used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To look at him you'd think he was typical of the mild pleasant little sort of suburban home owner who caught the eight-oh-two six days a week and watered the lawn on the seventh.
how long something has existed
From this reading Baldish, fortiesh, bespectacled, with the usual behind-the-desk bay window that most office workers get at his age, he looked like nothing more than the amiable citizen you see in comic cartoons on suburban life.
amiableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪmiəbəl/
disposed to please
From this reading Baldish, fortiesh, bespectacled, with the usual behind-the-desk bay window that most office workers get at his age, he looked like nothing more than the amiable citizen you see in comic cartoons on suburban life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Sidenote: This house was built to specifications that were strange indeed; and the rats that inhabited it were stranger still!] This little guy Stoddard was one of the toughest customers I'd ever done business with.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading Physically, his appearance was completely that of the inconspicuous average citizen.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To look at him you'd think he was typical of the mild pleasant little sort of suburban home owner who caught the eight-oh-two six days a week and watered the lawn on the seventh.
averageadjectiveUS /ˈævərɪdʒ/
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
From this reading Physically, his appearance was completely that of the inconspicuous average citizen.
Baldish
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From this reading Baldish, fortiesh, bespectacled, with the usual behind-the-desk bay window that most office workers get at his age, he looked like nothing more than the amiable citizen you see in comic cartoons on suburban life.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Baldish, fortiesh, bespectacled, with the usual behind-the-desk bay window that most office workers get at his age, he looked like nothing more than the amiable citizen you see in comic cartoons on suburban life.
behind-the-desk
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From this reading Baldish, fortiesh, bespectacled, with the usual behind-the-desk bay window that most office workers get at his age, he looked like nothing more than the amiable citizen you see in comic cartoons on suburban life.
bespectacledadjectiveUS /bɪˈspektəkəld/
wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass
From this reading Baldish, fortiesh, bespectacled, with the usual behind-the-desk bay window that most office workers get at his age, he looked like nothing more than the amiable citizen you see in comic cartoons on suburban life.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading [Sidenote: This house was built to specifications that were strange indeed; and the rats that inhabited it were stranger still!] This little guy Stoddard was one of the toughest customers I'd ever done business with.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading [Sidenote: This house was built to specifications that were strange indeed; and the rats that inhabited it were stranger still!] This little guy Stoddard was one of the toughest customers I'd ever done business with.
cartoonsnounUS /kɑːrˈtuːnz/
plural of “cartoon” — a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine
From this reading Baldish, fortiesh, bespectacled, with the usual behind-the-desk bay window that most office workers get at his age, he looked like nothing more than the amiable citizen you see in comic cartoons on suburban life.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading To look at him you'd think he was typical of the mild pleasant little sort of suburban home owner who caught the eight-oh-two six days a week and watered the lawn on the seventh.
citizennounUS /ˈsɪtəzən/
a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading Physically, his appearance was completely that of the inconspicuous average citizen.
comicadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmɪk/
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading Baldish, fortiesh, bespectacled, with the usual behind-the-desk bay window that most office workers get at his age, he looked like nothing more than the amiable citizen you see in comic cartoons on suburban life.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Physically, his appearance was completely that of the inconspicuous average citizen.
customersnounUS /ˈkʌstəmərz/
plural of “customer” — someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading [Sidenote: This house was built to specifications that were strange indeed; and the rats that inhabited it were stranger still!] This little guy Stoddard was one of the toughest customers I'd ever done business with.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading To look at him you'd think he was typical of the mild pleasant little sort of suburban home owner who caught the eight-oh-two six days a week and watered the lawn on the seventh.
deceptiveadjectiveUS /dɪˈseptɪv/
causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true
From this reading Yet, what I'm getting at is that this Stoddard's appearance was distinctly deceptive.
clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
From this reading Yet, what I'm getting at is that this Stoddard's appearance was distinctly deceptive.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading [Sidenote: This house was built to specifications that were strange indeed; and the rats that inhabited it were stranger still!] This little guy Stoddard was one of the toughest customers I'd ever done business with.
