AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About eight o'clock Rough and Ready bade goodnight to Miss Manning and his sister, and went round to the Newsboys' Lodge to sleep.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading On entering the room he went up to the superintendent, and said, "Mr. O'Connor, I want to ask your advice about something."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading About eight o'clock Rough and Ready bade goodnight to Miss Manning and his sister, and went round to the Newsboys' Lodge to sleep.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading On entering the room he went up to the superintendent, and said, "Mr. O'Connor, I want to ask your advice about something."
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading About eight o'clock Rough and Ready bade goodnight to Miss Manning and his sister, and went round to the Newsboys' Lodge to sleep.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "Very well, Rufus, I will give you the best advice in my power.
being one more than seven
From this reading About eight o'clock Rough and Ready bade goodnight to Miss Manning and his sister, and went round to the Newsboys' Lodge to sleep.
a movement into or inward
From this reading On entering the room he went up to the superintendent, and said, "Mr. O'Connor, I want to ask your advice about something."
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading Hereupon the newsboy told the story of his finding the pocket-book.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Very well, Rufus, I will give you the best advice in my power.
goodnight
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From this reading About eight o'clock Rough and Ready bade goodnight to Miss Manning and his sister, and went round to the Newsboys' Lodge to sleep.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On entering the room he went up to the superintendent, and said, "Mr. O'Connor, I want to ask your advice about something."
Hereuponadverb
immediately after this
From this reading Hereupon the newsboy told the story of his finding the pocket-book.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading About eight o'clock Rough and Ready bade goodnight to Miss Manning and his sister, and went round to the Newsboys' Lodge to sleep.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On entering the room he went up to the superintendent, and said, "Mr. O'Connor, I want to ask your advice about something."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Very well, Rufus, I will give you the best advice in my power.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now what is it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now what is it?"
LodgeverbUS /lɑːdʒ/
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading About eight o'clock Rough and Ready bade goodnight to Miss Manning and his sister, and went round to the Newsboys' Lodge to sleep.
ManningverbUS /ˈmænɪŋ/
inflected form of “man” — take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
From this reading About eight o'clock Rough and Ready bade goodnight to Miss Manning and his sister, and went round to the Newsboys' Lodge to sleep.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading About eight o'clock Rough and Ready bade goodnight to Miss Manning and his sister, and went round to the Newsboys' Lodge to sleep.
a form of address for a man
From this reading On entering the room he went up to the superintendent, and said, "Mr. O'Connor, I want to ask your advice about something."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Very well, Rufus, I will give you the best advice in my power.
newsboynoun
a boy who delivers newspapers
From this reading Hereupon the newsboy told the story of his finding the pocket-book.
Newsboys
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From this reading About eight o'clock Rough and Ready bade goodnight to Miss Manning and his sister, and went round to the Newsboys' Lodge to sleep.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now what is it?"
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading About eight o'clock Rough and Ready bade goodnight to Miss Manning and his sister, and went round to the Newsboys' Lodge to sleep.
O'ConnornounUS /oʊˈkɑːnər/
United States writer (1925-1964)
From this reading On entering the room he went up to the superintendent, and said, "Mr. O'Connor, I want to ask your advice about something."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hereupon the newsboy told the story of his finding the pocket-book.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On entering the room he went up to the superintendent, and said, "Mr. O'Connor, I want to ask your advice about something."
pocket-book
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From this reading Hereupon the newsboy told the story of his finding the pocket-book.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading "Very well, Rufus, I will give you the best advice in my power.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading About eight o'clock Rough and Ready bade goodnight to Miss Manning and his sister, and went round to the Newsboys' Lodge to sleep.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading On entering the room he went up to the superintendent, and said, "Mr. O'Connor, I want to ask your advice about something."
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading About eight o'clock Rough and Ready bade goodnight to Miss Manning and his sister, and went round to the Newsboys' Lodge to sleep.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading About eight o'clock Rough and Ready bade goodnight to Miss Manning and his sister, and went round to the Newsboys' Lodge to sleep.
Rufus
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From this reading "Very well, Rufus, I will give you the best advice in my power.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading On entering the room he went up to the superintendent, and said, "Mr. O'Connor, I want to ask your advice about something."
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading About eight o'clock Rough and Ready bade goodnight to Miss Manning and his sister, and went round to the Newsboys' Lodge to sleep.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading About eight o'clock Rough and Ready bade goodnight to Miss Manning and his sister, and went round to the Newsboys' Lodge to sleep.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading On entering the room he went up to the superintendent, and said, "Mr. O'Connor, I want to ask your advice about something."
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Hereupon the newsboy told the story of his finding the pocket-book.
superintendentnounUS /ˌsuːpərənˈtendənt/
a person who directs and manages an organization
From this reading On entering the room he went up to the superintendent, and said, "Mr. O'Connor, I want to ask your advice about something."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading About eight o'clock Rough and Ready bade goodnight to Miss Manning and his sister, and went round to the Newsboys' Lodge to sleep.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading About eight o'clock Rough and Ready bade goodnight to Miss Manning and his sister, and went round to the Newsboys' Lodge to sleep.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Hereupon the newsboy told the story of his finding the pocket-book.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading On entering the room he went up to the superintendent, and said, "Mr. O'Connor, I want to ask your advice about something."
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very well, Rufus, I will give you the best advice in my power.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading On entering the room he went up to the superintendent, and said, "Mr. O'Connor, I want to ask your advice about something."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Very well, Rufus, I will give you the best advice in my power.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading About eight o'clock Rough and Ready bade goodnight to Miss Manning and his sister, and went round to the Newsboys' Lodge to sleep.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now what is it?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Very well, Rufus, I will give you the best advice in my power.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Very well, Rufus, I will give you the best advice in my power.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading On entering the room he went up to the superintendent, and said, "Mr. O'Connor, I want to ask your advice about something."
