used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Seems to me that you are nudging a fellow for his ticket every five minutes," said a lantern-jawed looking individual to the railroad conductor, as he roused himself from his nap, and pulled a bit of red pasteboard from his hat-band.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Seems to me that you are nudging a fellow for his ticket every five minutes," said a lantern-jawed looking individual to the railroad conductor, as he roused himself from his nap, and pulled a bit of red pasteboard from his hat-band.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading The boy looked anxiously over the titles of his little library, and replied, with a shake of the head, "No, sir, I never heard of it."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Seems to me that you are nudging a fellow for his ticket every five minutes," said a lantern-jawed looking individual to the railroad conductor, as he roused himself from his nap, and pulled a bit of red pasteboard from his hat-band.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Seems to me that you are nudging a fellow for his ticket every five minutes," said a lantern-jawed looking individual to the railroad conductor, as he roused himself from his nap, and pulled a bit of red pasteboard from his hat-band.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I feel as if my gastronomic region had been scooped out, and rubbed dry with a crash-towel; how long before we stop, hey?"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I feel as if my gastronomic region had been scooped out, and rubbed dry with a crash-towel; how long before we stop, hey?"
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "Seems to me that you are nudging a fellow for his ticket every five minutes," said a lantern-jawed looking individual to the railroad conductor, as he roused himself from his nap, and pulled a bit of red pasteboard from his hat-band.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading "Buy some books, sir?" said a young itinerant bookseller to our hungry traveler.
booksellernounUS /ˈbʊkselər/
the proprietor of a bookstore
From this reading "Buy some books, sir?" said a young itinerant bookseller to our hungry traveler.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy looked anxiously over the titles of his little library, and replied, with a shake of the head, "No, sir, I never heard of it."
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "Buy some books, sir?" said a young itinerant bookseller to our hungry traveler.
conductornounUS /kənˈdʌktər/
the person who leads a musical group
From this reading "Seems to me that you are nudging a fellow for his ticket every five minutes," said a lantern-jawed looking individual to the railroad conductor, as he roused himself from his nap, and pulled a bit of red pasteboard from his hat-band.
crash-towel
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From this reading "I feel as if my gastronomic region had been scooped out, and rubbed dry with a crash-towel; how long before we stop, hey?"
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading "I feel as if my gastronomic region had been scooped out, and rubbed dry with a crash-towel; how long before we stop, hey?"
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Seems to me that you are nudging a fellow for his ticket every five minutes," said a lantern-jawed looking individual to the railroad conductor, as he roused himself from his nap, and pulled a bit of red pasteboard from his hat-band.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "I feel as if my gastronomic region had been scooped out, and rubbed dry with a crash-towel; how long before we stop, hey?"
a boy or man
From this reading "Seems to me that you are nudging a fellow for his ticket every five minutes," said a lantern-jawed looking individual to the railroad conductor, as he roused himself from his nap, and pulled a bit of red pasteboard from his hat-band.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "Seems to me that you are nudging a fellow for his ticket every five minutes," said a lantern-jawed looking individual to the railroad conductor, as he roused himself from his nap, and pulled a bit of red pasteboard from his hat-band.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Seems to me that you are nudging a fellow for his ticket every five minutes," said a lantern-jawed looking individual to the railroad conductor, as he roused himself from his nap, and pulled a bit of red pasteboard from his hat-band.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Have you the 'True guide for travelers to preserve their temper?'" said our friend to the urchin.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Seems to me that you are nudging a fellow for his ticket every five minutes," said a lantern-jawed looking individual to the railroad conductor, as he roused himself from his nap, and pulled a bit of red pasteboard from his hat-band.
gastronomicadjectiveUS /ɡəˌstrɑːˈnɑːmɪk/
of or relating to gastronomy
From this reading "I feel as if my gastronomic region had been scooped out, and rubbed dry with a crash-towel; how long before we stop, hey?"
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading "Have you the 'True guide for travelers to preserve their temper?'" said our friend to the urchin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I feel as if my gastronomic region had been scooped out, and rubbed dry with a crash-towel; how long before we stop, hey?"
hat-band
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From this reading "Seems to me that you are nudging a fellow for his ticket every five minutes," said a lantern-jawed looking individual to the railroad conductor, as he roused himself from his nap, and pulled a bit of red pasteboard from his hat-band.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you the 'True guide for travelers to preserve their temper?'" said our friend to the urchin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Seems to me that you are nudging a fellow for his ticket every five minutes," said a lantern-jawed looking individual to the railroad conductor, as he roused himself from his nap, and pulled a bit of red pasteboard from his hat-band.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The boy looked anxiously over the titles of his little library, and replied, with a shake of the head, "No, sir, I never heard of it."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The boy looked anxiously over the titles of his little library, and replied, with a shake of the head, "No, sir, I never heard of it."
hey
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From this reading "I feel as if my gastronomic region had been scooped out, and rubbed dry with a crash-towel; how long before we stop, hey?"
