used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the Chicago portion of the book, for example, a character occasionally appears some three or four years after the actual date of his death.
presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
From this reading In the Chicago portion of the book, for example, a character occasionally appears some three or four years after the actual date of his death.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In the Chicago portion of the book, for example, a character occasionally appears some three or four years after the actual date of his death.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading This statement is made in the hope that it will forestall such protest as may be registered by demon statisticians against certain liberties taken with characters, places, and events.
Ames
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =To= =Winthrop Ames= =Who First Said Show Boat= =to Me= “Show Boat” is neither history nor biography, but fiction.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This statement is made in the hope that it will forestall such protest as may be registered by demon statisticians against certain liberties taken with characters, places, and events.
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading In the Chicago portion of the book, for example, a character occasionally appears some three or four years after the actual date of his death.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This statement is made in the hope that it will forestall such protest as may be registered by demon statisticians against certain liberties taken with characters, places, and events.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now and then a restaurant or gambling resort is described as running full blast at a time when it had vanished at the frown of civic virtue.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading This, then, was done, not through negligence in research, but because, in the attempt to give a picture of the time, it was necessary slightly to condense a period of fifteen or twenty years.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This statement is made in the hope that it will forestall such protest as may be registered by demon statisticians against certain liberties taken with characters, places, and events.
for the reason that
From this reading This, then, was done, not through negligence in research, but because, in the attempt to give a picture of the time, it was necessary slightly to condense a period of fifteen or twenty years.
biographynounUS /baɪˈɑːɡrəfi/
an account of the series of events making up a person's life
From this reading =To= =Winthrop Ames= =Who First Said Show Boat= =to Me= “Show Boat” is neither history nor biography, but fiction.
blastverbUS /blæst/
make a strident sound
From this reading Now and then a restaurant or gambling resort is described as running full blast at a time when it had vanished at the frown of civic virtue.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading =To= =Winthrop Ames= =Who First Said Show Boat= =to Me= “Show Boat” is neither history nor biography, but fiction.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading In the Chicago portion of the book, for example, a character occasionally appears some three or four years after the actual date of his death.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading =To= =Winthrop Ames= =Who First Said Show Boat= =to Me= “Show Boat” is neither history nor biography, but fiction.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This statement is made in the hope that it will forestall such protest as may be registered by demon statisticians against certain liberties taken with characters, places, and events.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading This statement is made in the hope that it will forestall such protest as may be registered by demon statisticians against certain liberties taken with characters, places, and events.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading In the Chicago portion of the book, for example, a character occasionally appears some three or four years after the actual date of his death.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading This statement is made in the hope that it will forestall such protest as may be registered by demon statisticians against certain liberties taken with characters, places, and events.
ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading In the Chicago portion of the book, for example, a character occasionally appears some three or four years after the actual date of his death.
civicadjectiveUS /ˈsɪvɪk/
of or relating or belonging to a city
From this reading Now and then a restaurant or gambling resort is described as running full blast at a time when it had vanished at the frown of civic virtue.
condenseverbUS /kənˈdens/
undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
From this reading This, then, was done, not through negligence in research, but because, in the attempt to give a picture of the time, it was necessary slightly to condense a period of fifteen or twenty years.
the specified day of the month
From this reading In the Chicago portion of the book, for example, a character occasionally appears some three or four years after the actual date of his death.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading In the Chicago portion of the book, for example, a character occasionally appears some three or four years after the actual date of his death.
demonnounUS /ˈdiːmən/
an evil supernatural being
From this reading This statement is made in the hope that it will forestall such protest as may be registered by demon statisticians against certain liberties taken with characters, places, and events.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading Now and then a restaurant or gambling resort is described as running full blast at a time when it had vanished at the frown of civic virtue.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading This, then, was done, not through negligence in research, but because, in the attempt to give a picture of the time, it was necessary slightly to condense a period of fifteen or twenty years.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading This statement is made in the hope that it will forestall such protest as may be registered by demon statisticians against certain liberties taken with characters, places, and events.
