used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They found the Territorial Enterprise, a poverty-stricken weekly journal, gasping for breath and likely to die.
(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 They bought it, type, fixtures, good-will and all, for a thousand dollars, on long time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading The editorial sanctum, news-room, press-room, publication office, bed-chamber, parlor, and kitchen were all compressed into one apartment and it was a small one, too.
bed-chamber
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
borrowedverbUS /ˈbɑːroʊd/
past form of “borrow” — get temporarily
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading They bought it, type, fixtures, good-will and all, for a thousand dollars, on long time.
bravelyadverbUS /ˈbreɪvli/
in a courageous manner
From this reading The "flush times" held bravely on.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading They found the Territorial Enterprise, a poverty-stricken weekly journal, gasping for breath and likely to die.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
compressedadjectiveUS /kəmˈprest/
pressed tightly together
From this reading The editorial sanctum, news-room, press-room, publication office, bed-chamber, parlor, and kitchen were all compressed into one apartment and it was a small one, too.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading They found the Territorial Enterprise, a poverty-stricken weekly journal, gasping for breath and likely to die.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
editorialadjectiveUS /ˌedəˈtɔːriəl/
of or relating to an article stating opinions or giving perspectives
From this reading The editorial sanctum, news-room, press-room, publication office, bed-chamber, parlor, and kitchen were all compressed into one apartment and it was a small one, too.
EnterprisenounUS /ˈentərpraɪz/
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading They found the Territorial Enterprise, a poverty-stricken weekly journal, gasping for breath and likely to die.
fixturesnounUS /ˈfɪkstʃərz/
plural of “fixture” — an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household)
From this reading They bought it, type, fixtures, good-will and all, for a thousand dollars, on long time.
flushnounUS /flʌʃ/
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
From this reading The "flush times" held bravely on.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They found the Territorial Enterprise, a poverty-stricken weekly journal, gasping for breath and likely to die.
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
set up or found
From this reading They found the Territorial Enterprise, a poverty-stricken weekly journal, gasping for breath and likely to die.
Francisco
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From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
gaspingverbUS /ˈɡæspɪŋ/
-ing form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading They found the Territorial Enterprise, a poverty-stricken weekly journal, gasping for breath and likely to die.
good-will
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From this reading They bought it, type, fixtures, good-will and all, for a thousand dollars, on long time.
GoodmannounUS /ˈɡʊdmən/
United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including black as well as white musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986)
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The "flush times" held bravely on.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The editorial sanctum, news-room, press-room, publication office, bed-chamber, parlor, and kitchen were all compressed into one apartment and it was a small one, too.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They bought it, type, fixtures, good-will and all, for a thousand dollars, on long time.
journalnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnəl/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading They found the Territorial Enterprise, a poverty-stricken weekly journal, gasping for breath and likely to die.
journeymannounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnimæn/
a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading The editorial sanctum, news-room, press-room, publication office, bed-chamber, parlor, and kitchen were all compressed into one apartment and it was a small one, too.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading They found the Territorial Enterprise, a poverty-stricken weekly journal, gasping for breath and likely to die.
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 They bought it, type, fixtures, good-will and all, for a thousand dollars, on long time.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
news-room
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From this reading The editorial sanctum, news-room, press-room, publication office, bed-chamber, parlor, and kitchen were all compressed into one apartment and it was a small one, too.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading The editorial sanctum, news-room, press-room, publication office, bed-chamber, parlor, and kitchen were all compressed into one apartment and it was a small one, too.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The "flush times" held bravely on.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The editorial sanctum, news-room, press-room, publication office, bed-chamber, parlor, and kitchen were all compressed into one apartment and it was a small one, too.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading The editorial sanctum, news-room, press-room, publication office, bed-chamber, parlor, and kitchen were all compressed into one apartment and it was a small one, too.
poverty-strickenadjective
poor enough to need help from others
From this reading They found the Territorial Enterprise, a poverty-stricken weekly journal, gasping for breath and likely to die.
press-room
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From this reading The editorial sanctum, news-room, press-room, publication office, bed-chamber, parlor, and kitchen were all compressed into one apartment and it was a small one, too.
printernounUS /ˈprɪntər/
someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
publicationnounUS /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/
a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading The editorial sanctum, news-room, press-room, publication office, bed-chamber, parlor, and kitchen were all compressed into one apartment and it was a small one, too.
San
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From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
sanctumnounUS /ˈsæŋktəm/
a place of inviolable privacy
From this reading The editorial sanctum, news-room, press-room, publication office, bed-chamber, parlor, and kitchen were all compressed into one apartment and it was a small one, too.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The editorial sanctum, news-room, press-room, publication office, bed-chamber, parlor, and kitchen were all compressed into one apartment and it was a small one, too.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
TerritorialadjectiveUS /ˌterɪˈtɔːriəl/
of or relating to a territory
From this reading They found the Territorial Enterprise, a poverty-stricken weekly journal, gasping for breath and likely to die.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The "flush times" held bravely on.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found the Territorial Enterprise, a poverty-stricken weekly journal, gasping for breath and likely to die.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading They bought it, type, fixtures, good-will and all, for a thousand dollars, on long time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They bought it, type, fixtures, good-will and all, for a thousand dollars, on long time.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading The "flush times" held bravely on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The editorial sanctum, news-room, press-room, publication office, bed-chamber, parlor, and kitchen were all compressed into one apartment and it was a small one, too.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading They bought it, type, fixtures, good-will and all, for a thousand dollars, on long time.
VirginianounUS /vərˈdʒɪnjə/
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The editorial sanctum, news-room, press-room, publication office, bed-chamber, parlor, and kitchen were all compressed into one apartment and it was a small one, too.
weeklynounUS /ˈwiːkli/
a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)
From this reading They found the Territorial Enterprise, a poverty-stricken weekly journal, gasping for breath and likely to die.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The editorial sanctum, news-room, press-room, publication office, bed-chamber, parlor, and kitchen were all compressed into one apartment and it was a small one, too.
a late time of life
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
