Chapter IX

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading If the "House" was jubilant, the "Street" was no less gratified, for since the "Baggin Failure" and financial cataclysm, which dragged down the little investors to ruin, there had been a sad flatness in the world of shares.

generally approved or compelling recognition

From this reading To them, from time to time, come the bare-headed clerks with news of this or that rise or fall, to receive instructions gravely imparted, and as gravely accepted, and to retire to the mysterious deeps of the "House" to execute their commissions.

(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 market was rising, steadily as the waters of a river rise; that was the most pleasant knowledge of all.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading INTRODUCING T. B. SMITH In the month of May the market, that unfailing barometer of public nerves, moved slowly in an upward direction.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading If the "House" was jubilant, the "Street" was no less gratified, for since the "Baggin Failure" and financial cataclysm, which dragged down the little investors to ruin, there had been a sad flatness in the world of shares.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There are many places of public resort where the "Street" people meet--those speculators who daily, year in and out, promenade the pavement of Throgmorton Street, buying and selling on an "eighth" margin.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading To them, from time to time, come the bare-headed clerks with news of this or that rise or fall, to receive instructions gravely imparted, and as gravely accepted, and to retire to the mysterious deeps of the "House" to execute their commissions.

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading INTRODUCING T. B. SMITH In the month of May the market, that unfailing barometer of public nerves, moved slowly in an upward direction.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If the "House" was jubilant, the "Street" was no less gratified, for since the "Baggin Failure" and financial cataclysm, which dragged down the little investors to ruin, there had been a sad flatness in the world of shares.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading To them, from time to time, come the bare-headed clerks with news of this or that rise or fall, to receive instructions gravely imparted, and as gravely accepted, and to retire to the mysterious deeps of the "House" to execute their commissions.

an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure

From this reading INTRODUCING T. B. SMITH In the month of May the market, that unfailing barometer of public nerves, moved slowly in an upward direction.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading If the "House" was jubilant, the "Street" was no less gratified, for since the "Baggin Failure" and financial cataclysm, which dragged down the little investors to ruin, there had been a sad flatness in the world of shares.

the act of buying

From this reading There are many places of public resort where the "Street" people meet--those speculators who daily, year in and out, promenade the pavement of Throgmorton Street, buying and selling on an "eighth" margin.

a sudden violent change in the earth's surface

From this reading If the "House" was jubilant, the "Street" was no less gratified, for since the "Baggin Failure" and financial cataclysm, which dragged down the little investors to ruin, there had been a sad flatness in the world of shares.

plural of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)

From this reading To them, from time to time, come the bare-headed clerks with news of this or that rise or fall, to receive instructions gravely imparted, and as gravely accepted, and to retire to the mysterious deeps of the "House" to execute their commissions.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading To them, from time to time, come the bare-headed clerks with news of this or that rise or fall, to receive instructions gravely imparted, and as gravely accepted, and to retire to the mysterious deeps of the "House" to execute their commissions.

plural of “commission” — a special group delegated to consider some matter

From this reading To them, from time to time, come the bare-headed clerks with news of this or that rise or fall, to receive instructions gravely imparted, and as gravely accepted, and to retire to the mysterious deeps of the "House" to execute their commissions.

every day; without missing a day

From this reading There are many places of public resort where the "Street" people meet--those speculators who daily, year in and out, promenade the pavement of Throgmorton Street, buying and selling on an "eighth" margin.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading To them, from time to time, come the bare-headed clerks with news of this or that rise or fall, to receive instructions gravely imparted, and as gravely accepted, and to retire to the mysterious deeps of the "House" to execute their commissions.

a line leading to a place or point

From this reading INTRODUCING T. B. SMITH In the month of May the market, that unfailing barometer of public nerves, moved slowly in an upward direction.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading If the "House" was jubilant, the "Street" was no less gratified, for since the "Baggin Failure" and financial cataclysm, which dragged down the little investors to ruin, there had been a sad flatness in the world of shares.

inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance

From this reading If the "House" was jubilant, the "Street" was no less gratified, for since the "Baggin Failure" and financial cataclysm, which dragged down the little investors to ruin, there had been a sad flatness in the world of shares.

coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position

From this reading There are many places of public resort where the "Street" people meet--those speculators who daily, year in and out, promenade the pavement of Throgmorton Street, buying and selling on an "eighth" margin.

kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment

From this reading To them, from time to time, come the bare-headed clerks with news of this or that rise or fall, to receive instructions gravely imparted, and as gravely accepted, and to retire to the mysterious deeps of the "House" to execute their commissions.