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Seems to me that you are nudging a fellow for his ticket every five minutes," said a lantern-jawed looking individual to the railroad conductor, as he roused himself from his nap, and pulled a bit of red pasteboard from his hat-band.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Seems to me that you are nudging a fellow for his ticket every five minutes," said a lantern-jawed looking individual to the railroad conductor, as he roused himself from his nap, and pulled a bit of red pasteboard from his hat-band.
how
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From this reading "I feel as if my gastronomic region had been scooped out, and rubbed dry with a crash-towel; how long before we stop, hey?"
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading "Buy some books, sir?" said a young itinerant bookseller to our hungry traveler.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I feel as if my gastronomic region had been scooped out, and rubbed dry with a crash-towel; how long before we stop, hey?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I feel as if my gastronomic region had been scooped out, and rubbed dry with a crash-towel; how long before we stop, hey?"
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading "Seems to me that you are nudging a fellow for his ticket every five minutes," said a lantern-jawed looking individual to the railroad conductor, as he roused himself from his nap, and pulled a bit of red pasteboard from his hat-band.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The boy looked anxiously over the titles of his little library, and replied, with a shake of the head, "No, sir, I never heard of it."
itinerantnounUS /aɪˈtɪnərənt/
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading "Buy some books, sir?" said a young itinerant bookseller to our hungry traveler.
lantern-jawedadjective
having a protruding jaw giving the face a gaunt appearance
From this reading "Seems to me that you are nudging a fellow for his ticket every five minutes," said a lantern-jawed looking individual to the railroad conductor, as he roused himself from his nap, and pulled a bit of red pasteboard from his hat-band.
a room where books are kept
From this reading The boy looked anxiously over the titles of his little library, and replied, with a shake of the head, "No, sir, I never heard of it."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The boy looked anxiously over the titles of his little library, and replied, with a shake of the head, "No, sir, I never heard of it."
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 "I feel as if my gastronomic region had been scooped out, and rubbed dry with a crash-towel; how long before we stop, hey?"
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The boy looked anxiously over the titles of his little library, and replied, with a shake of the head, "No, sir, I never heard of it."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Seems to me that you are nudging a fellow for his ticket every five minutes," said a lantern-jawed looking individual to the railroad conductor, as he roused himself from his nap, and pulled a bit of red pasteboard from his hat-band.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Seems to me that you are nudging a fellow for his ticket every five minutes," said a lantern-jawed looking individual to the railroad conductor, as he roused himself from his nap, and pulled a bit of red pasteboard from his hat-band.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "Seems to me that you are nudging a fellow for his ticket every five minutes," said a lantern-jawed looking individual to the railroad conductor, as he roused himself from his nap, and pulled a bit of red pasteboard from his hat-band.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I feel as if my gastronomic region had been scooped out, and rubbed dry with a crash-towel; how long before we stop, hey?"
napnounUS /næp/
a period of time spent sleeping
From this reading "Seems to me that you are nudging a fellow for his ticket every five minutes," said a lantern-jawed looking individual to the railroad conductor, as he roused himself from his nap, and pulled a bit of red pasteboard from his hat-band.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The boy looked anxiously over the titles of his little library, and replied, with a shake of the head, "No, sir, I never heard of it."
not any; not one
From this reading The boy looked anxiously over the titles of his little library, and replied, with a shake of the head, "No, sir, I never heard of it."
nudgingverbUS /ˈnʌdʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “nudge” — to push against gently
From this reading "Seems to me that you are nudging a fellow for his ticket every five minutes," said a lantern-jawed looking individual to the railroad conductor, as he roused himself from his nap, and pulled a bit of red pasteboard from his hat-band.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Seems to me that you are nudging a fellow for his ticket every five minutes," said a lantern-jawed looking individual to the railroad conductor, as he roused himself from his nap, and pulled a bit of red pasteboard from his hat-band.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Buy some books, sir?" said a young itinerant bookseller to our hungry traveler.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I feel as if my gastronomic region had been scooped out, and rubbed dry with a crash-towel; how long before we stop, hey?"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The boy looked anxiously over the titles of his little library, and replied, with a shake of the head, "No, sir, I never heard of it."
pasteboardnoun
stiff cardboard made by pasting together layers of paper
From this reading "Seems to me that you are nudging a fellow for his ticket every five minutes," said a lantern-jawed looking individual to the railroad conductor, as he roused himself from his nap, and pulled a bit of red pasteboard from his hat-band.
