77, 1. Friends. The dialect spoken by the child in this story is the
American adaptation of the Yiddish, which is a German dialect spoken by
the Jews of eastern Europe, containing many Hebrew and Slav
expressions.
78, 1. Board of Monitors. A group of children appointed by the pupils
to help the teacher in various ways.
79, 1. Krisht. Christian.
82, 1. Rabbi. A Jewish title for a teacher or interpreter of the law,
also a pastor of a Jewish congregation. Kosher law refers to special
Jewish laws. The laws regarding food specify how animals must be
slaughtered in order that the meat may be ceremonially clean.
89, 1. Vis-a-vis. Opposite to one another.
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