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading In the Chicago portion of the book, for example, a character occasionally appears some three or four years after the actual date of his death.
fictionnounUS /ˈfɪkʃən/
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
From this reading =To= =Winthrop Ames= =Who First Said Show Boat= =to Me= “Show Boat” is neither history nor biography, but fiction.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading This, then, was done, not through negligence in research, but because, in the attempt to give a picture of the time, it was necessary slightly to condense a period of fifteen or twenty years.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading =To= =Winthrop Ames= =Who First Said Show Boat= =to Me= “Show Boat” is neither history nor biography, but fiction.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the Chicago portion of the book, for example, a character occasionally appears some three or four years after the actual date of his death.
forestallverbUS /fɔːrˈstɔːl/
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading This statement is made in the hope that it will forestall such protest as may be registered by demon statisticians against certain liberties taken with characters, places, and events.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading In the Chicago portion of the book, for example, a character occasionally appears some three or four years after the actual date of his death.
frownverbUS /fraʊn/
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading Now and then a restaurant or gambling resort is described as running full blast at a time when it had vanished at the frown of civic virtue.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Now and then a restaurant or gambling resort is described as running full blast at a time when it had vanished at the frown of civic virtue.
gamblingnounUS /ˈɡæmbəlɪŋ/
the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
From this reading Now and then a restaurant or gambling resort is described as running full blast at a time when it had vanished at the frown of civic virtue.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading This, then, was done, not through negligence in research, but because, in the attempt to give a picture of the time, it was necessary slightly to condense a period of fifteen or twenty years.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now and then a restaurant or gambling resort is described as running full blast at a time when it had vanished at the frown of civic virtue.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the Chicago portion of the book, for example, a character occasionally appears some three or four years after the actual date of his death.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading =To= =Winthrop Ames= =Who First Said Show Boat= =to Me= “Show Boat” is neither history nor biography, but fiction.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading This statement is made in the hope that it will forestall such protest as may be registered by demon statisticians against certain liberties taken with characters, places, and events.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This statement is made in the hope that it will forestall such protest as may be registered by demon statisticians against certain liberties taken with characters, places, and events.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading =To= =Winthrop Ames= =Who First Said Show Boat= =to Me= “Show Boat” is neither history nor biography, but fiction.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This statement is made in the hope that it will forestall such protest as may be registered by demon statisticians against certain liberties taken with characters, places, and events.
libertiesnounUS /ˈlɪbərtiːz/
plural of “liberty” — immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence
From this reading This statement is made in the hope that it will forestall such protest as may be registered by demon statisticians against certain liberties taken with characters, places, and events.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading This statement is made in the hope that it will forestall such protest as may be registered by demon statisticians against certain liberties taken with characters, places, and events.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading This statement is made in the hope that it will forestall such protest as may be registered by demon statisticians against certain liberties taken with characters, places, and events.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading =To= =Winthrop Ames= =Who First Said Show Boat= =to Me= “Show Boat” is neither history nor biography, but fiction.
absolutely essential
From this reading This, then, was done, not through negligence in research, but because, in the attempt to give a picture of the time, it was necessary slightly to condense a period of fifteen or twenty years.
negligencenounUS /ˈneɡlədʒəns/
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
From this reading This, then, was done, not through negligence in research, but because, in the attempt to give a picture of the time, it was necessary slightly to condense a period of fifteen or twenty years.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading =To= =Winthrop Ames= =Who First Said Show Boat= =to Me= “Show Boat” is neither history nor biography, but fiction.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading =To= =Winthrop Ames= =Who First Said Show Boat= =to Me= “Show Boat” is neither history nor biography, but fiction.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This, then, was done, not through negligence in research, but because, in the attempt to give a picture of the time, it was necessary slightly to condense a period of fifteen or twenty years.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now and then a restaurant or gambling resort is described as running full blast at a time when it had vanished at the frown of civic virtue.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading In the Chicago portion of the book, for example, a character occasionally appears some three or four years after the actual date of his death.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the Chicago portion of the book, for example, a character occasionally appears some three or four years after the actual date of his death.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the Chicago portion of the book, for example, a character occasionally appears some three or four years after the actual date of his death.
an amount of time
From this reading This, then, was done, not through negligence in research, but because, in the attempt to give a picture of the time, it was necessary slightly to condense a period of fifteen or twenty years.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading This, then, was done, not through negligence in research, but because, in the attempt to give a picture of the time, it was necessary slightly to condense a period of fifteen or twenty years.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading This statement is made in the hope that it will forestall such protest as may be registered by demon statisticians against certain liberties taken with characters, places, and events.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading In the Chicago portion of the book, for example, a character occasionally appears some three or four years after the actual date of his death.
protestnounUS /ˈproʊtest/
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading This statement is made in the hope that it will forestall such protest as may be registered by demon statisticians against certain liberties taken with characters, places, and events.
