used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Well, Mr. Babson, in the editorial department, wants to give some dictation and you might try--" Una was so excited that she called herself a silly little fool.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The office-manager came casually up to Una's desk and said, "You haven't taken any dictation yet, have you?"
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The office-manager came casually up to Una's desk and said, "You haven't taken any dictation yet, have you?"
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She seized her untouched note-book, her pencils sharpened like lances, and tried to appear a very mouse of modesty as she marched down the office to take her first real dictation, to begin her triumphant career....
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She seized her untouched note-book, her pencils sharpened like lances, and tried to appear a very mouse of modesty as she marched down the office to take her first real dictation, to begin her triumphant career....
Babson
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From this reading "Well, Mr. Babson, in the editorial department, wants to give some dictation and you might try--" Una was so excited that she called herself a silly little fool.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading She seized her untouched note-book, her pencils sharpened like lances, and tried to appear a very mouse of modesty as she marched down the office to take her first real dictation, to begin her triumphant career....
dearly loved
From this reading And to have Walter Babson, the beloved fool, speak to her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No, but," with urgent eagerness, "I'd like--I'm quite fast in stenography."
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Well, Mr. Babson, in the editorial department, wants to give some dictation and you might try--" Una was so excited that she called herself a silly little fool.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The office-manager came casually up to Una's desk and said, "You haven't taken any dictation yet, have you?"
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading She seized her untouched note-book, her pencils sharpened like lances, and tried to appear a very mouse of modesty as she marched down the office to take her first real dictation, to begin her triumphant career....
casuallyadverbUS /ˈkæʒəwəli/
not methodically or according to plan
From this reading The office-manager came casually up to Una's desk and said, "You haven't taken any dictation yet, have you?"
departmentnounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtmənt/
a specialized division of a large organization
From this reading "Well, Mr. Babson, in the editorial department, wants to give some dictation and you might try--" Una was so excited that she called herself a silly little fool.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading The office-manager came casually up to Una's desk and said, "You haven't taken any dictation yet, have you?"
dictationnounUS /dɪkˈteɪʃən/
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading The office-manager came casually up to Una's desk and said, "You haven't taken any dictation yet, have you?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She seized her untouched note-book, her pencils sharpened like lances, and tried to appear a very mouse of modesty as she marched down the office to take her first real dictation, to begin her triumphant career....
eagernessnounUS /ˈiːɡərnəs/
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading "No, but," with urgent eagerness, "I'd like--I'm quite fast in stenography."
editorialadjectiveUS /ˌedəˈtɔːriəl/
of or relating to an article stating opinions or giving perspectives
From this reading "Well, Mr. Babson, in the editorial department, wants to give some dictation and you might try--" Una was so excited that she called herself a silly little fool.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading "Well, Mr. Babson, in the editorial department, wants to give some dictation and you might try--" Una was so excited that she called herself a silly little fool.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading "No, but," with urgent eagerness, "I'd like--I'm quite fast in stenography."
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She seized her untouched note-book, her pencils sharpened like lances, and tried to appear a very mouse of modesty as she marched down the office to take her first real dictation, to begin her triumphant career....
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading "Well, Mr. Babson, in the editorial department, wants to give some dictation and you might try--" Una was so excited that she called herself a silly little fool.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Well, Mr. Babson, in the editorial department, wants to give some dictation and you might try--" Una was so excited that she called herself a silly little fool.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The office-manager came casually up to Una's desk and said, "You haven't taken any dictation yet, have you?"
haven't
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From this reading The office-manager came casually up to Una's desk and said, "You haven't taken any dictation yet, have you?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She seized her untouched note-book, her pencils sharpened like lances, and tried to appear a very mouse of modesty as she marched down the office to take her first real dictation, to begin her triumphant career....
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Well, Mr. Babson, in the editorial department, wants to give some dictation and you might try--" Una was so excited that she called herself a silly little fool.
I'd
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From this reading "No, but," with urgent eagerness, "I'd like--I'm quite fast in stenography."
I'm
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From this reading "No, but," with urgent eagerness, "I'd like--I'm quite fast in stenography."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "No, but," with urgent eagerness, "I'd like--I'm quite fast in stenography."
lances
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From this reading She seized her untouched note-book, her pencils sharpened like lances, and tried to appear a very mouse of modesty as she marched down the office to take her first real dictation, to begin her triumphant career....
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "No, but," with urgent eagerness, "I'd like--I'm quite fast in stenography."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Well, Mr. Babson, in the editorial department, wants to give some dictation and you might try--" Una was so excited that she called herself a silly little fool.
marchedverbUS /mɑːrtʃt/
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading She seized her untouched note-book, her pencils sharpened like lances, and tried to appear a very mouse of modesty as she marched down the office to take her first real dictation, to begin her triumphant career....
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Well, Mr. Babson, in the editorial department, wants to give some dictation and you might try--" Una was so excited that she called herself a silly little fool.
modestynounUS /ˈmɑːdəsti/
freedom from vanity or conceit
From this reading She seized her untouched note-book, her pencils sharpened like lances, and tried to appear a very mouse of modesty as she marched down the office to take her first real dictation, to begin her triumphant career....
mousenounUS /maʊs/
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading She seized her untouched note-book, her pencils sharpened like lances, and tried to appear a very mouse of modesty as she marched down the office to take her first real dictation, to begin her triumphant career....
