used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It is not the laborers, at their posts from sun to sun, who need our sympathy, after all.
AH
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From this reading AH!
(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 is not the laborers, at their posts from sun to sun, who need our sympathy, after all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading One morning in November, business took Mr. Thornton to one of the banks of the city.
barsnounUS /bɑːrz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading One morning in November, business took Mr. Thornton to one of the banks of the city.
cannot
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From this reading It is the long line of discouraged men and women who cannot get the work to do, who do what is harder than work—wait.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading One morning in November, business took Mr. Thornton to one of the banks of the city.
discouragedadjectiveUS /dɪˈskɜːrədʒd/
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading It is the long line of discouraged men and women who cannot get the work to do, who do what is harder than work—wait.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It is the long line of discouraged men and women who cannot get the work to do, who do what is harder than work—wait.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
feebleadjectiveUS /ˈfiːbəl/
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is not the laborers, at their posts from sun to sun, who need our sympathy, after all.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It is the long line of discouraged men and women who cannot get the work to do, who do what is harder than work—wait.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
harderadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdər/
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading It is the long line of discouraged men and women who cannot get the work to do, who do what is harder than work—wait.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One morning in November, business took Mr. Thornton to one of the banks of the city.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
knockingnounUS /ˈnɑːkɪŋ/
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
laborersnounUS /ˈleɪbərərz/
plural of “laborer” — someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
From this reading It is not the laborers, at their posts from sun to sun, who need our sympathy, after all.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading It is the long line of discouraged men and women who cannot get the work to do, who do what is harder than work—wait.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It is the long line of discouraged men and women who cannot get the work to do, who do what is harder than work—wait.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
the force of workers available
From this reading It is the long line of discouraged men and women who cannot get the work to do, who do what is harder than work—wait.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One morning in November, business took Mr. Thornton to one of the banks of the city.
a form of address for a man
From this reading One morning in November, business took Mr. Thornton to one of the banks of the city.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading It is not the laborers, at their posts from sun to sun, who need our sympathy, after all.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
nichenounUS /nɪtʃ/
a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not the laborers, at their posts from sun to sun, who need our sympathy, after all.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading One morning in November, business took Mr. Thornton to one of the banks of the city.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is the long line of discouraged men and women who cannot get the work to do, who do what is harder than work—wait.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning in November, business took Mr. Thornton to one of the banks of the city.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It is not the laborers, at their posts from sun to sun, who need our sympathy, after all.
perchanceadverbUS /pərˈtʃæns/
through chance
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
pitifuladjectiveUS /ˈpɪtəfəl/
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
postsnounUS /poʊsts/
plural of “post” — the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
From this reading It is not the laborers, at their posts from sun to sun, who need our sympathy, after all.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading It is not the laborers, at their posts from sun to sun, who need our sympathy, after all.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading It is not the laborers, at their posts from sun to sun, who need our sympathy, after all.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It is the long line of discouraged men and women who cannot get the work to do, who do what is harder than work—wait.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It is not the laborers, at their posts from sun to sun, who need our sympathy, after all.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
ThorntonnounUS /ˈθɔːrntən/
American architect (1759-1828)
From this reading One morning in November, business took Mr. Thornton to one of the banks of the city.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading One morning in November, business took Mr. Thornton to one of the banks of the city.
tuggingverbUS /ˈtʌɡɪŋ/
inflected form of “tug” — pull hard
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading It is the long line of discouraged men and women who cannot get the work to do, who do what is harder than work—wait.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It is the long line of discouraged men and women who cannot get the work to do, who do what is harder than work—wait.
which person or people
From this reading It is not the laborers, at their posts from sun to sun, who need our sympathy, after all.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading It is the long line of discouraged men and women who cannot get the work to do, who do what is harder than work—wait.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading It is pitiful—a woman knocking at iron doors and tugging with feeble fingers at heavy bars, watching eagerly if perchance the great gates may open never so little and let them into a niche—to work for bread.
