used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _The key to Fred's success was simple ... he may not have had much of a mind, but it was all his, nobody else's!_ He had forgotten the beer again.
anew
From this reading _The key to Fred's success was simple ... he may not have had much of a mind, but it was all his, nobody else's!_ He had forgotten the beer again.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading _The key to Fred's success was simple ... he may not have had much of a mind, but it was all his, nobody else's!_ He had forgotten the beer again.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A wave of smoke and onions and hamburger flowed past him into the dingy corridor and he stumbled on the garbage pail, plunked right in the doorway for him to lug along the passage to the chute.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A wave of smoke and onions and hamburger flowed past him into the dingy corridor and he stumbled on the garbage pail, plunked right in the doorway for him to lug along the passage to the chute.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading He remembered that he had forgotten only as he opened the apartment door.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He remembered that he had forgotten only as he opened the apartment door.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The bed was not made in one of their two rooms and newspapers littered the other.
beernounUS /bɪr/
a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
From this reading _The key to Fred's success was simple ... he may not have had much of a mind, but it was all his, nobody else's!_ He had forgotten the beer again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _The key to Fred's success was simple ... he may not have had much of a mind, but it was all his, nobody else's!_ He had forgotten the beer again.
chutenounUS /ʃuːt/
rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
From this reading A wave of smoke and onions and hamburger flowed past him into the dingy corridor and he stumbled on the garbage pail, plunked right in the doorway for him to lug along the passage to the chute.
corridornounUS /ˈkɔːrədər/
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading A wave of smoke and onions and hamburger flowed past him into the dingy corridor and he stumbled on the garbage pail, plunked right in the doorway for him to lug along the passage to the chute.
dingyadjectiveUS /ˈdɪndʒi/
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
From this reading A wave of smoke and onions and hamburger flowed past him into the dingy corridor and he stumbled on the garbage pail, plunked right in the doorway for him to lug along the passage to the chute.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He remembered that he had forgotten only as he opened the apartment door.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading A wave of smoke and onions and hamburger flowed past him into the dingy corridor and he stumbled on the garbage pail, plunked right in the doorway for him to lug along the passage to the chute.
else's
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From this reading _The key to Fred's success was simple ... he may not have had much of a mind, but it was all his, nobody else's!_ He had forgotten the beer again.
Elsie
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From this reading Elsie was in the kitchen.
flowedverbUS /floʊd/
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading A wave of smoke and onions and hamburger flowed past him into the dingy corridor and he stumbled on the garbage pail, plunked right in the doorway for him to lug along the passage to the chute.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A wave of smoke and onions and hamburger flowed past him into the dingy corridor and he stumbled on the garbage pail, plunked right in the doorway for him to lug along the passage to the chute.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading _The key to Fred's success was simple ... he may not have had much of a mind, but it was all his, nobody else's!_ He had forgotten the beer again.
Fred's
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From this reading _The key to Fred's success was simple ... he may not have had much of a mind, but it was all his, nobody else's!_ He had forgotten the beer again.
garbagenounUS /ˈɡɑːrbɪdʒ/
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
From this reading A wave of smoke and onions and hamburger flowed past him into the dingy corridor and he stumbled on the garbage pail, plunked right in the doorway for him to lug along the passage to the chute.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _The key to Fred's success was simple ... he may not have had much of a mind, but it was all his, nobody else's!_ He had forgotten the beer again.
hamburgernounUS /ˈhæmbərɡər/
a sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredients
From this reading A wave of smoke and onions and hamburger flowed past him into the dingy corridor and he stumbled on the garbage pail, plunked right in the doorway for him to lug along the passage to the chute.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _The key to Fred's success was simple ... he may not have had much of a mind, but it was all his, nobody else's!_ He had forgotten the beer again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _The key to Fred's success was simple ... he may not have had much of a mind, but it was all his, nobody else's!_ He had forgotten the beer again.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A wave of smoke and onions and hamburger flowed past him into the dingy corridor and he stumbled on the garbage pail, plunked right in the doorway for him to lug along the passage to the chute.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _The key to Fred's success was simple ... he may not have had much of a mind, but it was all his, nobody else's!_ He had forgotten the beer again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A wave of smoke and onions and hamburger flowed past him into the dingy corridor and he stumbled on the garbage pail, plunked right in the doorway for him to lug along the passage to the chute.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A wave of smoke and onions and hamburger flowed past him into the dingy corridor and he stumbled on the garbage pail, plunked right in the doorway for him to lug along the passage to the chute.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _The key to Fred's success was simple ... he may not have had much of a mind, but it was all his, nobody else's!_ He had forgotten the beer again.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading _The key to Fred's success was simple ... he may not have had much of a mind, but it was all his, nobody else's!_ He had forgotten the beer again.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading Elsie was in the kitchen.
litteredadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtərd/
filled or scattered with a disorderly accumulation of objects or rubbish
From this reading The bed was not made in one of their two rooms and newspapers littered the other.
lugverbUS /lʌɡ/
carry with difficulty
From this reading A wave of smoke and onions and hamburger flowed past him into the dingy corridor and he stumbled on the garbage pail, plunked right in the doorway for him to lug along the passage to the chute.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The bed was not made in one of their two rooms and newspapers littered the other.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading _The key to Fred's success was simple ... he may not have had much of a mind, but it was all his, nobody else's!_ He had forgotten the beer again.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading _The key to Fred's success was simple ... he may not have had much of a mind, but it was all his, nobody else's!_ He had forgotten the beer again.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading _The key to Fred's success was simple ... he may not have had much of a mind, but it was all his, nobody else's!_ He had forgotten the beer again.
newspapersnounUS /ˈnuːzpeɪpərz/
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading The bed was not made in one of their two rooms and newspapers littered the other.
no person; not anyone
From this reading _The key to Fred's success was simple ... he may not have had much of a mind, but it was all his, nobody else's!_ He had forgotten the beer again.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _The key to Fred's success was simple ... he may not have had much of a mind, but it was all his, nobody else's!_ He had forgotten the beer again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The key to Fred's success was simple ... he may not have had much of a mind, but it was all his, nobody else's!_ He had forgotten the beer again.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A wave of smoke and onions and hamburger flowed past him into the dingy corridor and he stumbled on the garbage pail, plunked right in the doorway for him to lug along the passage to the chute.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The bed was not made in one of their two rooms and newspapers littered the other.
onionsnounUS /ˈʌnjənz/
plural of “onion” — the bulb of an onion plant
From this reading A wave of smoke and onions and hamburger flowed past him into the dingy corridor and he stumbled on the garbage pail, plunked right in the doorway for him to lug along the passage to the chute.
and nothing more
From this reading He remembered that he had forgotten only as he opened the apartment door.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading He remembered that he had forgotten only as he opened the apartment door.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The bed was not made in one of their two rooms and newspapers littered the other.
pailnounUS /peɪl/
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading A wave of smoke and onions and hamburger flowed past him into the dingy corridor and he stumbled on the garbage pail, plunked right in the doorway for him to lug along the passage to the chute.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading A wave of smoke and onions and hamburger flowed past him into the dingy corridor and he stumbled on the garbage pail, plunked right in the doorway for him to lug along the passage to the chute.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading A wave of smoke and onions and hamburger flowed past him into the dingy corridor and he stumbled on the garbage pail, plunked right in the doorway for him to lug along the passage to the chute.
plunkedverbUS /plʌŋkt/
past form of “plunk” — make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
From this reading A wave of smoke and onions and hamburger flowed past him into the dingy corridor and he stumbled on the garbage pail, plunked right in the doorway for him to lug along the passage to the chute.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading He remembered that he had forgotten only as he opened the apartment door.
precisely, exactly
From this reading A wave of smoke and onions and hamburger flowed past him into the dingy corridor and he stumbled on the garbage pail, plunked right in the doorway for him to lug along the passage to the chute.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading The bed was not made in one of their two rooms and newspapers littered the other.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading _The key to Fred's success was simple ... he may not have had much of a mind, but it was all his, nobody else's!_ He had forgotten the beer again.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading A wave of smoke and onions and hamburger flowed past him into the dingy corridor and he stumbled on the garbage pail, plunked right in the doorway for him to lug along the passage to the chute.
stumbledverbUS /ˈstʌmbəld/
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading A wave of smoke and onions and hamburger flowed past him into the dingy corridor and he stumbled on the garbage pail, plunked right in the doorway for him to lug along the passage to the chute.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading _The key to Fred's success was simple ... he may not have had much of a mind, but it was all his, nobody else's!_ He had forgotten the beer again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He remembered that he had forgotten only as he opened the apartment door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The key to Fred's success was simple ... he may not have had much of a mind, but it was all his, nobody else's!_ He had forgotten the beer again.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The bed was not made in one of their two rooms and newspapers littered the other.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The key to Fred's success was simple ... he may not have had much of a mind, but it was all his, nobody else's!_ He had forgotten the beer again.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The bed was not made in one of their two rooms and newspapers littered the other.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The key to Fred's success was simple ... he may not have had much of a mind, but it was all his, nobody else's!_ He had forgotten the beer again.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading A wave of smoke and onions and hamburger flowed past him into the dingy corridor and he stumbled on the garbage pail, plunked right in the doorway for him to lug along the passage to the chute.