an act that fails

From this reading If the "House" was jubilant, the "Street" was no less gratified, for since the "Baggin Failure" and financial cataclysm, which dragged down the little investors to ruin, there had been a sad flatness in the world of shares.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading To them, from time to time, come the bare-headed clerks with news of this or that rise or fall, to receive instructions gravely imparted, and as gravely accepted, and to retire to the mysterious deeps of the "House" to execute their commissions.

involving financial matters

From this reading If the "House" was jubilant, the "Street" was no less gratified, for since the "Baggin Failure" and financial cataclysm, which dragged down the little investors to ruin, there had been a sad flatness in the world of shares.

the property of having two dimensions

From this reading If the "House" was jubilant, the "Street" was no less gratified, for since the "Baggin Failure" and financial cataclysm, which dragged down the little investors to ruin, there had been a sad flatness in the world of shares.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading If the "House" was jubilant, the "Street" was no less gratified, for since the "Baggin Failure" and financial cataclysm, which dragged down the little investors to ruin, there had been a sad flatness in the world of shares.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading To them, from time to time, come the bare-headed clerks with news of this or that rise or fall, to receive instructions gravely imparted, and as gravely accepted, and to retire to the mysterious deeps of the "House" to execute their commissions.

having received what was desired

From this reading If the "House" was jubilant, the "Street" was no less gratified, for since the "Baggin Failure" and financial cataclysm, which dragged down the little investors to ruin, there had been a sad flatness in the world of shares.

in a grave and sober manner

From this reading To them, from time to time, come the bare-headed clerks with news of this or that rise or fall, to receive instructions gravely imparted, and as gravely accepted, and to retire to the mysterious deeps of the "House" to execute their commissions.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading If the "House" was jubilant, the "Street" was no less gratified, for since the "Baggin Failure" and financial cataclysm, which dragged down the little investors to ruin, there had been a sad flatness in the world of shares.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading If the "House" was jubilant, the "Street" was no less gratified, for since the "Baggin Failure" and financial cataclysm, which dragged down the little investors to ruin, there had been a sad flatness in the world of shares.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If the "House" was jubilant, the "Street" was no less gratified, for since the "Baggin Failure" and financial cataclysm, which dragged down the little investors to ruin, there had been a sad flatness in the world of shares.

past form of “impart” — transmit (knowledge or skills)

From this reading To them, from time to time, come the bare-headed clerks with news of this or that rise or fall, to receive instructions gravely imparted, and as gravely accepted, and to retire to the mysterious deeps of the "House" to execute their commissions.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading INTRODUCING T. B. SMITH In the month of May the market, that unfailing barometer of public nerves, moved slowly in an upward direction.

a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it

From this reading To them, from time to time, come the bare-headed clerks with news of this or that rise or fall, to receive instructions gravely imparted, and as gravely accepted, and to retire to the mysterious deeps of the "House" to execute their commissions.

-ing form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally

From this reading INTRODUCING T. B. SMITH In the month of May the market, that unfailing barometer of public nerves, moved slowly in an upward direction.

plural of “investor” — someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns

From this reading If the "House" was jubilant, the "Street" was no less gratified, for since the "Baggin Failure" and financial cataclysm, which dragged down the little investors to ruin, there had been a sad flatness in the world of shares.

joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success

From this reading If the "House" was jubilant, the "Street" was no less gratified, for since the "Baggin Failure" and financial cataclysm, which dragged down the little investors to ruin, there had been a sad flatness in the world of shares.

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading The market was rising, steadily as the waters of a river rise; that was the most pleasant knowledge of all.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading If the "House" was jubilant, the "Street" was no less gratified, for since the "Baggin Failure" and financial cataclysm, which dragged down the little investors to ruin, there had been a sad flatness in the world of shares.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading If the "House" was jubilant, the "Street" was no less gratified, for since the "Baggin Failure" and financial cataclysm, which dragged down the little investors to ruin, there had been a sad flatness in the world of shares.

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 There are many places of public resort where the "Street" people meet--those speculators who daily, year in and out, promenade the pavement of Throgmorton Street, buying and selling on an "eighth" margin.

the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

From this reading There are many places of public resort where the "Street" people meet--those speculators who daily, year in and out, promenade the pavement of Throgmorton Street, buying and selling on an "eighth" margin.

the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold

From this reading INTRODUCING T. B. SMITH In the month of May the market, that unfailing barometer of public nerves, moved slowly in an upward direction.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading INTRODUCING T. B. SMITH In the month of May the market, that unfailing barometer of public nerves, moved slowly in an upward direction.

come together

From this reading There are many places of public resort where the "Street" people meet--those speculators who daily, year in and out, promenade the pavement of Throgmorton Street, buying and selling on an "eighth" margin.

