used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I rather hated to picture the terrible curses that Edith would call down upon my head when she heard that I was occupying a position which she would certainly term menial.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Already I had seen Malcolm one day on Fifth Avenue, and bowed to him from the Sewall automobile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Already I had seen Malcolm one day on Fifth Avenue, and bowed to him from the Sewall automobile.
automobilenounUS /ˈɔːtəmoʊbiːl/
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Already I had seen Malcolm one day on Fifth Avenue, and bowed to him from the Sewall automobile.
a line of approach
From this reading Already I had seen Malcolm one day on Fifth Avenue, and bowed to him from the Sewall automobile.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading Already I had seen Malcolm one day on Fifth Avenue, and bowed to him from the Sewall automobile.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I rather hated to picture the terrible curses that Edith would call down upon my head when she heard that I was occupying a position which she would certainly term menial.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading I rather hated to picture the terrible curses that Edith would call down upon my head when she heard that I was occupying a position which she would certainly term menial.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading I had my mail directed to Esther's college club.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading I had my mail directed to Esther's college club.
cursesnounUS /ˈkɜːrsɪz/
plural of “curse” — profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading I rather hated to picture the terrible curses that Edith would call down upon my head when she heard that I was occupying a position which she would certainly term menial.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Already I had seen Malcolm one day on Fifth Avenue, and bowed to him from the Sewall automobile.
didn't
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From this reading THE PARADE I didn't tell Lucy that I was with Mrs. Sewall.
(often used in combination) having a specified direction
From this reading I had my mail directed to Esther's college club.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I rather hated to picture the terrible curses that Edith would call down upon my head when she heard that I was occupying a position which she would certainly term menial.
dreadedadjectiveUS /ˈdredɪd/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading I dreaded to learn what Tom would say of me.
Edith
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From this reading I rather hated to picture the terrible curses that Edith would call down upon my head when she heard that I was occupying a position which she would certainly term menial.
Esther's
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From this reading I had my mail directed to Esther's college club.
FifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading Already I had seen Malcolm one day on Fifth Avenue, and bowed to him from the Sewall automobile.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Already I had seen Malcolm one day on Fifth Avenue, and bowed to him from the Sewall automobile.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had my mail directed to Esther's college club.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading I rather hated to picture the terrible curses that Edith would call down upon my head when she heard that I was occupying a position which she would certainly term menial.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I rather hated to picture the terrible curses that Edith would call down upon my head when she heard that I was occupying a position which she would certainly term menial.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I rather hated to picture the terrible curses that Edith would call down upon my head when she heard that I was occupying a position which she would certainly term menial.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Already I had seen Malcolm one day on Fifth Avenue, and bowed to him from the Sewall automobile.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE PARADE I didn't tell Lucy that I was with Mrs. Sewall.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading I dreaded to learn what Tom would say of me.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading THE PARADE I didn't tell Lucy that I was with Mrs. Sewall.
mailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading I had my mail directed to Esther's college club.
Malcolm
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From this reading Already I had seen Malcolm one day on Fifth Avenue, and bowed to him from the Sewall automobile.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I dreaded to learn what Tom would say of me.
menialadjectiveUS /ˈmiːniəl/
used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
From this reading I rather hated to picture the terrible curses that Edith would call down upon my head when she heard that I was occupying a position which she would certainly term menial.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading THE PARADE I didn't tell Lucy that I was with Mrs. Sewall.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had my mail directed to Esther's college club.
occupyingverbUS /ˈɑːkjəpaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “occupy” — keep busy with
From this reading I rather hated to picture the terrible curses that Edith would call down upon my head when she heard that I was occupying a position which she would certainly term menial.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I dreaded to learn what Tom would say of me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Already I had seen Malcolm one day on Fifth Avenue, and bowed to him from the Sewall automobile.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Already I had seen Malcolm one day on Fifth Avenue, and bowed to him from the Sewall automobile.
PARADEnounUS /pərˈeɪd/
a ceremonial procession including people marching
From this reading THE PARADE I didn't tell Lucy that I was with Mrs. Sewall.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading I rather hated to picture the terrible curses that Edith would call down upon my head when she heard that I was occupying a position which she would certainly term menial.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading I rather hated to picture the terrible curses that Edith would call down upon my head when she heard that I was occupying a position which she would certainly term menial.
on the contrary
From this reading I rather hated to picture the terrible curses that Edith would call down upon my head when she heard that I was occupying a position which she would certainly term menial.
express in words
From this reading I dreaded to learn what Tom would say of me.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Already I had seen Malcolm one day on Fifth Avenue, and bowed to him from the Sewall automobile.
Sewall
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From this reading THE PARADE I didn't tell Lucy that I was with Mrs. Sewall.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I rather hated to picture the terrible curses that Edith would call down upon my head when she heard that I was occupying a position which she would certainly term menial.
express in words
From this reading THE PARADE I didn't tell Lucy that I was with Mrs. Sewall.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading I rather hated to picture the terrible curses that Edith would call down upon my head when she heard that I was occupying a position which she would certainly term menial.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading I rather hated to picture the terrible curses that Edith would call down upon my head when she heard that I was occupying a position which she would certainly term menial.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE PARADE I didn't tell Lucy that I was with Mrs. Sewall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PARADE I didn't tell Lucy that I was with Mrs. Sewall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had my mail directed to Esther's college club.
male cat
From this reading I dreaded to learn what Tom would say of me.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I rather hated to picture the terrible curses that Edith would call down upon my head when she heard that I was occupying a position which she would certainly term menial.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PARADE I didn't tell Lucy that I was with Mrs. Sewall.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I dreaded to learn what Tom would say of me.
at the time that
From this reading I rather hated to picture the terrible curses that Edith would call down upon my head when she heard that I was occupying a position which she would certainly term menial.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I rather hated to picture the terrible curses that Edith would call down upon my head when she heard that I was occupying a position which she would certainly term menial.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE PARADE I didn't tell Lucy that I was with Mrs. Sewall.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I rather hated to picture the terrible curses that Edith would call down upon my head when she heard that I was occupying a position which she would certainly term menial.
