used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I've made a beginning,” replied I. And the last sentence of my next morning's “letter” was:
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading * * * * * “I have felt for two years,” said Roebuck to Schilling, who repeated it to me soon afterward, “that Blacklock was about the most dangerous fellow in the country.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading * * * * * “I have felt for two years,” said Roebuck to Schilling, who repeated it to me soon afterward, “that Blacklock was about the most dangerous fellow in the country.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, you've done it,” said Joe, coming with the news that Thornley, of the Discount and Deposit Bank, had been appointed receiver.
subject to appointment
From this reading “Well, you've done it,” said Joe, coming with the news that Thornley, of the Discount and Deposit Bank, had been appointed receiver.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading “Well, you've done it,” said Joe, coming with the news that Thornley, of the Discount and Deposit Bank, had been appointed receiver.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Well, you've done it,” said Joe, coming with the news that Thornley, of the Discount and Deposit Bank, had been appointed receiver.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “I've made a beginning,” replied I. And the last sentence of my next morning's “letter” was:
Blacklock
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From this reading * * * * * “I have felt for two years,” said Roebuck to Schilling, who repeated it to me soon afterward, “that Blacklock was about the most dangerous fellow in the country.
brought into existence
From this reading The first time I set eyes on him, I saw he was a born iconoclast.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “To-morrow the first chapter of the History of the Industrial National Bank.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “Well, you've done it,” said Joe, coming with the news that Thornley, of the Discount and Deposit Bank, had been appointed receiver.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading * * * * * “I have felt for two years,” said Roebuck to Schilling, who repeated it to me soon afterward, “that Blacklock was about the most dangerous fellow in the country.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading * * * * * “I have felt for two years,” said Roebuck to Schilling, who repeated it to me soon afterward, “that Blacklock was about the most dangerous fellow in the country.
DepositverbUS /dəˈpɑːzɪt/
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “Well, you've done it,” said Joe, coming with the news that Thornley, of the Discount and Deposit Bank, had been appointed receiver.
DiscountnounUS /dɪˈskaʊnt/
the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
From this reading “Well, you've done it,” said Joe, coming with the news that Thornley, of the Discount and Deposit Bank, had been appointed receiver.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Well, you've done it,” said Joe, coming with the news that Thornley, of the Discount and Deposit Bank, had been appointed receiver.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The first time I set eyes on him, I saw he was a born iconoclast.
a boy or man
From this reading * * * * * “I have felt for two years,” said Roebuck to Schilling, who repeated it to me soon afterward, “that Blacklock was about the most dangerous fellow in the country.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading * * * * * “I have felt for two years,” said Roebuck to Schilling, who repeated it to me soon afterward, “that Blacklock was about the most dangerous fellow in the country.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “To-morrow the first chapter of the History of the Industrial National Bank.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading * * * * * “I have felt for two years,” said Roebuck to Schilling, who repeated it to me soon afterward, “that Blacklock was about the most dangerous fellow in the country.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Well, you've done it,” said Joe, coming with the news that Thornley, of the Discount and Deposit Bank, had been appointed receiver.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading * * * * * “I have felt for two years,” said Roebuck to Schilling, who repeated it to me soon afterward, “that Blacklock was about the most dangerous fellow in the country.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first time I set eyes on him, I saw he was a born iconoclast.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The first time I set eyes on him, I saw he was a born iconoclast.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading “To-morrow the first chapter of the History of the Industrial National Bank.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I've made a beginning,” replied I. And the last sentence of my next morning's “letter” was:
I've
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From this reading “I've made a beginning,” replied I. And the last sentence of my next morning's “letter” was:
iconoclastnounUS /ˌaɪˈkɑːnəklæst/
a destroyer of images used in religious worship
From this reading The first time I set eyes on him, I saw he was a born iconoclast.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading * * * * * “I have felt for two years,” said Roebuck to Schilling, who repeated it to me soon afterward, “that Blacklock was about the most dangerous fellow in the country.
IndustrialadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdʌstriəl/
of or relating to or resulting from industry
From this reading “To-morrow the first chapter of the History of the Industrial National Bank.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, you've done it,” said Joe, coming with the news that Thornley, of the Discount and Deposit Bank, had been appointed receiver.
