used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then they went into a public house by the wayside.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading Leonard and Mr. Burley walked on into the suburbs round the north road from London, and Mr. Burley offered to find literary employment for Leonard--an offer eagerly accepted.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Leonard and Mr. Burley walked on into the suburbs round the north road from London, and Mr. Burley offered to find literary employment for Leonard--an offer eagerly accepted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Leonard and Mr. Burley walked on into the suburbs round the north road from London, and Mr. Burley offered to find literary employment for Leonard--an offer eagerly accepted.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Burley demanded a private room, called for pen, ink, and paper; and placing these implements before Leonard, said, "Write what you please, in prose, five sheets of letter paper, twenty-two lines to a page--neither more nor less."
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading "Tut, 'tis for bread."
Burley
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From this reading Leonard and Mr. Burley walked on into the suburbs round the north road from London, and Mr. Burley offered to find literary employment for Leonard--an offer eagerly accepted.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then they went into a public house by the wayside.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Burley demanded a private room, called for pen, ink, and paper; and placing these implements before Leonard, said, "Write what you please, in prose, five sheets of letter paper, twenty-two lines to a page--neither more nor less."
cannot
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From this reading "I cannot write so."
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Burley demanded a private room, called for pen, ink, and paper; and placing these implements before Leonard, said, "Write what you please, in prose, five sheets of letter paper, twenty-two lines to a page--neither more nor less."
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading Leonard and Mr. Burley walked on into the suburbs round the north road from London, and Mr. Burley offered to find literary employment for Leonard--an offer eagerly accepted.
employmentnounUS /emˈplɔɪmənt/
the state of being employed or having a job
From this reading Leonard and Mr. Burley walked on into the suburbs round the north road from London, and Mr. Burley offered to find literary employment for Leonard--an offer eagerly accepted.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Leonard and Mr. Burley walked on into the suburbs round the north road from London, and Mr. Burley offered to find literary employment for Leonard--an offer eagerly accepted.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Burley demanded a private room, called for pen, ink, and paper; and placing these implements before Leonard, said, "Write what you please, in prose, five sheets of letter paper, twenty-two lines to a page--neither more nor less."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Leonard and Mr. Burley walked on into the suburbs round the north road from London, and Mr. Burley offered to find literary employment for Leonard--an offer eagerly accepted.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Leonard and Mr. Burley walked on into the suburbs round the north road from London, and Mr. Burley offered to find literary employment for Leonard--an offer eagerly accepted.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Then they went into a public house by the wayside.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I cannot write so."
implementsnounUS /ˈɪmpləmənts/
plural of “implement” — instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
From this reading Burley demanded a private room, called for pen, ink, and paper; and placing these implements before Leonard, said, "Write what you please, in prose, five sheets of letter paper, twenty-two lines to a page--neither more nor less."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Burley demanded a private room, called for pen, ink, and paper; and placing these implements before Leonard, said, "Write what you please, in prose, five sheets of letter paper, twenty-two lines to a page--neither more nor less."
inknounUS /ɪŋk/
a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
From this reading Burley demanded a private room, called for pen, ink, and paper; and placing these implements before Leonard, said, "Write what you please, in prose, five sheets of letter paper, twenty-two lines to a page--neither more nor less."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Leonard and Mr. Burley walked on into the suburbs round the north road from London, and Mr. Burley offered to find literary employment for Leonard--an offer eagerly accepted.
LeonardnounUS /ˈlenərd/
United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
From this reading Leonard and Mr. Burley walked on into the suburbs round the north road from London, and Mr. Burley offered to find literary employment for Leonard--an offer eagerly accepted.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Burley demanded a private room, called for pen, ink, and paper; and placing these implements before Leonard, said, "Write what you please, in prose, five sheets of letter paper, twenty-two lines to a page--neither more nor less."
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Burley demanded a private room, called for pen, ink, and paper; and placing these implements before Leonard, said, "Write what you please, in prose, five sheets of letter paper, twenty-two lines to a page--neither more nor less."
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Burley demanded a private room, called for pen, ink, and paper; and placing these implements before Leonard, said, "Write what you please, in prose, five sheets of letter paper, twenty-two lines to a page--neither more nor less."
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading Leonard and Mr. Burley walked on into the suburbs round the north road from London, and Mr. Burley offered to find literary employment for Leonard--an offer eagerly accepted.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Leonard and Mr. Burley walked on into the suburbs round the north road from London, and Mr. Burley offered to find literary employment for Leonard--an offer eagerly accepted.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Burley demanded a private room, called for pen, ink, and paper; and placing these implements before Leonard, said, "Write what you please, in prose, five sheets of letter paper, twenty-two lines to a page--neither more nor less."
a form of address for a man
From this reading Leonard and Mr. Burley walked on into the suburbs round the north road from London, and Mr. Burley offered to find literary employment for Leonard--an offer eagerly accepted.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Burley demanded a private room, called for pen, ink, and paper; and placing these implements before Leonard, said, "Write what you please, in prose, five sheets of letter paper, twenty-two lines to a page--neither more nor less."
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Burley demanded a private room, called for pen, ink, and paper; and placing these implements before Leonard, said, "Write what you please, in prose, five sheets of letter paper, twenty-two lines to a page--neither more nor less."
