used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading John Alden was a celebrated Cupid's middleman.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading He was not able to resist the lady when she asked: "Why don't you speak for yourself, John?"
Alden
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From this reading John Alden was a celebrated Cupid's middleman.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In presenting the cause of Miles Standish to Priscilla, however, he did not attend strictly to business as a jobber.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He was not able to resist the lady when she asked: "Why don't you speak for yourself, John?"
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading That famous question has practically made it impossible for the middleman to make much headway in the assumed part.
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading In presenting the cause of Miles Standish to Priscilla, however, he did not attend strictly to business as a jobber.
BROOKLYNnounUS /ˈbrʊklən/
a borough of New York City
From this reading BROOKLYN EAGLE.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading In presenting the cause of Miles Standish to Priscilla, however, he did not attend strictly to business as a jobber.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading In presenting the cause of Miles Standish to Priscilla, however, he did not attend strictly to business as a jobber.
celebratedadjectiveUS /ˈseləbreɪtɪd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading John Alden was a celebrated Cupid's middleman.
Cupid's
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From this reading John Alden was a celebrated Cupid's middleman.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading In presenting the cause of Miles Standish to Priscilla, however, he did not attend strictly to business as a jobber.
don't
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From this reading He was not able to resist the lady when she asked: "Why don't you speak for yourself, John?"
EAGLEnounUS /ˈiːɡəl/
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading BROOKLYN EAGLE.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading That famous question has practically made it impossible for the middleman to make much headway in the assumed part.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was not able to resist the lady when she asked: "Why don't you speak for yourself, John?"
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That famous question has practically made it impossible for the middleman to make much headway in the assumed part.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In presenting the cause of Miles Standish to Priscilla, however, he did not attend strictly to business as a jobber.
headwaynounUS /ˈhedweɪ/
vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
From this reading That famous question has practically made it impossible for the middleman to make much headway in the assumed part.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading In presenting the cause of Miles Standish to Priscilla, however, he did not attend strictly to business as a jobber.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading That famous question has practically made it impossible for the middleman to make much headway in the assumed part.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In presenting the cause of Miles Standish to Priscilla, however, he did not attend strictly to business as a jobber.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That famous question has practically made it impossible for the middleman to make much headway in the assumed part.
jobbernounUS /ˈdʒɑːbər/
someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers
From this reading In presenting the cause of Miles Standish to Priscilla, however, he did not attend strictly to business as a jobber.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John Alden was a celebrated Cupid's middleman.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading He was not able to resist the lady when she asked: "Why don't you speak for yourself, John?"
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading That famous question has practically made it impossible for the middleman to make much headway in the assumed part.
engage in
From this reading That famous question has practically made it impossible for the middleman to make much headway in the assumed part.
middlemannounUS /ˈmɪdəlmæn/
someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers
From this reading John Alden was a celebrated Cupid's middleman.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading In presenting the cause of Miles Standish to Priscilla, however, he did not attend strictly to business as a jobber.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading That famous question has practically made it impossible for the middleman to make much headway in the assumed part.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In presenting the cause of Miles Standish to Priscilla, however, he did not attend strictly to business as a jobber.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In presenting the cause of Miles Standish to Priscilla, however, he did not attend strictly to business as a jobber.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading That famous question has practically made it impossible for the middleman to make much headway in the assumed part.
practicallyadverbUS /ˈpræktɪkli/
almost; nearly
From this reading That famous question has practically made it impossible for the middleman to make much headway in the assumed part.
presentingverbUS /prɪˈzentɪŋ/
-ing form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading In presenting the cause of Miles Standish to Priscilla, however, he did not attend strictly to business as a jobber.
Priscilla
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From this reading In presenting the cause of Miles Standish to Priscilla, however, he did not attend strictly to business as a jobber.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading That famous question has practically made it impossible for the middleman to make much headway in the assumed part.
elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading He was not able to resist the lady when she asked: "Why don't you speak for yourself, John?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not able to resist the lady when she asked: "Why don't you speak for yourself, John?"
express in speech
From this reading He was not able to resist the lady when she asked: "Why don't you speak for yourself, John?"
StandishnounUS /ˈstændɪʃ/
English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656)
From this reading In presenting the cause of Miles Standish to Priscilla, however, he did not attend strictly to business as a jobber.
strictlyadverbUS /ˈstrɪktli/
restricted to something
From this reading In presenting the cause of Miles Standish to Priscilla, however, he did not attend strictly to business as a jobber.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That famous question has practically made it impossible for the middleman to make much headway in the assumed part.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In presenting the cause of Miles Standish to Priscilla, however, he did not attend strictly to business as a jobber.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In presenting the cause of Miles Standish to Priscilla, however, he did not attend strictly to business as a jobber.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading John Alden was a celebrated Cupid's middleman.
at the time that
From this reading He was not able to resist the lady when she asked: "Why don't you speak for yourself, John?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading He was not able to resist the lady when she asked: "Why don't you speak for yourself, John?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He was not able to resist the lady when she asked: "Why don't you speak for yourself, John?"
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading He was not able to resist the lady when she asked: "Why don't you speak for yourself, John?"
