used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Caroline stood looking into a drug-store window where an automatic mannikin was shaving himself with a patent safety razor.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading BILLY AND CAROLINE It was one night in middle October when Billy and Caroline met by accident on Thirty-fourth Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
advantagesnounUS /ædˈvæntɪdʒɪz/
plural of “advantage” — the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading "There's a wax feller going to bed in an automatic folding settee, a little farther down the street," Billy offered gravely at her elbow; "and on Forty-second Street there is a real live duck pond advertising the advantages of electric heaters in the home."
advertisingnounUS /ˈædvərtaɪzɪŋ/
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading "There's a wax feller going to bed in an automatic folding settee, a little farther down the street," Billy offered gravely at her elbow; "and on Forty-second Street there is a real live duck pond advertising the advantages of electric heaters in the home."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Caroline stood looking into a drug-store window where an automatic mannikin was shaving himself with a patent safety razor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BILLY AND CAROLINE It was one night in middle October when Billy and Caroline met by accident on Thirty-fourth Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "There's a wax feller going to bed in an automatic folding settee, a little farther down the street," Billy offered gravely at her elbow; "and on Forty-second Street there is a real live duck pond advertising the advantages of electric heaters in the home."
automaticadjectiveUS /ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk/
operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
From this reading Caroline stood looking into a drug-store window where an automatic mannikin was shaving himself with a patent safety razor.
AvenuesnounUS /ˈævənuːz/
plural of “avenue” — a line of approach
From this reading BILLY AND CAROLINE It was one night in middle October when Billy and Caroline met by accident on Thirty-fourth Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "There's a wax feller going to bed in an automatic folding settee, a little farther down the street," Billy offered gravely at her elbow; "and on Forty-second Street there is a real live duck pond advertising the advantages of electric heaters in the home."
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading BILLY AND CAROLINE It was one night in middle October when Billy and Caroline met by accident on Thirty-fourth Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading BILLY AND CAROLINE It was one night in middle October when Billy and Caroline met by accident on Thirty-fourth Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BILLY AND CAROLINE It was one night in middle October when Billy and Caroline met by accident on Thirty-fourth Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
CAROLINEadjectiveUS /ˈkerəlaɪn/
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading BILLY AND CAROLINE It was one night in middle October when Billy and Caroline met by accident on Thirty-fourth Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
colloquialadjectiveUS /kəˈloʊkwiəl/
characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
From this reading "H'lo," said Caroline, who was colloquial only in moments of real pleasure or excitement.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "There's a wax feller going to bed in an automatic folding settee, a little farther down the street," Billy offered gravely at her elbow; "and on Forty-second Street there is a real live duck pond advertising the advantages of electric heaters in the home."
drug-store
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Caroline stood looking into a drug-store window where an automatic mannikin was shaving himself with a patent safety razor.
duckverbUS /dʌk/
to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
From this reading "There's a wax feller going to bed in an automatic folding settee, a little farther down the street," Billy offered gravely at her elbow; "and on Forty-second Street there is a real live duck pond advertising the advantages of electric heaters in the home."
elbownounUS /ˈelboʊ/
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading "There's a wax feller going to bed in an automatic folding settee, a little farther down the street," Billy offered gravely at her elbow; "and on Forty-second Street there is a real live duck pond advertising the advantages of electric heaters in the home."
electricadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektrɪk/
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading "There's a wax feller going to bed in an automatic folding settee, a little farther down the street," Billy offered gravely at her elbow; "and on Forty-second Street there is a real live duck pond advertising the advantages of electric heaters in the home."
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading "H'lo," said Caroline, who was colloquial only in moments of real pleasure or excitement.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading "There's a wax feller going to bed in an automatic folding settee, a little farther down the street," Billy offered gravely at her elbow; "and on Forty-second Street there is a real live duck pond advertising the advantages of electric heaters in the home."
fellernounUS /ˈfelər/
a person who fells trees
From this reading "There's a wax feller going to bed in an automatic folding settee, a little farther down the street," Billy offered gravely at her elbow; "and on Forty-second Street there is a real live duck pond advertising the advantages of electric heaters in the home."
FifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading BILLY AND CAROLINE It was one night in middle October when Billy and Caroline met by accident on Thirty-fourth Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
foldingnounUS /ˈfoʊldɪŋ/
the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape
From this reading "There's a wax feller going to bed in an automatic folding settee, a little farther down the street," Billy offered gravely at her elbow; "and on Forty-second Street there is a real live duck pond advertising the advantages of electric heaters in the home."
Forty-secondadjective
the ordinal number of forty-two in counting order
From this reading "There's a wax feller going to bed in an automatic folding settee, a little farther down the street," Billy offered gravely at her elbow; "and on Forty-second Street there is a real live duck pond advertising the advantages of electric heaters in the home."
the act of departing
From this reading "There's a wax feller going to bed in an automatic folding settee, a little farther down the street," Billy offered gravely at her elbow; "and on Forty-second Street there is a real live duck pond advertising the advantages of electric heaters in the home."
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading "There's a wax feller going to bed in an automatic folding settee, a little farther down the street," Billy offered gravely at her elbow; "and on Forty-second Street there is a real live duck pond advertising the advantages of electric heaters in the home."
H'lo
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "H'lo," said Caroline, who was colloquial only in moments of real pleasure or excitement.
heatersnounUS /ˈhiːtərz/
plural of “heater” — device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room
From this reading "There's a wax feller going to bed in an automatic folding settee, a little farther down the street," Billy offered gravely at her elbow; "and on Forty-second Street there is a real live duck pond advertising the advantages of electric heaters in the home."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "There's a wax feller going to bed in an automatic folding settee, a little farther down the street," Billy offered gravely at her elbow; "and on Forty-second Street there is a real live duck pond advertising the advantages of electric heaters in the home."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Caroline stood looking into a drug-store window where an automatic mannikin was shaving himself with a patent safety razor.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "There's a wax feller going to bed in an automatic folding settee, a little farther down the street," Billy offered gravely at her elbow; "and on Forty-second Street there is a real live duck pond advertising the advantages of electric heaters in the home."
I've
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've just written to you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BILLY AND CAROLINE It was one night in middle October when Billy and Caroline met by accident on Thirty-fourth Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Caroline stood looking into a drug-store window where an automatic mannikin was shaving himself with a patent safety razor.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There's a wax feller going to bed in an automatic folding settee, a little farther down the street," Billy offered gravely at her elbow; "and on Forty-second Street there is a real live duck pond advertising the advantages of electric heaters in the home."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BILLY AND CAROLINE It was one night in middle October when Billy and Caroline met by accident on Thirty-fourth Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
and nothing more
From this reading "I've just written to you.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "There's a wax feller going to bed in an automatic folding settee, a little farther down the street," Billy offered gravely at her elbow; "and on Forty-second Street there is a real live duck pond advertising the advantages of electric heaters in the home."
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "There's a wax feller going to bed in an automatic folding settee, a little farther down the street," Billy offered gravely at her elbow; "and on Forty-second Street there is a real live duck pond advertising the advantages of electric heaters in the home."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Caroline stood looking into a drug-store window where an automatic mannikin was shaving himself with a patent safety razor.
mannikinnoun
a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal
From this reading Caroline stood looking into a drug-store window where an automatic mannikin was shaving himself with a patent safety razor.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading BILLY AND CAROLINE It was one night in middle October when Billy and Caroline met by accident on Thirty-fourth Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading BILLY AND CAROLINE It was one night in middle October when Billy and Caroline met by accident on Thirty-fourth Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading "H'lo," said Caroline, who was colloquial only in moments of real pleasure or excitement.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading BILLY AND CAROLINE It was one night in middle October when Billy and Caroline met by accident on Thirty-fourth Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading BILLY AND CAROLINE It was one night in middle October when Billy and Caroline met by accident on Thirty-fourth Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There's a wax feller going to bed in an automatic folding settee, a little farther down the street," Billy offered gravely at her elbow; "and on Forty-second Street there is a real live duck pond advertising the advantages of electric heaters in the home."
