used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
a-year
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From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
advertisingnounUS /ˈædvərtaɪzɪŋ/
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But what good does it do?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "But what good does it do?
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But what good does it do?
at any time
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading It was thus that Robinson had once spoken to his friend Poppins, while some remnant of that five hundred pounds was still in his hands.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading It was thus that Robinson had once spoken to his friend Poppins, while some remnant of that five hundred pounds was still in his hands.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "But what good does it do?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Would that it might be told that I had spent ten times forty thousand."
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading It was thus that Robinson had once spoken to his friend Poppins, while some remnant of that five hundred pounds was still in his hands.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was thus that Robinson had once spoken to his friend Poppins, while some remnant of that five hundred pounds was still in his hands.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
HOW
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From this reading SHOWING HOW ROBINSON WALKED UPON ROSES.
ten 10s
From this reading It was thus that Robinson had once spoken to his friend Poppins, while some remnant of that five hundred pounds was still in his hands.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Would that it might be told that I had spent ten times forty thousand."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
on one occasion
From this reading It was thus that Robinson had once spoken to his friend Poppins, while some remnant of that five hundred pounds was still in his hands.
Poppins
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From this reading It was thus that Robinson had once spoken to his friend Poppins, while some remnant of that five hundred pounds was still in his hands.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
remnantnounUS /ˈremnənt/
a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
From this reading It was thus that Robinson had once spoken to his friend Poppins, while some remnant of that five hundred pounds was still in his hands.
ROBINSONnounUS /ˈrɑːbənsən/
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading SHOWING HOW ROBINSON WALKED UPON ROSES.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading SHOWING HOW ROBINSON WALKED UPON ROSES.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
the display of a motion picture
From this reading SHOWING HOW ROBINSON WALKED UPON ROSES.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was thus that Robinson had once spoken to his friend Poppins, while some remnant of that five hundred pounds was still in his hands.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading It was thus that Robinson had once spoken to his friend Poppins, while some remnant of that five hundred pounds was still in his hands.
not in physical motion
From this reading It was thus that Robinson had once spoken to his friend Poppins, while some remnant of that five hundred pounds was still in his hands.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Would that it might be told that I had spent ten times forty thousand."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading It was thus that Robinson had once spoken to his friend Poppins, while some remnant of that five hundred pounds was still in his hands.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Would that it might be told that I had spent ten times forty thousand."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was thus that Robinson had once spoken to his friend Poppins, while some remnant of that five hundred pounds was still in his hands.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
UPONprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading SHOWING HOW ROBINSON WALKED UPON ROSES.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading SHOWING HOW ROBINSON WALKED UPON ROSES.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was thus that Robinson had once spoken to his friend Poppins, while some remnant of that five hundred pounds was still in his hands.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But what good does it do?
at the time that
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It was thus that Robinson had once spoken to his friend Poppins, while some remnant of that five hundred pounds was still in his hands.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would that it might be told that I had spent ten times forty thousand."
