used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I guess the business of Sadler and Shan didn't prosper well for a while after Sadler left, on account of sportive Caucasians.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading I guess the business of Sadler and Shan didn't prosper well for a while after Sadler left, on account of sportive Caucasians.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading I was leaning over the rail one day, looking across the wharf, and I saw J. R. Craney come strolling down with one hand in his pocket and the other pulling a chin beard.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was back in San Francisco and several years after, and I was master of the _Good Sister_ still, but not feeling agreeable at the time, because Fu Shan and the agent at 'Frisco kept me sitting around collecting barnacles.
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading It was back in San Francisco and several years after, and I was master of the _Good Sister_ still, but not feeling agreeable at the time, because Fu Shan and the agent at 'Frisco kept me sitting around collecting barnacles.
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading It was back in San Francisco and several years after, and I was master of the _Good Sister_ still, but not feeling agreeable at the time, because Fu Shan and the agent at 'Frisco kept me sitting around collecting barnacles.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was back in San Francisco and several years after, and I was master of the _Good Sister_ still, but not feeling agreeable at the time, because Fu Shan and the agent at 'Frisco kept me sitting around collecting barnacles.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It was back in San Francisco and several years after, and I was master of the _Good Sister_ still, but not feeling agreeable at the time, because Fu Shan and the agent at 'Frisco kept me sitting around collecting barnacles.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was back in San Francisco and several years after, and I was master of the _Good Sister_ still, but not feeling agreeable at the time, because Fu Shan and the agent at 'Frisco kept me sitting around collecting barnacles.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It was back in San Francisco and several years after, and I was master of the _Good Sister_ still, but not feeling agreeable at the time, because Fu Shan and the agent at 'Frisco kept me sitting around collecting barnacles.
barnaclesnounUS /ˈbɑːrnəkəlz/
plural of “barnacle” — marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces
From this reading It was back in San Francisco and several years after, and I was master of the _Good Sister_ still, but not feeling agreeable at the time, because Fu Shan and the agent at 'Frisco kept me sitting around collecting barnacles.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading I was leaning over the rail one day, looking across the wharf, and I saw J. R. Craney come strolling down with one hand in his pocket and the other pulling a chin beard.
for the reason that
From this reading It was back in San Francisco and several years after, and I was master of the _Good Sister_ still, but not feeling agreeable at the time, because Fu Shan and the agent at 'Frisco kept me sitting around collecting barnacles.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading I guess the business of Sadler and Shan didn't prosper well for a while after Sadler left, on account of sportive Caucasians.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was back in San Francisco and several years after, and I was master of the _Good Sister_ still, but not feeling agreeable at the time, because Fu Shan and the agent at 'Frisco kept me sitting around collecting barnacles.
CaucasiansnounUS /kɔːˈkeɪʒənz/
plural of “caucasian” — a Caucasian
From this reading I guess the business of Sadler and Shan didn't prosper well for a while after Sadler left, on account of sportive Caucasians.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading I was leaning over the rail one day, looking across the wharf, and I saw J. R. Craney come strolling down with one hand in his pocket and the other pulling a chin beard.
collectingnounUS /kəˈlektɪŋ/
the act of gathering something together
From this reading It was back in San Francisco and several years after, and I was master of the _Good Sister_ still, but not feeling agreeable at the time, because Fu Shan and the agent at 'Frisco kept me sitting around collecting barnacles.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I was leaning over the rail one day, looking across the wharf, and I saw J. R. Craney come strolling down with one hand in his pocket and the other pulling a chin beard.
Craney
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From this reading I was leaning over the rail one day, looking across the wharf, and I saw J. R. Craney come strolling down with one hand in his pocket and the other pulling a chin beard.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I was leaning over the rail one day, looking across the wharf, and I saw J. R. Craney come strolling down with one hand in his pocket and the other pulling a chin beard.
didn't
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From this reading They didn't seem to know what they wanted me to do with her.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They didn't seem to know what they wanted me to do with her.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I was leaning over the rail one day, looking across the wharf, and I saw J. R. Craney come strolling down with one hand in his pocket and the other pulling a chin beard.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading It was back in San Francisco and several years after, and I was master of the _Good Sister_ still, but not feeling agreeable at the time, because Fu Shan and the agent at 'Frisco kept me sitting around collecting barnacles.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I guess the business of Sadler and Shan didn't prosper well for a while after Sadler left, on account of sportive Caucasians.
