used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Nicodemus Handy had put a new weather-boarded room to the back of his office for the use of the Directors, and the banking business was transacted in the front apartment where Nicodemus used to sell lottery tickets.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading GREAT USEFULNESS OF THE BANK--SURPRISING GROWTH OF QUODLIBET--SOME ACCOUNT OF THE HON.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In the course of the first year after The Removal, or as I should say, in the year One--speaking after our manner in Quodlibet--the bank made itself very agreeable to everybody.
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading In the course of the first year after The Removal, or as I should say, in the year One--speaking after our manner in Quodlibet--the bank made itself very agreeable to everybody.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Flam came home from Congress after the end of the long session, and found everything prospering beyond his most sanguine expectations.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading Nicodemus Handy had put a new weather-boarded room to the back of his office for the use of the Directors, and the banking business was transacted in the front apartment where Nicodemus used to sell lottery tickets.
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading MIDDLETON FLAM--ORIGIN OF HIS DEMOCRACY--HIS LOGICAL ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF THE POCKETING OF THE BILL TO REPEAL THE SPECIE CIRCULAR--THE DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLE AS DEVELOPED IN THE REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MIDDLETON FLAM--ORIGIN OF HIS DEMOCRACY--HIS LOGICAL ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF THE POCKETING OF THE BILL TO REPEAL THE SPECIE CIRCULAR--THE DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLE AS DEVELOPED IN THE REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Nicodemus Handy had put a new weather-boarded room to the back of his office for the use of the Directors, and the banking business was transacted in the front apartment where Nicodemus used to sell lottery tickets.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading GREAT USEFULNESS OF THE BANK--SURPRISING GROWTH OF QUODLIBET--SOME ACCOUNT OF THE HON.
bankingnounUS /ˈbæŋkɪŋ/
engaging in the business of keeping money for savings and checking accounts or for exchange or for issuing loans and credit etc.
From this reading Nicodemus Handy had put a new weather-boarded room to the back of his office for the use of the Directors, and the banking business was transacted in the front apartment where Nicodemus used to sell lottery tickets.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Mr. Flam came home from Congress after the end of the long session, and found everything prospering beyond his most sanguine expectations.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading MIDDLETON FLAM--ORIGIN OF HIS DEMOCRACY--HIS LOGICAL ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF THE POCKETING OF THE BILL TO REPEAL THE SPECIE CIRCULAR--THE DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLE AS DEVELOPED IN THE REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Nicodemus Handy had put a new weather-boarded room to the back of his office for the use of the Directors, and the banking business was transacted in the front apartment where Nicodemus used to sell lottery tickets.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mr. Flam came home from Congress after the end of the long session, and found everything prospering beyond his most sanguine expectations.
CIRCULARadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrkjələr/
having the shape or form of a circle
From this reading MIDDLETON FLAM--ORIGIN OF HIS DEMOCRACY--HIS LOGICAL ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF THE POCKETING OF THE BILL TO REPEAL THE SPECIE CIRCULAR--THE DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLE AS DEVELOPED IN THE REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM.
CongressnounUS /ˈkɑːŋɡrəs/
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading Mr. Flam came home from Congress after the end of the long session, and found everything prospering beyond his most sanguine expectations.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading In the course of the first year after The Removal, or as I should say, in the year One--speaking after our manner in Quodlibet--the bank made itself very agreeable to everybody.
DEMOCRACYnounUS /dɪˈmɑːkrəsi/
the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
From this reading MIDDLETON FLAM--ORIGIN OF HIS DEMOCRACY--HIS LOGICAL ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF THE POCKETING OF THE BILL TO REPEAL THE SPECIE CIRCULAR--THE DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLE AS DEVELOPED IN THE REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM.
DEMOCRATICadjectiveUS /ˌdeməˈkrætɪk/
characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality
From this reading MIDDLETON FLAM--ORIGIN OF HIS DEMOCRACY--HIS LOGICAL ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF THE POCKETING OF THE BILL TO REPEAL THE SPECIE CIRCULAR--THE DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLE AS DEVELOPED IN THE REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM.
DEVELOPEDadjectiveUS /dɪˈveləpt/
being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful
From this reading MIDDLETON FLAM--ORIGIN OF HIS DEMOCRACY--HIS LOGICAL ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF THE POCKETING OF THE BILL TO REPEAL THE SPECIE CIRCULAR--THE DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLE AS DEVELOPED IN THE REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM.
