used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was a last act of this Packingtown drama, about which the public has never heard.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading There was a last act of this Packingtown drama, about which the public has never heard.
at or in the front
From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He wanted me to go to Chicago secretly, as I had gone before, and make another investigation in the Stockyards, and write for the “New York Herald” an article entitled “Packingtown a Year Later.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading He wanted me to go to Chicago secretly, as I had gone before, and make another investigation in the Stockyards, and write for the “New York Herald” an article entitled “Packingtown a Year Later.”
nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading He wanted me to go to Chicago secretly, as I had gone before, and make another investigation in the Stockyards, and write for the “New York Herald” an article entitled “Packingtown a Year Later.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He wanted me to go to Chicago secretly, as I had gone before, and make another investigation in the Stockyards, and write for the “New York Herald” an article entitled “Packingtown a Year Later.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading The limelight had been turned out, the audience had gone home, and this act was played in darkness and silence.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The limelight had been turned out, the audience had gone home, and this act was played in darkness and silence.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He wanted me to go to Chicago secretly, as I had gone before, and make another investigation in the Stockyards, and write for the “New York Herald” an article entitled “Packingtown a Year Later.”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading He wanted me to go to Chicago secretly, as I had gone before, and make another investigation in the Stockyards, and write for the “New York Herald” an article entitled “Packingtown a Year Later.”
chronologicallyadverbUS /ˌkrɑːnəˈlɑːdʒɪkli/
with respect to chronology
From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The limelight had been turned out, the audience had gone home, and this act was played in darkness and silence.
dealingnounUS /ˈdiːlɪŋ/
method or manner of conduct in relation to others
From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
dramanounUS /ˈdrɑːmə/
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading There was a last act of this Packingtown drama, about which the public has never heard.
editornounUS /ˈedətər/
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
entitledadjectiveUS /enˈtaɪtəld/
qualified for by right according to law
From this reading He wanted me to go to Chicago secretly, as I had gone before, and make another investigation in the Stockyards, and write for the “New York Herald” an article entitled “Packingtown a Year Later.”
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He wanted me to go to Chicago secretly, as I had gone before, and make another investigation in the Stockyards, and write for the “New York Herald” an article entitled “Packingtown a Year Later.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He wanted me to go to Chicago secretly, as I had gone before, and make another investigation in the Stockyards, and write for the “New York Herald” an article entitled “Packingtown a Year Later.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading The limelight had been turned out, the audience had gone home, and this act was played in darkness and silence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The limelight had been turned out, the audience had gone home, and this act was played in darkness and silence.
HarrisnounUS /ˈherɪs/
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a last act of this Packingtown drama, about which the public has never heard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wanted me to go to Chicago secretly, as I had gone before, and make another investigation in the Stockyards, and write for the “New York Herald” an article entitled “Packingtown a Year Later.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading There was a last act of this Packingtown drama, about which the public has never heard.
HeraldverbUS /ˈherəld/
foreshadow or presage
From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The limelight had been turned out, the audience had gone home, and this act was played in darkness and silence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
investigationnounUS /ˌɪnvestəˈɡeɪʃən/
an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
From this reading He wanted me to go to Chicago secretly, as I had gone before, and make another investigation in the Stockyards, and write for the “New York Herald” an article entitled “Packingtown a Year Later.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
JerseynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrzi/
a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
JunglenounUS /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
immediately past
From this reading There was a last act of this Packingtown drama, about which the public has never heard.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading He wanted me to go to Chicago secretly, as I had gone before, and make another investigation in the Stockyards, and write for the “New York Herald” an article entitled “Packingtown a Year Later.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
limelightnounUS /ˈlaɪmlaɪt/
a focus of public attention
From this reading The limelight had been turned out, the audience had gone home, and this act was played in darkness and silence.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
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 A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
engage in
From this reading He wanted me to go to Chicago secretly, as I had gone before, and make another investigation in the Stockyards, and write for the “New York Herald” an article entitled “Packingtown a Year Later.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading There was a last act of this Packingtown drama, about which the public has never heard.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a last act of this Packingtown drama, about which the public has never heard.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The limelight had been turned out, the audience had gone home, and this act was played in darkness and silence.
Packingtown
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From this reading There was a last act of this Packingtown drama, about which the public has never heard.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading The limelight had been turned out, the audience had gone home, and this act was played in darkness and silence.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading There was a last act of this Packingtown drama, about which the public has never heard.
secretlyadverbUS /ˈsiːkrɪtli/
in secrecy; not openly
From this reading He wanted me to go to Chicago secretly, as I had gone before, and make another investigation in the Stockyards, and write for the “New York Herald” an article entitled “Packingtown a Year Later.”
sectionnounUS /ˈsekʃən/
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The limelight had been turned out, the audience had gone home, and this act was played in darkness and silence.
skipverbUS /skɪp/
bypass
From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
StockyardsnounUS /ˈstɑːkjɑːrdz/
plural of “stockyard” — enclosed yard where cattle, pigs, horses, or sheep are kept temporarily
From this reading He wanted me to go to Chicago secretly, as I had gone before, and make another investigation in the Stockyards, and write for the “New York Herald” an article entitled “Packingtown a Year Later.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a last act of this Packingtown drama, about which the public has never heard.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The limelight had been turned out, the audience had gone home, and this act was played in darkness and silence.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
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 A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading He wanted me to go to Chicago secretly, as I had gone before, and make another investigation in the Stockyards, and write for the “New York Herald” an article entitled “Packingtown a Year Later.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a last act of this Packingtown drama, about which the public has never heard.
at the time that
From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a last act of this Packingtown drama, about which the public has never heard.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am telling this story chronologically, but in dealing with a subject like “The Jungle” it seems better to skip ahead and close the matter up.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
produce a literary work
From this reading He wanted me to go to Chicago secretly, as I had gone before, and make another investigation in the Stockyards, and write for the “New York Herald” an article entitled “Packingtown a Year Later.”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
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 A year had passed and I was living at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, when W. W. Harris, editor of the Sunday magazine section of the “New York Herald,” came to call on me, and explained a wonderful idea.