Francisco
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From this reading It was back in San Francisco and several years after, and I was master of the _Good Sister_ still, but not feeling agreeable at the time, because Fu Shan and the agent at 'Frisco kept me sitting around collecting barnacles.
Frisco
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From this reading It was back in San Francisco and several years after, and I was master of the _Good Sister_ still, but not feeling agreeable at the time, because Fu Shan and the agent at 'Frisco kept me sitting around collecting barnacles.
Fu
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From this reading It was back in San Francisco and several years after, and I was master of the _Good Sister_ still, but not feeling agreeable at the time, because Fu Shan and the agent at 'Frisco kept me sitting around collecting barnacles.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It was back in San Francisco and several years after, and I was master of the _Good Sister_ still, but not feeling agreeable at the time, because Fu Shan and the agent at 'Frisco kept me sitting around collecting barnacles.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I guess the business of Sadler and Shan didn't prosper well for a while after Sadler left, on account of sportive Caucasians.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I was leaning over the rail one day, looking across the wharf, and I saw J. R. Craney come strolling down with one hand in his pocket and the other pulling a chin beard.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They didn't seem to know what they wanted me to do with her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I was leaning over the rail one day, looking across the wharf, and I saw J. R. Craney come strolling down with one hand in his pocket and the other pulling a chin beard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was back in San Francisco and several years after, and I was master of the _Good Sister_ still, but not feeling agreeable at the time, because Fu Shan and the agent at 'Frisco kept me sitting around collecting barnacles.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was back in San Francisco and several years after, and I was master of the _Good Sister_ still, but not feeling agreeable at the time, because Fu Shan and the agent at 'Frisco kept me sitting around collecting barnacles.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was back in San Francisco and several years after, and I was master of the _Good Sister_ still, but not feeling agreeable at the time, because Fu Shan and the agent at 'Frisco kept me sitting around collecting barnacles.
JnounUS /dʒeɪ/
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading I was leaning over the rail one day, looking across the wharf, and I saw J. R. Craney come strolling down with one hand in his pocket and the other pulling a chin beard.
JULIUS
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From this reading KING JULIUS.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading It was back in San Francisco and several years after, and I was master of the _Good Sister_ still, but not feeling agreeable at the time, because Fu Shan and the agent at 'Frisco kept me sitting around collecting barnacles.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading KING JULIUS.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They didn't seem to know what they wanted me to do with her.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading I was leaning over the rail one day, looking across the wharf, and I saw J. R. Craney come strolling down with one hand in his pocket and the other pulling a chin beard.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I guess the business of Sadler and Shan didn't prosper well for a while after Sadler left, on account of sportive Caucasians.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading I was leaning over the rail one day, looking across the wharf, and I saw J. R. Craney come strolling down with one hand in his pocket and the other pulling a chin beard.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading It was back in San Francisco and several years after, and I was master of the _Good Sister_ still, but not feeling agreeable at the time, because Fu Shan and the agent at 'Frisco kept me sitting around collecting barnacles.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was back in San Francisco and several years after, and I was master of the _Good Sister_ still, but not feeling agreeable at the time, because Fu Shan and the agent at 'Frisco kept me sitting around collecting barnacles.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was back in San Francisco and several years after, and I was master of the _Good Sister_ still, but not feeling agreeable at the time, because Fu Shan and the agent at 'Frisco kept me sitting around collecting barnacles.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was back in San Francisco and several years after, and I was master of the _Good Sister_ still, but not feeling agreeable at the time, because Fu Shan and the agent at 'Frisco kept me sitting around collecting barnacles.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I guess the business of Sadler and Shan didn't prosper well for a while after Sadler left, on account of sportive Caucasians.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I was leaning over the rail one day, looking across the wharf, and I saw J. R. Craney come strolling down with one hand in his pocket and the other pulling a chin beard.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I was leaning over the rail one day, looking across the wharf, and I saw J. R. Craney come strolling down with one hand in his pocket and the other pulling a chin beard.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I was leaning over the rail one day, looking across the wharf, and I saw J. R. Craney come strolling down with one hand in his pocket and the other pulling a chin beard.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading I was leaning over the rail one day, looking across the wharf, and I saw J. R. Craney come strolling down with one hand in his pocket and the other pulling a chin beard.
prosperverbUS /ˈprɑːspər/
make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
From this reading I guess the business of Sadler and Shan didn't prosper well for a while after Sadler left, on account of sportive Caucasians.
pullingnounUS /ˈpʊlɪŋ/
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading I was leaning over the rail one day, looking across the wharf, and I saw J. R. Craney come strolling down with one hand in his pocket and the other pulling a chin beard.
