used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It got in the way of all the automobiles that were headed for The Home of Fresh Doughnuts (a new sign) and was a nuisance generally.
anew
From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It got in the way of all the automobiles that were headed for The Home of Fresh Doughnuts (a new sign) and was a nuisance generally.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The men who drove it didn’t buy so much as a gumdrop.
automobilesnounUS /ˈɔːtəmoʊbiːlz/
plural of “automobile” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading It got in the way of all the automobiles that were headed for The Home of Fresh Doughnuts (a new sign) and was a nuisance generally.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
befellverbUS /bɪˈfel/
inflected form of “befall” — become of; happen to
From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
belongingnounUS /bɪˈlɔːŋɪŋ/
happiness felt in a secure relationship
From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
bricknounUS /brɪk/
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading For such a business were they doing as would make the Standard Oil Company turn green with envy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what cared the partners?
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading The men who drove it didn’t buy so much as a gumdrop.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading But what cared the partners?
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading For such a business were they doing as would make the Standard Oil Company turn green with envy.
didn't
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From this reading The men who drove it didn’t buy so much as a gumdrop.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading For such a business were they doing as would make the Standard Oil Company turn green with envy.
DoughnutsnounUS /ˈdoʊnʌts/
plural of “doughnut” — a toroidal shape
From this reading It got in the way of all the automobiles that were headed for The Home of Fresh Doughnuts (a new sign) and was a nuisance generally.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading The men who drove it didn’t buy so much as a gumdrop.
envynounUS /ˈenvi/
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading For such a business were they doing as would make the Standard Oil Company turn green with envy.
EXITnounUS /ˈeɡzɪt/
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It got in the way of all the automobiles that were headed for The Home of Fresh Doughnuts (a new sign) and was a nuisance generally.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading It got in the way of all the automobiles that were headed for The Home of Fresh Doughnuts (a new sign) and was a nuisance generally.
usually; as a rule
From this reading It got in the way of all the automobiles that were headed for The Home of Fresh Doughnuts (a new sign) and was a nuisance generally.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It got in the way of all the automobiles that were headed for The Home of Fresh Doughnuts (a new sign) and was a nuisance generally.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading For such a business were they doing as would make the Standard Oil Company turn green with envy.
gumdropnoun
a jellied candy coated with sugar crystals
From this reading The men who drove it didn’t buy so much as a gumdrop.
headedadjectiveUS /ˈhedəd/
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading It got in the way of all the automobiles that were headed for The Home of Fresh Doughnuts (a new sign) and was a nuisance generally.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It got in the way of all the automobiles that were headed for The Home of Fresh Doughnuts (a new sign) and was a nuisance generally.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
engage in
From this reading For such a business were they doing as would make the Standard Oil Company turn green with envy.
the force of workers available
From this reading The men who drove it didn’t buy so much as a gumdrop.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The men who drove it didn’t buy so much as a gumdrop.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It got in the way of all the automobiles that were headed for The Home of Fresh Doughnuts (a new sign) and was a nuisance generally.
nuisancenounUS /ˈnuːsəns/
(law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
From this reading It got in the way of all the automobiles that were headed for The Home of Fresh Doughnuts (a new sign) and was a nuisance generally.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It got in the way of all the automobiles that were headed for The Home of Fresh Doughnuts (a new sign) and was a nuisance generally.
OilnounUS /ɔɪl/
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading For such a business were they doing as would make the Standard Oil Company turn green with envy.
orphannounUS /ˈɔːrfən/
a child who has lost both parents
From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
partnersnounUS /ˈpɑːrtnərz/
plural of “partner” — a person's partner in marriage
From this reading But what cared the partners?
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading It got in the way of all the automobiles that were headed for The Home of Fresh Doughnuts (a new sign) and was a nuisance generally.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
StandardadjectiveUS /ˈstændərd/
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
From this reading For such a business were they doing as would make the Standard Oil Company turn green with envy.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading For such a business were they doing as would make the Standard Oil Company turn green with envy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For such a business were they doing as would make the Standard Oil Company turn green with envy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading For such a business were they doing as would make the Standard Oil Company turn green with envy.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
wagonnounUS /ˈwæɡən/
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It got in the way of all the automobiles that were headed for The Home of Fresh Doughnuts (a new sign) and was a nuisance generally.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It got in the way of all the automobiles that were headed for The Home of Fresh Doughnuts (a new sign) and was a nuisance generally.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It got in the way of all the automobiles that were headed for The Home of Fresh Doughnuts (a new sign) and was a nuisance generally.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what cared the partners?
which person or people
From this reading The men who drove it didn’t buy so much as a gumdrop.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For such a business were they doing as would make the Standard Oil Company turn green with envy.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For such a business were they doing as would make the Standard Oil Company turn green with envy.
