used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading During Sanc’s absence I worked industriously, bettering his instructions by renting two rooms a day and making the duplicate keys.
the state of being absent
From this reading During Sanc’s absence I worked industriously, bettering his instructions by renting two rooms a day and making the duplicate keys.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading With an old suit on and a dollar or two in silver I loved to go to the sailors’ boarding houses where seafaring men, brawny, brown, and tattooed, speaking all languages, ate, drank, fought, sang their strange sea songs, and told tales of hardship and adventure on all the seas.
(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 With an old suit on and a dollar or two in silver I loved to go to the sailors’ boarding houses where seafaring men, brawny, brown, and tattooed, speaking all languages, ate, drank, fought, sang their strange sea songs, and told tales of hardship and adventure on all the seas.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With an old suit on and a dollar or two in silver I loved to go to the sailors’ boarding houses where seafaring men, brawny, brown, and tattooed, speaking all languages, ate, drank, fought, sang their strange sea songs, and told tales of hardship and adventure on all the seas.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During Sanc’s absence I worked industriously, bettering his instructions by renting two rooms a day and making the duplicate keys.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading My days were well filled with work, renting two rooms, making two keys, trying to get my room money refunded and visiting the safety box twice a day, sometimes following a depositor out and around the streets to see what he did with his money.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading With an old suit on and a dollar or two in silver I loved to go to the sailors’ boarding houses where seafaring men, brawny, brown, and tattooed, speaking all languages, ate, drank, fought, sang their strange sea songs, and told tales of hardship and adventure on all the seas.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading In most instances the clerks returned my money when I told them I was called away and could not occupy the rooms.
BarbarynounUS /ˈbɑːrbəri/
a region of northern Africa on the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Gibraltar; was used as a base for pirates from the 16th to 19th centuries
From this reading My evenings were my own and I spent them on the Barbary Coast or the water front.
betteringadjectiveUS /ˈbetərɪŋ/
changing for the better
From this reading During Sanc’s absence I worked industriously, bettering his instructions by renting two rooms a day and making the duplicate keys.
boardingnounUS /ˈbɔːrdɪŋ/
the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
From this reading With an old suit on and a dollar or two in silver I loved to go to the sailors’ boarding houses where seafaring men, brawny, brown, and tattooed, speaking all languages, ate, drank, fought, sang their strange sea songs, and told tales of hardship and adventure on all the seas.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading My days were well filled with work, renting two rooms, making two keys, trying to get my room money refunded and visiting the safety box twice a day, sometimes following a depositor out and around the streets to see what he did with his money.
brawnyadjectiveUS /ˈbrɔːni/
(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
From this reading With an old suit on and a dollar or two in silver I loved to go to the sailors’ boarding houses where seafaring men, brawny, brown, and tattooed, speaking all languages, ate, drank, fought, sang their strange sea songs, and told tales of hardship and adventure on all the seas.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading With an old suit on and a dollar or two in silver I loved to go to the sailors’ boarding houses where seafaring men, brawny, brown, and tattooed, speaking all languages, ate, drank, fought, sang their strange sea songs, and told tales of hardship and adventure on all the seas.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading During Sanc’s absence I worked industriously, bettering his instructions by renting two rooms a day and making the duplicate keys.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading In most instances the clerks returned my money when I told them I was called away and could not occupy the rooms.
clerksnounUS /klɜːrks/
plural of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading In most instances the clerks returned my money when I told them I was called away and could not occupy the rooms.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading My evenings were my own and I spent them on the Barbary Coast or the water front.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In most instances the clerks returned my money when I told them I was called away and could not occupy the rooms.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading During Sanc’s absence I worked industriously, bettering his instructions by renting two rooms a day and making the duplicate keys.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading My days were well filled with work, renting two rooms, making two keys, trying to get my room money refunded and visiting the safety box twice a day, sometimes following a depositor out and around the streets to see what he did with his money.
depositornounUS /dəˈpɑːzɪtər/
a person who has deposited money in a bank or similar institution
From this reading My days were well filled with work, renting two rooms, making two keys, trying to get my room money refunded and visiting the safety box twice a day, sometimes following a depositor out and around the streets to see what he did with his money.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading My days were well filled with work, renting two rooms, making two keys, trying to get my room money refunded and visiting the safety box twice a day, sometimes following a depositor out and around the streets to see what he did with his money.
