used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading COVER DESIGN H. W. WESSOLOWSKI _Painted in Water-colors from a Scene in "The Beetle Horde."_ _On Sale the First Thursday of Each Month_ The Clayton Standard on a Magazine Guarantees:
advertisingnounUS /ˈædvərtaɪzɪŋ/
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading _That_ an intelligent censorship guards their advertising pages.
agentnounUS /ˈeɪdʒənt/
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading _That_ each newsdealer and agent is insured a fair profit;
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading _That_ the stories therein are clean, interesting, vivid; by leading writers of the day and purchased under conditions approved by the Authors' League of America;
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading _That_ such magazines are manufactured in Union shops by American workmen;
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _That_ an intelligent censorship guards their advertising pages.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _That_ the stories therein are clean, interesting, vivid; by leading writers of the day and purchased under conditions approved by the Authors' League of America;
approvedadjectiveUS /əˈpruːvd/
established by authority; given authoritative approval
From this reading _That_ the stories therein are clean, interesting, vivid; by leading writers of the day and purchased under conditions approved by the Authors' League of America;
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _That_ the stories therein are clean, interesting, vivid; by leading writers of the day and purchased under conditions approved by the Authors' League of America;
AuthorsnounUS /ˈɔːθərz/
plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _That_ the stories therein are clean, interesting, vivid; by leading writers of the day and purchased under conditions approved by the Authors' League of America;
BeetlenounUS /ˈbiːtəl/
insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
From this reading COVER DESIGN H. W. WESSOLOWSKI _Painted in Water-colors from a Scene in "The Beetle Horde."_ _On Sale the First Thursday of Each Month_ The Clayton Standard on a Magazine Guarantees:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _That_ the stories therein are clean, interesting, vivid; by leading writers of the day and purchased under conditions approved by the Authors' League of America;
censorshipnounUS /ˈsensərʃɪp/
counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy
From this reading _That_ an intelligent censorship guards their advertising pages.
Clayton
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From this reading COVER DESIGN H. W. WESSOLOWSKI _Painted in Water-colors from a Scene in "The Beetle Horde."_ _On Sale the First Thursday of Each Month_ The Clayton Standard on a Magazine Guarantees:
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading _That_ the stories therein are clean, interesting, vivid; by leading writers of the day and purchased under conditions approved by the Authors' League of America;
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading _That_ the stories therein are clean, interesting, vivid; by leading writers of the day and purchased under conditions approved by the Authors' League of America;
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading COVER DESIGN H. W. WESSOLOWSKI _Painted in Water-colors from a Scene in "The Beetle Horde."_ _On Sale the First Thursday of Each Month_ The Clayton Standard on a Magazine Guarantees:
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading _That_ the stories therein are clean, interesting, vivid; by leading writers of the day and purchased under conditions approved by the Authors' League of America;
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading COVER DESIGN H. W. WESSOLOWSKI _Painted in Water-colors from a Scene in "The Beetle Horde."_ _On Sale the First Thursday of Each Month_ The Clayton Standard on a Magazine Guarantees:
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading COVER DESIGN H. W. WESSOLOWSKI _Painted in Water-colors from a Scene in "The Beetle Horde."_ _On Sale the First Thursday of Each Month_ The Clayton Standard on a Magazine Guarantees:
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading _That_ each newsdealer and agent is insured a fair profit;
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading COVER DESIGN H. W. WESSOLOWSKI _Painted in Water-colors from a Scene in "The Beetle Horde."_ _On Sale the First Thursday of Each Month_ The Clayton Standard on a Magazine Guarantees:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading COVER DESIGN H. W. WESSOLOWSKI _Painted in Water-colors from a Scene in "The Beetle Horde."_ _On Sale the First Thursday of Each Month_ The Clayton Standard on a Magazine Guarantees:
GuaranteesnounUS /ˌɡerənˈtiːz/
plural of “guarantee” — a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
From this reading COVER DESIGN H. W. WESSOLOWSKI _Painted in Water-colors from a Scene in "The Beetle Horde."_ _On Sale the First Thursday of Each Month_ The Clayton Standard on a Magazine Guarantees:
guardsnounUS /ɡɑːrdz/
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading _That_ an intelligent censorship guards their advertising pages.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading COVER DESIGN H. W. WESSOLOWSKI _Painted in Water-colors from a Scene in "The Beetle Horde."_ _On Sale the First Thursday of Each Month_ The Clayton Standard on a Magazine Guarantees:
HordenounUS /hɔːrd/
a vast multitude
From this reading COVER DESIGN H. W. WESSOLOWSKI _Painted in Water-colors from a Scene in "The Beetle Horde."_ _On Sale the First Thursday of Each Month_ The Clayton Standard on a Magazine Guarantees:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading COVER DESIGN H. W. WESSOLOWSKI _Painted in Water-colors from a Scene in "The Beetle Horde."_ _On Sale the First Thursday of Each Month_ The Clayton Standard on a Magazine Guarantees:
insuredadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈʃʊrd/
covered by insurance
From this reading _That_ each newsdealer and agent is insured a fair profit;
intelligentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtelədʒənt/
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading _That_ an intelligent censorship guards their advertising pages.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading _That_ the stories therein are clean, interesting, vivid; by leading writers of the day and purchased under conditions approved by the Authors' League of America;
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _That_ each newsdealer and agent is insured a fair profit;
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading _That_ the stories therein are clean, interesting, vivid; by leading writers of the day and purchased under conditions approved by the Authors' League of America;
LeaguenounUS /liːɡ/
an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading _That_ the stories therein are clean, interesting, vivid; by leading writers of the day and purchased under conditions approved by the Authors' League of America;
MagazinenounUS /ˈmæɡəziːn/
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading COVER DESIGN H. W. WESSOLOWSKI _Painted in Water-colors from a Scene in "The Beetle Horde."_ _On Sale the First Thursday of Each Month_ The Clayton Standard on a Magazine Guarantees:
magazinesnounUS /ˈmæɡəziːnz/
plural of “magazine” — a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading _That_ such magazines are manufactured in Union shops by American workmen;
manufacturedadjectiveUS /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃərd/
produced in a large-scale industrial operation
From this reading _That_ such magazines are manufactured in Union shops by American workmen;
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading COVER DESIGN H. W. WESSOLOWSKI _Painted in Water-colors from a Scene in "The Beetle Horde."_ _On Sale the First Thursday of Each Month_ The Clayton Standard on a Magazine Guarantees:
newsdealernoun
someone who sells newspapers
From this reading _That_ each newsdealer and agent is insured a fair profit;
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COVER DESIGN H. W. WESSOLOWSKI _Painted in Water-colors from a Scene in "The Beetle Horde."_ _On Sale the First Thursday of Each Month_ The Clayton Standard on a Magazine Guarantees:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading COVER DESIGN H. W. WESSOLOWSKI _Painted in Water-colors from a Scene in "The Beetle Horde."_ _On Sale the First Thursday of Each Month_ The Clayton Standard on a Magazine Guarantees:
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading _That_ an intelligent censorship guards their advertising pages.