preserveverbUS /prəˈzɜːrv/
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
From this reading "Have you the 'True guide for travelers to preserve their temper?'" said our friend to the urchin.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading "Seems to me that you are nudging a fellow for his ticket every five minutes," said a lantern-jawed looking individual to the railroad conductor, as he roused himself from his nap, and pulled a bit of red pasteboard from his hat-band.
railroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading "Seems to me that you are nudging a fellow for his ticket every five minutes," said a lantern-jawed looking individual to the railroad conductor, as he roused himself from his nap, and pulled a bit of red pasteboard from his hat-band.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading "Seems to me that you are nudging a fellow for his ticket every five minutes," said a lantern-jawed looking individual to the railroad conductor, as he roused himself from his nap, and pulled a bit of red pasteboard from his hat-band.
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading "I feel as if my gastronomic region had been scooped out, and rubbed dry with a crash-towel; how long before we stop, hey?"
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading The boy looked anxiously over the titles of his little library, and replied, with a shake of the head, "No, sir, I never heard of it."
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading "Seems to me that you are nudging a fellow for his ticket every five minutes," said a lantern-jawed looking individual to the railroad conductor, as he roused himself from his nap, and pulled a bit of red pasteboard from his hat-band.
rubbedverbUS /rʌbd/
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading "I feel as if my gastronomic region had been scooped out, and rubbed dry with a crash-towel; how long before we stop, hey?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Seems to me that you are nudging a fellow for his ticket every five minutes," said a lantern-jawed looking individual to the railroad conductor, as he roused himself from his nap, and pulled a bit of red pasteboard from his hat-band.
scoopedverbUS /skuːpt/
past form of “scoop” — take out or up with or as if with a scoop
From this reading "I feel as if my gastronomic region had been scooped out, and rubbed dry with a crash-towel; how long before we stop, hey?"
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Seems to me that you are nudging a fellow for his ticket every five minutes," said a lantern-jawed looking individual to the railroad conductor, as he roused himself from his nap, and pulled a bit of red pasteboard from his hat-band.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading The boy looked anxiously over the titles of his little library, and replied, with a shake of the head, "No, sir, I never heard of it."
term of address for a man
From this reading "Buy some books, sir?" said a young itinerant bookseller to our hungry traveler.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Buy some books, sir?" said a young itinerant bookseller to our hungry traveler.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "I feel as if my gastronomic region had been scooped out, and rubbed dry with a crash-towel; how long before we stop, hey?"
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading "Have you the 'True guide for travelers to preserve their temper?'" said our friend to the urchin.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Seems to me that you are nudging a fellow for his ticket every five minutes," said a lantern-jawed looking individual to the railroad conductor, as he roused himself from his nap, and pulled a bit of red pasteboard from his hat-band.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Seems to me that you are nudging a fellow for his ticket every five minutes," said a lantern-jawed looking individual to the railroad conductor, as he roused himself from his nap, and pulled a bit of red pasteboard from his hat-band.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Have you the 'True guide for travelers to preserve their temper?'" said our friend to the urchin.
ticketnounUS /ˈtɪkət/
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 "Seems to me that you are nudging a fellow for his ticket every five minutes," said a lantern-jawed looking individual to the railroad conductor, as he roused himself from his nap, and pulled a bit of red pasteboard from his hat-band.
titlesnounUS /ˈtaɪtəlz/
plural of “title” — a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading The boy looked anxiously over the titles of his little library, and replied, with a shake of the head, "No, sir, I never heard of it."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Seems to me that you are nudging a fellow for his ticket every five minutes," said a lantern-jawed looking individual to the railroad conductor, as he roused himself from his nap, and pulled a bit of red pasteboard from his hat-band.
travelernounUS /ˈtrævələr/
a person who changes location
From this reading "Buy some books, sir?" said a young itinerant bookseller to our hungry traveler.
travelersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveler” — a person who changes location
From this reading "Have you the 'True guide for travelers to preserve their temper?'" said our friend to the urchin.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "Have you the 'True guide for travelers to preserve their temper?'" said our friend to the urchin.
urchinnounUS /ˈɜːrtʃən/
poor and often mischievous city child
From this reading "Have you the 'True guide for travelers to preserve their temper?'" said our friend to the urchin.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I feel as if my gastronomic region had been scooped out, and rubbed dry with a crash-towel; how long before we stop, hey?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I feel as if my gastronomic region had been scooped out, and rubbed dry with a crash-towel; how long before we stop, hey?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Seems to me that you are nudging a fellow for his ticket every five minutes," said a lantern-jawed looking individual to the railroad conductor, as he roused himself from his nap, and pulled a bit of red pasteboard from his hat-band.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Buy some books, sir?" said a young itinerant bookseller to our hungry traveler.
