used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Me visiting a week at the home of Mrs. W.B. Hemingway and her husband, just outside of Yonkers, back in York State.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But then, after she had refused my made cigarette for one of her own deft handiwork, she spoke as I wished her to:
how long something has existed
From this reading And also Mrs. W.B.'s sister and her little boy, visiting her from Albany, the sister's name being Mrs. L.H. Cummins, and the boy being nine years old and named Rupert Cummins, Junior; and very junior he was for his age, too--I will say that.
in the past
From this reading "Yes; three years ago.
AlbanynounUS /ˈɔːlbəni/
state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river
From this reading And also Mrs. W.B.'s sister and her little boy, visiting her from Albany, the sister's name being Mrs. L.H. Cummins, and the boy being nine years old and named Rupert Cummins, Junior; and very junior he was for his age, too--I will say that.
in addition
From this reading And also Mrs. W.B.'s sister and her little boy, visiting her from Albany, the sister's name being Mrs. L.H. Cummins, and the boy being nine years old and named Rupert Cummins, Junior; and very junior he was for his age, too--I will say that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Me visiting a week at the home of Mrs. W.B. Hemingway and her husband, just outside of Yonkers, back in York State.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But then, after she had refused my made cigarette for one of her own deft handiwork, she spoke as I wished her to:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Me visiting a week at the home of Mrs. W.B. Hemingway and her husband, just outside of Yonkers, back in York State.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading Me visiting a week at the home of Mrs. W.B. Hemingway and her husband, just outside of Yonkers, back in York State.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Me visiting a week at the home of Mrs. W.B. Hemingway and her husband, just outside of Yonkers, back in York State.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading And also Mrs. W.B.'s sister and her little boy, visiting her from Albany, the sister's name being Mrs. L.H. Cummins, and the boy being nine years old and named Rupert Cummins, Junior; and very junior he was for his age, too--I will say that.
a youthful male person
From this reading And also Mrs. W.B.'s sister and her little boy, visiting her from Albany, the sister's name being Mrs. L.H. Cummins, and the boy being nine years old and named Rupert Cummins, Junior; and very junior he was for his age, too--I will say that.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But then, after she had refused my made cigarette for one of her own deft handiwork, she spoke as I wished her to:
cigarettenounUS /ˌsɪɡərˈet/
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading But then, after she had refused my made cigarette for one of her own deft handiwork, she spoke as I wished her to:
Cummins
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And also Mrs. W.B.'s sister and her little boy, visiting her from Albany, the sister's name being Mrs. L.H. Cummins, and the boy being nine years old and named Rupert Cummins, Junior; and very junior he was for his age, too--I will say that.
deftadjectiveUS /deft/
skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
From this reading But then, after she had refused my made cigarette for one of her own deft handiwork, she spoke as I wished her to:
all things; all of a situation
From this reading A very nice swell home, with a nice front yard and everything.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But then, after she had refused my made cigarette for one of her own deft handiwork, she spoke as I wished her to:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And also Mrs. W.B.'s sister and her little boy, visiting her from Albany, the sister's name being Mrs. L.H. Cummins, and the boy being nine years old and named Rupert Cummins, Junior; and very junior he was for his age, too--I will say that.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading A very nice swell home, with a nice front yard and everything.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading And also Mrs. W.B.'s sister and her little boy, visiting her from Albany, the sister's name being Mrs. L.H. Cummins, and the boy being nine years old and named Rupert Cummins, Junior; and very junior he was for his age, too--I will say that.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But then, after she had refused my made cigarette for one of her own deft handiwork, she spoke as I wished her to:
handiworknounUS /ˈhændiwɜːrk/
a work produced by hand labor
From this reading But then, after she had refused my made cigarette for one of her own deft handiwork, she spoke as I wished her to:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And also Mrs. W.B.'s sister and her little boy, visiting her from Albany, the sister's name being Mrs. L.H. Cummins, and the boy being nine years old and named Rupert Cummins, Junior; and very junior he was for his age, too--I will say that.
