used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Among their customers they numbered a great many fire laddies, and these they made it a point to treat extra well, selling them goods at almost cost.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "This is going to be the banner day after all," whispered Andy, just after making several good sales.
(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 "This is going to be the banner day after all," whispered Andy, just after making several good sales.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Among their customers they numbered a great many fire laddies, and these they made it a point to treat extra well, selling them goods at almost cost.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among their customers they numbered a great many fire laddies, and these they made it a point to treat extra well, selling them goods at almost cost.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Among their customers they numbered a great many fire laddies, and these they made it a point to treat extra well, selling them goods at almost cost.
Andy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is going to be the banner day after all," whispered Andy, just after making several good sales.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a consequence the firemen told their friends, and by eight o'clock that evening the store was packed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Among their customers they numbered a great many fire laddies, and these they made it a point to treat extra well, selling them goods at almost cost.
bannernounUS /ˈbænər/
long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
From this reading "This is going to be the banner day after all," whispered Andy, just after making several good sales.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "This is going to be the banner day after all," whispered Andy, just after making several good sales.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I believe we can keep things moving until midnight."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As a consequence the firemen told their friends, and by eight o'clock that evening the store was packed.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I believe we can keep things moving until midnight."
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading As a consequence the firemen told their friends, and by eight o'clock that evening the store was packed.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading Among their customers they numbered a great many fire laddies, and these they made it a point to treat extra well, selling them goods at almost cost.
CUSTOMERSnounUS /ˈkʌstəmərz/
plural of “customer” — someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading UNDESIRABLE CUSTOMERS.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "This is going to be the banner day after all," whispered Andy, just after making several good sales.
being one more than seven
From this reading As a consequence the firemen told their friends, and by eight o'clock that evening the store was packed.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading As a consequence the firemen told their friends, and by eight o'clock that evening the store was packed.
extraadjectiveUS /ˈekstrə/
more than is needed, desired, or required
From this reading Among their customers they numbered a great many fire laddies, and these they made it a point to treat extra well, selling them goods at almost cost.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Among their customers they numbered a great many fire laddies, and these they made it a point to treat extra well, selling them goods at almost cost.
firemennounUS /ˈfaɪrmən/
plural of “fireman” — play in which children pretend to put out a fire
From this reading As a consequence the firemen told their friends, and by eight o'clock that evening the store was packed.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading As a consequence the firemen told their friends, and by eight o'clock that evening the store was packed.
the act of departing
From this reading "This is going to be the banner day after all," whispered Andy, just after making several good sales.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "This is going to be the banner day after all," whispered Andy, just after making several good sales.
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading Among their customers they numbered a great many fire laddies, and these they made it a point to treat extra well, selling them goods at almost cost.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Among their customers they numbered a great many fire laddies, and these they made it a point to treat extra well, selling them goods at almost cost.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I believe we can keep things moving until midnight."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is going to be the banner day after all," whispered Andy, just after making several good sales.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Among their customers they numbered a great many fire laddies, and these they made it a point to treat extra well, selling them goods at almost cost.
and nothing more
From this reading "This is going to be the banner day after all," whispered Andy, just after making several good sales.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "I believe we can keep things moving until midnight."
laddies
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Among their customers they numbered a great many fire laddies, and these they made it a point to treat extra well, selling them goods at almost cost.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Among their customers they numbered a great many fire laddies, and these they made it a point to treat extra well, selling them goods at almost cost.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading "This is going to be the banner day after all," whispered Andy, just after making several good sales.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Among their customers they numbered a great many fire laddies, and these they made it a point to treat extra well, selling them goods at almost cost.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading "I believe we can keep things moving until midnight."
in motion
From this reading "I believe we can keep things moving until midnight."
numberedverbUS /ˈnʌmbərd/
past form of “number” — add up in number or quantity
From this reading Among their customers they numbered a great many fire laddies, and these they made it a point to treat extra well, selling them goods at almost cost.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading As a consequence the firemen told their friends, and by eight o'clock that evening the store was packed.
packedadjectiveUS /pækt/
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading As a consequence the firemen told their friends, and by eight o'clock that evening the store was packed.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Among their customers they numbered a great many fire laddies, and these they made it a point to treat extra well, selling them goods at almost cost.
salesnounUS /seɪlz/
income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time
From this reading "This is going to be the banner day after all," whispered Andy, just after making several good sales.
sellingnounUS /ˈselɪŋ/
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
From this reading Among their customers they numbered a great many fire laddies, and these they made it a point to treat extra well, selling them goods at almost cost.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading "This is going to be the banner day after all," whispered Andy, just after making several good sales.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading As a consequence the firemen told their friends, and by eight o'clock that evening the store was packed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As a consequence the firemen told their friends, and by eight o'clock that evening the store was packed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As a consequence the firemen told their friends, and by eight o'clock that evening the store was packed.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Among their customers they numbered a great many fire laddies, and these they made it a point to treat extra well, selling them goods at almost cost.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Among their customers they numbered a great many fire laddies, and these they made it a point to treat extra well, selling them goods at almost cost.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Among their customers they numbered a great many fire laddies, and these they made it a point to treat extra well, selling them goods at almost cost.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Among their customers they numbered a great many fire laddies, and these they made it a point to treat extra well, selling them goods at almost cost.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "I believe we can keep things moving until midnight."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is going to be the banner day after all," whispered Andy, just after making several good sales.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Among their customers they numbered a great many fire laddies, and these they made it a point to treat extra well, selling them goods at almost cost.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading As a consequence the firemen told their friends, and by eight o'clock that evening the store was packed.
interact in a certain way
From this reading Among their customers they numbered a great many fire laddies, and these they made it a point to treat extra well, selling them goods at almost cost.
UNDESIRABLEadjectiveUS /ˌʌndɪˈzaɪrəbəl/
not wanted
From this reading UNDESIRABLE CUSTOMERS.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "I believe we can keep things moving until midnight."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As a consequence the firemen told their friends, and by eight o'clock that evening the store was packed.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I believe we can keep things moving until midnight."
(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 Among their customers they numbered a great many fire laddies, and these they made it a point to treat extra well, selling them goods at almost cost.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "This is going to be the banner day after all," whispered Andy, just after making several good sales.
