used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But here it is:--"The stuff that is palmed off upon a hapless public by aspiring idiots, who are vain enough to imagine that they are novelists, is astounding.
accursedadjectiveUS /ˌæˈkɜːrst/
under a curse
From this reading During the following week not a day passed without the receipt of that accursed cutting from some new extract company.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next post brought me the same cutting, sent gratuitously, out of spite, I suppose, by the two Extract Companies to whom I had preferred the U.A.C.P., and from four others who desired my custom.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Since then I have waited some months, but nothing more has appeared.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But here it is:--"The stuff that is palmed off upon a hapless public by aspiring idiots, who are vain enough to imagine that they are novelists, is astounding.
aspiringadjectiveUS /əˈspaɪrɪŋ/
desiring or striving for recognition or advancement
From this reading But here it is:--"The stuff that is palmed off upon a hapless public by aspiring idiots, who are vain enough to imagine that they are novelists, is astounding.
astoundingadjectiveUS /əˈstaʊndɪŋ/
bewildering or striking dumb with wonder
From this reading But here it is:--"The stuff that is palmed off upon a hapless public by aspiring idiots, who are vain enough to imagine that they are novelists, is astounding.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading The latest of these is a certain WILLIAM WHORBOYS, whose book, _The Foundling's Farewell_, is remarkable only for its ungrammatical dulness, &c, &c."
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The next post brought me the same cutting, sent gratuitously, out of spite, I suppose, by the two Extract Companies to whom I had preferred the U.A.C.P., and from four others who desired my custom.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But here it is:--"The stuff that is palmed off upon a hapless public by aspiring idiots, who are vain enough to imagine that they are novelists, is astounding.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But here it is:--"The stuff that is palmed off upon a hapless public by aspiring idiots, who are vain enough to imagine that they are novelists, is astounding.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading The latest of these is a certain WILLIAM WHORBOYS, whose book, _The Foundling's Farewell_, is remarkable only for its ungrammatical dulness, &c, &c."
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading The latest of these is a certain WILLIAM WHORBOYS, whose book, _The Foundling's Farewell_, is remarkable only for its ungrammatical dulness, &c, &c."
CompaniesnounUS /ˈkʌmpəniːz/
plural of “company” — an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The next post brought me the same cutting, sent gratuitously, out of spite, I suppose, by the two Extract Companies to whom I had preferred the U.A.C.P., and from four others who desired my custom.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading During the following week not a day passed without the receipt of that accursed cutting from some new extract company.
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading The next post brought me the same cutting, sent gratuitously, out of spite, I suppose, by the two Extract Companies to whom I had preferred the U.A.C.P., and from four others who desired my custom.
cuttingnounUS /ˈkʌtɪŋ/
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading The next post brought me the same cutting, sent gratuitously, out of spite, I suppose, by the two Extract Companies to whom I had preferred the U.A.C.P., and from four others who desired my custom.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading During the following week not a day passed without the receipt of that accursed cutting from some new extract company.
wanted intensely
From this reading The next post brought me the same cutting, sent gratuitously, out of spite, I suppose, by the two Extract Companies to whom I had preferred the U.A.C.P., and from four others who desired my custom.
dulness
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From this reading The latest of these is a certain WILLIAM WHORBOYS, whose book, _The Foundling's Farewell_, is remarkable only for its ungrammatical dulness, &c, &c."
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the following week not a day passed without the receipt of that accursed cutting from some new extract company.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading But here it is:--"The stuff that is palmed off upon a hapless public by aspiring idiots, who are vain enough to imagine that they are novelists, is astounding.
ExtractverbUS /ˈekstrækt/
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
From this reading The next post brought me the same cutting, sent gratuitously, out of spite, I suppose, by the two Extract Companies to whom I had preferred the U.A.C.P., and from four others who desired my custom.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading The latest of these is a certain WILLIAM WHORBOYS, whose book, _The Foundling's Farewell_, is remarkable only for its ungrammatical dulness, &c, &c."
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading During the following week not a day passed without the receipt of that accursed cutting from some new extract company.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The latest of these is a certain WILLIAM WHORBOYS, whose book, _The Foundling's Farewell_, is remarkable only for its ungrammatical dulness, &c, &c."
Foundling's
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From this reading The latest of these is a certain WILLIAM WHORBOYS, whose book, _The Foundling's Farewell_, is remarkable only for its ungrammatical dulness, &c, &c."
