used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I used to have a billet at Coxon & Woodhouse, of Drapers’ Gardens, but they were let in early in the spring through the Venezuelan loan, as no doubt you remember, and came a nasty cropper.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I had been taking three pounds a week at Coxon’s, and I had saved about seventy of them, but I soon worked my way through that and out at the other end.
adriftadjectiveUS /əˈdrɪft/
aimlessly drifting
From this reading I had been with them five years, and old Coxon gave me a ripping good testimonial when the smash came, but of course we clerks were all turned adrift, the twenty-seven of us.
advertisementsnounUS /ˈædvərtaɪzmənts/
plural of “advertisement” — a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading I was fairly at the end of my tether at last, and could hardly find the stamps to answer the advertisements or the envelopes to stick them to.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I had been with them five years, and old Coxon gave me a ripping good testimonial when the smash came, but of course we clerks were all turned adrift, the twenty-seven of us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I used to have a billet at Coxon & Woodhouse, of Drapers’ Gardens, but they were let in early in the spring through the Venezuelan loan, as no doubt you remember, and came a nasty cropper.
react verbally
From this reading I was fairly at the end of my tether at last, and could hardly find the stamps to answer the advertisements or the envelopes to stick them to.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I used to have a billet at Coxon & Woodhouse, of Drapers’ Gardens, but they were let in early in the spring through the Venezuelan loan, as no doubt you remember, and came a nasty cropper.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I used to have a billet at Coxon & Woodhouse, of Drapers’ Gardens, but they were let in early in the spring through the Venezuelan loan, as no doubt you remember, and came a nasty cropper.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been with them five years, and old Coxon gave me a ripping good testimonial when the smash came, but of course we clerks were all turned adrift, the twenty-seven of us.
billetnounUS /ˈbɪlət/
a short personal letter
From this reading “I used to have a billet at Coxon & Woodhouse, of Drapers’ Gardens, but they were let in early in the spring through the Venezuelan loan, as no doubt you remember, and came a nasty cropper.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I used to have a billet at Coxon & Woodhouse, of Drapers’ Gardens, but they were let in early in the spring through the Venezuelan loan, as no doubt you remember, and came a nasty cropper.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I used to have a billet at Coxon & Woodhouse, of Drapers’ Gardens, but they were let in early in the spring through the Venezuelan loan, as no doubt you remember, and came a nasty cropper.
chapsnounUS /tʃæps/
plural of “chap” — a boy or man
From this reading I tried here and tried there, but there were lots of other chaps on the same lay as myself, and it was a perfect frost for a long time.
clerksnounUS /klɜːrks/
plural of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading I had been with them five years, and old Coxon gave me a ripping good testimonial when the smash came, but of course we clerks were all turned adrift, the twenty-seven of us.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I was fairly at the end of my tether at last, and could hardly find the stamps to answer the advertisements or the envelopes to stick them to.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading I had been with them five years, and old Coxon gave me a ripping good testimonial when the smash came, but of course we clerks were all turned adrift, the twenty-seven of us.
Coxon
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From this reading “I used to have a billet at Coxon & Woodhouse, of Drapers’ Gardens, but they were let in early in the spring through the Venezuelan loan, as no doubt you remember, and came a nasty cropper.
Coxon's
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From this reading I had been taking three pounds a week at Coxon’s, and I had saved about seventy of them, but I soon worked my way through that and out at the other end.
croppernounUS /ˈkrɑːpər/
small farmers and tenants
From this reading “I used to have a billet at Coxon & Woodhouse, of Drapers’ Gardens, but they were let in early in the spring through the Venezuelan loan, as no doubt you remember, and came a nasty cropper.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading “I used to have a billet at Coxon & Woodhouse, of Drapers’ Gardens, but they were let in early in the spring through the Venezuelan loan, as no doubt you remember, and came a nasty cropper.
