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LONDON: MARTIN SECKER (LTD.), 1923. A bunch of workmen were lying on the grass of the park beside Macquarie Street, in the dinner hour. It was winter, the end of May, but the sun was warm, and they lay there in shirt-sleeves, talking. Some were eating food from paper packages. They were a mixed lot--taxi-drivers, a group of builders who were putting a new inside into one of the big houses opposite, and then two men in blue overalls, some sort of mechanics.
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “A bunch of workmen were lying on the grass of the park beside Macquarie Street, in the dinner hour.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “It was winter, the end of May, but the sun was warm, and they lay there in shirt-sleeves, talking.”
involved with or connected to
From this reading “They were a mixed lot--taxi-drivers, a group of builders who were putting a new inside into one of the big houses opposite, and then two men in blue overalls, some sort of mechanics.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “They were a mixed lot--taxi-drivers, a group of builders who were putting a new inside into one of the big houses opposite, and then two men in blue overalls, some sort of mechanics.”
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From this reading LONDON: MARTIN SECKER (LTD.), 1923.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A bunch of workmen were lying on the grass of the park beside Macquarie Street, in the dinner hour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was winter, the end of May, but the sun was warm, and they lay there in shirt-sleeves, talking.
next to; at the side of
From this reading A bunch of workmen were lying on the grass of the park beside Macquarie Street, in the dinner hour.
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From this reading They were a mixed lot--taxi-drivers, a group of builders who were putting a new inside into one of the big houses opposite, and then two men in blue overalls, some sort of mechanics.
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From this reading They were a mixed lot--taxi-drivers, a group of builders who were putting a new inside into one of the big houses opposite, and then two men in blue overalls, some sort of mechanics.
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From this reading They were a mixed lot--taxi-drivers, a group of builders who were putting a new inside into one of the big houses opposite, and then two men in blue overalls, some sort of mechanics.
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From this reading A bunch of workmen were lying on the grass of the park beside Macquarie Street, in the dinner hour.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was winter, the end of May, but the sun was warm, and they lay there in shirt-sleeves, talking.
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From this reading A bunch of workmen were lying on the grass of the park beside Macquarie Street, in the dinner hour.
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From this reading Some were eating food from paper packages.
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From this reading It was winter, the end of May, but the sun was warm, and they lay there in shirt-sleeves, talking.
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From this reading Some were eating food from paper packages.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Some were eating food from paper packages.
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From this reading A bunch of workmen were lying on the grass of the park beside Macquarie Street, in the dinner hour.
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From this reading They were a mixed lot--taxi-drivers, a group of builders who were putting a new inside into one of the big houses opposite, and then two men in blue overalls, some sort of mechanics.
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From this reading A bunch of workmen were lying on the grass of the park beside Macquarie Street, in the dinner hour.
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From this reading They were a mixed lot--taxi-drivers, a group of builders who were putting a new inside into one of the big houses opposite, and then two men in blue overalls, some sort of mechanics.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A bunch of workmen were lying on the grass of the park beside Macquarie Street, in the dinner hour.
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From this reading They were a mixed lot--taxi-drivers, a group of builders who were putting a new inside into one of the big houses opposite, and then two men in blue overalls, some sort of mechanics.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They were a mixed lot--taxi-drivers, a group of builders who were putting a new inside into one of the big houses opposite, and then two men in blue overalls, some sort of mechanics.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was winter, the end of May, but the sun was warm, and they lay there in shirt-sleeves, talking.
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From this reading It was winter, the end of May, but the sun was warm, and they lay there in shirt-sleeves, talking.
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From this reading LONDON: MARTIN SECKER (LTD.), 1923.
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From this reading They were a mixed lot--taxi-drivers, a group of builders who were putting a new inside into one of the big houses opposite, and then two men in blue overalls, some sort of mechanics.
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From this reading LONDON: MARTIN SECKER (LTD.), 1923.
