used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One evening in the largest of these theatres an old, gray-faced and grim-looking man sat beside a very happy, pretty girl and watched the running off of the seven-reel feature, “The Forty-Niners.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading If the old man came in under duress and watched the first flashes on the screen with scorn, he soon forgot all his objections and sat forward in his seat to watch without blinking the scenes thrown, one after another, on the sheet.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading It was some months afterward.
(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 If the old man came in under duress and watched the first flashes on the screen with scorn, he soon forgot all his objections and sat forward in his seat to watch without blinking the scenes thrown, one after another, on the sheet.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One evening in the largest of these theatres an old, gray-faced and grim-looking man sat beside a very happy, pretty girl and watched the running off of the seven-reel feature, “The Forty-Niners.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The growing town of Cheslow had long since developed the moving picture fever, and two very nice theatres had been built.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading If the old man came in under duress and watched the first flashes on the screen with scorn, he soon forgot all his objections and sat forward in his seat to watch without blinking the scenes thrown, one after another, on the sheet.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The growing town of Cheslow had long since developed the moving picture fever, and two very nice theatres had been built.
next to; at the side of
From this reading One evening in the largest of these theatres an old, gray-faced and grim-looking man sat beside a very happy, pretty girl and watched the running off of the seven-reel feature, “The Forty-Niners.”
blinkingadjectiveUS /ˈblɪŋkɪŋ/
closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
From this reading If the old man came in under duress and watched the first flashes on the screen with scorn, he soon forgot all his objections and sat forward in his seat to watch without blinking the scenes thrown, one after another, on the sheet.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading The growing town of Cheslow had long since developed the moving picture fever, and two very nice theatres had been built.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading If the old man came in under duress and watched the first flashes on the screen with scorn, he soon forgot all his objections and sat forward in his seat to watch without blinking the scenes thrown, one after another, on the sheet.
Cheslow
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From this reading The growing town of Cheslow had long since developed the moving picture fever, and two very nice theatres had been built.
developedadjectiveUS /dɪˈveləpt/
being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful
From this reading The growing town of Cheslow had long since developed the moving picture fever, and two very nice theatres had been built.
duressnounUS /ˈdʊres/
compulsory force or threat
From this reading If the old man came in under duress and watched the first flashes on the screen with scorn, he soon forgot all his objections and sat forward in his seat to watch without blinking the scenes thrown, one after another, on the sheet.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading One evening in the largest of these theatres an old, gray-faced and grim-looking man sat beside a very happy, pretty girl and watched the running off of the seven-reel feature, “The Forty-Niners.”
featurenounUS /ˈfiːtʃər/
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading One evening in the largest of these theatres an old, gray-faced and grim-looking man sat beside a very happy, pretty girl and watched the running off of the seven-reel feature, “The Forty-Niners.”
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading The growing town of Cheslow had long since developed the moving picture fever, and two very nice theatres had been built.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading It really was a wonderfully fine picture.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading If the old man came in under duress and watched the first flashes on the screen with scorn, he soon forgot all his objections and sat forward in his seat to watch without blinking the scenes thrown, one after another, on the sheet.
flashesnounUS /ˈflæʃɪz/
plural of “flash” — a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
From this reading If the old man came in under duress and watched the first flashes on the screen with scorn, he soon forgot all his objections and sat forward in his seat to watch without blinking the scenes thrown, one after another, on the sheet.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading If the old man came in under duress and watched the first flashes on the screen with scorn, he soon forgot all his objections and sat forward in his seat to watch without blinking the scenes thrown, one after another, on the sheet.
