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Nelson Algren’s Own Book of Lonesome Monsters choose

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[US] Algren ‘Day of the Alligator’ in Algren Lonesome Monsters (1963) 204: I’ve never been able to make it any other way ever since.
at make it (with) (v.) under make it, v.
[US] J. Blake ‘Day of the Alligator’ in Algren Lonesome Monsters (1963) 133: On a chicken-shit job like this he lets me horse around.
at chickenshit, adj.
[US] J. Blake ‘Day of the Alligator’ in Algren Lonesome Monsters (1963) 133: After a while he’ll get a new one to play with and forget about you. He’s gotta have fresh meat.
at fresh meat, n.
[US] J. Blake ‘Day of the Alligator’ in Algren Lonesome Monsters (1963) 133: Well, play me a tune on that ignorant stick you got there.
at ignorant stick (n.) under ignorant, adj.
[US] J. Blake ‘Day of the Alligator’ in Algren Lonesome Monsters (1963) 133: Die like a dog, Mr. Moto! Take that, and that!
at Mr Moto (n.) under Mr, n.
[US] J. Blake ‘Day of the Alligator’ in Algren Lonesome Monsters (1963) 134: You know him in some other rock?
at rock, n.
[US] J. Blake ‘Day of the Alligator’ in Algren Lonesome Monsters (1963) 131: I could make this standing on my head in the shit-jacket.
at shit jacket (n.) under shit, n.
[US] J. Blake ‘Day of the Alligator’ in Algren Lonesome Monsters (1963) 133: If we were on a heavy job [...] I’d be working my ass off.
at work one’s arse off (v.) under work, v.
[US] Farbar ‘Hundred Dollar Eyes’ in Algren Lonesome Monsters (1963) 47: Don’t worry, kid, I told you it’s in the bag. You gonna beat him big.
at in the bag under bag, n.1
[US] Kerckhoff ‘Talk to Me, Talk to Me’ in Algren Lonesome Monsters (1963) 26: Mr. Unhinged called room service.
at Mr, n.
[US] Farbar ‘Hundred Dollar Eyes’ in Algren Lonesome Monsters (1963) 46: I seen the other guy. A big stiff.
at big stiff (n.) under stiff, n.1
[US] Farbar ‘Hundred Dollar Eyes’ in Algren Lonesome Monsters (1963) 48: Why didn’t you tell me it was going to be a tank job?
at tank job (n.) under tank, v.1
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