used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the evening he had a pile of them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With these, and a brick for a hammer, he covered the sloping roof walls of the garret mansion with stage beauties, art supplements, Buster Browns, Happy Hooligans, baseball giants and magazine covers.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading With these, and a brick for a hammer, he covered the sloping roof walls of the garret mansion with stage beauties, art supplements, Buster Browns, Happy Hooligans, baseball giants and magazine covers.
baseballnounUS /ˈbeɪsˈbɔːl/
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
From this reading With these, and a brick for a hammer, he covered the sloping roof walls of the garret mansion with stage beauties, art supplements, Buster Browns, Happy Hooligans, baseball giants and magazine covers.
beautiesnounUS /ˈbjuːtiz/
plural of “beauty” — the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading With these, and a brick for a hammer, he covered the sloping roof walls of the garret mansion with stage beauties, art supplements, Buster Browns, Happy Hooligans, baseball giants and magazine covers.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading He had begged leave of Mat Munn, the grocer, to extract nails from discarded boxes.
boxesnounUS /ˈbɑːksəz/
plural of “box” — a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading He had begged leave of Mat Munn, the grocer, to extract nails from discarded boxes.
bricknounUS /brɪk/
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading With these, and a brick for a hammer, he covered the sloping roof walls of the garret mansion with stage beauties, art supplements, Buster Browns, Happy Hooligans, baseball giants and magazine covers.
BrownsnounUS /braʊnz/
plural of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading With these, and a brick for a hammer, he covered the sloping roof walls of the garret mansion with stage beauties, art supplements, Buster Browns, Happy Hooligans, baseball giants and magazine covers.
BusternounUS /ˈbʌstər/
an informal form of address for a man
From this reading With these, and a brick for a hammer, he covered the sloping roof walls of the garret mansion with stage beauties, art supplements, Buster Browns, Happy Hooligans, baseball giants and magazine covers.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading With these, and a brick for a hammer, he covered the sloping roof walls of the garret mansion with stage beauties, art supplements, Buster Browns, Happy Hooligans, baseball giants and magazine covers.
coversnounUS /ˈkʌvərz/
plural of “cover” — a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
From this reading With these, and a brick for a hammer, he covered the sloping roof walls of the garret mansion with stage beauties, art supplements, Buster Browns, Happy Hooligans, baseball giants and magazine covers.
crackverbUS /kræk/
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading This art paneling covered every draughty hole or crack.
discardedadjectiveUS /dɪˈskɑːrdɪd/
thrown away
From this reading He had begged leave of Mat Munn, the grocer, to extract nails from discarded boxes.
drapedadjectiveUS /dreɪpt/
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading Flour sacks draped Jimmy's sofa-couch.
draughtyadjective
not airtight
From this reading This art paneling covered every draughty hole or crack.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading In the evening he had a pile of them.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading This art paneling covered every draughty hole or crack.
extractverbUS /ˈekstrækt/
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
From this reading He had begged leave of Mat Munn, the grocer, to extract nails from discarded boxes.
FlournounUS /ˈflaʊər/
fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
From this reading Flour sacks draped Jimmy's sofa-couch.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With these, and a brick for a hammer, he covered the sloping roof walls of the garret mansion with stage beauties, art supplements, Buster Browns, Happy Hooligans, baseball giants and magazine covers.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had begged leave of Mat Munn, the grocer, to extract nails from discarded boxes.
garretnounUS /ˈɡerɪt/
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading With these, and a brick for a hammer, he covered the sloping roof walls of the garret mansion with stage beauties, art supplements, Buster Browns, Happy Hooligans, baseball giants and magazine covers.
giantsnounUS /ˈdʒaɪənts/
plural of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size
From this reading With these, and a brick for a hammer, he covered the sloping roof walls of the garret mansion with stage beauties, art supplements, Buster Browns, Happy Hooligans, baseball giants and magazine covers.
grocernounUS /ˈɡroʊsər/
a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies)
From this reading He had begged leave of Mat Munn, the grocer, to extract nails from discarded boxes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the evening he had a pile of them.
hammernounUS /ˈhæmər/
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
From this reading With these, and a brick for a hammer, he covered the sloping roof walls of the garret mansion with stage beauties, art supplements, Buster Browns, Happy Hooligans, baseball giants and magazine covers.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading With these, and a brick for a hammer, he covered the sloping roof walls of the garret mansion with stage beauties, art supplements, Buster Browns, Happy Hooligans, baseball giants and magazine covers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the evening he had a pile of them.
an opening into or through something
From this reading This art paneling covered every draughty hole or crack.