dollarnounUS /ˈdɑːlər/
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading With an old suit on and a dollar or two in silver I loved to go to the sailors’ boarding houses where seafaring men, brawny, brown, and tattooed, speaking all languages, ate, drank, fought, sang their strange sea songs, and told tales of hardship and adventure on all the seas.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading With an old suit on and a dollar or two in silver I loved to go to the sailors’ boarding houses where seafaring men, brawny, brown, and tattooed, speaking all languages, ate, drank, fought, sang their strange sea songs, and told tales of hardship and adventure on all the seas.
duplicateverbUS /ˈduːpləkət/
make or do or perform again
From this reading During Sanc’s absence I worked industriously, bettering his instructions by renting two rooms a day and making the duplicate keys.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During Sanc’s absence I worked industriously, bettering his instructions by renting two rooms a day and making the duplicate keys.
eveningsnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋz/
plural of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading My evenings were my own and I spent them on the Barbary Coast or the water front.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading My days were well filled with work, renting two rooms, making two keys, trying to get my room money refunded and visiting the safety box twice a day, sometimes following a depositor out and around the streets to see what he did with his money.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading My days were well filled with work, renting two rooms, making two keys, trying to get my room money refunded and visiting the safety box twice a day, sometimes following a depositor out and around the streets to see what he did with his money.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading With an old suit on and a dollar or two in silver I loved to go to the sailors’ boarding houses where seafaring men, brawny, brown, and tattooed, speaking all languages, ate, drank, fought, sang their strange sea songs, and told tales of hardship and adventure on all the seas.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading My evenings were my own and I spent them on the Barbary Coast or the water front.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading My days were well filled with work, renting two rooms, making two keys, trying to get my room money refunded and visiting the safety box twice a day, sometimes following a depositor out and around the streets to see what he did with his money.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading With an old suit on and a dollar or two in silver I loved to go to the sailors’ boarding houses where seafaring men, brawny, brown, and tattooed, speaking all languages, ate, drank, fought, sang their strange sea songs, and told tales of hardship and adventure on all the seas.
hardshipnounUS /ˈhɑːrdʃɪp/
a state of misfortune or affliction
From this reading With an old suit on and a dollar or two in silver I loved to go to the sailors’ boarding houses where seafaring men, brawny, brown, and tattooed, speaking all languages, ate, drank, fought, sang their strange sea songs, and told tales of hardship and adventure on all the seas.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My days were well filled with work, renting two rooms, making two keys, trying to get my room money refunded and visiting the safety box twice a day, sometimes following a depositor out and around the streets to see what he did with his money.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading During Sanc’s absence I worked industriously, bettering his instructions by renting two rooms a day and making the duplicate keys.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading With an old suit on and a dollar or two in silver I loved to go to the sailors’ boarding houses where seafaring men, brawny, brown, and tattooed, speaking all languages, ate, drank, fought, sang their strange sea songs, and told tales of hardship and adventure on all the seas.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading During Sanc’s absence I worked industriously, bettering his instructions by renting two rooms a day and making the duplicate keys.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In most instances the clerks returned my money when I told them I was called away and could not occupy the rooms.
industriouslyadverb
in an industrious manner
From this reading During Sanc’s absence I worked industriously, bettering his instructions by renting two rooms a day and making the duplicate keys.
instancesnounUS /ˈɪnstənsəz/
plural of “instance” — an occurrence of something
From this reading In most instances the clerks returned my money when I told them I was called away and could not occupy the rooms.
instructionsnounUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌkʃənz/
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading During Sanc’s absence I worked industriously, bettering his instructions by renting two rooms a day and making the duplicate keys.
keysnounUS /kiːz/
plural of “key” — metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading During Sanc’s absence I worked industriously, bettering his instructions by renting two rooms a day and making the duplicate keys.
languagesnounUS /ˈlæŋɡwədʒəz/
plural of “language” — a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading With an old suit on and a dollar or two in silver I loved to go to the sailors’ boarding houses where seafaring men, brawny, brown, and tattooed, speaking all languages, ate, drank, fought, sang their strange sea songs, and told tales of hardship and adventure on all the seas.
held dear
From this reading With an old suit on and a dollar or two in silver I loved to go to the sailors’ boarding houses where seafaring men, brawny, brown, and tattooed, speaking all languages, ate, drank, fought, sang their strange sea songs, and told tales of hardship and adventure on all the seas.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading During Sanc’s absence I worked industriously, bettering his instructions by renting two rooms a day and making the duplicate keys.
the force of workers available
From this reading With an old suit on and a dollar or two in silver I loved to go to the sailors’ boarding houses where seafaring men, brawny, brown, and tattooed, speaking all languages, ate, drank, fought, sang their strange sea songs, and told tales of hardship and adventure on all the seas.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading In most instances the clerks returned my money when I told them I was called away and could not occupy the rooms.
