Chapter XI · Chapter 11

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

From this reading THE PASSING BY OF BUNNY It's a shame the way some of these popular clubmen is bothered with business.

a proposal for an appropriate course of action

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

later than; following

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

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

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

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

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

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

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

caused to show discomposure

From this reading THE PASSING BY OF BUNNY It's a shame the way some of these popular clubmen is bothered with business.

a division of some larger or more complex organization

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit

From this reading THE PASSING BY OF BUNNY It's a shame the way some of these popular clubmen is bothered with business.

the largest city in Vermont; located in northwestern Vermont on Lake Champlain; site of the University of Vermont

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading THE PASSING BY OF BUNNY It's a shame the way some of these popular clubmen is bothered with business.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading THE PASSING BY OF BUNNY It's a shame the way some of these popular clubmen is bothered with business.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

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From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

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From this reading THE PASSING BY OF BUNNY It's a shame the way some of these popular clubmen is bothered with business.

shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges

From this reading "Guess he thinks the Corrugated gen'ral offices runs night and day shifts, don't he?"

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

the customary or habitual hour for the evening meal

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

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

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

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From this reading "Guess he thinks the Corrugated gen'ral offices runs night and day shifts, don't he?"

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

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From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

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From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

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From this reading "Guess he thinks the Corrugated gen'ral offices runs night and day shifts, don't he?"

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

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading "Guess he thinks the Corrugated gen'ral offices runs night and day shifts, don't he?"

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

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From this reading "Oh, pshaw!" remarks Mr. Robert, after he's read the message.

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

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

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

From this reading "The simp!" says I.

of great significance or value

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

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

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

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

From this reading THE PASSING BY OF BUNNY It's a shame the way some of these popular clubmen is bothered with business.

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From this reading THE PASSING BY OF BUNNY It's a shame the way some of these popular clubmen is bothered with business.

someone who controls resources and expenditures

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

by chance

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled

From this reading "Oh, pshaw!" remarks Mr. Robert, after he's read the message.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

a state of confusion and disorderliness

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading "Guess he thinks the Corrugated gen'ral offices runs night and day shifts, don't he?"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE PASSING BY OF BUNNY It's a shame the way some of these popular clubmen is bothered with business.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading "Guess he thinks the Corrugated gen'ral offices runs night and day shifts, don't he?"

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Oh, pshaw!" remarks Mr. Robert, after he's read the message.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

and nothing more

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading THE PASSING BY OF BUNNY It's a shame the way some of these popular clubmen is bothered with business.

(of games) engaged in

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public

From this reading THE PASSING BY OF BUNNY It's a shame the way some of these popular clubmen is bothered with business.

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From this reading "Oh, pshaw!" remarks Mr. Robert, after he's read the message.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading "Oh, pshaw!" remarks Mr. Robert, after he's read the message.

plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading "Oh, pshaw!" remarks Mr. Robert, after he's read the message.

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

From this reading "Guess he thinks the Corrugated gen'ral offices runs night and day shifts, don't he?"

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading "The simp!" says I.

a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

From this reading THE PASSING BY OF BUNNY It's a shame the way some of these popular clubmen is bothered with business.

plural of “shift” — an event in which something is displaced without rotation

From this reading "Guess he thinks the Corrugated gen'ral offices runs night and day shifts, don't he?"

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From this reading "The simp!" says I.

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

From this reading THE PASSING BY OF BUNNY It's a shame the way some of these popular clubmen is bothered with business.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

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

From this reading THE PASSING BY OF BUNNY It's a shame the way some of these popular clubmen is bothered with business.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading THE PASSING BY OF BUNNY It's a shame the way some of these popular clubmen is bothered with business.

plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking

From this reading "Guess he thinks the Corrugated gen'ral offices runs night and day shifts, don't he?"

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

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

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

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

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading THE PASSING BY OF BUNNY It's a shame the way some of these popular clubmen is bothered with business.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

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From this reading Here was Mr. Robert, only the other day, with an important four-cue match to be played off between four-thirty and dinnertime; and what does the manager of our Chicago branch have to do but go and muss up the schedule by wirin' in that he might have to call for headquarters' advice on that Burlington order maybe after closin' time.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE PASSING BY OF BUNNY It's a shame the way some of these popular clubmen is bothered with business.