used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE MAN FROM BIRMINGHAM The following day while walking to the hospital, I noticed a group of people down a side street, apparently looking intently at something unusual.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About twenty persons, mostly errand boys, were standing round a sandwich-board man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the outskirts of the circle, I raised myself on tip-toe and peered over the heads of those in front.
from appearances alone
From this reading THE MAN FROM BIRMINGHAM The following day while walking to the hospital, I noticed a group of people down a side street, apparently looking intently at something unusual.
on or to one side
From this reading I turned aside to see what it was.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE MAN FROM BIRMINGHAM The following day while walking to the hospital, I noticed a group of people down a side street, apparently looking intently at something unusual.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The sandwich-board man's back was towards me.
BIRMINGHAMnounUS /ˈbɜːrmɪŋhæm/
the largest city in Alabama; located in northeastern Alabama
From this reading THE MAN FROM BIRMINGHAM The following day while walking to the hospital, I noticed a group of people down a side street, apparently looking intently at something unusual.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading About twenty persons, mostly errand boys, were standing round a sandwich-board man.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading At the outskirts of the circle, I raised myself on tip-toe and peered over the heads of those in front.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE MAN FROM BIRMINGHAM The following day while walking to the hospital, I noticed a group of people down a side street, apparently looking intently at something unusual.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE MAN FROM BIRMINGHAM The following day while walking to the hospital, I noticed a group of people down a side street, apparently looking intently at something unusual.
errandnounUS /ˈerənd/
a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
From this reading About twenty persons, mostly errand boys, were standing round a sandwich-board man.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading THE MAN FROM BIRMINGHAM The following day while walking to the hospital, I noticed a group of people down a side street, apparently looking intently at something unusual.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE MAN FROM BIRMINGHAM The following day while walking to the hospital, I noticed a group of people down a side street, apparently looking intently at something unusual.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading At the outskirts of the circle, I raised myself on tip-toe and peered over the heads of those in front.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading THE MAN FROM BIRMINGHAM The following day while walking to the hospital, I noticed a group of people down a side street, apparently looking intently at something unusual.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading At the outskirts of the circle, I raised myself on tip-toe and peered over the heads of those in front.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading THE MAN FROM BIRMINGHAM The following day while walking to the hospital, I noticed a group of people down a side street, apparently looking intently at something unusual.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE MAN FROM BIRMINGHAM The following day while walking to the hospital, I noticed a group of people down a side street, apparently looking intently at something unusual.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the outskirts of the circle, I raised myself on tip-toe and peered over the heads of those in front.
intentlyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtentli/
with strained or eager attention
From this reading THE MAN FROM BIRMINGHAM The following day while walking to the hospital, I noticed a group of people down a side street, apparently looking intently at something unusual.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I turned aside to see what it was.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading THE MAN FROM BIRMINGHAM The following day while walking to the hospital, I noticed a group of people down a side street, apparently looking intently at something unusual.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE MAN FROM BIRMINGHAM The following day while walking to the hospital, I noticed a group of people down a side street, apparently looking intently at something unusual.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The sandwich-board man's back was towards me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sandwich-board man's back was towards me.
mostlyadverbUS /ˈmoʊstli/
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading About twenty persons, mostly errand boys, were standing round a sandwich-board man.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading At the outskirts of the circle, I raised myself on tip-toe and peered over the heads of those in front.
being perceived or observed
From this reading THE MAN FROM BIRMINGHAM The following day while walking to the hospital, I noticed a group of people down a side street, apparently looking intently at something unusual.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAN FROM BIRMINGHAM The following day while walking to the hospital, I noticed a group of people down a side street, apparently looking intently at something unusual.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the outskirts of the circle, I raised myself on tip-toe and peered over the heads of those in front.
outskirtsnounUS /ˈaʊtskɜːrts/
outlying areas (as of a city or town)
From this reading At the outskirts of the circle, I raised myself on tip-toe and peered over the heads of those in front.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At the outskirts of the circle, I raised myself on tip-toe and peered over the heads of those in front.
peeredverbUS /pɪrd/
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading At the outskirts of the circle, I raised myself on tip-toe and peered over the heads of those in front.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading THE MAN FROM BIRMINGHAM The following day while walking to the hospital, I noticed a group of people down a side street, apparently looking intently at something unusual.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading About twenty persons, mostly errand boys, were standing round a sandwich-board man.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading At the outskirts of the circle, I raised myself on tip-toe and peered over the heads of those in front.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading About twenty persons, mostly errand boys, were standing round a sandwich-board man.
sandwich-board
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From this reading About twenty persons, mostly errand boys, were standing round a sandwich-board man.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I turned aside to see what it was.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading THE MAN FROM BIRMINGHAM The following day while walking to the hospital, I noticed a group of people down a side street, apparently looking intently at something unusual.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading THE MAN FROM BIRMINGHAM The following day while walking to the hospital, I noticed a group of people down a side street, apparently looking intently at something unusual.
having a supporting base
From this reading About twenty persons, mostly errand boys, were standing round a sandwich-board man.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading THE MAN FROM BIRMINGHAM The following day while walking to the hospital, I noticed a group of people down a side street, apparently looking intently at something unusual.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN FROM BIRMINGHAM The following day while walking to the hospital, I noticed a group of people down a side street, apparently looking intently at something unusual.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading At the outskirts of the circle, I raised myself on tip-toe and peered over the heads of those in front.
tip-toe
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From this reading At the outskirts of the circle, I raised myself on tip-toe and peered over the heads of those in front.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MAN FROM BIRMINGHAM The following day while walking to the hospital, I noticed a group of people down a side street, apparently looking intently at something unusual.
in the direction of
From this reading The sandwich-board man's back was towards me.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I turned aside to see what it was.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading About twenty persons, mostly errand boys, were standing round a sandwich-board man.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading THE MAN FROM BIRMINGHAM The following day while walking to the hospital, I noticed a group of people down a side street, apparently looking intently at something unusual.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading THE MAN FROM BIRMINGHAM The following day while walking to the hospital, I noticed a group of people down a side street, apparently looking intently at something unusual.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I turned aside to see what it was.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading About twenty persons, mostly errand boys, were standing round a sandwich-board man.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I turned aside to see what it was.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE MAN FROM BIRMINGHAM The following day while walking to the hospital, I noticed a group of people down a side street, apparently looking intently at something unusual.
