used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Say, Josef, it’s so empty here, a fellow could freeze next to the stove!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “The Ring cafés are closing one after the other--I guess we won’t last much longer either.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Josef stroked his grayish muttonchops, gazed sorrowfully at the other, wiped off the table with his napkin, and said with a worried air:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE OLD-TIMER Dr. Haberfeld, the lawyer, sat in the Café Imperial and crossly pushed aside the newspapers which Josef, the old head-waiter, had brought him.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The Ring cafés are closing one after the other--I guess we won’t last much longer either.
on or to one side
From this reading THE OLD-TIMER Dr. Haberfeld, the lawyer, sat in the Café Imperial and crossly pushed aside the newspapers which Josef, the old head-waiter, had brought him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Josef stroked his grayish muttonchops, gazed sorrowfully at the other, wiped off the table with his napkin, and said with a worried air:
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading THE OLD-TIMER Dr. Haberfeld, the lawyer, sat in the Café Imperial and crossly pushed aside the newspapers which Josef, the old head-waiter, had brought him.
Café
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cafés
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From this reading “The Ring cafés are closing one after the other--I guess we won’t last much longer either.
closingnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading “The Ring cafés are closing one after the other--I guess we won’t last much longer either.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Say, Josef, it’s so empty here, a fellow could freeze next to the stove!
crosslyadverb
in an ill-natured manner
From this reading THE OLD-TIMER Dr. Haberfeld, the lawyer, sat in the Café Imperial and crossly pushed aside the newspapers which Josef, the old head-waiter, had brought him.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading In the old days it was a hard job to scare up a seat, and now--now you could stage a Derby race here, there’s so much room!”
DerbynounUS /ˈdɜːrbi/
a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim
From this reading In the old days it was a hard job to scare up a seat, and now--now you could stage a Derby race here, there’s so much room!”
Dr
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From this reading THE OLD-TIMER Dr. Haberfeld, the lawyer, sat in the Café Imperial and crossly pushed aside the newspapers which Josef, the old head-waiter, had brought him.
one or the other of two
From this reading “The Ring cafés are closing one after the other--I guess we won’t last much longer either.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading “Say, Josef, it’s so empty here, a fellow could freeze next to the stove!
a boy or man
From this reading “Say, Josef, it’s so empty here, a fellow could freeze next to the stove!
freezeverbUS /friːz/
stop moving or become immobilized
From this reading “Say, Josef, it’s so empty here, a fellow could freeze next to the stove!
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Josef stroked his grayish muttonchops, gazed sorrowfully at the other, wiped off the table with his napkin, and said with a worried air:
grayishadjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪɪʃ/
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Josef stroked his grayish muttonchops, gazed sorrowfully at the other, wiped off the table with his napkin, and said with a worried air:
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “The Ring cafés are closing one after the other--I guess we won’t last much longer either.
Haberfeld
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From this reading THE OLD-TIMER Dr. Haberfeld, the lawyer, sat in the Café Imperial and crossly pushed aside the newspapers which Josef, the old head-waiter, had brought him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE OLD-TIMER Dr. Haberfeld, the lawyer, sat in the Café Imperial and crossly pushed aside the newspapers which Josef, the old head-waiter, had brought him.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading In the old days it was a hard job to scare up a seat, and now--now you could stage a Derby race here, there’s so much room!”
head-waiter
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From this reading THE OLD-TIMER Dr. Haberfeld, the lawyer, sat in the Café Imperial and crossly pushed aside the newspapers which Josef, the old head-waiter, had brought him.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Say, Josef, it’s so empty here, a fellow could freeze next to the stove!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE OLD-TIMER Dr. Haberfeld, the lawyer, sat in the Café Imperial and crossly pushed aside the newspapers which Josef, the old head-waiter, had brought him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Josef stroked his grayish muttonchops, gazed sorrowfully at the other, wiped off the table with his napkin, and said with a worried air:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The Ring cafés are closing one after the other--I guess we won’t last much longer either.
ImperialadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɪriəl/
relating to or associated with an empire
From this reading THE OLD-TIMER Dr. Haberfeld, the lawyer, sat in the Café Imperial and crossly pushed aside the newspapers which Josef, the old head-waiter, had brought him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE OLD-TIMER Dr. Haberfeld, the lawyer, sat in the Café Imperial and crossly pushed aside the newspapers which Josef, the old head-waiter, had brought him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the old days it was a hard job to scare up a seat, and now--now you could stage a Derby race here, there’s so much room!”
it's
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the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading In the old days it was a hard job to scare up a seat, and now--now you could stage a Derby race here, there’s so much room!”
Josef
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From this reading THE OLD-TIMER Dr. Haberfeld, the lawyer, sat in the Café Imperial and crossly pushed aside the newspapers which Josef, the old head-waiter, had brought him.
immediately past
From this reading “The Ring cafés are closing one after the other--I guess we won’t last much longer either.
