used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I guess I've been what you might call kind of an assistant boss pretty much all my life; at least, ever since I could vote; and I was something of a ward-heeler even before that.
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading I don't suppose there's any way a man of my disposition could have put in his time to less advantage and greater cost to himself.
(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 I guess I've been what you might call kind of an assistant boss pretty much all my life; at least, ever since I could vote; and I was something of a ward-heeler even before that.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I guess I've been what you might call kind of an assistant boss pretty much all my life; at least, ever since I could vote; and I was something of a ward-heeler even before that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I guess I've been what you might call kind of an assistant boss pretty much all my life; at least, ever since I could vote; and I was something of a ward-heeler even before that.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I don't suppose there's any way a man of my disposition could have put in his time to less advantage and greater cost to himself.
assistantnounUS /əˈsɪstənt/
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading I guess I've been what you might call kind of an assistant boss pretty much all my life; at least, ever since I could vote; and I was something of a ward-heeler even before that.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I guess I've been what you might call kind of an assistant boss pretty much all my life; at least, ever since I could vote; and I was something of a ward-heeler even before that.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I guess I've been what you might call kind of an assistant boss pretty much all my life; at least, ever since I could vote; and I was something of a ward-heeler even before that.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I guess I've been what you might call kind of an assistant boss pretty much all my life; at least, ever since I could vote; and I was something of a ward-heeler even before that.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading _She_ begins going for me, first of every campaign.
bossnounUS /bɑːs/
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading I guess I've been what you might call kind of an assistant boss pretty much all my life; at least, ever since I could vote; and I was something of a ward-heeler even before that.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading I've never got a thing by it, all these years, not a job, not a penny--nothing but injury to my business and trouble with my wife.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I've never got a thing by it, all these years, not a job, not a penny--nothing but injury to my business and trouble with my wife.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I've never got a thing by it, all these years, not a job, not a penny--nothing but injury to my business and trouble with my wife.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I guess I've been what you might call kind of an assistant boss pretty much all my life; at least, ever since I could vote; and I was something of a ward-heeler even before that.
campaignnounUS /kæmˈpeɪn/
a race between candidates for elective office
From this reading _She_ begins going for me, first of every campaign.
can't
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From this reading Yet I just can't seem to keep out of it.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading I don't suppose there's any way a man of my disposition could have put in his time to less advantage and greater cost to himself.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I guess I've been what you might call kind of an assistant boss pretty much all my life; at least, ever since I could vote; and I was something of a ward-heeler even before that.
your usual mood
From this reading I don't suppose there's any way a man of my disposition could have put in his time to less advantage and greater cost to himself.
don't
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From this reading I don't suppose there's any way a man of my disposition could have put in his time to less advantage and greater cost to himself.
divisible by two
From this reading I guess I've been what you might call kind of an assistant boss pretty much all my life; at least, ever since I could vote; and I was something of a ward-heeler even before that.
at any time
From this reading I guess I've been what you might call kind of an assistant boss pretty much all my life; at least, ever since I could vote; and I was something of a ward-heeler even before that.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading _She_ begins going for me, first of every campaign.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _She_ begins going for me, first of every campaign.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _She_ begins going for me, first of every campaign.
the act of departing
From this reading _She_ begins going for me, first of every campaign.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I've never got a thing by it, all these years, not a job, not a penny--nothing but injury to my business and trouble with my wife.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading I don't suppose there's any way a man of my disposition could have put in his time to less advantage and greater cost to himself.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I guess I've been what you might call kind of an assistant boss pretty much all my life; at least, ever since I could vote; and I was something of a ward-heeler even before that.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I don't suppose there's any way a man of my disposition could have put in his time to less advantage and greater cost to himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I don't suppose there's any way a man of my disposition could have put in his time to less advantage and greater cost to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I don't suppose there's any way a man of my disposition could have put in his time to less advantage and greater cost to himself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I guess I've been what you might call kind of an assistant boss pretty much all my life; at least, ever since I could vote; and I was something of a ward-heeler even before that.
