Chapter X

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading SOME ACCOUNT OF AN AMERICAN SHOWMAN, WITH A LITTLE INSIGHT INTO THE SHOW BUSINESS.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading SOME ACCOUNT OF AN AMERICAN SHOWMAN, WITH A LITTLE INSIGHT INTO THE SHOW BUSINESS.

plural of “actor” — a theatrical performer

From this reading You can never go there without meeting managers, nigger minstrels, song-and-dance-men, unappreciated actors, and all sorts of people who prefer living from hand to mouth and wearing no shirts, in this way, than to making a fortune in any regular business.

(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 You can never go there without meeting managers, nigger minstrels, song-and-dance-men, unappreciated actors, and all sorts of people who prefer living from hand to mouth and wearing no shirts, in this way, than to making a fortune in any regular business.

Having no one else present.

From this reading I go there frequently from sheer loneliness, and to hear the kindly American language spoken; and, besides, a man alone is generally in bad company, for the heart of man is deceitful and desperately wicked.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading SOME ACCOUNT OF AN AMERICAN SHOWMAN, WITH A LITTLE INSIGHT INTO THE SHOW BUSINESS.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading SOME ACCOUNT OF AN AMERICAN SHOWMAN, WITH A LITTLE INSIGHT INTO THE SHOW BUSINESS.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading You can never go there without meeting managers, nigger minstrels, song-and-dance-men, unappreciated actors, and all sorts of people who prefer living from hand to mouth and wearing no shirts, in this way, than to making a fortune in any regular business.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Right in the heart of London--if London may be said to have any heart--is a tavern kept by an American, which is the headquarters of American "professionals," as showmen delight to call themselves.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Right in the heart of London--if London may be said to have any heart--is a tavern kept by an American, which is the headquarters of American "professionals," as showmen delight to call themselves.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Any company that is fair to middling is better than none at all.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading I go there frequently from sheer loneliness, and to hear the kindly American language spoken; and, besides, a man alone is generally in bad company, for the heart of man is deceitful and desperately wicked.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Right in the heart of London--if London may be said to have any heart--is a tavern kept by an American, which is the headquarters of American "professionals," as showmen delight to call themselves.

in addition to; as well as

From this reading I go there frequently from sheer loneliness, and to hear the kindly American language spoken; and, besides, a man alone is generally in bad company, for the heart of man is deceitful and desperately wicked.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading Any company that is fair to middling is better than none at all.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading SOME ACCOUNT OF AN AMERICAN SHOWMAN, WITH A LITTLE INSIGHT INTO THE SHOW BUSINESS.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Right in the heart of London--if London may be said to have any heart--is a tavern kept by an American, which is the headquarters of American "professionals," as showmen delight to call themselves.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Right in the heart of London--if London may be said to have any heart--is a tavern kept by an American, which is the headquarters of American "professionals," as showmen delight to call themselves.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading You can never go there without meeting managers, nigger minstrels, song-and-dance-men, unappreciated actors, and all sorts of people who prefer living from hand to mouth and wearing no shirts, in this way, than to making a fortune in any regular business.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading I go there frequently from sheer loneliness, and to hear the kindly American language spoken; and, besides, a man alone is generally in bad company, for the heart of man is deceitful and desperately wicked.

intended to deceive

From this reading I go there frequently from sheer loneliness, and to hear the kindly American language spoken; and, besides, a man alone is generally in bad company, for the heart of man is deceitful and desperately wicked.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading Right in the heart of London--if London may be said to have any heart--is a tavern kept by an American, which is the headquarters of American "professionals," as showmen delight to call themselves.

with great urgency

From this reading I go there frequently from sheer loneliness, and to hear the kindly American language spoken; and, besides, a man alone is generally in bad company, for the heart of man is deceitful and desperately wicked.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading Any company that is fair to middling is better than none at all.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I go there frequently from sheer loneliness, and to hear the kindly American language spoken; and, besides, a man alone is generally in bad company, for the heart of man is deceitful and desperately wicked.