registeredadjectiveUS /ˈredʒɪstərd/
(of animals) officially recorded with or certified by a recognized breed association; especially in a stud book
From this reading This statement is made in the hope that it will forestall such protest as may be registered by demon statisticians against certain liberties taken with characters, places, and events.
researchnounUS /riˈsɜːrtʃ/
systematic investigation to establish facts
From this reading This, then, was done, not through negligence in research, but because, in the attempt to give a picture of the time, it was necessary slightly to condense a period of fifteen or twenty years.
resortnounUS /rɪˈzɔːrt/
a hotel located in a resort area
From this reading Now and then a restaurant or gambling resort is described as running full blast at a time when it had vanished at the frown of civic virtue.
restaurantnounUS /ˈrestərɑːnt/
a building where people go to eat
From this reading Now and then a restaurant or gambling resort is described as running full blast at a time when it had vanished at the frown of civic virtue.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Now and then a restaurant or gambling resort is described as running full blast at a time when it had vanished at the frown of civic virtue.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading =To= =Winthrop Ames= =Who First Said Show Boat= =to Me= “Show Boat” is neither history nor biography, but fiction.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading =To= =Winthrop Ames= =Who First Said Show Boat= =to Me= “Show Boat” is neither history nor biography, but fiction.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading This, then, was done, not through negligence in research, but because, in the attempt to give a picture of the time, it was necessary slightly to condense a period of fifteen or twenty years.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In the Chicago portion of the book, for example, a character occasionally appears some three or four years after the actual date of his death.
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading This statement is made in the hope that it will forestall such protest as may be registered by demon statisticians against certain liberties taken with characters, places, and events.
statisticiansnounUS /ˌstætɪˈstɪʃənz/
plural of “statistician” — a mathematician who specializes in statistics
From this reading This statement is made in the hope that it will forestall such protest as may be registered by demon statisticians against certain liberties taken with characters, places, and events.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading This statement is made in the hope that it will forestall such protest as may be registered by demon statisticians against certain liberties taken with characters, places, and events.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading This statement is made in the hope that it will forestall such protest as may be registered by demon statisticians against certain liberties taken with characters, places, and events.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This statement is made in the hope that it will forestall such protest as may be registered by demon statisticians against certain liberties taken with characters, places, and events.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This statement is made in the hope that it will forestall such protest as may be registered by demon statisticians against certain liberties taken with characters, places, and events.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Now and then a restaurant or gambling resort is described as running full blast at a time when it had vanished at the frown of civic virtue.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This statement is made in the hope that it will forestall such protest as may be registered by demon statisticians against certain liberties taken with characters, places, and events.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading In the Chicago portion of the book, for example, a character occasionally appears some three or four years after the actual date of his death.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading This, then, was done, not through negligence in research, but because, in the attempt to give a picture of the time, it was necessary slightly to condense a period of fifteen or twenty years.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Now and then a restaurant or gambling resort is described as running full blast at a time when it had vanished at the frown of civic virtue.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading =To= =Winthrop Ames= =Who First Said Show Boat= =to Me= “Show Boat” is neither history nor biography, but fiction.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading This, then, was done, not through negligence in research, but because, in the attempt to give a picture of the time, it was necessary slightly to condense a period of fifteen or twenty years.
having passed out of existence
From this reading Now and then a restaurant or gambling resort is described as running full blast at a time when it had vanished at the frown of civic virtue.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Now and then a restaurant or gambling resort is described as running full blast at a time when it had vanished at the frown of civic virtue.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This, then, was done, not through negligence in research, but because, in the attempt to give a picture of the time, it was necessary slightly to condense a period of fifteen or twenty years.
at the time that
From this reading Now and then a restaurant or gambling resort is described as running full blast at a time when it had vanished at the frown of civic virtue.
which person or people
From this reading =To= =Winthrop Ames= =Who First Said Show Boat= =to Me= “Show Boat” is neither history nor biography, but fiction.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading This statement is made in the hope that it will forestall such protest as may be registered by demon statisticians against certain liberties taken with characters, places, and events.
Winthrop
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =To= =Winthrop Ames= =Who First Said Show Boat= =to Me= “Show Boat” is neither history nor biography, but fiction.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This statement is made in the hope that it will forestall such protest as may be registered by demon statisticians against certain liberties taken with characters, places, and events.
a late time of life
From this reading In the Chicago portion of the book, for example, a character occasionally appears some three or four years after the actual date of his death.
