used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Bolshevists in Petrograd are finding a difficulty in the appointment of a public executioner.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading On looking up our diary we find that the MAD MULLAH is just about due to be killed again.
anew
From this reading On looking up our diary we find that the MAD MULLAH is just about due to be killed again.
eagerly desirous
From this reading A German merchant is anxious to get into touch with a big stamp-dealer in this country.
any thing at all
From this reading We wonder if anything is being done in the matter.
appointmentnounUS /əˈpɔɪntmənt/
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading The Bolshevists in Petrograd are finding a difficulty in the appointment of a public executioner.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Bolshevists in Petrograd are finding a difficulty in the appointment of a public executioner.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On looking up our diary we find that the MAD MULLAH is just about due to be killed again.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading We wonder if anything is being done in the matter.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A German merchant is anxious to get into touch with a big stamp-dealer in this country.
Bolshevists
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From this reading The Bolshevists in Petrograd are finding a difficulty in the appointment of a public executioner.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading This is just the chance for a man who wants a nice steady job.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading A German merchant is anxious to get into touch with a big stamp-dealer in this country.
diarynounUS /ˈdaɪəri/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading On looking up our diary we find that the MAD MULLAH is just about due to be killed again.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading The Bolshevists in Petrograd are finding a difficulty in the appointment of a public executioner.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading We wonder if anything is being done in the matter.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading On looking up our diary we find that the MAD MULLAH is just about due to be killed again.
executionernounUS /ˌeksəˈkjuːʃənər/
an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant
From this reading The Bolshevists in Petrograd are finding a difficulty in the appointment of a public executioner.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading On looking up our diary we find that the MAD MULLAH is just about due to be killed again.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading The Bolshevists in Petrograd are finding a difficulty in the appointment of a public executioner.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This is just the chance for a man who wants a nice steady job.
a person of German nationality
From this reading A German merchant is anxious to get into touch with a big stamp-dealer in this country.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A German merchant is anxious to get into touch with a big stamp-dealer in this country.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We wonder if anything is being done in the matter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Bolshevists in Petrograd are finding a difficulty in the appointment of a public executioner.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A German merchant is anxious to get into touch with a big stamp-dealer in this country.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is just the chance for a man who wants a nice steady job.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading This is just the chance for a man who wants a nice steady job.
and nothing more
From this reading This is just the chance for a man who wants a nice steady job.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading On looking up our diary we find that the MAD MULLAH is just about due to be killed again.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading On looking up our diary we find that the MAD MULLAH is just about due to be killed again.
roused to anger
From this reading On looking up our diary we find that the MAD MULLAH is just about due to be killed again.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading This is just the chance for a man who wants a nice steady job.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading We wonder if anything is being done in the matter.
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading A German merchant is anxious to get into touch with a big stamp-dealer in this country.
MULLAHnounUS /ˈmʌlə/
a Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam; the head of a mosque
From this reading On looking up our diary we find that the MAD MULLAH is just about due to be killed again.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading This is just the chance for a man who wants a nice steady job.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Bolshevists in Petrograd are finding a difficulty in the appointment of a public executioner.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On looking up our diary we find that the MAD MULLAH is just about due to be killed again.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading On looking up our diary we find that the MAD MULLAH is just about due to be killed again.
Petrogradnoun
a city in the European part of Russia; 2nd largest Russian city; located at the head of the Gulf of Finland; former capital of Russia
From this reading The Bolshevists in Petrograd are finding a difficulty in the appointment of a public executioner.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading The Bolshevists in Petrograd are finding a difficulty in the appointment of a public executioner.
stamp-dealer
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From this reading A German merchant is anxious to get into touch with a big stamp-dealer in this country.
make steady
From this reading This is just the chance for a man who wants a nice steady job.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On looking up our diary we find that the MAD MULLAH is just about due to be killed again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Bolshevists in Petrograd are finding a difficulty in the appointment of a public executioner.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is just the chance for a man who wants a nice steady job.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On looking up our diary we find that the MAD MULLAH is just about due to be killed again.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading A German merchant is anxious to get into touch with a big stamp-dealer in this country.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading On looking up our diary we find that the MAD MULLAH is just about due to be killed again.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading This is just the chance for a man who wants a nice steady job.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading On looking up our diary we find that the MAD MULLAH is just about due to be killed again.
which person or people
From this reading This is just the chance for a man who wants a nice steady job.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A German merchant is anxious to get into touch with a big stamp-dealer in this country.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading We wonder if anything is being done in the matter.