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading You can never go there without meeting managers, nigger minstrels, song-and-dance-men, unappreciated actors, and all sorts of people who prefer living from hand to mouth and wearing no shirts, in this way, than to making a fortune in any regular business.

many times at short intervals

From this reading I go there frequently from sheer loneliness, and to hear the kindly American language spoken; and, besides, a man alone is generally in bad company, for the heart of man is deceitful and desperately wicked.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading You can never go there without meeting managers, nigger minstrels, song-and-dance-men, unappreciated actors, and all sorts of people who prefer living from hand to mouth and wearing no shirts, in this way, than to making a fortune in any regular business.

usually; as a rule

From this reading I go there frequently from sheer loneliness, and to hear the kindly American language spoken; and, besides, a man alone is generally in bad company, for the heart of man is deceitful and desperately wicked.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading You can never go there without meeting managers, nigger minstrels, song-and-dance-men, unappreciated actors, and all sorts of people who prefer living from hand to mouth and wearing no shirts, in this way, than to making a fortune in any regular business.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading You can never go there without meeting managers, nigger minstrels, song-and-dance-men, unappreciated actors, and all sorts of people who prefer living from hand to mouth and wearing no shirts, in this way, than to making a fortune in any regular business.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Right in the heart of London--if London may be said to have any heart--is a tavern kept by an American, which is the headquarters of American "professionals," as showmen delight to call themselves.

(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise

From this reading Right in the heart of London--if London may be said to have any heart--is a tavern kept by an American, which is the headquarters of American "professionals," as showmen delight to call themselves.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading I go there frequently from sheer loneliness, and to hear the kindly American language spoken; and, besides, a man alone is generally in bad company, for the heart of man is deceitful and desperately wicked.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Right in the heart of London--if London may be said to have any heart--is a tavern kept by an American, which is the headquarters of American "professionals," as showmen delight to call themselves.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I go there frequently from sheer loneliness, and to hear the kindly American language spoken; and, besides, a man alone is generally in bad company, for the heart of man is deceitful and desperately wicked.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Right in the heart of London--if London may be said to have any heart--is a tavern kept by an American, which is the headquarters of American "professionals," as showmen delight to call themselves.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Right in the heart of London--if London may be said to have any heart--is a tavern kept by an American, which is the headquarters of American "professionals," as showmen delight to call themselves.

clear or deep perception of a situation

From this reading SOME ACCOUNT OF AN AMERICAN SHOWMAN, WITH A LITTLE INSIGHT INTO THE SHOW BUSINESS.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading SOME ACCOUNT OF AN AMERICAN SHOWMAN, WITH A LITTLE INSIGHT INTO THE SHOW BUSINESS.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Right in the heart of London--if London may be said to have any heart--is a tavern kept by an American, which is the headquarters of American "professionals," as showmen delight to call themselves.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading Right in the heart of London--if London may be said to have any heart--is a tavern kept by an American, which is the headquarters of American "professionals," as showmen delight to call themselves.

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

From this reading I go there frequently from sheer loneliness, and to hear the kindly American language spoken; and, besides, a man alone is generally in bad company, for the heart of man is deceitful and desperately wicked.

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading I go there frequently from sheer loneliness, and to hear the kindly American language spoken; and, besides, a man alone is generally in bad company, for the heart of man is deceitful and desperately wicked.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading SOME ACCOUNT OF AN AMERICAN SHOWMAN, WITH A LITTLE INSIGHT INTO THE SHOW BUSINESS.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading You can never go there without meeting managers, nigger minstrels, song-and-dance-men, unappreciated actors, and all sorts of people who prefer living from hand to mouth and wearing no shirts, in this way, than to making a fortune in any regular business.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading Right in the heart of London--if London may be said to have any heart--is a tavern kept by an American, which is the headquarters of American "professionals," as showmen delight to call themselves.

the state of being alone in solitary isolation

From this reading I go there frequently from sheer loneliness, and to hear the kindly American language spoken; and, besides, a man alone is generally in bad company, for the heart of man is deceitful and desperately wicked.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading You can never go there without meeting managers, nigger minstrels, song-and-dance-men, unappreciated actors, and all sorts of people who prefer living from hand to mouth and wearing no shirts, in this way, than to making a fortune in any regular business.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading I go there frequently from sheer loneliness, and to hear the kindly American language spoken; and, besides, a man alone is generally in bad company, for the heart of man is deceitful and desperately wicked.

plural of “manager” — someone who controls resources and expenditures

From this reading You can never go there without meeting managers, nigger minstrels, song-and-dance-men, unappreciated actors, and all sorts of people who prefer living from hand to mouth and wearing no shirts, in this way, than to making a fortune in any regular business.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Right in the heart of London--if London may be said to have any heart--is a tavern kept by an American, which is the headquarters of American "professionals," as showmen delight to call themselves.

