used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The commercial college gave her the names of several possible employers, but they all wanted approximate perfection at approximately nothing a week.
advertisementsnounUS /ˈædvərtaɪzmənts/
plural of “advertisement” — a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading After ten days of panic-stricken waiting at the employment office of a typewriter company, and answering want advertisements, the typewriter people sent her to the office of the _Motor and Gas Gazette_, a weekly magazine for the trade.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After ten days of panic-stricken waiting at the employment office of a typewriter company, and answering want advertisements, the typewriter people sent her to the office of the _Motor and Gas Gazette_, a weekly magazine for the trade.
(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 The commercial college gave her the names of several possible employers, but they all wanted approximate perfection at approximately nothing a week.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
answeringadjectiveUS /ˈænsərɪŋ/
replying
From this reading After ten days of panic-stricken waiting at the employment office of a typewriter company, and answering want advertisements, the typewriter people sent her to the office of the _Motor and Gas Gazette_, a weekly magazine for the trade.
approximateverbUS /əˈprɑːksəmət/
be close or similar
From this reading The commercial college gave her the names of several possible employers, but they all wanted approximate perfection at approximately nothing a week.
approximatelyadverbUS /əˈprɑːksəmətli/
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading The commercial college gave her the names of several possible employers, but they all wanted approximate perfection at approximately nothing a week.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In this atmosphere of the literature of lubricating oil and drop forgings and body enamels, as an eight-dollar-a-week copyist, Una first beheld the drama and romance of the office world.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The commercial college gave her the names of several possible employers, but they all wanted approximate perfection at approximately nothing a week.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading In this atmosphere of the literature of lubricating oil and drop forgings and body enamels, as an eight-dollar-a-week copyist, Una first beheld the drama and romance of the office world.
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading In this atmosphere of the literature of lubricating oil and drop forgings and body enamels, as an eight-dollar-a-week copyist, Una first beheld the drama and romance of the office world.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading In this atmosphere of the literature of lubricating oil and drop forgings and body enamels, as an eight-dollar-a-week copyist, Una first beheld the drama and romance of the office world.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading The commercial college gave her the names of several possible employers, but they all wanted approximate perfection at approximately nothing a week.
commercialadjectiveUS /kəˈmɜːrʃəl/
connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
From this reading The commercial college gave her the names of several possible employers, but they all wanted approximate perfection at approximately nothing a week.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
copyistnoun
someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
From this reading In this atmosphere of the literature of lubricating oil and drop forgings and body enamels, as an eight-dollar-a-week copyist, Una first beheld the drama and romance of the office world.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading After ten days of panic-stricken waiting at the employment office of a typewriter company, and answering want advertisements, the typewriter people sent her to the office of the _Motor and Gas Gazette_, a weekly magazine for the trade.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
dramanounUS /ˈdrɑːmə/
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading In this atmosphere of the literature of lubricating oil and drop forgings and body enamels, as an eight-dollar-a-week copyist, Una first beheld the drama and romance of the office world.
let fall to the ground
From this reading In this atmosphere of the literature of lubricating oil and drop forgings and body enamels, as an eight-dollar-a-week copyist, Una first beheld the drama and romance of the office world.
Eddie
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From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
eight-dollar-a-week
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From this reading In this atmosphere of the literature of lubricating oil and drop forgings and body enamels, as an eight-dollar-a-week copyist, Una first beheld the drama and romance of the office world.
employersnounUS /emˈplɔɪərz/
plural of “employer” — a person or firm that employs workers
From this reading The commercial college gave her the names of several possible employers, but they all wanted approximate perfection at approximately nothing a week.
employmentnounUS /emˈplɔɪmənt/
the state of being employed or having a job
From this reading After ten days of panic-stricken waiting at the employment office of a typewriter company, and answering want advertisements, the typewriter people sent her to the office of the _Motor and Gas Gazette_, a weekly magazine for the trade.
enamelsnounUS /ɪˈnæməlz/
plural of “enamel” — hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth
From this reading In this atmosphere of the literature of lubricating oil and drop forgings and body enamels, as an eight-dollar-a-week copyist, Una first beheld the drama and romance of the office world.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading In this atmosphere of the literature of lubricating oil and drop forgings and body enamels, as an eight-dollar-a-week copyist, Una first beheld the drama and romance of the office world.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
forgingsnounUS /ˈfɔːdʒɪŋz/
plural of “forging” — shaping metal by heating and hammering
From this reading In this atmosphere of the literature of lubricating oil and drop forgings and body enamels, as an eight-dollar-a-week copyist, Una first beheld the drama and romance of the office world.
GasnounUS /ɡæs/
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading After ten days of panic-stricken waiting at the employment office of a typewriter company, and answering want advertisements, the typewriter people sent her to the office of the _Motor and Gas Gazette_, a weekly magazine for the trade.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The commercial college gave her the names of several possible employers, but they all wanted approximate perfection at approximately nothing a week.
