used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
(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 On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
applesnounUS /ˈæpəlz/
plural of “apple” — fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just as I got to the door out came that clerk of Jehoshaphat P. Skip's.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
Biggs
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From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was, so I passed on by and crossed over to take a look at the Five-and-Ten-Cent Store.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Just as I got to the door out came that clerk of Jehoshaphat P. Skip's.
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading Just as I got to the door out came that clerk of Jehoshaphat P. Skip's.
placed crosswise
From this reading It was, so I passed on by and crossed over to take a look at the Five-and-Ten-Cent Store.
dishpanful
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From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Just as I got to the door out came that clerk of Jehoshaphat P. Skip's.
down-town
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From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading Dressed up?
the act of consuming food
From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
Five-and-Ten-Cent
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From this reading It was, so I passed on by and crossed over to take a look at the Five-and-Ten-Cent Store.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Just as I got to the door out came that clerk of Jehoshaphat P. Skip's.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You should have seen him!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You should have seen him!
where you live at a particular time
From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was, so I passed on by and crossed over to take a look at the Five-and-Ten-Cent Store.
Jehoshaphat
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From this reading Just as I got to the door out came that clerk of Jehoshaphat P. Skip's.
and nothing more
From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It was, so I passed on by and crossed over to take a look at the Five-and-Ten-Cent Store.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Just as I got to the door out came that clerk of Jehoshaphat P. Skip's.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was, so I passed on by and crossed over to take a look at the Five-and-Ten-Cent Store.
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 Just as I got to the door out came that clerk of Jehoshaphat P. Skip's.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading It was, so I passed on by and crossed over to take a look at the Five-and-Ten-Cent Store.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
peckverbUS /pek/
hit lightly with a picking motion
From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
popcornnounUS /ˈpɑːpkɔːrn/
corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat
From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
precisely, exactly
From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You should have seen him!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading You should have seen him!
Skip's
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From this reading Just as I got to the door out came that clerk of Jehoshaphat P. Skip's.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was, so I passed on by and crossed over to take a look at the Five-and-Ten-Cent Store.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
carry out
From this reading It was, so I passed on by and crossed over to take a look at the Five-and-Ten-Cent Store.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
Tidd's
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From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Dressed up?
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
in or at the place that
From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You should have seen him!
Zadok
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From this reading On my way home from Mark Tidd's house--where I left Mark and Zadok Biggs eating away at a big dishpanful of popcorn and about a peck of apples--I walked down-town and past the store just to see that everything was all right.
