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M.S. Bradford Special choose

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[US] A.C. Gunter M.S. Bradford Special 176: ‘A-ah, Madame!’ cries the abigail, triumphant.
at abigail, n.1
[US] A.C. Gunter M.S. Bradford Special 72: Thirty dollars a week is a bonanza to a stenographer.
at bonanza, n.
[US] A.C. Gunter M.S. Bradford Special 118: ‘Simmons has been bucket-shopping ’em!’ remarks Renton caustically.
at bucket shop, v.
[US] A.C. Gunter M.S. Bradford Special 6: ‘I imagine the concern is not exactly on the square.’ ‘Kind of bucket-shop affair?’ .
at bucket shop, n.
[US] A.C. Gunter M.S. Bradford Special 171: With this charming canary bird under my thumb.
at canary, n.1
[US] A.C. Gunter M.S. Bradford Special 176: ‘Well, have your way with me,’ remarks her mistress, resignedly. ‘Only make me catchy.’ ‘Ciel! Madame shall be a fashion-plate.’.
at catchy, adj.
[US] A.C. Gunter M.S. Bradford Special 202: Give up the German band and wandering hand-organ, even if the monkey is a corker.
at corker, n.2
[US] A.C. Gunter M.S. Bradford Special 50: By craps, some big affair?
at crap!, excl.
[US] A.C. Gunter M.S. Bradford Special 49: He generally used mighty high-toned, upper-crust English.
at upper crust, adj.
[US] A.C. Gunter M.S. Bradford Special 220: God keep me from being the damnedest villain unhung.
at damnedest (adj.) under damned, adj.
[US] A.C. Gunter M.S. Bradford Special 45: Murder! Oh, Lordy! The fellow done him!
at do, v.1
[US] A.C. Gunter M.S. Bradford Special 57: ‘I’m done up.’ ‘Business gone wrong?’.
at done up, adj.1
[US] A.C. Gunter M.S. Bradford Special 53: Egad! it will only cost me a bottle of wine.
at egad!, excl.
[US] A.C. Gunter M.S. Bradford Special 281: ‘Fifty t’ousand dollars, or I throws dis Equalizer at your foots, and blow you to nottingness!’ [...] ‘A bomb? It will blow me up?’ she gasps.
at equalizer, n.
[US] A.C. Gunter M.S. Bradford Special 203: The master’s the right stuff! See him knock out those two dudes who had been giving the eye to his wife!
at give someone the eye (v.) under eye, n.
[US] A.C. Gunter M.S. Bradford Special 50: Yes! Great Gosh! you’ve got his voice now!
at good gosh! (excl.) under gosh!, excl.
[US] A.C. Gunter M.S. Bradford Special 31: ‘Where shall I tell hacky to drive?’ ‘Home!’.
at hackie, n.
[US] A.C. Gunter M.S. Bradford Special 139: Holy poker, if Myra should ever hear of the defunct Percy’s amour in the Tenderloin! [Ibid.] 270: ‘By poker!’ cries Mr. Wallie Peters.
at by the holy poker! (excl.) under holy poker, n.1
[US] A.C. Gunter M.S. Bradford Special 89: By Jack!
at by jacks! (excl.) under jacks, n.1
[US] A.C. Gunter M.S. Bradford Special 34: By the living Jingo, Renton!
at jingo!, excl.
[US] A.C. Gunter M.S. Bradford Special 203: Jocks! but he’s going to drive missus [...] he is.
at jocks, n.
[US] A.C. Gunter M.S. Bradford Special 45: Murder! Oh, Lordy!
at lawdy!, excl.
[US] A.C. Gunter M.S. Bradford Special 48: ‘Whew!’ whistles the ward man [...] ‘By the Lord, you’re a cute one!’ and goes away with a very knowing look on his phiz.
at phiz, n.1
[US] A.C. Gunter M.S. Bradford Special 203: By gum! the master’s the right stuff!
at right stuff, n.
[US] A.C. Gunter M.S. Bradford Special 6: At one time you were society man — ran with the ‘bloods.’.
at run with (v.) under run, v.
[US] A.C. Gunter M.S. Bradford Special 53: This Western mine owner has tapped his wallet very freely during the three days of metropolitan life.
at tap, v.1
[US] A.C. Gunter M.S. Bradford Special 91: By the Tombs, I don’t like these lady investigations!
at by the Tombs! (excl.) under Tombs, the, n.
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