used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What business there was seemed to be going to Jehoshaphat P. Skip, though of course there was just a little trickle of folks into our store.
(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 When he had a scheme all cooked up he'd come and tell us--and we had to be satisfied with that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mark Tidd didn't pay much attention--just sat around and squinted and pinched his fat cheeks and _thought_.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading We couldn't get anything out of him and there wasn't any use trying.
any thing at all
From this reading We couldn't get anything out of him and there wasn't any use trying.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Mark Tidd didn't pay much attention--just sat around and squinted and pinched his fat cheeks and _thought_.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Mark Tidd didn't pay much attention--just sat around and squinted and pinched his fat cheeks and _thought_.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What business there was seemed to be going to Jehoshaphat P. Skip, though of course there was just a little trickle of folks into our store.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading What business there was seemed to be going to Jehoshaphat P. Skip, though of course there was just a little trickle of folks into our store.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Mark Tidd didn't pay much attention--just sat around and squinted and pinched his fat cheeks and _thought_.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When he had a scheme all cooked up he'd come and tell us--and we had to be satisfied with that.
cookedadjectiveUS /kʊkt/
having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
From this reading When he had a scheme all cooked up he'd come and tell us--and we had to be satisfied with that.
couldn't
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From this reading We couldn't get anything out of him and there wasn't any use trying.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading What business there was seemed to be going to Jehoshaphat P. Skip, though of course there was just a little trickle of folks into our store.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading For the next three days things were pretty slack with us.
didn't
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From this reading Mark Tidd didn't pay much attention--just sat around and squinted and pinched his fat cheeks and _thought_.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading Mark Tidd didn't pay much attention--just sat around and squinted and pinched his fat cheeks and _thought_.
your parents
From this reading What business there was seemed to be going to Jehoshaphat P. Skip, though of course there was just a little trickle of folks into our store.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the next three days things were pretty slack with us.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We couldn't get anything out of him and there wasn't any use trying.
the act of departing
From this reading What business there was seemed to be going to Jehoshaphat P. Skip, though of course there was just a little trickle of folks into our store.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he had a scheme all cooked up he'd come and tell us--and we had to be satisfied with that.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he had a scheme all cooked up he'd come and tell us--and we had to be satisfied with that.
he'd
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From this reading When he had a scheme all cooked up he'd come and tell us--and we had to be satisfied with that.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We couldn't get anything out of him and there wasn't any use trying.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mark Tidd didn't pay much attention--just sat around and squinted and pinched his fat cheeks and _thought_.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading What business there was seemed to be going to Jehoshaphat P. Skip, though of course there was just a little trickle of folks into our store.
Jehoshaphat
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From this reading What business there was seemed to be going to Jehoshaphat P. Skip, though of course there was just a little trickle of folks into our store.
and nothing more
From this reading What business there was seemed to be going to Jehoshaphat P. Skip, though of course there was just a little trickle of folks into our store.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading What business there was seemed to be going to Jehoshaphat P. Skip, though of course there was just a little trickle of folks into our store.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Mark Tidd didn't pay much attention--just sat around and squinted and pinched his fat cheeks and _thought_.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Mark Tidd didn't pay much attention--just sat around and squinted and pinched his fat cheeks and _thought_.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading For the next three days things were pretty slack with us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What business there was seemed to be going to Jehoshaphat P. Skip, though of course there was just a little trickle of folks into our store.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading What business there was seemed to be going to Jehoshaphat P. Skip, though of course there was just a little trickle of folks into our store.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We couldn't get anything out of him and there wasn't any use trying.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading What business there was seemed to be going to Jehoshaphat P. Skip, though of course there was just a little trickle of folks into our store.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Mark Tidd didn't pay much attention--just sat around and squinted and pinched his fat cheeks and _thought_.
pinchedadjectiveUS /pɪntʃt/
sounding as if the nose were pinched
From this reading Mark Tidd didn't pay much attention--just sat around and squinted and pinched his fat cheeks and _thought_.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading For the next three days things were pretty slack with us.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Mark Tidd didn't pay much attention--just sat around and squinted and pinched his fat cheeks and _thought_.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading When he had a scheme all cooked up he'd come and tell us--and we had to be satisfied with that.
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading When he had a scheme all cooked up he'd come and tell us--and we had to be satisfied with that.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading What business there was seemed to be going to Jehoshaphat P. Skip, though of course there was just a little trickle of folks into our store.
SkipverbUS /skɪp/
bypass
From this reading What business there was seemed to be going to Jehoshaphat P. Skip, though of course there was just a little trickle of folks into our store.
slackadjectiveUS /slæk/
not tense or taut
From this reading For the next three days things were pretty slack with us.
squinted
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From this reading Mark Tidd didn't pay much attention--just sat around and squinted and pinched his fat cheeks and _thought_.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading What business there was seemed to be going to Jehoshaphat P. Skip, though of course there was just a little trickle of folks into our store.
express in words
From this reading When he had a scheme all cooked up he'd come and tell us--and we had to be satisfied with that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When he had a scheme all cooked up he'd come and tell us--and we had to be satisfied with that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the next three days things were pretty slack with us.
in or at that place or location
From this reading What business there was seemed to be going to Jehoshaphat P. Skip, though of course there was just a little trickle of folks into our store.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading For the next three days things were pretty slack with us.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading What business there was seemed to be going to Jehoshaphat P. Skip, though of course there was just a little trickle of folks into our store.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Mark Tidd didn't pay much attention--just sat around and squinted and pinched his fat cheeks and _thought_.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading For the next three days things were pretty slack with us.
Tidd
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From this reading Mark Tidd didn't pay much attention--just sat around and squinted and pinched his fat cheeks and _thought_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What business there was seemed to be going to Jehoshaphat P. Skip, though of course there was just a little trickle of folks into our store.
trickleverbUS /ˈtrɪkəl/
run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
From this reading What business there was seemed to be going to Jehoshaphat P. Skip, though of course there was just a little trickle of folks into our store.
hard to endure
From this reading We couldn't get anything out of him and there wasn't any use trying.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When he had a scheme all cooked up he'd come and tell us--and we had to be satisfied with that.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For the next three days things were pretty slack with us.
the act of using
From this reading We couldn't get anything out of him and there wasn't any use trying.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What business there was seemed to be going to Jehoshaphat P. Skip, though of course there was just a little trickle of folks into our store.
wasn't
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From this reading We couldn't get anything out of him and there wasn't any use trying.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We couldn't get anything out of him and there wasn't any use trying.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For the next three days things were pretty slack with us.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What business there was seemed to be going to Jehoshaphat P. Skip, though of course there was just a little trickle of folks into our store.
at the time that
From this reading When he had a scheme all cooked up he'd come and tell us--and we had to be satisfied with that.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For the next three days things were pretty slack with us.
