used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
at or in the front
From this reading I finds him pacin' deliberate up and down the waitin' room at eight-fifty-three A.M., which is two minutes ahead of my schedule for openin' the Corrugated for gen'ral business.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His overcoat and a crumpled mornin' paper are on the bench; so I figures he's been there quite some time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I finds him pacin' deliberate up and down the waitin' room at eight-fifty-three A.M., which is two minutes ahead of my schedule for openin' the Corrugated for gen'ral business.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His overcoat and a crumpled mornin' paper are on the bench; so I figures he's been there quite some time.
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading His overcoat and a crumpled mornin' paper are on the bench; so I figures he's been there quite some time.
blueberrynounUS /ˈbluːberi/
any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries
From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
brassnounUS /bræs/
an alloy of copper and zinc
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading I finds him pacin' deliberate up and down the waitin' room at eight-fifty-three A.M., which is two minutes ahead of my schedule for openin' the Corrugated for gen'ral business.
make calm or still
From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
CorrugatedadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːrəɡeɪtɪd/
shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges
From this reading I finds him pacin' deliberate up and down the waitin' room at eight-fifty-three A.M., which is two minutes ahead of my schedule for openin' the Corrugated for gen'ral business.
crumpledadjectiveUS /ˈkrʌmpəld/
of metal e.g.
From this reading His overcoat and a crumpled mornin' paper are on the bench; so I figures he's been there quite some time.
cuffsnounUS /kʌfs/
plural of “cuff” — the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg
From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
delegateverbUS /ˈdeləɡeɪt/
transfer power to someone
From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
deliberateadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪbərət/
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading I finds him pacin' deliberate up and down the waitin' room at eight-fifty-three A.M., which is two minutes ahead of my schedule for openin' the Corrugated for gen'ral business.
districtnounUS /ˈdɪstrɪkt/
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
domework
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From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I finds him pacin' deliberate up and down the waitin' room at eight-fifty-three A.M., which is two minutes ahead of my schedule for openin' the Corrugated for gen'ral business.
eight-fifty-three
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From this reading I finds him pacin' deliberate up and down the waitin' room at eight-fifty-three A.M., which is two minutes ahead of my schedule for openin' the Corrugated for gen'ral business.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
opinion or judgment
From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading His overcoat and a crumpled mornin' paper are on the bench; so I figures he's been there quite some time.
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading I finds him pacin' deliberate up and down the waitin' room at eight-fifty-three A.M., which is two minutes ahead of my schedule for openin' the Corrugated for gen'ral business.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I finds him pacin' deliberate up and down the waitin' room at eight-fifty-three A.M., which is two minutes ahead of my schedule for openin' the Corrugated for gen'ral business.
frecklesnounUS /ˈfrekəlz/
plural of “freckle” — a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
gen'ral
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From this reading I finds him pacin' deliberate up and down the waitin' room at eight-fifty-three A.M., which is two minutes ahead of my schedule for openin' the Corrugated for gen'ral business.
gettin
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From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
ginger-colored
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From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
he's
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From this reading His overcoat and a crumpled mornin' paper are on the bench; so I figures he's been there quite some time.
Higgins
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From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
how
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From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
IRAnounUS /ˈaɪrə/
a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
knowin
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From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
lankyadjectiveUS /ˈlæŋki/
tall and thin and having long slender limbs
From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading I finds him pacin' deliberate up and down the waitin' room at eight-fifty-three A.M., which is two minutes ahead of my schedule for openin' the Corrugated for gen'ral business.
mackerelnounUS /ˈmækərəl/
flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish
From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading I finds him pacin' deliberate up and down the waitin' room at eight-fifty-three A.M., which is two minutes ahead of my schedule for openin' the Corrugated for gen'ral business.
mornin
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From this reading His overcoat and a crumpled mornin' paper are on the bench; so I figures he's been there quite some time.
a form of address for a man
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
mustachenounUS /ˈmʌstæʃ/
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I finds him pacin' deliberate up and down the waitin' room at eight-fifty-three A.M., which is two minutes ahead of my schedule for openin' the Corrugated for gen'ral business.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
not any; not one
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His overcoat and a crumpled mornin' paper are on the bench; so I figures he's been there quite some time.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
openin
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From this reading I finds him pacin' deliberate up and down the waitin' room at eight-fifty-three A.M., which is two minutes ahead of my schedule for openin' the Corrugated for gen'ral business.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
overcoatnounUS /ˈoʊvərkoʊt/
a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
From this reading His overcoat and a crumpled mornin' paper are on the bench; so I figures he's been there quite some time.
pacin
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From this reading I finds him pacin' deliberate up and down the waitin' room at eight-fifty-three A.M., which is two minutes ahead of my schedule for openin' the Corrugated for gen'ral business.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading His overcoat and a crumpled mornin' paper are on the bench; so I figures he's been there quite some time.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
PEPnounUS /pep/
liveliness and energy
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
pienounUS /paɪ/
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading His overcoat and a crumpled mornin' paper are on the bench; so I figures he's been there quite some time.
Robert'snounUS /ˈrɑːbərts/
possessive form of “robert” — United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I finds him pacin' deliberate up and down the waitin' room at eight-fifty-three A.M., which is two minutes ahead of my schedule for openin' the Corrugated for gen'ral business.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
schedulenounUS /ˈskedʒʊl/
a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
From this reading I finds him pacin' deliberate up and down the waitin' room at eight-fifty-three A.M., which is two minutes ahead of my schedule for openin' the Corrugated for gen'ral business.
sea-blue
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From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
sizesnounUS /ˈsaɪzəz/
plural of “size” — the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His overcoat and a crumpled mornin' paper are on the bench; so I figures he's been there quite some time.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
specimensnounUS /ˈspesəmənz/
plural of “specimen” — an example regarded as typical of its class
From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
spotsnounUS /spɑːts/
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
stoopverbUS /stuːp/
bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
in or at that place or location
From this reading His overcoat and a crumpled mornin' paper are on the bench; so I figures he's been there quite some time.
there's
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From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
tipnounUS /tɪp/
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I finds him pacin' deliberate up and down the waitin' room at eight-fifty-three A.M., which is two minutes ahead of my schedule for openin' the Corrugated for gen'ral business.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
waitin
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From this reading I finds him pacin' deliberate up and down the waitin' room at eight-fifty-three A.M., which is two minutes ahead of my schedule for openin' the Corrugated for gen'ral business.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
look attentively
From this reading As it is, the minute I spots the watch chain and the round cuffs and the neck freckles, I sizes him up as the expected delegate from the fresh mackerel and blueberry pie district.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN IRA SHOWED SOME PEP It was good domework of Mr. Robert's to tip me off about this Higgins party, or there's no knowin' how hard a time he might have had gettin' through the brass gate.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I finds him pacin' deliberate up and down the waitin' room at eight-fifty-three A.M., which is two minutes ahead of my schedule for openin' the Corrugated for gen'ral business.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One of these long, lanky specimens, he is, with a little stoop to his shoulders, ginger-colored hair and mustache, and a pair of calm, sea-blue eyes that look deep and serious.