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading You can never go there without meeting managers, nigger minstrels, song-and-dance-men, unappreciated actors, and all sorts of people who prefer living from hand to mouth and wearing no shirts, in this way, than to making a fortune in any regular business.

any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran)

From this reading Any company that is fair to middling is better than none at all.

plural of “minstrel” — a singer of folk songs

From this reading You can never go there without meeting managers, nigger minstrels, song-and-dance-men, unappreciated actors, and all sorts of people who prefer living from hand to mouth and wearing no shirts, in this way, than to making a fortune in any regular business.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading You can never go there without meeting managers, nigger minstrels, song-and-dance-men, unappreciated actors, and all sorts of people who prefer living from hand to mouth and wearing no shirts, in this way, than to making a fortune in any regular business.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading You can never go there without meeting managers, nigger minstrels, song-and-dance-men, unappreciated actors, and all sorts of people who prefer living from hand to mouth and wearing no shirts, in this way, than to making a fortune in any regular business.

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From this reading You can never go there without meeting managers, nigger minstrels, song-and-dance-men, unappreciated actors, and all sorts of people who prefer living from hand to mouth and wearing no shirts, in this way, than to making a fortune in any regular business.

not any; not one

From this reading You can never go there without meeting managers, nigger minstrels, song-and-dance-men, unappreciated actors, and all sorts of people who prefer living from hand to mouth and wearing no shirts, in this way, than to making a fortune in any regular business.

not one, and not any

From this reading Any company that is fair to middling is better than none at all.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SOME ACCOUNT OF AN AMERICAN SHOWMAN, WITH A LITTLE INSIGHT INTO THE SHOW BUSINESS.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading You can never go there without meeting managers, nigger minstrels, song-and-dance-men, unappreciated actors, and all sorts of people who prefer living from hand to mouth and wearing no shirts, in this way, than to making a fortune in any regular business.

like better; value more highly

From this reading You can never go there without meeting managers, nigger minstrels, song-and-dance-men, unappreciated actors, and all sorts of people who prefer living from hand to mouth and wearing no shirts, in this way, than to making a fortune in any regular business.

plural of “professional” — a person engaged in one of the learned professions

From this reading Right in the heart of London--if London may be said to have any heart--is a tavern kept by an American, which is the headquarters of American "professionals," as showmen delight to call themselves.

in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle

From this reading You can never go there without meeting managers, nigger minstrels, song-and-dance-men, unappreciated actors, and all sorts of people who prefer living from hand to mouth and wearing no shirts, in this way, than to making a fortune in any regular business.

precisely, exactly

From this reading Right in the heart of London--if London may be said to have any heart--is a tavern kept by an American, which is the headquarters of American "professionals," as showmen delight to call themselves.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Right in the heart of London--if London may be said to have any heart--is a tavern kept by an American, which is the headquarters of American "professionals," as showmen delight to call themselves.

complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers

From this reading I go there frequently from sheer loneliness, and to hear the kindly American language spoken; and, besides, a man alone is generally in bad company, for the heart of man is deceitful and desperately wicked.

plural of “shirt” — a garment worn on the upper half of the body

From this reading You can never go there without meeting managers, nigger minstrels, song-and-dance-men, unappreciated actors, and all sorts of people who prefer living from hand to mouth and wearing no shirts, in this way, than to making a fortune in any regular business.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading SOME ACCOUNT OF AN AMERICAN SHOWMAN, WITH A LITTLE INSIGHT INTO THE SHOW BUSINESS.

a person skilled at making effective presentations

From this reading SOME ACCOUNT OF AN AMERICAN SHOWMAN, WITH A LITTLE INSIGHT INTO THE SHOW BUSINESS.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Right in the heart of London--if London may be said to have any heart--is a tavern kept by an American, which is the headquarters of American "professionals," as showmen delight to call themselves.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading SOME ACCOUNT OF AN AMERICAN SHOWMAN, WITH A LITTLE INSIGHT INTO THE SHOW BUSINESS.

