200
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From this reading I might have known it!--Do you think so?--Well, then, sell the 200 Occidental common--You know best--What about Trolley?--Hold on?--All right; just as you say--I hope so--I don’t like to lose, and--Ha! ha!--I guess so--Good-by.”
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He said: “Excuse me for a minute, old man,” to the customer--Hopkins, the Connecticut manufacturer.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I might have known it!--Do you think so?--Well, then, sell the 200 Occidental common--You know best--What about Trolley?--Hold on?--All right; just as you say--I hope so--I don’t like to lose, and--Ha! ha!--I guess so--Good-by.”
(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 I might have known it!--Do you think so?--Well, then, sell the 200 Occidental common--You know best--What about Trolley?--Hold on?--All right; just as you say--I hope so--I don’t like to lose, and--Ha! ha!--I guess so--Good-by.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I might have known it!--Do you think so?--Well, then, sell the 200 Occidental common--You know best--What about Trolley?--Hold on?--All right; just as you say--I hope so--I don’t like to lose, and--Ha! ha!--I guess so--Good-by.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Oh, how are you?--Yes--I was out--Is that so?--Too bad--Too bad--Yes; just my luck to be out.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I might have known it!--Do you think so?--Well, then, sell the 200 Occidental common--You know best--What about Trolley?--Hold on?--All right; just as you say--I hope so--I don’t like to lose, and--Ha! ha!--I guess so--Good-by.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Glmartin was still laughing professionally at the prospective buyer’s funny story when the telephone on his desk buzzed.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “Oh, how are you?--Yes--I was out--Is that so?--Too bad--Too bad--Yes; just my luck to be out.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Oh, how are you?--Yes--I was out--Is that so?--Too bad--Too bad--Yes; just my luck to be out.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading I might have known it!--Do you think so?--Well, then, sell the 200 Occidental common--You know best--What about Trolley?--Hold on?--All right; just as you say--I hope so--I don’t like to lose, and--Ha! ha!--I guess so--Good-by.”
buyer'snounUS /ˈbaɪərz/
possessive form of “buyer” — a person who buys
From this reading Glmartin was still laughing professionally at the prospective buyer’s funny story when the telephone on his desk buzzed.
buzzedverbUS /bʌzd/
past form of “buzz” — make a buzzing sound
From this reading Glmartin was still laughing professionally at the prospective buyer’s funny story when the telephone on his desk buzzed.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading I might have known it!--Do you think so?--Well, then, sell the 200 Occidental common--You know best--What about Trolley?--Hold on?--All right; just as you say--I hope so--I don’t like to lose, and--Ha! ha!--I guess so--Good-by.”
ConnecticutnounUS /kəˈnetəkət/
a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading He said: “Excuse me for a minute, old man,” to the customer--Hopkins, the Connecticut manufacturer.
customernounUS /ˈkʌstəmər/
someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading He said: “Excuse me for a minute, old man,” to the customer--Hopkins, the Connecticut manufacturer.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading Glmartin was still laughing professionally at the prospective buyer’s funny story when the telephone on his desk buzzed.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I might have known it!--Do you think so?--Well, then, sell the 200 Occidental common--You know best--What about Trolley?--Hold on?--All right; just as you say--I hope so--I don’t like to lose, and--Ha! ha!--I guess so--Good-by.”
don't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I might have known it!--Do you think so?--Well, then, sell the 200 Occidental common--You know best--What about Trolley?--Hold on?--All right; just as you say--I hope so--I don’t like to lose, and--Ha! ha!--I guess so--Good-by.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading He said: “Excuse me for a minute, old man,” to the customer--Hopkins, the Connecticut manufacturer.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He said: “Excuse me for a minute, old man,” to the customer--Hopkins, the Connecticut manufacturer.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading Glmartin was still laughing professionally at the prospective buyer’s funny story when the telephone on his desk buzzed.
Glmartin
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From this reading Glmartin was still laughing professionally at the prospective buyer’s funny story when the telephone on his desk buzzed.
Good-bynoun
a farewell remark
From this reading I might have known it!--Do you think so?--Well, then, sell the 200 Occidental common--You know best--What about Trolley?--Hold on?--All right; just as you say--I hope so--I don’t like to lose, and--Ha! ha!--I guess so--Good-by.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I might have known it!--Do you think so?--Well, then, sell the 200 Occidental common--You know best--What about Trolley?--Hold on?--All right; just as you say--I hope so--I don’t like to lose, and--Ha! ha!--I guess so--Good-by.”
