used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
acceleratedadjectiveUS /ækˈseləreɪtɪd/
speeded up, as of an academic course
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Now I wouldn’t say that to any one else in the game for fear he’d think I was plotting to get him out of his job, but with you it’s different.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
can't
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From this reading He said: “I can’t understand why you stay here.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
the act of departing
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
driftverbUS /drɪft/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
else
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From this reading Now I wouldn’t say that to any one else in the game for fear he’d think I was plotting to get him out of his job, but with you it’s different.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Now I wouldn’t say that to any one else in the game for fear he’d think I was plotting to get him out of his job, but with you it’s different.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now I wouldn’t say that to any one else in the game for fear he’d think I was plotting to get him out of his job, but with you it’s different.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
set up or found
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Now I wouldn’t say that to any one else in the game for fear he’d think I was plotting to get him out of his job, but with you it’s different.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Now I wouldn’t say that to any one else in the game for fear he’d think I was plotting to get him out of his job, but with you it’s different.
goodlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡʊdli/
large in amount or extent or degree
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said: “I can’t understand why you stay here.
he'd
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From this reading Now I wouldn’t say that to any one else in the game for fear he’d think I was plotting to get him out of his job, but with you it’s different.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I found this political man here one night.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now I wouldn’t say that to any one else in the game for fear he’d think I was plotting to get him out of his job, but with you it’s different.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now I wouldn’t say that to any one else in the game for fear he’d think I was plotting to get him out of his job, but with you it’s different.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now I wouldn’t say that to any one else in the game for fear he’d think I was plotting to get him out of his job, but with you it’s different.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
it's
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From this reading Now I wouldn’t say that to any one else in the game for fear he’d think I was plotting to get him out of his job, but with you it’s different.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Now I wouldn’t say that to any one else in the game for fear he’d think I was plotting to get him out of his job, but with you it’s different.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I found this political man here one night.
the force of workers available
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I found this political man here one night.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Now I wouldn’t say that to any one else in the game for fear he’d think I was plotting to get him out of his job, but with you it’s different.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
plottingverbUS /ˈplɑːtɪŋ/
inflected form of “plot” — plan secretly, usually something illegal
From this reading Now I wouldn’t say that to any one else in the game for fear he’d think I was plotting to get him out of his job, but with you it’s different.
involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
reporternounUS /rɪˈpɔːrtər/
a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He said: “I can’t understand why you stay here.
express in words
From this reading Now I wouldn’t say that to any one else in the game for fear he’d think I was plotting to get him out of his job, but with you it’s different.
relating to human society and its members
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
staffnounUS /stæf/
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading He said: “I can’t understand why you stay here.
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now I wouldn’t say that to any one else in the game for fear he’d think I was plotting to get him out of his job, but with you it’s different.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Now I wouldn’t say that to any one else in the game for fear he’d think I was plotting to get him out of his job, but with you it’s different.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I found this political man here one night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading He said: “I can’t understand why you stay here.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
in or at the place that
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
which person or people
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
belonging to which person
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading He said: “I can’t understand why you stay here.
in the company of; together with
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
wouldn't
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From this reading Now I wouldn’t say that to any one else in the game for fear he’d think I was plotting to get him out of his job, but with you it’s different.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He said: “I can’t understand why you stay here.
