used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
accumulatedadjectiveUS /əˈkjuːmjəleɪtɪd/
periodically accumulated over time
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
agriculturaladjectiveUS /ˌæɡrəˈkʌltʃərəl/
relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming
From this reading I have tried the recipe for paste and directions for applying wall paper, as published recently in an agricultural paper to which I had become very much attached.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
applyingverbUS /əˈplaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “apply” — put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading I have tried the recipe for paste and directions for applying wall paper, as published recently in an agricultural paper to which I had become very much attached.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have tried the recipe for paste and directions for applying wall paper, as published recently in an agricultural paper to which I had become very much attached.
assortmentnounUS /əˈsɔːrtmənt/
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
being joined in close association
From this reading I have tried the recipe for paste and directions for applying wall paper, as published recently in an agricultural paper to which I had become very much attached.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
for the reason that
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading I have tried the recipe for paste and directions for applying wall paper, as published recently in an agricultural paper to which I had become very much attached.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every Man His Own Paper-Hanger.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have tried the recipe for paste and directions for applying wall paper, as published recently in an agricultural paper to which I had become very much attached.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Every Man His Own Paper-Hanger.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
issueverbUS /ˈɪʃuː/
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Every Man His Own Paper-Hanger.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
not any; not one
From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Every Man His Own Paper-Hanger.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading I have tried the recipe for paste and directions for applying wall paper, as published recently in an agricultural paper to which I had become very much attached.
Paper-Hanger
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From this reading Every Man His Own Paper-Hanger.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
pastenounUS /peɪst/
any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency
From this reading I have tried the recipe for paste and directions for applying wall paper, as published recently in an agricultural paper to which I had become very much attached.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
printedverbUS /ˈprɪntɪd/
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading I have tried the recipe for paste and directions for applying wall paper, as published recently in an agricultural paper to which I had become very much attached.
recentlyadverbUS /ˈriːsəntli/
in the recent past
From this reading I have tried the recipe for paste and directions for applying wall paper, as published recently in an agricultural paper to which I had become very much attached.
recipenounUS /ˈresəpi/
directions for making something
From this reading I have tried the recipe for paste and directions for applying wall paper, as published recently in an agricultural paper to which I had become very much attached.
recipesnounUS /ˈresəpiz/
plural of “recipe” — directions for making something
From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of these recipes I have tried.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Some of these recipes I have tried.
the act of using
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
precisely as stated
From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading I have tried the recipe for paste and directions for applying wall paper, as published recently in an agricultural paper to which I had become very much attached.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have tried the recipe for paste and directions for applying wall paper, as published recently in an agricultural paper to which I had become very much attached.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
