used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the Late _Broadbottom_, Sir _John Probeum_, _Overall_, _Roseband_, _Blunt_, and _Smoothwell_, sitting round a Table at _Broadbottom’s_ House.
matters of personal concern
From this reading Present STATE of PUBLICK AFFAIRS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Characters of the INS and OUTS;
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Spoke at the Country Seat of one of the _New Ministry_, in the late Holy Days, the Day before his Re-election;
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Spoke at the Country Seat of one of the _New Ministry_, in the late Holy Days, the Day before his Re-election;
BLUNTadjectiveUS /blʌnt/
having a broad or rounded end
From this reading Mr. BROADBOTTOM, Mr. OVERALL, Mr. ROSEBAND, Sir JOHN PROBEUM, Mr. SMOOTHWELL, & Mr. BLUNT.
BROADBOTTOM
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From this reading Mr. BROADBOTTOM, Mr. OVERALL, Mr. ROSEBAND, Sir JOHN PROBEUM, Mr. SMOOTHWELL, & Mr. BLUNT.
Broadbottom's
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From this reading On the Late _Broadbottom_, Sir _John Probeum_, _Overall_, _Roseband_, _Blunt_, and _Smoothwell_, sitting round a Table at _Broadbottom’s_ House.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Characters of the INS and OUTS;
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Spoke at the Country Seat of one of the _New Ministry_, in the late Holy Days, the Day before his Re-election;
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Spoke at the Country Seat of one of the _New Ministry_, in the late Holy Days, the Day before his Re-election;
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Spoke at the Country Seat of one of the _New Ministry_, in the late Holy Days, the Day before his Re-election;
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Spoke at the Country Seat of one of the _New Ministry_, in the late Holy Days, the Day before his Re-election;
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading Spoke at the Country Seat of one of the _New Ministry_, in the late Holy Days, the Day before his Re-election;
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading On the Late _Broadbottom_, Sir _John Probeum_, _Overall_, _Roseband_, _Blunt_, and _Smoothwell_, sitting round a Table at _Broadbottom’s_ House.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Spoke at the Country Seat of one of the _New Ministry_, in the late Holy Days, the Day before his Re-election;
INSnounUS /ɪnz/
an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States
From this reading Characters of the INS and OUTS;
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Mr. BROADBOTTOM, Mr. OVERALL, Mr. ROSEBAND, Sir JOHN PROBEUM, Mr. SMOOTHWELL, & Mr. BLUNT.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Spoke at the Country Seat of one of the _New Ministry_, in the late Holy Days, the Day before his Re-election;
MinistrynounUS /ˈmɪnəstri/
religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian)
From this reading Spoke at the Country Seat of one of the _New Ministry_, in the late Holy Days, the Day before his Re-election;
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. BROADBOTTOM, Mr. OVERALL, Mr. ROSEBAND, Sir JOHN PROBEUM, Mr. SMOOTHWELL, & Mr. BLUNT.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Spoke at the Country Seat of one of the _New Ministry_, in the late Holy Days, the Day before his Re-election;
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Characters of the INS and OUTS;
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the Late _Broadbottom_, Sir _John Probeum_, _Overall_, _Roseband_, _Blunt_, and _Smoothwell_, sitting round a Table at _Broadbottom’s_ House.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Spoke at the Country Seat of one of the _New Ministry_, in the late Holy Days, the Day before his Re-election;
OUTSnounUS /aʊts/
plural of “out” — (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
From this reading Characters of the INS and OUTS;
OVERALLadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərɔːl/
involving only main features
From this reading Mr. BROADBOTTOM, Mr. OVERALL, Mr. ROSEBAND, Sir JOHN PROBEUM, Mr. SMOOTHWELL, & Mr. BLUNT.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Present STATE of PUBLICK AFFAIRS.
PROBEUM
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From this reading Mr. BROADBOTTOM, Mr. OVERALL, Mr. ROSEBAND, Sir JOHN PROBEUM, Mr. SMOOTHWELL, & Mr. BLUNT.
PUBLICK
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From this reading Present STATE of PUBLICK AFFAIRS.
Re-election
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From this reading Spoke at the Country Seat of one of the _New Ministry_, in the late Holy Days, the Day before his Re-election;
ROSEBAND
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From this reading Mr. BROADBOTTOM, Mr. OVERALL, Mr. ROSEBAND, Sir JOHN PROBEUM, Mr. SMOOTHWELL, & Mr. BLUNT.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading On the Late _Broadbottom_, Sir _John Probeum_, _Overall_, _Roseband_, _Blunt_, and _Smoothwell_, sitting round a Table at _Broadbottom’s_ House.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Spoke at the Country Seat of one of the _New Ministry_, in the late Holy Days, the Day before his Re-election;
term of address for a man
From this reading Mr. BROADBOTTOM, Mr. OVERALL, Mr. ROSEBAND, Sir JOHN PROBEUM, Mr. SMOOTHWELL, & Mr. BLUNT.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading On the Late _Broadbottom_, Sir _John Probeum_, _Overall_, _Roseband_, _Blunt_, and _Smoothwell_, sitting round a Table at _Broadbottom’s_ House.
SMOOTHWELL
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From this reading Mr. BROADBOTTOM, Mr. OVERALL, Mr. ROSEBAND, Sir JOHN PROBEUM, Mr. SMOOTHWELL, & Mr. BLUNT.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Spoke at the Country Seat of one of the _New Ministry_, in the late Holy Days, the Day before his Re-election;
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Present STATE of PUBLICK AFFAIRS.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading On the Late _Broadbottom_, Sir _John Probeum_, _Overall_, _Roseband_, _Blunt_, and _Smoothwell_, sitting round a Table at _Broadbottom’s_ House.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Characters of the INS and OUTS;
