used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That said, in the way of my poor workmanship making me blame my tools, I do not think I have made too much of a mess of it, and you should be able to gain much enjoyment from reading the book.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading That said, in the way of my poor workmanship making me blame my tools, I do not think I have made too much of a mess of it, and you should be able to gain much enjoyment from reading the book.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The whole ensemble is not really very long, about two-thirds of the length of a typical book by this author.
at or in the front
From this reading So go ahead and see how you get on.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That said, in the way of my poor workmanship making me blame my tools, I do not think I have made too much of a mess of it, and you should be able to gain much enjoyment from reading the book.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ Here are fifteen of the most eccentric short stories you can imagine.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading The whole ensemble is not really very long, about two-thirds of the length of a typical book by this author.
Baines
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From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ Here are fifteen of the most eccentric short stories you can imagine.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That said, in the way of my poor workmanship making me blame my tools, I do not think I have made too much of a mess of it, and you should be able to gain much enjoyment from reading the book.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading That said, in the way of my poor workmanship making me blame my tools, I do not think I have made too much of a mess of it, and you should be able to gain much enjoyment from reading the book.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading To make the job more difficult the hard copy of the book from which I worked was in very poor condition, with the pages extensively browned.
brownedadjectiveUS /braʊnd/
(of skin) deeply suntanned
From this reading To make the job more difficult the hard copy of the book from which I worked was in very poor condition, with the pages extensively browned.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ Here are fifteen of the most eccentric short stories you can imagine.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ Here are fifteen of the most eccentric short stories you can imagine.
a state at a particular time
From this reading To make the job more difficult the hard copy of the book from which I worked was in very poor condition, with the pages extensively browned.
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading To make the job more difficult the hard copy of the book from which I worked was in very poor condition, with the pages extensively browned.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading To make the job more difficult the hard copy of the book from which I worked was in very poor condition, with the pages extensively browned.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading That said, in the way of my poor workmanship making me blame my tools, I do not think I have made too much of a mess of it, and you should be able to gain much enjoyment from reading the book.
eccentricadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsentrɪk/
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ Here are fifteen of the most eccentric short stories you can imagine.
enjoymentnounUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪmənt/
the pleasure felt when having a good time
From this reading That said, in the way of my poor workmanship making me blame my tools, I do not think I have made too much of a mess of it, and you should be able to gain much enjoyment from reading the book.
ensemblenounUS /ɑːnˈsɑːmbəl/
a group of musicians playing or singing together
From this reading The whole ensemble is not really very long, about two-thirds of the length of a typical book by this author.
extensivelyadverbUS /ɪkˈstensɪvli/
in a widespread way
From this reading To make the job more difficult the hard copy of the book from which I worked was in very poor condition, with the pages extensively browned.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ Here are fifteen of the most eccentric short stories you can imagine.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To make the job more difficult the hard copy of the book from which I worked was in very poor condition, with the pages extensively browned.
obtain
From this reading That said, in the way of my poor workmanship making me blame my tools, I do not think I have made too much of a mess of it, and you should be able to gain much enjoyment from reading the book.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading So go ahead and see how you get on.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading So go ahead and see how you get on.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading To make the job more difficult the hard copy of the book from which I worked was in very poor condition, with the pages extensively browned.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That said, in the way of my poor workmanship making me blame my tools, I do not think I have made too much of a mess of it, and you should be able to gain much enjoyment from reading the book.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ Here are fifteen of the most eccentric short stories you can imagine.
how
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From this reading So go ahead and see how you get on.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To make the job more difficult the hard copy of the book from which I worked was in very poor condition, with the pages extensively browned.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ Here are fifteen of the most eccentric short stories you can imagine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To make the job more difficult the hard copy of the book from which I worked was in very poor condition, with the pages extensively browned.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The whole ensemble is not really very long, about two-thirds of the length of a typical book by this author.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That said, in the way of my poor workmanship making me blame my tools, I do not think I have made too much of a mess of it, and you should be able to gain much enjoyment from reading the book.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading To make the job more difficult the hard copy of the book from which I worked was in very poor condition, with the pages extensively browned.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading The whole ensemble is not really very long, about two-thirds of the length of a typical book by this author.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The whole ensemble is not really very long, about two-thirds of the length of a typical book by this author.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading That said, in the way of my poor workmanship making me blame my tools, I do not think I have made too much of a mess of it, and you should be able to gain much enjoyment from reading the book.
engage in
From this reading To make the job more difficult the hard copy of the book from which I worked was in very poor condition, with the pages extensively browned.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading That said, in the way of my poor workmanship making me blame my tools, I do not think I have made too much of a mess of it, and you should be able to gain much enjoyment from reading the book.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That said, in the way of my poor workmanship making me blame my tools, I do not think I have made too much of a mess of it, and you should be able to gain much enjoyment from reading the book.