DirectorsnounUS /dərˈektərz/
plural of “director” — someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading Nicodemus Handy had put a new weather-boarded room to the back of his office for the use of the Directors, and the banking business was transacted in the front apartment where Nicodemus used to sell lottery tickets.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Mr. Flam came home from Congress after the end of the long session, and found everything prospering beyond his most sanguine expectations.
every person
From this reading In the course of the first year after The Removal, or as I should say, in the year One--speaking after our manner in Quodlibet--the bank made itself very agreeable to everybody.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Mr. Flam came home from Congress after the end of the long session, and found everything prospering beyond his most sanguine expectations.
expectationsnounUS /ˌekspekˈteɪʃənz/
plural of “expectation” — belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading Mr. Flam came home from Congress after the end of the long session, and found everything prospering beyond his most sanguine expectations.
promote over another
From this reading MIDDLETON FLAM--ORIGIN OF HIS DEMOCRACY--HIS LOGICAL ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF THE POCKETING OF THE BILL TO REPEAL THE SPECIE CIRCULAR--THE DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLE AS DEVELOPED IN THE REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading In the course of the first year after The Removal, or as I should say, in the year One--speaking after our manner in Quodlibet--the bank made itself very agreeable to everybody.
FLAM
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From this reading MIDDLETON FLAM--ORIGIN OF HIS DEMOCRACY--HIS LOGICAL ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF THE POCKETING OF THE BILL TO REPEAL THE SPECIE CIRCULAR--THE DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLE AS DEVELOPED IN THE REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nicodemus Handy had put a new weather-boarded room to the back of his office for the use of the Directors, and the banking business was transacted in the front apartment where Nicodemus used to sell lottery tickets.
set up or found
From this reading Mr. Flam came home from Congress after the end of the long session, and found everything prospering beyond his most sanguine expectations.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. Flam came home from Congress after the end of the long session, and found everything prospering beyond his most sanguine expectations.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Nicodemus Handy had put a new weather-boarded room to the back of his office for the use of the Directors, and the banking business was transacted in the front apartment where Nicodemus used to sell lottery tickets.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading GREAT USEFULNESS OF THE BANK--SURPRISING GROWTH OF QUODLIBET--SOME ACCOUNT OF THE HON.
GROWTHnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading GREAT USEFULNESS OF THE BANK--SURPRISING GROWTH OF QUODLIBET--SOME ACCOUNT OF THE HON.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nicodemus Handy had put a new weather-boarded room to the back of his office for the use of the Directors, and the banking business was transacted in the front apartment where Nicodemus used to sell lottery tickets.
HandyadjectiveUS /ˈhændi/
easy to reach
From this reading Nicodemus Handy had put a new weather-boarded room to the back of his office for the use of the Directors, and the banking business was transacted in the front apartment where Nicodemus used to sell lottery tickets.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MIDDLETON FLAM--ORIGIN OF HIS DEMOCRACY--HIS LOGICAL ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF THE POCKETING OF THE BILL TO REPEAL THE SPECIE CIRCULAR--THE DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLE AS DEVELOPED IN THE REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Mr. Flam came home from Congress after the end of the long session, and found everything prospering beyond his most sanguine expectations.
HON
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From this reading GREAT USEFULNESS OF THE BANK--SURPRISING GROWTH OF QUODLIBET--SOME ACCOUNT OF THE HON.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the course of the first year after The Removal, or as I should say, in the year One--speaking after our manner in Quodlibet--the bank made itself very agreeable to everybody.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MIDDLETON FLAM--ORIGIN OF HIS DEMOCRACY--HIS LOGICAL ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF THE POCKETING OF THE BILL TO REPEAL THE SPECIE CIRCULAR--THE DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLE AS DEVELOPED IN THE REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading In the course of the first year after The Removal, or as I should say, in the year One--speaking after our manner in Quodlibet--the bank made itself very agreeable to everybody.
LOGICALadjectiveUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪkəl/
capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning
From this reading MIDDLETON FLAM--ORIGIN OF HIS DEMOCRACY--HIS LOGICAL ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF THE POCKETING OF THE BILL TO REPEAL THE SPECIE CIRCULAR--THE DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLE AS DEVELOPED IN THE REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM.
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 Mr. Flam came home from Congress after the end of the long session, and found everything prospering beyond his most sanguine expectations.
lotterynounUS /ˈlɑːtəri/
something that is regarded as a chance event
From this reading Nicodemus Handy had put a new weather-boarded room to the back of his office for the use of the Directors, and the banking business was transacted in the front apartment where Nicodemus used to sell lottery tickets.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In the course of the first year after The Removal, or as I should say, in the year One--speaking after our manner in Quodlibet--the bank made itself very agreeable to everybody.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In the course of the first year after The Removal, or as I should say, in the year One--speaking after our manner in Quodlibet--the bank made itself very agreeable to everybody.