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading INTRODUCING T. B. SMITH In the month of May the market, that unfailing barometer of public nerves, moved slowly in an upward direction.

used to form the superlative

From this reading The market was rising, steadily as the waters of a river rise; that was the most pleasant knowledge of all.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading INTRODUCING T. B. SMITH In the month of May the market, that unfailing barometer of public nerves, moved slowly in an upward direction.

of an obscure nature

From this reading To them, from time to time, come the bare-headed clerks with news of this or that rise or fall, to receive instructions gravely imparted, and as gravely accepted, and to retire to the mysterious deeps of the "House" to execute their commissions.

an uneasy psychological state

From this reading INTRODUCING T. B. SMITH In the month of May the market, that unfailing barometer of public nerves, moved slowly in an upward direction.

information about recent and important events

From this reading To them, from time to time, come the bare-headed clerks with news of this or that rise or fall, to receive instructions gravely imparted, and as gravely accepted, and to retire to the mysterious deeps of the "House" to execute their commissions.

not any; not one

From this reading If the "House" was jubilant, the "Street" was no less gratified, for since the "Baggin Failure" and financial cataclysm, which dragged down the little investors to ruin, there had been a sad flatness in the world of shares.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading INTRODUCING T. B. SMITH In the month of May the market, that unfailing barometer of public nerves, moved slowly in an upward direction.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There are many places of public resort where the "Street" people meet--those speculators who daily, year in and out, promenade the pavement of Throgmorton Street, buying and selling on an "eighth" margin.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading To them, from time to time, come the bare-headed clerks with news of this or that rise or fall, to receive instructions gravely imparted, and as gravely accepted, and to retire to the mysterious deeps of the "House" to execute their commissions.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading There are many places of public resort where the "Street" people meet--those speculators who daily, year in and out, promenade the pavement of Throgmorton Street, buying and selling on an "eighth" margin.

the paved surface of a thoroughfare

From this reading There are many places of public resort where the "Street" people meet--those speculators who daily, year in and out, promenade the pavement of Throgmorton Street, buying and selling on an "eighth" margin.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading There are many places of public resort where the "Street" people meet--those speculators who daily, year in and out, promenade the pavement of Throgmorton Street, buying and selling on an "eighth" margin.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading There are many places of public resort where the "Street" people meet--those speculators who daily, year in and out, promenade the pavement of Throgmorton Street, buying and selling on an "eighth" margin.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading The market was rising, steadily as the waters of a river rise; that was the most pleasant knowledge of all.

a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year

From this reading There are many places of public resort where the "Street" people meet--those speculators who daily, year in and out, promenade the pavement of Throgmorton Street, buying and selling on an "eighth" margin.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading INTRODUCING T. B. SMITH In the month of May the market, that unfailing barometer of public nerves, moved slowly in an upward direction.

get something; come into possession of

From this reading To them, from time to time, come the bare-headed clerks with news of this or that rise or fall, to receive instructions gravely imparted, and as gravely accepted, and to retire to the mysterious deeps of the "House" to execute their commissions.

a hotel located in a resort area

From this reading There are many places of public resort where the "Street" people meet--those speculators who daily, year in and out, promenade the pavement of Throgmorton Street, buying and selling on an "eighth" margin.

go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position

From this reading To them, from time to time, come the bare-headed clerks with news of this or that rise or fall, to receive instructions gravely imparted, and as gravely accepted, and to retire to the mysterious deeps of the "House" to execute their commissions.

move upward

From this reading To them, from time to time, come the bare-headed clerks with news of this or that rise or fall, to receive instructions gravely imparted, and as gravely accepted, and to retire to the mysterious deeps of the "House" to execute their commissions.

advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status

From this reading The market was rising, steadily as the waters of a river rise; that was the most pleasant knowledge of all.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading The market was rising, steadily as the waters of a river rise; that was the most pleasant knowledge of all.

an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading If the "House" was jubilant, the "Street" was no less gratified, for since the "Baggin Failure" and financial cataclysm, which dragged down the little investors to ruin, there had been a sad flatness in the world of shares.

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading If the "House" was jubilant, the "Street" was no less gratified, for since the "Baggin Failure" and financial cataclysm, which dragged down the little investors to ruin, there had been a sad flatness in the world of shares.

the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money

From this reading There are many places of public resort where the "Street" people meet--those speculators who daily, year in and out, promenade the pavement of Throgmorton Street, buying and selling on an "eighth" margin.

plural of “share” — assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group

From this reading If the "House" was jubilant, the "Street" was no less gratified, for since the "Baggin Failure" and financial cataclysm, which dragged down the little investors to ruin, there had been a sad flatness in the world of shares.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading If the "House" was jubilant, the "Street" was no less gratified, for since the "Baggin Failure" and financial cataclysm, which dragged down the little investors to ruin, there had been a sad flatness in the world of shares.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading INTRODUCING T. B. SMITH In the month of May the market, that unfailing barometer of public nerves, moved slowly in an upward direction.

