a good party...
have

have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
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He took 15 dollars. He didn't believe it was all I had, so he began pushing me around... ...and this gentleman ran in and knocked him down.
hold

secure and keep for possible future use or application
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I couldn't hold him, he got up and ran. Wait here.
hurry

move very fast
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Hurry.
knock down

cause to come or go down
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He took 15 dollars. He didn't believe it was all I had, so he began pushing me around... ...and this gentleman ran in and knocked him down.
look like

bear a physical resemblance to
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What does he look like? I don't know.
mix up

assemble without order or sense
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Thank you, Officer. I guess I got turned around. These streets are all mixed up in Greenwich Village. Yeah.
pan out

be a success
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Yes, when we're young we have dreams that never pan out but... we go on dreaming.
pass

place into the hands or custody of
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Pass it along to him, boys.
rain

precipitate as rain
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It stopped raining. Yeah, half an hour ago.
read

interpret something that is written or printed
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Read what's engraved inside, Chris.
run

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
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He took 15 dollars. He didn't believe it was all I had, so he began pushing me around... ...and this gentleman ran in and knocked him down.
run around

play boisterously
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You suppose JJ is running around with that young lady?
see

go to see for a social visit
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Why don't you come over tomorrow and see me?
send

cause to go somewhere
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And every time they make an arrest, they send detectives to your house... for weeks. Oh, it's a nuisance.
share

have in common
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I share my apartment with another girl, Millie.
speak up

express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
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Speech. Speech. Speak up, Chris, speak up. Come on, Chris, speech.
step out

go outside a room or building for a short period of time
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The boss is stepping out.
take

travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
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I guess I'll take the East Side subway.
treasure

hold dear
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Aren't you a lucky dog. I'll treasure this for the rest of my life.
turn around

turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically
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Thank you, Officer. I guess I got turned around. These streets are all mixed up in Greenwich Village. Yeah.
walk

use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
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No, it's out of your way. I don't mind walking. The fresh air, the spring.
beautiful

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
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That's a beautiful watch, JJ. It's wonderful.
drunk

stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
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I'm a little drunk.
fresh

recently made, produced, or harvested
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No, it's out of your way. I don't mind walking. The fresh air, the spring.
great

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
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I dreamt I was going to be a great painter someday.
hurt

suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle
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Is he hurt?
jolly

full of or showing high-spirited merriment
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For he's a jolly good fellow. For he's a jolly good fellow. For he's a jolly good fellow... which nobody can deny.
loaded

filled with a great quantity
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If I had the dough he's got, I'd step out too. Must be a loaded laundry tonight.
lonely

lacking companions or companionship
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No, I don't mind waiting, I feel kind of lonely tonight.
lucky

having or bringing good fortune
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Aren't you a lucky dog. I'll treasure this for the rest of my life.
next

immediately following in time or order
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Never mind, I'll catch the next one.
old

of long duration; not new
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Thank you, Chris. Thank you, my old friend.
quicker

more quickly
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It gets me to Brooklyn a little quicker.
right

correct in opinion or judgment
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And that's only right...
right

free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
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That's right, Officer, he was right there.
special

unique or specific to a person or thing or category
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It's made special for me. A dollar apiece.
superstitious

showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance
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You're not superstitious, are you, Chris?
wonderful

extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers
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That's a beautiful watch, JJ. It's wonderful.
young

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
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You know, nobody ever looked at me like that, not even when I was young.
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