coated with paint
From this reading COVER DESIGN H. W. WESSOLOWSKI _Painted in Water-colors from a Scene in "The Beetle Horde."_ _On Sale the First Thursday of Each Month_ The Clayton Standard on a Magazine Guarantees:
profitnounUS /ˈprɑːfət/
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading _That_ each newsdealer and agent is insured a fair profit;
purchasedverbUS /ˈpɜːrtʃəst/
past form of “purchase” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading _That_ the stories therein are clean, interesting, vivid; by leading writers of the day and purchased under conditions approved by the Authors' League of America;
SalenounUS /seɪl/
a particular instance of selling
From this reading COVER DESIGN H. W. WESSOLOWSKI _Painted in Water-colors from a Scene in "The Beetle Horde."_ _On Sale the First Thursday of Each Month_ The Clayton Standard on a Magazine Guarantees:
the place where some action occurs
From this reading COVER DESIGN H. W. WESSOLOWSKI _Painted in Water-colors from a Scene in "The Beetle Horde."_ _On Sale the First Thursday of Each Month_ The Clayton Standard on a Magazine Guarantees:
shopsnounUS /ʃɑːps/
plural of “shop” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading _That_ such magazines are manufactured in Union shops by American workmen;
StandardadjectiveUS /ˈstændərd/
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
From this reading COVER DESIGN H. W. WESSOLOWSKI _Painted in Water-colors from a Scene in "The Beetle Horde."_ _On Sale the First Thursday of Each Month_ The Clayton Standard on a Magazine Guarantees:
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading _That_ the stories therein are clean, interesting, vivid; by leading writers of the day and purchased under conditions approved by the Authors' League of America;
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading _That_ such magazines are manufactured in Union shops by American workmen;
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _That_ the stories therein are clean, interesting, vivid; by leading writers of the day and purchased under conditions approved by the Authors' League of America;
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COVER DESIGN H. W. WESSOLOWSKI _Painted in Water-colors from a Scene in "The Beetle Horde."_ _On Sale the First Thursday of Each Month_ The Clayton Standard on a Magazine Guarantees:
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _That_ an intelligent censorship guards their advertising pages.
thereinadverbUS /ðeˈrɪn/
(formal) in or into that thing or place
From this reading _That_ the stories therein are clean, interesting, vivid; by leading writers of the day and purchased under conditions approved by the Authors' League of America;
ThursdaynounUS /ˈθɜːrzdeɪ/
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading COVER DESIGN H. W. WESSOLOWSKI _Painted in Water-colors from a Scene in "The Beetle Horde."_ _On Sale the First Thursday of Each Month_ The Clayton Standard on a Magazine Guarantees:
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading _That_ the stories therein are clean, interesting, vivid; by leading writers of the day and purchased under conditions approved by the Authors' League of America;
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading _That_ such magazines are manufactured in Union shops by American workmen;
vividadjectiveUS /ˈvɪvəd/
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading _That_ the stories therein are clean, interesting, vivid; by leading writers of the day and purchased under conditions approved by the Authors' League of America;
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading COVER DESIGN H. W. WESSOLOWSKI _Painted in Water-colors from a Scene in "The Beetle Horde."_ _On Sale the First Thursday of Each Month_ The Clayton Standard on a Magazine Guarantees:
Water-colors
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From this reading COVER DESIGN H. W. WESSOLOWSKI _Painted in Water-colors from a Scene in "The Beetle Horde."_ _On Sale the First Thursday of Each Month_ The Clayton Standard on a Magazine Guarantees:
WESSOLOWSKI
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From this reading COVER DESIGN H. W. WESSOLOWSKI _Painted in Water-colors from a Scene in "The Beetle Horde."_ _On Sale the First Thursday of Each Month_ The Clayton Standard on a Magazine Guarantees:
workmennounUS /ˈwɜːrkmɪn/
plural of “workman” — an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
From this reading _That_ such magazines are manufactured in Union shops by American workmen;
writersnounUS /ˈraɪtərz/
plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _That_ the stories therein are clean, interesting, vivid; by leading writers of the day and purchased under conditions approved by the Authors' League of America;
