used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A day after the arrival of the Camera Chap in New York, a middle-aged man of exceedingly prosperous appearance entered the _Bulletin_ office, and handed a card to Fred Carroll, on which was printed:
AdvertisingnounUS /ˈædvərtaɪzɪŋ/
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading “Mr. Oliver Cheston, the National Advertising Agency, New York, Chicago, San Francisco.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A day after the arrival of the Camera Chap in New York, a middle-aged man of exceedingly prosperous appearance entered the _Bulletin_ office, and handed a card to Fred Carroll, on which was printed:
AgencynounUS /ˈeɪdʒənsi/
an administrative unit of government
From this reading “Mr. Oliver Cheston, the National Advertising Agency, New York, Chicago, San Francisco.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A day after the arrival of the Camera Chap in New York, a middle-aged man of exceedingly prosperous appearance entered the _Bulletin_ office, and handed a card to Fred Carroll, on which was printed:
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading A day after the arrival of the Camera Chap in New York, a middle-aged man of exceedingly prosperous appearance entered the _Bulletin_ office, and handed a card to Fred Carroll, on which was printed:
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading A day after the arrival of the Camera Chap in New York, a middle-aged man of exceedingly prosperous appearance entered the _Bulletin_ office, and handed a card to Fred Carroll, on which was printed:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Carroll wondered that a man of Mr. Cheston’s evident standing in the business world should have such a cheap-looking card, for the pasteboard was printed instead of being engraved, and it looked as if the job had been hastily done, some of the letters being blurred.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Carroll wondered that a man of Mr. Cheston’s evident standing in the business world should have such a cheap-looking card, for the pasteboard was printed instead of being engraved, and it looked as if the job had been hastily done, some of the letters being blurred.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Carroll wondered that a man of Mr. Cheston’s evident standing in the business world should have such a cheap-looking card, for the pasteboard was printed instead of being engraved, and it looked as if the job had been hastily done, some of the letters being blurred.
blurredadjectiveUS /blɜːrd/
indistinct or hazy in outline
From this reading Carroll wondered that a man of Mr. Cheston’s evident standing in the business world should have such a cheap-looking card, for the pasteboard was printed instead of being engraved, and it looked as if the job had been hastily done, some of the letters being blurred.
BulletinnounUS /ˈbʊlɪtən/
a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast)
From this reading A day after the arrival of the Camera Chap in New York, a middle-aged man of exceedingly prosperous appearance entered the _Bulletin_ office, and handed a card to Fred Carroll, on which was printed:
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Carroll wondered that a man of Mr. Cheston’s evident standing in the business world should have such a cheap-looking card, for the pasteboard was printed instead of being engraved, and it looked as if the job had been hastily done, some of the letters being blurred.
CameranounUS /ˈkæmərə/
equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
From this reading A day after the arrival of the Camera Chap in New York, a middle-aged man of exceedingly prosperous appearance entered the _Bulletin_ office, and handed a card to Fred Carroll, on which was printed:
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading A day after the arrival of the Camera Chap in New York, a middle-aged man of exceedingly prosperous appearance entered the _Bulletin_ office, and handed a card to Fred Carroll, on which was printed:
CarrollnounUS /ˈkærəl/
English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
From this reading A day after the arrival of the Camera Chap in New York, a middle-aged man of exceedingly prosperous appearance entered the _Bulletin_ office, and handed a card to Fred Carroll, on which was printed:
a boy or man
From this reading A day after the arrival of the Camera Chap in New York, a middle-aged man of exceedingly prosperous appearance entered the _Bulletin_ office, and handed a card to Fred Carroll, on which was printed:
cheap-looking
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From this reading Carroll wondered that a man of Mr. Cheston’s evident standing in the business world should have such a cheap-looking card, for the pasteboard was printed instead of being engraved, and it looked as if the job had been hastily done, some of the letters being blurred.
Cheston
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From this reading “Mr. Oliver Cheston, the National Advertising Agency, New York, Chicago, San Francisco.”
Cheston's
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From this reading Carroll wondered that a man of Mr. Cheston’s evident standing in the business world should have such a cheap-looking card, for the pasteboard was printed instead of being engraved, and it looked as if the job had been hastily done, some of the letters being blurred.
ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “Mr. Oliver Cheston, the National Advertising Agency, New York, Chicago, San Francisco.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A day after the arrival of the Camera Chap in New York, a middle-aged man of exceedingly prosperous appearance entered the _Bulletin_ office, and handed a card to Fred Carroll, on which was printed:
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Carroll wondered that a man of Mr. Cheston’s evident standing in the business world should have such a cheap-looking card, for the pasteboard was printed instead of being engraved, and it looked as if the job had been hastily done, some of the letters being blurred.
engravedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈɡreɪvd/
cut or impressed into a surface
From this reading Carroll wondered that a man of Mr. Cheston’s evident standing in the business world should have such a cheap-looking card, for the pasteboard was printed instead of being engraved, and it looked as if the job had been hastily done, some of the letters being blurred.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading A day after the arrival of the Camera Chap in New York, a middle-aged man of exceedingly prosperous appearance entered the _Bulletin_ office, and handed a card to Fred Carroll, on which was printed:
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Carroll wondered that a man of Mr. Cheston’s evident standing in the business world should have such a cheap-looking card, for the pasteboard was printed instead of being engraved, and it looked as if the job had been hastily done, some of the letters being blurred.
to an extreme degree
From this reading A day after the arrival of the Camera Chap in New York, a middle-aged man of exceedingly prosperous appearance entered the _Bulletin_ office, and handed a card to Fred Carroll, on which was printed:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Carroll wondered that a man of Mr. Cheston’s evident standing in the business world should have such a cheap-looking card, for the pasteboard was printed instead of being engraved, and it looked as if the job had been hastily done, some of the letters being blurred.
FORTUNESnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading RISING FORTUNES.
Francisco
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From this reading “Mr. Oliver Cheston, the National Advertising Agency, New York, Chicago, San Francisco.”
Fred
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From this reading A day after the arrival of the Camera Chap in New York, a middle-aged man of exceedingly prosperous appearance entered the _Bulletin_ office, and handed a card to Fred Carroll, on which was printed:
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Nevertheless, the proprietor of the _Bulletin_ received his visitor with great politeness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Carroll wondered that a man of Mr. Cheston’s evident standing in the business world should have such a cheap-looking card, for the pasteboard was printed instead of being engraved, and it looked as if the job had been hastily done, some of the letters being blurred.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading A day after the arrival of the Camera Chap in New York, a middle-aged man of exceedingly prosperous appearance entered the _Bulletin_ office, and handed a card to Fred Carroll, on which was printed:
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading Carroll wondered that a man of Mr. Cheston’s evident standing in the business world should have such a cheap-looking card, for the pasteboard was printed instead of being engraved, and it looked as if the job had been hastily done, some of the letters being blurred.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Carroll wondered that a man of Mr. Cheston’s evident standing in the business world should have such a cheap-looking card, for the pasteboard was printed instead of being engraved, and it looked as if the job had been hastily done, some of the letters being blurred.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless, the proprietor of the _Bulletin_ received his visitor with great politeness.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Carroll wondered that a man of Mr. Cheston’s evident standing in the business world should have such a cheap-looking card, for the pasteboard was printed instead of being engraved, and it looked as if the job had been hastily done, some of the letters being blurred.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A day after the arrival of the Camera Chap in New York, a middle-aged man of exceedingly prosperous appearance entered the _Bulletin_ office, and handed a card to Fred Carroll, on which was printed:
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Carroll wondered that a man of Mr. Cheston’s evident standing in the business world should have such a cheap-looking card, for the pasteboard was printed instead of being engraved, and it looked as if the job had been hastily done, some of the letters being blurred.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Carroll wondered that a man of Mr. Cheston’s evident standing in the business world should have such a cheap-looking card, for the pasteboard was printed instead of being engraved, and it looked as if the job had been hastily done, some of the letters being blurred.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Carroll wondered that a man of Mr. Cheston’s evident standing in the business world should have such a cheap-looking card, for the pasteboard was printed instead of being engraved, and it looked as if the job had been hastily done, some of the letters being blurred.
the literary culture
From this reading Carroll wondered that a man of Mr. Cheston’s evident standing in the business world should have such a cheap-looking card, for the pasteboard was printed instead of being engraved, and it looked as if the job had been hastily done, some of the letters being blurred.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Carroll wondered that a man of Mr. Cheston’s evident standing in the business world should have such a cheap-looking card, for the pasteboard was printed instead of being engraved, and it looked as if the job had been hastily done, some of the letters being blurred.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A day after the arrival of the Camera Chap in New York, a middle-aged man of exceedingly prosperous appearance entered the _Bulletin_ office, and handed a card to Fred Carroll, on which was printed:
middle-agedadjectiveUS /ˈmɪdəleɪɡd/
being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
From this reading A day after the arrival of the Camera Chap in New York, a middle-aged man of exceedingly prosperous appearance entered the _Bulletin_ office, and handed a card to Fred Carroll, on which was printed:
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Mr. Oliver Cheston, the National Advertising Agency, New York, Chicago, San Francisco.”
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading “Mr. Oliver Cheston, the National Advertising Agency, New York, Chicago, San Francisco.”
