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“He is to be praised for that, and for the other thing; and I shouldn’t have minded his criticising the ready wofsmith. I hope he attacks the use of display type, which makes our newspapers look like the poster- plastered fences around vacant lots. In New York there is only one paper whose advertisements are not typographically a shock to the nerves.” “Well,” said my friend, “he attacks foolish and ineffective display.” “It is all foolish and ineffective.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “I hope he attacks the use of display type, which makes our newspapers look like the poster- plastered fences around vacant lots.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““He is to be praised for that, and for the other thing; and I shouldn’t have minded his criticising the ready wofsmith.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I hope he attacks the use of display type, which makes our newspapers look like the poster- plastered fences around vacant lots.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “In New York there is only one paper whose advertisements are not typographically a shock to the nerves.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““He is to be praised for that, and for the other thing; and I shouldn’t have minded his criticising the ready wofsmith.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well,” said my friend, “he attacks foolish and ineffective display.””
belonging to which person
From this reading “In New York there is only one paper whose advertisements are not typographically a shock to the nerves.””
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In New York there is only one paper whose advertisements are not typographically a shock to the nerves.”
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From this reading In New York there is only one paper whose advertisements are not typographically a shock to the nerves.”
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From this reading “It is all foolish and ineffective.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He is to be praised for that, and for the other thing; and I shouldn’t have minded his criticising the ready wofsmith.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In New York there is only one paper whose advertisements are not typographically a shock to the nerves.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I hope he attacks the use of display type, which makes our newspapers look like the poster- plastered fences around vacant lots.
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From this reading I hope he attacks the use of display type, which makes our newspapers look like the poster- plastered fences around vacant lots.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “He is to be praised for that, and for the other thing; and I shouldn’t have minded his criticising the ready wofsmith.
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From this reading “He is to be praised for that, and for the other thing; and I shouldn’t have minded his criticising the ready wofsmith.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope he attacks the use of display type, which makes our newspapers look like the poster- plastered fences around vacant lots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope he attacks the use of display type, which makes our newspapers look like the poster- plastered fences around vacant lots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well,” said my friend, “he attacks foolish and ineffective display.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “He is to be praised for that, and for the other thing; and I shouldn’t have minded his criticising the ready wofsmith.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well,” said my friend, “he attacks foolish and ineffective display.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He is to be praised for that, and for the other thing; and I shouldn’t have minded his criticising the ready wofsmith.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He is to be praised for that, and for the other thing; and I shouldn’t have minded his criticising the ready wofsmith.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “He is to be praised for that, and for the other thing; and I shouldn’t have minded his criticising the ready wofsmith.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope he attacks the use of display type, which makes our newspapers look like the poster- plastered fences around vacant lots.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “He is to be praised for that, and for the other thing; and I shouldn’t have minded his criticising the ready wofsmith.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In New York there is only one paper whose advertisements are not typographically a shock to the nerves.”
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From this reading “Well,” said my friend, “he attacks foolish and ineffective display.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He is to be praised for that, and for the other thing; and I shouldn’t have minded his criticising the ready wofsmith.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is all foolish and ineffective.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope he attacks the use of display type, which makes our newspapers look like the poster- plastered fences around vacant lots.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I hope he attacks the use of display type, which makes our newspapers look like the poster- plastered fences around vacant lots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope he attacks the use of display type, which makes our newspapers look like the poster- plastered fences around vacant lots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope he attacks the use of display type, which makes our newspapers look like the poster- plastered fences around vacant lots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He is to be praised for that, and for the other thing; and I shouldn’t have minded his criticising the ready wofsmith.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well,” said my friend, “he attacks foolish and ineffective display.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In New York there is only one paper whose advertisements are not typographically a shock to the nerves.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In New York there is only one paper whose advertisements are not typographically a shock to the nerves.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope he attacks the use of display type, which makes our newspapers look like the poster- plastered fences around vacant lots.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In New York there is only one paper whose advertisements are not typographically a shock to the nerves.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I hope he attacks the use of display type, which makes our newspapers look like the poster- plastered fences around vacant lots.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In New York there is only one paper whose advertisements are not typographically a shock to the nerves.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In New York there is only one paper whose advertisements are not typographically a shock to the nerves.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He is to be praised for that, and for the other thing; and I shouldn’t have minded his criticising the ready wofsmith.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I hope he attacks the use of display type, which makes our newspapers look like the poster- plastered fences around vacant lots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In New York there is only one paper whose advertisements are not typographically a shock to the nerves.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope he attacks the use of display type, which makes our newspapers look like the poster- plastered fences around vacant lots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope he attacks the use of display type, which makes our newspapers look like the poster- plastered fences around vacant lots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He is to be praised for that, and for the other thing; and I shouldn’t have minded his criticising the ready wofsmith.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He is to be praised for that, and for the other thing; and I shouldn’t have minded his criticising the ready wofsmith.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well,” said my friend, “he attacks foolish and ineffective display.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In New York there is only one paper whose advertisements are not typographically a shock to the nerves.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He is to be praised for that, and for the other thing; and I shouldn’t have minded his criticising the ready wofsmith.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “He is to be praised for that, and for the other thing; and I shouldn’t have minded his criticising the ready wofsmith.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “He is to be praised for that, and for the other thing; and I shouldn’t have minded his criticising the ready wofsmith.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In New York there is only one paper whose advertisements are not typographically a shock to the nerves.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He is to be praised for that, and for the other thing; and I shouldn’t have minded his criticising the ready wofsmith.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He is to be praised for that, and for the other thing; and I shouldn’t have minded his criticising the ready wofsmith.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope he attacks the use of display type, which makes our newspapers look like the poster- plastered fences around vacant lots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In New York there is only one paper whose advertisements are not typographically a shock to the nerves.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope he attacks the use of display type, which makes our newspapers look like the poster- plastered fences around vacant lots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope he attacks the use of display type, which makes our newspapers look like the poster- plastered fences around vacant lots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well,” said my friend, “he attacks foolish and ineffective display.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I hope he attacks the use of display type, which makes our newspapers look like the poster- plastered fences around vacant lots.
belonging to which person
From this reading In New York there is only one paper whose advertisements are not typographically a shock to the nerves.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He is to be praised for that, and for the other thing; and I shouldn’t have minded his criticising the ready wofsmith.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In New York there is only one paper whose advertisements are not typographically a shock to the nerves.”