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From this reading You can never go there without meeting managers, nigger minstrels, song-and-dance-men, unappreciated actors, and all sorts of people who prefer living from hand to mouth and wearing no shirts, in this way, than to making a fortune in any regular business.

plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading You can never go there without meeting managers, nigger minstrels, song-and-dance-men, unappreciated actors, and all sorts of people who prefer living from hand to mouth and wearing no shirts, in this way, than to making a fortune in any regular business.

uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination

From this reading I go there frequently from sheer loneliness, and to hear the kindly American language spoken; and, besides, a man alone is generally in bad company, for the heart of man is deceitful and desperately wicked.

a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks

From this reading Right in the heart of London--if London may be said to have any heart--is a tavern kept by an American, which is the headquarters of American "professionals," as showmen delight to call themselves.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading You can never go there without meeting managers, nigger minstrels, song-and-dance-men, unappreciated actors, and all sorts of people who prefer living from hand to mouth and wearing no shirts, in this way, than to making a fortune in any regular business.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Any company that is fair to middling is better than none at all.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading SOME ACCOUNT OF AN AMERICAN SHOWMAN, WITH A LITTLE INSIGHT INTO THE SHOW BUSINESS.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading Right in the heart of London--if London may be said to have any heart--is a tavern kept by an American, which is the headquarters of American "professionals," as showmen delight to call themselves.

in or at that place or location

From this reading You can never go there without meeting managers, nigger minstrels, song-and-dance-men, unappreciated actors, and all sorts of people who prefer living from hand to mouth and wearing no shirts, in this way, than to making a fortune in any regular business.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading You can never go there without meeting managers, nigger minstrels, song-and-dance-men, unappreciated actors, and all sorts of people who prefer living from hand to mouth and wearing no shirts, in this way, than to making a fortune in any regular business.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Right in the heart of London--if London may be said to have any heart--is a tavern kept by an American, which is the headquarters of American "professionals," as showmen delight to call themselves.

not likely to be rewarded

From this reading You can never go there without meeting managers, nigger minstrels, song-and-dance-men, unappreciated actors, and all sorts of people who prefer living from hand to mouth and wearing no shirts, in this way, than to making a fortune in any regular business.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading You can never go there without meeting managers, nigger minstrels, song-and-dance-men, unappreciated actors, and all sorts of people who prefer living from hand to mouth and wearing no shirts, in this way, than to making a fortune in any regular business.

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)

From this reading You can never go there without meeting managers, nigger minstrels, song-and-dance-men, unappreciated actors, and all sorts of people who prefer living from hand to mouth and wearing no shirts, in this way, than to making a fortune in any regular business.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Right in the heart of London--if London may be said to have any heart--is a tavern kept by an American, which is the headquarters of American "professionals," as showmen delight to call themselves.

which person or people

From this reading You can never go there without meeting managers, nigger minstrels, song-and-dance-men, unappreciated actors, and all sorts of people who prefer living from hand to mouth and wearing no shirts, in this way, than to making a fortune in any regular business.

morally bad in principle or practice

From this reading I go there frequently from sheer loneliness, and to hear the kindly American language spoken; and, besides, a man alone is generally in bad company, for the heart of man is deceitful and desperately wicked.

in the company of; together with

From this reading SOME ACCOUNT OF AN AMERICAN SHOWMAN, WITH A LITTLE INSIGHT INTO THE SHOW BUSINESS.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading You can never go there without meeting managers, nigger minstrels, song-and-dance-men, unappreciated actors, and all sorts of people who prefer living from hand to mouth and wearing no shirts, in this way, than to making a fortune in any regular business.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You can never go there without meeting managers, nigger minstrels, song-and-dance-men, unappreciated actors, and all sorts of people who prefer living from hand to mouth and wearing no shirts, in this way, than to making a fortune in any regular business.