Chapter I

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

anew

From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

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From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

(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 Each time you strike It almost seems to me as though you'd found Some way, while writin' letters, how to play Sweet music on that thing, because the sound Is something I could listen to all day.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Each time you strike It almost seems to me as though you'd found Some way, while writin' letters, how to play Sweet music on that thing, because the sound Is something I could listen to all day.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Each time you strike It almost seems to me as though you'd found Some way, while writin' letters, how to play Sweet music on that thing, because the sound Is something I could listen to all day.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Gee, I wisht I'd bundles of the old long green And could be twenty-eight or nine or so, And something happened to your other beau.

a man who is the lover of a man or woman

From this reading Gee, I wisht I'd bundles of the old long green And could be twenty-eight or nine or so, And something happened to your other beau.

for the reason that

From this reading Each time you strike It almost seems to me as though you'd found Some way, while writin' letters, how to play Sweet music on that thing, because the sound Is something I could listen to all day.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

a youthful male person

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

plural of “bundle” — a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

From this reading Gee, I wisht I'd bundles of the old long green And could be twenty-eight or nine or so, And something happened to your other beau.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading You're twenty-five or six and I'm fourteen, And you don't hardly ever notice me-- But when you do, you call me Willie!

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading You're twenty-five or six and I'm fourteen, And you don't hardly ever notice me-- But when you do, you call me Willie!

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Each time you strike It almost seems to me as though you'd found Some way, while writin' letters, how to play Sweet music on that thing, because the sound Is something I could listen to all day.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Each time you strike It almost seems to me as though you'd found Some way, while writin' letters, how to play Sweet music on that thing, because the sound Is something I could listen to all day.

of metal e.g.

From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

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From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading You're twenty-five or six and I'm fourteen, And you don't hardly ever notice me-- But when you do, you call me Willie!

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From this reading You're twenty-five or six and I'm fourteen, And you don't hardly ever notice me-- But when you do, you call me Willie!

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Each time you strike It almost seems to me as though you'd found Some way, while writin' letters, how to play Sweet music on that thing, because the sound Is something I could listen to all day.

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From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

at any time

From this reading You're twenty-five or six and I'm fourteen, And you don't hardly ever notice me-- But when you do, you call me Willie!

plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

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From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

set up or found

From this reading Each time you strike It almost seems to me as though you'd found Some way, while writin' letters, how to play Sweet music on that thing, because the sound Is something I could listen to all day.

the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one

From this reading You're twenty-five or six and I'm fourteen, And you don't hardly ever notice me-- But when you do, you call me Willie!

a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated

From this reading Gee, I wisht I'd bundles of the old long green And could be twenty-eight or nine or so, And something happened to your other beau.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading Gee, I wisht I'd bundles of the old long green And could be twenty-eight or nine or so, And something happened to your other beau.

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading Gee, I wisht I'd bundles of the old long green And could be twenty-eight or nine or so, And something happened to your other beau.

only a very short time before

From this reading You're twenty-five or six and I'm fourteen, And you don't hardly ever notice me-- But when you do, you call me Willie!

headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

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From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

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From this reading Gee, I wisht I'd bundles of the old long green And could be twenty-eight or nine or so, And something happened to your other beau.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You're twenty-five or six and I'm fourteen, And you don't hardly ever notice me-- But when you do, you call me Willie!

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Each time you strike It almost seems to me as though you'd found Some way, while writin' letters, how to play Sweet music on that thing, because the sound Is something I could listen to all day.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Each time you strike It almost seems to me as though you'd found Some way, while writin' letters, how to play Sweet music on that thing, because the sound Is something I could listen to all day.

plural of “key” — metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

past form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

the literary culture

From this reading Each time you strike It almost seems to me as though you'd found Some way, while writin' letters, how to play Sweet music on that thing, because the sound Is something I could listen to all day.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

hear with intention

From this reading Each time you strike It almost seems to me as though you'd found Some way, while writin' letters, how to play Sweet music on that thing, because the sound Is something I could listen to all day.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Gee, I wisht I'd bundles of the old long green And could be twenty-eight or nine or so, And something happened to your other beau.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Each time you strike It almost seems to me as though you'd found Some way, while writin' letters, how to play Sweet music on that thing, because the sound Is something I could listen to all day.

