Chapter XXVI · Chapter 26

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

From this reading A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Why, this was what I wanted to say," said Rose, taking up the broken conversation as he pulled the shop door to behind him.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "I thought if you'd let me fake that evening frock for twenty dollars, and then buy the little Empire one for Olga Larson--it's only eighty--that the two would average just about what Mrs. Goldsmith was paying for the others."

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

From this reading "I thought if you'd let me fake that evening frock for twenty dollars, and then buy the little Empire one for Olga Larson--it's only eighty--that the two would average just about what Mrs. Goldsmith was paying for the others."

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

From this reading A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Why, this was what I wanted to say," said Rose, taking up the broken conversation as he pulled the shop door to behind him.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading "Why not fake the other one too?" he asked.

approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value

From this reading "I thought if you'd let me fake that evening frock for twenty dollars, and then buy the little Empire one for Olga Larson--it's only eighty--that the two would average just about what Mrs. Goldsmith was paying for the others."

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "It couldn't be done," said Rose decisively.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Why, this was what I wanted to say," said Rose, taking up the broken conversation as he pulled the shop door to behind him.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Why, this was what I wanted to say," said Rose, taking up the broken conversation as he pulled the shop door to behind him.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Why, this was what I wanted to say," said Rose, taking up the broken conversation as he pulled the shop door to behind him.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She didn't go out on to the sidewalk, but lingered in the recessed doorway.

obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading "I thought if you'd let me fake that evening frock for twenty dollars, and then buy the little Empire one for Olga Larson--it's only eighty--that the two would average just about what Mrs. Goldsmith was paying for the others."

the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

From this reading A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Why, this was what I wanted to say," said Rose, taking up the broken conversation as he pulled the shop door to behind him.

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

From this reading "It couldn't be done," said Rose decisively.

with firmness

From this reading "It couldn't be done," said Rose decisively.

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From this reading She didn't go out on to the sidewalk, but lingered in the recessed doorway.

plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents

From this reading "I thought if you'd let me fake that evening frock for twenty dollars, and then buy the little Empire one for Olga Larson--it's only eighty--that the two would average just about what Mrs. Goldsmith was paying for the others."

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading "It couldn't be done," said Rose decisively.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Why, this was what I wanted to say," said Rose, taking up the broken conversation as he pulled the shop door to behind him.

the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close

From this reading She didn't go out on to the sidewalk, but lingered in the recessed doorway.

being ten more than seventy

From this reading "I thought if you'd let me fake that evening frock for twenty dollars, and then buy the little Empire one for Olga Larson--it's only eighty--that the two would average just about what Mrs. Goldsmith was paying for the others."

the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised

From this reading "I thought if you'd let me fake that evening frock for twenty dollars, and then buy the little Empire one for Olga Larson--it's only eighty--that the two would average just about what Mrs. Goldsmith was paying for the others."

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading "I thought if you'd let me fake that evening frock for twenty dollars, and then buy the little Empire one for Olga Larson--it's only eighty--that the two would average just about what Mrs. Goldsmith was paying for the others."

something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be

From this reading "I thought if you'd let me fake that evening frock for twenty dollars, and then buy the little Empire one for Olga Larson--it's only eighty--that the two would average just about what Mrs. Goldsmith was paying for the others."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "I thought if you'd let me fake that evening frock for twenty dollars, and then buy the little Empire one for Olga Larson--it's only eighty--that the two would average just about what Mrs. Goldsmith was paying for the others."

a long, loose outer garment

From this reading "I thought if you'd let me fake that evening frock for twenty dollars, and then buy the little Empire one for Olga Larson--it's only eighty--that the two would average just about what Mrs. Goldsmith was paying for the others."

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading She didn't go out on to the sidewalk, but lingered in the recessed doorway.

an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold

From this reading "I thought if you'd let me fake that evening frock for twenty dollars, and then buy the little Empire one for Olga Larson--it's only eighty--that the two would average just about what Mrs. Goldsmith was paying for the others."

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Why, this was what I wanted to say," said Rose, taking up the broken conversation as he pulled the shop door to behind him.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Why, this was what I wanted to say," said Rose, taking up the broken conversation as he pulled the shop door to behind him.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Why, this was what I wanted to say," said Rose, taking up the broken conversation as he pulled the shop door to behind him.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "I thought if you'd let me fake that evening frock for twenty dollars, and then buy the little Empire one for Olga Larson--it's only eighty--that the two would average just about what Mrs. Goldsmith was paying for the others."

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

From this reading She didn't go out on to the sidewalk, but lingered in the recessed doorway.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It couldn't be done," said Rose decisively.

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

From this reading "I thought if you'd let me fake that evening frock for twenty dollars, and then buy the little Empire one for Olga Larson--it's only eighty--that the two would average just about what Mrs. Goldsmith was paying for the others."

and nothing more

From this reading "I thought if you'd let me fake that evening frock for twenty dollars, and then buy the little Empire one for Olga Larson--it's only eighty--that the two would average just about what Mrs. Goldsmith was paying for the others."

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

From this reading "I thought if you'd let me fake that evening frock for twenty dollars, and then buy the little Empire one for Olga Larson--it's only eighty--that the two would average just about what Mrs. Goldsmith was paying for the others."

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading "I thought if you'd let me fake that evening frock for twenty dollars, and then buy the little Empire one for Olga Larson--it's only eighty--that the two would average just about what Mrs. Goldsmith was paying for the others."

past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying

From this reading She didn't go out on to the sidewalk, but lingered in the recessed doorway.

