used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It had a hotel now, a moving picture house, several emporiums, a Main Street, which was lit up by night and offered a meeting and loafing place for the people who lived there.
accurateadjectiveUS /ˈækjərət/
conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy
From this reading It called itself the best hotel in a hundred miles and was fairly accurate.
Allenby
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From this reading The town of Allenby had grown in the five years since the birth of Dorothea Harrison in Mrs. Olson’s house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had a hotel now, a moving picture house, several emporiums, a Main Street, which was lit up by night and offered a meeting and loafing place for the people who lived there.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading It called itself the best hotel in a hundred miles and was fairly accurate.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading The town of Allenby had grown in the five years since the birth of Dorothea Harrison in Mrs. Olson’s house.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading The hotel was a square frame building, new, still fresh with paint, with kalsomined walls and hardwood floors.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It had a hotel now, a moving picture house, several emporiums, a Main Street, which was lit up by night and offered a meeting and loafing place for the people who lived there.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It called itself the best hotel in a hundred miles and was fairly accurate.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick lived there.
Dorothea
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From this reading The town of Allenby had grown in the five years since the birth of Dorothea Harrison in Mrs. Olson’s house.
emporiums
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From this reading It had a hotel now, a moving picture house, several emporiums, a Main Street, which was lit up by night and offered a meeting and loafing place for the people who lived there.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading It called itself the best hotel in a hundred miles and was fairly accurate.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading The town of Allenby had grown in the five years since the birth of Dorothea Harrison in Mrs. Olson’s house.
floorsnounUS /flɔːrz/
plural of “floor” — the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The hotel was a square frame building, new, still fresh with paint, with kalsomined walls and hardwood floors.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It had a hotel now, a moving picture house, several emporiums, a Main Street, which was lit up by night and offered a meeting and loafing place for the people who lived there.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading The hotel was a square frame building, new, still fresh with paint, with kalsomined walls and hardwood floors.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading The hotel was a square frame building, new, still fresh with paint, with kalsomined walls and hardwood floors.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading The town of Allenby had grown in the five years since the birth of Dorothea Harrison in Mrs. Olson’s house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The town of Allenby had grown in the five years since the birth of Dorothea Harrison in Mrs. Olson’s house.
hardwoodnounUS /ˈhɑːrdwʊd/
the wood of broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees (as distinguished from the wood of conifers)
From this reading The hotel was a square frame building, new, still fresh with paint, with kalsomined walls and hardwood floors.
HarrisonnounUS /ˈherɪsən/
English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)
From this reading The town of Allenby had grown in the five years since the birth of Dorothea Harrison in Mrs. Olson’s house.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading It had a hotel now, a moving picture house, several emporiums, a Main Street, which was lit up by night and offered a meeting and loafing place for the people who lived there.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The town of Allenby had grown in the five years since the birth of Dorothea Harrison in Mrs. Olson’s house.
ten 10s
From this reading It called itself the best hotel in a hundred miles and was fairly accurate.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The town of Allenby had grown in the five years since the birth of Dorothea Harrison in Mrs. Olson’s house.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had a hotel now, a moving picture house, several emporiums, a Main Street, which was lit up by night and offered a meeting and loafing place for the people who lived there.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It called itself the best hotel in a hundred miles and was fairly accurate.
kalsomined
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From this reading The hotel was a square frame building, new, still fresh with paint, with kalsomined walls and hardwood floors.
provided with artificial light
From this reading It had a hotel now, a moving picture house, several emporiums, a Main Street, which was lit up by night and offered a meeting and loafing place for the people who lived there.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading It had a hotel now, a moving picture house, several emporiums, a Main Street, which was lit up by night and offered a meeting and loafing place for the people who lived there.
loafingnoun
having no employment
From this reading It had a hotel now, a moving picture house, several emporiums, a Main Street, which was lit up by night and offered a meeting and loafing place for the people who lived there.
most important element
From this reading It had a hotel now, a moving picture house, several emporiums, a Main Street, which was lit up by night and offered a meeting and loafing place for the people who lived there.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading It had a hotel now, a moving picture house, several emporiums, a Main Street, which was lit up by night and offered a meeting and loafing place for the people who lived there.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading It called itself the best hotel in a hundred miles and was fairly accurate.
in motion
From this reading It had a hotel now, a moving picture house, several emporiums, a Main Street, which was lit up by night and offered a meeting and loafing place for the people who lived there.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The town of Allenby had grown in the five years since the birth of Dorothea Harrison in Mrs. Olson’s house.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The hotel was a square frame building, new, still fresh with paint, with kalsomined walls and hardwood floors.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It had a hotel now, a moving picture house, several emporiums, a Main Street, which was lit up by night and offered a meeting and loafing place for the people who lived there.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It had a hotel now, a moving picture house, several emporiums, a Main Street, which was lit up by night and offered a meeting and loafing place for the people who lived there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The town of Allenby had grown in the five years since the birth of Dorothea Harrison in Mrs. Olson’s house.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading It had a hotel now, a moving picture house, several emporiums, a Main Street, which was lit up by night and offered a meeting and loafing place for the people who lived there.
Olson's
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From this reading The town of Allenby had grown in the five years since the birth of Dorothea Harrison in Mrs. Olson’s house.
paintverbUS /peɪnt/
make a painting
From this reading The hotel was a square frame building, new, still fresh with paint, with kalsomined walls and hardwood floors.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It had a hotel now, a moving picture house, several emporiums, a Main Street, which was lit up by night and offered a meeting and loafing place for the people who lived there.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading It had a hotel now, a moving picture house, several emporiums, a Main Street, which was lit up by night and offered a meeting and loafing place for the people who lived there.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It had a hotel now, a moving picture house, several emporiums, a Main Street, which was lit up by night and offered a meeting and loafing place for the people who lived there.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading It had a hotel now, a moving picture house, several emporiums, a Main Street, which was lit up by night and offered a meeting and loafing place for the people who lived there.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The town of Allenby had grown in the five years since the birth of Dorothea Harrison in Mrs. Olson’s house.
make square
From this reading The hotel was a square frame building, new, still fresh with paint, with kalsomined walls and hardwood floors.
not in physical motion
From this reading The hotel was a square frame building, new, still fresh with paint, with kalsomined walls and hardwood floors.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading It had a hotel now, a moving picture house, several emporiums, a Main Street, which was lit up by night and offered a meeting and loafing place for the people who lived there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The town of Allenby had grown in the five years since the birth of Dorothea Harrison in Mrs. Olson’s house.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It had a hotel now, a moving picture house, several emporiums, a Main Street, which was lit up by night and offered a meeting and loafing place for the people who lived there.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The town of Allenby had grown in the five years since the birth of Dorothea Harrison in Mrs. Olson’s house.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It had a hotel now, a moving picture house, several emporiums, a Main Street, which was lit up by night and offered a meeting and loafing place for the people who lived there.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The hotel was a square frame building, new, still fresh with paint, with kalsomined walls and hardwood floors.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It had a hotel now, a moving picture house, several emporiums, a Main Street, which was lit up by night and offered a meeting and loafing place for the people who lived there.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It had a hotel now, a moving picture house, several emporiums, a Main Street, which was lit up by night and offered a meeting and loafing place for the people who lived there.
which person or people
From this reading It had a hotel now, a moving picture house, several emporiums, a Main Street, which was lit up by night and offered a meeting and loafing place for the people who lived there.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The hotel was a square frame building, new, still fresh with paint, with kalsomined walls and hardwood floors.
a late time of life
From this reading The town of Allenby had grown in the five years since the birth of Dorothea Harrison in Mrs. Olson’s house.