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

From this reading Each time you strike It almost seems to me as though you'd found Some way, while writin' letters, how to play Sweet music on that thing, because the sound Is something I could listen to all day.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading Gee, I wisht I'd bundles of the old long green And could be twenty-eight or nine or so, And something happened to your other beau.

no person; not anyone

From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

an announcement containing information about an event

From this reading You're twenty-five or six and I'm fourteen, And you don't hardly ever notice me-- But when you do, you call me Willie!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Each time you strike It almost seems to me as though you'd found Some way, while writin' letters, how to play Sweet music on that thing, because the sound Is something I could listen to all day.

and nothing more

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading You're twenty-five or six and I'm fourteen, And you don't hardly ever notice me-- But when you do, you call me Willie!

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Gee, I wisht I'd bundles of the old long green And could be twenty-eight or nine or so, And something happened to your other beau.

participate in games or sport

From this reading Each time you strike It almost seems to me as though you'd found Some way, while writin' letters, how to play Sweet music on that thing, because the sound Is something I could listen to all day.

hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

past form of “print” — put into print

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)

From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

an educational institution

From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

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From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Each time you strike It almost seems to me as though you'd found Some way, while writin' letters, how to play Sweet music on that thing, because the sound Is something I could listen to all day.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

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From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading You're twenty-five or six and I'm fourteen, And you don't hardly ever notice me-- But when you do, you call me Willie!

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Gee, I wisht I'd bundles of the old long green And could be twenty-eight or nine or so, And something happened to your other beau.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Each time you strike It almost seems to me as though you'd found Some way, while writin' letters, how to play Sweet music on that thing, because the sound Is something I could listen to all day.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Each time you strike It almost seems to me as though you'd found Some way, while writin' letters, how to play Sweet music on that thing, because the sound Is something I could listen to all day.

plural of “sonnet” — a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading Each time you strike It almost seems to me as though you'd found Some way, while writin' letters, how to play Sweet music on that thing, because the sound Is something I could listen to all day.

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From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

feeling a need to see others suffer

From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

be standing; be upright

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

From this reading Each time you strike It almost seems to me as though you'd found Some way, while writin' letters, how to play Sweet music on that thing, because the sound Is something I could listen to all day.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading Each time you strike It almost seems to me as though you'd found Some way, while writin' letters, how to play Sweet music on that thing, because the sound Is something I could listen to all day.

separate or cause to separate abruptly

From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Each time you strike It almost seems to me as though you'd found Some way, while writin' letters, how to play Sweet music on that thing, because the sound Is something I could listen to all day.

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From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

in or at that place or location

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

a special situation

From this reading Each time you strike It almost seems to me as though you'd found Some way, while writin' letters, how to play Sweet music on that thing, because the sound Is something I could listen to all day.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Each time you strike It almost seems to me as though you'd found Some way, while writin' letters, how to play Sweet music on that thing, because the sound Is something I could listen to all day.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Each time you strike It almost seems to me as though you'd found Some way, while writin' letters, how to play Sweet music on that thing, because the sound Is something I could listen to all day.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

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From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-seven and one

From this reading Gee, I wisht I'd bundles of the old long green And could be twenty-eight or nine or so, And something happened to your other beau.

being five more than twenty

From this reading You're twenty-five or six and I'm fourteen, And you don't hardly ever notice me-- But when you do, you call me Willie!

a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

look attentively

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Each time you strike It almost seems to me as though you'd found Some way, while writin' letters, how to play Sweet music on that thing, because the sound Is something I could listen to all day.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

at the time that

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

during the time that

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

a Caucasian

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

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From this reading You're twenty-five or six and I'm fourteen, And you don't hardly ever notice me-- But when you do, you call me Willie!

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From this reading Gee, I wisht I'd bundles of the old long green And could be twenty-eight or nine or so, And something happened to your other beau.

produce a literary work

From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

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From this reading Each time you strike It almost seems to me as though you'd found Some way, while writin' letters, how to play Sweet music on that thing, because the sound Is something I could listen to all day.

the day immediately before today

From this reading I heard the old man scoldin' yesterday Because your spellin' didn't suit him quite; He said you'd better go to school at night, And you was rattled when he turned away; You had to tear the letter up and write It all again, and when nobody seen I went and dented in his hat for spite: That's what he got for treatin' you so mean.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Each time you strike It almost seems to me as though you'd found Some way, while writin' letters, how to play Sweet music on that thing, because the sound Is something I could listen to all day.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You're twenty-five or six and I'm fourteen, And you don't hardly ever notice me-- But when you do, you call me Willie!

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Love Sonnets of an Office Boy Forbes & Company Boston and Chicago Colonial Press: Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A. Oh, if you only knowed how much I like To stand here, when the "old man" ain't around, And watch your soft, white fingers while you pound Away at them there keys!