used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a wide grin upon his beefy countenance, Mr. Jake Hines stepped into the real-estate office of Walter K. Sammis.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dallas Worthington looked up from her work, and stared at him coldly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Hello, little one!” he said cheerily to the girl who sat at a typewriter in the outer office.
beefyadjectiveUS /ˈbiːfi/
muscular and heavily built
From this reading With a wide grin upon his beefy countenance, Mr. Jake Hines stepped into the real-estate office of Walter K. Sammis.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading “We’re lookin’ very charming to-day.”
cheerilyadverb
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “Hello, little one!” he said cheerily to the girl who sat at a typewriter in the outer office.
coldlyadverbUS /ˈkoʊldli/
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading Dallas Worthington looked up from her work, and stared at him coldly.
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading With a wide grin upon his beefy countenance, Mr. Jake Hines stepped into the real-estate office of Walter K. Sammis.
DallasnounUS /ˈdæləs/
a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields
From this reading Dallas Worthington looked up from her work, and stared at him coldly.
DIAMONDSnounUS /ˈdaɪməndz/
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading JACK O’ DIAMONDS.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dallas Worthington looked up from her work, and stared at him coldly.
a young female
From this reading “Hello, little one!” he said cheerily to the girl who sat at a typewriter in the outer office.
grinnounUS /ɡrɪn/
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading With a wide grin upon his beefy countenance, Mr. Jake Hines stepped into the real-estate office of Walter K. Sammis.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Hello, little one!” he said cheerily to the girl who sat at a typewriter in the outer office.
HellonounUS /həˈloʊ/
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hello, little one!” he said cheerily to the girl who sat at a typewriter in the outer office.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dallas Worthington looked up from her work, and stared at him coldly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dallas Worthington looked up from her work, and stared at him coldly.
Hines
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From this reading With a wide grin upon his beefy countenance, Mr. Jake Hines stepped into the real-estate office of Walter K. Sammis.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With a wide grin upon his beefy countenance, Mr. Jake Hines stepped into the real-estate office of Walter K. Sammis.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Hello, little one!” he said cheerily to the girl who sat at a typewriter in the outer office.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With a wide grin upon his beefy countenance, Mr. Jake Hines stepped into the real-estate office of Walter K. Sammis.
a small worthless amount
From this reading JACK O’ DIAMONDS.
Jake
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KnounUS /keɪ/
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Hello, little one!” he said cheerily to the girl who sat at a typewriter in the outer office.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Dallas Worthington looked up from her work, and stared at him coldly.
lookin
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From this reading “We’re lookin’ very charming to-day.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading With a wide grin upon his beefy countenance, Mr. Jake Hines stepped into the real-estate office of Walter K. Sammis.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading JACK O’ DIAMONDS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a wide grin upon his beefy countenance, Mr. Jake Hines stepped into the real-estate office of Walter K. Sammis.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading With a wide grin upon his beefy countenance, Mr. Jake Hines stepped into the real-estate office of Walter K. Sammis.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Hello, little one!” he said cheerily to the girl who sat at a typewriter in the outer office.
outeradjectiveUS /ˈaʊtər/
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading “Hello, little one!” he said cheerily to the girl who sat at a typewriter in the outer office.
real-estate
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From this reading With a wide grin upon his beefy countenance, Mr. Jake Hines stepped into the real-estate office of Walter K. Sammis.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
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Sammis
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From this reading With a wide grin upon his beefy countenance, Mr. Jake Hines stepped into the real-estate office of Walter K. Sammis.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
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past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Dallas Worthington looked up from her work, and stared at him coldly.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading With a wide grin upon his beefy countenance, Mr. Jake Hines stepped into the real-estate office of Walter K. Sammis.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With a wide grin upon his beefy countenance, Mr. Jake Hines stepped into the real-estate office of Walter K. Sammis.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Hello, little one!” he said cheerily to the girl who sat at a typewriter in the outer office.
to-day
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From this reading “We’re lookin’ very charming to-day.”
typewriternounUS /ˈtaɪpraɪtər/
hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time
From this reading “Hello, little one!” he said cheerily to the girl who sat at a typewriter in the outer office.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Dallas Worthington looked up from her work, and stared at him coldly.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading With a wide grin upon his beefy countenance, Mr. Jake Hines stepped into the real-estate office of Walter K. Sammis.
precisely as stated
From this reading “We’re lookin’ very charming to-day.”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading With a wide grin upon his beefy countenance, Mr. Jake Hines stepped into the real-estate office of Walter K. Sammis.
We're
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From this reading “We’re lookin’ very charming to-day.”
which person or people
From this reading “Hello, little one!” he said cheerily to the girl who sat at a typewriter in the outer office.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading With a wide grin upon his beefy countenance, Mr. Jake Hines stepped into the real-estate office of Walter K. Sammis.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a wide grin upon his beefy countenance, Mr. Jake Hines stepped into the real-estate office of Walter K. Sammis.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
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Worthington
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