I've
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From this reading I guess I've been what you might call kind of an assistant boss pretty much all my life; at least, ever since I could vote; and I was something of a ward-heeler even before that.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I don't suppose there's any way a man of my disposition could have put in his time to less advantage and greater cost to himself.
injurynounUS /ˈɪndʒəri/
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading I've never got a thing by it, all these years, not a job, not a penny--nothing but injury to my business and trouble with my wife.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I've never got a thing by it, all these years, not a job, not a penny--nothing but injury to my business and trouble with my wife.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading I've never got a thing by it, all these years, not a job, not a penny--nothing but injury to my business and trouble with my wife.
and nothing more
From this reading Yet I just can't seem to keep out of it.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Yet I just can't seem to keep out of it.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading I guess I've been what you might call kind of an assistant boss pretty much all my life; at least, ever since I could vote; and I was something of a ward-heeler even before that.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading I guess I've been what you might call kind of an assistant boss pretty much all my life; at least, ever since I could vote; and I was something of a ward-heeler even before that.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading I don't suppose there's any way a man of my disposition could have put in his time to less advantage and greater cost to himself.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I guess I've been what you might call kind of an assistant boss pretty much all my life; at least, ever since I could vote; and I was something of a ward-heeler even before that.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I don't suppose there's any way a man of my disposition could have put in his time to less advantage and greater cost to himself.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _She_ begins going for me, first of every campaign.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I guess I've been what you might call kind of an assistant boss pretty much all my life; at least, ever since I could vote; and I was something of a ward-heeler even before that.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I guess I've been what you might call kind of an assistant boss pretty much all my life; at least, ever since I could vote; and I was something of a ward-heeler even before that.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I guess I've been what you might call kind of an assistant boss pretty much all my life; at least, ever since I could vote; and I was something of a ward-heeler even before that.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I've never got a thing by it, all these years, not a job, not a penny--nothing but injury to my business and trouble with my wife.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I've never got a thing by it, all these years, not a job, not a penny--nothing but injury to my business and trouble with my wife.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I've never got a thing by it, all these years, not a job, not a penny--nothing but injury to my business and trouble with my wife.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I guess I've been what you might call kind of an assistant boss pretty much all my life; at least, ever since I could vote; and I was something of a ward-heeler even before that.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Yet I just can't seem to keep out of it.
pennynounUS /ˈpeni/
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading I've never got a thing by it, all these years, not a job, not a penny--nothing but injury to my business and trouble with my wife.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading I guess I've been what you might call kind of an assistant boss pretty much all my life; at least, ever since I could vote; and I was something of a ward-heeler even before that.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I don't suppose there's any way a man of my disposition could have put in his time to less advantage and greater cost to himself.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Yet I just can't seem to keep out of it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _She_ begins going for me, first of every campaign.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I guess I've been what you might call kind of an assistant boss pretty much all my life; at least, ever since I could vote; and I was something of a ward-heeler even before that.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I guess I've been what you might call kind of an assistant boss pretty much all my life; at least, ever since I could vote; and I was something of a ward-heeler even before that.
express a supposition
From this reading I don't suppose there's any way a man of my disposition could have put in his time to less advantage and greater cost to himself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I guess I've been what you might call kind of an assistant boss pretty much all my life; at least, ever since I could vote; and I was something of a ward-heeler even before that.
there's
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From this reading I don't suppose there's any way a man of my disposition could have put in his time to less advantage and greater cost to himself.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I've never got a thing by it, all these years, not a job, not a penny--nothing but injury to my business and trouble with my wife.
a special situation
From this reading I've never got a thing by it, all these years, not a job, not a penny--nothing but injury to my business and trouble with my wife.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I don't suppose there's any way a man of my disposition could have put in his time to less advantage and greater cost to himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't suppose there's any way a man of my disposition could have put in his time to less advantage and greater cost to himself.
a source of difficulty
From this reading I've never got a thing by it, all these years, not a job, not a penny--nothing but injury to my business and trouble with my wife.
votenounUS /voʊt/
a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
From this reading I guess I've been what you might call kind of an assistant boss pretty much all my life; at least, ever since I could vote; and I was something of a ward-heeler even before that.
ward-heelernoun
a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
From this reading I guess I've been what you might call kind of an assistant boss pretty much all my life; at least, ever since I could vote; and I was something of a ward-heeler even before that.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I guess I've been what you might call kind of an assistant boss pretty much all my life; at least, ever since I could vote; and I was something of a ward-heeler even before that.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I don't suppose there's any way a man of my disposition could have put in his time to less advantage and greater cost to himself.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I guess I've been what you might call kind of an assistant boss pretty much all my life; at least, ever since I could vote; and I was something of a ward-heeler even before that.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading I've never got a thing by it, all these years, not a job, not a penny--nothing but injury to my business and trouble with my wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I've never got a thing by it, all these years, not a job, not a penny--nothing but injury to my business and trouble with my wife.
a late time of life
From this reading I've never got a thing by it, all these years, not a job, not a penny--nothing but injury to my business and trouble with my wife.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet I just can't seem to keep out of it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I guess I've been what you might call kind of an assistant boss pretty much all my life; at least, ever since I could vote; and I was something of a ward-heeler even before that.
