used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE EYES OF THE WORLD If there were a hundred men in a crowd and Chester K. Pilkins was there he would be the hundredth man.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading If I wrote a book about him I doubt whether I could sum up Mr. Pilkins' personality more completely than already I have done in this the first sentence of this the first paragraph of my tale.
admissionnounUS /ædˈmɪʃən/
the act of admitting someone to enter
From this reading Card-indexing him, so to speak, filling in the dotted lines after the fashion pursued by a candidate for admission to Who's Whosoever Can, we attain this result: Name?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Card-indexing him, so to speak, filling in the dotted lines after the fashion pursued by a candidate for admission to Who's Whosoever Can, we attain this result: Name?
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading If I wrote a book about him I doubt whether I could sum up Mr. Pilkins' personality more completely than already I have done in this the first sentence of this the first paragraph of my tale.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE EYES OF THE WORLD If there were a hundred men in a crowd and Chester K. Pilkins was there he would be the hundredth man.
attainverbUS /əˈteɪn/
to gain with effort
From this reading Card-indexing him, so to speak, filling in the dotted lines after the fashion pursued by a candidate for admission to Who's Whosoever Can, we attain this result: Name?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE EYES OF THE WORLD If there were a hundred men in a crowd and Chester K. Pilkins was there he would be the hundredth man.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading If I wrote a book about him I doubt whether I could sum up Mr. Pilkins' personality more completely than already I have done in this the first sentence of this the first paragraph of my tale.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Card-indexing him, so to speak, filling in the dotted lines after the fashion pursued by a candidate for admission to Who's Whosoever Can, we attain this result: Name?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Card-indexing him, so to speak, filling in the dotted lines after the fashion pursued by a candidate for admission to Who's Whosoever Can, we attain this result: Name?
candidatenounUS /ˈkændədeɪt/
a politician who is running for public office
From this reading Card-indexing him, so to speak, filling in the dotted lines after the fashion pursued by a candidate for admission to Who's Whosoever Can, we attain this result: Name?
Card-indexing
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From this reading Card-indexing him, so to speak, filling in the dotted lines after the fashion pursued by a candidate for admission to Who's Whosoever Can, we attain this result: Name?
ChesternounUS /ˈtʃestər/
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading THE EYES OF THE WORLD If there were a hundred men in a crowd and Chester K. Pilkins was there he would be the hundredth man.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading If I wrote a book about him I doubt whether I could sum up Mr. Pilkins' personality more completely than already I have done in this the first sentence of this the first paragraph of my tale.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If I wrote a book about him I doubt whether I could sum up Mr. Pilkins' personality more completely than already I have done in this the first sentence of this the first paragraph of my tale.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading THE EYES OF THE WORLD If there were a hundred men in a crowd and Chester K. Pilkins was there he would be the hundredth man.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading If I wrote a book about him I doubt whether I could sum up Mr. Pilkins' personality more completely than already I have done in this the first sentence of this the first paragraph of my tale.
dottedadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːtəd/
having a pattern of dots
From this reading Card-indexing him, so to speak, filling in the dotted lines after the fashion pursued by a candidate for admission to Who's Whosoever Can, we attain this result: Name?
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading If I wrote a book about him I doubt whether I could sum up Mr. Pilkins' personality more completely than already I have done in this the first sentence of this the first paragraph of my tale.
opinion or judgment
From this reading THE EYES OF THE WORLD If there were a hundred men in a crowd and Chester K. Pilkins was there he would be the hundredth man.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Card-indexing him, so to speak, filling in the dotted lines after the fashion pursued by a candidate for admission to Who's Whosoever Can, we attain this result: Name?
fillingnounUS /ˈfɪlɪŋ/
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading Card-indexing him, so to speak, filling in the dotted lines after the fashion pursued by a candidate for admission to Who's Whosoever Can, we attain this result: Name?
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading If I wrote a book about him I doubt whether I could sum up Mr. Pilkins' personality more completely than already I have done in this the first sentence of this the first paragraph of my tale.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Card-indexing him, so to speak, filling in the dotted lines after the fashion pursued by a candidate for admission to Who's Whosoever Can, we attain this result: Name?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If I wrote a book about him I doubt whether I could sum up Mr. Pilkins' personality more completely than already I have done in this the first sentence of this the first paragraph of my tale.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE EYES OF THE WORLD If there were a hundred men in a crowd and Chester K. Pilkins was there he would be the hundredth man.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If I wrote a book about him I doubt whether I could sum up Mr. Pilkins' personality more completely than already I have done in this the first sentence of this the first paragraph of my tale.
ten 10s
From this reading THE EYES OF THE WORLD If there were a hundred men in a crowd and Chester K. Pilkins was there he would be the hundredth man.
hundredthnounUS /ˈhʌndrədθ/
position 100 in a countable series of things
From this reading THE EYES OF THE WORLD If there were a hundred men in a crowd and Chester K. Pilkins was there he would be the hundredth man.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I like that introduction.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE EYES OF THE WORLD If there were a hundred men in a crowd and Chester K. Pilkins was there he would be the hundredth man.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE EYES OF THE WORLD If there were a hundred men in a crowd and Chester K. Pilkins was there he would be the hundredth man.
introductionnounUS /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/
the act of beginning something new
From this reading I like that introduction.