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The next post brought me the same cutting, sent gratuitously, out of spite, I suppose, by the two Extract Companies to whom I had preferred the U.A.C.P., and from four others who desired my custom.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The next post brought me the same cutting, sent gratuitously, out of spite, I suppose, by the two Extract Companies to whom I had preferred the U.A.C.P., and from four others who desired my custom.
gratuitouslyadverbUS /ɡrəˈtuːətəsli/
in an uncalled-for manner
From this reading The next post brought me the same cutting, sent gratuitously, out of spite, I suppose, by the two Extract Companies to whom I had preferred the U.A.C.P., and from four others who desired my custom.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next post brought me the same cutting, sent gratuitously, out of spite, I suppose, by the two Extract Companies to whom I had preferred the U.A.C.P., and from four others who desired my custom.
haplessadjectiveUS /ˈhæpləs/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading But here it is:--"The stuff that is palmed off upon a hapless public by aspiring idiots, who are vain enough to imagine that they are novelists, is astounding.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Since then I have waited some months, but nothing more has appeared.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Since then I have waited some months, but nothing more has appeared.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But here it is:--"The stuff that is palmed off upon a hapless public by aspiring idiots, who are vain enough to imagine that they are novelists, is astounding.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The next post brought me the same cutting, sent gratuitously, out of spite, I suppose, by the two Extract Companies to whom I had preferred the U.A.C.P., and from four others who desired my custom.
idiotsnounUS /ˈɪdiːəts/
plural of “idiot” — a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading But here it is:--"The stuff that is palmed off upon a hapless public by aspiring idiots, who are vain enough to imagine that they are novelists, is astounding.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading But here it is:--"The stuff that is palmed off upon a hapless public by aspiring idiots, who are vain enough to imagine that they are novelists, is astounding.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But here it is:--"The stuff that is palmed off upon a hapless public by aspiring idiots, who are vain enough to imagine that they are novelists, is astounding.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But here it is:--"The stuff that is palmed off upon a hapless public by aspiring idiots, who are vain enough to imagine that they are novelists, is astounding.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The latest of these is a certain WILLIAM WHORBOYS, whose book, _The Foundling's Farewell_, is remarkable only for its ungrammatical dulness, &c, &c."
latestadjectiveUS /ˈleɪtəst/
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
From this reading The latest of these is a certain WILLIAM WHORBOYS, whose book, _The Foundling's Farewell_, is remarkable only for its ungrammatical dulness, &c, &c."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next post brought me the same cutting, sent gratuitously, out of spite, I suppose, by the two Extract Companies to whom I had preferred the U.A.C.P., and from four others who desired my custom.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Since then I have waited some months, but nothing more has appeared.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Since then I have waited some months, but nothing more has appeared.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The next post brought me the same cutting, sent gratuitously, out of spite, I suppose, by the two Extract Companies to whom I had preferred the U.A.C.P., and from four others who desired my custom.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading During the following week not a day passed without the receipt of that accursed cutting from some new extract company.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next post brought me the same cutting, sent gratuitously, out of spite, I suppose, by the two Extract Companies to whom I had preferred the U.A.C.P., and from four others who desired my custom.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading During the following week not a day passed without the receipt of that accursed cutting from some new extract company.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Since then I have waited some months, but nothing more has appeared.
novelistsnounUS /ˈnɑːvələsts/
plural of “novelist” — one who writes novels
From this reading But here it is:--"The stuff that is palmed off upon a hapless public by aspiring idiots, who are vain enough to imagine that they are novelists, is astounding.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The latest of these is a certain WILLIAM WHORBOYS, whose book, _The Foundling's Farewell_, is remarkable only for its ungrammatical dulness, &c, &c."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But here it is:--"The stuff that is palmed off upon a hapless public by aspiring idiots, who are vain enough to imagine that they are novelists, is astounding.
and nothing more
From this reading The latest of these is a certain WILLIAM WHORBOYS, whose book, _The Foundling's Farewell_, is remarkable only for its ungrammatical dulness, &c, &c."
others
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From this reading The next post brought me the same cutting, sent gratuitously, out of spite, I suppose, by the two Extract Companies to whom I had preferred the U.A.C.P., and from four others who desired my custom.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The next post brought me the same cutting, sent gratuitously, out of spite, I suppose, by the two Extract Companies to whom I had preferred the U.A.C.P., and from four others who desired my custom.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading The next post brought me the same cutting, sent gratuitously, out of spite, I suppose, by the two Extract Companies to whom I had preferred the U.A.C.P., and from four others who desired my custom.
palmed
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From this reading But here it is:--"The stuff that is palmed off upon a hapless public by aspiring idiots, who are vain enough to imagine that they are novelists, is astounding.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading During the following week not a day passed without the receipt of that accursed cutting from some new extract company.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading The next post brought me the same cutting, sent gratuitously, out of spite, I suppose, by the two Extract Companies to whom I had preferred the U.A.C.P., and from four others who desired my custom.
