used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And next, one evening after the mail was in, Scipio, sitting alone in the front of the store, saw the Agent, sitting alone in the back of the store, spring suddenly from his chair, crush a newspaper into his pocket, and stride out to his house.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And next, one evening after the mail was in, Scipio, sitting alone in the front of the store, saw the Agent, sitting alone in the back of the store, spring suddenly from his chair, crush a newspaper into his pocket, and stride out to his house.
AgentnounUS /ˈeɪdʒənt/
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading And next, one evening after the mail was in, Scipio, sitting alone in the front of the store, saw the Agent, sitting alone in the back of the store, spring suddenly from his chair, crush a newspaper into his pocket, and stride out to his house.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading And next, one evening after the mail was in, Scipio, sitting alone in the front of the store, saw the Agent, sitting alone in the back of the store, spring suddenly from his chair, crush a newspaper into his pocket, and stride out to his house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And next, one evening after the mail was in, Scipio, sitting alone in the front of the store, saw the Agent, sitting alone in the back of the store, spring suddenly from his chair, crush a newspaper into his pocket, and stride out to his house.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At breakfast the Agent spoke thus to Scipio:-- “I must go to Washington.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And next, one evening after the mail was in, Scipio, sitting alone in the front of the store, saw the Agent, sitting alone in the back of the store, spring suddenly from his chair, crush a newspaper into his pocket, and stride out to his house.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shall be back before they let you and your leg run loose.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I shall be back before they let you and your leg run loose.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading At breakfast the Agent spoke thus to Scipio:-- “I must go to Washington.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading And next, one evening after the mail was in, Scipio, sitting alone in the front of the store, saw the Agent, sitting alone in the back of the store, spring suddenly from his chair, crush a newspaper into his pocket, and stride out to his house.
crushverbUS /krʌʃ/
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
From this reading And next, one evening after the mail was in, Scipio, sitting alone in the front of the store, saw the Agent, sitting alone in the back of the store, spring suddenly from his chair, crush a newspaper into his pocket, and stride out to his house.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Will you do something for me?”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading And next, one evening after the mail was in, Scipio, sitting alone in the front of the store, saw the Agent, sitting alone in the back of the store, spring suddenly from his chair, crush a newspaper into his pocket, and stride out to his house.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Will you do something for me?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And next, one evening after the mail was in, Scipio, sitting alone in the front of the store, saw the Agent, sitting alone in the back of the store, spring suddenly from his chair, crush a newspaper into his pocket, and stride out to his house.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading And next, one evening after the mail was in, Scipio, sitting alone in the front of the store, saw the Agent, sitting alone in the back of the store, spring suddenly from his chair, crush a newspaper into his pocket, and stride out to his house.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading At breakfast the Agent spoke thus to Scipio:-- “I must go to Washington.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And next, one evening after the mail was in, Scipio, sitting alone in the front of the store, saw the Agent, sitting alone in the back of the store, spring suddenly from his chair, crush a newspaper into his pocket, and stride out to his house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading And next, one evening after the mail was in, Scipio, sitting alone in the front of the store, saw the Agent, sitting alone in the back of the store, spring suddenly from his chair, crush a newspaper into his pocket, and stride out to his house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At breakfast the Agent spoke thus to Scipio:-- “I must go to Washington.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And next, one evening after the mail was in, Scipio, sitting alone in the front of the store, saw the Agent, sitting alone in the back of the store, spring suddenly from his chair, crush a newspaper into his pocket, and stride out to his house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And next, one evening after the mail was in, Scipio, sitting alone in the front of the store, saw the Agent, sitting alone in the back of the store, spring suddenly from his chair, crush a newspaper into his pocket, and stride out to his house.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Name it.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading I shall be back before they let you and your leg run loose.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I shall be back before they let you and your leg run loose.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading I shall be back before they let you and your leg run loose.
mailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading And next, one evening after the mail was in, Scipio, sitting alone in the front of the store, saw the Agent, sitting alone in the back of the store, spring suddenly from his chair, crush a newspaper into his pocket, and stride out to his house.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Will you do something for me?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading At breakfast the Agent spoke thus to Scipio:-- “I must go to Washington.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Name it.
