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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The janitor was so insulted he didn't feel like taking a drink for ten minutes.
(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 JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading When we moved into the half-portion dwelling house last spring I said to the janitor, "Have you any mosquitoes in the summer?"
apartmentsnounUS /əˈpɑːrtmənts/
plural of “apartment” — a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading "Mosquitoes!" he shouted; "such birds of prey were never known in these apartments.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading "Mosquitoes!" he shouted; "such birds of prey were never known in these apartments.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
didn't
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From this reading The janitor was so insulted he didn't feel like taking a drink for ten minutes.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
take in liquids
From this reading The janitor was so insulted he didn't feel like taking a drink for ten minutes.
dwellingnounUS /ˈdwelɪŋ/
housing that someone is living in
From this reading When we moved into the half-portion dwelling house last spring I said to the janitor, "Have you any mosquitoes in the summer?"
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading The janitor was so insulted he didn't feel like taking a drink for ten minutes.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
foldingnounUS /ˈfoʊldɪŋ/
the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The janitor was so insulted he didn't feel like taking a drink for ten minutes.
gasnounUS /ɡæs/
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
half-portion
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From this reading When we moved into the half-portion dwelling house last spring I said to the janitor, "Have you any mosquitoes in the summer?"
HarlemnounUS /ˈhɑːrləm/
a district of Manhattan; now largely a Black ghetto
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The janitor was so insulted he didn't feel like taking a drink for ten minutes.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading When we moved into the half-portion dwelling house last spring I said to the janitor, "Have you any mosquitoes in the summer?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Immense!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
insultedverbUS /ˌɪnˈsʌltɪd/
past form of “insult” — treat, mention, or speak to rudely
From this reading The janitor was so insulted he didn't feel like taking a drink for ten minutes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When we moved into the half-portion dwelling house last spring I said to the janitor, "Have you any mosquitoes in the summer?"
janitornounUS /ˈdʒænətər/
someone employed to clean and maintain a building
From this reading When we moved into the half-portion dwelling house last spring I said to the janitor, "Have you any mosquitoes in the summer?"
janitorsnounUS /ˈdʒænətərz/
plural of “janitor” — someone employed to clean and maintain a building
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading "Mosquitoes!" he shouted; "such birds of prey were never known in these apartments.
landlordsnounUS /ˈlændlɔːrdz/
plural of “landlord” — a landowner who leases to others
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
immediately past
From this reading When we moved into the half-portion dwelling house last spring I said to the janitor, "Have you any mosquitoes in the summer?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The janitor was so insulted he didn't feel like taking a drink for ten minutes.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
joined in matrimony
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading The janitor was so insulted he didn't feel like taking a drink for ten minutes.
MOSQUITOESnounUS /məˈskiːtoʊz/
plural of “mosquito” — two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading When we moved into the half-portion dwelling house last spring I said to the janitor, "Have you any mosquitoes in the summer?"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Mosquitoes!" he shouted; "such birds of prey were never known in these apartments.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
PeachesnounUS /ˈpiːtʃəz/
plural of “peach” — cultivated in temperate regions
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
people-coops
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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
preynounUS /preɪ/
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
From this reading "Mosquitoes!" he shouted; "such birds of prey were never known in these apartments.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When we moved into the half-portion dwelling house last spring I said to the janitor, "Have you any mosquitoes in the summer?"
self-folding
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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
sentencedverbUS /ˈsentənst/
past form of “sentence” — pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Mosquitoes!" he shouted; "such birds of prey were never known in these apartments.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The janitor was so insulted he didn't feel like taking a drink for ten minutes.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
the season of growth
From this reading When we moved into the half-portion dwelling house last spring I said to the janitor, "Have you any mosquitoes in the summer?"
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Mosquitoes!" he shouted; "such birds of prey were never known in these apartments.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading When we moved into the half-portion dwelling house last spring I said to the janitor, "Have you any mosquitoes in the summer?"
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading The janitor was so insulted he didn't feel like taking a drink for ten minutes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading The janitor was so insulted he didn't feel like taking a drink for ten minutes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When we moved into the half-portion dwelling house last spring I said to the janitor, "Have you any mosquitoes in the summer?"
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Mosquitoes!" he shouted; "such birds of prey were never known in these apartments.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
a special situation
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The janitor was so insulted he didn't feel like taking a drink for ten minutes.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
at the time that
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
in or at the place that
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
xnounUS /eks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When we moved into the half-portion dwelling house last spring I said to the janitor, "Have you any mosquitoes in the summer?"