RnounUS /ɑːr/
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading I was leaning over the rail one day, looking across the wharf, and I saw J. R. Craney come strolling down with one hand in his pocket and the other pulling a chin beard.
railnounUS /reɪl/
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading I was leaning over the rail one day, looking across the wharf, and I saw J. R. Craney come strolling down with one hand in his pocket and the other pulling a chin beard.
Sadler
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From this reading I guess the business of Sadler and Shan didn't prosper well for a while after Sadler left, on account of sportive Caucasians.
San
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From this reading It was back in San Francisco and several years after, and I was master of the _Good Sister_ still, but not feeling agreeable at the time, because Fu Shan and the agent at 'Frisco kept me sitting around collecting barnacles.
cut with a saw
From this reading I was leaning over the rail one day, looking across the wharf, and I saw J. R. Craney come strolling down with one hand in his pocket and the other pulling a chin beard.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They didn't seem to know what they wanted me to do with her.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading It was back in San Francisco and several years after, and I was master of the _Good Sister_ still, but not feeling agreeable at the time, because Fu Shan and the agent at 'Frisco kept me sitting around collecting barnacles.
Shanmodal verbUS /ʃæn/
the form of “shall” used in the contraction “shan’t”
From this reading It was back in San Francisco and several years after, and I was master of the _Good Sister_ still, but not feeling agreeable at the time, because Fu Shan and the agent at 'Frisco kept me sitting around collecting barnacles.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading It was back in San Francisco and several years after, and I was master of the _Good Sister_ still, but not feeling agreeable at the time, because Fu Shan and the agent at 'Frisco kept me sitting around collecting barnacles.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading It was back in San Francisco and several years after, and I was master of the _Good Sister_ still, but not feeling agreeable at the time, because Fu Shan and the agent at 'Frisco kept me sitting around collecting barnacles.
sportiveadjective
relating to or interested in sports
From this reading I guess the business of Sadler and Shan didn't prosper well for a while after Sadler left, on account of sportive Caucasians.
not in physical motion
From this reading It was back in San Francisco and several years after, and I was master of the _Good Sister_ still, but not feeling agreeable at the time, because Fu Shan and the agent at 'Frisco kept me sitting around collecting barnacles.
strollingverbUS /ˈstroʊlɪŋ/
-ing form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading I was leaning over the rail one day, looking across the wharf, and I saw J. R. Craney come strolling down with one hand in his pocket and the other pulling a chin beard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was back in San Francisco and several years after, and I was master of the _Good Sister_ still, but not feeling agreeable at the time, because Fu Shan and the agent at 'Frisco kept me sitting around collecting barnacles.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They didn't seem to know what they wanted me to do with her.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was back in San Francisco and several years after, and I was master of the _Good Sister_ still, but not feeling agreeable at the time, because Fu Shan and the agent at 'Frisco kept me sitting around collecting barnacles.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They didn't seem to know what they wanted me to do with her.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading They didn't seem to know what they wanted me to do with her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was back in San Francisco and several years after, and I was master of the _Good Sister_ still, but not feeling agreeable at the time, because Fu Shan and the agent at 'Frisco kept me sitting around collecting barnacles.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I guess the business of Sadler and Shan didn't prosper well for a while after Sadler left, on account of sportive Caucasians.
wharfnounUS /wɔːrf/
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading I was leaning over the rail one day, looking across the wharf, and I saw J. R. Craney come strolling down with one hand in his pocket and the other pulling a chin beard.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They didn't seem to know what they wanted me to do with her.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I guess the business of Sadler and Shan didn't prosper well for a while after Sadler left, on account of sportive Caucasians.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They didn't seem to know what they wanted me to do with her.
a late time of life
From this reading It was back in San Francisco and several years after, and I was master of the _Good Sister_ still, but not feeling agreeable at the time, because Fu Shan and the agent at 'Frisco kept me sitting around collecting barnacles.