Forty-Niners
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From this reading One evening in the largest of these theatres an old, gray-faced and grim-looking man sat beside a very happy, pretty girl and watched the running off of the seven-reel feature, “The Forty-Niners.”
at or to or toward the front
From this reading If the old man came in under duress and watched the first flashes on the screen with scorn, he soon forgot all his objections and sat forward in his seat to watch without blinking the scenes thrown, one after another, on the sheet.
a young female
From this reading One evening in the largest of these theatres an old, gray-faced and grim-looking man sat beside a very happy, pretty girl and watched the running off of the seven-reel feature, “The Forty-Niners.”
gray-faced
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From this reading One evening in the largest of these theatres an old, gray-faced and grim-looking man sat beside a very happy, pretty girl and watched the running off of the seven-reel feature, “The Forty-Niners.”
grim-looking
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From this reading One evening in the largest of these theatres an old, gray-faced and grim-looking man sat beside a very happy, pretty girl and watched the running off of the seven-reel feature, “The Forty-Niners.”
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading The growing town of Cheslow had long since developed the moving picture fever, and two very nice theatres had been built.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The growing town of Cheslow had long since developed the moving picture fever, and two very nice theatres had been built.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading One evening in the largest of these theatres an old, gray-faced and grim-looking man sat beside a very happy, pretty girl and watched the running off of the seven-reel feature, “The Forty-Niners.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If the old man came in under duress and watched the first flashes on the screen with scorn, he soon forgot all his objections and sat forward in his seat to watch without blinking the scenes thrown, one after another, on the sheet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If the old man came in under duress and watched the first flashes on the screen with scorn, he soon forgot all his objections and sat forward in his seat to watch without blinking the scenes thrown, one after another, on the sheet.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the old man came in under duress and watched the first flashes on the screen with scorn, he soon forgot all his objections and sat forward in his seat to watch without blinking the scenes thrown, one after another, on the sheet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One evening in the largest of these theatres an old, gray-faced and grim-looking man sat beside a very happy, pretty girl and watched the running off of the seven-reel feature, “The Forty-Niners.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was some months afterward.
largestadjectiveUS /ˈlɑːrdʒəst/
superlative of “large” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading One evening in the largest of these theatres an old, gray-faced and grim-looking man sat beside a very happy, pretty girl and watched the running off of the seven-reel feature, “The Forty-Niners.”
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 The growing town of Cheslow had long since developed the moving picture fever, and two very nice theatres had been built.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading One evening in the largest of these theatres an old, gray-faced and grim-looking man sat beside a very happy, pretty girl and watched the running off of the seven-reel feature, “The Forty-Niners.”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading It was some months afterward.
in motion
From this reading The growing town of Cheslow had long since developed the moving picture fever, and two very nice theatres had been built.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading The growing town of Cheslow had long since developed the moving picture fever, and two very nice theatres had been built.
objectionsnounUS /əbˈdʒekʃənz/
plural of “objection” — the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading If the old man came in under duress and watched the first flashes on the screen with scorn, he soon forgot all his objections and sat forward in his seat to watch without blinking the scenes thrown, one after another, on the sheet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The growing town of Cheslow had long since developed the moving picture fever, and two very nice theatres had been built.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading One evening in the largest of these theatres an old, gray-faced and grim-looking man sat beside a very happy, pretty girl and watched the running off of the seven-reel feature, “The Forty-Niners.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading One evening in the largest of these theatres an old, gray-faced and grim-looking man sat beside a very happy, pretty girl and watched the running off of the seven-reel feature, “The Forty-Niners.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If the old man came in under duress and watched the first flashes on the screen with scorn, he soon forgot all his objections and sat forward in his seat to watch without blinking the scenes thrown, one after another, on the sheet.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One evening in the largest of these theatres an old, gray-faced and grim-looking man sat beside a very happy, pretty girl and watched the running off of the seven-reel feature, “The Forty-Niners.”
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading The growing town of Cheslow had long since developed the moving picture fever, and two very nice theatres had been built.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading One evening in the largest of these theatres an old, gray-faced and grim-looking man sat beside a very happy, pretty girl and watched the running off of the seven-reel feature, “The Forty-Niners.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It really was a wonderfully fine picture.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading One evening in the largest of these theatres an old, gray-faced and grim-looking man sat beside a very happy, pretty girl and watched the running off of the seven-reel feature, “The Forty-Niners.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading One evening in the largest of these theatres an old, gray-faced and grim-looking man sat beside a very happy, pretty girl and watched the running off of the seven-reel feature, “The Forty-Niners.”
