used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.
adnounUS /æd/
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading It was in response to this ad I had entered.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.
anew
From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Right here a description of me might not be out of place.
BennettnounUS /ˈbenət/
United States aviator who (with Richard E. Byrd) piloted the first flight over the North Pole (1890-1928)
From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.
BrewerynounUS /ˈbruːəri/
a plant where beer is brewed by fermentation
From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.
clothing in general
From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading Right here a description of me might not be out of place.
DirtyadjectiveUS /ˈdɜːrti/
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading It was in response to this ad I had entered.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.
GulchnounUS /ɡʌltʃ/
a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was in response to this ad I had entered.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Right here a description of me might not be out of place.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Right here a description of me might not be out of place.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Right here a description of me might not be out of place.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Right here a description of me might not be out of place.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Right here a description of me might not be out of place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Right here a description of me might not be out of place.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.
RaggedadjectiveUS /ˈræɡəd/
being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading A sign in the window read:
responsenounUS /rɪˈspɑːns/
a result
From this reading It was in response to this ad I had entered.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Right here a description of me might not be out of place.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading A sign in the window read:
SmallpoxnounUS /ˈsmɔːlpɑːks/
a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars
From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.
StartsnounUS /stɑːrts/
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.
StenographernounUS /steˈnʌɡrəfər/
someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation)
From this reading "Stenographer Wanted."
strolledverbUS /stroʊld/
past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A sign in the window read:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was in response to this ad I had entered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was in response to this ad I had entered.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading "Stenographer Wanted."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.
WilliamsnounUS /ˈwɪljəmz/
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading A sign in the window read: