used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The week after the rumpus at Old Mose Miller's things started out pretty fair, but along about Wednesday it got dull, and from then on there weren't enough customers to pay to keep the doors open.
(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 In spite of all we could do, business fell off.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The week after the rumpus at Old Mose Miller's things started out pretty fair, but along about Wednesday it got dull, and from then on there weren't enough customers to pay to keep the doors open.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was just as I had argued from the very beginning--there wasn't enough trade in Wicksville for two stores like ours and Jehoshaphat P. Skip's.
any person at all
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
arguedverbUS /ˈɑːrɡjuːd/
past form of “argue” — present reasons and arguments
From this reading It was just as I had argued from the very beginning--there wasn't enough trade in Wicksville for two stores like ours and Jehoshaphat P. Skip's.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was just as I had argued from the very beginning--there wasn't enough trade in Wicksville for two stores like ours and Jehoshaphat P. Skip's.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The week after the rumpus at Old Mose Miller's things started out pretty fair, but along about Wednesday it got dull, and from then on there weren't enough customers to pay to keep the doors open.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading It was just as I had argued from the very beginning--there wasn't enough trade in Wicksville for two stores like ours and Jehoshaphat P. Skip's.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading In spite of all we could do, business fell off.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In spite of all we could do, business fell off.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
customersnounUS /ˈkʌstəmərz/
plural of “customer” — someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading The week after the rumpus at Old Mose Miller's things started out pretty fair, but along about Wednesday it got dull, and from then on there weren't enough customers to pay to keep the doors open.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading In spite of all we could do, business fell off.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The week after the rumpus at Old Mose Miller's things started out pretty fair, but along about Wednesday it got dull, and from then on there weren't enough customers to pay to keep the doors open.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading The week after the rumpus at Old Mose Miller's things started out pretty fair, but along about Wednesday it got dull, and from then on there weren't enough customers to pay to keep the doors open.
else
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From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading It was just as I had argued from the very beginning--there wasn't enough trade in Wicksville for two stores like ours and Jehoshaphat P. Skip's.
divisible by two
From this reading Even if we got half or more than half, it wouldn't keep us running.
at any time
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
every person
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading The week after the rumpus at Old Mose Miller's things started out pretty fair, but along about Wednesday it got dull, and from then on there weren't enough customers to pay to keep the doors open.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading In spite of all we could do, business fell off.
your parents
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was just as I had argued from the very beginning--there wasn't enough trade in Wicksville for two stores like ours and Jehoshaphat P. Skip's.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was just as I had argued from the very beginning--there wasn't enough trade in Wicksville for two stores like ours and Jehoshaphat P. Skip's.
usually; as a rule
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Even if we got half or more than half, it wouldn't keep us running.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was just as I had argued from the very beginning--there wasn't enough trade in Wicksville for two stores like ours and Jehoshaphat P. Skip's.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Even if we got half or more than half, it wouldn't keep us running.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was just as I had argued from the very beginning--there wasn't enough trade in Wicksville for two stores like ours and Jehoshaphat P. Skip's.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Even if we got half or more than half, it wouldn't keep us running.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of all we could do, business fell off.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was just as I had argued from the very beginning--there wasn't enough trade in Wicksville for two stores like ours and Jehoshaphat P. Skip's.
Jehoshaphat
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was just as I had argued from the very beginning--there wasn't enough trade in Wicksville for two stores like ours and Jehoshaphat P. Skip's.
and nothing more
From this reading It was just as I had argued from the very beginning--there wasn't enough trade in Wicksville for two stores like ours and Jehoshaphat P. Skip's.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Even if we got half or more than half, it wouldn't keep us running.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It was just as I had argued from the very beginning--there wasn't enough trade in Wicksville for two stores like ours and Jehoshaphat P. Skip's.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
Miller'snounUS /ˈmɪlərz/
possessive form of “miller” — United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading The week after the rumpus at Old Mose Miller's things started out pretty fair, but along about Wednesday it got dull, and from then on there weren't enough customers to pay to keep the doors open.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Even if we got half or more than half, it wouldn't keep us running.
