used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I was building a business block in Chicago, which had come to a tangle owing to labor conditions.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Dorothy was in great anxiety about Mammy and Jenny lest they be kidnapped along the way.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Dorothy was in great anxiety about Mammy and Jenny lest they be kidnapped along the way.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Our stay in Washington had come to an end and the campaign was on.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our stay in Washington had come to an end and the campaign was on.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading Dorothy was in great anxiety about Mammy and Jenny lest they be kidnapped along the way.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dorothy was in great anxiety about Mammy and Jenny lest they be kidnapped along the way.
blocknounUS /blɑːk/
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading I was building a business block in Chicago, which had come to a tangle owing to labor conditions.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading I was building a business block in Chicago, which had come to a tangle owing to labor conditions.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading I was building a business block in Chicago, which had come to a tangle owing to labor conditions.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We decided to return to Chicago by way of New York.
campaignnounUS /kæmˈpeɪn/
a race between candidates for elective office
From this reading Our stay in Washington had come to an end and the campaign was on.
ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading I was building a business block in Chicago, which had come to a tangle owing to labor conditions.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Our stay in Washington had come to an end and the campaign was on.
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading I was building a business block in Chicago, which had come to a tangle owing to labor conditions.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Throughout the country there was a movement for the ten-hour day, and there were many strikes, particularly in the East.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Throughout the country there was a movement for the ten-hour day, and there were many strikes, particularly in the East.
recognizable; marked
From this reading We decided to return to Chicago by way of New York.
Dorothy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dorothy was in great anxiety about Mammy and Jenny lest they be kidnapped along the way.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Throughout the country there was a movement for the ten-hour day, and there were many strikes, particularly in the East.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Our stay in Washington had come to an end and the campaign was on.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Throughout the country there was a movement for the ten-hour day, and there were many strikes, particularly in the East.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Dorothy was in great anxiety about Mammy and Jenny lest they be kidnapped along the way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Our stay in Washington had come to an end and the campaign was on.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was building a business block in Chicago, which had come to a tangle owing to labor conditions.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Our stay in Washington had come to an end and the campaign was on.
JennynounUS /ˈdʒeni/
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading Dorothy was in great anxiety about Mammy and Jenny lest they be kidnapped along the way.
kidnappedverbUS /ˈkɪdnæpt/
inflected form of “kidnap” — take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading Dorothy was in great anxiety about Mammy and Jenny lest they be kidnapped along the way.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading I was building a business block in Chicago, which had come to a tangle owing to labor conditions.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Dorothy was in great anxiety about Mammy and Jenny lest they be kidnapped along the way.
Mammynoun
an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.
From this reading Dorothy was in great anxiety about Mammy and Jenny lest they be kidnapped along the way.
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 Throughout the country there was a movement for the ten-hour day, and there were many strikes, particularly in the East.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading Throughout the country there was a movement for the ten-hour day, and there were many strikes, particularly in the East.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading We decided to return to Chicago by way of New York.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We decided to return to Chicago by way of New York.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Our stay in Washington had come to an end and the campaign was on.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our stay in Washington had come to an end and the campaign was on.
owingadjectiveUS /ˈoʊɪŋ/
owed as a debt
From this reading I was building a business block in Chicago, which had come to a tangle owing to labor conditions.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Throughout the country there was a movement for the ten-hour day, and there were many strikes, particularly in the East.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading We decided to return to Chicago by way of New York.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Our stay in Washington had come to an end and the campaign was on.
strikesnounUS /straɪks/
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading Throughout the country there was a movement for the ten-hour day, and there were many strikes, particularly in the East.
tanglenounUS /ˈtæŋɡəl/
a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
From this reading I was building a business block in Chicago, which had come to a tangle owing to labor conditions.
ten-hour
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From this reading Throughout the country there was a movement for the ten-hour day, and there were many strikes, particularly in the East.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Our stay in Washington had come to an end and the campaign was on.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Throughout the country there was a movement for the ten-hour day, and there were many strikes, particularly in the East.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dorothy was in great anxiety about Mammy and Jenny lest they be kidnapped along the way.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Throughout the country there was a movement for the ten-hour day, and there were many strikes, particularly in the East.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Our stay in Washington had come to an end and the campaign was on.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our stay in Washington had come to an end and the campaign was on.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading Our stay in Washington had come to an end and the campaign was on.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading We decided to return to Chicago by way of New York.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We decided to return to Chicago by way of New York.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Throughout the country there was a movement for the ten-hour day, and there were many strikes, particularly in the East.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I was building a business block in Chicago, which had come to a tangle owing to labor conditions.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading We decided to return to Chicago by way of New York.