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Leonard and Mr. Burley walked on into the suburbs round the north road from London, and Mr. Burley offered to find literary employment for Leonard--an offer eagerly accepted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Burley demanded a private room, called for pen, ink, and paper; and placing these implements before Leonard, said, "Write what you please, in prose, five sheets of letter paper, twenty-two lines to a page--neither more nor less."
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Leonard and Mr. Burley walked on into the suburbs round the north road from London, and Mr. Burley offered to find literary employment for Leonard--an offer eagerly accepted.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Leonard and Mr. Burley walked on into the suburbs round the north road from London, and Mr. Burley offered to find literary employment for Leonard--an offer eagerly accepted.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Leonard and Mr. Burley walked on into the suburbs round the north road from London, and Mr. Burley offered to find literary employment for Leonard--an offer eagerly accepted.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Burley demanded a private room, called for pen, ink, and paper; and placing these implements before Leonard, said, "Write what you please, in prose, five sheets of letter paper, twenty-two lines to a page--neither more nor less."
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Burley demanded a private room, called for pen, ink, and paper; and placing these implements before Leonard, said, "Write what you please, in prose, five sheets of letter paper, twenty-two lines to a page--neither more nor less."
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading Burley demanded a private room, called for pen, ink, and paper; and placing these implements before Leonard, said, "Write what you please, in prose, five sheets of letter paper, twenty-two lines to a page--neither more nor less."
placingverbUS /ˈpleɪsɪŋ/
-ing form of “place” — put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Burley demanded a private room, called for pen, ink, and paper; and placing these implements before Leonard, said, "Write what you please, in prose, five sheets of letter paper, twenty-two lines to a page--neither more nor less."
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Burley demanded a private room, called for pen, ink, and paper; and placing these implements before Leonard, said, "Write what you please, in prose, five sheets of letter paper, twenty-two lines to a page--neither more nor less."
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading Burley demanded a private room, called for pen, ink, and paper; and placing these implements before Leonard, said, "Write what you please, in prose, five sheets of letter paper, twenty-two lines to a page--neither more nor less."
prosenounUS /proʊz/
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
From this reading Burley demanded a private room, called for pen, ink, and paper; and placing these implements before Leonard, said, "Write what you please, in prose, five sheets of letter paper, twenty-two lines to a page--neither more nor less."
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading Then they went into a public house by the wayside.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Leonard and Mr. Burley walked on into the suburbs round the north road from London, and Mr. Burley offered to find literary employment for Leonard--an offer eagerly accepted.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Burley demanded a private room, called for pen, ink, and paper; and placing these implements before Leonard, said, "Write what you please, in prose, five sheets of letter paper, twenty-two lines to a page--neither more nor less."
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Leonard and Mr. Burley walked on into the suburbs round the north road from London, and Mr. Burley offered to find literary employment for Leonard--an offer eagerly accepted.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Burley demanded a private room, called for pen, ink, and paper; and placing these implements before Leonard, said, "Write what you please, in prose, five sheets of letter paper, twenty-two lines to a page--neither more nor less."
sheetsnounUS /ʃiːts/
plural of “sheet” — any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading Burley demanded a private room, called for pen, ink, and paper; and placing these implements before Leonard, said, "Write what you please, in prose, five sheets of letter paper, twenty-two lines to a page--neither more nor less."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I cannot write so."
suburbsnounUS /ˈsʌbərbz/
plural of “suburb” — a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
From this reading Leonard and Mr. Burley walked on into the suburbs round the north road from London, and Mr. Burley offered to find literary employment for Leonard--an offer eagerly accepted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Leonard and Mr. Burley walked on into the suburbs round the north road from London, and Mr. Burley offered to find literary employment for Leonard--an offer eagerly accepted.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then they went into a public house by the wayside.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Burley demanded a private room, called for pen, ink, and paper; and placing these implements before Leonard, said, "Write what you please, in prose, five sheets of letter paper, twenty-two lines to a page--neither more nor less."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then they went into a public house by the wayside.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading "Tut, 'tis for bread."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Leonard and Mr. Burley walked on into the suburbs round the north road from London, and Mr. Burley offered to find literary employment for Leonard--an offer eagerly accepted.
TutverbUS /tʌt/
utter “tsk,” “tut,” or “tut-tut,” as in disapproval
From this reading "Tut, 'tis for bread."
twenty-twonounUS /ˈtwentituː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one
From this reading Burley demanded a private room, called for pen, ink, and paper; and placing these implements before Leonard, said, "Write what you please, in prose, five sheets of letter paper, twenty-two lines to a page--neither more nor less."
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Leonard and Mr. Burley walked on into the suburbs round the north road from London, and Mr. Burley offered to find literary employment for Leonard--an offer eagerly accepted.
waysidenounUS /ˈweɪsaɪd/
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading Then they went into a public house by the wayside.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then they went into a public house by the wayside.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Burley demanded a private room, called for pen, ink, and paper; and placing these implements before Leonard, said, "Write what you please, in prose, five sheets of letter paper, twenty-two lines to a page--neither more nor less."
produce a literary work
From this reading Burley demanded a private room, called for pen, ink, and paper; and placing these implements before Leonard, said, "Write what you please, in prose, five sheets of letter paper, twenty-two lines to a page--neither more nor less."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Burley demanded a private room, called for pen, ink, and paper; and placing these implements before Leonard, said, "Write what you please, in prose, five sheets of letter paper, twenty-two lines to a page--neither more nor less."