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Well, Mr. Babson, in the editorial department, wants to give some dictation and you might try--" Una was so excited that she called herself a silly little fool.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, but," with urgent eagerness, "I'd like--I'm quite fast in stenography."
note-book
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From this reading She seized her untouched note-book, her pencils sharpened like lances, and tried to appear a very mouse of modesty as she marched down the office to take her first real dictation, to begin her triumphant career....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She seized her untouched note-book, her pencils sharpened like lances, and tried to appear a very mouse of modesty as she marched down the office to take her first real dictation, to begin her triumphant career....
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading She seized her untouched note-book, her pencils sharpened like lances, and tried to appear a very mouse of modesty as she marched down the office to take her first real dictation, to begin her triumphant career....
office-manager
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From this reading The office-manager came casually up to Una's desk and said, "You haven't taken any dictation yet, have you?"
pencilsnounUS /ˈpensəlz/
plural of “pencil” — a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading She seized her untouched note-book, her pencils sharpened like lances, and tried to appear a very mouse of modesty as she marched down the office to take her first real dictation, to begin her triumphant career....
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "No, but," with urgent eagerness, "I'd like--I'm quite fast in stenography."
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading She seized her untouched note-book, her pencils sharpened like lances, and tried to appear a very mouse of modesty as she marched down the office to take her first real dictation, to begin her triumphant career....
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The office-manager came casually up to Una's desk and said, "You haven't taken any dictation yet, have you?"
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading She seized her untouched note-book, her pencils sharpened like lances, and tried to appear a very mouse of modesty as she marched down the office to take her first real dictation, to begin her triumphant career....
sharpenedadjectiveUS /ˈʃɑːrpənd/
having the point made sharp
From this reading She seized her untouched note-book, her pencils sharpened like lances, and tried to appear a very mouse of modesty as she marched down the office to take her first real dictation, to begin her triumphant career....
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, Mr. Babson, in the editorial department, wants to give some dictation and you might try--" Una was so excited that she called herself a silly little fool.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading "Well, Mr. Babson, in the editorial department, wants to give some dictation and you might try--" Una was so excited that she called herself a silly little fool.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Well, Mr. Babson, in the editorial department, wants to give some dictation and you might try--" Una was so excited that she called herself a silly little fool.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Well, Mr. Babson, in the editorial department, wants to give some dictation and you might try--" Una was so excited that she called herself a silly little fool.
express in speech
From this reading And to have Walter Babson, the beloved fool, speak to her.
stenographynoun
a method of writing rapidly using an abbreviated symbolic system
From this reading "No, but," with urgent eagerness, "I'd like--I'm quite fast in stenography."
carry out
From this reading She seized her untouched note-book, her pencils sharpened like lances, and tried to appear a very mouse of modesty as she marched down the office to take her first real dictation, to begin her triumphant career....
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The office-manager came casually up to Una's desk and said, "You haven't taken any dictation yet, have you?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, Mr. Babson, in the editorial department, wants to give some dictation and you might try--" Una was so excited that she called herself a silly little fool.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The office-manager came casually up to Una's desk and said, "You haven't taken any dictation yet, have you?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The office-manager came casually up to Una's desk and said, "You haven't taken any dictation yet, have you?"
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading She seized her untouched note-book, her pencils sharpened like lances, and tried to appear a very mouse of modesty as she marched down the office to take her first real dictation, to begin her triumphant career....
triumphantadjectiveUS /traɪˈʌmfənt/
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading She seized her untouched note-book, her pencils sharpened like lances, and tried to appear a very mouse of modesty as she marched down the office to take her first real dictation, to begin her triumphant career....
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "Well, Mr. Babson, in the editorial department, wants to give some dictation and you might try--" Una was so excited that she called herself a silly little fool.
Una
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From this reading "Well, Mr. Babson, in the editorial department, wants to give some dictation and you might try--" Una was so excited that she called herself a silly little fool.
Una's
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From this reading The office-manager came casually up to Una's desk and said, "You haven't taken any dictation yet, have you?"
untouchedadjectiveUS /ənˈtʌtʃt/
still full
From this reading She seized her untouched note-book, her pencils sharpened like lances, and tried to appear a very mouse of modesty as she marched down the office to take her first real dictation, to begin her triumphant career....
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The office-manager came casually up to Una's desk and said, "You haven't taken any dictation yet, have you?"
urgentadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrdʒənt/
compelling immediate action
From this reading "No, but," with urgent eagerness, "I'd like--I'm quite fast in stenography."
precisely as stated
From this reading She seized her untouched note-book, her pencils sharpened like lances, and tried to appear a very mouse of modesty as she marched down the office to take her first real dictation, to begin her triumphant career....
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading And to have Walter Babson, the beloved fool, speak to her.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading "Well, Mr. Babson, in the editorial department, wants to give some dictation and you might try--" Una was so excited that she called herself a silly little fool.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, Mr. Babson, in the editorial department, wants to give some dictation and you might try--" Una was so excited that she called herself a silly little fool.
(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 "Well, Mr. Babson, in the editorial department, wants to give some dictation and you might try--" Una was so excited that she called herself a silly little fool.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "No, but," with urgent eagerness, "I'd like--I'm quite fast in stenography."
but in spite of that
From this reading The office-manager came casually up to Una's desk and said, "You haven't taken any dictation yet, have you?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The office-manager came casually up to Una's desk and said, "You haven't taken any dictation yet, have you?"