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

From this reading "I thought if you'd let me fake that evening frock for twenty dollars, and then buy the little Empire one for Olga Larson--it's only eighty--that the two would average just about what Mrs. Goldsmith was paying for the others."

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "I thought if you'd let me fake that evening frock for twenty dollars, and then buy the little Empire one for Olga Larson--it's only eighty--that the two would average just about what Mrs. Goldsmith was paying for the others."

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading "I thought if you'd let me fake that evening frock for twenty dollars, and then buy the little Empire one for Olga Larson--it's only eighty--that the two would average just about what Mrs. Goldsmith was paying for the others."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Why not fake the other one too?" he asked.

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

From this reading "I thought if you'd let me fake that evening frock for twenty dollars, and then buy the little Empire one for Olga Larson--it's only eighty--that the two would average just about what Mrs. Goldsmith was paying for the others."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She didn't go out on to the sidewalk, but lingered in the recessed doorway.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "I thought if you'd let me fake that evening frock for twenty dollars, and then buy the little Empire one for Olga Larson--it's only eighty--that the two would average just about what Mrs. Goldsmith was paying for the others."

and nothing more

From this reading "I thought if you'd let me fake that evening frock for twenty dollars, and then buy the little Empire one for Olga Larson--it's only eighty--that the two would average just about what Mrs. Goldsmith was paying for the others."

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading "Why not fake the other one too?" he asked.

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

From this reading "I thought if you'd let me fake that evening frock for twenty dollars, and then buy the little Empire one for Olga Larson--it's only eighty--that the two would average just about what Mrs. Goldsmith was paying for the others."

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading She didn't go out on to the sidewalk, but lingered in the recessed doorway.

yielding a fair profit

From this reading "I thought if you'd let me fake that evening frock for twenty dollars, and then buy the little Empire one for Olga Larson--it's only eighty--that the two would average just about what Mrs. Goldsmith was paying for the others."

(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false

From this reading A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Why, this was what I wanted to say," said Rose, taking up the broken conversation as he pulled the shop door to behind him.

past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling

From this reading A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Why, this was what I wanted to say," said Rose, taking up the broken conversation as he pulled the shop door to behind him.

having a sunken area

From this reading She didn't go out on to the sidewalk, but lingered in the recessed doorway.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Why, this was what I wanted to say," said Rose, taking up the broken conversation as he pulled the shop door to behind him.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Why, this was what I wanted to say," said Rose, taking up the broken conversation as he pulled the shop door to behind him.

express in words

From this reading A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Why, this was what I wanted to say," said Rose, taking up the broken conversation as he pulled the shop door to behind him.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She didn't go out on to the sidewalk, but lingered in the recessed doorway.

do one's shopping

From this reading A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Why, this was what I wanted to say," said Rose, taking up the broken conversation as he pulled the shop door to behind him.

walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway

From this reading She didn't go out on to the sidewalk, but lingered in the recessed doorway.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Why, this was what I wanted to say," said Rose, taking up the broken conversation as he pulled the shop door to behind him.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "I thought if you'd let me fake that evening frock for twenty dollars, and then buy the little Empire one for Olga Larson--it's only eighty--that the two would average just about what Mrs. Goldsmith was paying for the others."

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

From this reading A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Why, this was what I wanted to say," said Rose, taking up the broken conversation as he pulled the shop door to behind him.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "I thought if you'd let me fake that evening frock for twenty dollars, and then buy the little Empire one for Olga Larson--it's only eighty--that the two would average just about what Mrs. Goldsmith was paying for the others."

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

From this reading A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Why, this was what I wanted to say," said Rose, taking up the broken conversation as he pulled the shop door to behind him.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading "I thought if you'd let me fake that evening frock for twenty dollars, and then buy the little Empire one for Olga Larson--it's only eighty--that the two would average just about what Mrs. Goldsmith was paying for the others."

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

From this reading A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Why, this was what I wanted to say," said Rose, taking up the broken conversation as he pulled the shop door to behind him.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading "Why not fake the other one too?" he asked.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading "I thought if you'd let me fake that evening frock for twenty dollars, and then buy the little Empire one for Olga Larson--it's only eighty--that the two would average just about what Mrs. Goldsmith was paying for the others."

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading "I thought if you'd let me fake that evening frock for twenty dollars, and then buy the little Empire one for Olga Larson--it's only eighty--that the two would average just about what Mrs. Goldsmith was paying for the others."

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Why, this was what I wanted to say," said Rose, taking up the broken conversation as he pulled the shop door to behind him.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Why, this was what I wanted to say," said Rose, taking up the broken conversation as he pulled the shop door to behind him.

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

From this reading A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Why, this was what I wanted to say," said Rose, taking up the broken conversation as he pulled the shop door to behind him.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Why, this was what I wanted to say," said Rose, taking up the broken conversation as he pulled the shop door to behind him.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading A BUSINESS PROPOSITION "Why, this was what I wanted to say," said Rose, taking up the broken conversation as he pulled the shop door to behind him.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "I thought if you'd let me fake that evening frock for twenty dollars, and then buy the little Empire one for Olga Larson--it's only eighty--that the two would average just about what Mrs. Goldsmith was paying for the others."

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

From this reading "I thought if you'd let me fake that evening frock for twenty dollars, and then buy the little Empire one for Olga Larson--it's only eighty--that the two would average just about what Mrs. Goldsmith was paying for the others."