used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PROPER USE FOR EYES I met Barlow one morning taking his "constitutional."
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading While I was working for him we fellows always used to laugh at his plan of going for a walk every day for fifteen or twenty minutes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Barlow shook hands with me and asked me how business was going.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Barlow shook hands with me and asked me how business was going.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading While I was working for him we fellows always used to laugh at his plan of going for a walk every day for fifteen or twenty minutes.
Barlow
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From this reading A PROPER USE FOR EYES I met Barlow one morning taking his "constitutional."
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Barlow shook hands with me and asked me how business was going.
constitutionaladjectiveUS /ˌkɑːnstəˈtuːʃənəl/
of benefit to or intended to benefit your physical makeup
From this reading A PROPER USE FOR EYES I met Barlow one morning taking his "constitutional."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading While I was working for him we fellows always used to laugh at his plan of going for a walk every day for fifteen or twenty minutes.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading While I was working for him we fellows always used to laugh at his plan of going for a walk every day for fifteen or twenty minutes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading A PROPER USE FOR EYES I met Barlow one morning taking his "constitutional."
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading While I was working for him we fellows always used to laugh at his plan of going for a walk every day for fifteen or twenty minutes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading While I was working for him we fellows always used to laugh at his plan of going for a walk every day for fifteen or twenty minutes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A PROPER USE FOR EYES I met Barlow one morning taking his "constitutional."
freaknounUS /friːk/
a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
From this reading We used to think it was a freak notion of his for keeping in health.
the act of departing
From this reading While I was working for him we fellows always used to laugh at his plan of going for a walk every day for fifteen or twenty minutes.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Barlow shook hands with me and asked me how business was going.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading We used to think it was a freak notion of his for keeping in health.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading While I was working for him we fellows always used to laugh at his plan of going for a walk every day for fifteen or twenty minutes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A PROPER USE FOR EYES I met Barlow one morning taking his "constitutional."
how
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From this reading Barlow shook hands with me and asked me how business was going.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A PROPER USE FOR EYES I met Barlow one morning taking his "constitutional."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We used to think it was a freak notion of his for keeping in health.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We used to think it was a freak notion of his for keeping in health.
conformity or harmony
From this reading We used to think it was a freak notion of his for keeping in health.
the sound of laughing
From this reading While I was working for him we fellows always used to laugh at his plan of going for a walk every day for fifteen or twenty minutes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Barlow shook hands with me and asked me how business was going.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading A PROPER USE FOR EYES I met Barlow one morning taking his "constitutional."
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading While I was working for him we fellows always used to laugh at his plan of going for a walk every day for fifteen or twenty minutes.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A PROPER USE FOR EYES I met Barlow one morning taking his "constitutional."
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading We used to think it was a freak notion of his for keeping in health.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While I was working for him we fellows always used to laugh at his plan of going for a walk every day for fifteen or twenty minutes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A PROPER USE FOR EYES I met Barlow one morning taking his "constitutional."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading While I was working for him we fellows always used to laugh at his plan of going for a walk every day for fifteen or twenty minutes.
pickingnounUS /ˈpɪkɪŋ/
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading I told him that sales were picking up very slowly.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading While I was working for him we fellows always used to laugh at his plan of going for a walk every day for fifteen or twenty minutes.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading A PROPER USE FOR EYES I met Barlow one morning taking his "constitutional."
salesnounUS /seɪlz/
income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time
From this reading I told him that sales were picking up very slowly.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Barlow shook hands with me and asked me how business was going.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading I told him that sales were picking up very slowly.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading A PROPER USE FOR EYES I met Barlow one morning taking his "constitutional."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I told him that sales were picking up very slowly.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading We used to think it was a freak notion of his for keeping in health.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While I was working for him we fellows always used to laugh at his plan of going for a walk every day for fifteen or twenty minutes.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I told him that sales were picking up very slowly.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading While I was working for him we fellows always used to laugh at his plan of going for a walk every day for fifteen or twenty minutes.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I told him that sales were picking up very slowly.
the act of using
From this reading A PROPER USE FOR EYES I met Barlow one morning taking his "constitutional."
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading While I was working for him we fellows always used to laugh at his plan of going for a walk every day for fifteen or twenty minutes.
precisely as stated
From this reading I told him that sales were picking up very slowly.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading While I was working for him we fellows always used to laugh at his plan of going for a walk every day for fifteen or twenty minutes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While I was working for him we fellows always used to laugh at his plan of going for a walk every day for fifteen or twenty minutes.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading While I was working for him we fellows always used to laugh at his plan of going for a walk every day for fifteen or twenty minutes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I told him that sales were picking up very slowly.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While I was working for him we fellows always used to laugh at his plan of going for a walk every day for fifteen or twenty minutes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Barlow shook hands with me and asked me how business was going.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading While I was working for him we fellows always used to laugh at his plan of going for a walk every day for fifteen or twenty minutes.
