1903
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From this reading _Author of_ "_The Making of an American_," "_The Battle with the Slum_," "_How the Other Half Lives_," _etc._ Set up, electrotyped, and published October, 1903.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading _Author of_ "_The Making of an American_," "_The Battle with the Slum_," "_How the Other Half Lives_," _etc._ Set up, electrotyped, and published October, 1903.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Author of_ "_The Making of an American_," "_The Battle with the Slum_," "_How the Other Half Lives_," _etc._ Set up, electrotyped, and published October, 1903.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Author of_ "_The Making of an American_," "_The Battle with the Slum_," "_How the Other Half Lives_," _etc._ Set up, electrotyped, and published October, 1903.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I have been asked a great many times in the last dozen years if I would not write an "East-side novel," and I have sometimes had much difficulty in convincing the publishers that I meant it when I said I would not.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _Author of_ "_The Making of an American_," "_The Battle with the Slum_," "_How the Other Half Lives_," _etc._ Set up, electrotyped, and published October, 1903.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading _Author of_ "_The Making of an American_," "_The Battle with the Slum_," "_How the Other Half Lives_," _etc._ Set up, electrotyped, and published October, 1903.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been asked a great many times in the last dozen years if I would not write an "East-side novel," and I have sometimes had much difficulty in convincing the publishers that I meant it when I said I would not.
Berwick
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cannot
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From this reading Yet the reason is plain: I cannot.
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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convincingadjectiveUS /kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/
causing one to believe the truth of something
From this reading I have been asked a great many times in the last dozen years if I would not write an "East-side novel," and I have sometimes had much difficulty in convincing the publishers that I meant it when I said I would not.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I wish I could.
CushingnounUS /ˈkʊʃɪŋ/
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
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an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading I have been asked a great many times in the last dozen years if I would not write an "East-side novel," and I have sometimes had much difficulty in convincing the publishers that I meant it when I said I would not.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading I have been asked a great many times in the last dozen years if I would not write an "East-side novel," and I have sometimes had much difficulty in convincing the publishers that I meant it when I said I would not.
East-side
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From this reading I have been asked a great many times in the last dozen years if I would not write an "East-side novel," and I have sometimes had much difficulty in convincing the publishers that I meant it when I said I would not.
electrotyped
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From this reading _Author of_ "_The Making of an American_," "_The Battle with the Slum_," "_How the Other Half Lives_," _etc._ Set up, electrotyped, and published October, 1903.
etc
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From this reading _Author of_ "_The Making of an American_," "_The Battle with the Slum_," "_How the Other Half Lives_," _etc._ Set up, electrotyped, and published October, 1903.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I have been asked a great many times in the last dozen years if I would not write an "East-side novel," and I have sometimes had much difficulty in convincing the publishers that I meant it when I said I would not.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have been asked a great many times in the last dozen years if I would not write an "East-side novel," and I have sometimes had much difficulty in convincing the publishers that I meant it when I said I would not.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading _Author of_ "_The Making of an American_," "_The Battle with the Slum_," "_How the Other Half Lives_," _etc._ Set up, electrotyped, and published October, 1903.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been asked a great many times in the last dozen years if I would not write an "East-side novel," and I have sometimes had much difficulty in convincing the publishers that I meant it when I said I would not.
How
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From this reading _Author of_ "_The Making of an American_," "_The Battle with the Slum_," "_How the Other Half Lives_," _etc._ Set up, electrotyped, and published October, 1903.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have been asked a great many times in the last dozen years if I would not write an "East-side novel," and I have sometimes had much difficulty in convincing the publishers that I meant it when I said I would not.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I have been asked a great many times in the last dozen years if I would not write an "East-side novel," and I have sometimes had much difficulty in convincing the publishers that I meant it when I said I would not.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have been asked a great many times in the last dozen years if I would not write an "East-side novel," and I have sometimes had much difficulty in convincing the publishers that I meant it when I said I would not.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet the reason is plain: I cannot.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have been asked a great many times in the last dozen years if I would not write an "East-side novel," and I have sometimes had much difficulty in convincing the publishers that I meant it when I said I would not.
JnounUS /dʒeɪ/
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
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immediately past
From this reading I have been asked a great many times in the last dozen years if I would not write an "East-side novel," and I have sometimes had much difficulty in convincing the publishers that I meant it when I said I would not.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading _Author of_ "_The Making of an American_," "_The Battle with the Slum_," "_How the Other Half Lives_," _etc._ Set up, electrotyped, and published October, 1903.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading _Author of_ "_The Making of an American_," "_The Battle with the Slum_," "_How the Other Half Lives_," _etc._ Set up, electrotyped, and published October, 1903.
