used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the Box Now, for a little, let us watch the movements of the intelligent servant, Wilkins.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Therefore, he stood in the side street beside the Lasande, having carefully deposited his burden, and looked about for a taxi--and presently one of these bandit vehicles rolled up to the curb and the hard-faced little man behind the wheel barked:
(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 Getting the trunk to the street was no trouble at all.
a quantity of money
From this reading The girl weighed, perhaps, one hundred and twenty pounds, and the trunk itself another fifteen or twenty, and handling that amount of weight was a mere joke to Wilkins.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girl weighed, perhaps, one hundred and twenty pounds, and the trunk itself another fifteen or twenty, and handling that amount of weight was a mere joke to Wilkins.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The girl weighed, perhaps, one hundred and twenty pounds, and the trunk itself another fifteen or twenty, and handling that amount of weight was a mere joke to Wilkins.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Getting the trunk to the street was no trouble at all.
banditnounUS /ˈbændət/
an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
From this reading Therefore, he stood in the side street beside the Lasande, having carefully deposited his burden, and looked about for a taxi--and presently one of these bandit vehicles rolled up to the curb and the hard-faced little man behind the wheel barked:
barkedverbUS /bɑːrkt/
past form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone
From this reading Therefore, he stood in the side street beside the Lasande, having carefully deposited his burden, and looked about for a taxi--and presently one of these bandit vehicles rolled up to the curb and the hard-faced little man behind the wheel barked:
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Therefore, he stood in the side street beside the Lasande, having carefully deposited his burden, and looked about for a taxi--and presently one of these bandit vehicles rolled up to the curb and the hard-faced little man behind the wheel barked:
next to; at the side of
From this reading Therefore, he stood in the side street beside the Lasande, having carefully deposited his burden, and looked about for a taxi--and presently one of these bandit vehicles rolled up to the curb and the hard-faced little man behind the wheel barked:
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading In the Box Now, for a little, let us watch the movements of the intelligent servant, Wilkins.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading Therefore, he stood in the side street beside the Lasande, having carefully deposited his burden, and looked about for a taxi--and presently one of these bandit vehicles rolled up to the curb and the hard-faced little man behind the wheel barked:
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Therefore, he stood in the side street beside the Lasande, having carefully deposited his burden, and looked about for a taxi--and presently one of these bandit vehicles rolled up to the curb and the hard-faced little man behind the wheel barked:
curbnounUS /kɜːrb/
an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
From this reading Therefore, he stood in the side street beside the Lasande, having carefully deposited his burden, and looked about for a taxi--and presently one of these bandit vehicles rolled up to the curb and the hard-faced little man behind the wheel barked:
depositedverbUS /dəˈpɑːzɪtɪd/
past form of “deposit” — put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading Therefore, he stood in the side street beside the Lasande, having carefully deposited his burden, and looked about for a taxi--and presently one of these bandit vehicles rolled up to the curb and the hard-faced little man behind the wheel barked:
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading The girl weighed, perhaps, one hundred and twenty pounds, and the trunk itself another fifteen or twenty, and handling that amount of weight was a mere joke to Wilkins.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the Box Now, for a little, let us watch the movements of the intelligent servant, Wilkins.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Getting the trunk to the street was no trouble at all.
a young female
From this reading The girl weighed, perhaps, one hundred and twenty pounds, and the trunk itself another fifteen or twenty, and handling that amount of weight was a mere joke to Wilkins.
handlingnounUS /ˈhændlɪŋ/
manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
From this reading The girl weighed, perhaps, one hundred and twenty pounds, and the trunk itself another fifteen or twenty, and handling that amount of weight was a mere joke to Wilkins.
hard-faced
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From this reading Therefore, he stood in the side street beside the Lasande, having carefully deposited his burden, and looked about for a taxi--and presently one of these bandit vehicles rolled up to the curb and the hard-faced little man behind the wheel barked:
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Therefore, he stood in the side street beside the Lasande, having carefully deposited his burden, and looked about for a taxi--and presently one of these bandit vehicles rolled up to the curb and the hard-faced little man behind the wheel barked:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Therefore, he stood in the side street beside the Lasande, having carefully deposited his burden, and looked about for a taxi--and presently one of these bandit vehicles rolled up to the curb and the hard-faced little man behind the wheel barked:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Therefore, he stood in the side street beside the Lasande, having carefully deposited his burden, and looked about for a taxi--and presently one of these bandit vehicles rolled up to the curb and the hard-faced little man behind the wheel barked:
ten 10s
From this reading The girl weighed, perhaps, one hundred and twenty pounds, and the trunk itself another fifteen or twenty, and handling that amount of weight was a mere joke to Wilkins.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the Box Now, for a little, let us watch the movements of the intelligent servant, Wilkins.
intelligentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtelədʒənt/
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading In the Box Now, for a little, let us watch the movements of the intelligent servant, Wilkins.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The girl weighed, perhaps, one hundred and twenty pounds, and the trunk itself another fifteen or twenty, and handling that amount of weight was a mere joke to Wilkins.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading The girl weighed, perhaps, one hundred and twenty pounds, and the trunk itself another fifteen or twenty, and handling that amount of weight was a mere joke to Wilkins.
