used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading LOTTERY SHARKS.--BOULT AND HIS BROTHERS.--KENNETH, KIMBALL AND COMPANY.--A MORE CENTRAL LOCATION WANTED FOR BUSINESS.--TWO SEVENTEENTHLIES.--STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading They also prove that there are a good many more fools alive in our Great Republic than some of us would like to admit.
AlexandernounUS /ˌæləɡˈzændər/
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading These letters and papers are signed, respectively, by the following names: Alexander Van Dusen; Thomas Boult & Co.; E. F. Mayo; Geo.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading They also prove that there are a good many more fools alive in our Great Republic than some of us would like to admit.
in addition
From this reading They also prove that there are a good many more fools alive in our Great Republic than some of us would like to admit.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LOTTERY SHARKS.--BOULT AND HIS BROTHERS.--KENNETH, KIMBALL AND COMPANY.--A MORE CENTRAL LOCATION WANTED FOR BUSINESS.--TWO SEVENTEENTHLIES.--STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They also prove that there are a good many more fools alive in our Great Republic than some of us would like to admit.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I have before me a mass of letters, printed and lithographed circulars, and the like, which illustrate well two or three of the most foolish and vicious swindles [it is wrong to call them humbugs] now extant.
BOULT
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From this reading LOTTERY SHARKS.--BOULT AND HIS BROTHERS.--KENNETH, KIMBALL AND COMPANY.--A MORE CENTRAL LOCATION WANTED FOR BUSINESS.--TWO SEVENTEENTHLIES.--STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading LOTTERY SHARKS.--BOULT AND HIS BROTHERS.--KENNETH, KIMBALL AND COMPANY.--A MORE CENTRAL LOCATION WANTED FOR BUSINESS.--TWO SEVENTEENTHLIES.--STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
BrownenounUS /braʊn/
English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)
From this reading P. Harper; Browne, Sherman & Co.; Hammett & Co.; Charles A. Herbert; Geo.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading LOTTERY SHARKS.--BOULT AND HIS BROTHERS.--KENNETH, KIMBALL AND COMPANY.--A MORE CENTRAL LOCATION WANTED FOR BUSINESS.--TWO SEVENTEENTHLIES.--STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading These letters and papers are signed, respectively, by the following names: Alexander Van Dusen; Thomas Boult & Co.; E. F. Mayo; Geo.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I have before me a mass of letters, printed and lithographed circulars, and the like, which illustrate well two or three of the most foolish and vicious swindles [it is wrong to call them humbugs] now extant.
CENTRALadjectiveUS /ˈsentrəl/
serving as an essential component
From this reading LOTTERY SHARKS.--BOULT AND HIS BROTHERS.--KENNETH, KIMBALL AND COMPANY.--A MORE CENTRAL LOCATION WANTED FOR BUSINESS.--TWO SEVENTEENTHLIES.--STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading P. Harper; Browne, Sherman & Co.; Hammett & Co.; Charles A. Herbert; Geo.
circularsnounUS /ˈsɜːrkjələrz/
plural of “circular” — an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
From this reading I have before me a mass of letters, printed and lithographed circulars, and the like, which illustrate well two or three of the most foolish and vicious swindles [it is wrong to call them humbugs] now extant.
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading These letters and papers are signed, respectively, by the following names: Alexander Van Dusen; Thomas Boult & Co.; E. F. Mayo; Geo.
COINCIDENCEnounUS /koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
From this reading LOTTERY SHARKS.--BOULT AND HIS BROTHERS.--KENNETH, KIMBALL AND COMPANY.--A MORE CENTRAL LOCATION WANTED FOR BUSINESS.--TWO SEVENTEENTHLIES.--STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading LOTTERY SHARKS.--BOULT AND HIS BROTHERS.--KENNETH, KIMBALL AND COMPANY.--A MORE CENTRAL LOCATION WANTED FOR BUSINESS.--TWO SEVENTEENTHLIES.--STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
Dusen
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From this reading These letters and papers are signed, respectively, by the following names: Alexander Van Dusen; Thomas Boult & Co.; E. F. Mayo; Geo.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading These letters and papers are signed, respectively, by the following names: Alexander Van Dusen; Thomas Boult & Co.; E. F. Mayo; Geo.