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading If the old man came in under duress and watched the first flashes on the screen with scorn, he soon forgot all his objections and sat forward in his seat to watch without blinking the scenes thrown, one after another, on the sheet.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading If the old man came in under duress and watched the first flashes on the screen with scorn, he soon forgot all his objections and sat forward in his seat to watch without blinking the scenes thrown, one after another, on the sheet.
screennounUS /skriːn/
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading If the old man came in under duress and watched the first flashes on the screen with scorn, he soon forgot all his objections and sat forward in his seat to watch without blinking the scenes thrown, one after another, on the sheet.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading If the old man came in under duress and watched the first flashes on the screen with scorn, he soon forgot all his objections and sat forward in his seat to watch without blinking the scenes thrown, one after another, on the sheet.
seven-reel
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From this reading One evening in the largest of these theatres an old, gray-faced and grim-looking man sat beside a very happy, pretty girl and watched the running off of the seven-reel feature, “The Forty-Niners.”
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading If the old man came in under duress and watched the first flashes on the screen with scorn, he soon forgot all his objections and sat forward in his seat to watch without blinking the scenes thrown, one after another, on the sheet.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The growing town of Cheslow had long since developed the moving picture fever, and two very nice theatres had been built.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was some months afterward.
in the near future
From this reading If the old man came in under duress and watched the first flashes on the screen with scorn, he soon forgot all his objections and sat forward in his seat to watch without blinking the scenes thrown, one after another, on the sheet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The growing town of Cheslow had long since developed the moving picture fever, and two very nice theatres had been built.
theatresnounUS /ˈθiːətərz/
plural of “theatre” — a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading The growing town of Cheslow had long since developed the moving picture fever, and two very nice theatres had been built.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading One evening in the largest of these theatres an old, gray-faced and grim-looking man sat beside a very happy, pretty girl and watched the running off of the seven-reel feature, “The Forty-Niners.”
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading If the old man came in under duress and watched the first flashes on the screen with scorn, he soon forgot all his objections and sat forward in his seat to watch without blinking the scenes thrown, one after another, on the sheet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If the old man came in under duress and watched the first flashes on the screen with scorn, he soon forgot all his objections and sat forward in his seat to watch without blinking the scenes thrown, one after another, on the sheet.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The growing town of Cheslow had long since developed the moving picture fever, and two very nice theatres had been built.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The growing town of Cheslow had long since developed the moving picture fever, and two very nice theatres had been built.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading If the old man came in under duress and watched the first flashes on the screen with scorn, he soon forgot all his objections and sat forward in his seat to watch without blinking the scenes thrown, one after another, on the sheet.
precisely as stated
From this reading The growing town of Cheslow had long since developed the moving picture fever, and two very nice theatres had been built.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was some months afterward.
look attentively
From this reading If the old man came in under duress and watched the first flashes on the screen with scorn, he soon forgot all his objections and sat forward in his seat to watch without blinking the scenes thrown, one after another, on the sheet.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading One evening in the largest of these theatres an old, gray-faced and grim-looking man sat beside a very happy, pretty girl and watched the running off of the seven-reel feature, “The Forty-Niners.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading If the old man came in under duress and watched the first flashes on the screen with scorn, he soon forgot all his objections and sat forward in his seat to watch without blinking the scenes thrown, one after another, on the sheet.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading If the old man came in under duress and watched the first flashes on the screen with scorn, he soon forgot all his objections and sat forward in his seat to watch without blinking the scenes thrown, one after another, on the sheet.
wonderfullyadverbUS /ˈwʌndərfəli/
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading It really was a wonderfully fine picture.
