used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Is this 'The Daily Type' office?" asked Ruth of a printer's boy, who was rushing down five steps at a time, with an empty pail in his hand.
(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 "All you have to do is to ask, mem.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Is this 'The Daily Type' office?" asked Ruth of a printer's boy, who was rushing down five steps at a time, with an empty pail in his hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A whir of machinery, and a bad odor of damp paper and cigar smoke, issued through the half-open crack.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "All you have to do is to ask, mem.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Is this 'The Daily Type' office?" asked Ruth of a printer's boy, who was rushing down five steps at a time, with an empty pail in his hand.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Is this 'The Daily Type' office?" asked Ruth of a printer's boy, who was rushing down five steps at a time, with an empty pail in his hand.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading A whir of machinery, and a bad odor of damp paper and cigar smoke, issued through the half-open crack.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Is this 'The Daily Type' office?" asked Ruth of a printer's boy, who was rushing down five steps at a time, with an empty pail in his hand.
cigarnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːr/
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading A whir of machinery, and a bad odor of damp paper and cigar smoke, issued through the half-open crack.
civiladjectiveUS /ˈsɪvəl/
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
From this reading Ruth, obeying this civil invitation, knocked gently at the office door.
crackverbUS /kræk/
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading A whir of machinery, and a bad odor of damp paper and cigar smoke, issued through the half-open crack.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading "Is this 'The Daily Type' office?" asked Ruth of a printer's boy, who was rushing down five steps at a time, with an empty pail in his hand.
dampadjectiveUS /dæmp/
slightly wet
From this reading A whir of machinery, and a bad odor of damp paper and cigar smoke, issued through the half-open crack.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "All you have to do is to ask, mem.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Ruth, obeying this civil invitation, knocked gently at the office door.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Is this 'The Daily Type' office?" asked Ruth of a printer's boy, who was rushing down five steps at a time, with an empty pail in his hand.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading "Is this 'The Daily Type' office?" asked Ruth of a printer's boy, who was rushing down five steps at a time, with an empty pail in his hand.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "Is this 'The Daily Type' office?" asked Ruth of a printer's boy, who was rushing down five steps at a time, with an empty pail in his hand.
your parents
From this reading You've got a tongue in your head, haven't ye? women folks generally has," said the little ruffian.
usually; as a rule
From this reading You've got a tongue in your head, haven't ye? women folks generally has," said the little ruffian.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Ruth, obeying this civil invitation, knocked gently at the office door.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You've got a tongue in your head, haven't ye? women folks generally has," said the little ruffian.
half-open
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From this reading A whir of machinery, and a bad odor of damp paper and cigar smoke, issued through the half-open crack.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Is this 'The Daily Type' office?" asked Ruth of a printer's boy, who was rushing down five steps at a time, with an empty pail in his hand.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You've got a tongue in your head, haven't ye? women folks generally has," said the little ruffian.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "All you have to do is to ask, mem.
haven't
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From this reading You've got a tongue in your head, haven't ye? women folks generally has," said the little ruffian.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading You've got a tongue in your head, haven't ye? women folks generally has," said the little ruffian.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Is this 'The Daily Type' office?" asked Ruth of a printer's boy, who was rushing down five steps at a time, with an empty pail in his hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Is this 'The Daily Type' office?" asked Ruth of a printer's boy, who was rushing down five steps at a time, with an empty pail in his hand.
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading Ruth, obeying this civil invitation, knocked gently at the office door.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is this 'The Daily Type' office?" asked Ruth of a printer's boy, who was rushing down five steps at a time, with an empty pail in his hand.
issuedverbUS /ˈɪʃuːd/
past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading A whir of machinery, and a bad odor of damp paper and cigar smoke, issued through the half-open crack.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading Ruth, obeying this civil invitation, knocked gently at the office door.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading You've got a tongue in your head, haven't ye? women folks generally has," said the little ruffian.
machinerynounUS /məˈʃiːnəri/
machines or machine systems collectively
From this reading A whir of machinery, and a bad odor of damp paper and cigar smoke, issued through the half-open crack.
memnoun
the 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
From this reading "All you have to do is to ask, mem.
obeyingverbUS /oʊˈbeɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading Ruth, obeying this civil invitation, knocked gently at the office door.
odornounUS /ˈoʊdər/
any property detected by the olfactory system
From this reading A whir of machinery, and a bad odor of damp paper and cigar smoke, issued through the half-open crack.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Is this 'The Daily Type' office?" asked Ruth of a printer's boy, who was rushing down five steps at a time, with an empty pail in his hand.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading "Is this 'The Daily Type' office?" asked Ruth of a printer's boy, who was rushing down five steps at a time, with an empty pail in his hand.
pailnounUS /peɪl/
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading "Is this 'The Daily Type' office?" asked Ruth of a printer's boy, who was rushing down five steps at a time, with an empty pail in his hand.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading A whir of machinery, and a bad odor of damp paper and cigar smoke, issued through the half-open crack.
printer'snounUS /ˈprɪntərz/
possessive form of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading "Is this 'The Daily Type' office?" asked Ruth of a printer's boy, who was rushing down five steps at a time, with an empty pail in his hand.
ruffiannoun
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading You've got a tongue in your head, haven't ye? women folks generally has," said the little ruffian.
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading "Is this 'The Daily Type' office?" asked Ruth of a printer's boy, who was rushing down five steps at a time, with an empty pail in his hand.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading "Is this 'The Daily Type' office?" asked Ruth of a printer's boy, who was rushing down five steps at a time, with an empty pail in his hand.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading You've got a tongue in your head, haven't ye? women folks generally has," said the little ruffian.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading A whir of machinery, and a bad odor of damp paper and cigar smoke, issued through the half-open crack.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading "Is this 'The Daily Type' office?" asked Ruth of a printer's boy, who was rushing down five steps at a time, with an empty pail in his hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Is this 'The Daily Type' office?" asked Ruth of a printer's boy, who was rushing down five steps at a time, with an empty pail in his hand.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Is this 'The Daily Type' office?" asked Ruth of a printer's boy, who was rushing down five steps at a time, with an empty pail in his hand.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A whir of machinery, and a bad odor of damp paper and cigar smoke, issued through the half-open crack.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Is this 'The Daily Type' office?" asked Ruth of a printer's boy, who was rushing down five steps at a time, with an empty pail in his hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "All you have to do is to ask, mem.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading You've got a tongue in your head, haven't ye? women folks generally has," said the little ruffian.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading "Is this 'The Daily Type' office?" asked Ruth of a printer's boy, who was rushing down five steps at a time, with an empty pail in his hand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is this 'The Daily Type' office?" asked Ruth of a printer's boy, who was rushing down five steps at a time, with an empty pail in his hand.
whirnoun
sound of something in rapid motion
From this reading A whir of machinery, and a bad odor of damp paper and cigar smoke, issued through the half-open crack.
which person or people
From this reading "Is this 'The Daily Type' office?" asked Ruth of a printer's boy, who was rushing down five steps at a time, with an empty pail in his hand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Is this 'The Daily Type' office?" asked Ruth of a printer's boy, who was rushing down five steps at a time, with an empty pail in his hand.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading You've got a tongue in your head, haven't ye? women folks generally has," said the little ruffian.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading You've got a tongue in your head, haven't ye? women folks generally has," said the little ruffian.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "All you have to do is to ask, mem.
You've
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From this reading You've got a tongue in your head, haven't ye? women folks generally has," said the little ruffian.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You've got a tongue in your head, haven't ye? women folks generally has," said the little ruffian.