Drapers
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From this reading “I used to have a billet at Coxon & Woodhouse, of Drapers’ Gardens, but they were let in early in the spring through the Venezuelan loan, as no doubt you remember, and came a nasty cropper.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “I used to have a billet at Coxon & Woodhouse, of Drapers’ Gardens, but they were let in early in the spring through the Venezuelan loan, as no doubt you remember, and came a nasty cropper.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading I had been taking three pounds a week at Coxon’s, and I had saved about seventy of them, but I soon worked my way through that and out at the other end.
envelopesnounUS /ˈenvəloʊps/
plural of “envelope” — a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading I was fairly at the end of my tether at last, and could hardly find the stamps to answer the advertisements or the envelopes to stick them to.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading I was fairly at the end of my tether at last, and could hardly find the stamps to answer the advertisements or the envelopes to stick them to.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I was fairly at the end of my tether at last, and could hardly find the stamps to answer the advertisements or the envelopes to stick them to.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading I had been with them five years, and old Coxon gave me a ripping good testimonial when the smash came, but of course we clerks were all turned adrift, the twenty-seven of us.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I tried here and tried there, but there were lots of other chaps on the same lay as myself, and it was a perfect frost for a long time.
frostnounUS /frɔːst/
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading I tried here and tried there, but there were lots of other chaps on the same lay as myself, and it was a perfect frost for a long time.
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “I used to have a billet at Coxon & Woodhouse, of Drapers’ Gardens, but they were let in early in the spring through the Venezuelan loan, as no doubt you remember, and came a nasty cropper.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I had been with them five years, and old Coxon gave me a ripping good testimonial when the smash came, but of course we clerks were all turned adrift, the twenty-seven of us.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I had been with them five years, and old Coxon gave me a ripping good testimonial when the smash came, but of course we clerks were all turned adrift, the twenty-seven of us.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had been with them five years, and old Coxon gave me a ripping good testimonial when the smash came, but of course we clerks were all turned adrift, the twenty-seven of us.
only a very short time before
From this reading I was fairly at the end of my tether at last, and could hardly find the stamps to answer the advertisements or the envelopes to stick them to.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I used to have a billet at Coxon & Woodhouse, of Drapers’ Gardens, but they were let in early in the spring through the Venezuelan loan, as no doubt you remember, and came a nasty cropper.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I tried here and tried there, but there were lots of other chaps on the same lay as myself, and it was a perfect frost for a long time.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I used to have a billet at Coxon & Woodhouse, of Drapers’ Gardens, but they were let in early in the spring through the Venezuelan loan, as no doubt you remember, and came a nasty cropper.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I used to have a billet at Coxon & Woodhouse, of Drapers’ Gardens, but they were let in early in the spring through the Venezuelan loan, as no doubt you remember, and came a nasty cropper.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I tried here and tried there, but there were lots of other chaps on the same lay as myself, and it was a perfect frost for a long time.
immediately past
From this reading I was fairly at the end of my tether at last, and could hardly find the stamps to answer the advertisements or the envelopes to stick them to.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I tried here and tried there, but there were lots of other chaps on the same lay as myself, and it was a perfect frost for a long time.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I used to have a billet at Coxon & Woodhouse, of Drapers’ Gardens, but they were let in early in the spring through the Venezuelan loan, as no doubt you remember, and came a nasty cropper.
loannounUS /loʊn/
the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
From this reading “I used to have a billet at Coxon & Woodhouse, of Drapers’ Gardens, but they were let in early in the spring through the Venezuelan loan, as no doubt you remember, and came a nasty cropper.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I tried here and tried there, but there were lots of other chaps on the same lay as myself, and it was a perfect frost for a long time.
lotsnounUS /lɑːts/
a large number or amount
From this reading I tried here and tried there, but there were lots of other chaps on the same lay as myself, and it was a perfect frost for a long time.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had been with them five years, and old Coxon gave me a ripping good testimonial when the smash came, but of course we clerks were all turned adrift, the twenty-seven of us.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had been taking three pounds a week at Coxon’s, and I had saved about seventy of them, but I soon worked my way through that and out at the other end.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I tried here and tried there, but there were lots of other chaps on the same lay as myself, and it was a perfect frost for a long time.
