used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Little Joe, ten years old, had followed his business as a newsboy and bootblack in Smutville for three or four years, and, of course, had turned out to be a first-class little citizen of the street.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading One day, after Joe had finished one of his daily fights with some other small boy, a kind-hearted gentleman stepped up to him and said,—— “My little man, do you go to school?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Little Joe, ten years old, had followed his business as a newsboy and bootblack in Smutville for three or four years, and, of course, had turned out to be a first-class little citizen of the street.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He could curse and swear, and drink and smoke, just the same as any old hardened sinner.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Little Joe, ten years old, had followed his business as a newsboy and bootblack in Smutville for three or four years, and, of course, had turned out to be a first-class little citizen of the street.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Little Joe, ten years old, had followed his business as a newsboy and bootblack in Smutville for three or four years, and, of course, had turned out to be a first-class little citizen of the street.
bootblacknoun
a person who polishes shoes and boots
From this reading Little Joe, ten years old, had followed his business as a newsboy and bootblack in Smutville for three or four years, and, of course, had turned out to be a first-class little citizen of the street.
a youthful male person
From this reading One day, after Joe had finished one of his daily fights with some other small boy, a kind-hearted gentleman stepped up to him and said,—— “My little man, do you go to school?”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Little Joe, ten years old, had followed his business as a newsboy and bootblack in Smutville for three or four years, and, of course, had turned out to be a first-class little citizen of the street.
citizennounUS /ˈsɪtəzən/
a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading Little Joe, ten years old, had followed his business as a newsboy and bootblack in Smutville for three or four years, and, of course, had turned out to be a first-class little citizen of the street.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could curse and swear, and drink and smoke, just the same as any old hardened sinner.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Little Joe, ten years old, had followed his business as a newsboy and bootblack in Smutville for three or four years, and, of course, had turned out to be a first-class little citizen of the street.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading He could curse and swear, and drink and smoke, just the same as any old hardened sinner.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading One day, after Joe had finished one of his daily fights with some other small boy, a kind-hearted gentleman stepped up to him and said,—— “My little man, do you go to school?”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day, after Joe had finished one of his daily fights with some other small boy, a kind-hearted gentleman stepped up to him and said,—— “My little man, do you go to school?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading One day, after Joe had finished one of his daily fights with some other small boy, a kind-hearted gentleman stepped up to him and said,—— “My little man, do you go to school?”
take in liquids
From this reading He could curse and swear, and drink and smoke, just the same as any old hardened sinner.
fightsnounUS /faɪts/
plural of “fight” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading One day, after Joe had finished one of his daily fights with some other small boy, a kind-hearted gentleman stepped up to him and said,—— “My little man, do you go to school?”
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading One day, after Joe had finished one of his daily fights with some other small boy, a kind-hearted gentleman stepped up to him and said,—— “My little man, do you go to school?”
first-classadjectiveUS /ˌfɜːrstˈklæs/
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading Little Joe, ten years old, had followed his business as a newsboy and bootblack in Smutville for three or four years, and, of course, had turned out to be a first-class little citizen of the street.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Little Joe, ten years old, had followed his business as a newsboy and bootblack in Smutville for three or four years, and, of course, had turned out to be a first-class little citizen of the street.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Little Joe, ten years old, had followed his business as a newsboy and bootblack in Smutville for three or four years, and, of course, had turned out to be a first-class little citizen of the street.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Little Joe, ten years old, had followed his business as a newsboy and bootblack in Smutville for three or four years, and, of course, had turned out to be a first-class little citizen of the street.
a man of refinement
From this reading One day, after Joe had finished one of his daily fights with some other small boy, a kind-hearted gentleman stepped up to him and said,—— “My little man, do you go to school?”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading One day, after Joe had finished one of his daily fights with some other small boy, a kind-hearted gentleman stepped up to him and said,—— “My little man, do you go to school?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Little Joe, ten years old, had followed his business as a newsboy and bootblack in Smutville for three or four years, and, of course, had turned out to be a first-class little citizen of the street.
hardenedadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrdənd/
used of persons; emotionally hardened
From this reading He could curse and swear, and drink and smoke, just the same as any old hardened sinner.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could curse and swear, and drink and smoke, just the same as any old hardened sinner.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One day, after Joe had finished one of his daily fights with some other small boy, a kind-hearted gentleman stepped up to him and said,—— “My little man, do you go to school?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Little Joe, ten years old, had followed his business as a newsboy and bootblack in Smutville for three or four years, and, of course, had turned out to be a first-class little citizen of the street.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Little Joe, ten years old, had followed his business as a newsboy and bootblack in Smutville for three or four years, and, of course, had turned out to be a first-class little citizen of the street.