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading I might have known it!--Do you think so?--Well, then, sell the 200 Occidental common--You know best--What about Trolley?--Hold on?--All right; just as you say--I hope so--I don’t like to lose, and--Ha! ha!--I guess so--Good-by.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I might have known it!--Do you think so?--Well, then, sell the 200 Occidental common--You know best--What about Trolley?--Hold on?--All right; just as you say--I hope so--I don’t like to lose, and--Ha! ha!--I guess so--Good-by.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said: “Excuse me for a minute, old man,” to the customer--Hopkins, the Connecticut manufacturer.
HellonounUS /həˈloʊ/
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hello; who is this?” he spoke into the transmitter.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Glmartin was still laughing professionally at the prospective buyer’s funny story when the telephone on his desk buzzed.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I might have known it!--Do you think so?--Well, then, sell the 200 Occidental common--You know best--What about Trolley?--Hold on?--All right; just as you say--I hope so--I don’t like to lose, and--Ha! ha!--I guess so--Good-by.”
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I might have known it!--Do you think so?--Well, then, sell the 200 Occidental common--You know best--What about Trolley?--Hold on?--All right; just as you say--I hope so--I don’t like to lose, and--Ha! ha!--I guess so--Good-by.”
HopkinsnounUS /ˈhɑːpkɪnz/
United States educator and theologian (1802-1887)
From this reading He said: “Excuse me for a minute, old man,” to the customer--Hopkins, the Connecticut manufacturer.
how
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From this reading “Oh, how are you?--Yes--I was out--Is that so?--Too bad--Too bad--Yes; just my luck to be out.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, how are you?--Yes--I was out--Is that so?--Too bad--Too bad--Yes; just my luck to be out.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Hello; who is this?” he spoke into the transmitter.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Hello; who is this?” he spoke into the transmitter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I might have known it!--Do you think so?--Well, then, sell the 200 Occidental common--You know best--What about Trolley?--Hold on?--All right; just as you say--I hope so--I don’t like to lose, and--Ha! ha!--I guess so--Good-by.”
and nothing more
From this reading “Oh, how are you?--Yes--I was out--Is that so?--Too bad--Too bad--Yes; just my luck to be out.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I might have known it!--Do you think so?--Well, then, sell the 200 Occidental common--You know best--What about Trolley?--Hold on?--All right; just as you say--I hope so--I don’t like to lose, and--Ha! ha!--I guess so--Good-by.”
apprehended with certainty
From this reading I might have known it!--Do you think so?--Well, then, sell the 200 Occidental common--You know best--What about Trolley?--Hold on?--All right; just as you say--I hope so--I don’t like to lose, and--Ha! ha!--I guess so--Good-by.”
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading Glmartin was still laughing professionally at the prospective buyer’s funny story when the telephone on his desk buzzed.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I might have known it!--Do you think so?--Well, then, sell the 200 Occidental common--You know best--What about Trolley?--Hold on?--All right; just as you say--I hope so--I don’t like to lose, and--Ha! ha!--I guess so--Good-by.”
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading I might have known it!--Do you think so?--Well, then, sell the 200 Occidental common--You know best--What about Trolley?--Hold on?--All right; just as you say--I hope so--I don’t like to lose, and--Ha! ha!--I guess so--Good-by.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “Oh, how are you?--Yes--I was out--Is that so?--Too bad--Too bad--Yes; just my luck to be out.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He said: “Excuse me for a minute, old man,” to the customer--Hopkins, the Connecticut manufacturer.
manufacturernounUS /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃərər/
a business engaged in manufacturing some product
From this reading He said: “Excuse me for a minute, old man,” to the customer--Hopkins, the Connecticut manufacturer.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He said: “Excuse me for a minute, old man,” to the customer--Hopkins, the Connecticut manufacturer.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I might have known it!--Do you think so?--Well, then, sell the 200 Occidental common--You know best--What about Trolley?--Hold on?--All right; just as you say--I hope so--I don’t like to lose, and--Ha! ha!--I guess so--Good-by.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading He said: “Excuse me for a minute, old man,” to the customer--Hopkins, the Connecticut manufacturer.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, how are you?--Yes--I was out--Is that so?--Too bad--Too bad--Yes; just my luck to be out.