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From this reading A bunch of workmen were lying on the grass of the park beside Macquarie Street, in the dinner hour.
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From this reading A bunch of workmen were lying on the grass of the park beside Macquarie Street, in the dinner hour.
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From this reading LONDON: MARTIN SECKER (LTD.), 1923.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It was winter, the end of May, but the sun was warm, and they lay there in shirt-sleeves, talking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were a mixed lot--taxi-drivers, a group of builders who were putting a new inside into one of the big houses opposite, and then two men in blue overalls, some sort of mechanics.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were a mixed lot--taxi-drivers, a group of builders who were putting a new inside into one of the big houses opposite, and then two men in blue overalls, some sort of mechanics.
involved with or connected to
From this reading They were a mixed lot--taxi-drivers, a group of builders who were putting a new inside into one of the big houses opposite, and then two men in blue overalls, some sort of mechanics.
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From this reading They were a mixed lot--taxi-drivers, a group of builders who were putting a new inside into one of the big houses opposite, and then two men in blue overalls, some sort of mechanics.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A bunch of workmen were lying on the grass of the park beside Macquarie Street, in the dinner hour.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A bunch of workmen were lying on the grass of the park beside Macquarie Street, in the dinner hour.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They were a mixed lot--taxi-drivers, a group of builders who were putting a new inside into one of the big houses opposite, and then two men in blue overalls, some sort of mechanics.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were a mixed lot--taxi-drivers, a group of builders who were putting a new inside into one of the big houses opposite, and then two men in blue overalls, some sort of mechanics.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were a mixed lot--taxi-drivers, a group of builders who were putting a new inside into one of the big houses opposite, and then two men in blue overalls, some sort of mechanics.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some were eating food from paper packages.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some were eating food from paper packages.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A bunch of workmen were lying on the grass of the park beside Macquarie Street, in the dinner hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were a mixed lot--taxi-drivers, a group of builders who were putting a new inside into one of the big houses opposite, and then two men in blue overalls, some sort of mechanics.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: MARTIN SECKER (LTD.), 1923.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was winter, the end of May, but the sun was warm, and they lay there in shirt-sleeves, talking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some were eating food from paper packages.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were a mixed lot--taxi-drivers, a group of builders who were putting a new inside into one of the big houses opposite, and then two men in blue overalls, some sort of mechanics.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A bunch of workmen were lying on the grass of the park beside Macquarie Street, in the dinner hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was winter, the end of May, but the sun was warm, and they lay there in shirt-sleeves, talking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was winter, the end of May, but the sun was warm, and they lay there in shirt-sleeves, talking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were a mixed lot--taxi-drivers, a group of builders who were putting a new inside into one of the big houses opposite, and then two men in blue overalls, some sort of mechanics.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A bunch of workmen were lying on the grass of the park beside Macquarie Street, in the dinner hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were a mixed lot--taxi-drivers, a group of builders who were putting a new inside into one of the big houses opposite, and then two men in blue overalls, some sort of mechanics.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was winter, the end of May, but the sun was warm, and they lay there in shirt-sleeves, talking.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was winter, the end of May, but the sun was warm, and they lay there in shirt-sleeves, talking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were a mixed lot--taxi-drivers, a group of builders who were putting a new inside into one of the big houses opposite, and then two men in blue overalls, some sort of mechanics.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was winter, the end of May, but the sun was warm, and they lay there in shirt-sleeves, talking.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was winter, the end of May, but the sun was warm, and they lay there in shirt-sleeves, talking.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A bunch of workmen were lying on the grass of the park beside Macquarie Street, in the dinner hour.
which person or people
From this reading They were a mixed lot--taxi-drivers, a group of builders who were putting a new inside into one of the big houses opposite, and then two men in blue overalls, some sort of mechanics.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was winter, the end of May, but the sun was warm, and they lay there in shirt-sleeves, talking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A bunch of workmen were lying on the grass of the park beside Macquarie Street, in the dinner hour.