extantadjectiveUS /ˈekstənt/
still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
From this reading I have before me a mass of letters, printed and lithographed circulars, and the like, which illustrate well two or three of the most foolish and vicious swindles [it is wrong to call them humbugs] now extant.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading These letters and papers are signed, respectively, by the following names: Alexander Van Dusen; Thomas Boult & Co.; E. F. Mayo; Geo.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading These letters and papers are signed, respectively, by the following names: Alexander Van Dusen; Thomas Boult & Co.; E. F. Mayo; Geo.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading I have before me a mass of letters, printed and lithographed circulars, and the like, which illustrate well two or three of the most foolish and vicious swindles [it is wrong to call them humbugs] now extant.
foolsnounUS /fuːlz/
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading They also prove that there are a good many more fools alive in our Great Republic than some of us would like to admit.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LOTTERY SHARKS.--BOULT AND HIS BROTHERS.--KENNETH, KIMBALL AND COMPANY.--A MORE CENTRAL LOCATION WANTED FOR BUSINESS.--TWO SEVENTEENTHLIES.--STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
Geo
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From this reading These letters and papers are signed, respectively, by the following names: Alexander Van Dusen; Thomas Boult & Co.; E. F. Mayo; Geo.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading They also prove that there are a good many more fools alive in our Great Republic than some of us would like to admit.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading They also prove that there are a good many more fools alive in our Great Republic than some of us would like to admit.
HammettnounUS /ˈhæmɪt/
United States writer of hard-boiled detective fiction (1894-1961)
From this reading P. Harper; Browne, Sherman & Co.; Hammett & Co.; Charles A. Herbert; Geo.
HarpernounUS /ˈhɑːrpər/
someone who plays the harp
From this reading P. Harper; Browne, Sherman & Co.; Hammett & Co.; Charles A. Herbert; Geo.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have before me a mass of letters, printed and lithographed circulars, and the like, which illustrate well two or three of the most foolish and vicious swindles [it is wrong to call them humbugs] now extant.
HerbertnounUS /ˈhɜːrbərt/
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading P. Harper; Browne, Sherman & Co.; Hammett & Co.; Charles A. Herbert; Geo.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading LOTTERY SHARKS.--BOULT AND HIS BROTHERS.--KENNETH, KIMBALL AND COMPANY.--A MORE CENTRAL LOCATION WANTED FOR BUSINESS.--TWO SEVENTEENTHLIES.--STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
humbugs
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From this reading I have before me a mass of letters, printed and lithographed circulars, and the like, which illustrate well two or three of the most foolish and vicious swindles [it is wrong to call them humbugs] now extant.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have before me a mass of letters, printed and lithographed circulars, and the like, which illustrate well two or three of the most foolish and vicious swindles [it is wrong to call them humbugs] now extant.
illustrateverbUS /ˈɪləstreɪt/
clarify by giving an example of
From this reading I have before me a mass of letters, printed and lithographed circulars, and the like, which illustrate well two or three of the most foolish and vicious swindles [it is wrong to call them humbugs] now extant.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They also prove that there are a good many more fools alive in our Great Republic than some of us would like to admit.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have before me a mass of letters, printed and lithographed circulars, and the like, which illustrate well two or three of the most foolish and vicious swindles [it is wrong to call them humbugs] now extant.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have before me a mass of letters, printed and lithographed circulars, and the like, which illustrate well two or three of the most foolish and vicious swindles [it is wrong to call them humbugs] now extant.
KENNETH
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From this reading LOTTERY SHARKS.--BOULT AND HIS BROTHERS.--KENNETH, KIMBALL AND COMPANY.--A MORE CENTRAL LOCATION WANTED FOR BUSINESS.--TWO SEVENTEENTHLIES.--STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
KIMBALL
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From this reading LOTTERY SHARKS.--BOULT AND HIS BROTHERS.--KENNETH, KIMBALL AND COMPANY.--A MORE CENTRAL LOCATION WANTED FOR BUSINESS.--TWO SEVENTEENTHLIES.--STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
the literary culture
From this reading I have before me a mass of letters, printed and lithographed circulars, and the like, which illustrate well two or three of the most foolish and vicious swindles [it is wrong to call them humbugs] now extant.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I have before me a mass of letters, printed and lithographed circulars, and the like, which illustrate well two or three of the most foolish and vicious swindles [it is wrong to call them humbugs] now extant.
lithographed
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From this reading I have before me a mass of letters, printed and lithographed circulars, and the like, which illustrate well two or three of the most foolish and vicious swindles [it is wrong to call them humbugs] now extant.
