used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FIRST OFFENCE.
consider or hold as true
From this reading Few beginners can turn out acceptable matter at a day's notice, and fewer editors accept within the week.
acceptableadjectiveUS /ækˈseptəbəl/
worthy of acceptance or satisfactory
From this reading Few beginners can turn out acceptable matter at a day's notice, and fewer editors accept within the week.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading But even so he had no conception of the odds against him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Harry Ringrose vowed that he would get something into a magazine within a week, he simply meant that he would write something and get it taken by some editor.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Few beginners can turn out acceptable matter at a day's notice, and fewer editors accept within the week.
beginnersnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnərz/
plural of “beginner” — someone new to a field or activity
From this reading Few beginners can turn out acceptable matter at a day's notice, and fewer editors accept within the week.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But even so he had no conception of the odds against him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When Harry Ringrose vowed that he would get something into a magazine within a week, he simply meant that he would write something and get it taken by some editor.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Few beginners can turn out acceptable matter at a day's notice, and fewer editors accept within the week.
conceptionnounUS /kənˈsepʃən/
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
From this reading But even so he had no conception of the odds against him.
day'snounUS /deɪz/
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Few beginners can turn out acceptable matter at a day's notice, and fewer editors accept within the week.
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 When Harry Ringrose vowed that he would get something into a magazine within a week, he simply meant that he would write something and get it taken by some editor.
editorsnounUS /ˈedɪtərz/
plural of “editor” — 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 Few beginners can turn out acceptable matter at a day's notice, and fewer editors accept within the week.
divisible by two
From this reading But even so he had no conception of the odds against him.
favoursnounUS /ˈfeɪvərz/
plural of “favour” — a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading Fortune, however, often favours the fool who rushes in.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Few beginners can turn out acceptable matter at a day's notice, and fewer editors accept within the week.
feweradjectiveUS /ˈfjuːər/
(comparative of “few” used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of
From this reading Few beginners can turn out acceptable matter at a day's notice, and fewer editors accept within the week.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading A FIRST OFFENCE.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Fortune, however, often favours the fool who rushes in.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Fortune, however, often favours the fool who rushes in.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When Harry Ringrose vowed that he would get something into a magazine within a week, he simply meant that he would write something and get it taken by some editor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But even so he had no conception of the odds against him.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading When Harry Ringrose vowed that he would get something into a magazine within a week, he simply meant that he would write something and get it taken by some editor.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Harry Ringrose vowed that he would get something into a magazine within a week, he simply meant that he would write something and get it taken by some editor.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But even so he had no conception of the odds against him.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Fortune, however, often favours the fool who rushes in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fortune, however, often favours the fool who rushes in.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When Harry Ringrose vowed that he would get something into a magazine within a week, he simply meant that he would write something and get it taken by some editor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Harry Ringrose vowed that he would get something into a magazine within a week, he simply meant that he would write something and get it taken by some editor.
magazinenounUS /ˈmæɡəziːn/
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading When Harry Ringrose vowed that he would get something into a magazine within a week, he simply meant that he would write something and get it taken by some editor.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Few beginners can turn out acceptable matter at a day's notice, and fewer editors accept within the week.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading When Harry Ringrose vowed that he would get something into a magazine within a week, he simply meant that he would write something and get it taken by some editor.
not any; not one
From this reading But even so he had no conception of the odds against him.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading Few beginners can turn out acceptable matter at a day's notice, and fewer editors accept within the week.
oddsnounUS /ɑːdz/
the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
From this reading But even so he had no conception of the odds against him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But even so he had no conception of the odds against him.
OFFENCEnoun
the action of attacking an enemy
From this reading A FIRST OFFENCE.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Fortune, however, often favours the fool who rushes in.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Few beginners can turn out acceptable matter at a day's notice, and fewer editors accept within the week.
Ringrose
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From this reading When Harry Ringrose vowed that he would get something into a magazine within a week, he simply meant that he would write something and get it taken by some editor.
rushesnounUS /ˈrʌʃəz/
plural of “rush” — the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
From this reading Fortune, however, often favours the fool who rushes in.
and nothing more
From this reading When Harry Ringrose vowed that he would get something into a magazine within a week, he simply meant that he would write something and get it taken by some editor.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But even so he had no conception of the odds against him.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading When Harry Ringrose vowed that he would get something into a magazine within a week, he simply meant that he would write something and get it taken by some editor.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading When Harry Ringrose vowed that he would get something into a magazine within a week, he simply meant that he would write something and get it taken by some editor.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading When Harry Ringrose vowed that he would get something into a magazine within a week, he simply meant that he would write something and get it taken by some editor.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Harry Ringrose vowed that he would get something into a magazine within a week, he simply meant that he would write something and get it taken by some editor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But even so he had no conception of the odds against him.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Few beginners can turn out acceptable matter at a day's notice, and fewer editors accept within the week.
vowedverbUS /vaʊd/
past form of “vow” — make a vow; promise
From this reading When Harry Ringrose vowed that he would get something into a magazine within a week, he simply meant that he would write something and get it taken by some editor.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading When Harry Ringrose vowed that he would get something into a magazine within a week, he simply meant that he would write something and get it taken by some editor.
at the time that
From this reading When Harry Ringrose vowed that he would get something into a magazine within a week, he simply meant that he would write something and get it taken by some editor.
which person or people
From this reading Fortune, however, often favours the fool who rushes in.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading When Harry Ringrose vowed that he would get something into a magazine within a week, he simply meant that he would write something and get it taken by some editor.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When Harry Ringrose vowed that he would get something into a magazine within a week, he simply meant that he would write something and get it taken by some editor.
produce a literary work
From this reading When Harry Ringrose vowed that he would get something into a magazine within a week, he simply meant that he would write something and get it taken by some editor.
