used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Well, Mr. Ricketts, a lawyer here, came in about ten minutes ago, and described you, and wanted to know if you had sent a telegram."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Well, Mr. Ricketts, a lawyer here, came in about ten minutes ago, and described you, and wanted to know if you had sent a telegram."
in the past
From this reading "Well, Mr. Ricketts, a lawyer here, came in about ten minutes ago, and described you, and wanted to know if you had sent a telegram."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, Mr. Ricketts, a lawyer here, came in about ten minutes ago, and described you, and wanted to know if you had sent a telegram."
eagerly desirous
From this reading He seemed powerful anxious, and offered me a dollar to let him know if you telegraphed anything.
any thing at all
From this reading He seemed powerful anxious, and offered me a dollar to let him know if you telegraphed anything.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "No; why do you ask?"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Well, Mr. Ricketts, a lawyer here, came in about ten minutes ago, and described you, and wanted to know if you had sent a telegram."
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading "Well, Mr. Ricketts, a lawyer here, came in about ten minutes ago, and described you, and wanted to know if you had sent a telegram."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "What did you say to him?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "No; why do you ask?"
dollarnounUS /ˈdɑːlər/
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading He seemed powerful anxious, and offered me a dollar to let him know if you telegraphed anything.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Well, Mr. Ricketts, a lawyer here, came in about ten minutes ago, and described you, and wanted to know if you had sent a telegram."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seemed powerful anxious, and offered me a dollar to let him know if you telegraphed anything.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Well, Mr. Ricketts, a lawyer here, came in about ten minutes ago, and described you, and wanted to know if you had sent a telegram."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What did you say to him?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I said nobody had sent a telegram, and that I knew nothing of you.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, Mr. Ricketts, a lawyer here, came in about ten minutes ago, and described you, and wanted to know if you had sent a telegram."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well, Mr. Ricketts, a lawyer here, came in about ten minutes ago, and described you, and wanted to know if you had sent a telegram."
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I said nobody had sent a telegram, and that I knew nothing of you.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Well, Mr. Ricketts, a lawyer here, came in about ten minutes ago, and described you, and wanted to know if you had sent a telegram."
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading "Well, Mr. Ricketts, a lawyer here, came in about ten minutes ago, and described you, and wanted to know if you had sent a telegram."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He seemed powerful anxious, and offered me a dollar to let him know if you telegraphed anything.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He seemed powerful anxious, and offered me a dollar to let him know if you telegraphed anything.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "Well, Mr. Ricketts, a lawyer here, came in about ten minutes ago, and described you, and wanted to know if you had sent a telegram."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Well, Mr. Ricketts, a lawyer here, came in about ten minutes ago, and described you, and wanted to know if you had sent a telegram."
not any; not one
From this reading "No; why do you ask?"
no person; not anyone
From this reading "I said nobody had sent a telegram, and that I knew nothing of you.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I said nobody had sent a telegram, and that I knew nothing of you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I said nobody had sent a telegram, and that I knew nothing of you.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading He seemed powerful anxious, and offered me a dollar to let him know if you telegraphed anything.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading He seemed powerful anxious, and offered me a dollar to let him know if you telegraphed anything.
Ricketts
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From this reading "Well, Mr. Ricketts, a lawyer here, came in about ten minutes ago, and described you, and wanted to know if you had sent a telegram."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I said nobody had sent a telegram, and that I knew nothing of you.
express in words
From this reading "What did you say to him?"
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He seemed powerful anxious, and offered me a dollar to let him know if you telegraphed anything.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "Well, Mr. Ricketts, a lawyer here, came in about ten minutes ago, and described you, and wanted to know if you had sent a telegram."
telegramnounUS /ˈteləɡræm/
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading "Well, Mr. Ricketts, a lawyer here, came in about ten minutes ago, and described you, and wanted to know if you had sent a telegram."
telegraphedverbUS /ˈteləɡræft/
past form of “telegraph” — send cables, wires, or telegrams
From this reading He seemed powerful anxious, and offered me a dollar to let him know if you telegraphed anything.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading "Well, Mr. Ricketts, a lawyer here, came in about ten minutes ago, and described you, and wanted to know if you had sent a telegram."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I said nobody had sent a telegram, and that I knew nothing of you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, Mr. Ricketts, a lawyer here, came in about ten minutes ago, and described you, and wanted to know if you had sent a telegram."
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading "Well, Mr. Ricketts, a lawyer here, came in about ten minutes ago, and described you, and wanted to know if you had sent a telegram."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, Mr. Ricketts, a lawyer here, came in about ten minutes ago, and described you, and wanted to know if you had sent a telegram."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What did you say to him?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "No; why do you ask?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No; why do you ask?"