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading THE OLD-TIMER Dr. Haberfeld, the lawyer, sat in the Café Imperial and crossly pushed aside the newspapers which Josef, the old head-waiter, had brought him.
for more time
From this reading “The Ring cafés are closing one after the other--I guess we won’t last much longer either.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading In the old days it was a hard job to scare up a seat, and now--now you could stage a Derby race here, there’s so much room!”
muttonchops
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From this reading Josef stroked his grayish muttonchops, gazed sorrowfully at the other, wiped off the table with his napkin, and said with a worried air:
napkinnounUS /ˈnæpkɪn/
a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing
From this reading Josef stroked his grayish muttonchops, gazed sorrowfully at the other, wiped off the table with his napkin, and said with a worried air:
newspapersnounUS /ˈnuːzpeɪpərz/
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading THE OLD-TIMER Dr. Haberfeld, the lawyer, sat in the Café Imperial and crossly pushed aside the newspapers which Josef, the old head-waiter, had brought him.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “Say, Josef, it’s so empty here, a fellow could freeze next to the stove!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading In the old days it was a hard job to scare up a seat, and now--now you could stage a Derby race here, there’s so much room!”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Josef stroked his grayish muttonchops, gazed sorrowfully at the other, wiped off the table with his napkin, and said with a worried air:
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE OLD-TIMER Dr. Haberfeld, the lawyer, sat in the Café Imperial and crossly pushed aside the newspapers which Josef, the old head-waiter, had brought him.
OLD-TIMERnounUS /ˌoʊldˈtaɪmər/
an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
From this reading THE OLD-TIMER Dr. Haberfeld, the lawyer, sat in the Café Imperial and crossly pushed aside the newspapers which Josef, the old head-waiter, had brought him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The Ring cafés are closing one after the other--I guess we won’t last much longer either.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Josef stroked his grayish muttonchops, gazed sorrowfully at the other, wiped off the table with his napkin, and said with a worried air:
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading THE OLD-TIMER Dr. Haberfeld, the lawyer, sat in the Café Imperial and crossly pushed aside the newspapers which Josef, the old head-waiter, had brought him.
any competition
From this reading In the old days it was a hard job to scare up a seat, and now--now you could stage a Derby race here, there’s so much room!”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “The Ring cafés are closing one after the other--I guess we won’t last much longer either.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading In the old days it was a hard job to scare up a seat, and now--now you could stage a Derby race here, there’s so much room!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Josef stroked his grayish muttonchops, gazed sorrowfully at the other, wiped off the table with his napkin, and said with a worried air:
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading THE OLD-TIMER Dr. Haberfeld, the lawyer, sat in the Café Imperial and crossly pushed aside the newspapers which Josef, the old head-waiter, had brought him.
express in words
From this reading “Say, Josef, it’s so empty here, a fellow could freeze next to the stove!
scareverbUS /sker/
cause fear in
From this reading In the old days it was a hard job to scare up a seat, and now--now you could stage a Derby race here, there’s so much room!”
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading In the old days it was a hard job to scare up a seat, and now--now you could stage a Derby race here, there’s so much room!”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Say, Josef, it’s so empty here, a fellow could freeze next to the stove!
sorrowfullyadverb
in a sorrowful manner
From this reading Josef stroked his grayish muttonchops, gazed sorrowfully at the other, wiped off the table with his napkin, and said with a worried air:
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading In the old days it was a hard job to scare up a seat, and now--now you could stage a Derby race here, there’s so much room!”
stovenounUS /stoʊv/
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading “Say, Josef, it’s so empty here, a fellow could freeze next to the stove!
strokedverbUS /stroʊkt/
past form of “stroke” — touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
From this reading Josef stroked his grayish muttonchops, gazed sorrowfully at the other, wiped off the table with his napkin, and said with a worried air:
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Josef stroked his grayish muttonchops, gazed sorrowfully at the other, wiped off the table with his napkin, and said with a worried air:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD-TIMER Dr. Haberfeld, the lawyer, sat in the Café Imperial and crossly pushed aside the newspapers which Josef, the old head-waiter, had brought him.
there's
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From this reading In the old days it was a hard job to scare up a seat, and now--now you could stage a Derby race here, there’s so much room!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Say, Josef, it’s so empty here, a fellow could freeze next to the stove!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading In the old days it was a hard job to scare up a seat, and now--now you could stage a Derby race here, there’s so much room!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the old days it was a hard job to scare up a seat, and now--now you could stage a Derby race here, there’s so much room!”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “The Ring cafés are closing one after the other--I guess we won’t last much longer either.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE OLD-TIMER Dr. Haberfeld, the lawyer, sat in the Café Imperial and crossly pushed aside the newspapers which Josef, the old head-waiter, had brought him.
wipedverbUS /waɪpt/
past form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading Josef stroked his grayish muttonchops, gazed sorrowfully at the other, wiped off the table with his napkin, and said with a worried air:
in the company of; together with
From this reading Josef stroked his grayish muttonchops, gazed sorrowfully at the other, wiped off the table with his napkin, and said with a worried air:
won't
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From this reading “The Ring cafés are closing one after the other--I guess we won’t last much longer either.
worriedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading Josef stroked his grayish muttonchops, gazed sorrowfully at the other, wiped off the table with his napkin, and said with a worried air:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In the old days it was a hard job to scare up a seat, and now--now you could stage a Derby race here, there’s so much room!”