used to form the superlative
From this reading In most instances the clerks returned my money when I told them I was called away and could not occupy the rooms.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In most instances the clerks returned my money when I told them I was called away and could not occupy the rooms.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In most instances the clerks returned my money when I told them I was called away and could not occupy the rooms.
occupyverbUS /ˈɑːkjəpaɪ/
keep busy with
From this reading In most instances the clerks returned my money when I told them I was called away and could not occupy the rooms.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With an old suit on and a dollar or two in silver I loved to go to the sailors’ boarding houses where seafaring men, brawny, brown, and tattooed, speaking all languages, ate, drank, fought, sang their strange sea songs, and told tales of hardship and adventure on all the seas.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading With an old suit on and a dollar or two in silver I loved to go to the sailors’ boarding houses where seafaring men, brawny, brown, and tattooed, speaking all languages, ate, drank, fought, sang their strange sea songs, and told tales of hardship and adventure on all the seas.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My evenings were my own and I spent them on the Barbary Coast or the water front.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading My evenings were my own and I spent them on the Barbary Coast or the water front.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading My days were well filled with work, renting two rooms, making two keys, trying to get my room money refunded and visiting the safety box twice a day, sometimes following a depositor out and around the streets to see what he did with his money.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading My evenings were my own and I spent them on the Barbary Coast or the water front.
refundedverbUS /rɪˈfʌndɪd/
past form of “refund” — pay back
From this reading My days were well filled with work, renting two rooms, making two keys, trying to get my room money refunded and visiting the safety box twice a day, sometimes following a depositor out and around the streets to see what he did with his money.
rentingnounUS /ˈrentɪŋ/
the act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car)
From this reading During Sanc’s absence I worked industriously, bettering his instructions by renting two rooms a day and making the duplicate keys.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading In most instances the clerks returned my money when I told them I was called away and could not occupy the rooms.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading My days were well filled with work, renting two rooms, making two keys, trying to get my room money refunded and visiting the safety box twice a day, sometimes following a depositor out and around the streets to see what he did with his money.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading During Sanc’s absence I worked industriously, bettering his instructions by renting two rooms a day and making the duplicate keys.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading My days were well filled with work, renting two rooms, making two keys, trying to get my room money refunded and visiting the safety box twice a day, sometimes following a depositor out and around the streets to see what he did with his money.
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading With an old suit on and a dollar or two in silver I loved to go to the sailors’ boarding houses where seafaring men, brawny, brown, and tattooed, speaking all languages, ate, drank, fought, sang their strange sea songs, and told tales of hardship and adventure on all the seas.
Sanc's
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From this reading During Sanc’s absence I worked industriously, bettering his instructions by renting two rooms a day and making the duplicate keys.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading With an old suit on and a dollar or two in silver I loved to go to the sailors’ boarding houses where seafaring men, brawny, brown, and tattooed, speaking all languages, ate, drank, fought, sang their strange sea songs, and told tales of hardship and adventure on all the seas.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading With an old suit on and a dollar or two in silver I loved to go to the sailors’ boarding houses where seafaring men, brawny, brown, and tattooed, speaking all languages, ate, drank, fought, sang their strange sea songs, and told tales of hardship and adventure on all the seas.
seafaringnoun
the work of a sailor
From this reading With an old suit on and a dollar or two in silver I loved to go to the sailors’ boarding houses where seafaring men, brawny, brown, and tattooed, speaking all languages, ate, drank, fought, sang their strange sea songs, and told tales of hardship and adventure on all the seas.
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading With an old suit on and a dollar or two in silver I loved to go to the sailors’ boarding houses where seafaring men, brawny, brown, and tattooed, speaking all languages, ate, drank, fought, sang their strange sea songs, and told tales of hardship and adventure on all the seas.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading My days were well filled with work, renting two rooms, making two keys, trying to get my room money refunded and visiting the safety box twice a day, sometimes following a depositor out and around the streets to see what he did with his money.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading With an old suit on and a dollar or two in silver I loved to go to the sailors’ boarding houses where seafaring men, brawny, brown, and tattooed, speaking all languages, ate, drank, fought, sang their strange sea songs, and told tales of hardship and adventure on all the seas.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading My days were well filled with work, renting two rooms, making two keys, trying to get my room money refunded and visiting the safety box twice a day, sometimes following a depositor out and around the streets to see what he did with his money.
