used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Down-town I am looked upon as a man of affairs, a business man, with the care of half a dozen fortunes on my hands.
matters of personal concern
From this reading "Down-town I am looked upon as a man of affairs, a business man, with the care of half a dozen fortunes on my hands.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am thirty-three years old," Hillard mused, as he sought the reading-room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I am thirty-three years old," Hillard mused, as he sought the reading-room.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I begin to tremble when I look that sober old steward in the face.
BLINDFOLDEDadjectiveUS /ˈblaɪndfoʊldɪd/
wearing a blindfold
From this reading BLINDFOLDED For two days the club steward only nodded when Hillard came in; he had no letters to present.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "Down-town I am looked upon as a man of affairs, a business man, with the care of half a dozen fortunes on my hands.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading BLINDFOLDED For two days the club steward only nodded when Hillard came in; he had no letters to present.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "Down-town I am looked upon as a man of affairs, a business man, with the care of half a dozen fortunes on my hands.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading BLINDFOLDED For two days the club steward only nodded when Hillard came in; he had no letters to present.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading BLINDFOLDED For two days the club steward only nodded when Hillard came in; he had no letters to present.
Down-town
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From this reading "Down-town I am looked upon as a man of affairs, a business man, with the care of half a dozen fortunes on my hands.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading "Down-town I am looked upon as a man of affairs, a business man, with the care of half a dozen fortunes on my hands.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I begin to tremble when I look that sober old steward in the face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BLINDFOLDED For two days the club steward only nodded when Hillard came in; he had no letters to present.
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading "Down-town I am looked upon as a man of affairs, a business man, with the care of half a dozen fortunes on my hands.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BLINDFOLDED For two days the club steward only nodded when Hillard came in; he had no letters to present.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "Down-town I am looked upon as a man of affairs, a business man, with the care of half a dozen fortunes on my hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "Down-town I am looked upon as a man of affairs, a business man, with the care of half a dozen fortunes on my hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BLINDFOLDED For two days the club steward only nodded when Hillard came in; he had no letters to present.
Hillard
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From this reading BLINDFOLDED For two days the club steward only nodded when Hillard came in; he had no letters to present.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am thirty-three years old," Hillard mused, as he sought the reading-room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BLINDFOLDED For two days the club steward only nodded when Hillard came in; he had no letters to present.
the literary culture
From this reading BLINDFOLDED For two days the club steward only nodded when Hillard came in; he had no letters to present.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I begin to tremble when I look that sober old steward in the face.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Down-town I am looked upon as a man of affairs, a business man, with the care of half a dozen fortunes on my hands.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Down-town I am looked upon as a man of affairs, a business man, with the care of half a dozen fortunes on my hands.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Now, what's the matter with me?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, what's the matter with me?
musedverbUS /mjuːzd/
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading "I am thirty-three years old," Hillard mused, as he sought the reading-room.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Down-town I am looked upon as a man of affairs, a business man, with the care of half a dozen fortunes on my hands.
not any; not one
From this reading BLINDFOLDED For two days the club steward only nodded when Hillard came in; he had no letters to present.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading BLINDFOLDED For two days the club steward only nodded when Hillard came in; he had no letters to present.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, what's the matter with me?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Down-town I am looked upon as a man of affairs, a business man, with the care of half a dozen fortunes on my hands.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "I am thirty-three years old," Hillard mused, as he sought the reading-room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Down-town I am looked upon as a man of affairs, a business man, with the care of half a dozen fortunes on my hands.
and nothing more
From this reading BLINDFOLDED For two days the club steward only nodded when Hillard came in; he had no letters to present.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading BLINDFOLDED For two days the club steward only nodded when Hillard came in; he had no letters to present.
reading-room
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From this reading "I am thirty-three years old," Hillard mused, as he sought the reading-room.
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading I begin to tremble when I look that sober old steward in the face.
that is looked for
From this reading "I am thirty-three years old," Hillard mused, as he sought the reading-room.
stewardnounUS /ˈstuːərd/
someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
From this reading BLINDFOLDED For two days the club steward only nodded when Hillard came in; he had no letters to present.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I begin to tremble when I look that sober old steward in the face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BLINDFOLDED For two days the club steward only nodded when Hillard came in; he had no letters to present.
thirty-threeadjective
being three more than thirty
From this reading "I am thirty-three years old," Hillard mused, as he sought the reading-room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BLINDFOLDED For two days the club steward only nodded when Hillard came in; he had no letters to present.
trembleverbUS /ˈtrembəl/
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading I begin to tremble when I look that sober old steward in the face.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading BLINDFOLDED For two days the club steward only nodded when Hillard came in; he had no letters to present.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Down-town I am looked upon as a man of affairs, a business man, with the care of half a dozen fortunes on my hands.
what's
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From this reading Now, what's the matter with me?
at the time that
From this reading BLINDFOLDED For two days the club steward only nodded when Hillard came in; he had no letters to present.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Down-town I am looked upon as a man of affairs, a business man, with the care of half a dozen fortunes on my hands.
a late time of life
From this reading "I am thirty-three years old," Hillard mused, as he sought the reading-room.
