used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JOSIE GETS A JOB When Josie left the Higgledy-Piggledy Shop, after having hoodwinked Mrs. Wright, she made her way to a small hotel much favored by traveling men.
speak to
From this reading It was the address given by a man who wished to employ a number of young women to travel in the South to introduce a line of household articles as well as some jewel novelties.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading JOSIE GETS A JOB When Josie left the Higgledy-Piggledy Shop, after having hoodwinked Mrs. Wright, she made her way to a small hotel much favored by traveling men.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Plenty of it," Josie answered with assurance.
any thing at all
From this reading "I tell you, mister, I can sell anything from a baby's rattle to a tombstone.
plural of “article” — nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading It was the address given by a man who wished to employ a number of young women to travel in the South to introduce a line of household articles as well as some jewel novelties.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was the address given by a man who wished to employ a number of young women to travel in the South to introduce a line of household articles as well as some jewel novelties.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What experience have you had?" the man asked her.
assurancenounUS /əˈʃʊrəns/
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading "Plenty of it," Josie answered with assurance.
baby'snounUS /ˈbeɪbiz/
possessive form of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading "I tell you, mister, I can sell anything from a baby's rattle to a tombstone.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading JOSIE GETS A JOB When Josie left the Higgledy-Piggledy Shop, after having hoodwinked Mrs. Wright, she made her way to a small hotel much favored by traveling men.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I tell you, mister, I can sell anything from a baby's rattle to a tombstone.
employverbUS /emˈplɔɪ/
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading It was the address given by a man who wished to employ a number of young women to travel in the South to introduce a line of household articles as well as some jewel novelties.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading "What experience have you had?" the man asked her.
favoredadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪvərd/
preferred above all others and treated with partiality
From this reading JOSIE GETS A JOB When Josie left the Higgledy-Piggledy Shop, after having hoodwinked Mrs. Wright, she made her way to a small hotel much favored by traveling men.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I tell you, mister, I can sell anything from a baby's rattle to a tombstone.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading JOSIE GETS A JOB When Josie left the Higgledy-Piggledy Shop, after having hoodwinked Mrs. Wright, she made her way to a small hotel much favored by traveling men.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading It was the address given by a man who wished to employ a number of young women to travel in the South to introduce a line of household articles as well as some jewel novelties.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "What experience have you had?" the man asked her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What experience have you had?" the man asked her.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading JOSIE GETS A JOB When Josie left the Higgledy-Piggledy Shop, after having hoodwinked Mrs. Wright, she made her way to a small hotel much favored by traveling men.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading JOSIE GETS A JOB When Josie left the Higgledy-Piggledy Shop, after having hoodwinked Mrs. Wright, she made her way to a small hotel much favored by traveling men.
Higgledy-Piggledyadjective
in utter disorder
From this reading JOSIE GETS A JOB When Josie left the Higgledy-Piggledy Shop, after having hoodwinked Mrs. Wright, she made her way to a small hotel much favored by traveling men.
hoodwinkedverbUS /ˈhʊdwɪŋkt/
past form of “hoodwink” — influence by slyness
From this reading JOSIE GETS A JOB When Josie left the Higgledy-Piggledy Shop, after having hoodwinked Mrs. Wright, she made her way to a small hotel much favored by traveling men.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading JOSIE GETS A JOB When Josie left the Higgledy-Piggledy Shop, after having hoodwinked Mrs. Wright, she made her way to a small hotel much favored by traveling men.
a social unit living together
From this reading It was the address given by a man who wished to employ a number of young women to travel in the South to introduce a line of household articles as well as some jewel novelties.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I tell you, mister, I can sell anything from a baby's rattle to a tombstone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the address given by a man who wished to employ a number of young women to travel in the South to introduce a line of household articles as well as some jewel novelties.
introduceverbUS /ˌɪntrəˈduːs/
cause to come to know personally
From this reading It was the address given by a man who wished to employ a number of young women to travel in the South to introduce a line of household articles as well as some jewel novelties.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the address given by a man who wished to employ a number of young women to travel in the South to introduce a line of household articles as well as some jewel novelties.
jewelnounUS /ˈdʒuːəl/
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading It was the address given by a man who wished to employ a number of young women to travel in the South to introduce a line of household articles as well as some jewel novelties.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading JOSIE GETS A JOB When Josie left the Higgledy-Piggledy Shop, after having hoodwinked Mrs. Wright, she made her way to a small hotel much favored by traveling men.
JOSIE
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From this reading JOSIE GETS A JOB When Josie left the Higgledy-Piggledy Shop, after having hoodwinked Mrs. Wright, she made her way to a small hotel much favored by traveling men.
