actornounUS /ˈæktər/
a theatrical performer
From this reading They call us cranks!” the old actor cried.
(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 “All those that are any good, and many that aren’t, have signed up with Einstein & Flukeheimer and the other managers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “All those that are any good, and many that aren’t, have signed up with Einstein & Flukeheimer and the other managers.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “All those that are any good, and many that aren’t, have signed up with Einstein & Flukeheimer and the other managers.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “All those that are any good, and many that aren’t, have signed up with Einstein & Flukeheimer and the other managers.
aren't
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From this reading “All those that are any good, and many that aren’t, have signed up with Einstein & Flukeheimer and the other managers.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “There must be some good ones eager for the opportunity we offer.”
blacklistedverbUS /ˈblæklɪstɪd/
past form of “blacklist” — put on a blacklist so as to banish or cause to be boycotted
From this reading “We are blacklisted, sir—that’s what it is.”
BroadwaynounUS /ˈbrɔːdweɪ/
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading I tell you they have passed the word up and down Broadway to have nothing to do with us.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading They call us cranks!” the old actor cried.
cranksnounUS /kræŋks/
plural of “crank” — a bad-tempered person
From this reading They call us cranks!” the old actor cried.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading They call us cranks!” the old actor cried.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I tell you they have passed the word up and down Broadway to have nothing to do with us.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I tell you they have passed the word up and down Broadway to have nothing to do with us.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading “There must be some good ones eager for the opportunity we offer.”
EinsteinnounUS /ˈaɪnstaɪn/
physicist born in Germany who formulated the special theory of relativity and the general theory of relativity; Einstein also proposed that light consists of discrete quantized bundles of energy (later called photons) (1879-1955)
From this reading “All those that are any good, and many that aren’t, have signed up with Einstein & Flukeheimer and the other managers.
Flukeheimer
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From this reading “All those that are any good, and many that aren’t, have signed up with Einstein & Flukeheimer and the other managers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “There must be some good ones eager for the opportunity we offer.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “There must be some good ones eager for the opportunity we offer.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “All those that are any good, and many that aren’t, have signed up with Einstein & Flukeheimer and the other managers.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I tell you they have passed the word up and down Broadway to have nothing to do with us.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “We are blacklisted, sir—that’s what it is.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “We are blacklisted, sir—that’s what it is.”
managersnounUS /ˈmænədʒərz/
plural of “manager” — someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading “All those that are any good, and many that aren’t, have signed up with Einstein & Flukeheimer and the other managers.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “All those that are any good, and many that aren’t, have signed up with Einstein & Flukeheimer and the other managers.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “There must be some good ones eager for the opportunity we offer.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I tell you they have passed the word up and down Broadway to have nothing to do with us.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading “There must be some good ones eager for the opportunity we offer.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading They call us cranks!” the old actor cried.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “There must be some good ones eager for the opportunity we offer.”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “There must be some good ones eager for the opportunity we offer.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “All those that are any good, and many that aren’t, have signed up with Einstein & Flukeheimer and the other managers.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading I tell you they have passed the word up and down Broadway to have nothing to do with us.
signedadjectiveUS /saɪnd/
having a handwritten signature
From this reading “All those that are any good, and many that aren’t, have signed up with Einstein & Flukeheimer and the other managers.
term of address for a man
From this reading “We are blacklisted, sir—that’s what it is.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “There must be some good ones eager for the opportunity we offer.”
express in words
From this reading I tell you they have passed the word up and down Broadway to have nothing to do with us.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “All those that are any good, and many that aren’t, have signed up with Einstein & Flukeheimer and the other managers.
that's
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From this reading “We are blacklisted, sir—that’s what it is.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “There must be some good ones eager for the opportunity we offer.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There must be some good ones eager for the opportunity we offer.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I tell you they have passed the word up and down Broadway to have nothing to do with us.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “All those that are any good, and many that aren’t, have signed up with Einstein & Flukeheimer and the other managers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I tell you they have passed the word up and down Broadway to have nothing to do with us.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “All those that are any good, and many that aren’t, have signed up with Einstein & Flukeheimer and the other managers.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I tell you they have passed the word up and down Broadway to have nothing to do with us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “There must be some good ones eager for the opportunity we offer.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “We are blacklisted, sir—that’s what it is.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “All those that are any good, and many that aren’t, have signed up with Einstein & Flukeheimer and the other managers.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading I tell you they have passed the word up and down Broadway to have nothing to do with us.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I tell you they have passed the word up and down Broadway to have nothing to do with us.
