used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was on the top of the world, and he wanted to get down or have somebody else come up to him.
a line of approach
From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
butlernounUS /ˈbʌtlər/
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
champagnenounUS /ʃæmˈpeɪn/
a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there
From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
cheapadjectiveUS /tʃiːp/
relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading What he wanted was simple, complex, cheap, priceless things--love, home, repose, contentment.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He was on the top of the world, and he wanted to get down or have somebody else come up to him.
commonplaceadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmənpleɪs/
completely ordinary and unremarkable
From this reading To Jim Dyckman these things were commonplace.
complexnounUS /ˈkɑːmpleks/
a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
From this reading What he wanted was simple, complex, cheap, priceless things--love, home, repose, contentment.
contentmentnounUS /kənˈtentmənt/
happiness with one's situation in life
From this reading What he wanted was simple, complex, cheap, priceless things--love, home, repose, contentment.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He was on the top of the world, and he wanted to get down or have somebody else come up to him.
Dyckman
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From this reading To Jim Dyckman these things were commonplace.
else
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From this reading He was on the top of the world, and he wanted to get down or have somebody else come up to him.
FifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He was on the top of the world, and he wanted to get down or have somebody else come up to him.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was on the top of the world, and he wanted to get down or have somebody else come up to him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What he wanted was simple, complex, cheap, priceless things--love, home, repose, contentment.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was on the top of the world, and he wanted to get down or have somebody else come up to him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading What he wanted was simple, complex, cheap, priceless things--love, home, repose, contentment.
Jim
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From this reading To Jim Dyckman these things were commonplace.
Kedzie
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From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading What he wanted was simple, complex, cheap, priceless things--love, home, repose, contentment.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was on the top of the world, and he wanted to get down or have somebody else come up to him.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
a human being
From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
pricelessadjectiveUS /ˈpraɪsləs/
having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth
From this reading What he wanted was simple, complex, cheap, priceless things--love, home, repose, contentment.
prominencenounUS /ˈprɑːmənəns/
the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent
From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
reposeverbUS /riˈpoʊz/
put or confide something in a person or thing
From this reading What he wanted was simple, complex, cheap, priceless things--love, home, repose, contentment.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She wanted to see them.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wanted to see them.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading What he wanted was simple, complex, cheap, priceless things--love, home, repose, contentment.
relating to human society and its members
From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
a person, without saying who
From this reading He was on the top of the world, and he wanted to get down or have somebody else come up to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was on the top of the world, and he wanted to get down or have somebody else come up to him.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She wanted to see them.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading To Jim Dyckman these things were commonplace.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading To Jim Dyckman these things were commonplace.
Thropp
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From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She wanted to see them.
the upper part of anything
From this reading He was on the top of the world, and he wanted to get down or have somebody else come up to him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He was on the top of the world, and he wanted to get down or have somebody else come up to him.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading She wanted to see them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What he wanted was simple, complex, cheap, priceless things--love, home, repose, contentment.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To Jim Dyckman these things were commonplace.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What he wanted was simple, complex, cheap, priceless things--love, home, repose, contentment.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading He was on the top of the world, and he wanted to get down or have somebody else come up to him.
yachtnounUS /jɑːt/
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading Miss Kedzie Thropp had never seen Fifth Avenue or a yacht or a butler or a glass of champagne or an ocean or a person of social prominence.
