100,000,000
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From this reading There are 100,000,000 people in this country, and I have selected you as Old Man Curry's godfather.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company MCMXIX It is customary to dedicate a book, the author selecting a good natured person to stand sponsor for his work.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are 100,000,000 people in this country, and I have selected you as Old Man Curry's godfather.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading You love a good horse in spite of the fact that you once harnessed Colonel Jack Chinn's thoroughbred saddle animal to a trap, the subsequent events producing a better story than any you will find in these pages.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading You love a good horse in spite of the fact that you once harnessed Colonel Jack Chinn's thoroughbred saddle animal to a trap, the subsequent events producing a better story than any you will find in these pages.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are 100,000,000 people in this country, and I have selected you as Old Man Curry's godfather.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There are 100,000,000 people in this country, and I have selected you as Old Man Curry's godfather.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company MCMXIX It is customary to dedicate a book, the author selecting a good natured person to stand sponsor for his work.
(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 You love a good horse in spite of the fact that you once harnessed Colonel Jack Chinn's thoroughbred saddle animal to a trap, the subsequent events producing a better story than any you will find in these pages.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company MCMXIX It is customary to dedicate a book, the author selecting a good natured person to stand sponsor for his work.
Chinn's
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From this reading You love a good horse in spite of the fact that you once harnessed Colonel Jack Chinn's thoroughbred saddle animal to a trap, the subsequent events producing a better story than any you will find in these pages.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading You love a good horse in spite of the fact that you once harnessed Colonel Jack Chinn's thoroughbred saddle animal to a trap, the subsequent events producing a better story than any you will find in these pages.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company MCMXIX It is customary to dedicate a book, the author selecting a good natured person to stand sponsor for his work.
complimentverbUS /ˈkɑːmpləment/
say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading When you reflect upon this statistical statement, the size of the compliment should impress you.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading There are 100,000,000 people in this country, and I have selected you as Old Man Curry's godfather.
Curry'snounUS /ˈkʌriz/
possessive form of “curry” — (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice
From this reading There are 100,000,000 people in this country, and I have selected you as Old Man Curry's godfather.
customaryadjectiveUS /ˈkʌstəmeri/
in accordance with convention or custom
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company MCMXIX It is customary to dedicate a book, the author selecting a good natured person to stand sponsor for his work.
dedicateverbUS /ˈdedəkeɪt/
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company MCMXIX It is customary to dedicate a book, the author selecting a good natured person to stand sponsor for his work.
Doran
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From this reading New York George H. Doran Company MCMXIX It is customary to dedicate a book, the author selecting a good natured person to stand sponsor for his work.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading You love a good horse in spite of the fact that you once harnessed Colonel Jack Chinn's thoroughbred saddle animal to a trap, the subsequent events producing a better story than any you will find in these pages.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading You love a good horse in spite of the fact that you once harnessed Colonel Jack Chinn's thoroughbred saddle animal to a trap, the subsequent events producing a better story than any you will find in these pages.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading You love a good horse in spite of the fact that you once harnessed Colonel Jack Chinn's thoroughbred saddle animal to a trap, the subsequent events producing a better story than any you will find in these pages.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company MCMXIX It is customary to dedicate a book, the author selecting a good natured person to stand sponsor for his work.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company MCMXIX It is customary to dedicate a book, the author selecting a good natured person to stand sponsor for his work.
godfathernounUS /ˈɡɑːdfɑːðər/
any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
From this reading There are 100,000,000 people in this country, and I have selected you as Old Man Curry's godfather.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company MCMXIX It is customary to dedicate a book, the author selecting a good natured person to stand sponsor for his work.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company MCMXIX It is customary to dedicate a book, the author selecting a good natured person to stand sponsor for his work.
harnessedadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrnəst/
brought under control and put to use
From this reading You love a good horse in spite of the fact that you once harnessed Colonel Jack Chinn's thoroughbred saddle animal to a trap, the subsequent events producing a better story than any you will find in these pages.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There are 100,000,000 people in this country, and I have selected you as Old Man Curry's godfather.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Then too, you love a good horse--I have often heard you say so.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company MCMXIX It is customary to dedicate a book, the author selecting a good natured person to stand sponsor for his work.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Then too, you love a good horse--I have often heard you say so.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There are 100,000,000 people in this country, and I have selected you as Old Man Curry's godfather.
impressverbUS /ˌɪmˈpres/
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
From this reading When you reflect upon this statistical statement, the size of the compliment should impress you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are 100,000,000 people in this country, and I have selected you as Old Man Curry's godfather.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company MCMXIX It is customary to dedicate a book, the author selecting a good natured person to stand sponsor for his work.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company MCMXIX It is customary to dedicate a book, the author selecting a good natured person to stand sponsor for his work.
a small worthless amount
From this reading You love a good horse in spite of the fact that you once harnessed Colonel Jack Chinn's thoroughbred saddle animal to a trap, the subsequent events producing a better story than any you will find in these pages.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Then too, you love a good horse--I have often heard you say so.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There are 100,000,000 people in this country, and I have selected you as Old Man Curry's godfather.
