used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LARK Captain Hawkesbury received Tom with a grim smile.
AaronnounUS /ˈerən/
United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
matters of personal concern
From this reading In his heart Tom felt a deep dislike for this man who, in some manner or other, had so profited by Mr. Taylor’s tangled property affairs.
(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 was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “I wonder if there’s any chance of ever getting back part of that money--or having a claim on the land which the railroad company would have to settle for with us?”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “I wonder if there’s any chance of ever getting back part of that money--or having a claim on the land which the railroad company would have to settle for with us?”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In his heart Tom felt a deep dislike for this man who, in some manner or other, had so profited by Mr. Taylor’s tangled property affairs.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading A LARK Captain Hawkesbury received Tom with a grim smile.
cashnounUS /kæʃ/
money in the form of bills or coins
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “I wonder if there’s any chance of ever getting back part of that money--or having a claim on the land which the railroad company would have to settle for with us?”
ChesternounUS /ˈtʃestər/
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading “I wonder if there’s any chance of ever getting back part of that money--or having a claim on the land which the railroad company would have to settle for with us?”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading In his heart Tom felt a deep dislike for this man who, in some manner or other, had so profited by Mr. Taylor’s tangled property affairs.
differentlyadverbUS /ˈdɪfrəntli/
in another and different manner
From this reading “And my mother might have had those shares if things--well, if things had gone differently,” mused Tom.
dislikenounUS /dɪˈslaɪk/
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
From this reading In his heart Tom felt a deep dislike for this man who, in some manner or other, had so profited by Mr. Taylor’s tangled property affairs.
DoolittlenounUS /ˈduːlɪtəl/
United States Air Force officer who electrified the world in 1942 by leading a squadron of 16 bombers on a daylight raid over Tokyo (1896-1993)
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
doubledadjectiveUS /ˈdʌbəld/
twice as great or many
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
at any time
From this reading “I wonder if there’s any chance of ever getting back part of that money--or having a claim on the land which the railroad company would have to settle for with us?”
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading In his heart Tom felt a deep dislike for this man who, in some manner or other, had so profited by Mr. Taylor’s tangled property affairs.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In his heart Tom felt a deep dislike for this man who, in some manner or other, had so profited by Mr. Taylor’s tangled property affairs.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “I wonder if there’s any chance of ever getting back part of that money--or having a claim on the land which the railroad company would have to settle for with us?”
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “And my mother might have had those shares if things--well, if things had gone differently,” mused Tom.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading A LARK Captain Hawkesbury received Tom with a grim smile.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In his heart Tom felt a deep dislike for this man who, in some manner or other, had so profited by Mr. Taylor’s tangled property affairs.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And my mother might have had those shares if things--well, if things had gone differently,” mused Tom.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “I wonder if there’s any chance of ever getting back part of that money--or having a claim on the land which the railroad company would have to settle for with us?”
Hawkesbury
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From this reading A LARK Captain Hawkesbury received Tom with a grim smile.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading In his heart Tom felt a deep dislike for this man who, in some manner or other, had so profited by Mr. Taylor’s tangled property affairs.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In his heart Tom felt a deep dislike for this man who, in some manner or other, had so profited by Mr. Taylor’s tangled property affairs.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wonder if there’s any chance of ever getting back part of that money--or having a claim on the land which the railroad company would have to settle for with us?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “And my mother might have had those shares if things--well, if things had gone differently,” mused Tom.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his heart Tom felt a deep dislike for this man who, in some manner or other, had so profited by Mr. Taylor’s tangled property affairs.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
LARKnounUS /lɑːrk/
North American songbirds having a yellow breast
From this reading A LARK Captain Hawkesbury received Tom with a grim smile.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading In his heart Tom felt a deep dislike for this man who, in some manner or other, had so profited by Mr. Taylor’s tangled property affairs.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In his heart Tom felt a deep dislike for this man who, in some manner or other, had so profited by Mr. Taylor’s tangled property affairs.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “And my mother might have had those shares if things--well, if things had gone differently,” mused Tom.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “I wonder if there’s any chance of ever getting back part of that money--or having a claim on the land which the railroad company would have to settle for with us?”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “And my mother might have had those shares if things--well, if things had gone differently,” mused Tom.
