used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BLASHINGTON There were two more pennies awaiting him on the letter rack, each enclosed in a business envelope.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Upstairs, Dick handed the two to Stanley and told about receiving the previous three pennies.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading One envelope bore the inscription, “After Five Days Return to The Warne Gas and Electric Company, Warne, Mass.,” and the other purported to have come from the “Stevens Machine Company.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One envelope bore the inscription, “After Five Days Return to The Warne Gas and Electric Company, Warne, Mass.,” and the other purported to have come from the “Stevens Machine Company.”
awaitingverbUS /əˈweɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading BLASHINGTON There were two more pennies awaiting him on the letter rack, each enclosed in a business envelope.
BLASHINGTON
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From this reading BLASHINGTON There were two more pennies awaiting him on the letter rack, each enclosed in a business envelope.
cause to be bored
From this reading One envelope bore the inscription, “After Five Days Return to The Warne Gas and Electric Company, Warne, Mass.,” and the other purported to have come from the “Stevens Machine Company.”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading BLASHINGTON There were two more pennies awaiting him on the letter rack, each enclosed in a business envelope.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the handwriting was suspiciously the same on each envelope.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading One envelope bore the inscription, “After Five Days Return to The Warne Gas and Electric Company, Warne, Mass.,” and the other purported to have come from the “Stevens Machine Company.”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading One envelope bore the inscription, “After Five Days Return to The Warne Gas and Electric Company, Warne, Mass.,” and the other purported to have come from the “Stevens Machine Company.”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading One envelope bore the inscription, “After Five Days Return to The Warne Gas and Electric Company, Warne, Mass.,” and the other purported to have come from the “Stevens Machine Company.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading Upstairs, Dick handed the two to Stanley and told about receiving the previous three pennies.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading BLASHINGTON There were two more pennies awaiting him on the letter rack, each enclosed in a business envelope.
ElectricadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektrɪk/
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading One envelope bore the inscription, “After Five Days Return to The Warne Gas and Electric Company, Warne, Mass.,” and the other purported to have come from the “Stevens Machine Company.”
enclosedadjectiveUS /enˈkloʊzd/
closed in or surrounded or included within
From this reading BLASHINGTON There were two more pennies awaiting him on the letter rack, each enclosed in a business envelope.
envelopenounUS /ˈenvəloʊp/
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading BLASHINGTON There were two more pennies awaiting him on the letter rack, each enclosed in a business envelope.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading One envelope bore the inscription, “After Five Days Return to The Warne Gas and Electric Company, Warne, Mass.,” and the other purported to have come from the “Stevens Machine Company.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One envelope bore the inscription, “After Five Days Return to The Warne Gas and Electric Company, Warne, Mass.,” and the other purported to have come from the “Stevens Machine Company.”
GasnounUS /ɡæs/
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading One envelope bore the inscription, “After Five Days Return to The Warne Gas and Electric Company, Warne, Mass.,” and the other purported to have come from the “Stevens Machine Company.”
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading Upstairs, Dick handed the two to Stanley and told about receiving the previous three pennies.
handwritingnounUS /ˈhændraɪtɪŋ/
something written by hand
From this reading But the handwriting was suspiciously the same on each envelope.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One envelope bore the inscription, “After Five Days Return to The Warne Gas and Electric Company, Warne, Mass.,” and the other purported to have come from the “Stevens Machine Company.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BLASHINGTON There were two more pennies awaiting him on the letter rack, each enclosed in a business envelope.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BLASHINGTON There were two more pennies awaiting him on the letter rack, each enclosed in a business envelope.
inscriptionnounUS /ˌɪnˈskrɪpʃən/
letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
From this reading One envelope bore the inscription, “After Five Days Return to The Warne Gas and Electric Company, Warne, Mass.,” and the other purported to have come from the “Stevens Machine Company.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading BLASHINGTON There were two more pennies awaiting him on the letter rack, each enclosed in a business envelope.
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading One envelope bore the inscription, “After Five Days Return to The Warne Gas and Electric Company, Warne, Mass.,” and the other purported to have come from the “Stevens Machine Company.”
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading One envelope bore the inscription, “After Five Days Return to The Warne Gas and Electric Company, Warne, Mass.,” and the other purported to have come from the “Stevens Machine Company.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading BLASHINGTON There were two more pennies awaiting him on the letter rack, each enclosed in a business envelope.
a form of address for a man
From this reading PAGING MR.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BLASHINGTON There were two more pennies awaiting him on the letter rack, each enclosed in a business envelope.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One envelope bore the inscription, “After Five Days Return to The Warne Gas and Electric Company, Warne, Mass.,” and the other purported to have come from the “Stevens Machine Company.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading One envelope bore the inscription, “After Five Days Return to The Warne Gas and Electric Company, Warne, Mass.,” and the other purported to have come from the “Stevens Machine Company.”
PAGINGnounUS /ˈpeɪdʒɪŋ/
calling out the name of a person (especially by a loudspeaker system)
From this reading PAGING MR.
penniesnounUS /ˈpeniz/
plural of “penny” — a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading BLASHINGTON There were two more pennies awaiting him on the letter rack, each enclosed in a business envelope.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading Upstairs, Dick handed the two to Stanley and told about receiving the previous three pennies.
purportedverbUS /pərˈpɔːrtɪd/
past form of “purport” — have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming
From this reading One envelope bore the inscription, “After Five Days Return to The Warne Gas and Electric Company, Warne, Mass.,” and the other purported to have come from the “Stevens Machine Company.”
rackverbUS /ræk/
go at a rack
From this reading BLASHINGTON There were two more pennies awaiting him on the letter rack, each enclosed in a business envelope.
receivingverbUS /rəˈsiːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading Upstairs, Dick handed the two to Stanley and told about receiving the previous three pennies.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading One envelope bore the inscription, “After Five Days Return to The Warne Gas and Electric Company, Warne, Mass.,” and the other purported to have come from the “Stevens Machine Company.”
Identical; not different.
From this reading But the handwriting was suspiciously the same on each envelope.
StanleynounUS /ˈstænli/
United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)
From this reading Upstairs, Dick handed the two to Stanley and told about receiving the previous three pennies.
StevensnounUS /ˈstiːvənz/
United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)
From this reading One envelope bore the inscription, “After Five Days Return to The Warne Gas and Electric Company, Warne, Mass.,” and the other purported to have come from the “Stevens Machine Company.”
suspiciouslyadverbUS /səˈspɪʃəsli/
with suspicion
From this reading But the handwriting was suspiciously the same on each envelope.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BLASHINGTON There were two more pennies awaiting him on the letter rack, each enclosed in a business envelope.
in or at that place or location
From this reading BLASHINGTON There were two more pennies awaiting him on the letter rack, each enclosed in a business envelope.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Upstairs, Dick handed the two to Stanley and told about receiving the previous three pennies.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One envelope bore the inscription, “After Five Days Return to The Warne Gas and Electric Company, Warne, Mass.,” and the other purported to have come from the “Stevens Machine Company.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Upstairs, Dick handed the two to Stanley and told about receiving the previous three pennies.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading BLASHINGTON There were two more pennies awaiting him on the letter rack, each enclosed in a business envelope.
on a floor above
From this reading Upstairs, Dick handed the two to Stanley and told about receiving the previous three pennies.
Warne
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From this reading One envelope bore the inscription, “After Five Days Return to The Warne Gas and Electric Company, Warne, Mass.,” and the other purported to have come from the “Stevens Machine Company.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the handwriting was suspiciously the same on each envelope.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BLASHINGTON There were two more pennies awaiting him on the letter rack, each enclosed in a business envelope.
