used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
(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 The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last I came down to selling flowers--yes I that was a nice profession, wasn't it?"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "One evening--I'd had a bad day--I was hawking in the Strand, just where I met you when I saw you with those boards upon your back.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
berthnounUS /bɜːrθ/
a job in an organization
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
boardsnounUS /bɔːrdz/
(used in the plural) the stage of a theater
From this reading "One evening--I'd had a bad day--I was hawking in the Strand, just where I met you when I saw you with those boards upon your back.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At last I came down to selling flowers--yes I that was a nice profession, wasn't it?"
can't
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From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
conceptionnounUS /kənˈsepʃən/
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
daintyadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪnti/
delicately beautiful
From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "One evening--I'd had a bad day--I was hawking in the Strand, just where I met you when I saw you with those boards upon your back.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading At last I came down to selling flowers--yes I that was a nice profession, wasn't it?"
enduredverbUS /enˈdjʊrd/
past form of “endure” — put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "One evening--I'd had a bad day--I was hawking in the Strand, just where I met you when I saw you with those boards upon your back.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading At last I came down to selling flowers--yes I that was a nice profession, wasn't it?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
hawkingnounUS /ˈhɔːkɪŋ/
English theoretical physicist (born in 1942)
From this reading "One evening--I'd had a bad day--I was hawking in the Strand, just where I met you when I saw you with those boards upon your back.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
How
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From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
I'd
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From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "One evening--I'd had a bad day--I was hawking in the Strand, just where I met you when I saw you with those boards upon your back.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At last I came down to selling flowers--yes I that was a nice profession, wasn't it?"
and nothing more
From this reading "One evening--I'd had a bad day--I was hawking in the Strand, just where I met you when I saw you with those boards upon your back.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
immediately past
From this reading At last I came down to selling flowers--yes I that was a nice profession, wasn't it?"
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading "One evening--I'd had a bad day--I was hawking in the Strand, just where I met you when I saw you with those boards upon your back.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading At last I came down to selling flowers--yes I that was a nice profession, wasn't it?"
not any; not one
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
not divisible by two
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One evening--I'd had a bad day--I was hawking in the Strand, just where I met you when I saw you with those boards upon your back.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
practicallyadverbUS /ˈpræktɪkli/
almost; nearly
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
pressingnounUS /ˈpresɪŋ/
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading At last I came down to selling flowers--yes I that was a nice profession, wasn't it?"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
move hurridly
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
salesnounUS /seɪlz/
income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
cut with a saw
From this reading "One evening--I'd had a bad day--I was hawking in the Strand, just where I met you when I saw you with those boards upon your back.
sellingnounUS /ˈselɪŋ/
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
From this reading At last I came down to selling flowers--yes I that was a nice profession, wasn't it?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
StrandnounUS /strænd/
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading "One evening--I'd had a bad day--I was hawking in the Strand, just where I met you when I saw you with those boards upon your back.
to a sufficient degree
From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
express in words
From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
TemptedverbUS /ˈtemptɪd/
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
a special situation
From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "One evening--I'd had a bad day--I was hawking in the Strand, just where I met you when I saw you with those boards upon your back.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "One evening--I'd had a bad day--I was hawking in the Strand, just where I met you when I saw you with those boards upon your back.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
wasn't
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From this reading At last I came down to selling flowers--yes I that was a nice profession, wasn't it?"
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
(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 How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
well-fitting
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From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
at the time that
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
in or at the place that
From this reading "One evening--I'd had a bad day--I was hawking in the Strand, just where I met you when I saw you with those boards upon your back.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
an affirmative
From this reading At last I came down to selling flowers--yes I that was a nice profession, wasn't it?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
you've
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From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "One evening--I'd had a bad day--I was hawking in the Strand, just where I met you when I saw you with those boards upon your back.