HooligansnounUS /ˈhuːlɪɡənz/
plural of “hooligan” — a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading With these, and a brick for a hammer, he covered the sloping roof walls of the garret mansion with stage beauties, art supplements, Buster Browns, Happy Hooligans, baseball giants and magazine covers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the evening he had a pile of them.
Jimmy'snounUS /ˈdʒɪmiz/
possessive form of “jimmy” — a short crowbar
From this reading Flour sacks draped Jimmy's sofa-couch.
go away from a place
From this reading He had begged leave of Mat Munn, the grocer, to extract nails from discarded boxes.
magazinenounUS /ˈmæɡəziːn/
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading With these, and a brick for a hammer, he covered the sloping roof walls of the garret mansion with stage beauties, art supplements, Buster Browns, Happy Hooligans, baseball giants and magazine covers.
mansionnounUS /ˈmænʃən/
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading With these, and a brick for a hammer, he covered the sloping roof walls of the garret mansion with stage beauties, art supplements, Buster Browns, Happy Hooligans, baseball giants and magazine covers.
MatnounUS /mæt/
a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
From this reading He had begged leave of Mat Munn, the grocer, to extract nails from discarded boxes.
Munn
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From this reading He had begged leave of Mat Munn, the grocer, to extract nails from discarded boxes.
nailsnounUS /neɪlz/
plural of “nail” — horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
From this reading He had begged leave of Mat Munn, the grocer, to extract nails from discarded boxes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the evening he had a pile of them.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This art paneling covered every draughty hole or crack.
panelingnounUS /ˈpænəlɪŋ/
a panel or section of panels in a wall or door
From this reading This art paneling covered every draughty hole or crack.
pilenounUS /paɪl/
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading In the evening he had a pile of them.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading With these, and a brick for a hammer, he covered the sloping roof walls of the garret mansion with stage beauties, art supplements, Buster Browns, Happy Hooligans, baseball giants and magazine covers.
sacksnounUS /sæks/
plural of “sack” — a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading Flour sacks draped Jimmy's sofa-couch.
slopingadjectiveUS /ˈsloʊpɪŋ/
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading With these, and a brick for a hammer, he covered the sloping roof walls of the garret mansion with stage beauties, art supplements, Buster Browns, Happy Hooligans, baseball giants and magazine covers.
sofa-couch
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From this reading Flour sacks draped Jimmy's sofa-couch.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading With these, and a brick for a hammer, he covered the sloping roof walls of the garret mansion with stage beauties, art supplements, Buster Browns, Happy Hooligans, baseball giants and magazine covers.
supplementsnounUS /ˈsʌpləmənts/
plural of “supplement” — textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
From this reading With these, and a brick for a hammer, he covered the sloping roof walls of the garret mansion with stage beauties, art supplements, Buster Browns, Happy Hooligans, baseball giants and magazine covers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the evening he had a pile of them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In the evening he had a pile of them.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading With these, and a brick for a hammer, he covered the sloping roof walls of the garret mansion with stage beauties, art supplements, Buster Browns, Happy Hooligans, baseball giants and magazine covers.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This art paneling covered every draughty hole or crack.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had begged leave of Mat Munn, the grocer, to extract nails from discarded boxes.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading With these, and a brick for a hammer, he covered the sloping roof walls of the garret mansion with stage beauties, art supplements, Buster Browns, Happy Hooligans, baseball giants and magazine covers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With these, and a brick for a hammer, he covered the sloping roof walls of the garret mansion with stage beauties, art supplements, Buster Browns, Happy Hooligans, baseball giants and magazine covers.