nastyadjectiveUS /ˈnæsti/
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading “I used to have a billet at Coxon & Woodhouse, of Drapers’ Gardens, but they were let in early in the spring through the Venezuelan loan, as no doubt you remember, and came a nasty cropper.
not any; not one
From this reading “I used to have a billet at Coxon & Woodhouse, of Drapers’ Gardens, but they were let in early in the spring through the Venezuelan loan, as no doubt you remember, and came a nasty cropper.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I used to have a billet at Coxon & Woodhouse, of Drapers’ Gardens, but they were let in early in the spring through the Venezuelan loan, as no doubt you remember, and came a nasty cropper.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I had been with them five years, and old Coxon gave me a ripping good testimonial when the smash came, but of course we clerks were all turned adrift, the twenty-seven of us.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I tried here and tried there, but there were lots of other chaps on the same lay as myself, and it was a perfect frost for a long time.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I was fairly at the end of my tether at last, and could hardly find the stamps to answer the advertisements or the envelopes to stick them to.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I tried here and tried there, but there were lots of other chaps on the same lay as myself, and it was a perfect frost for a long time.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I had been taking three pounds a week at Coxon’s, and I had saved about seventy of them, but I soon worked my way through that and out at the other end.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading I tried here and tried there, but there were lots of other chaps on the same lay as myself, and it was a perfect frost for a long time.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading I had been taking three pounds a week at Coxon’s, and I had saved about seventy of them, but I soon worked my way through that and out at the other end.
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I used to have a billet at Coxon & Woodhouse, of Drapers’ Gardens, but they were let in early in the spring through the Venezuelan loan, as no doubt you remember, and came a nasty cropper.
rippingadjectiveUS /ˈrɪpɪŋ/
resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
From this reading I had been with them five years, and old Coxon gave me a ripping good testimonial when the smash came, but of course we clerks were all turned adrift, the twenty-seven of us.
Identical; not different.
From this reading I tried here and tried there, but there were lots of other chaps on the same lay as myself, and it was a perfect frost for a long time.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading I had been taking three pounds a week at Coxon’s, and I had saved about seventy of them, but I soon worked my way through that and out at the other end.
seventyadjectiveUS /ˈsevənti/
being ten more than sixty
From this reading I had been taking three pounds a week at Coxon’s, and I had saved about seventy of them, but I soon worked my way through that and out at the other end.
smashverbUS /smæʃ/
hit hard
From this reading I had been with them five years, and old Coxon gave me a ripping good testimonial when the smash came, but of course we clerks were all turned adrift, the twenty-seven of us.
in the near future
From this reading I had been taking three pounds a week at Coxon’s, and I had saved about seventy of them, but I soon worked my way through that and out at the other end.
the season of growth
From this reading “I used to have a billet at Coxon & Woodhouse, of Drapers’ Gardens, but they were let in early in the spring through the Venezuelan loan, as no doubt you remember, and came a nasty cropper.
stampsnounUS /stæmps/
plural of “stamp” — the distinctive form in which a thing is made
From this reading I was fairly at the end of my tether at last, and could hardly find the stamps to answer the advertisements or the envelopes to stick them to.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading I was fairly at the end of my tether at last, and could hardly find the stamps to answer the advertisements or the envelopes to stick them to.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading I had been taking three pounds a week at Coxon’s, and I had saved about seventy of them, but I soon worked my way through that and out at the other end.
testimonialnounUS /ˌtestəˈmoʊniəl/
something that serves as evidence
From this reading I had been with them five years, and old Coxon gave me a ripping good testimonial when the smash came, but of course we clerks were all turned adrift, the twenty-seven of us.