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 JOSIE GETS A JOB When Josie left the Higgledy-Piggledy Shop, after having hoodwinked Mrs. Wright, she made her way to a small hotel much favored by traveling men.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading It was the address given by a man who wished to employ a number of young women to travel in the South to introduce a line of household articles as well as some jewel novelties.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading JOSIE GETS A JOB When Josie left the Higgledy-Piggledy Shop, after having hoodwinked Mrs. Wright, she made her way to a small hotel much favored by traveling men.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It was the address given by a man who wished to employ a number of young women to travel in the South to introduce a line of household articles as well as some jewel novelties.
the force of workers available
From this reading JOSIE GETS A JOB When Josie left the Higgledy-Piggledy Shop, after having hoodwinked Mrs. Wright, she made her way to a small hotel much favored by traveling men.
misternounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading "I tell you, mister, I can sell anything from a baby's rattle to a tombstone.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading JOSIE GETS A JOB When Josie left the Higgledy-Piggledy Shop, after having hoodwinked Mrs. Wright, she made her way to a small hotel much favored by traveling men.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading JOSIE GETS A JOB When Josie left the Higgledy-Piggledy Shop, after having hoodwinked Mrs. Wright, she made her way to a small hotel much favored by traveling men.
noveltiesnounUS /ˈnɑːvəltiz/
plural of “novelty” — originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
From this reading It was the address given by a man who wished to employ a number of young women to travel in the South to introduce a line of household articles as well as some jewel novelties.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading It was the address given by a man who wished to employ a number of young women to travel in the South to introduce a line of household articles as well as some jewel novelties.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the address given by a man who wished to employ a number of young women to travel in the South to introduce a line of household articles as well as some jewel novelties.
a full supply
From this reading "Plenty of it," Josie answered with assurance.
rattleverbUS /ˈrætəl/
make short successive sounds
From this reading "I tell you, mister, I can sell anything from a baby's rattle to a tombstone.
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading "I tell you, mister, I can sell anything from a baby's rattle to a tombstone.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JOSIE GETS A JOB When Josie left the Higgledy-Piggledy Shop, after having hoodwinked Mrs. Wright, she made her way to a small hotel much favored by traveling men.
do one's shopping
From this reading JOSIE GETS A JOB When Josie left the Higgledy-Piggledy Shop, after having hoodwinked Mrs. Wright, she made her way to a small hotel much favored by traveling men.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading JOSIE GETS A JOB When Josie left the Higgledy-Piggledy Shop, after having hoodwinked Mrs. Wright, she made her way to a small hotel much favored by traveling men.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was the address given by a man who wished to employ a number of young women to travel in the South to introduce a line of household articles as well as some jewel novelties.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading It was the address given by a man who wished to employ a number of young women to travel in the South to introduce a line of household articles as well as some jewel novelties.
express in words
From this reading "I tell you, mister, I can sell anything from a baby's rattle to a tombstone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOSIE GETS A JOB When Josie left the Higgledy-Piggledy Shop, after having hoodwinked Mrs. Wright, she made her way to a small hotel much favored by traveling men.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JOSIE GETS A JOB When Josie left the Higgledy-Piggledy Shop, after having hoodwinked Mrs. Wright, she made her way to a small hotel much favored by traveling men.
tombstonenounUS /ˈtuːmstoʊn/
a stone that is used to mark a grave
From this reading "I tell you, mister, I can sell anything from a baby's rattle to a tombstone.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It was the address given by a man who wished to employ a number of young women to travel in the South to introduce a line of household articles as well as some jewel novelties.
travelingnounUS /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading JOSIE GETS A JOB When Josie left the Higgledy-Piggledy Shop, after having hoodwinked Mrs. Wright, she made her way to a small hotel much favored by traveling men.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the address given by a man who wished to employ a number of young women to travel in the South to introduce a line of household articles as well as some jewel novelties.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading JOSIE GETS A JOB When Josie left the Higgledy-Piggledy Shop, after having hoodwinked Mrs. Wright, she made her way to a small hotel much favored by traveling men.
(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 It was the address given by a man who wished to employ a number of young women to travel in the South to introduce a line of household articles as well as some jewel novelties.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What experience have you had?" the man asked her.
at the time that
From this reading JOSIE GETS A JOB When Josie left the Higgledy-Piggledy Shop, after having hoodwinked Mrs. Wright, she made her way to a small hotel much favored by traveling men.
which person or people
From this reading It was the address given by a man who wished to employ a number of young women to travel in the South to introduce a line of household articles as well as some jewel novelties.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading It was the address given by a man who wished to employ a number of young women to travel in the South to introduce a line of household articles as well as some jewel novelties.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Plenty of it," Josie answered with assurance.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading It was the address given by a man who wished to employ a number of young women to travel in the South to introduce a line of household articles as well as some jewel novelties.
WrightnounUS /raɪt/
United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
From this reading JOSIE GETS A JOB When Josie left the Higgledy-Piggledy Shop, after having hoodwinked Mrs. Wright, she made her way to a small hotel much favored by traveling men.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What experience have you had?" the man asked her.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading It was the address given by a man who wished to employ a number of young women to travel in the South to introduce a line of household articles as well as some jewel novelties.
