used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Keep y'r steam and watch y'r uncle."
Boomskys
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From this reading "Scrag the Boomskys," said Slick Dick encouragingly.
someone who is a detective
From this reading "Scrag the Boomskys," said Slick Dick encouragingly.
encouraginglyadverb
in an encouraging manner
From this reading "Scrag the Boomskys," said Slick Dick encouragingly.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Strokher pulled the left end of his viking mustache with the fingers of his right hand.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Strokher pulled the left end of his viking mustache with the fingers of his right hand.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Well, the first thing, little man," observed Hardenberg, "is for your mother's son to hang the monkey onto the safety-valve.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Well, the first thing, little man," observed Hardenberg, "is for your mother's son to hang the monkey onto the safety-valve.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Strokher pulled the left end of his viking mustache with the fingers of his right hand.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading "Well, the first thing, little man," observed Hardenberg, "is for your mother's son to hang the monkey onto the safety-valve.
Hardenberg
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From this reading "Well, the first thing, little man," observed Hardenberg, "is for your mother's son to hang the monkey onto the safety-valve.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We must now talk," he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Strokher pulled the left end of his viking mustache with the fingers of his right hand.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, the first thing, little man," observed Hardenberg, "is for your mother's son to hang the monkey onto the safety-valve.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Keep y'r steam and watch y'r uncle."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Strokher pulled the left end of his viking mustache with the fingers of his right hand.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Well, the first thing, little man," observed Hardenberg, "is for your mother's son to hang the monkey onto the safety-valve.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Well, the first thing, little man," observed Hardenberg, "is for your mother's son to hang the monkey onto the safety-valve.
monkeynounUS /ˈmʌŋki/
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading "Well, the first thing, little man," observed Hardenberg, "is for your mother's son to hang the monkey onto the safety-valve.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Well, the first thing, little man," observed Hardenberg, "is for your mother's son to hang the monkey onto the safety-valve.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must now talk," he said.
mustachenounUS /ˈmʌstæʃ/
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading Strokher pulled the left end of his viking mustache with the fingers of his right hand.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "We must now talk," he said.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "Well, the first thing, little man," observed Hardenberg, "is for your mother's son to hang the monkey onto the safety-valve.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Strokher pulled the left end of his viking mustache with the fingers of his right hand.
ontoprepositionUS /ˈɑːntuː/
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading "Well, the first thing, little man," observed Hardenberg, "is for your mother's son to hang the monkey onto the safety-valve.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Strokher pulled the left end of his viking mustache with the fingers of his right hand.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Strokher pulled the left end of his viking mustache with the fingers of his right hand.
safety-valve
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From this reading "Well, the first thing, little man," observed Hardenberg, "is for your mother's son to hang the monkey onto the safety-valve.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Scrag the Boomskys," said Slick Dick encouragingly.
Scragnoun
a person who is unusually thin and scrawny
From this reading "Scrag the Boomskys," said Slick Dick encouragingly.
SlicknounUS /slɪk/
a slippery smoothness
From this reading "Scrag the Boomskys," said Slick Dick encouragingly.
a male human offspring
From this reading "Well, the first thing, little man," observed Hardenberg, "is for your mother's son to hang the monkey onto the safety-valve.
steamverbUS /stiːm/
travel by means of steam power
From this reading Keep y'r steam and watch y'r uncle."
Strokher
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From this reading Strokher pulled the left end of his viking mustache with the fingers of his right hand.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "We must now talk," he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, the first thing, little man," observed Hardenberg, "is for your mother's son to hang the monkey onto the safety-valve.
a special situation
From this reading "Well, the first thing, little man," observed Hardenberg, "is for your mother's son to hang the monkey onto the safety-valve.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, the first thing, little man," observed Hardenberg, "is for your mother's son to hang the monkey onto the safety-valve.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Keep y'r steam and watch y'r uncle."
vikingnounUS /ˈvaɪkɪŋ/
any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries
From this reading Strokher pulled the left end of his viking mustache with the fingers of his right hand.
look attentively
From this reading Keep y'r steam and watch y'r uncle."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must now talk," he said.
(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 "Well, the first thing, little man," observed Hardenberg, "is for your mother's son to hang the monkey onto the safety-valve.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Strokher pulled the left end of his viking mustache with the fingers of his right hand.
y'r
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From this reading Keep y'r steam and watch y'r uncle."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, the first thing, little man," observed Hardenberg, "is for your mother's son to hang the monkey onto the safety-valve.