eight-oh-two
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From this reading To look at him you'd think he was typical of the mild pleasant little sort of suburban home owner who caught the eight-oh-two six days a week and watered the lawn on the seventh.
at any time
From this reading [Sidenote: This house was built to specifications that were strange indeed; and the rats that inhabited it were stranger still!] This little guy Stoddard was one of the toughest customers I'd ever done business with.
fortiesh
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From this reading Baldish, fortiesh, bespectacled, with the usual behind-the-desk bay window that most office workers get at his age, he looked like nothing more than the amiable citizen you see in comic cartoons on suburban life.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Baldish, fortiesh, bespectacled, with the usual behind-the-desk bay window that most office workers get at his age, he looked like nothing more than the amiable citizen you see in comic cartoons on suburban life.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Yet, what I'm getting at is that this Stoddard's appearance was distinctly deceptive.
guynounUS /ɡaɪ/
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading [Sidenote: This house was built to specifications that were strange indeed; and the rats that inhabited it were stranger still!] This little guy Stoddard was one of the toughest customers I'd ever done business with.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To look at him you'd think he was typical of the mild pleasant little sort of suburban home owner who caught the eight-oh-two six days a week and watered the lawn on the seventh.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To look at him you'd think he was typical of the mild pleasant little sort of suburban home owner who caught the eight-oh-two six days a week and watered the lawn on the seventh.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Physically, his appearance was completely that of the inconspicuous average citizen.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading To look at him you'd think he was typical of the mild pleasant little sort of suburban home owner who caught the eight-oh-two six days a week and watered the lawn on the seventh.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading [Sidenote: This house was built to specifications that were strange indeed; and the rats that inhabited it were stranger still!] This little guy Stoddard was one of the toughest customers I'd ever done business with.
I'd
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From this reading [Sidenote: This house was built to specifications that were strange indeed; and the rats that inhabited it were stranger still!] This little guy Stoddard was one of the toughest customers I'd ever done business with.
I'm
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From this reading Yet, what I'm getting at is that this Stoddard's appearance was distinctly deceptive.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Baldish, fortiesh, bespectacled, with the usual behind-the-desk bay window that most office workers get at his age, he looked like nothing more than the amiable citizen you see in comic cartoons on suburban life.
inconspicuousadjectiveUS /ˌɪŋˈkɑːnspɪkwəs/
not prominent or readily noticeable
From this reading Physically, his appearance was completely that of the inconspicuous average citizen.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading [Sidenote: This house was built to specifications that were strange indeed; and the rats that inhabited it were stranger still!] This little guy Stoddard was one of the toughest customers I'd ever done business with.
inhabitedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈhæbətəd/
having inhabitants; lived in
From this reading [Sidenote: This house was built to specifications that were strange indeed; and the rats that inhabited it were stranger still!] This little guy Stoddard was one of the toughest customers I'd ever done business with.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet, what I'm getting at is that this Stoddard's appearance was distinctly deceptive.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [Sidenote: This house was built to specifications that were strange indeed; and the rats that inhabited it were stranger still!] This little guy Stoddard was one of the toughest customers I'd ever done business with.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading To look at him you'd think he was typical of the mild pleasant little sort of suburban home owner who caught the eight-oh-two six days a week and watered the lawn on the seventh.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Baldish, fortiesh, bespectacled, with the usual behind-the-desk bay window that most office workers get at his age, he looked like nothing more than the amiable citizen you see in comic cartoons on suburban life.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Baldish, fortiesh, bespectacled, with the usual behind-the-desk bay window that most office workers get at his age, he looked like nothing more than the amiable citizen you see in comic cartoons on suburban life.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading [Sidenote: This house was built to specifications that were strange indeed; and the rats that inhabited it were stranger still!] This little guy Stoddard was one of the toughest customers I'd ever done business with.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading To look at him you'd think he was typical of the mild pleasant little sort of suburban home owner who caught the eight-oh-two six days a week and watered the lawn on the seventh.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Baldish, fortiesh, bespectacled, with the usual behind-the-desk bay window that most office workers get at his age, he looked like nothing more than the amiable citizen you see in comic cartoons on suburban life.
