used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As he was bargaining for a pair of thick mitts a gentleman entered the shop and bade the young woman who had been serving Harry a kindly good morning.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had read books about Greenland, and he knew what to purchase.
additionnounUS /əˈdɪʃən/
a component that is added to something to improve it
From this reading Well, anyhow, he would go and buy some addition to his outfit.
(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 When he had made his purchases he found he had only thirty shillings remaining of all his savings.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, anyhow, he would go and buy some addition to his outfit.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Well, anyhow, he would go and buy some addition to his outfit.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he was bargaining for a pair of thick mitts a gentleman entered the shop and bade the young woman who had been serving Harry a kindly good morning.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading As he was bargaining for a pair of thick mitts a gentleman entered the shop and bade the young woman who had been serving Harry a kindly good morning.
bargainingnounUS /ˈbɑːrɡɪnɪŋ/
the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement
From this reading As he was bargaining for a pair of thick mitts a gentleman entered the shop and bade the young woman who had been serving Harry a kindly good morning.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Everything must be rough and warm.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As he was bargaining for a pair of thick mitts a gentleman entered the shop and bade the young woman who had been serving Harry a kindly good morning.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading He had read books about Greenland, and he knew what to purchase.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Well, anyhow, he would go and buy some addition to his outfit.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading As he was bargaining for a pair of thick mitts a gentleman entered the shop and bade the young woman who had been serving Harry a kindly good morning.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything must be rough and warm.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As he was bargaining for a pair of thick mitts a gentleman entered the shop and bade the young woman who had been serving Harry a kindly good morning.
set up or found
From this reading When he had made his purchases he found he had only thirty shillings remaining of all his savings.
a man of refinement
From this reading As he was bargaining for a pair of thick mitts a gentleman entered the shop and bade the young woman who had been serving Harry a kindly good morning.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Well, anyhow, he would go and buy some addition to his outfit.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading As he was bargaining for a pair of thick mitts a gentleman entered the shop and bade the young woman who had been serving Harry a kindly good morning.
GreenlandnounUS /ˈɡriːnlənd/
the largest island in the world; lies between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean; a self-governing province of Denmark
From this reading He had read books about Greenland, and he knew what to purchase.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had read books about Greenland, and he knew what to purchase.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading As he was bargaining for a pair of thick mitts a gentleman entered the shop and bade the young woman who had been serving Harry a kindly good morning.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, anyhow, he would go and buy some addition to his outfit.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Well, anyhow, he would go and buy some addition to his outfit.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading As he was bargaining for a pair of thick mitts a gentleman entered the shop and bade the young woman who had been serving Harry a kindly good morning.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He had read books about Greenland, and he knew what to purchase.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading When he had made his purchases he found he had only thirty shillings remaining of all his savings.
mittsnounUS /mɪts/
plural of “mitt” — the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading As he was bargaining for a pair of thick mitts a gentleman entered the shop and bade the young woman who had been serving Harry a kindly good morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading As he was bargaining for a pair of thick mitts a gentleman entered the shop and bade the young woman who had been serving Harry a kindly good morning.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Everything must be rough and warm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When he had made his purchases he found he had only thirty shillings remaining of all his savings.
and nothing more
From this reading When he had made his purchases he found he had only thirty shillings remaining of all his savings.
outfitnounUS /ˈaʊtfɪt/
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading Well, anyhow, he would go and buy some addition to his outfit.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading As he was bargaining for a pair of thick mitts a gentleman entered the shop and bade the young woman who had been serving Harry a kindly good morning.
purchasenounUS /ˈpɜːrtʃəs/
the acquisition of something for payment
From this reading He had read books about Greenland, and he knew what to purchase.
purchasesnounUS /ˈpɜːrtʃəsəz/
plural of “purchase” — the acquisition of something for payment
From this reading When he had made his purchases he found he had only thirty shillings remaining of all his savings.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading He had read books about Greenland, and he knew what to purchase.
not used up
From this reading When he had made his purchases he found he had only thirty shillings remaining of all his savings.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading Everything must be rough and warm.
savingsnounUS /ˈseɪvɪŋz/
a fund of money put by as a reserve
From this reading When he had made his purchases he found he had only thirty shillings remaining of all his savings.
servingnounUS /ˈsɜːrvɪŋ/
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading As he was bargaining for a pair of thick mitts a gentleman entered the shop and bade the young woman who had been serving Harry a kindly good morning.
shillingsnounUS /ˈʃɪlɪŋz/
plural of “shilling” — the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading When he had made his purchases he found he had only thirty shillings remaining of all his savings.
do one's shopping
From this reading As he was bargaining for a pair of thick mitts a gentleman entered the shop and bade the young woman who had been serving Harry a kindly good morning.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Well, anyhow, he would go and buy some addition to his outfit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As he was bargaining for a pair of thick mitts a gentleman entered the shop and bade the young woman who had been serving Harry a kindly good morning.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading As he was bargaining for a pair of thick mitts a gentleman entered the shop and bade the young woman who had been serving Harry a kindly good morning.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading When he had made his purchases he found he had only thirty shillings remaining of all his savings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, anyhow, he would go and buy some addition to his outfit.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Everything must be rough and warm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As he was bargaining for a pair of thick mitts a gentleman entered the shop and bade the young woman who had been serving Harry a kindly good morning.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, anyhow, he would go and buy some addition to his outfit.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had read books about Greenland, and he knew what to purchase.
at the time that
From this reading When he had made his purchases he found he had only thirty shillings remaining of all his savings.
which person or people
From this reading As he was bargaining for a pair of thick mitts a gentleman entered the shop and bade the young woman who had been serving Harry a kindly good morning.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading As he was bargaining for a pair of thick mitts a gentleman entered the shop and bade the young woman who had been serving Harry a kindly good morning.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Well, anyhow, he would go and buy some addition to his outfit.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading As he was bargaining for a pair of thick mitts a gentleman entered the shop and bade the young woman who had been serving Harry a kindly good morning.