Mose
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The week after the rumpus at Old Mose Miller's things started out pretty fair, but along about Wednesday it got dull, and from then on there weren't enough customers to pay to keep the doors open.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In spite of all we could do, business fell off.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading In spite of all we could do, business fell off.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The week after the rumpus at Old Mose Miller's things started out pretty fair, but along about Wednesday it got dull, and from then on there weren't enough customers to pay to keep the doors open.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The week after the rumpus at Old Mose Miller's things started out pretty fair, but along about Wednesday it got dull, and from then on there weren't enough customers to pay to keep the doors open.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The week after the rumpus at Old Mose Miller's things started out pretty fair, but along about Wednesday it got dull, and from then on there weren't enough customers to pay to keep the doors open.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Even if we got half or more than half, it wouldn't keep us running.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading It was just as I had argued from the very beginning--there wasn't enough trade in Wicksville for two stores like ours and Jehoshaphat P. Skip's.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The week after the rumpus at Old Mose Miller's things started out pretty fair, but along about Wednesday it got dull, and from then on there weren't enough customers to pay to keep the doors open.
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 It was just as I had argued from the very beginning--there wasn't enough trade in Wicksville for two stores like ours and Jehoshaphat P. Skip's.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading The week after the rumpus at Old Mose Miller's things started out pretty fair, but along about Wednesday it got dull, and from then on there weren't enough customers to pay to keep the doors open.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
rumpusnoun
the act of making a noisy disturbance
From this reading The week after the rumpus at Old Mose Miller's things started out pretty fair, but along about Wednesday it got dull, and from then on there weren't enough customers to pay to keep the doors open.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Even if we got half or more than half, it wouldn't keep us running.
schemesnounUS /skiːmz/
plural of “scheme” — an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
Skip's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was just as I had argued from the very beginning--there wasn't enough trade in Wicksville for two stores like ours and Jehoshaphat P. Skip's.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
in the near future
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading In spite of all we could do, business fell off.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The week after the rumpus at Old Mose Miller's things started out pretty fair, but along about Wednesday it got dull, and from then on there weren't enough customers to pay to keep the doors open.
stockedadjectiveUS /stɑːkt/
furnished with more than enough
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
storesnounUS /stɔːrz/
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading It was just as I had argued from the very beginning--there wasn't enough trade in Wicksville for two stores like ours and Jehoshaphat P. Skip's.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Even if we got half or more than half, it wouldn't keep us running.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was just as I had argued from the very beginning--there wasn't enough trade in Wicksville for two stores like ours and Jehoshaphat P. Skip's.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The week after the rumpus at Old Mose Miller's things started out pretty fair, but along about Wednesday it got dull, and from then on there weren't enough customers to pay to keep the doors open.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was just as I had argued from the very beginning--there wasn't enough trade in Wicksville for two stores like ours and Jehoshaphat P. Skip's.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
Tidd's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The week after the rumpus at Old Mose Miller's things started out pretty fair, but along about Wednesday it got dull, and from then on there weren't enough customers to pay to keep the doors open.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading It was just as I had argued from the very beginning--there wasn't enough trade in Wicksville for two stores like ours and Jehoshaphat P. Skip's.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It was just as I had argued from the very beginning--there wasn't enough trade in Wicksville for two stores like ours and Jehoshaphat P. Skip's.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even if we got half or more than half, it wouldn't keep us running.
under normal conditions
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was just as I had argued from the very beginning--there wasn't enough trade in Wicksville for two stores like ours and Jehoshaphat P. Skip's.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was just as I had argued from the very beginning--there wasn't enough trade in Wicksville for two stores like ours and Jehoshaphat P. Skip's.
wasn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was just as I had argued from the very beginning--there wasn't enough trade in Wicksville for two stores like ours and Jehoshaphat P. Skip's.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In spite of all we could do, business fell off.
WednesdaynounUS /ˈwenzdi/
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading The week after the rumpus at Old Mose Miller's things started out pretty fair, but along about Wednesday it got dull, and from then on there weren't enough customers to pay to keep the doors open.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The week after the rumpus at Old Mose Miller's things started out pretty fair, but along about Wednesday it got dull, and from then on there weren't enough customers to pay to keep the doors open.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
(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 Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
weren't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The week after the rumpus at Old Mose Miller's things started out pretty fair, but along about Wednesday it got dull, and from then on there weren't enough customers to pay to keep the doors open.
Wicksville
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From this reading It was just as I had argued from the very beginning--there wasn't enough trade in Wicksville for two stores like ours and Jehoshaphat P. Skip's.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Of course I know as well as anybody else that Mark Tidd's schemes had made folks buy more than they usually did, and for a couple of weeks we sold more than my father generally sold in that much time, but pretty soon everybody was stocked up with the sort of stuff we had and things were about as bad as ever.
wouldn't
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From this reading Even if we got half or more than half, it wouldn't keep us running.