KnounUS /keɪ/
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading THE EYES OF THE WORLD If there were a hundred men in a crowd and Chester K. Pilkins was there he would be the hundredth man.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I like that introduction.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Card-indexing him, so to speak, filling in the dotted lines after the fashion pursued by a candidate for admission to Who's Whosoever Can, we attain this result: Name?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE EYES OF THE WORLD If there were a hundred men in a crowd and Chester K. Pilkins was there he would be the hundredth man.
the force of workers available
From this reading THE EYES OF THE WORLD If there were a hundred men in a crowd and Chester K. Pilkins was there he would be the hundredth man.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading If I wrote a book about him I doubt whether I could sum up Mr. Pilkins' personality more completely than already I have done in this the first sentence of this the first paragraph of my tale.
a form of address for a man
From this reading If I wrote a book about him I doubt whether I could sum up Mr. Pilkins' personality more completely than already I have done in this the first sentence of this the first paragraph of my tale.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If I wrote a book about him I doubt whether I could sum up Mr. Pilkins' personality more completely than already I have done in this the first sentence of this the first paragraph of my tale.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Card-indexing him, so to speak, filling in the dotted lines after the fashion pursued by a candidate for admission to Who's Whosoever Can, we attain this result: Name?
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, I shall try.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EYES OF THE WORLD If there were a hundred men in a crowd and Chester K. Pilkins was there he would be the hundredth man.
paragraphnounUS /ˈpærəɡræf/
one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
From this reading If I wrote a book about him I doubt whether I could sum up Mr. Pilkins' personality more completely than already I have done in this the first sentence of this the first paragraph of my tale.
personalitynounUS /ˌpɜːrsəˈnælɪti/
the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
From this reading If I wrote a book about him I doubt whether I could sum up Mr. Pilkins' personality more completely than already I have done in this the first sentence of this the first paragraph of my tale.
Pilkins
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From this reading THE EYES OF THE WORLD If there were a hundred men in a crowd and Chester K. Pilkins was there he would be the hundredth man.
a person who is being chased
From this reading Card-indexing him, so to speak, filling in the dotted lines after the fashion pursued by a candidate for admission to Who's Whosoever Can, we attain this result: Name?
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Card-indexing him, so to speak, filling in the dotted lines after the fashion pursued by a candidate for admission to Who's Whosoever Can, we attain this result: Name?
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading If I wrote a book about him I doubt whether I could sum up Mr. Pilkins' personality more completely than already I have done in this the first sentence of this the first paragraph of my tale.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Nevertheless, I shall try.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Card-indexing him, so to speak, filling in the dotted lines after the fashion pursued by a candidate for admission to Who's Whosoever Can, we attain this result: Name?
express in speech
From this reading Card-indexing him, so to speak, filling in the dotted lines after the fashion pursued by a candidate for admission to Who's Whosoever Can, we attain this result: Name?
a quantity of money
From this reading If I wrote a book about him I doubt whether I could sum up Mr. Pilkins' personality more completely than already I have done in this the first sentence of this the first paragraph of my tale.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading If I wrote a book about him I doubt whether I could sum up Mr. Pilkins' personality more completely than already I have done in this the first sentence of this the first paragraph of my tale.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading If I wrote a book about him I doubt whether I could sum up Mr. Pilkins' personality more completely than already I have done in this the first sentence of this the first paragraph of my tale.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I like that introduction.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EYES OF THE WORLD If there were a hundred men in a crowd and Chester K. Pilkins was there he would be the hundredth man.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE EYES OF THE WORLD If there were a hundred men in a crowd and Chester K. Pilkins was there he would be the hundredth man.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If I wrote a book about him I doubt whether I could sum up Mr. Pilkins' personality more completely than already I have done in this the first sentence of this the first paragraph of my tale.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Card-indexing him, so to speak, filling in the dotted lines after the fashion pursued by a candidate for admission to Who's Whosoever Can, we attain this result: Name?
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Nevertheless, I shall try.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading If I wrote a book about him I doubt whether I could sum up Mr. Pilkins' personality more completely than already I have done in this the first sentence of this the first paragraph of my tale.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE EYES OF THE WORLD If there were a hundred men in a crowd and Chester K. Pilkins was there he would be the hundredth man.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Card-indexing him, so to speak, filling in the dotted lines after the fashion pursued by a candidate for admission to Who's Whosoever Can, we attain this result: Name?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE EYES OF THE WORLD If there were a hundred men in a crowd and Chester K. Pilkins was there he would be the hundredth man.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading If I wrote a book about him I doubt whether I could sum up Mr. Pilkins' personality more completely than already I have done in this the first sentence of this the first paragraph of my tale.
Who's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Card-indexing him, so to speak, filling in the dotted lines after the fashion pursued by a candidate for admission to Who's Whosoever Can, we attain this result: Name?
Whosoever
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From this reading Card-indexing him, so to speak, filling in the dotted lines after the fashion pursued by a candidate for admission to Who's Whosoever Can, we attain this result: Name?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading THE EYES OF THE WORLD If there were a hundred men in a crowd and Chester K. Pilkins was there he would be the hundredth man.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE EYES OF THE WORLD If there were a hundred men in a crowd and Chester K. Pilkins was there he would be the hundredth man.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading If I wrote a book about him I doubt whether I could sum up Mr. Pilkins' personality more completely than already I have done in this the first sentence of this the first paragraph of my tale.