MCMXIX
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From this reading New York George H. Doran Company MCMXIX It is customary to dedicate a book, the author selecting a good natured person to stand sponsor for his work.
natured
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From this reading New York George H. Doran Company MCMXIX It is customary to dedicate a book, the author selecting a good natured person to stand sponsor for his work.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company MCMXIX It is customary to dedicate a book, the author selecting a good natured person to stand sponsor for his work.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When you reflect upon this statistical statement, the size of the compliment should impress you.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Then too, you love a good horse--I have often heard you say so.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading There are 100,000,000 people in this country, and I have selected you as Old Man Curry's godfather.
on one occasion
From this reading You love a good horse in spite of the fact that you once harnessed Colonel Jack Chinn's thoroughbred saddle animal to a trap, the subsequent events producing a better story than any you will find in these pages.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading You love a good horse in spite of the fact that you once harnessed Colonel Jack Chinn's thoroughbred saddle animal to a trap, the subsequent events producing a better story than any you will find in these pages.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading There are 100,000,000 people in this country, and I have selected you as Old Man Curry's godfather.
a human being
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company MCMXIX It is customary to dedicate a book, the author selecting a good natured person to stand sponsor for his work.
producingverbUS /prəˈduːsɪŋ/
-ing form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading You love a good horse in spite of the fact that you once harnessed Colonel Jack Chinn's thoroughbred saddle animal to a trap, the subsequent events producing a better story than any you will find in these pages.
reflectverbUS /rɪˈflekt/
manifest or bring back
From this reading When you reflect upon this statistical statement, the size of the compliment should impress you.
put a saddle on
From this reading You love a good horse in spite of the fact that you once harnessed Colonel Jack Chinn's thoroughbred saddle animal to a trap, the subsequent events producing a better story than any you will find in these pages.
express in words
From this reading Then too, you love a good horse--I have often heard you say so.
selectedadjectiveUS /səˈlektɪd/
chosen in preference to another
From this reading There are 100,000,000 people in this country, and I have selected you as Old Man Curry's godfather.
selectingverbUS /səˈlektɪŋ/
-ing form of “select” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company MCMXIX It is customary to dedicate a book, the author selecting a good natured person to stand sponsor for his work.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading When you reflect upon this statistical statement, the size of the compliment should impress you.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading When you reflect upon this statistical statement, the size of the compliment should impress you.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then too, you love a good horse--I have often heard you say so.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading You love a good horse in spite of the fact that you once harnessed Colonel Jack Chinn's thoroughbred saddle animal to a trap, the subsequent events producing a better story than any you will find in these pages.
sponsorverbUS /ˈspɑːnsər/
assume sponsorship of
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company MCMXIX It is customary to dedicate a book, the author selecting a good natured person to stand sponsor for his work.
be standing; be upright
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company MCMXIX It is customary to dedicate a book, the author selecting a good natured person to stand sponsor for his work.
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading When you reflect upon this statistical statement, the size of the compliment should impress you.
statisticaladjectiveUS /stəˈtɪstɪkəl/
of or relating to statistics
From this reading When you reflect upon this statistical statement, the size of the compliment should impress you.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading You love a good horse in spite of the fact that you once harnessed Colonel Jack Chinn's thoroughbred saddle animal to a trap, the subsequent events producing a better story than any you will find in these pages.
subsequentadjectiveUS /ˈsʌbsəkwənt/
following in time or order
From this reading You love a good horse in spite of the fact that you once harnessed Colonel Jack Chinn's thoroughbred saddle animal to a trap, the subsequent events producing a better story than any you will find in these pages.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You love a good horse in spite of the fact that you once harnessed Colonel Jack Chinn's thoroughbred saddle animal to a trap, the subsequent events producing a better story than any you will find in these pages.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You love a good horse in spite of the fact that you once harnessed Colonel Jack Chinn's thoroughbred saddle animal to a trap, the subsequent events producing a better story than any you will find in these pages.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company MCMXIX It is customary to dedicate a book, the author selecting a good natured person to stand sponsor for his work.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then too, you love a good horse--I have often heard you say so.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are 100,000,000 people in this country, and I have selected you as Old Man Curry's godfather.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading You love a good horse in spite of the fact that you once harnessed Colonel Jack Chinn's thoroughbred saddle animal to a trap, the subsequent events producing a better story than any you will find in these pages.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There are 100,000,000 people in this country, and I have selected you as Old Man Curry's godfather.
thoroughbrednounUS /ˈθɜːroʊˈbred/
a well-bred person
From this reading You love a good horse in spite of the fact that you once harnessed Colonel Jack Chinn's thoroughbred saddle animal to a trap, the subsequent events producing a better story than any you will find in these pages.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company MCMXIX It is customary to dedicate a book, the author selecting a good natured person to stand sponsor for his work.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Then too, you love a good horse--I have often heard you say so.
trapnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading You love a good horse in spite of the fact that you once harnessed Colonel Jack Chinn's thoroughbred saddle animal to a trap, the subsequent events producing a better story than any you will find in these pages.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When you reflect upon this statistical statement, the size of the compliment should impress you.
at the time that
From this reading When you reflect upon this statistical statement, the size of the compliment should impress you.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You love a good horse in spite of the fact that you once harnessed Colonel Jack Chinn's thoroughbred saddle animal to a trap, the subsequent events producing a better story than any you will find in these pages.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company MCMXIX It is customary to dedicate a book, the author selecting a good natured person to stand sponsor for his work.
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 New York George H. Doran Company MCMXIX It is customary to dedicate a book, the author selecting a good natured person to stand sponsor for his work.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There are 100,000,000 people in this country, and I have selected you as Old Man Curry's godfather.