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading "There's a wax feller going to bed in an automatic folding settee, a little farther down the street," Billy offered gravely at her elbow; "and on Forty-second Street there is a real live duck pond advertising the advantages of electric heaters in the home."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BILLY AND CAROLINE It was one night in middle October when Billy and Caroline met by accident on Thirty-fourth Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading BILLY AND CAROLINE It was one night in middle October when Billy and Caroline met by accident on Thirty-fourth Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
and nothing more
From this reading "H'lo," said Caroline, who was colloquial only in moments of real pleasure or excitement.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "H'lo," said Caroline, who was colloquial only in moments of real pleasure or excitement.
patentverbUS /ˈpætənt/
obtain a patent for
From this reading Caroline stood looking into a drug-store window where an automatic mannikin was shaving himself with a patent safety razor.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading "H'lo," said Caroline, who was colloquial only in moments of real pleasure or excitement.
pondnounUS /pɑːnd/
a small lake
From this reading "There's a wax feller going to bed in an automatic folding settee, a little farther down the street," Billy offered gravely at her elbow; "and on Forty-second Street there is a real live duck pond advertising the advantages of electric heaters in the home."
razornounUS /ˈreɪzər/
edge tool used in shaving
From this reading Caroline stood looking into a drug-store window where an automatic mannikin was shaving himself with a patent safety razor.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading "There's a wax feller going to bed in an automatic folding settee, a little farther down the street," Billy offered gravely at her elbow; "and on Forty-second Street there is a real live duck pond advertising the advantages of electric heaters in the home."
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading Caroline stood looking into a drug-store window where an automatic mannikin was shaving himself with a patent safety razor.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "H'lo," said Caroline, who was colloquial only in moments of real pleasure or excitement.
setteenoun
a long wooden bench with a back
From this reading "There's a wax feller going to bed in an automatic folding settee, a little farther down the street," Billy offered gravely at her elbow; "and on Forty-second Street there is a real live duck pond advertising the advantages of electric heaters in the home."
shavingnounUS /ˈʃeɪvɪŋ/
the act of removing hair with a razor
From this reading Caroline stood looking into a drug-store window where an automatic mannikin was shaving himself with a patent safety razor.
SixthadjectiveUS /sɪksθ/
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading BILLY AND CAROLINE It was one night in middle October when Billy and Caroline met by accident on Thirty-fourth Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Caroline stood looking into a drug-store window where an automatic mannikin was shaving himself with a patent safety razor.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading BILLY AND CAROLINE It was one night in middle October when Billy and Caroline met by accident on Thirty-fourth Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There's a wax feller going to bed in an automatic folding settee, a little farther down the street," Billy offered gravely at her elbow; "and on Forty-second Street there is a real live duck pond advertising the advantages of electric heaters in the home."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There's a wax feller going to bed in an automatic folding settee, a little farther down the street," Billy offered gravely at her elbow; "and on Forty-second Street there is a real live duck pond advertising the advantages of electric heaters in the home."
There's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's a wax feller going to bed in an automatic folding settee, a little farther down the street," Billy offered gravely at her elbow; "and on Forty-second Street there is a real live duck pond advertising the advantages of electric heaters in the home."
Thirty-fourthadjective
the ordinal number of thirty-four in counting order
From this reading BILLY AND CAROLINE It was one night in middle October when Billy and Caroline met by accident on Thirty-fourth Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There's a wax feller going to bed in an automatic folding settee, a little farther down the street," Billy offered gravely at her elbow; "and on Forty-second Street there is a real live duck pond advertising the advantages of electric heaters in the home."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BILLY AND CAROLINE It was one night in middle October when Billy and Caroline met by accident on Thirty-fourth Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
waxverbUS /wæks/
cover with wax
From this reading "There's a wax feller going to bed in an automatic folding settee, a little farther down the street," Billy offered gravely at her elbow; "and on Forty-second Street there is a real live duck pond advertising the advantages of electric heaters in the home."
at the time that
From this reading BILLY AND CAROLINE It was one night in middle October when Billy and Caroline met by accident on Thirty-fourth Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
in or at the place that
From this reading Caroline stood looking into a drug-store window where an automatic mannikin was shaving himself with a patent safety razor.
which person or people
From this reading "H'lo," said Caroline, who was colloquial only in moments of real pleasure or excitement.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Caroline stood looking into a drug-store window where an automatic mannikin was shaving himself with a patent safety razor.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Caroline stood looking into a drug-store window where an automatic mannikin was shaving himself with a patent safety razor.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading "I've just written to you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I've just written to you.