HemingwaynounUS /ˈhemɪŋweɪ/
an American writer of fiction who won the Nobel prize for literature in 1954 (1899-1961)
From this reading Me visiting a week at the home of Mrs. W.B. Hemingway and her husband, just outside of Yonkers, back in York State.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But then, after she had refused my made cigarette for one of her own deft handiwork, she spoke as I wished her to:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And also Mrs. W.B.'s sister and her little boy, visiting her from Albany, the sister's name being Mrs. L.H. Cummins, and the boy being nine years old and named Rupert Cummins, Junior; and very junior he was for his age, too--I will say that.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Me visiting a week at the home of Mrs. W.B. Hemingway and her husband, just outside of Yonkers, back in York State.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Me visiting a week at the home of Mrs. W.B. Hemingway and her husband, just outside of Yonkers, back in York State.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But then, after she had refused my made cigarette for one of her own deft handiwork, she spoke as I wished her to:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Me visiting a week at the home of Mrs. W.B. Hemingway and her husband, just outside of Yonkers, back in York State.
JuniornounUS /ˈdʒuːnjər/
term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
From this reading And also Mrs. W.B.'s sister and her little boy, visiting her from Albany, the sister's name being Mrs. L.H. Cummins, and the boy being nine years old and named Rupert Cummins, Junior; and very junior he was for his age, too--I will say that.
and nothing more
From this reading Me visiting a week at the home of Mrs. W.B. Hemingway and her husband, just outside of Yonkers, back in York State.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading And also Mrs. W.B.'s sister and her little boy, visiting her from Albany, the sister's name being Mrs. L.H. Cummins, and the boy being nine years old and named Rupert Cummins, Junior; and very junior he was for his age, too--I will say that.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And also Mrs. W.B.'s sister and her little boy, visiting her from Albany, the sister's name being Mrs. L.H. Cummins, and the boy being nine years old and named Rupert Cummins, Junior; and very junior he was for his age, too--I will say that.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But then, after she had refused my made cigarette for one of her own deft handiwork, she spoke as I wished her to:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Me visiting a week at the home of Mrs. W.B. Hemingway and her husband, just outside of Yonkers, back in York State.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Me visiting a week at the home of Mrs. W.B. Hemingway and her husband, just outside of Yonkers, back in York State.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But then, after she had refused my made cigarette for one of her own deft handiwork, she spoke as I wished her to:
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And also Mrs. W.B.'s sister and her little boy, visiting her from Albany, the sister's name being Mrs. L.H. Cummins, and the boy being nine years old and named Rupert Cummins, Junior; and very junior he was for his age, too--I will say that.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And also Mrs. W.B.'s sister and her little boy, visiting her from Albany, the sister's name being Mrs. L.H. Cummins, and the boy being nine years old and named Rupert Cummins, Junior; and very junior he was for his age, too--I will say that.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading A very nice swell home, with a nice front yard and everything.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading And also Mrs. W.B.'s sister and her little boy, visiting her from Albany, the sister's name being Mrs. L.H. Cummins, and the boy being nine years old and named Rupert Cummins, Junior; and very junior he was for his age, too--I will say that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But then, after she had refused my made cigarette for one of her own deft handiwork, she spoke as I wished her to:
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And also Mrs. W.B.'s sister and her little boy, visiting her from Albany, the sister's name being Mrs. L.H. Cummins, and the boy being nine years old and named Rupert Cummins, Junior; and very junior he was for his age, too--I will say that.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But then, after she had refused my made cigarette for one of her own deft handiwork, she spoke as I wished her to:
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Me visiting a week at the home of Mrs. W.B. Hemingway and her husband, just outside of Yonkers, back in York State.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading But then, after she had refused my made cigarette for one of her own deft handiwork, she spoke as I wished her to:
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading But then, after she had refused my made cigarette for one of her own deft handiwork, she spoke as I wished her to:
RupertnounUS /ˈruːpərt/
English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682)
From this reading And also Mrs. W.B.'s sister and her little boy, visiting her from Albany, the sister's name being Mrs. L.H. Cummins, and the boy being nine years old and named Rupert Cummins, Junior; and very junior he was for his age, too--I will say that.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading And also Mrs. W.B.'s sister and her little boy, visiting her from Albany, the sister's name being Mrs. L.H. Cummins, and the boy being nine years old and named Rupert Cummins, Junior; and very junior he was for his age, too--I will say that.
