used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Marco, the clown, Midget, Miss Stella Starr, Andy and about a dozen others were seated or strolling around the performers' tent about the middle of the afternoon.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Marco, the clown, Midget, Miss Stella Starr, Andy and about a dozen others were seated or strolling around the performers' tent about the middle of the afternoon.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was three weeks after the start of the southern tour of the circus.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Marco, the clown, Midget, Miss Stella Starr, Andy and about a dozen others were seated or strolling around the performers' tent about the middle of the afternoon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marco, the clown, Midget, Miss Stella Starr, Andy and about a dozen others were seated or strolling around the performers' tent about the middle of the afternoon.
Andy
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From this reading Marco, the clown, Midget, Miss Stella Starr, Andy and about a dozen others were seated or strolling around the performers' tent about the middle of the afternoon.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Marco, the clown, Midget, Miss Stella Starr, Andy and about a dozen others were seated or strolling around the performers' tent about the middle of the afternoon.
assented
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From this reading "Correct, Marco," assented Billy Blow dejectedly.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "From bad to worse," said the Man With the Iron Jaw.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading "Correct, Marco," assented Billy Blow dejectedly.
exhale hard
From this reading "Correct, Marco," assented Billy Blow dejectedly.
circusnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəs/
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading It was three weeks after the start of the southern tour of the circus.
clownnounUS /klaʊn/
a rude or vulgar fool
From this reading Marco, the clown, Midget, Miss Stella Starr, Andy and about a dozen others were seated or strolling around the performers' tent about the middle of the afternoon.
make right or correct
From this reading "Correct, Marco," assented Billy Blow dejectedly.
dejectedlyadverb
in a dejected manner
From this reading "Correct, Marco," assented Billy Blow dejectedly.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Marco, the clown, Midget, Miss Stella Starr, Andy and about a dozen others were seated or strolling around the performers' tent about the middle of the afternoon.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "From bad to worse," said the Man With the Iron Jaw.
HEY
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From this reading "HEY, RUBE!"
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading "From bad to worse," said the Man With the Iron Jaw.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was three weeks after the start of the southern tour of the circus.
JawverbUS /dʒɔː/
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading "From bad to worse," said the Man With the Iron Jaw.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "From bad to worse," said the Man With the Iron Jaw.
Marco
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From this reading "Correct, Marco," assented Billy Blow dejectedly.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Marco, the clown, Midget, Miss Stella Starr, Andy and about a dozen others were seated or strolling around the performers' tent about the middle of the afternoon.
MidgetnounUS /ˈmɪdʒət/
a person who is markedly small
From this reading Marco, the clown, Midget, Miss Stella Starr, Andy and about a dozen others were seated or strolling around the performers' tent about the middle of the afternoon.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Marco, the clown, Midget, Miss Stella Starr, Andy and about a dozen others were seated or strolling around the performers' tent about the middle of the afternoon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was three weeks after the start of the southern tour of the circus.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Marco, the clown, Midget, Miss Stella Starr, Andy and about a dozen others were seated or strolling around the performers' tent about the middle of the afternoon.
others
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From this reading Marco, the clown, Midget, Miss Stella Starr, Andy and about a dozen others were seated or strolling around the performers' tent about the middle of the afternoon.
performersnounUS /pərˈfɔːrmərz/
plural of “performer” — an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
From this reading Marco, the clown, Midget, Miss Stella Starr, Andy and about a dozen others were seated or strolling around the performers' tent about the middle of the afternoon.
RUBEnounUS /ruːb/
a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
From this reading "HEY, RUBE!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "From bad to worse," said the Man With the Iron Jaw.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Marco, the clown, Midget, Miss Stella Starr, Andy and about a dozen others were seated or strolling around the performers' tent about the middle of the afternoon.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading It was three weeks after the start of the southern tour of the circus.
StarrnounUS /stɑːr/
rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)
From this reading Marco, the clown, Midget, Miss Stella Starr, Andy and about a dozen others were seated or strolling around the performers' tent about the middle of the afternoon.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading It was three weeks after the start of the southern tour of the circus.
StellanounUS /ˈstelə/
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading Marco, the clown, Midget, Miss Stella Starr, Andy and about a dozen others were seated or strolling around the performers' tent about the middle of the afternoon.
strollingverbUS /ˈstroʊlɪŋ/
-ing form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading Marco, the clown, Midget, Miss Stella Starr, Andy and about a dozen others were seated or strolling around the performers' tent about the middle of the afternoon.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading Marco, the clown, Midget, Miss Stella Starr, Andy and about a dozen others were seated or strolling around the performers' tent about the middle of the afternoon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "From bad to worse," said the Man With the Iron Jaw.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It was three weeks after the start of the southern tour of the circus.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "From bad to worse," said the Man With the Iron Jaw.
tournounUS /tʊr/
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading It was three weeks after the start of the southern tour of the circus.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was three weeks after the start of the southern tour of the circus.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading It was three weeks after the start of the southern tour of the circus.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Marco, the clown, Midget, Miss Stella Starr, Andy and about a dozen others were seated or strolling around the performers' tent about the middle of the afternoon.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "From bad to worse," said the Man With the Iron Jaw.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading "From bad to worse," said the Man With the Iron Jaw.
