Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer Glossary

Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer Glossary

pneumatic

containing or operated by air or gas under pressure.

dynamos

extremely energetic person.

spewing

expel large quantities of

surge

a sudden powerful forward or upward movement

saloons

public room or building used for a specified purpose.

depot

a storehouse

bureau

an agency

Kleindeutschland

literally "Little Germany," a neighborhood on the Lower East Side of Manhattan where many German immigrants settled between the 1840s to 1904.

guarantor

a person (or a corporate body) that assures or gives a guarantee

emporium

a business establishment that sells and/or buys a variety of goods

musée

French for "museum"

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