used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If you’d played around with more girls like her, taken out more time for play and amusing companionships, I mean, you’d have been a lot better off.
amusesverbUS /əˈmjuːzɪz/
third-person singular of “amuse” — occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading “And apropos of our little friend Brenda,” Joan murmured, sifting sand in rhythmical waves through her fingers, “I’m glad she amuses you so much, Hugh dear.
amusingadjectiveUS /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/
providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading If you’d played around with more girls like her, taken out more time for play and amusing companionships, I mean, you’d have been a lot better off.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And apropos of our little friend Brenda,” Joan murmured, sifting sand in rhythmical waves through her fingers, “I’m glad she amuses you so much, Hugh dear.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Any one can see.
aproposadverbUS /ˌæprəˈpoʊ/
at an opportune time
From this reading “And apropos of our little friend Brenda,” Joan murmured, sifting sand in rhythmical waves through her fingers, “I’m glad she amuses you so much, Hugh dear.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And waked up—you are delightful, Hugh.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading If you’d played around with more girls like her, taken out more time for play and amusing companionships, I mean, you’d have been a lot better off.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If you’d played around with more girls like her, taken out more time for play and amusing companionships, I mean, you’d have been a lot better off.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading If you’d played around with more girls like her, taken out more time for play and amusing companionships, I mean, you’d have been a lot better off.
Brenda
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From this reading “And apropos of our little friend Brenda,” Joan murmured, sifting sand in rhythmical waves through her fingers, “I’m glad she amuses you so much, Hugh dear.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Any one can see.
companionships
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From this reading If you’d played around with more girls like her, taken out more time for play and amusing companionships, I mean, you’d have been a lot better off.
dearly loved
From this reading “And apropos of our little friend Brenda,” Joan murmured, sifting sand in rhythmical waves through her fingers, “I’m glad she amuses you so much, Hugh dear.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading And waked up—you are delightful, Hugh.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading “And apropos of our little friend Brenda,” Joan murmured, sifting sand in rhythmical waves through her fingers, “I’m glad she amuses you so much, Hugh dear.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If you’d played around with more girls like her, taken out more time for play and amusing companionships, I mean, you’d have been a lot better off.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “And apropos of our little friend Brenda,” Joan murmured, sifting sand in rhythmical waves through her fingers, “I’m glad she amuses you so much, Hugh dear.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading If you’d played around with more girls like her, taken out more time for play and amusing companionships, I mean, you’d have been a lot better off.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “And apropos of our little friend Brenda,” Joan murmured, sifting sand in rhythmical waves through her fingers, “I’m glad she amuses you so much, Hugh dear.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If you’d played around with more girls like her, taken out more time for play and amusing companionships, I mean, you’d have been a lot better off.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “And apropos of our little friend Brenda,” Joan murmured, sifting sand in rhythmical waves through her fingers, “I’m glad she amuses you so much, Hugh dear.
Hugh
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From this reading “And apropos of our little friend Brenda,” Joan murmured, sifting sand in rhythmical waves through her fingers, “I’m glad she amuses you so much, Hugh dear.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If you’d played around with more girls like her, taken out more time for play and amusing companionships, I mean, you’d have been a lot better off.
I'm
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From this reading “And apropos of our little friend Brenda,” Joan murmured, sifting sand in rhythmical waves through her fingers, “I’m glad she amuses you so much, Hugh dear.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you’d played around with more girls like her, taken out more time for play and amusing companionships, I mean, you’d have been a lot better off.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “And apropos of our little friend Brenda,” Joan murmured, sifting sand in rhythmical waves through her fingers, “I’m glad she amuses you so much, Hugh dear.
Joan
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From this reading “And apropos of our little friend Brenda,” Joan murmured, sifting sand in rhythmical waves through her fingers, “I’m glad she amuses you so much, Hugh dear.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading If you’d played around with more girls like her, taken out more time for play and amusing companionships, I mean, you’d have been a lot better off.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “And apropos of our little friend Brenda,” Joan murmured, sifting sand in rhythmical waves through her fingers, “I’m glad she amuses you so much, Hugh dear.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading If you’d played around with more girls like her, taken out more time for play and amusing companionships, I mean, you’d have been a lot better off.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading If you’d played around with more girls like her, taken out more time for play and amusing companionships, I mean, you’d have been a lot better off.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading If you’d played around with more girls like her, taken out more time for play and amusing companionships, I mean, you’d have been a lot better off.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “And apropos of our little friend Brenda,” Joan murmured, sifting sand in rhythmical waves through her fingers, “I’m glad she amuses you so much, Hugh dear.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “And apropos of our little friend Brenda,” Joan murmured, sifting sand in rhythmical waves through her fingers, “I’m glad she amuses you so much, Hugh dear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And apropos of our little friend Brenda,” Joan murmured, sifting sand in rhythmical waves through her fingers, “I’m glad she amuses you so much, Hugh dear.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading If you’d played around with more girls like her, taken out more time for play and amusing companionships, I mean, you’d have been a lot better off.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Any one can see.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “And apropos of our little friend Brenda,” Joan murmured, sifting sand in rhythmical waves through her fingers, “I’m glad she amuses you so much, Hugh dear.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading If you’d played around with more girls like her, taken out more time for play and amusing companionships, I mean, you’d have been a lot better off.
participate in games or sport
From this reading If you’d played around with more girls like her, taken out more time for play and amusing companionships, I mean, you’d have been a lot better off.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading If you’d played around with more girls like her, taken out more time for play and amusing companionships, I mean, you’d have been a lot better off.
rhythmicaladjective
recurring with measured regularity
From this reading “And apropos of our little friend Brenda,” Joan murmured, sifting sand in rhythmical waves through her fingers, “I’m glad she amuses you so much, Hugh dear.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading “And apropos of our little friend Brenda,” Joan murmured, sifting sand in rhythmical waves through her fingers, “I’m glad she amuses you so much, Hugh dear.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Any one can see.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And apropos of our little friend Brenda,” Joan murmured, sifting sand in rhythmical waves through her fingers, “I’m glad she amuses you so much, Hugh dear.
siftingnounUS /ˈsɪftɪŋ/
the act of separating grain from chaff
From this reading “And apropos of our little friend Brenda,” Joan murmured, sifting sand in rhythmical waves through her fingers, “I’m glad she amuses you so much, Hugh dear.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “And apropos of our little friend Brenda,” Joan murmured, sifting sand in rhythmical waves through her fingers, “I’m glad she amuses you so much, Hugh dear.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading If you’d played around with more girls like her, taken out more time for play and amusing companionships, I mean, you’d have been a lot better off.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “And apropos of our little friend Brenda,” Joan murmured, sifting sand in rhythmical waves through her fingers, “I’m glad she amuses you so much, Hugh dear.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading If you’d played around with more girls like her, taken out more time for play and amusing companionships, I mean, you’d have been a lot better off.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Brenda wakes you up.
waked
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From this reading And waked up—you are delightful, Hugh.
wakesnounUS /weɪks/
plural of “wake” — the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
From this reading Brenda wakes you up.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “And apropos of our little friend Brenda,” Joan murmured, sifting sand in rhythmical waves through her fingers, “I’m glad she amuses you so much, Hugh dear.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If you’d played around with more girls like her, taken out more time for play and amusing companionships, I mean, you’d have been a lot better off.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And apropos of our little friend Brenda,” Joan murmured, sifting sand in rhythmical waves through her fingers, “I’m glad she amuses you so much, Hugh dear.
you'd
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From this reading If you’d played around with more girls like her, taken out more time for play and amusing companionships, I mean, you’d have been a lot better off.