MIDDLETONnounUS /ˈmɪdəltən/
English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627)
From this reading MIDDLETON FLAM--ORIGIN OF HIS DEMOCRACY--HIS LOGICAL ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF THE POCKETING OF THE BILL TO REPEAL THE SPECIE CIRCULAR--THE DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLE AS DEVELOPED IN THE REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Mr. Flam came home from Congress after the end of the long session, and found everything prospering beyond his most sanguine expectations.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Flam came home from Congress after the end of the long session, and found everything prospering beyond his most sanguine expectations.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Nicodemus Handy had put a new weather-boarded room to the back of his office for the use of the Directors, and the banking business was transacted in the front apartment where Nicodemus used to sell lottery tickets.
Nicodemus
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From this reading Nicodemus Handy had put a new weather-boarded room to the back of his office for the use of the Directors, and the banking business was transacted in the front apartment where Nicodemus used to sell lottery tickets.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GREAT USEFULNESS OF THE BANK--SURPRISING GROWTH OF QUODLIBET--SOME ACCOUNT OF THE HON.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Nicodemus Handy had put a new weather-boarded room to the back of his office for the use of the Directors, and the banking business was transacted in the front apartment where Nicodemus used to sell lottery tickets.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the course of the first year after The Removal, or as I should say, in the year One--speaking after our manner in Quodlibet--the bank made itself very agreeable to everybody.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the course of the first year after The Removal, or as I should say, in the year One--speaking after our manner in Quodlibet--the bank made itself very agreeable to everybody.
ORIGINnounUS /ˈɔːrədʒən/
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading MIDDLETON FLAM--ORIGIN OF HIS DEMOCRACY--HIS LOGICAL ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF THE POCKETING OF THE BILL TO REPEAL THE SPECIE CIRCULAR--THE DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLE AS DEVELOPED IN THE REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In the course of the first year after The Removal, or as I should say, in the year One--speaking after our manner in Quodlibet--the bank made itself very agreeable to everybody.
POCKETINGverbUS /ˈpɑːkətɪŋ/
-ing form of “pocket” — put in one's pocket
From this reading MIDDLETON FLAM--ORIGIN OF HIS DEMOCRACY--HIS LOGICAL ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF THE POCKETING OF THE BILL TO REPEAL THE SPECIE CIRCULAR--THE DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLE AS DEVELOPED IN THE REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM.
PRINCIPLEnounUS /ˈprɪnsəpəl/
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
From this reading MIDDLETON FLAM--ORIGIN OF HIS DEMOCRACY--HIS LOGICAL ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF THE POCKETING OF THE BILL TO REPEAL THE SPECIE CIRCULAR--THE DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLE AS DEVELOPED IN THE REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM.
prosperingadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːspərɪŋ/
very lively and profitable
From this reading Mr. Flam came home from Congress after the end of the long session, and found everything prospering beyond his most sanguine expectations.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Nicodemus Handy had put a new weather-boarded room to the back of his office for the use of the Directors, and the banking business was transacted in the front apartment where Nicodemus used to sell lottery tickets.
QUODLIBETnoun
an issue that is presented for formal disputation
From this reading GREAT USEFULNESS OF THE BANK--SURPRISING GROWTH OF QUODLIBET--SOME ACCOUNT OF THE HON.
RemovalnounUS /rɪˈmuːvəl/
the act of removing
From this reading In the course of the first year after The Removal, or as I should say, in the year One--speaking after our manner in Quodlibet--the bank made itself very agreeable to everybody.
REPEALnounUS /rɪˈpiːl/
the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
From this reading MIDDLETON FLAM--ORIGIN OF HIS DEMOCRACY--HIS LOGICAL ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF THE POCKETING OF THE BILL TO REPEAL THE SPECIE CIRCULAR--THE DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLE AS DEVELOPED IN THE REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM.
REPRESENTATIVEnounUS /ˌreprəˈzentətɪv/
a person who represents others
From this reading MIDDLETON FLAM--ORIGIN OF HIS DEMOCRACY--HIS LOGICAL ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF THE POCKETING OF THE BILL TO REPEAL THE SPECIE CIRCULAR--THE DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLE AS DEVELOPED IN THE REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Nicodemus Handy had put a new weather-boarded room to the back of his office for the use of the Directors, and the banking business was transacted in the front apartment where Nicodemus used to sell lottery tickets.
sanguineadjectiveUS /ˈsæŋɡwɪn/
confidently optimistic and cheerful
From this reading Mr. Flam came home from Congress after the end of the long session, and found everything prospering beyond his most sanguine expectations.
express in words
From this reading In the course of the first year after The Removal, or as I should say, in the year One--speaking after our manner in Quodlibet--the bank made itself very agreeable to everybody.
