used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "This will be a gold mine to me," he averred.
advertisingnounUS /ˈædvərtaɪzɪŋ/
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading "I can see myself filling pages of advertising matter with illustrations from this morning."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were other cabins to visit and we had to tear ourselves away from Aunt Keziah's.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Mr. Kent took many photographs of Santa Claus with the little darkeys crowding around him.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading There were other cabins to visit and we had to tear ourselves away from Aunt Keziah's.
averred
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From this reading "This will be a gold mine to me," he averred.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There were other cabins to visit and we had to tear ourselves away from Aunt Keziah's.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "This will be a gold mine to me," he averred.
cabinsnounUS /ˈkæbənz/
plural of “cabin” — small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading There were other cabins to visit and we had to tear ourselves away from Aunt Keziah's.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can see myself filling pages of advertising matter with illustrations from this morning."
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading CHRISTMAS FOR SALLY WINN.
Claus
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From this reading Mr. Kent took many photographs of Santa Claus with the little darkeys crowding around him.
crowdingnounUS /ˈkraʊdɪŋ/
a situation in which people or things are crowded together
From this reading Mr. Kent took many photographs of Santa Claus with the little darkeys crowding around him.
darkeys
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From this reading Mr. Kent took many photographs of Santa Claus with the little darkeys crowding around him.
fillingnounUS /ˈfɪlɪŋ/
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading "I can see myself filling pages of advertising matter with illustrations from this morning."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading CHRISTMAS FOR SALLY WINN.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There were other cabins to visit and we had to tear ourselves away from Aunt Keziah's.
coins made of gold
From this reading "This will be a gold mine to me," he averred.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There were other cabins to visit and we had to tear ourselves away from Aunt Keziah's.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "This will be a gold mine to me," he averred.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Kent took many photographs of Santa Claus with the little darkeys crowding around him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can see myself filling pages of advertising matter with illustrations from this morning."
illustrationsnounUS /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz/
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading "I can see myself filling pages of advertising matter with illustrations from this morning."
KentnounUS /kent/
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading Mr. Kent took many photographs of Santa Claus with the little darkeys crowding around him.
Keziah's
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From this reading There were other cabins to visit and we had to tear ourselves away from Aunt Keziah's.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Mr. Kent took many photographs of Santa Claus with the little darkeys crowding around him.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Mr. Kent took many photographs of Santa Claus with the little darkeys crowding around him.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "I can see myself filling pages of advertising matter with illustrations from this morning."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "This will be a gold mine to me," he averred.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "This will be a gold mine to me," he averred.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "I can see myself filling pages of advertising matter with illustrations from this morning."
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Kent took many photographs of Santa Claus with the little darkeys crowding around him.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I can see myself filling pages of advertising matter with illustrations from this morning."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Kent took many photographs of Santa Claus with the little darkeys crowding around him.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading There were other cabins to visit and we had to tear ourselves away from Aunt Keziah's.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading There were other cabins to visit and we had to tear ourselves away from Aunt Keziah's.
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 "I can see myself filling pages of advertising matter with illustrations from this morning."
photographsnounUS /ˈfoʊtəɡræfs/
plural of “photograph” — a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
From this reading Mr. Kent took many photographs of Santa Claus with the little darkeys crowding around him.
witty remark
From this reading CHRISTMAS FOR SALLY WINN.
SantanounUS /ˈsæntə/
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading Mr. Kent took many photographs of Santa Claus with the little darkeys crowding around him.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I can see myself filling pages of advertising matter with illustrations from this morning."
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading There were other cabins to visit and we had to tear ourselves away from Aunt Keziah's.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Kent took many photographs of Santa Claus with the little darkeys crowding around him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were other cabins to visit and we had to tear ourselves away from Aunt Keziah's.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This will be a gold mine to me," he averred.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were other cabins to visit and we had to tear ourselves away from Aunt Keziah's.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Mr. Kent took many photographs of Santa Claus with the little darkeys crowding around him.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading There were other cabins to visit and we had to tear ourselves away from Aunt Keziah's.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There were other cabins to visit and we had to tear ourselves away from Aunt Keziah's.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were other cabins to visit and we had to tear ourselves away from Aunt Keziah's.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "This will be a gold mine to me," he averred.
WINN
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From this reading CHRISTMAS FOR SALLY WINN.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Kent took many photographs of Santa Claus with the little darkeys crowding around him.