LOCATIONnounUS /loʊˈkeɪʃən/
a point or extent in space
From this reading LOTTERY SHARKS.--BOULT AND HIS BROTHERS.--KENNETH, KIMBALL AND COMPANY.--A MORE CENTRAL LOCATION WANTED FOR BUSINESS.--TWO SEVENTEENTHLIES.--STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
LOTTERYnounUS /ˈlɑːtəri/
something that is regarded as a chance event
From this reading LOTTERY SHARKS.--BOULT AND HIS BROTHERS.--KENNETH, KIMBALL AND COMPANY.--A MORE CENTRAL LOCATION WANTED FOR BUSINESS.--TWO SEVENTEENTHLIES.--STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading They also prove that there are a good many more fools alive in our Great Republic than some of us would like to admit.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading I have before me a mass of letters, printed and lithographed circulars, and the like, which illustrate well two or three of the most foolish and vicious swindles [it is wrong to call them humbugs] now extant.
MayonounUS /ˈmeɪoʊ/
egg yolks and oil and vinegar
From this reading These letters and papers are signed, respectively, by the following names: Alexander Van Dusen; Thomas Boult & Co.; E. F. Mayo; Geo.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have before me a mass of letters, printed and lithographed circulars, and the like, which illustrate well two or three of the most foolish and vicious swindles [it is wrong to call them humbugs] now extant.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading LOTTERY SHARKS.--BOULT AND HIS BROTHERS.--KENNETH, KIMBALL AND COMPANY.--A MORE CENTRAL LOCATION WANTED FOR BUSINESS.--TWO SEVENTEENTHLIES.--STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
used to form the superlative
From this reading I have before me a mass of letters, printed and lithographed circulars, and the like, which illustrate well two or three of the most foolish and vicious swindles [it is wrong to call them humbugs] now extant.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading These letters and papers are signed, respectively, by the following names: Alexander Van Dusen; Thomas Boult & Co.; E. F. Mayo; Geo.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I have before me a mass of letters, printed and lithographed circulars, and the like, which illustrate well two or three of the most foolish and vicious swindles [it is wrong to call them humbugs] now extant.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have before me a mass of letters, printed and lithographed circulars, and the like, which illustrate well two or three of the most foolish and vicious swindles [it is wrong to call them humbugs] now extant.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I have before me a mass of letters, printed and lithographed circulars, and the like, which illustrate well two or three of the most foolish and vicious swindles [it is wrong to call them humbugs] now extant.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading They also prove that there are a good many more fools alive in our Great Republic than some of us would like to admit.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading P. Harper; Browne, Sherman & Co.; Hammett & Co.; Charles A. Herbert; Geo.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading These letters and papers are signed, respectively, by the following names: Alexander Van Dusen; Thomas Boult & Co.; E. F. Mayo; Geo.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading I have before me a mass of letters, printed and lithographed circulars, and the like, which illustrate well two or three of the most foolish and vicious swindles [it is wrong to call them humbugs] now extant.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading They also prove that there are a good many more fools alive in our Great Republic than some of us would like to admit.
RepublicnounUS /riˈpʌblək/
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
From this reading They also prove that there are a good many more fools alive in our Great Republic than some of us would like to admit.
respectivelyadverbUS /rɪˈspektɪvli/
in the order given
From this reading These letters and papers are signed, respectively, by the following names: Alexander Van Dusen; Thomas Boult & Co.; E. F. Mayo; Geo.