messnounUS /mes/
a state of confusion and disorderliness
From this reading That said, in the way of my poor workmanship making me blame my tools, I do not think I have made too much of a mess of it, and you should be able to gain much enjoyment from reading the book.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading To make the job more difficult the hard copy of the book from which I worked was in very poor condition, with the pages extensively browned.
used to form the superlative
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ Here are fifteen of the most eccentric short stories you can imagine.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading That said, in the way of my poor workmanship making me blame my tools, I do not think I have made too much of a mess of it, and you should be able to gain much enjoyment from reading the book.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That said, in the way of my poor workmanship making me blame my tools, I do not think I have made too much of a mess of it, and you should be able to gain much enjoyment from reading the book.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That said, in the way of my poor workmanship making me blame my tools, I do not think I have made too much of a mess of it, and you should be able to gain much enjoyment from reading the book.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ Here are fifteen of the most eccentric short stories you can imagine.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So go ahead and see how you get on.
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 To make the job more difficult the hard copy of the book from which I worked was in very poor condition, with the pages extensively browned.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading To make the job more difficult the hard copy of the book from which I worked was in very poor condition, with the pages extensively browned.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading That said, in the way of my poor workmanship making me blame my tools, I do not think I have made too much of a mess of it, and you should be able to gain much enjoyment from reading the book.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading The whole ensemble is not really very long, about two-thirds of the length of a typical book by this author.
ReednounUS /riːd/
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ Here are fifteen of the most eccentric short stories you can imagine.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading That said, in the way of my poor workmanship making me blame my tools, I do not think I have made too much of a mess of it, and you should be able to gain much enjoyment from reading the book.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading So go ahead and see how you get on.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ Here are fifteen of the most eccentric short stories you can imagine.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That said, in the way of my poor workmanship making me blame my tools, I do not think I have made too much of a mess of it, and you should be able to gain much enjoyment from reading the book.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So go ahead and see how you get on.
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 By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ Here are fifteen of the most eccentric short stories you can imagine.
TalbotnounUS /ˈtælbət/
English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ Here are fifteen of the most eccentric short stories you can imagine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That said, in the way of my poor workmanship making me blame my tools, I do not think I have made too much of a mess of it, and you should be able to gain much enjoyment from reading the book.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ Here are fifteen of the most eccentric short stories you can imagine.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading That said, in the way of my poor workmanship making me blame my tools, I do not think I have made too much of a mess of it, and you should be able to gain much enjoyment from reading the book.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The whole ensemble is not really very long, about two-thirds of the length of a typical book by this author.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To make the job more difficult the hard copy of the book from which I worked was in very poor condition, with the pages extensively browned.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading That said, in the way of my poor workmanship making me blame my tools, I do not think I have made too much of a mess of it, and you should be able to gain much enjoyment from reading the book.
toolsnounUS /tuːlz/
plural of “tool” — an implement used in the practice of a vocation
From this reading That said, in the way of my poor workmanship making me blame my tools, I do not think I have made too much of a mess of it, and you should be able to gain much enjoyment from reading the book.
two-thirdsnounUS /ˌtuːˈθɜːrdz/
two of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading The whole ensemble is not really very long, about two-thirds of the length of a typical book by this author.
typicaladjectiveUS /ˈtɪpəkəl/
exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category
From this reading The whole ensemble is not really very long, about two-thirds of the length of a typical book by this author.
precisely as stated
From this reading To make the job more difficult the hard copy of the book from which I worked was in very poor condition, with the pages extensively browned.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To make the job more difficult the hard copy of the book from which I worked was in very poor condition, with the pages extensively browned.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading That said, in the way of my poor workmanship making me blame my tools, I do not think I have made too much of a mess of it, and you should be able to gain much enjoyment from reading the book.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To make the job more difficult the hard copy of the book from which I worked was in very poor condition, with the pages extensively browned.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole ensemble is not really very long, about two-thirds of the length of a typical book by this author.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To make the job more difficult the hard copy of the book from which I worked was in very poor condition, with the pages extensively browned.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading To make the job more difficult the hard copy of the book from which I worked was in very poor condition, with the pages extensively browned.
workmanshipnounUS /ˈwɜːrkmənʃɪp/
skill in an occupation or trade
From this reading That said, in the way of my poor workmanship making me blame my tools, I do not think I have made too much of a mess of it, and you should be able to gain much enjoyment from reading the book.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ Here are fifteen of the most eccentric short stories you can imagine.
