Chapter VIII

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

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on the subject of; concerning

From this reading My idea is not to give more than one experience with any particular line of business, and in that show just how I worked, and indicate about what was my percentage of profit.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading I worked off the stock of goods sent me C. O. D. by my friend, the professor, bought a number of other stocks on my own account, and covered considerable territory.

(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 Of course, it would take up too much time to tell of all my wanderings and my numerous ups and downs.

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

From this reading THE MUSEUM SCHEME AND THE SIX WIDOWS—TRAVELING WITHOUT PAYING RAILROAD FARE—LIVING ON FREE LUNCHES—AT A LOW EBB—THE ANIMATED CHOCOLATE DROP—OLD AUNTIE FROM SMOKY ROW—THE CORN DOCTOR—THE EXCITED MOB—NOT ONLY BROKE, BUT DEAD-BROKE—THE LETTER FROM HOME—GETTING OUT OF TOWN.

having life or vigor or spirit

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one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading My idea is not to give more than one experience with any particular line of business, and in that show just how I worked, and indicate about what was my percentage of profit.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE MUSEUM SCHEME AND THE SIX WIDOWS—TRAVELING WITHOUT PAYING RAILROAD FARE—LIVING ON FREE LUNCHES—AT A LOW EBB—THE ANIMATED CHOCOLATE DROP—OLD AUNTIE FROM SMOKY ROW—THE CORN DOCTOR—THE EXCITED MOB—NOT ONLY BROKE, BUT DEAD-BROKE—THE LETTER FROM HOME—GETTING OUT OF TOWN.

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading THE MUSEUM SCHEME AND THE SIX WIDOWS—TRAVELING WITHOUT PAYING RAILROAD FARE—LIVING ON FREE LUNCHES—AT A LOW EBB—THE ANIMATED CHOCOLATE DROP—OLD AUNTIE FROM SMOKY ROW—THE CORN DOCTOR—THE EXCITED MOB—NOT ONLY BROKE, BUT DEAD-BROKE—THE LETTER FROM HOME—GETTING OUT OF TOWN.

inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading I worked off the stock of goods sent me C. O. D. by my friend, the professor, bought a number of other stocks on my own account, and covered considerable territory.

lacking funds

From this reading THE MUSEUM SCHEME AND THE SIX WIDOWS—TRAVELING WITHOUT PAYING RAILROAD FARE—LIVING ON FREE LUNCHES—AT A LOW EBB—THE ANIMATED CHOCOLATE DROP—OLD AUNTIE FROM SMOKY ROW—THE CORN DOCTOR—THE EXCITED MOB—NOT ONLY BROKE, BUT DEAD-BROKE—THE LETTER FROM HOME—GETTING OUT OF TOWN.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading My idea is not to give more than one experience with any particular line of business, and in that show just how I worked, and indicate about what was my percentage of profit.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading THE MUSEUM SCHEME AND THE SIX WIDOWS—TRAVELING WITHOUT PAYING RAILROAD FARE—LIVING ON FREE LUNCHES—AT A LOW EBB—THE ANIMATED CHOCOLATE DROP—OLD AUNTIE FROM SMOKY ROW—THE CORN DOCTOR—THE EXCITED MOB—NOT ONLY BROKE, BUT DEAD-BROKE—THE LETTER FROM HOME—GETTING OUT OF TOWN.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I worked off the stock of goods sent me C. O. D. by my friend, the professor, bought a number of other stocks on my own account, and covered considerable territory.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading I worked off the stock of goods sent me C. O. D. by my friend, the professor, bought a number of other stocks on my own account, and covered considerable territory.

a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot

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large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree

From this reading I worked off the stock of goods sent me C. O. D. by my friend, the professor, bought a number of other stocks on my own account, and covered considerable territory.

tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times

From this reading THE MUSEUM SCHEME AND THE SIX WIDOWS—TRAVELING WITHOUT PAYING RAILROAD FARE—LIVING ON FREE LUNCHES—AT A LOW EBB—THE ANIMATED CHOCOLATE DROP—OLD AUNTIE FROM SMOKY ROW—THE CORN DOCTOR—THE EXCITED MOB—NOT ONLY BROKE, BUT DEAD-BROKE—THE LETTER FROM HOME—GETTING OUT OF TOWN.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Of course, it would take up too much time to tell of all my wanderings and my numerous ups and downs.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading I worked off the stock of goods sent me C. O. D. by my friend, the professor, bought a number of other stocks on my own account, and covered considerable territory.

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading I worked off the stock of goods sent me C. O. D. by my friend, the professor, bought a number of other stocks on my own account, and covered considerable territory.

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

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a licensed medical practitioner

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plural of “down” — soft fine feathers

From this reading Of course, it would take up too much time to tell of all my wanderings and my numerous ups and downs.

let fall to the ground

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flow back or recede

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(of persons) excessively affected by emotion

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plural of “expense” — amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)

From this reading If my success was great, however, my personal expenses were large.

