used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I was going about a good deal looking after branches in Chicago and New York.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I was going about a good deal looking after branches in Chicago and New York.
the state of being absent
From this reading Two or three times in my absence he called to see my mother and sister.
adjournmentnounUS /əˈdʒɜːrnmənt/
the termination of a meeting
From this reading The hand-made gentleman was at home and doing something for Sal in the intervals of adjournment, but I saw little of him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I was going about a good deal looking after branches in Chicago and New York.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was going about a good deal looking after branches in Chicago and New York.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading REMAINED at Rushwater to run the shop while McCarthy was beginning his legislative career.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading REMAINED at Rushwater to run the shop while McCarthy was beginning his legislative career.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading I was going about a good deal looking after branches in Chicago and New York.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The hand-made gentleman was at home and doing something for Sal in the intervals of adjournment, but I saw little of him.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Two or three times in my absence he called to see my mother and sister.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading REMAINED at Rushwater to run the shop while McCarthy was beginning his legislative career.
ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading I was going about a good deal looking after branches in Chicago and New York.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading I was going about a good deal looking after branches in Chicago and New York.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading The hand-made gentleman was at home and doing something for Sal in the intervals of adjournment, but I saw little of him.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading When I had returned from a long journey, one evening Sarah said to me:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The hand-made gentleman was at home and doing something for Sal in the intervals of adjournment, but I saw little of him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When I had returned from a long journey, one evening Sarah said to me:
a man of refinement
From this reading The hand-made gentleman was at home and doing something for Sal in the intervals of adjournment, but I saw little of him.
the act of departing
From this reading I was going about a good deal looking after branches in Chicago and New York.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I was going about a good deal looking after branches in Chicago and New York.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I had returned from a long journey, one evening Sarah said to me:
hand-made
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From this reading The hand-made gentleman was at home and doing something for Sal in the intervals of adjournment, but I saw little of him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Two or three times in my absence he called to see my mother and sister.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The hand-made gentleman was at home and doing something for Sal in the intervals of adjournment, but I saw little of him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading REMAINED at Rushwater to run the shop while McCarthy was beginning his legislative career.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The hand-made gentleman was at home and doing something for Sal in the intervals of adjournment, but I saw little of him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was going about a good deal looking after branches in Chicago and New York.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was going about a good deal looking after branches in Chicago and New York.
intervalsnounUS /ˈɪntərvəlz/
plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading The hand-made gentleman was at home and doing something for Sal in the intervals of adjournment, but I saw little of him.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading When I had returned from a long journey, one evening Sarah said to me:
legislativeadjectiveUS /ˈledʒəsleɪtɪv/
relating to a legislature or composed of members of a legislature
From this reading REMAINED at Rushwater to run the shop while McCarthy was beginning his legislative career.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The hand-made gentleman was at home and doing something for Sal in the intervals of adjournment, but I saw little of him.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading When I had returned from a long journey, one evening Sarah said to me:
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading I was going about a good deal looking after branches in Chicago and New York.
McCarthynounUS /məˈkɑːrθi/
United States satirical novelist and literary critic (1912-1989)
From this reading REMAINED at Rushwater to run the shop while McCarthy was beginning his legislative career.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I had returned from a long journey, one evening Sarah said to me:
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Two or three times in my absence he called to see my mother and sister.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Two or three times in my absence he called to see my mother and sister.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I was going about a good deal looking after branches in Chicago and New York.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hand-made gentleman was at home and doing something for Sal in the intervals of adjournment, but I saw little of him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When I had returned from a long journey, one evening Sarah said to me:
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Two or three times in my absence he called to see my mother and sister.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading REMAINED at Rushwater to run the shop while McCarthy was beginning his legislative career.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading When I had returned from a long journey, one evening Sarah said to me:
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading REMAINED at Rushwater to run the shop while McCarthy was beginning his legislative career.
Rushwater
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From this reading REMAINED at Rushwater to run the shop while McCarthy was beginning his legislative career.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When I had returned from a long journey, one evening Sarah said to me:
Sal
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From this reading The hand-made gentleman was at home and doing something for Sal in the intervals of adjournment, but I saw little of him.
SarahnounUS /ˈserə/
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading When I had returned from a long journey, one evening Sarah said to me:
cut with a saw
From this reading The hand-made gentleman was at home and doing something for Sal in the intervals of adjournment, but I saw little of him.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Two or three times in my absence he called to see my mother and sister.
do one's shopping
From this reading REMAINED at Rushwater to run the shop while McCarthy was beginning his legislative career.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Two or three times in my absence he called to see my mother and sister.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The hand-made gentleman was at home and doing something for Sal in the intervals of adjournment, but I saw little of him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading REMAINED at Rushwater to run the shop while McCarthy was beginning his legislative career.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Two or three times in my absence he called to see my mother and sister.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Two or three times in my absence he called to see my mother and sister.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading REMAINED at Rushwater to run the shop while McCarthy was beginning his legislative career.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two or three times in my absence he called to see my mother and sister.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading REMAINED at Rushwater to run the shop while McCarthy was beginning his legislative career.
at the time that
From this reading When I had returned from a long journey, one evening Sarah said to me:
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading REMAINED at Rushwater to run the shop while McCarthy was beginning his legislative career.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading I was going about a good deal looking after branches in Chicago and New York.
