used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a disgusted grunt, McNew, editor and proprietor of the New York Gazette, flung himself back in his chair.
(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 McNew had succeeded, so he had no patience with failure, not even with the temporary failure that comes to all newspaper men at times.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With a disgusted grunt, McNew, editor and proprietor of the New York Gazette, flung himself back in his chair.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading McNew had succeeded, so he had no patience with failure, not even with the temporary failure that comes to all newspaper men at times.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading With a disgusted grunt, McNew, editor and proprietor of the New York Gazette, flung himself back in his chair.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading It is a bad thing for some men to succeed too soon in life.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading He was impatient by nature, and since he had bought the Gazette and made it the most notorious if not the most famous paper in New York, he had stopped concealing the fact.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was impatient by nature, and since he had bought the Gazette and made it the most notorious if not the most famous paper in New York, he had stopped concealing the fact.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading With a disgusted grunt, McNew, editor and proprietor of the New York Gazette, flung himself back in his chair.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading McNew had succeeded, so he had no patience with failure, not even with the temporary failure that comes to all newspaper men at times.
concealingnounUS /kənˈsiːlɪŋ/
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading He was impatient by nature, and since he had bought the Gazette and made it the most notorious if not the most famous paper in New York, he had stopped concealing the fact.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If McNew could have put off his success for twenty years, it would probably not have done him half the harm it did when he was thirty-five.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If McNew could have put off his success for twenty years, it would probably not have done him half the harm it did when he was thirty-five.
disgustedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈɡʌstəd/
having a strong distaste from surfeit
From this reading With a disgusted grunt, McNew, editor and proprietor of the New York Gazette, flung himself back in his chair.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading If McNew could have put off his success for twenty years, it would probably not have done him half the harm it did when he was thirty-five.
editornounUS /ˈedətər/
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading With a disgusted grunt, McNew, editor and proprietor of the New York Gazette, flung himself back in his chair.
divisible by two
From this reading McNew had succeeded, so he had no patience with failure, not even with the temporary failure that comes to all newspaper men at times.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading He was impatient by nature, and since he had bought the Gazette and made it the most notorious if not the most famous paper in New York, he had stopped concealing the fact.
an act that fails
From this reading McNew had succeeded, so he had no patience with failure, not even with the temporary failure that comes to all newspaper men at times.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading He was impatient by nature, and since he had bought the Gazette and made it the most notorious if not the most famous paper in New York, he had stopped concealing the fact.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading With a disgusted grunt, McNew, editor and proprietor of the New York Gazette, flung himself back in his chair.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is a bad thing for some men to succeed too soon in life.
GazettenounUS /ɡəˈzet/
a newspaper or official journal
From this reading With a disgusted grunt, McNew, editor and proprietor of the New York Gazette, flung himself back in his chair.
gruntnounUS /ɡrʌnt/
the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
From this reading With a disgusted grunt, McNew, editor and proprietor of the New York Gazette, flung himself back in his chair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was impatient by nature, and since he had bought the Gazette and made it the most notorious if not the most famous paper in New York, he had stopped concealing the fact.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading If McNew could have put off his success for twenty years, it would probably not have done him half the harm it did when he was thirty-five.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading If McNew could have put off his success for twenty years, it would probably not have done him half the harm it did when he was thirty-five.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If McNew could have put off his success for twenty years, it would probably not have done him half the harm it did when he was thirty-five.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was impatient by nature, and since he had bought the Gazette and made it the most notorious if not the most famous paper in New York, he had stopped concealing the fact.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If McNew could have put off his success for twenty years, it would probably not have done him half the harm it did when he was thirty-five.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading With a disgusted grunt, McNew, editor and proprietor of the New York Gazette, flung himself back in his chair.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With a disgusted grunt, McNew, editor and proprietor of the New York Gazette, flung himself back in his chair.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He was impatient by nature, and since he had bought the Gazette and made it the most notorious if not the most famous paper in New York, he had stopped concealing the fact.
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading He was impatient by nature, and since he had bought the Gazette and made it the most notorious if not the most famous paper in New York, he had stopped concealing the fact.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With a disgusted grunt, McNew, editor and proprietor of the New York Gazette, flung himself back in his chair.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a bad thing for some men to succeed too soon in life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was impatient by nature, and since he had bought the Gazette and made it the most notorious if not the most famous paper in New York, he had stopped concealing the fact.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It is a bad thing for some men to succeed too soon in life.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He was impatient by nature, and since he had bought the Gazette and made it the most notorious if not the most famous paper in New York, he had stopped concealing the fact.