more desirable than another
From this reading The next post brought me the same cutting, sent gratuitously, out of spite, I suppose, by the two Extract Companies to whom I had preferred the U.A.C.P., and from four others who desired my custom.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading But here it is:--"The stuff that is palmed off upon a hapless public by aspiring idiots, who are vain enough to imagine that they are novelists, is astounding.
receiptnounUS /rɪˈsiːt/
the act of receiving
From this reading During the following week not a day passed without the receipt of that accursed cutting from some new extract company.
unusual or striking
From this reading The latest of these is a certain WILLIAM WHORBOYS, whose book, _The Foundling's Farewell_, is remarkable only for its ungrammatical dulness, &c, &c."
Identical; not different.
From this reading The next post brought me the same cutting, sent gratuitously, out of spite, I suppose, by the two Extract Companies to whom I had preferred the U.A.C.P., and from four others who desired my custom.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The next post brought me the same cutting, sent gratuitously, out of spite, I suppose, by the two Extract Companies to whom I had preferred the U.A.C.P., and from four others who desired my custom.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since then I have waited some months, but nothing more has appeared.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading During the following week not a day passed without the receipt of that accursed cutting from some new extract company.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading The next post brought me the same cutting, sent gratuitously, out of spite, I suppose, by the two Extract Companies to whom I had preferred the U.A.C.P., and from four others who desired my custom.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading But here it is:--"The stuff that is palmed off upon a hapless public by aspiring idiots, who are vain enough to imagine that they are novelists, is astounding.
express a supposition
From this reading The next post brought me the same cutting, sent gratuitously, out of spite, I suppose, by the two Extract Companies to whom I had preferred the U.A.C.P., and from four others who desired my custom.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But here it is:--"The stuff that is palmed off upon a hapless public by aspiring idiots, who are vain enough to imagine that they are novelists, is astounding.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But here it is:--"The stuff that is palmed off upon a hapless public by aspiring idiots, who are vain enough to imagine that they are novelists, is astounding.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Since then I have waited some months, but nothing more has appeared.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The latest of these is a certain WILLIAM WHORBOYS, whose book, _The Foundling's Farewell_, is remarkable only for its ungrammatical dulness, &c, &c."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But here it is:--"The stuff that is palmed off upon a hapless public by aspiring idiots, who are vain enough to imagine that they are novelists, is astounding.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But here it is:--"The stuff that is palmed off upon a hapless public by aspiring idiots, who are vain enough to imagine that they are novelists, is astounding.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The next post brought me the same cutting, sent gratuitously, out of spite, I suppose, by the two Extract Companies to whom I had preferred the U.A.C.P., and from four others who desired my custom.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading The next post brought me the same cutting, sent gratuitously, out of spite, I suppose, by the two Extract Companies to whom I had preferred the U.A.C.P., and from four others who desired my custom.
ungrammaticaladjective
not grammatical; not conforming to the rules of grammar or accepted usage
From this reading The latest of these is a certain WILLIAM WHORBOYS, whose book, _The Foundling's Farewell_, is remarkable only for its ungrammatical dulness, &c, &c."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But here it is:--"The stuff that is palmed off upon a hapless public by aspiring idiots, who are vain enough to imagine that they are novelists, is astounding.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading But here it is:--"The stuff that is palmed off upon a hapless public by aspiring idiots, who are vain enough to imagine that they are novelists, is astounding.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Since then I have waited some months, but nothing more has appeared.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading During the following week not a day passed without the receipt of that accursed cutting from some new extract company.
which person or people
From this reading But here it is:--"The stuff that is palmed off upon a hapless public by aspiring idiots, who are vain enough to imagine that they are novelists, is astounding.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next post brought me the same cutting, sent gratuitously, out of spite, I suppose, by the two Extract Companies to whom I had preferred the U.A.C.P., and from four others who desired my custom.
WHORBOYS
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From this reading The latest of these is a certain WILLIAM WHORBOYS, whose book, _The Foundling's Farewell_, is remarkable only for its ungrammatical dulness, &c, &c."
belonging to which person
From this reading The latest of these is a certain WILLIAM WHORBOYS, whose book, _The Foundling's Farewell_, is remarkable only for its ungrammatical dulness, &c, &c."
WILLIAM
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From this reading The latest of these is a certain WILLIAM WHORBOYS, whose book, _The Foundling's Farewell_, is remarkable only for its ungrammatical dulness, &c, &c."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading During the following week not a day passed without the receipt of that accursed cutting from some new extract company.