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, the proprietor of the _Bulletin_ received his visitor with great politeness.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A day after the arrival of the Camera Chap in New York, a middle-aged man of exceedingly prosperous appearance entered the _Bulletin_ office, and handed a card to Fred Carroll, on which was printed:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A day after the arrival of the Camera Chap in New York, a middle-aged man of exceedingly prosperous appearance entered the _Bulletin_ office, and handed a card to Fred Carroll, on which was printed:
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading A day after the arrival of the Camera Chap in New York, a middle-aged man of exceedingly prosperous appearance entered the _Bulletin_ office, and handed a card to Fred Carroll, on which was printed:
OlivernounUS /ˈɑːləvər/
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading “Mr. Oliver Cheston, the National Advertising Agency, New York, Chicago, San Francisco.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A day after the arrival of the Camera Chap in New York, a middle-aged man of exceedingly prosperous appearance entered the _Bulletin_ office, and handed a card to Fred Carroll, on which was printed:
pasteboardnoun
stiff cardboard made by pasting together layers of paper
From this reading Carroll wondered that a man of Mr. Cheston’s evident standing in the business world should have such a cheap-looking card, for the pasteboard was printed instead of being engraved, and it looked as if the job had been hastily done, some of the letters being blurred.
politenessnounUS /pəˈlaɪtnəs/
a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
From this reading Nevertheless, the proprietor of the _Bulletin_ received his visitor with great politeness.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading A day after the arrival of the Camera Chap in New York, a middle-aged man of exceedingly prosperous appearance entered the _Bulletin_ office, and handed a card to Fred Carroll, on which was printed:
proprietornounUS /prəˈpraɪətər/
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading Nevertheless, the proprietor of the _Bulletin_ received his visitor with great politeness.
prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːspərəs/
in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
From this reading A day after the arrival of the Camera Chap in New York, a middle-aged man of exceedingly prosperous appearance entered the _Bulletin_ office, and handed a card to Fred Carroll, on which was printed:
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Nevertheless, the proprietor of the _Bulletin_ received his visitor with great politeness.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading RISING FORTUNES.
San
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From this reading “Mr. Oliver Cheston, the National Advertising Agency, New York, Chicago, San Francisco.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Carroll wondered that a man of Mr. Cheston’s evident standing in the business world should have such a cheap-looking card, for the pasteboard was printed instead of being engraved, and it looked as if the job had been hastily done, some of the letters being blurred.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Carroll wondered that a man of Mr. Cheston’s evident standing in the business world should have such a cheap-looking card, for the pasteboard was printed instead of being engraved, and it looked as if the job had been hastily done, some of the letters being blurred.
having a supporting base
From this reading Carroll wondered that a man of Mr. Cheston’s evident standing in the business world should have such a cheap-looking card, for the pasteboard was printed instead of being engraved, and it looked as if the job had been hastily done, some of the letters being blurred.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Carroll wondered that a man of Mr. Cheston’s evident standing in the business world should have such a cheap-looking card, for the pasteboard was printed instead of being engraved, and it looked as if the job had been hastily done, some of the letters being blurred.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Carroll wondered that a man of Mr. Cheston’s evident standing in the business world should have such a cheap-looking card, for the pasteboard was printed instead of being engraved, and it looked as if the job had been hastily done, some of the letters being blurred.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A day after the arrival of the Camera Chap in New York, a middle-aged man of exceedingly prosperous appearance entered the _Bulletin_ office, and handed a card to Fred Carroll, on which was printed:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A day after the arrival of the Camera Chap in New York, a middle-aged man of exceedingly prosperous appearance entered the _Bulletin_ office, and handed a card to Fred Carroll, on which was printed:
someone who visits
From this reading Nevertheless, the proprietor of the _Bulletin_ received his visitor with great politeness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A day after the arrival of the Camera Chap in New York, a middle-aged man of exceedingly prosperous appearance entered the _Bulletin_ office, and handed a card to Fred Carroll, on which was printed:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A day after the arrival of the Camera Chap in New York, a middle-aged man of exceedingly prosperous appearance entered the _Bulletin_ office, and handed a card to Fred Carroll, on which was printed:
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nevertheless, the proprietor of the _Bulletin_ received his visitor with great politeness.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading Carroll wondered that a man of Mr. Cheston’s evident standing in the business world should have such a cheap-looking card, for the pasteboard was printed instead of being engraved, and it looked as if the job had been hastily done, some of the letters being blurred.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Carroll wondered that a man of Mr. Cheston’s evident standing in the business world should have such a cheap-looking card, for the pasteboard was printed instead of being engraved, and it looked as if the job had been hastily done, some of the letters being blurred.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading A day after the arrival of the Camera Chap in New York, a middle-aged man of exceedingly prosperous appearance entered the _Bulletin_ office, and handed a card to Fred Carroll, on which was printed:
