used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
advertisingnounUS /ˈædvərtaɪzɪŋ/
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
anew
From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
(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 During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Things didn’t go along as smooth this time as they did before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
Androcles
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one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Things didn’t go along as smooth this time as they did before.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
for the reason that
From this reading Mark said it was because the novelty had worn off.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Things didn’t go along as smooth this time as they did before.
bricknounUS /brɪk/
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
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a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Things didn’t go along as smooth this time as they did before.
didn't
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From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
give expression to
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Things didn’t go along as smooth this time as they did before.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mark said it was because the novelty had worn off.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
inknounUS /ɪŋk/
a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
insidesnounUS /ˌɪnˈsaɪdz/
plural of “inside” — the region that is inside of something
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
issueverbUS /ˈɪʃuː/
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mark said it was because the novelty had worn off.
and nothing more
From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
noveltynounUS /ˈnɑːvəlti/
originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
From this reading Mark said it was because the novelty had worn off.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Mark said it was because the novelty had worn off.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
pantsnounUS /pænts/
(used in the plural) underpants worn by women
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
patentverbUS /ˈpætənt/
obtain a patent for
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
puzzleverbUS /ˈpʌzəl/
be a mystery or bewildering to
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mark said it was because the novelty had worn off.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading Things didn’t go along as smooth this time as they did before.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
SpatverbUS /spæt/
come down like raindrops
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a detailed critical inspection
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
subscriptionsnounUS /səbˈskrɪpʃənz/
plural of “subscription” — a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
TecumsehnounUS /təˈkʌmsə/
a famous chief of the Shawnee who tried to unite Indian tribes against the increasing white settlement (1768-1813)
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
in or at that place or location
From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Things didn’t go along as smooth this time as they did before.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Things didn’t go along as smooth this time as they did before.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Things didn’t go along as smooth this time as they did before.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Things didn’t go along as smooth this time as they did before.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
TrumpetverbUS /ˈtrʌmpət/
proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
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close enough to be walked to
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mark said it was because the novelty had worn off.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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weren't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
at the time that
From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Mark said it was because the novelty had worn off.