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading My idea is not to give more than one experience with any particular line of business, and in that show just how I worked, and indicate about what was my percentage of profit.

an agenda of things to do

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grant freedom to; free from confinement

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a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading I worked off the stock of goods sent me C. O. D. by my friend, the professor, bought a number of other stocks on my own account, and covered considerable territory.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

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the act of acquiring something

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cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading My idea is not to give more than one experience with any particular line of business, and in that show just how I worked, and indicate about what was my percentage of profit.

plural of “good” — benefit

From this reading I worked off the stock of goods sent me C. O. D. by my friend, the professor, bought a number of other stocks on my own account, and covered considerable territory.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading If my success was great, however, my personal expenses were large.

where you live at a particular time

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

From this reading My idea is not to give more than one experience with any particular line of business, and in that show just how I worked, and indicate about what was my percentage of profit.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading If my success was great, however, my personal expenses were large.

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

From this reading My idea is not to give more than one experience with any particular line of business, and in that show just how I worked, and indicate about what was my percentage of profit.

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

From this reading My idea is not to give more than one experience with any particular line of business, and in that show just how I worked, and indicate about what was my percentage of profit.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If my success was great, however, my personal expenses were large.

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

From this reading My idea is not to give more than one experience with any particular line of business, and in that show just how I worked, and indicate about what was my percentage of profit.

be a signal for or a symptom of

From this reading My idea is not to give more than one experience with any particular line of business, and in that show just how I worked, and indicate about what was my percentage of profit.

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

From this reading My idea is not to give more than one experience with any particular line of business, and in that show just how I worked, and indicate about what was my percentage of profit.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Of course, it would take up too much time to tell of all my wanderings and my numerous ups and downs.

and nothing more

From this reading My idea is not to give more than one experience with any particular line of business, and in that show just how I worked, and indicate about what was my percentage of profit.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading If my success was great, however, my personal expenses were large.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

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a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading My idea is not to give more than one experience with any particular line of business, and in that show just how I worked, and indicate about what was my percentage of profit.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

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less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

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plural of “lunch” — a midday meal

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

From this reading I worked off the stock of goods sent me C. O. D. by my friend, the professor, bought a number of other stocks on my own account, and covered considerable territory.

a disorderly crowd of people

From this reading THE MUSEUM SCHEME AND THE SIX WIDOWS—TRAVELING WITHOUT PAYING RAILROAD FARE—LIVING ON FREE LUNCHES—AT A LOW EBB—THE ANIMATED CHOCOLATE DROP—OLD AUNTIE FROM SMOKY ROW—THE CORN DOCTOR—THE EXCITED MOB—NOT ONLY BROKE, BUT DEAD-BROKE—THE LETTER FROM HOME—GETTING OUT OF TOWN.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading My idea is not to give more than one experience with any particular line of business, and in that show just how I worked, and indicate about what was my percentage of profit.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Of course, it would take up too much time to tell of all my wanderings and my numerous ups and downs.

a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value

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belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Of course, it would take up too much time to tell of all my wanderings and my numerous ups and downs.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

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the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading I worked off the stock of goods sent me C. O. D. by my friend, the professor, bought a number of other stocks on my own account, and covered considerable territory.

amounting to a large indefinite number

From this reading Of course, it would take up too much time to tell of all my wanderings and my numerous ups and downs.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading I worked off the stock of goods sent me C. O. D. by my friend, the professor, bought a number of other stocks on my own account, and covered considerable territory.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading I worked off the stock of goods sent me C. O. D. by my friend, the professor, bought a number of other stocks on my own account, and covered considerable territory.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading THE MUSEUM SCHEME AND THE SIX WIDOWS—TRAVELING WITHOUT PAYING RAILROAD FARE—LIVING ON FREE LUNCHES—AT A LOW EBB—THE ANIMATED CHOCOLATE DROP—OLD AUNTIE FROM SMOKY ROW—THE CORN DOCTOR—THE EXCITED MOB—NOT ONLY BROKE, BUT DEAD-BROKE—THE LETTER FROM HOME—GETTING OUT OF TOWN.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE MUSEUM SCHEME AND THE SIX WIDOWS—TRAVELING WITHOUT PAYING RAILROAD FARE—LIVING ON FREE LUNCHES—AT A LOW EBB—THE ANIMATED CHOCOLATE DROP—OLD AUNTIE FROM SMOKY ROW—THE CORN DOCTOR—THE EXCITED MOB—NOT ONLY BROKE, BUT DEAD-BROKE—THE LETTER FROM HOME—GETTING OUT OF TOWN.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading My idea is not to give more than one experience with any particular line of business, and in that show just how I worked, and indicate about what was my percentage of profit.

