used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sunday is a dull day with the street-boys, whatever their business may be.
in actual fact
From this reading It supplies all that a boy actually needs--lodging and two meals--for the small sum of eighteen cents, and in cases of need will trust boys to that amount.
(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 It supplies all that a boy actually needs--lodging and two meals--for the small sum of eighteen cents, and in cases of need will trust boys to that amount.
a quantity of money
From this reading It supplies all that a boy actually needs--lodging and two meals--for the small sum of eighteen cents, and in cases of need will trust boys to that amount.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It supplies all that a boy actually needs--lodging and two meals--for the small sum of eighteen cents, and in cases of need will trust boys to that amount.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The boot-blacks lose least, but if the day be unpropitious their earnings are small.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sunday is a dull day with the street-boys, whatever their business may be.
boot-blacks
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From this reading The boot-blacks lose least, but if the day be unpropitious their earnings are small.
a youthful male person
From this reading It supplies all that a boy actually needs--lodging and two meals--for the small sum of eighteen cents, and in cases of need will trust boys to that amount.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading It supplies all that a boy actually needs--lodging and two meals--for the small sum of eighteen cents, and in cases of need will trust boys to that amount.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Sunday is a dull day with the street-boys, whatever their business may be.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The boot-blacks lose least, but if the day be unpropitious their earnings are small.
plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading It supplies all that a boy actually needs--lodging and two meals--for the small sum of eighteen cents, and in cases of need will trust boys to that amount.
centsnounUS /sents/
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading It supplies all that a boy actually needs--lodging and two meals--for the small sum of eighteen cents, and in cases of need will trust boys to that amount.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Sunday is a dull day with the street-boys, whatever their business may be.
DINING-ROOMS
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From this reading PIPKIN'S DINING-ROOMS.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading Sunday is a dull day with the street-boys, whatever their business may be.
earningsnounUS /ˈɜːrnɪŋz/
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading The boot-blacks lose least, but if the day be unpropitious their earnings are small.
being one more than seventeen
From this reading It supplies all that a boy actually needs--lodging and two meals--for the small sum of eighteen cents, and in cases of need will trust boys to that amount.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It supplies all that a boy actually needs--lodging and two meals--for the small sum of eighteen cents, and in cases of need will trust boys to that amount.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading On such a day the Newsboys Lodge is a great resource.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The boot-blacks lose least, but if the day be unpropitious their earnings are small.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It supplies all that a boy actually needs--lodging and two meals--for the small sum of eighteen cents, and in cases of need will trust boys to that amount.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sunday is a dull day with the street-boys, whatever their business may be.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It supplies all that a boy actually needs--lodging and two meals--for the small sum of eighteen cents, and in cases of need will trust boys to that amount.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading The boot-blacks lose least, but if the day be unpropitious their earnings are small.
LodgeverbUS /lɑːdʒ/
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading On such a day the Newsboys Lodge is a great resource.
lodgingnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋ/
structures collectively in which people are housed
From this reading It supplies all that a boy actually needs--lodging and two meals--for the small sum of eighteen cents, and in cases of need will trust boys to that amount.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading The boot-blacks lose least, but if the day be unpropitious their earnings are small.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Sunday is a dull day with the street-boys, whatever their business may be.
mealsnounUS /miːlz/
plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading It supplies all that a boy actually needs--lodging and two meals--for the small sum of eighteen cents, and in cases of need will trust boys to that amount.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading It supplies all that a boy actually needs--lodging and two meals--for the small sum of eighteen cents, and in cases of need will trust boys to that amount.
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading It supplies all that a boy actually needs--lodging and two meals--for the small sum of eighteen cents, and in cases of need will trust boys to that amount.
Newsboys
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From this reading On such a day the Newsboys Lodge is a great resource.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It supplies all that a boy actually needs--lodging and two meals--for the small sum of eighteen cents, and in cases of need will trust boys to that amount.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On such a day the Newsboys Lodge is a great resource.
PIPKIN'S
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From this reading PIPKIN'S DINING-ROOMS.
resourcenounUS /ˈriːsɔːrs/
available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
From this reading On such a day the Newsboys Lodge is a great resource.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The boot-blacks lose least, but if the day be unpropitious their earnings are small.
street-boys
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From this reading Sunday is a dull day with the street-boys, whatever their business may be.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading On such a day the Newsboys Lodge is a great resource.
a quantity of money
From this reading It supplies all that a boy actually needs--lodging and two meals--for the small sum of eighteen cents, and in cases of need will trust boys to that amount.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading Sunday is a dull day with the street-boys, whatever their business may be.
suppliesnounUS /səˈplaɪz/
plural of “supply” — an amount of something available for use
From this reading It supplies all that a boy actually needs--lodging and two meals--for the small sum of eighteen cents, and in cases of need will trust boys to that amount.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It supplies all that a boy actually needs--lodging and two meals--for the small sum of eighteen cents, and in cases of need will trust boys to that amount.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sunday is a dull day with the street-boys, whatever their business may be.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Sunday is a dull day with the street-boys, whatever their business may be.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It supplies all that a boy actually needs--lodging and two meals--for the small sum of eighteen cents, and in cases of need will trust boys to that amount.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading It supplies all that a boy actually needs--lodging and two meals--for the small sum of eighteen cents, and in cases of need will trust boys to that amount.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It supplies all that a boy actually needs--lodging and two meals--for the small sum of eighteen cents, and in cases of need will trust boys to that amount.
unpropitiousadjective
not propitious
From this reading The boot-blacks lose least, but if the day be unpropitious their earnings are small.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Sunday is a dull day with the street-boys, whatever their business may be.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It supplies all that a boy actually needs--lodging and two meals--for the small sum of eighteen cents, and in cases of need will trust boys to that amount.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sunday is a dull day with the street-boys, whatever their business may be.