GazettenounUS /ɡəˈzet/
a newspaper or official journal
From this reading After ten days of panic-stricken waiting at the employment office of a typewriter company, and answering want advertisements, the typewriter people sent her to the office of the _Motor and Gas Gazette_, a weekly magazine for the trade.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
Julius
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From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading In this atmosphere of the literature of lubricating oil and drop forgings and body enamels, as an eight-dollar-a-week copyist, Una first beheld the drama and romance of the office world.
LowrynounUS /ˈlaʊri/
English painter (1887-1976)
From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
lubricatingverbUS /ˈluːbrəkeɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “lubricate” — have lubricating properties
From this reading In this atmosphere of the literature of lubricating oil and drop forgings and body enamels, as an eight-dollar-a-week copyist, Una first beheld the drama and romance of the office world.
magazinenounUS /ˈmæɡəziːn/
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading After ten days of panic-stricken waiting at the employment office of a typewriter company, and answering want advertisements, the typewriter people sent her to the office of the _Motor and Gas Gazette_, a weekly magazine for the trade.
MotornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading After ten days of panic-stricken waiting at the employment office of a typewriter company, and answering want advertisements, the typewriter people sent her to the office of the _Motor and Gas Gazette_, a weekly magazine for the trade.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading The commercial college gave her the names of several possible employers, but they all wanted approximate perfection at approximately nothing a week.
not any; not one
From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The commercial college gave her the names of several possible employers, but they all wanted approximate perfection at approximately nothing a week.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
oilnounUS /ɔɪl/
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading In this atmosphere of the literature of lubricating oil and drop forgings and body enamels, as an eight-dollar-a-week copyist, Una first beheld the drama and romance of the office world.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
make a painting
From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
panic-strickenadjective
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading After ten days of panic-stricken waiting at the employment office of a typewriter company, and answering want advertisements, the typewriter people sent her to the office of the _Motor and Gas Gazette_, a weekly magazine for the trade.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading After ten days of panic-stricken waiting at the employment office of a typewriter company, and answering want advertisements, the typewriter people sent her to the office of the _Motor and Gas Gazette_, a weekly magazine for the trade.
perfectionnounUS /pərˈfekʃən/
the state of being without a flaw or defect
From this reading The commercial college gave her the names of several possible employers, but they all wanted approximate perfection at approximately nothing a week.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading The commercial college gave her the names of several possible employers, but they all wanted approximate perfection at approximately nothing a week.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading In this atmosphere of the literature of lubricating oil and drop forgings and body enamels, as an eight-dollar-a-week copyist, Una first beheld the drama and romance of the office world.
Sanford
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From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
Schwirtz
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From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
SecnounUS /sek/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Sec.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading After ten days of panic-stricken waiting at the employment office of a typewriter company, and answering want advertisements, the typewriter people sent her to the office of the _Motor and Gas Gazette_, a weekly magazine for the trade.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading The commercial college gave her the names of several possible employers, but they all wanted approximate perfection at approximately nothing a week.
telephonedverbUS /ˈteləfoʊnd/
past form of “telephone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading After ten days of panic-stricken waiting at the employment office of a typewriter company, and answering want advertisements, the typewriter people sent her to the office of the _Motor and Gas Gazette_, a weekly magazine for the trade.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The commercial college gave her the names of several possible employers, but they all wanted approximate perfection at approximately nothing a week.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this atmosphere of the literature of lubricating oil and drop forgings and body enamels, as an eight-dollar-a-week copyist, Una first beheld the drama and romance of the office world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading After ten days of panic-stricken waiting at the employment office of a typewriter company, and answering want advertisements, the typewriter people sent her to the office of the _Motor and Gas Gazette_, a weekly magazine for the trade.
typewriternounUS /ˈtaɪpraɪtər/
hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time
From this reading After ten days of panic-stricken waiting at the employment office of a typewriter company, and answering want advertisements, the typewriter people sent her to the office of the _Motor and Gas Gazette_, a weekly magazine for the trade.
Una
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From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading After ten days of panic-stricken waiting at the employment office of a typewriter company, and answering want advertisements, the typewriter people sent her to the office of the _Motor and Gas Gazette_, a weekly magazine for the trade.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading After ten days of panic-stricken waiting at the employment office of a typewriter company, and answering want advertisements, the typewriter people sent her to the office of the _Motor and Gas Gazette_, a weekly magazine for the trade.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading The commercial college gave her the names of several possible employers, but they all wanted approximate perfection at approximately nothing a week.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The commercial college gave her the names of several possible employers, but they all wanted approximate perfection at approximately nothing a week.
weeklynounUS /ˈwiːkli/
a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)
From this reading After ten days of panic-stricken waiting at the employment office of a typewriter company, and answering want advertisements, the typewriter people sent her to the office of the _Motor and Gas Gazette_, a weekly magazine for the trade.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sanford Hunt telephoned to Una that he and Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz--whom he called "Eddie"--had done their best to find an "opening" for her in the office of the Lowry Paint Company, but that there was no chance.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading In this atmosphere of the literature of lubricating oil and drop forgings and body enamels, as an eight-dollar-a-week copyist, Una first beheld the drama and romance of the office world.