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading Nicodemus Handy had put a new weather-boarded room to the back of his office for the use of the Directors, and the banking business was transacted in the front apartment where Nicodemus used to sell lottery tickets.
sessionnounUS /ˈseʃən/
a meeting for execution of a group's functions
From this reading Mr. Flam came home from Congress after the end of the long session, and found everything prospering beyond his most sanguine expectations.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading In the course of the first year after The Removal, or as I should say, in the year One--speaking after our manner in Quodlibet--the bank made itself very agreeable to everybody.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading GREAT USEFULNESS OF THE BANK--SURPRISING GROWTH OF QUODLIBET--SOME ACCOUNT OF THE HON.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading In the course of the first year after The Removal, or as I should say, in the year One--speaking after our manner in Quodlibet--the bank made itself very agreeable to everybody.
SPECIEnoun
coins collectively
From this reading MIDDLETON FLAM--ORIGIN OF HIS DEMOCRACY--HIS LOGICAL ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF THE POCKETING OF THE BILL TO REPEAL THE SPECIE CIRCULAR--THE DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLE AS DEVELOPED IN THE REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM.
SURPRISINGadjectiveUS /sərˈpraɪzɪŋ/
causing surprise or wonder or amazement
From this reading GREAT USEFULNESS OF THE BANK--SURPRISING GROWTH OF QUODLIBET--SOME ACCOUNT OF THE HON.
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading MIDDLETON FLAM--ORIGIN OF HIS DEMOCRACY--HIS LOGICAL ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF THE POCKETING OF THE BILL TO REPEAL THE SPECIE CIRCULAR--THE DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLE AS DEVELOPED IN THE REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GREAT USEFULNESS OF THE BANK--SURPRISING GROWTH OF QUODLIBET--SOME ACCOUNT OF THE HON.
ticketsnounUS /ˈtɪkəts/
plural of “ticket” — a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading Nicodemus Handy had put a new weather-boarded room to the back of his office for the use of the Directors, and the banking business was transacted in the front apartment where Nicodemus used to sell lottery tickets.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MIDDLETON FLAM--ORIGIN OF HIS DEMOCRACY--HIS LOGICAL ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF THE POCKETING OF THE BILL TO REPEAL THE SPECIE CIRCULAR--THE DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLE AS DEVELOPED IN THE REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM.
transactedverbUS /trænˈsæktɪd/
past form of “transact” — conduct business
From this reading Nicodemus Handy had put a new weather-boarded room to the back of his office for the use of the Directors, and the banking business was transacted in the front apartment where Nicodemus used to sell lottery tickets.
the act of using
From this reading Nicodemus Handy had put a new weather-boarded room to the back of his office for the use of the Directors, and the banking business was transacted in the front apartment where Nicodemus used to sell lottery tickets.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Nicodemus Handy had put a new weather-boarded room to the back of his office for the use of the Directors, and the banking business was transacted in the front apartment where Nicodemus used to sell lottery tickets.
USEFULNESSnounUS /ˈjuːsfəlnəs/
the quality of being of practical use
From this reading GREAT USEFULNESS OF THE BANK--SURPRISING GROWTH OF QUODLIBET--SOME ACCOUNT OF THE HON.
precisely as stated
From this reading In the course of the first year after The Removal, or as I should say, in the year One--speaking after our manner in Quodlibet--the bank made itself very agreeable to everybody.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nicodemus Handy had put a new weather-boarded room to the back of his office for the use of the Directors, and the banking business was transacted in the front apartment where Nicodemus used to sell lottery tickets.
weather-boarded
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From this reading Nicodemus Handy had put a new weather-boarded room to the back of his office for the use of the Directors, and the banking business was transacted in the front apartment where Nicodemus used to sell lottery tickets.
in or at the place that
From this reading Nicodemus Handy had put a new weather-boarded room to the back of his office for the use of the Directors, and the banking business was transacted in the front apartment where Nicodemus used to sell lottery tickets.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading In the course of the first year after The Removal, or as I should say, in the year One--speaking after our manner in Quodlibet--the bank made itself very agreeable to everybody.