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading With an old suit on and a dollar or two in silver I loved to go to the sailors’ boarding houses where seafaring men, brawny, brown, and tattooed, speaking all languages, ate, drank, fought, sang their strange sea songs, and told tales of hardship and adventure on all the seas.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading With an old suit on and a dollar or two in silver I loved to go to the sailors’ boarding houses where seafaring men, brawny, brown, and tattooed, speaking all languages, ate, drank, fought, sang their strange sea songs, and told tales of hardship and adventure on all the seas.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading My evenings were my own and I spent them on the Barbary Coast or the water front.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading With an old suit on and a dollar or two in silver I loved to go to the sailors’ boarding houses where seafaring men, brawny, brown, and tattooed, speaking all languages, ate, drank, fought, sang their strange sea songs, and told tales of hardship and adventure on all the seas.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading My days were well filled with work, renting two rooms, making two keys, trying to get my room money refunded and visiting the safety box twice a day, sometimes following a depositor out and around the streets to see what he did with his money.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading With an old suit on and a dollar or two in silver I loved to go to the sailors’ boarding houses where seafaring men, brawny, brown, and tattooed, speaking all languages, ate, drank, fought, sang their strange sea songs, and told tales of hardship and adventure on all the seas.
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading With an old suit on and a dollar or two in silver I loved to go to the sailors’ boarding houses where seafaring men, brawny, brown, and tattooed, speaking all languages, ate, drank, fought, sang their strange sea songs, and told tales of hardship and adventure on all the seas.
tattooedverbUS /ˌtæˈtuːd/
past form of “tattoo” — stain (skin) with indelible color
From this reading With an old suit on and a dollar or two in silver I loved to go to the sailors’ boarding houses where seafaring men, brawny, brown, and tattooed, speaking all languages, ate, drank, fought, sang their strange sea songs, and told tales of hardship and adventure on all the seas.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During Sanc’s absence I worked industriously, bettering his instructions by renting two rooms a day and making the duplicate keys.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading With an old suit on and a dollar or two in silver I loved to go to the sailors’ boarding houses where seafaring men, brawny, brown, and tattooed, speaking all languages, ate, drank, fought, sang their strange sea songs, and told tales of hardship and adventure on all the seas.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In most instances the clerks returned my money when I told them I was called away and could not occupy the rooms.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My days were well filled with work, renting two rooms, making two keys, trying to get my room money refunded and visiting the safety box twice a day, sometimes following a depositor out and around the streets to see what he did with his money.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading In most instances the clerks returned my money when I told them I was called away and could not occupy the rooms.
hard to endure
From this reading My days were well filled with work, renting two rooms, making two keys, trying to get my room money refunded and visiting the safety box twice a day, sometimes following a depositor out and around the streets to see what he did with his money.
two times
From this reading My days were well filled with work, renting two rooms, making two keys, trying to get my room money refunded and visiting the safety box twice a day, sometimes following a depositor out and around the streets to see what he did with his money.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading During Sanc’s absence I worked industriously, bettering his instructions by renting two rooms a day and making the duplicate keys.
visitingnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/
the activity of making visits
From this reading My days were well filled with work, renting two rooms, making two keys, trying to get my room money refunded and visiting the safety box twice a day, sometimes following a depositor out and around the streets to see what he did with his money.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In most instances the clerks returned my money when I told them I was called away and could not occupy the rooms.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading My evenings were my own and I spent them on the Barbary Coast or the water front.
(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 My days were well filled with work, renting two rooms, making two keys, trying to get my room money refunded and visiting the safety box twice a day, sometimes following a depositor out and around the streets to see what he did with his money.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My days were well filled with work, renting two rooms, making two keys, trying to get my room money refunded and visiting the safety box twice a day, sometimes following a depositor out and around the streets to see what he did with his money.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading My days were well filled with work, renting two rooms, making two keys, trying to get my room money refunded and visiting the safety box twice a day, sometimes following a depositor out and around the streets to see what he did with his money.
at the time that
From this reading In most instances the clerks returned my money when I told them I was called away and could not occupy the rooms.
in or at the place that
From this reading With an old suit on and a dollar or two in silver I loved to go to the sailors’ boarding houses where seafaring men, brawny, brown, and tattooed, speaking all languages, ate, drank, fought, sang their strange sea songs, and told tales of hardship and adventure on all the seas.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My days were well filled with work, renting two rooms, making two keys, trying to get my room money refunded and visiting the safety box twice a day, sometimes following a depositor out and around the streets to see what he did with his money.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading My days were well filled with work, renting two rooms, making two keys, trying to get my room money refunded and visiting the safety box twice a day, sometimes following a depositor out and around the streets to see what he did with his money.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading During Sanc’s absence I worked industriously, bettering his instructions by renting two rooms a day and making the duplicate keys.