Joe
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Little Joe, ten years old, had followed his business as a newsboy and bootblack in Smutville for three or four years, and, of course, had turned out to be a first-class little citizen of the street.
and nothing more
From this reading He could curse and swear, and drink and smoke, just the same as any old hardened sinner.
kind-heartedadjective
having or proceeding from an innately kind disposition
From this reading One day, after Joe had finished one of his daily fights with some other small boy, a kind-hearted gentleman stepped up to him and said,—— “My little man, do you go to school?”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little Joe, ten years old, had followed his business as a newsboy and bootblack in Smutville for three or four years, and, of course, had turned out to be a first-class little citizen of the street.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading One day, after Joe had finished one of his daily fights with some other small boy, a kind-hearted gentleman stepped up to him and said,—— “My little man, do you go to school?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading One day, after Joe had finished one of his daily fights with some other small boy, a kind-hearted gentleman stepped up to him and said,—— “My little man, do you go to school?”
newsboynoun
a boy who delivers newspapers
From this reading Little Joe, ten years old, had followed his business as a newsboy and bootblack in Smutville for three or four years, and, of course, had turned out to be a first-class little citizen of the street.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SCHOOL OF THE STREET.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Little Joe, ten years old, had followed his business as a newsboy and bootblack in Smutville for three or four years, and, of course, had turned out to be a first-class little citizen of the street.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day, after Joe had finished one of his daily fights with some other small boy, a kind-hearted gentleman stepped up to him and said,—— “My little man, do you go to school?”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Little Joe, ten years old, had followed his business as a newsboy and bootblack in Smutville for three or four years, and, of course, had turned out to be a first-class little citizen of the street.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading One day, after Joe had finished one of his daily fights with some other small boy, a kind-hearted gentleman stepped up to him and said,—— “My little man, do you go to school?”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Little Joe, ten years old, had followed his business as a newsboy and bootblack in Smutville for three or four years, and, of course, had turned out to be a first-class little citizen of the street.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading One day, after Joe had finished one of his daily fights with some other small boy, a kind-hearted gentleman stepped up to him and said,—— “My little man, do you go to school?”
Identical; not different.
From this reading He could curse and swear, and drink and smoke, just the same as any old hardened sinner.
an educational institution
From this reading THE SCHOOL OF THE STREET.
sinnernounUS /ˈsɪnər/
a person who sins (without repenting)
From this reading He could curse and swear, and drink and smoke, just the same as any old hardened sinner.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading One day, after Joe had finished one of his daily fights with some other small boy, a kind-hearted gentleman stepped up to him and said,—— “My little man, do you go to school?”
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading He could curse and swear, and drink and smoke, just the same as any old hardened sinner.
Smutville
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Little Joe, ten years old, had followed his business as a newsboy and bootblack in Smutville for three or four years, and, of course, had turned out to be a first-class little citizen of the street.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading One day, after Joe had finished one of his daily fights with some other small boy, a kind-hearted gentleman stepped up to him and said,—— “My little man, do you go to school?”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading One day, after Joe had finished one of his daily fights with some other small boy, a kind-hearted gentleman stepped up to him and said,—— “My little man, do you go to school?”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading THE SCHOOL OF THE STREET.
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading He could curse and swear, and drink and smoke, just the same as any old hardened sinner.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Little Joe, ten years old, had followed his business as a newsboy and bootblack in Smutville for three or four years, and, of course, had turned out to be a first-class little citizen of the street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SCHOOL OF THE STREET.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Little Joe, ten years old, had followed his business as a newsboy and bootblack in Smutville for three or four years, and, of course, had turned out to be a first-class little citizen of the street.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Little Joe, ten years old, had followed his business as a newsboy and bootblack in Smutville for three or four years, and, of course, had turned out to be a first-class little citizen of the street.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Little Joe, ten years old, had followed his business as a newsboy and bootblack in Smutville for three or four years, and, of course, had turned out to be a first-class little citizen of the street.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading One day, after Joe had finished one of his daily fights with some other small boy, a kind-hearted gentleman stepped up to him and said,—— “My little man, do you go to school?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading One day, after Joe had finished one of his daily fights with some other small boy, a kind-hearted gentleman stepped up to him and said,—— “My little man, do you go to school?”
XXInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one
From this reading XXI.
a late time of life
From this reading Little Joe, ten years old, had followed his business as a newsboy and bootblack in Smutville for three or four years, and, of course, had turned out to be a first-class little citizen of the street.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading One day, after Joe had finished one of his daily fights with some other small boy, a kind-hearted gentleman stepped up to him and said,—— “My little man, do you go to school?”
