used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
accommodatedverbUS /əˈkɑːmədeɪtɪd/
past form of “accommodate” — be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading "Now if you'd been looking for umbrellas," he said, "we could have accommodated you.
AdnounUS /æd/
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading * * * * * Saving Topp's for last, he started at the Ad Lib, where a surprised bald man told him they hadn't found a notebook anywhere in the bar for something like six weeks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
at or in or to any place
From this reading * * * * * Saving Topp's for last, he started at the Ad Lib, where a surprised bald man told him they hadn't found a notebook anywhere in the bar for something like six weeks.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading * * * * * Saving Topp's for last, he started at the Ad Lib, where a surprised bald man told him they hadn't found a notebook anywhere in the bar for something like six weeks.
baldadjectiveUS /bɔːld/
with no effort to conceal
From this reading * * * * * Saving Topp's for last, he started at the Ad Lib, where a surprised bald man told him they hadn't found a notebook anywhere in the bar for something like six weeks.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading * * * * * Saving Topp's for last, he started at the Ad Lib, where a surprised bald man told him they hadn't found a notebook anywhere in the bar for something like six weeks.
barsnounUS /bɑːrz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Now if you'd been looking for umbrellas," he said, "we could have accommodated you.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Now if you'd been looking for umbrellas," he said, "we could have accommodated you.
downstairsadverbUS /ˈdaʊnˈsterz/
on a floor below
From this reading Got over ten umbrellas downstairs, waiting for their owners.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading * * * * * Saving Topp's for last, he started at the Ad Lib, where a surprised bald man told him they hadn't found a notebook anywhere in the bar for something like six weeks.
set up or found
From this reading * * * * * Saving Topp's for last, he started at the Ad Lib, where a surprised bald man told him they hadn't found a notebook anywhere in the bar for something like six weeks.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Got over ten umbrellas downstairs, waiting for their owners.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
hadn't
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From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Now if you'd been looking for umbrellas," he said, "we could have accommodated you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading * * * * * Saving Topp's for last, he started at the Ad Lib, where a surprised bald man told him they hadn't found a notebook anywhere in the bar for something like six weeks.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wonder why people lose so many umbrellas?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
immediately past
From this reading * * * * * Saving Topp's for last, he started at the Ad Lib, where a surprised bald man told him they hadn't found a notebook anywhere in the bar for something like six weeks.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
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Lib
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prefer or wish to do something
From this reading * * * * * Saving Topp's for last, he started at the Ad Lib, where a surprised bald man told him they hadn't found a notebook anywhere in the bar for something like six weeks.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Now if you'd been looking for umbrellas," he said, "we could have accommodated you.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading I wonder why people lose so many umbrellas?"
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
MalonenounUS /məˈloʊn/
English scholar remembered for his chronology of Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare and Dryden (1741-1812)
From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading * * * * * Saving Topp's for last, he started at the Ad Lib, where a surprised bald man told him they hadn't found a notebook anywhere in the bar for something like six weeks.
managernounUS /ˈmænədʒər/
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading I wonder why people lose so many umbrellas?"
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
a brief written record
From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
notebooknounUS /ˈnoʊtbʊk/
a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda
From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now if you'd been looking for umbrellas," he said, "we could have accommodated you.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Got over ten umbrellas downstairs, waiting for their owners.
ownersnounUS /ˈoʊnərz/
plural of “owner” — (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading Got over ten umbrellas downstairs, waiting for their owners.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I wonder why people lose so many umbrellas?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Now if you'd been looking for umbrellas," he said, "we could have accommodated you.
SavingnounUS /ˈseɪvɪŋ/
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading * * * * * Saving Topp's for last, he started at the Ad Lib, where a surprised bald man told him they hadn't found a notebook anywhere in the bar for something like six weeks.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading * * * * * Saving Topp's for last, he started at the Ad Lib, where a surprised bald man told him they hadn't found a notebook anywhere in the bar for something like six weeks.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I wonder why people lose so many umbrellas?"
a thing, without saying which
From this reading * * * * * Saving Topp's for last, he started at the Ad Lib, where a surprised bald man told him they hadn't found a notebook anywhere in the bar for something like six weeks.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading * * * * * Saving Topp's for last, he started at the Ad Lib, where a surprised bald man told him they hadn't found a notebook anywhere in the bar for something like six weeks.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading * * * * * Saving Topp's for last, he started at the Ad Lib, where a surprised bald man told him they hadn't found a notebook anywhere in the bar for something like six weeks.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Got over ten umbrellas downstairs, waiting for their owners.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
theaternounUS /ˈθiːətər/
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Got over ten umbrellas downstairs, waiting for their owners.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * * * Saving Topp's for last, he started at the Ad Lib, where a surprised bald man told him they hadn't found a notebook anywhere in the bar for something like six weeks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading * * * * * Saving Topp's for last, he started at the Ad Lib, where a surprised bald man told him they hadn't found a notebook anywhere in the bar for something like six weeks.
Topp's
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From this reading * * * * * Saving Topp's for last, he started at the Ad Lib, where a surprised bald man told him they hadn't found a notebook anywhere in the bar for something like six weeks.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
umbrellasnounUS /əmˈbreləz/
plural of “umbrella” — a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
From this reading "Now if you'd been looking for umbrellas," he said, "we could have accommodated you.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Got over ten umbrellas downstairs, waiting for their owners.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Now if you'd been looking for umbrellas," he said, "we could have accommodated you.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading * * * * * Saving Topp's for last, he started at the Ad Lib, where a surprised bald man told him they hadn't found a notebook anywhere in the bar for something like six weeks.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Making a mental note to call up later and talk to the manager, if the notebook hadn't turned up in the meantime, Malone went off to find the bars he had stopped in before the theater.
in or at the place that
From this reading * * * * * Saving Topp's for last, he started at the Ad Lib, where a surprised bald man told him they hadn't found a notebook anywhere in the bar for something like six weeks.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I wonder why people lose so many umbrellas?"
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder why people lose so many umbrellas?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now if you'd been looking for umbrellas," he said, "we could have accommodated you.
you'd
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From this reading "Now if you'd been looking for umbrellas," he said, "we could have accommodated you.