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading INTRODUCING T. B. SMITH In the month of May the market, that unfailing barometer of public nerves, moved slowly in an upward direction.

plural of “speculator” — someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts

From this reading There are many places of public resort where the "Street" people meet--those speculators who daily, year in and out, promenade the pavement of Throgmorton Street, buying and selling on an "eighth" margin.

at a steady rate or pace

From this reading The market was rising, steadily as the waters of a river rise; that was the most pleasant knowledge of all.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading If the "House" was jubilant, the "Street" was no less gratified, for since the "Baggin Failure" and financial cataclysm, which dragged down the little investors to ruin, there had been a sad flatness in the world of shares.

a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading INTRODUCING T. B. SMITH In the month of May the market, that unfailing barometer of public nerves, moved slowly in an upward direction.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading INTRODUCING T. B. SMITH In the month of May the market, that unfailing barometer of public nerves, moved slowly in an upward direction.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading INTRODUCING T. B. SMITH In the month of May the market, that unfailing barometer of public nerves, moved slowly in an upward direction.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading To them, from time to time, come the bare-headed clerks with news of this or that rise or fall, to receive instructions gravely imparted, and as gravely accepted, and to retire to the mysterious deeps of the "House" to execute their commissions.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading To them, from time to time, come the bare-headed clerks with news of this or that rise or fall, to receive instructions gravely imparted, and as gravely accepted, and to retire to the mysterious deeps of the "House" to execute their commissions.

in or at that place or location

From this reading If the "House" was jubilant, the "Street" was no less gratified, for since the "Baggin Failure" and financial cataclysm, which dragged down the little investors to ruin, there had been a sad flatness in the world of shares.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading To them, from time to time, come the bare-headed clerks with news of this or that rise or fall, to receive instructions gravely imparted, and as gravely accepted, and to retire to the mysterious deeps of the "House" to execute their commissions.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading There are many places of public resort where the "Street" people meet--those speculators who daily, year in and out, promenade the pavement of Throgmorton Street, buying and selling on an "eighth" margin.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There are many places of public resort where the "Street" people meet--those speculators who daily, year in and out, promenade the pavement of Throgmorton Street, buying and selling on an "eighth" margin.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading To them, from time to time, come the bare-headed clerks with news of this or that rise or fall, to receive instructions gravely imparted, and as gravely accepted, and to retire to the mysterious deeps of the "House" to execute their commissions.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading If the "House" was jubilant, the "Street" was no less gratified, for since the "Baggin Failure" and financial cataclysm, which dragged down the little investors to ruin, there had been a sad flatness in the world of shares.

not liable to failure

From this reading INTRODUCING T. B. SMITH In the month of May the market, that unfailing barometer of public nerves, moved slowly in an upward direction.

directed up

From this reading INTRODUCING T. B. SMITH In the month of May the market, that unfailing barometer of public nerves, moved slowly in an upward direction.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading If the "House" was jubilant, the "Street" was no less gratified, for since the "Baggin Failure" and financial cataclysm, which dragged down the little investors to ruin, there had been a sad flatness in the world of shares.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading The market was rising, steadily as the waters of a river rise; that was the most pleasant knowledge of all.

in or at the place that

From this reading There are many places of public resort where the "Street" people meet--those speculators who daily, year in and out, promenade the pavement of Throgmorton Street, buying and selling on an "eighth" margin.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading If the "House" was jubilant, the "Street" was no less gratified, for since the "Baggin Failure" and financial cataclysm, which dragged down the little investors to ruin, there had been a sad flatness in the world of shares.

which person or people

From this reading There are many places of public resort where the "Street" people meet--those speculators who daily, year in and out, promenade the pavement of Throgmorton Street, buying and selling on an "eighth" margin.

in the company of; together with

From this reading To them, from time to time, come the bare-headed clerks with news of this or that rise or fall, to receive instructions gravely imparted, and as gravely accepted, and to retire to the mysterious deeps of the "House" to execute their commissions.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading If the "House" was jubilant, the "Street" was no less gratified, for since the "Baggin Failure" and financial cataclysm, which dragged down the little investors to ruin, there had been a sad flatness in the world of shares.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading There are many places of public resort where the "Street" people meet--those speculators who daily, year in and out, promenade the pavement of Throgmorton Street, buying and selling on an "eighth" margin.