used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Gud, sauntering through the Market of Knowledge, came to a stall of a prophet and passed the time of day with him.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "Those up-start scientists across the way have berated my goods and stolen my customers until I have none left save a few old ladies.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gud, sauntering through the Market of Knowledge, came to a stall of a prophet and passed the time of day with him.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What is the trouble?" asked Gud sympathetically.
beratedverbUS /bɪˈreɪtɪd/
past form of “berate” — censure severely or angrily
From this reading "Those up-start scientists across the way have berated my goods and stolen my customers until I have none left save a few old ladies.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "Business is terrible," lamented the prophet.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Gud, sauntering through the Market of Knowledge, came to a stall of a prophet and passed the time of day with him.
competitionnounUS /ˌkɑːmpəˈtɪʃən/
a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers
From this reading "Unfair competition," replied the prophet.
customersnounUS /ˈkʌstəmərz/
plural of “customer” — someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading "Those up-start scientists across the way have berated my goods and stolen my customers until I have none left save a few old ladies.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Gud, sauntering through the Market of Knowledge, came to a stall of a prophet and passed the time of day with him.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "Those up-start scientists across the way have berated my goods and stolen my customers until I have none left save a few old ladies.
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading "Those up-start scientists across the way have berated my goods and stolen my customers until I have none left save a few old ladies.
Gud
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From this reading Gud, sauntering through the Market of Knowledge, came to a stall of a prophet and passed the time of day with him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Those up-start scientists across the way have berated my goods and stolen my customers until I have none left save a few old ladies.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Gud, sauntering through the Market of Knowledge, came to a stall of a prophet and passed the time of day with him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Those up-start scientists across the way have berated my goods and stolen my customers until I have none left save a few old ladies.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Business is terrible," lamented the prophet.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading Gud, sauntering through the Market of Knowledge, came to a stall of a prophet and passed the time of day with him.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Those up-start scientists across the way have berated my goods and stolen my customers until I have none left save a few old ladies.
lamentedadjectiveUS /ləˈmentɪd/
mourned or grieved for
From this reading "Business is terrible," lamented the prophet.
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 "Those up-start scientists across the way have berated my goods and stolen my customers until I have none left save a few old ladies.
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading Gud, sauntering through the Market of Knowledge, came to a stall of a prophet and passed the time of day with him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Those up-start scientists across the way have berated my goods and stolen my customers until I have none left save a few old ladies.
not one, and not any
From this reading "Those up-start scientists across the way have berated my goods and stolen my customers until I have none left save a few old ladies.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gud, sauntering through the Market of Knowledge, came to a stall of a prophet and passed the time of day with him.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Those up-start scientists across the way have berated my goods and stolen my customers until I have none left save a few old ladies.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Gud, sauntering through the Market of Knowledge, came to a stall of a prophet and passed the time of day with him.
prophetnounUS /ˈprɑːfət/
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading Gud, sauntering through the Market of Knowledge, came to a stall of a prophet and passed the time of day with him.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Unfair competition," replied the prophet.
sauntering
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From this reading Gud, sauntering through the Market of Knowledge, came to a stall of a prophet and passed the time of day with him.
except for; apart from
From this reading "Those up-start scientists across the way have berated my goods and stolen my customers until I have none left save a few old ladies.
scientistsnounUS /ˈsaɪəntɪsts/
plural of “scientist” — a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
From this reading "Those up-start scientists across the way have berated my goods and stolen my customers until I have none left save a few old ladies.
stallnounUS /stɔːl/
a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
From this reading Gud, sauntering through the Market of Knowledge, came to a stall of a prophet and passed the time of day with him.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading "Those up-start scientists across the way have berated my goods and stolen my customers until I have none left save a few old ladies.
sympatheticallyadverbUS /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪkəli/
with respect to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading "What is the trouble?" asked Gud sympathetically.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "Business is terrible," lamented the prophet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gud, sauntering through the Market of Knowledge, came to a stall of a prophet and passed the time of day with him.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Those up-start scientists across the way have berated my goods and stolen my customers until I have none left save a few old ladies.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Gud, sauntering through the Market of Knowledge, came to a stall of a prophet and passed the time of day with him.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Gud, sauntering through the Market of Knowledge, came to a stall of a prophet and passed the time of day with him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gud, sauntering through the Market of Knowledge, came to a stall of a prophet and passed the time of day with him.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "What is the trouble?" asked Gud sympathetically.
UnfairadjectiveUS /ənˈfer/
not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception
From this reading "Unfair competition," replied the prophet.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "Those up-start scientists across the way have berated my goods and stolen my customers until I have none left save a few old ladies.
up-start
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From this reading "Those up-start scientists across the way have berated my goods and stolen my customers until I have none left save a few old ladies.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Those up-start scientists across the way have berated my goods and stolen my customers until I have none left save a few old ladies.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is the trouble?" asked Gud sympathetically.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Gud, sauntering through the Market of Knowledge, came to a stall of a prophet and passed the time of day with him.