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading And next, one evening after the mail was in, Scipio, sitting alone in the front of the store, saw the Agent, sitting alone in the back of the store, spring suddenly from his chair, crush a newspaper into his pocket, and stride out to his house.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading And next, one evening after the mail was in, Scipio, sitting alone in the front of the store, saw the Agent, sitting alone in the back of the store, spring suddenly from his chair, crush a newspaper into his pocket, and stride out to his house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And next, one evening after the mail was in, Scipio, sitting alone in the front of the store, saw the Agent, sitting alone in the back of the store, spring suddenly from his chair, crush a newspaper into his pocket, and stride out to his house.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And next, one evening after the mail was in, Scipio, sitting alone in the front of the store, saw the Agent, sitting alone in the back of the store, spring suddenly from his chair, crush a newspaper into his pocket, and stride out to his house.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And next, one evening after the mail was in, Scipio, sitting alone in the front of the store, saw the Agent, sitting alone in the back of the store, spring suddenly from his chair, crush a newspaper into his pocket, and stride out to his house.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading And next, one evening after the mail was in, Scipio, sitting alone in the front of the store, saw the Agent, sitting alone in the back of the store, spring suddenly from his chair, crush a newspaper into his pocket, and stride out to his house.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I shall be back before they let you and your leg run loose.
cut with a saw
From this reading And next, one evening after the mail was in, Scipio, sitting alone in the front of the store, saw the Agent, sitting alone in the back of the store, spring suddenly from his chair, crush a newspaper into his pocket, and stride out to his house.
ScipionounUS /ˈsɪpioʊ/
Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC)
From this reading And next, one evening after the mail was in, Scipio, sitting alone in the front of the store, saw the Agent, sitting alone in the back of the store, spring suddenly from his chair, crush a newspaper into his pocket, and stride out to his house.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall be back before they let you and your leg run loose.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading And next, one evening after the mail was in, Scipio, sitting alone in the front of the store, saw the Agent, sitting alone in the back of the store, spring suddenly from his chair, crush a newspaper into his pocket, and stride out to his house.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Will you do something for me?”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading At breakfast the Agent spoke thus to Scipio:-- “I must go to Washington.
the season of growth
From this reading And next, one evening after the mail was in, Scipio, sitting alone in the front of the store, saw the Agent, sitting alone in the back of the store, spring suddenly from his chair, crush a newspaper into his pocket, and stride out to his house.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading And next, one evening after the mail was in, Scipio, sitting alone in the front of the store, saw the Agent, sitting alone in the back of the store, spring suddenly from his chair, crush a newspaper into his pocket, and stride out to his house.
stridenounUS /straɪd/
a step in walking or running
From this reading And next, one evening after the mail was in, Scipio, sitting alone in the front of the store, saw the Agent, sitting alone in the back of the store, spring suddenly from his chair, crush a newspaper into his pocket, and stride out to his house.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading And next, one evening after the mail was in, Scipio, sitting alone in the front of the store, saw the Agent, sitting alone in the back of the store, spring suddenly from his chair, crush a newspaper into his pocket, and stride out to his house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And next, one evening after the mail was in, Scipio, sitting alone in the front of the store, saw the Agent, sitting alone in the back of the store, spring suddenly from his chair, crush a newspaper into his pocket, and stride out to his house.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I shall be back before they let you and your leg run loose.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading At breakfast the Agent spoke thus to Scipio:-- “I must go to Washington.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And next, one evening after the mail was in, Scipio, sitting alone in the front of the store, saw the Agent, sitting alone in the back of the store, spring suddenly from his chair, crush a newspaper into his pocket, and stride out to his house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And next, one evening after the mail was in, Scipio, sitting alone in the front of the store, saw the Agent, sitting alone in the back of the store, spring suddenly from his chair, crush a newspaper into his pocket, and stride out to his house.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading At breakfast the Agent spoke thus to Scipio:-- “I must go to Washington.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you do something for me?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I shall be back before they let you and your leg run loose.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I shall be back before they let you and your leg run loose.