OccidentalnounUS /ˌɑːksəˈdentəl/
a native inhabitant of the Occident
From this reading I might have known it!--Do you think so?--Well, then, sell the 200 Occidental common--You know best--What about Trolley?--Hold on?--All right; just as you say--I hope so--I don’t like to lose, and--Ha! ha!--I guess so--Good-by.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, how are you?--Yes--I was out--Is that so?--Too bad--Too bad--Yes; just my luck to be out.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He said: “Excuse me for a minute, old man,” to the customer--Hopkins, the Connecticut manufacturer.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Glmartin was still laughing professionally at the prospective buyer’s funny story when the telephone on his desk buzzed.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Oh, how are you?--Yes--I was out--Is that so?--Too bad--Too bad--Yes; just my luck to be out.
professionallyadverbUS /prəˈfeʃənəli/
in a professional manner
From this reading Glmartin was still laughing professionally at the prospective buyer’s funny story when the telephone on his desk buzzed.
prospectiveadjectiveUS /prəˈspektɪv/
of or concerned with or related to the future
From this reading Glmartin was still laughing professionally at the prospective buyer’s funny story when the telephone on his desk buzzed.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I might have known it!--Do you think so?--Well, then, sell the 200 Occidental common--You know best--What about Trolley?--Hold on?--All right; just as you say--I hope so--I don’t like to lose, and--Ha! ha!--I guess so--Good-by.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He said: “Excuse me for a minute, old man,” to the customer--Hopkins, the Connecticut manufacturer.
express in words
From this reading I might have known it!--Do you think so?--Well, then, sell the 200 Occidental common--You know best--What about Trolley?--Hold on?--All right; just as you say--I hope so--I don’t like to lose, and--Ha! ha!--I guess so--Good-by.”
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading I might have known it!--Do you think so?--Well, then, sell the 200 Occidental common--You know best--What about Trolley?--Hold on?--All right; just as you say--I hope so--I don’t like to lose, and--Ha! ha!--I guess so--Good-by.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Oh, how are you?--Yes--I was out--Is that so?--Too bad--Too bad--Yes; just my luck to be out.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “Hello; who is this?” he spoke into the transmitter.
not in physical motion
From this reading Glmartin was still laughing professionally at the prospective buyer’s funny story when the telephone on his desk buzzed.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Glmartin was still laughing professionally at the prospective buyer’s funny story when the telephone on his desk buzzed.
telephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading Glmartin was still laughing professionally at the prospective buyer’s funny story when the telephone on his desk buzzed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, how are you?--Yes--I was out--Is that so?--Too bad--Too bad--Yes; just my luck to be out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Glmartin was still laughing professionally at the prospective buyer’s funny story when the telephone on his desk buzzed.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I might have known it!--Do you think so?--Well, then, sell the 200 Occidental common--You know best--What about Trolley?--Hold on?--All right; just as you say--I hope so--I don’t like to lose, and--Ha! ha!--I guess so--Good-by.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I might have known it!--Do you think so?--Well, then, sell the 200 Occidental common--You know best--What about Trolley?--Hold on?--All right; just as you say--I hope so--I don’t like to lose, and--Ha! ha!--I guess so--Good-by.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Hello; who is this?” he spoke into the transmitter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He said: “Excuse me for a minute, old man,” to the customer--Hopkins, the Connecticut manufacturer.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Oh, how are you?--Yes--I was out--Is that so?--Too bad--Too bad--Yes; just my luck to be out.
transmitternounUS /trænˈsmɪtər/
someone who transmits a message
From this reading “Hello; who is this?” he spoke into the transmitter.
TrolleynounUS /ˈtrɑːli/
a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
From this reading I might have known it!--Do you think so?--Well, then, sell the 200 Occidental common--You know best--What about Trolley?--Hold on?--All right; just as you say--I hope so--I don’t like to lose, and--Ha! ha!--I guess so--Good-by.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Glmartin was still laughing professionally at the prospective buyer’s funny story when the telephone on his desk buzzed.
(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 I might have known it!--Do you think so?--Well, then, sell the 200 Occidental common--You know best--What about Trolley?--Hold on?--All right; just as you say--I hope so--I don’t like to lose, and--Ha! ha!--I guess so--Good-by.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I might have known it!--Do you think so?--Well, then, sell the 200 Occidental common--You know best--What about Trolley?--Hold on?--All right; just as you say--I hope so--I don’t like to lose, and--Ha! ha!--I guess so--Good-by.”
at the time that
From this reading Glmartin was still laughing professionally at the prospective buyer’s funny story when the telephone on his desk buzzed.
which person or people
From this reading “Hello; who is this?” he spoke into the transmitter.
an affirmative
From this reading “Oh, how are you?--Yes--I was out--Is that so?--Too bad--Too bad--Yes; just my luck to be out.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, how are you?--Yes--I was out--Is that so?--Too bad--Too bad--Yes; just my luck to be out.