Joe
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From this reading “Well, you've done it,” said Joe, coming with the news that Thornley, of the Discount and Deposit Bank, had been appointed receiver.
immediately past
From this reading “I've made a beginning,” replied I. And the last sentence of my next morning's “letter” was:
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “I've made a beginning,” replied I. And the last sentence of my next morning's “letter” was:
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “I've made a beginning,” replied I. And the last sentence of my next morning's “letter” was:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading * * * * * “I have felt for two years,” said Roebuck to Schilling, who repeated it to me soon afterward, “that Blacklock was about the most dangerous fellow in the country.
morning'snounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋz/
possessive form of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “I've made a beginning,” replied I. And the last sentence of my next morning's “letter” was:
used to form the superlative
From this reading * * * * * “I have felt for two years,” said Roebuck to Schilling, who repeated it to me soon afterward, “that Blacklock was about the most dangerous fellow in the country.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I've made a beginning,” replied I. And the last sentence of my next morning's “letter” was:
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading “To-morrow the first chapter of the History of the Industrial National Bank.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “Well, you've done it,” said Joe, coming with the news that Thornley, of the Discount and Deposit Bank, had been appointed receiver.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “I've made a beginning,” replied I. And the last sentence of my next morning's “letter” was:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well, you've done it,” said Joe, coming with the news that Thornley, of the Discount and Deposit Bank, had been appointed receiver.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The first time I set eyes on him, I saw he was a born iconoclast.
receivernounUS /rəˈsiːvər/
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading “Well, you've done it,” said Joe, coming with the news that Thornley, of the Discount and Deposit Bank, had been appointed receiver.
recurring again and again
From this reading * * * * * “I have felt for two years,” said Roebuck to Schilling, who repeated it to me soon afterward, “that Blacklock was about the most dangerous fellow in the country.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “I've made a beginning,” replied I. And the last sentence of my next morning's “letter” was:
RoebucknounUS /ˈroʊbʌk/
male roe deer
From this reading * * * * * “I have felt for two years,” said Roebuck to Schilling, who repeated it to me soon afterward, “that Blacklock was about the most dangerous fellow in the country.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well, you've done it,” said Joe, coming with the news that Thornley, of the Discount and Deposit Bank, had been appointed receiver.
cut with a saw
From this reading The first time I set eyes on him, I saw he was a born iconoclast.
SchillingnounUS /ˈʃɪlɪŋ/
formerly the basic unit of money in Austria
From this reading * * * * * “I have felt for two years,” said Roebuck to Schilling, who repeated it to me soon afterward, “that Blacklock was about the most dangerous fellow in the country.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading “I've made a beginning,” replied I. And the last sentence of my next morning's “letter” was:
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The first time I set eyes on him, I saw he was a born iconoclast.
in the near future
From this reading * * * * * “I have felt for two years,” said Roebuck to Schilling, who repeated it to me soon afterward, “that Blacklock was about the most dangerous fellow in the country.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Well, you've done it,” said Joe, coming with the news that Thornley, of the Discount and Deposit Bank, had been appointed receiver.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, you've done it,” said Joe, coming with the news that Thornley, of the Discount and Deposit Bank, had been appointed receiver.
Thornley
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From this reading “Well, you've done it,” said Joe, coming with the news that Thornley, of the Discount and Deposit Bank, had been appointed receiver.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The first time I set eyes on him, I saw he was a born iconoclast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * * “I have felt for two years,” said Roebuck to Schilling, who repeated it to me soon afterward, “that Blacklock was about the most dangerous fellow in the country.
To-morrow
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From this reading “To-morrow the first chapter of the History of the Industrial National Bank.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading * * * * * “I have felt for two years,” said Roebuck to Schilling, who repeated it to me soon afterward, “that Blacklock was about the most dangerous fellow in the country.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I've made a beginning,” replied I. And the last sentence of my next morning's “letter” was:
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, you've done it,” said Joe, coming with the news that Thornley, of the Discount and Deposit Bank, had been appointed receiver.
which person or people
From this reading * * * * * “I have felt for two years,” said Roebuck to Schilling, who repeated it to me soon afterward, “that Blacklock was about the most dangerous fellow in the country.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Well, you've done it,” said Joe, coming with the news that Thornley, of the Discount and Deposit Bank, had been appointed receiver.
a late time of life
From this reading * * * * * “I have felt for two years,” said Roebuck to Schilling, who repeated it to me soon afterward, “that Blacklock was about the most dangerous fellow in the country.
you've
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From this reading “Well, you've done it,” said Joe, coming with the news that Thornley, of the Discount and Deposit Bank, had been appointed receiver.