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 I have been asked a great many times in the last dozen years if I would not write an "East-side novel," and I have sometimes had much difficulty in convincing the publishers that I meant it when I said I would not.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
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inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I have been asked a great many times in the last dozen years if I would not write an "East-side novel," and I have sometimes had much difficulty in convincing the publishers that I meant it when I said I would not.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I have been asked a great many times in the last dozen years if I would not write an "East-side novel," and I have sometimes had much difficulty in convincing the publishers that I meant it when I said I would not.
Norwood
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have been asked a great many times in the last dozen years if I would not write an "East-side novel," and I have sometimes had much difficulty in convincing the publishers that I meant it when I said I would not.
novelnounUS /ˈnɑːvəl/
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading I have been asked a great many times in the last dozen years if I would not write an "East-side novel," and I have sometimes had much difficulty in convincing the publishers that I meant it when I said I would not.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading _Author of_ "_The Making of an American_," "_The Battle with the Slum_," "_How the Other Half Lives_," _etc._ Set up, electrotyped, and published October, 1903.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Author of_ "_The Making of an American_," "_The Battle with the Slum_," "_How the Other Half Lives_," _etc._ Set up, electrotyped, and published October, 1903.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading _Author of_ "_The Making of an American_," "_The Battle with the Slum_," "_How the Other Half Lives_," _etc._ Set up, electrotyped, and published October, 1903.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Yet the reason is plain: I cannot.
exert pressure or force to or upon
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prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading _Author of_ "_The Making of an American_," "_The Battle with the Slum_," "_How the Other Half Lives_," _etc._ Set up, electrotyped, and published October, 1903.
publishersnounUS /ˈpʌblɪʃərz/
plural of “publisher” — a firm in the publishing business
From this reading I have been asked a great many times in the last dozen years if I would not write an "East-side novel," and I have sometimes had much difficulty in convincing the publishers that I meant it when I said I would not.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Yet the reason is plain: I cannot.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I have been asked a great many times in the last dozen years if I would not write an "East-side novel," and I have sometimes had much difficulty in convincing the publishers that I meant it when I said I would not.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _Author of_ "_The Making of an American_," "_The Battle with the Slum_," "_How the Other Half Lives_," _etc._ Set up, electrotyped, and published October, 1903.
SlumnounUS /slʌm/
a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
From this reading _Author of_ "_The Making of an American_," "_The Battle with the Slum_," "_How the Other Half Lives_," _etc._ Set up, electrotyped, and published October, 1903.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
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on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading I have been asked a great many times in the last dozen years if I would not write an "East-side novel," and I have sometimes had much difficulty in convincing the publishers that I meant it when I said I would not.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have been asked a great many times in the last dozen years if I would not write an "East-side novel," and I have sometimes had much difficulty in convincing the publishers that I meant it when I said I would not.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Author of_ "_The Making of an American_," "_The Battle with the Slum_," "_How the Other Half Lives_," _etc._ Set up, electrotyped, and published October, 1903.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading I have been asked a great many times in the last dozen years if I would not write an "East-side novel," and I have sometimes had much difficulty in convincing the publishers that I meant it when I said I would not.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _Author of_ "_The Making of an American_," "_The Battle with the Slum_," "_How the Other Half Lives_," _etc._ Set up, electrotyped, and published October, 1903.
at the time that
From this reading I have been asked a great many times in the last dozen years if I would not write an "East-side novel," and I have sometimes had much difficulty in convincing the publishers that I meant it when I said I would not.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish I could.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Author of_ "_The Making of an American_," "_The Battle with the Slum_," "_How the Other Half Lives_," _etc._ Set up, electrotyped, and published October, 1903.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I have been asked a great many times in the last dozen years if I would not write an "East-side novel," and I have sometimes had much difficulty in convincing the publishers that I meant it when I said I would not.
produce a literary work
From this reading I have been asked a great many times in the last dozen years if I would not write an "East-side novel," and I have sometimes had much difficulty in convincing the publishers that I meant it when I said I would not.
a late time of life
From this reading I have been asked a great many times in the last dozen years if I would not write an "East-side novel," and I have sometimes had much difficulty in convincing the publishers that I meant it when I said I would not.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the reason is plain: I cannot.
