used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Things are growing worse and worse; only three customers yesterday, and not a single one to-day, though it must be at least an hour past noon.
(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 One would think that all the world had become Nazarites.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Things are growing worse and worse; only three customers yesterday, and not a single one to-day, though it must be at least an hour past noon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Things are growing worse and worse; only three customers yesterday, and not a single one to-day, though it must be at least an hour past noon.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Things are growing worse and worse; only three customers yesterday, and not a single one to-day, though it must be at least an hour past noon.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading First comes the rascally tax-gatherer, and squeezes one as dry as a grape-skin in a press.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Things are growing worse and worse; only three customers yesterday, and not a single one to-day, though it must be at least an hour past noon.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Things are growing worse and worse; only three customers yesterday, and not a single one to-day, though it must be at least an hour past noon.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading One would think that all the world had become Nazarites.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading First comes the rascally tax-gatherer, and squeezes one as dry as a grape-skin in a press.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Then, though there is next to nothing coming in, there is no stop to the going out.
customersnounUS /ˈkʌstəmərz/
plural of “customer” — someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading “Things are growing worse and worse; only three customers yesterday, and not a single one to-day, though it must be at least an hour past noon.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading First comes the rascally tax-gatherer, and squeezes one as dry as a grape-skin in a press.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First comes the rascally tax-gatherer, and squeezes one as dry as a grape-skin in a press.
the act of departing
From this reading Then, though there is next to nothing coming in, there is no stop to the going out.
grape-skin
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From this reading First comes the rascally tax-gatherer, and squeezes one as dry as a grape-skin in a press.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “Things are growing worse and worse; only three customers yesterday, and not a single one to-day, though it must be at least an hour past noon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One would think that all the world had become Nazarites.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “Things are growing worse and worse; only three customers yesterday, and not a single one to-day, though it must be at least an hour past noon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then, though there is next to nothing coming in, there is no stop to the going out.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then, though there is next to nothing coming in, there is no stop to the going out.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Things are growing worse and worse; only three customers yesterday, and not a single one to-day, though it must be at least an hour past noon.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Things are growing worse and worse; only three customers yesterday, and not a single one to-day, though it must be at least an hour past noon.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Things are growing worse and worse; only three customers yesterday, and not a single one to-day, though it must be at least an hour past noon.
Nazarites
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From this reading One would think that all the world had become Nazarites.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Then, though there is next to nothing coming in, there is no stop to the going out.
not any; not one
From this reading Then, though there is next to nothing coming in, there is no stop to the going out.
the middle of the day
From this reading “Things are growing worse and worse; only three customers yesterday, and not a single one to-day, though it must be at least an hour past noon.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Things are growing worse and worse; only three customers yesterday, and not a single one to-day, though it must be at least an hour past noon.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Then, though there is next to nothing coming in, there is no stop to the going out.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Things are growing worse and worse; only three customers yesterday, and not a single one to-day, though it must be at least an hour past noon.
and nothing more
From this reading “Things are growing worse and worse; only three customers yesterday, and not a single one to-day, though it must be at least an hour past noon.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then, though there is next to nothing coming in, there is no stop to the going out.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading “Things are growing worse and worse; only three customers yesterday, and not a single one to-day, though it must be at least an hour past noon.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading First comes the rascally tax-gatherer, and squeezes one as dry as a grape-skin in a press.
rascallyadjective
playful in an appealingly bold way
From this reading First comes the rascally tax-gatherer, and squeezes one as dry as a grape-skin in a press.
SHALLUM
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From this reading SHALLUM THE WINE-SELLER.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading “Things are growing worse and worse; only three customers yesterday, and not a single one to-day, though it must be at least an hour past noon.
squeezesnounUS /ˈskwiːzɪz/
plural of “squeeze” — the act of gripping and pressing firmly
From this reading First comes the rascally tax-gatherer, and squeezes one as dry as a grape-skin in a press.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Then, though there is next to nothing coming in, there is no stop to the going out.
tax-gatherer
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From this reading First comes the rascally tax-gatherer, and squeezes one as dry as a grape-skin in a press.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One would think that all the world had become Nazarites.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHALLUM THE WINE-SELLER.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, though there is next to nothing coming in, there is no stop to the going out.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then, though there is next to nothing coming in, there is no stop to the going out.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “Things are growing worse and worse; only three customers yesterday, and not a single one to-day, though it must be at least an hour past noon.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading One would think that all the world had become Nazarites.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Things are growing worse and worse; only three customers yesterday, and not a single one to-day, though it must be at least an hour past noon.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “Things are growing worse and worse; only three customers yesterday, and not a single one to-day, though it must be at least an hour past noon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, though there is next to nothing coming in, there is no stop to the going out.
to-day
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From this reading “Things are growing worse and worse; only three customers yesterday, and not a single one to-day, though it must be at least an hour past noon.
WINE-SELLER
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From this reading SHALLUM THE WINE-SELLER.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading One would think that all the world had become Nazarites.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “Things are growing worse and worse; only three customers yesterday, and not a single one to-day, though it must be at least an hour past noon.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One would think that all the world had become Nazarites.
the day immediately before today
From this reading “Things are growing worse and worse; only three customers yesterday, and not a single one to-day, though it must be at least an hour past noon.