mildadjectiveUS /maɪld/
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading To look at him you'd think he was typical of the mild pleasant little sort of suburban home owner who caught the eight-oh-two six days a week and watered the lawn on the seventh.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Baldish, fortiesh, bespectacled, with the usual behind-the-desk bay window that most office workers get at his age, he looked like nothing more than the amiable citizen you see in comic cartoons on suburban life.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Baldish, fortiesh, bespectacled, with the usual behind-the-desk bay window that most office workers get at his age, he looked like nothing more than the amiable citizen you see in comic cartoons on suburban life.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Baldish, fortiesh, bespectacled, with the usual behind-the-desk bay window that most office workers get at his age, he looked like nothing more than the amiable citizen you see in comic cartoons on suburban life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Sidenote: This house was built to specifications that were strange indeed; and the rats that inhabited it were stranger still!] This little guy Stoddard was one of the toughest customers I'd ever done business with.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Baldish, fortiesh, bespectacled, with the usual behind-the-desk bay window that most office workers get at his age, he looked like nothing more than the amiable citizen you see in comic cartoons on suburban life.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To look at him you'd think he was typical of the mild pleasant little sort of suburban home owner who caught the eight-oh-two six days a week and watered the lawn on the seventh.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading [Sidenote: This house was built to specifications that were strange indeed; and the rats that inhabited it were stranger still!] This little guy Stoddard was one of the toughest customers I'd ever done business with.
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading To look at him you'd think he was typical of the mild pleasant little sort of suburban home owner who caught the eight-oh-two six days a week and watered the lawn on the seventh.
PhysicallyadverbUS /ˈfɪzɪkəli/
in accord with physical laws
From this reading Physically, his appearance was completely that of the inconspicuous average citizen.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading To look at him you'd think he was typical of the mild pleasant little sort of suburban home owner who caught the eight-oh-two six days a week and watered the lawn on the seventh.
ratsnounUS /ræts/
plural of “rat” — any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading [Sidenote: This house was built to specifications that were strange indeed; and the rats that inhabited it were stranger still!] This little guy Stoddard was one of the toughest customers I'd ever done business with.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Baldish, fortiesh, bespectacled, with the usual behind-the-desk bay window that most office workers get at his age, he looked like nothing more than the amiable citizen you see in comic cartoons on suburban life.
seventhadjectiveUS /ˈsevənθ/
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading To look at him you'd think he was typical of the mild pleasant little sort of suburban home owner who caught the eight-oh-two six days a week and watered the lawn on the seventh.
Sidenote
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From this reading [Sidenote: This house was built to specifications that were strange indeed; and the rats that inhabited it were stranger still!] This little guy Stoddard was one of the toughest customers I'd ever done business with.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading To look at him you'd think he was typical of the mild pleasant little sort of suburban home owner who caught the eight-oh-two six days a week and watered the lawn on the seventh.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading To look at him you'd think he was typical of the mild pleasant little sort of suburban home owner who caught the eight-oh-two six days a week and watered the lawn on the seventh.
specificationsnounUS /ˌspesəfəˈkeɪʃənz/
plural of “specification” — a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
From this reading [Sidenote: This house was built to specifications that were strange indeed; and the rats that inhabited it were stranger still!] This little guy Stoddard was one of the toughest customers I'd ever done business with.
not in physical motion
From this reading [Sidenote: This house was built to specifications that were strange indeed; and the rats that inhabited it were stranger still!] This little guy Stoddard was one of the toughest customers I'd ever done business with.
Stoddard
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From this reading [Sidenote: This house was built to specifications that were strange indeed; and the rats that inhabited it were stranger still!] This little guy Stoddard was one of the toughest customers I'd ever done business with.
