used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Well, Bill, business has been good; we do a corking business on Saturdays and Sundays, and the feller owns two or three galleries now.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I'm thinking about quitting, though, and going out West again; business is too good, that's the trouble.
anew
From this reading I'm thinking about quitting, though, and going out West again; business is too good, that's the trouble.
(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 He goes around tending to all of them and I have charge of one; there's my card.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, Bill, business has been good; we do a corking business on Saturdays and Sundays, and the feller owns two or three galleries now.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He goes around tending to all of them and I have charge of one; there's my card.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Well, Bill, business has been good; we do a corking business on Saturdays and Sundays, and the feller owns two or three galleries now.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading "Well, Bill, business has been good; we do a corking business on Saturdays and Sundays, and the feller owns two or three galleries now.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "Well, Bill, business has been good; we do a corking business on Saturdays and Sundays, and the feller owns two or three galleries now.
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading He goes around tending to all of them and I have charge of one; there's my card.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading He goes around tending to all of them and I have charge of one; there's my card.
corkingadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːrkɪŋ/
very good
From this reading "Well, Bill, business has been good; we do a corking business on Saturdays and Sundays, and the feller owns two or three galleries now.
discouragedadjectiveUS /dɪˈskɜːrədʒd/
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading No excitement; I'm getting discouraged.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well, Bill, business has been good; we do a corking business on Saturdays and Sundays, and the feller owns two or three galleries now.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading No excitement; I'm getting discouraged.
fellernounUS /ˈfelər/
a person who fells trees
From this reading "Well, Bill, business has been good; we do a corking business on Saturdays and Sundays, and the feller owns two or three galleries now.
galleriesnounUS /ˈɡæləriz/
plural of “gallery” — spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading "Well, Bill, business has been good; we do a corking business on Saturdays and Sundays, and the feller owns two or three galleries now.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading No excitement; I'm getting discouraged.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading He goes around tending to all of them and I have charge of one; there's my card.
the act of departing
From this reading I'm thinking about quitting, though, and going out West again; business is too good, that's the trouble.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Well, Bill, business has been good; we do a corking business on Saturdays and Sundays, and the feller owns two or three galleries now.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, Bill, business has been good; we do a corking business on Saturdays and Sundays, and the feller owns two or three galleries now.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He goes around tending to all of them and I have charge of one; there's my card.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He goes around tending to all of them and I have charge of one; there's my card.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He goes around tending to all of them and I have charge of one; there's my card.
I'm
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From this reading I'm thinking about quitting, though, and going out West again; business is too good, that's the trouble.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I'm thinking about quitting, though, and going out West again; business is too good, that's the trouble.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Too much responsibility.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He goes around tending to all of them and I have charge of one; there's my card.
not any; not one
From this reading No excitement; I'm getting discouraged.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Well, Bill, business has been good; we do a corking business on Saturdays and Sundays, and the feller owns two or three galleries now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He goes around tending to all of them and I have charge of one; there's my card.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Well, Bill, business has been good; we do a corking business on Saturdays and Sundays, and the feller owns two or three galleries now.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He goes around tending to all of them and I have charge of one; there's my card.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Well, Bill, business has been good; we do a corking business on Saturdays and Sundays, and the feller owns two or three galleries now.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I'm thinking about quitting, though, and going out West again; business is too good, that's the trouble.
ownsverbUS /oʊnz/
third-person singular of “own” — have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Well, Bill, business has been good; we do a corking business on Saturdays and Sundays, and the feller owns two or three galleries now.
quittingverbUS /ˈkwɪtɪŋ/
inflected form of “quit” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading I'm thinking about quitting, though, and going out West again; business is too good, that's the trouble.
responsibilitynounUS /riˌspɑːnsəˈbɪləti/
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Too much responsibility.
SaturdaysnounUS /ˈsætərdiz/
plural of “saturday” — the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "Well, Bill, business has been good; we do a corking business on Saturdays and Sundays, and the feller owns two or three galleries now.
SundaysnounUS /ˈsʌndeɪz/
plural of “sunday” — first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading "Well, Bill, business has been good; we do a corking business on Saturdays and Sundays, and the feller owns two or three galleries now.
tendingnounUS /ˈtendɪŋ/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading He goes around tending to all of them and I have charge of one; there's my card.
that's
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From this reading I'm thinking about quitting, though, and going out West again; business is too good, that's the trouble.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, Bill, business has been good; we do a corking business on Saturdays and Sundays, and the feller owns two or three galleries now.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He goes around tending to all of them and I have charge of one; there's my card.
there's
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From this reading He goes around tending to all of them and I have charge of one; there's my card.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I'm thinking about quitting, though, and going out West again; business is too good, that's the trouble.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I'm thinking about quitting, though, and going out West again; business is too good, that's the trouble.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "Well, Bill, business has been good; we do a corking business on Saturdays and Sundays, and the feller owns two or three galleries now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He goes around tending to all of them and I have charge of one; there's my card.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I'm thinking about quitting, though, and going out West again; business is too good, that's the trouble.
a source of difficulty
From this reading I'm thinking about quitting, though, and going out West again; business is too good, that's the trouble.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Well, Bill, business has been good; we do a corking business on Saturdays and Sundays, and the feller owns two or three galleries now.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well, Bill, business has been good; we do a corking business on Saturdays and Sundays, and the feller owns two or three galleries now.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, Bill, business has been good; we do a corking business on Saturdays and Sundays, and the feller owns two or three galleries now.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading I'm thinking about quitting, though, and going out West again; business is too good, that's the trouble.