tetherverbUS /ˈteðər/
tie with a tether
From this reading I was fairly at the end of my tether at last, and could hardly find the stamps to answer the advertisements or the envelopes to stick them to.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had been taking three pounds a week at Coxon’s, and I had saved about seventy of them, but I soon worked my way through that and out at the other end.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I used to have a billet at Coxon & Woodhouse, of Drapers’ Gardens, but they were let in early in the spring through the Venezuelan loan, as no doubt you remember, and came a nasty cropper.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I had been with them five years, and old Coxon gave me a ripping good testimonial when the smash came, but of course we clerks were all turned adrift, the twenty-seven of us.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I tried here and tried there, but there were lots of other chaps on the same lay as myself, and it was a perfect frost for a long time.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I used to have a billet at Coxon & Woodhouse, of Drapers’ Gardens, but they were let in early in the spring through the Venezuelan loan, as no doubt you remember, and came a nasty cropper.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading I had been taking three pounds a week at Coxon’s, and I had saved about seventy of them, but I soon worked my way through that and out at the other end.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “I used to have a billet at Coxon & Woodhouse, of Drapers’ Gardens, but they were let in early in the spring through the Venezuelan loan, as no doubt you remember, and came a nasty cropper.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I tried here and tried there, but there were lots of other chaps on the same lay as myself, and it was a perfect frost for a long time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I used to have a billet at Coxon & Woodhouse, of Drapers’ Gardens, but they were let in early in the spring through the Venezuelan loan, as no doubt you remember, and came a nasty cropper.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading I tried here and tried there, but there were lots of other chaps on the same lay as myself, and it was a perfect frost for a long time.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I had been with them five years, and old Coxon gave me a ripping good testimonial when the smash came, but of course we clerks were all turned adrift, the twenty-seven of us.
twenty-sevennoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one
From this reading I had been with them five years, and old Coxon gave me a ripping good testimonial when the smash came, but of course we clerks were all turned adrift, the twenty-seven of us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had been with them five years, and old Coxon gave me a ripping good testimonial when the smash came, but of course we clerks were all turned adrift, the twenty-seven of us.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “I used to have a billet at Coxon & Woodhouse, of Drapers’ Gardens, but they were let in early in the spring through the Venezuelan loan, as no doubt you remember, and came a nasty cropper.
VenezuelannounUS /ˌvenɪzˈweɪlən/
a native or inhabitant of Venezuela
From this reading “I used to have a billet at Coxon & Woodhouse, of Drapers’ Gardens, but they were let in early in the spring through the Venezuelan loan, as no doubt you remember, and came a nasty cropper.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I tried here and tried there, but there were lots of other chaps on the same lay as myself, and it was a perfect frost for a long time.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I had been taking three pounds a week at Coxon’s, and I had saved about seventy of them, but I soon worked my way through that and out at the other end.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I had been with them five years, and old Coxon gave me a ripping good testimonial when the smash came, but of course we clerks were all turned adrift, the twenty-seven of us.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading I had been taking three pounds a week at Coxon’s, and I had saved about seventy of them, but I soon worked my way through that and out at the other end.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I used to have a billet at Coxon & Woodhouse, of Drapers’ Gardens, but they were let in early in the spring through the Venezuelan loan, as no doubt you remember, and came a nasty cropper.
at the time that
From this reading I had been with them five years, and old Coxon gave me a ripping good testimonial when the smash came, but of course we clerks were all turned adrift, the twenty-seven of us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had been with them five years, and old Coxon gave me a ripping good testimonial when the smash came, but of course we clerks were all turned adrift, the twenty-seven of us.
Woodhouse
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From this reading “I used to have a billet at Coxon & Woodhouse, of Drapers’ Gardens, but they were let in early in the spring through the Venezuelan loan, as no doubt you remember, and came a nasty cropper.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading I had been taking three pounds a week at Coxon’s, and I had saved about seventy of them, but I soon worked my way through that and out at the other end.
a late time of life
From this reading I had been with them five years, and old Coxon gave me a ripping good testimonial when the smash came, but of course we clerks were all turned adrift, the twenty-seven of us.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I used to have a billet at Coxon & Woodhouse, of Drapers’ Gardens, but they were let in early in the spring through the Venezuelan loan, as no doubt you remember, and came a nasty cropper.