and nothing more

From this reading THE MUSEUM SCHEME AND THE SIX WIDOWS—TRAVELING WITHOUT PAYING RAILROAD FARE—LIVING ON FREE LUNCHES—AT A LOW EBB—THE ANIMATED CHOCOLATE DROP—OLD AUNTIE FROM SMOKY ROW—THE CORN DOCTOR—THE EXCITED MOB—NOT ONLY BROKE, BUT DEAD-BROKE—THE LETTER FROM HOME—GETTING OUT OF TOWN.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading I worked off the stock of goods sent me C. O. D. by my friend, the professor, bought a number of other stocks on my own account, and covered considerable territory.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

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have ownership or possession of

From this reading I worked off the stock of goods sent me C. O. D. by my friend, the professor, bought a number of other stocks on my own account, and covered considerable territory.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading My idea is not to give more than one experience with any particular line of business, and in that show just how I worked, and indicate about what was my percentage of profit.

yielding a fair profit

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a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)

From this reading My idea is not to give more than one experience with any particular line of business, and in that show just how I worked, and indicate about what was my percentage of profit.

concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality

From this reading If my success was great, however, my personal expenses were large.

someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

From this reading I worked off the stock of goods sent me C. O. D. by my friend, the professor, bought a number of other stocks on my own account, and covered considerable territory.

the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

From this reading My idea is not to give more than one experience with any particular line of business, and in that show just how I worked, and indicate about what was my percentage of profit.

line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

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an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

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an elaborate and systematic plan of action

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100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading I worked off the stock of goods sent me C. O. D. by my friend, the professor, bought a number of other stocks on my own account, and covered considerable territory.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading My idea is not to give more than one experience with any particular line of business, and in that show just how I worked, and indicate about what was my percentage of profit.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

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marked by or emitting or filled with smoke

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the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest

From this reading I worked off the stock of goods sent me C. O. D. by my friend, the professor, bought a number of other stocks on my own account, and covered considerable territory.

a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction

From this reading I worked off the stock of goods sent me C. O. D. by my friend, the professor, bought a number of other stocks on my own account, and covered considerable territory.

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading If my success was great, however, my personal expenses were large.

carry out

From this reading Of course, it would take up too much time to tell of all my wanderings and my numerous ups and downs.

express in words

From this reading Of course, it would take up too much time to tell of all my wanderings and my numerous ups and downs.

a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading I worked off the stock of goods sent me C. O. D. by my friend, the professor, bought a number of other stocks on my own account, and covered considerable territory.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading My idea is not to give more than one experience with any particular line of business, and in that show just how I worked, and indicate about what was my percentage of profit.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading My idea is not to give more than one experience with any particular line of business, and in that show just how I worked, and indicate about what was my percentage of profit.

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

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an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Of course, it would take up too much time to tell of all my wanderings and my numerous ups and downs.

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

From this reading Of course, it would take up too much time to tell of all my wanderings and my numerous ups and downs.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Of course, it would take up too much time to tell of all my wanderings and my numerous ups and downs.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

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the act of going from one place to another

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

From this reading Of course, it would take up too much time to tell of all my wanderings and my numerous ups and downs.

third-person singular of “up” — raise

From this reading Of course, it would take up too much time to tell of all my wanderings and my numerous ups and downs.

plural of “wandering” — travelling about without any clear destination

From this reading Of course, it would take up too much time to tell of all my wanderings and my numerous ups and downs.

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

From this reading My idea is not to give more than one experience with any particular line of business, and in that show just how I worked, and indicate about what was my percentage of profit.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading If my success was great, however, my personal expenses were large.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading My idea is not to give more than one experience with any particular line of business, and in that show just how I worked, and indicate about what was my percentage of profit.

plural of “widow” — a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried

From this reading THE MUSEUM SCHEME AND THE SIX WIDOWS—TRAVELING WITHOUT PAYING RAILROAD FARE—LIVING ON FREE LUNCHES—AT A LOW EBB—THE ANIMATED CHOCOLATE DROP—OLD AUNTIE FROM SMOKY ROW—THE CORN DOCTOR—THE EXCITED MOB—NOT ONLY BROKE, BUT DEAD-BROKE—THE LETTER FROM HOME—GETTING OUT OF TOWN.

in the company of; together with

From this reading My idea is not to give more than one experience with any particular line of business, and in that show just how I worked, and indicate about what was my percentage of profit.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading THE MUSEUM SCHEME AND THE SIX WIDOWS—TRAVELING WITHOUT PAYING RAILROAD FARE—LIVING ON FREE LUNCHES—AT A LOW EBB—THE ANIMATED CHOCOLATE DROP—OLD AUNTIE FROM SMOKY ROW—THE CORN DOCTOR—THE EXCITED MOB—NOT ONLY BROKE, BUT DEAD-BROKE—THE LETTER FROM HOME—GETTING OUT OF TOWN.

past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading My idea is not to give more than one experience with any particular line of business, and in that show just how I worked, and indicate about what was my percentage of profit.

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

From this reading Of course, it would take up too much time to tell of all my wanderings and my numerous ups and downs.