express in words
From this reading And also Mrs. W.B.'s sister and her little boy, visiting her from Albany, the sister's name being Mrs. L.H. Cummins, and the boy being nine years old and named Rupert Cummins, Junior; and very junior he was for his age, too--I will say that.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But then, after she had refused my made cigarette for one of her own deft handiwork, she spoke as I wished her to:
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading And also Mrs. W.B.'s sister and her little boy, visiting her from Albany, the sister's name being Mrs. L.H. Cummins, and the boy being nine years old and named Rupert Cummins, Junior; and very junior he was for his age, too--I will say that.
sister'snounUS /ˈsɪstərz/
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading And also Mrs. W.B.'s sister and her little boy, visiting her from Albany, the sister's name being Mrs. L.H. Cummins, and the boy being nine years old and named Rupert Cummins, Junior; and very junior he was for his age, too--I will say that.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading But then, after she had refused my made cigarette for one of her own deft handiwork, she spoke as I wished her to:
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Me visiting a week at the home of Mrs. W.B. Hemingway and her husband, just outside of Yonkers, back in York State.
swellverbUS /swel/
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
From this reading A very nice swell home, with a nice front yard and everything.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And also Mrs. W.B.'s sister and her little boy, visiting her from Albany, the sister's name being Mrs. L.H. Cummins, and the boy being nine years old and named Rupert Cummins, Junior; and very junior he was for his age, too--I will say that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Me visiting a week at the home of Mrs. W.B. Hemingway and her husband, just outside of Yonkers, back in York State.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But then, after she had refused my made cigarette for one of her own deft handiwork, she spoke as I wished her to:
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "Yes; three years ago.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But then, after she had refused my made cigarette for one of her own deft handiwork, she spoke as I wished her to:
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And also Mrs. W.B.'s sister and her little boy, visiting her from Albany, the sister's name being Mrs. L.H. Cummins, and the boy being nine years old and named Rupert Cummins, Junior; and very junior he was for his age, too--I will say that.
precisely as stated
From this reading A very nice swell home, with a nice front yard and everything.
visitingnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/
the activity of making visits
From this reading Me visiting a week at the home of Mrs. W.B. Hemingway and her husband, just outside of Yonkers, back in York State.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading Me visiting a week at the home of Mrs. W.B. Hemingway and her husband, just outside of Yonkers, back in York State.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And also Mrs. W.B.'s sister and her little boy, visiting her from Albany, the sister's name being Mrs. L.H. Cummins, and the boy being nine years old and named Rupert Cummins, Junior; and very junior he was for his age, too--I will say that.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Me visiting a week at the home of Mrs. W.B. Hemingway and her husband, just outside of Yonkers, back in York State.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And also Mrs. W.B.'s sister and her little boy, visiting her from Albany, the sister's name being Mrs. L.H. Cummins, and the boy being nine years old and named Rupert Cummins, Junior; and very junior he was for his age, too--I will say that.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading But then, after she had refused my made cigarette for one of her own deft handiwork, she spoke as I wished her to:
in the company of; together with
From this reading A very nice swell home, with a nice front yard and everything.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading A very nice swell home, with a nice front yard and everything.
a late time of life
From this reading "Yes; three years ago.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes; three years ago.
Yonkers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Me visiting a week at the home of Mrs. W.B. Hemingway and her husband, just outside of Yonkers, back in York State.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Me visiting a week at the home of Mrs. W.B. Hemingway and her husband, just outside of Yonkers, back in York State.