Stoddard's
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From this reading Yet, what I'm getting at is that this Stoddard's appearance was distinctly deceptive.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading [Sidenote: This house was built to specifications that were strange indeed; and the rats that inhabited it were stranger still!] This little guy Stoddard was one of the toughest customers I'd ever done business with.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading [Sidenote: This house was built to specifications that were strange indeed; and the rats that inhabited it were stranger still!] This little guy Stoddard was one of the toughest customers I'd ever done business with.
suburbanadjectiveUS /səˈbɜːrbən/
relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs
From this reading To look at him you'd think he was typical of the mild pleasant little sort of suburban home owner who caught the eight-oh-two six days a week and watered the lawn on the seventh.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Baldish, fortiesh, bespectacled, with the usual behind-the-desk bay window that most office workers get at his age, he looked like nothing more than the amiable citizen you see in comic cartoons on suburban life.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading [Sidenote: This house was built to specifications that were strange indeed; and the rats that inhabited it were stranger still!] This little guy Stoddard was one of the toughest customers I'd ever done business with.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Sidenote: This house was built to specifications that were strange indeed; and the rats that inhabited it were stranger still!] This little guy Stoddard was one of the toughest customers I'd ever done business with.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading To look at him you'd think he was typical of the mild pleasant little sort of suburban home owner who caught the eight-oh-two six days a week and watered the lawn on the seventh.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading [Sidenote: This house was built to specifications that were strange indeed; and the rats that inhabited it were stranger still!] This little guy Stoddard was one of the toughest customers I'd ever done business with.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Sidenote: This house was built to specifications that were strange indeed; and the rats that inhabited it were stranger still!] This little guy Stoddard was one of the toughest customers I'd ever done business with.
toughestadjectiveUS /ˈtʌfəst/
superlative of “tough” — not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading [Sidenote: This house was built to specifications that were strange indeed; and the rats that inhabited it were stranger still!] This little guy Stoddard was one of the toughest customers I'd ever done business with.
typicaladjectiveUS /ˈtɪpəkəl/
exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category
From this reading To look at him you'd think he was typical of the mild pleasant little sort of suburban home owner who caught the eight-oh-two six days a week and watered the lawn on the seventh.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Baldish, fortiesh, bespectacled, with the usual behind-the-desk bay window that most office workers get at his age, he looked like nothing more than the amiable citizen you see in comic cartoons on suburban life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [Sidenote: This house was built to specifications that were strange indeed; and the rats that inhabited it were stranger still!] This little guy Stoddard was one of the toughest customers I'd ever done business with.
wateredadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːtərd/
(of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern
From this reading To look at him you'd think he was typical of the mild pleasant little sort of suburban home owner who caught the eight-oh-two six days a week and watered the lawn on the seventh.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading To look at him you'd think he was typical of the mild pleasant little sort of suburban home owner who caught the eight-oh-two six days a week and watered the lawn on the seventh.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading [Sidenote: This house was built to specifications that were strange indeed; and the rats that inhabited it were stranger still!] This little guy Stoddard was one of the toughest customers I'd ever done business with.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Yet, what I'm getting at is that this Stoddard's appearance was distinctly deceptive.
which person or people
From this reading To look at him you'd think he was typical of the mild pleasant little sort of suburban home owner who caught the eight-oh-two six days a week and watered the lawn on the seventh.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Baldish, fortiesh, bespectacled, with the usual behind-the-desk bay window that most office workers get at his age, he looked like nothing more than the amiable citizen you see in comic cartoons on suburban life.
in the company of; together with
From this reading [Sidenote: This house was built to specifications that were strange indeed; and the rats that inhabited it were stranger still!] This little guy Stoddard was one of the toughest customers I'd ever done business with.
workersnounUS /ˈwɜːrkərz/
plural of “worker” — a person who works at a specific occupation
From this reading Baldish, fortiesh, bespectacled, with the usual behind-the-desk bay window that most office workers get at his age, he looked like nothing more than the amiable citizen you see in comic cartoons on suburban life.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, what I'm getting at is that this Stoddard's appearance was distinctly deceptive.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Baldish, fortiesh, bespectacled, with the usual behind-the-desk bay window that most office workers get at his age, he looked like nothing more than the amiable citizen you see in comic cartoons on suburban life.
you'd
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From this reading To look at him you'd think he was typical of the mild pleasant little sort of suburban home owner who caught the eight-oh-two six days a week and watered the lawn on the seventh.