SEVENTEENTHLIES
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From this reading LOTTERY SHARKS.--BOULT AND HIS BROTHERS.--KENNETH, KIMBALL AND COMPANY.--A MORE CENTRAL LOCATION WANTED FOR BUSINESS.--TWO SEVENTEENTHLIES.--STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
SHARKSnounUS /ʃɑːrks/
plural of “shark” — any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
From this reading LOTTERY SHARKS.--BOULT AND HIS BROTHERS.--KENNETH, KIMBALL AND COMPANY.--A MORE CENTRAL LOCATION WANTED FOR BUSINESS.--TWO SEVENTEENTHLIES.--STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
ShermannounUS /ˈʃɜːrmən/
United States general who was commander of all Union troops in the West; he captured Atlanta and led a destructive march to the sea that cut the Confederacy in two (1820-1891)
From this reading P. Harper; Browne, Sherman & Co.; Hammett & Co.; Charles A. Herbert; Geo.
signedadjectiveUS /saɪnd/
having a handwritten signature
From this reading These letters and papers are signed, respectively, by the following names: Alexander Van Dusen; Thomas Boult & Co.; E. F. Mayo; Geo.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They also prove that there are a good many more fools alive in our Great Republic than some of us would like to admit.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading LOTTERY SHARKS.--BOULT AND HIS BROTHERS.--KENNETH, KIMBALL AND COMPANY.--A MORE CENTRAL LOCATION WANTED FOR BUSINESS.--TWO SEVENTEENTHLIES.--STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
swindlesnounUS /ˈswɪndəlz/
plural of “swindle” — the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
From this reading I have before me a mass of letters, printed and lithographed circulars, and the like, which illustrate well two or three of the most foolish and vicious swindles [it is wrong to call them humbugs] now extant.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They also prove that there are a good many more fools alive in our Great Republic than some of us would like to admit.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They also prove that there are a good many more fools alive in our Great Republic than some of us would like to admit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have before me a mass of letters, printed and lithographed circulars, and the like, which illustrate well two or three of the most foolish and vicious swindles [it is wrong to call them humbugs] now extant.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I have before me a mass of letters, printed and lithographed circulars, and the like, which illustrate well two or three of the most foolish and vicious swindles [it is wrong to call them humbugs] now extant.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They also prove that there are a good many more fools alive in our Great Republic than some of us would like to admit.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These letters and papers are signed, respectively, by the following names: Alexander Van Dusen; Thomas Boult & Co.; E. F. Mayo; Geo.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They also prove that there are a good many more fools alive in our Great Republic than some of us would like to admit.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading These letters and papers are signed, respectively, by the following names: Alexander Van Dusen; Thomas Boult & Co.; E. F. Mayo; Geo.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading I have before me a mass of letters, printed and lithographed circulars, and the like, which illustrate well two or three of the most foolish and vicious swindles [it is wrong to call them humbugs] now extant.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have before me a mass of letters, printed and lithographed circulars, and the like, which illustrate well two or three of the most foolish and vicious swindles [it is wrong to call them humbugs] now extant.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading LOTTERY SHARKS.--BOULT AND HIS BROTHERS.--KENNETH, KIMBALL AND COMPANY.--A MORE CENTRAL LOCATION WANTED FOR BUSINESS.--TWO SEVENTEENTHLIES.--STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They also prove that there are a good many more fools alive in our Great Republic than some of us would like to admit.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading These letters and papers are signed, respectively, by the following names: Alexander Van Dusen; Thomas Boult & Co.; E. F. Mayo; Geo.
viciousadjectiveUS /ˈvɪʃəs/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading I have before me a mass of letters, printed and lithographed circulars, and the like, which illustrate well two or three of the most foolish and vicious swindles [it is wrong to call them humbugs] now extant.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading LOTTERY SHARKS.--BOULT AND HIS BROTHERS.--KENNETH, KIMBALL AND COMPANY.--A MORE CENTRAL LOCATION WANTED FOR BUSINESS.--TWO SEVENTEENTHLIES.--STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
(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 I have before me a mass of letters, printed and lithographed circulars, and the like, which illustrate well two or three of the most foolish and vicious swindles [it is wrong to call them humbugs] now extant.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have before me a mass of letters, printed and lithographed circulars, and the like, which illustrate well two or three of the most foolish and vicious swindles [it is wrong to call them humbugs] now extant.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They also prove that there are a good many more fools alive in our Great Republic than some of us would like to admit.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading I have before me a mass of letters, printed and lithographed circulars, and the like, which illustrate well two or three of the most foolish and vicious swindles [it is wrong to call them humbugs] now extant.