McNew
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From this reading With a disgusted grunt, McNew, editor and proprietor of the New York Gazette, flung himself back in his chair.
the force of workers available
From this reading It is a bad thing for some men to succeed too soon in life.
used to form the superlative
From this reading He was impatient by nature, and since he had bought the Gazette and made it the most notorious if not the most famous paper in New York, he had stopped concealing the fact.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading He was impatient by nature, and since he had bought the Gazette and made it the most notorious if not the most famous paper in New York, he had stopped concealing the fact.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading With a disgusted grunt, McNew, editor and proprietor of the New York Gazette, flung himself back in his chair.
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading McNew had succeeded, so he had no patience with failure, not even with the temporary failure that comes to all newspaper men at times.
not any; not one
From this reading McNew had succeeded, so he had no patience with failure, not even with the temporary failure that comes to all newspaper men at times.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was impatient by nature, and since he had bought the Gazette and made it the most notorious if not the most famous paper in New York, he had stopped concealing the fact.
notoriousadjectiveUS /noʊˈtɔːriəs/
known widely and usually unfavorably
From this reading He was impatient by nature, and since he had bought the Gazette and made it the most notorious if not the most famous paper in New York, he had stopped concealing the fact.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a disgusted grunt, McNew, editor and proprietor of the New York Gazette, flung himself back in his chair.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading If McNew could have put off his success for twenty years, it would probably not have done him half the harm it did when he was thirty-five.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading He was impatient by nature, and since he had bought the Gazette and made it the most notorious if not the most famous paper in New York, he had stopped concealing the fact.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading McNew had succeeded, so he had no patience with failure, not even with the temporary failure that comes to all newspaper men at times.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading If McNew could have put off his success for twenty years, it would probably not have done him half the harm it did when he was thirty-five.
proprietornounUS /prəˈpraɪətər/
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading With a disgusted grunt, McNew, editor and proprietor of the New York Gazette, flung himself back in his chair.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading If McNew could have put off his success for twenty years, it would probably not have done him half the harm it did when he was thirty-five.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He was impatient by nature, and since he had bought the Gazette and made it the most notorious if not the most famous paper in New York, he had stopped concealing the fact.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading McNew had succeeded, so he had no patience with failure, not even with the temporary failure that comes to all newspaper men at times.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It is a bad thing for some men to succeed too soon in life.
in the near future
From this reading It is a bad thing for some men to succeed too soon in life.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading He was impatient by nature, and since he had bought the Gazette and made it the most notorious if not the most famous paper in New York, he had stopped concealing the fact.
attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading It is a bad thing for some men to succeed too soon in life.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading McNew had succeeded, so he had no patience with failure, not even with the temporary failure that comes to all newspaper men at times.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading If McNew could have put off his success for twenty years, it would probably not have done him half the harm it did when he was thirty-five.
temporaryadjectiveUS /ˈtempəreri/
not permanent; not lasting
From this reading McNew had succeeded, so he had no patience with failure, not even with the temporary failure that comes to all newspaper men at times.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading McNew had succeeded, so he had no patience with failure, not even with the temporary failure that comes to all newspaper men at times.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With a disgusted grunt, McNew, editor and proprietor of the New York Gazette, flung himself back in his chair.
a special situation
From this reading It is a bad thing for some men to succeed too soon in life.
thirty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːrdifaɪv/
being five more than thirty
From this reading If McNew could have put off his success for twenty years, it would probably not have done him half the harm it did when he was thirty-five.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading McNew had succeeded, so he had no patience with failure, not even with the temporary failure that comes to all newspaper men at times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is a bad thing for some men to succeed too soon in life.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It is a bad thing for some men to succeed too soon in life.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading If McNew could have put off his success for twenty years, it would probably not have done him half the harm it did when he was thirty-five.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was impatient by nature, and since he had bought the Gazette and made it the most notorious if not the most famous paper in New York, he had stopped concealing the fact.
at the time that
From this reading If McNew could have put off his success for twenty years, it would probably not have done him half the harm it did when he was thirty-five.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a disgusted grunt, McNew, editor and proprietor of the New York Gazette, flung himself back in his chair.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If McNew could have put off his success for twenty years, it would probably not have done him half the harm it did when he was thirty-five.
a late time of life
From this reading If McNew could have put off his success for twenty years, it would probably not have done him half the harm it did when he was thirty-five.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading With a disgusted grunt, McNew, editor and proprietor of the New York Gazette, flung himself back in his chair.