Lasande
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From this reading Therefore, he stood in the side street beside the Lasande, having carefully deposited his burden, and looked about for a taxi--and presently one of these bandit vehicles rolled up to the curb and the hard-faced little man behind the wheel barked:
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading In the Box Now, for a little, let us watch the movements of the intelligent servant, Wilkins.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In the Box Now, for a little, let us watch the movements of the intelligent servant, Wilkins.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Therefore, he stood in the side street beside the Lasande, having carefully deposited his burden, and looked about for a taxi--and presently one of these bandit vehicles rolled up to the curb and the hard-faced little man behind the wheel barked:
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Therefore, he stood in the side street beside the Lasande, having carefully deposited his burden, and looked about for a taxi--and presently one of these bandit vehicles rolled up to the curb and the hard-faced little man behind the wheel barked:
being nothing more than specified
From this reading The girl weighed, perhaps, one hundred and twenty pounds, and the trunk itself another fifteen or twenty, and handling that amount of weight was a mere joke to Wilkins.
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading In the Box Now, for a little, let us watch the movements of the intelligent servant, Wilkins.
not any; not one
From this reading Getting the trunk to the street was no trouble at all.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading In the Box Now, for a little, let us watch the movements of the intelligent servant, Wilkins.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the Box Now, for a little, let us watch the movements of the intelligent servant, Wilkins.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The girl weighed, perhaps, one hundred and twenty pounds, and the trunk itself another fifteen or twenty, and handling that amount of weight was a mere joke to Wilkins.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The girl weighed, perhaps, one hundred and twenty pounds, and the trunk itself another fifteen or twenty, and handling that amount of weight was a mere joke to Wilkins.
by chance
From this reading The girl weighed, perhaps, one hundred and twenty pounds, and the trunk itself another fifteen or twenty, and handling that amount of weight was a mere joke to Wilkins.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading The girl weighed, perhaps, one hundred and twenty pounds, and the trunk itself another fifteen or twenty, and handling that amount of weight was a mere joke to Wilkins.
in the near future
From this reading Therefore, he stood in the side street beside the Lasande, having carefully deposited his burden, and looked about for a taxi--and presently one of these bandit vehicles rolled up to the curb and the hard-faced little man behind the wheel barked:
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading Therefore, he stood in the side street beside the Lasande, having carefully deposited his burden, and looked about for a taxi--and presently one of these bandit vehicles rolled up to the curb and the hard-faced little man behind the wheel barked:
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading In the Box Now, for a little, let us watch the movements of the intelligent servant, Wilkins.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Therefore, he stood in the side street beside the Lasande, having carefully deposited his burden, and looked about for a taxi--and presently one of these bandit vehicles rolled up to the curb and the hard-faced little man behind the wheel barked:
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Therefore, he stood in the side street beside the Lasande, having carefully deposited his burden, and looked about for a taxi--and presently one of these bandit vehicles rolled up to the curb and the hard-faced little man behind the wheel barked:
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Getting the trunk to the street was no trouble at all.
taxiverbUS /ˈtæksi/
travel slowly
From this reading Therefore, he stood in the side street beside the Lasande, having carefully deposited his burden, and looked about for a taxi--and presently one of these bandit vehicles rolled up to the curb and the hard-faced little man behind the wheel barked:
TaxicabnounUS /ˈtæksikæb/
a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
From this reading "Taxicab?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The girl weighed, perhaps, one hundred and twenty pounds, and the trunk itself another fifteen or twenty, and handling that amount of weight was a mere joke to Wilkins.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the Box Now, for a little, let us watch the movements of the intelligent servant, Wilkins.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore, he stood in the side street beside the Lasande, having carefully deposited his burden, and looked about for a taxi--and presently one of these bandit vehicles rolled up to the curb and the hard-faced little man behind the wheel barked:
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Therefore, he stood in the side street beside the Lasande, having carefully deposited his burden, and looked about for a taxi--and presently one of these bandit vehicles rolled up to the curb and the hard-faced little man behind the wheel barked:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Getting the trunk to the street was no trouble at all.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Getting the trunk to the street was no trouble at all.
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading Getting the trunk to the street was no trouble at all.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading The girl weighed, perhaps, one hundred and twenty pounds, and the trunk itself another fifteen or twenty, and handling that amount of weight was a mere joke to Wilkins.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Therefore, he stood in the side street beside the Lasande, having carefully deposited his burden, and looked about for a taxi--and presently one of these bandit vehicles rolled up to the curb and the hard-faced little man behind the wheel barked:
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the Box Now, for a little, let us watch the movements of the intelligent servant, Wilkins.
vehiclesnounUS /ˈviːhɪkəlz/
plural of “vehicle” — a conveyance that transports people or objects
From this reading Therefore, he stood in the side street beside the Lasande, having carefully deposited his burden, and looked about for a taxi--and presently one of these bandit vehicles rolled up to the curb and the hard-faced little man behind the wheel barked:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Getting the trunk to the street was no trouble at all.
look attentively
From this reading In the Box Now, for a little, let us watch the movements of the intelligent servant, Wilkins.
weighedverbUS /weɪd/
past form of “weigh” — have a certain weight
From this reading The girl weighed, perhaps, one hundred and twenty pounds, and the trunk itself another fifteen or twenty, and handling that amount of weight was a mere joke to Wilkins.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading The girl weighed, perhaps, one hundred and twenty pounds, and the trunk itself another fifteen or twenty, and handling that amount of weight was a mere joke to Wilkins.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading Therefore, he stood in the side street beside the Lasande, having carefully deposited his burden, and looked about for a taxi--and presently one of these bandit vehicles rolled up to the curb and the hard-faced little man behind the wheel barked:
WilkinsnounUS /ˈwɪlkɪnz/
United States civil rights leader (1901-1981)
From this reading In the Box Now, for a little, let us watch the movements of the intelligent servant, Wilkins.