a form of address for a man
From this reading In his heart Tom felt a deep dislike for this man who, in some manner or other, had so profited by Mr. Taylor’s tangled property affairs.
musedverbUS /mjuːzd/
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading “And my mother might have had those shares if things--well, if things had gone differently,” mused Tom.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “And my mother might have had those shares if things--well, if things had gone differently,” mused Tom.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I wonder if there’s any chance of ever getting back part of that money--or having a claim on the land which the railroad company would have to settle for with us?”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In his heart Tom felt a deep dislike for this man who, in some manner or other, had so profited by Mr. Taylor’s tangled property affairs.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading In his heart Tom felt a deep dislike for this man who, in some manner or other, had so profited by Mr. Taylor’s tangled property affairs.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading “I wonder if there’s any chance of ever getting back part of that money--or having a claim on the land which the railroad company would have to settle for with us?”
profitedverbUS /ˈprɑːfətəd/
past form of “profit” — derive a benefit from
From this reading In his heart Tom felt a deep dislike for this man who, in some manner or other, had so profited by Mr. Taylor’s tangled property affairs.
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading In his heart Tom felt a deep dislike for this man who, in some manner or other, had so profited by Mr. Taylor’s tangled property affairs.
railroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading A LARK Captain Hawkesbury received Tom with a grim smile.
salenounUS /seɪl/
a particular instance of selling
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading “I wonder if there’s any chance of ever getting back part of that money--or having a claim on the land which the railroad company would have to settle for with us?”
sharesnounUS /ʃerz/
plural of “share” — assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
for a short time
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
and nothing more
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading A LARK Captain Hawkesbury received Tom with a grim smile.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In his heart Tom felt a deep dislike for this man who, in some manner or other, had so profited by Mr. Taylor’s tangled property affairs.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In his heart Tom felt a deep dislike for this man who, in some manner or other, had so profited by Mr. Taylor’s tangled property affairs.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
tangledadjectiveUS /ˈtæŋɡəld/
in a confused mass
From this reading In his heart Tom felt a deep dislike for this man who, in some manner or other, had so profited by Mr. Taylor’s tangled property affairs.
Taylor'snounUS /ˈteɪlərz/
possessive form of “taylor” — United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading In his heart Tom felt a deep dislike for this man who, in some manner or other, had so profited by Mr. Taylor’s tangled property affairs.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
there's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wonder if there’s any chance of ever getting back part of that money--or having a claim on the land which the railroad company would have to settle for with us?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “And my mother might have had those shares if things--well, if things had gone differently,” mused Tom.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In his heart Tom felt a deep dislike for this man who, in some manner or other, had so profited by Mr. Taylor’s tangled property affairs.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “And my mother might have had those shares if things--well, if things had gone differently,” mused Tom.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
male cat
From this reading A LARK Captain Hawkesbury received Tom with a grim smile.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I wonder if there’s any chance of ever getting back part of that money--or having a claim on the land which the railroad company would have to settle for with us?”
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
(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 “And my mother might have had those shares if things--well, if things had gone differently,” mused Tom.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was an open secret in and around Chester that Captain Hawkesbury and Aaron Doolittle had made a small fortune simply out of the sale of the land to the railroad company, for instead of taking all cash they had been given certain shares in the company, which shares had doubled in value very shortly.
which person or people
From this reading In his heart Tom felt a deep dislike for this man who, in some manner or other, had so profited by Mr. Taylor’s tangled property affairs.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A LARK Captain Hawkesbury received Tom with a grim smile.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I wonder if there’s any chance of ever getting back part of that money--or having a claim on the land which the railroad company would have to settle for with us?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I wonder if there’s any chance of ever getting back part of that money--or having a claim on the land which the railroad company would have to settle for with us?”
