used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
Barclay
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the sunshine of that era of world-wide prosperity in the eighties, John Barclay made much hay.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
BeltnounUS /belt/
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
next to; at the side of
From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
CalifornianounUS /ˌkæləˈfɔːrnjə/
a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
chaffverbUS /tʃæf/
be silly or tease one another
From this reading Experts taught him the value of the chaff from the grain.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
competitornounUS /kəmˈpetətər/
the contestant you hope to defeat
From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
controllingadjectiveUS /kənˈtroʊlɪŋ/
able to control or determine policy
From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
directornounUS /dərˈektər/
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
duplicateverbUS /ˈduːpləkət/
make or do or perform again
From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
eightiesnounUS /ˈeɪtiz/
the decade from 1880 to 1889
From this reading In the sunshine of that era of world-wide prosperity in the eighties, John Barclay made much hay.
one or the other of two
From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
eranounUS /ˈerə/
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading In the sunshine of that era of world-wide prosperity in the eighties, John Barclay made much hay.
ExpertsnounUS /ˈekspərts/
plural of “expert” — a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
From this reading Experts taught him the value of the chaff from the grain.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
set up or found
From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Experts taught him the value of the chaff from the grain.
fryverbUS /fraɪ/
be excessively hot
From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
grainnounUS /ɡreɪn/
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
haynounUS /heɪ/
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading In the sunshine of that era of world-wide prosperity in the eighties, John Barclay made much hay.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the sunshine of that era of world-wide prosperity in the eighties, John Barclay made much hay.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading In the sunshine of that era of world-wide prosperity in the eighties, John Barclay made much hay.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In the sunshine of that era of world-wide prosperity in the eighties, John Barclay made much hay.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
millverbUS /mɪl/
move about in a confused manner
From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
MinnesotanounUS /ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə/
a midwestern state
From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading In the sunshine of that era of world-wide prosperity in the eighties, John Barclay made much hay.
not any; not one
From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the sunshine of that era of world-wide prosperity in the eighties, John Barclay made much hay.
offendernounUS /əˈfendər/
a person who transgresses moral or civil law
From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
productsnounUS /ˈprɑːdəkts/
plural of “product” — commodities offered for sale
From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
prosperitynounUS /prɑːˈsperəti/
an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment
From this reading In the sunshine of that era of world-wide prosperity in the eighties, John Barclay made much hay.
railroadsnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊdz/
plural of “railroad” — line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
ratesnounUS /reɪts/
a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)
From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
RidgenounUS /rɪdʒ/
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
the rays of the sun
From this reading In the sunshine of that era of world-wide prosperity in the eighties, John Barclay made much hay.
SycamorenounUS /ˈsɪkəmɔːr/
variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree
From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading Experts taught him the value of the chaff from the grain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the sunshine of that era of world-wide prosperity in the eighties, John Barclay made much hay.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the sunshine of that era of world-wide prosperity in the eighties, John Barclay made much hay.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
to-day
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From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading Experts taught him the value of the chaff from the grain.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
at the time that
From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
world-wideadjective
involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope
From this reading In the sunshine of that era of world-wide prosperity in the eighties, John Barclay made much hay.
