used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The day the story leaked he called me up in the A. M., which is the B. C. of the daytime, and woke me out of the first perfectly good sleep I'd had since Jim pulled that stunt and floored me so.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I WASN'T going to make no statement about this here affair; and I wouldn't even yet, only for our publicity man.
ADAM'SnounUS /ˈædəmz/
possessive form of “adam” — (Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading AUTHOR OF "ADAM'S GARDEN," "THE IMPOSSIBLE BOY," ETC., ETC.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I WASN'T going to make no statement about this here affair; and I wouldn't even yet, only for our publicity man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I WASN'T going to make no statement about this here affair; and I wouldn't even yet, only for our publicity man.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "ADAM'S GARDEN," "THE IMPOSSIBLE BOY," ETC., ETC.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading The day the story leaked he called me up in the A. M., which is the B. C. of the daytime, and woke me out of the first perfectly good sleep I'd had since Jim pulled that stunt and floored me so.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading BELIEVE YOU ME!
a youthful male person
From this reading AUTHOR OF "ADAM'S GARDEN," "THE IMPOSSIBLE BOY," ETC., ETC.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading The day the story leaked he called me up in the A. M., which is the B. C. of the daytime, and woke me out of the first perfectly good sleep I'd had since Jim pulled that stunt and floored me so.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The day the story leaked he called me up in the A. M., which is the B. C. of the daytime, and woke me out of the first perfectly good sleep I'd had since Jim pulled that stunt and floored me so.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day the story leaked he called me up in the A. M., which is the B. C. of the daytime, and woke me out of the first perfectly good sleep I'd had since Jim pulled that stunt and floored me so.
daytimenounUS /ˈdeɪtaɪm/
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading The day the story leaked he called me up in the A. M., which is the B. C. of the daytime, and woke me out of the first perfectly good sleep I'd had since Jim pulled that stunt and floored me so.
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "ADAM'S GARDEN," "THE IMPOSSIBLE BOY," ETC., ETC.
divisible by two
From this reading I WASN'T going to make no statement about this here affair; and I wouldn't even yet, only for our publicity man.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The day the story leaked he called me up in the A. M., which is the B. C. of the daytime, and woke me out of the first perfectly good sleep I'd had since Jim pulled that stunt and floored me so.
flooredadjectiveUS /flɔːrd/
provided with a floor
From this reading The day the story leaked he called me up in the A. M., which is the B. C. of the daytime, and woke me out of the first perfectly good sleep I'd had since Jim pulled that stunt and floored me so.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I WASN'T going to make no statement about this here affair; and I wouldn't even yet, only for our publicity man.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading AUTHOR OF "ADAM'S GARDEN," "THE IMPOSSIBLE BOY," ETC., ETC.
the act of departing
From this reading I WASN'T going to make no statement about this here affair; and I wouldn't even yet, only for our publicity man.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The day the story leaked he called me up in the A. M., which is the B. C. of the daytime, and woke me out of the first perfectly good sleep I'd had since Jim pulled that stunt and floored me so.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day the story leaked he called me up in the A. M., which is the B. C. of the daytime, and woke me out of the first perfectly good sleep I'd had since Jim pulled that stunt and floored me so.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The day the story leaked he called me up in the A. M., which is the B. C. of the daytime, and woke me out of the first perfectly good sleep I'd had since Jim pulled that stunt and floored me so.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I WASN'T going to make no statement about this here affair; and I wouldn't even yet, only for our publicity man.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I WASN'T going to make no statement about this here affair; and I wouldn't even yet, only for our publicity man.
I'd
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From this reading The day the story leaked he called me up in the A. M., which is the B. C. of the daytime, and woke me out of the first perfectly good sleep I'd had since Jim pulled that stunt and floored me so.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading AUTHOR OF "ADAM'S GARDEN," "THE IMPOSSIBLE BOY," ETC., ETC.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The day the story leaked he called me up in the A. M., which is the B. C. of the daytime, and woke me out of the first perfectly good sleep I'd had since Jim pulled that stunt and floored me so.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day the story leaked he called me up in the A. M., which is the B. C. of the daytime, and woke me out of the first perfectly good sleep I'd had since Jim pulled that stunt and floored me so.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading TO R. J. S.
Jim
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From this reading The day the story leaked he called me up in the A. M., which is the B. C. of the daytime, and woke me out of the first perfectly good sleep I'd had since Jim pulled that stunt and floored me so.
leakedverbUS /liːkt/
past form of “leak” — tell anonymously
From this reading The day the story leaked he called me up in the A. M., which is the B. C. of the daytime, and woke me out of the first perfectly good sleep I'd had since Jim pulled that stunt and floored me so.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading The day the story leaked he called me up in the A. M., which is the B. C. of the daytime, and woke me out of the first perfectly good sleep I'd had since Jim pulled that stunt and floored me so.
engage in
From this reading I WASN'T going to make no statement about this here affair; and I wouldn't even yet, only for our publicity man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I WASN'T going to make no statement about this here affair; and I wouldn't even yet, only for our publicity man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BELIEVE YOU ME!
not any; not one
From this reading I WASN'T going to make no statement about this here affair; and I wouldn't even yet, only for our publicity man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "ADAM'S GARDEN," "THE IMPOSSIBLE BOY," ETC., ETC.
and nothing more
From this reading I WASN'T going to make no statement about this here affair; and I wouldn't even yet, only for our publicity man.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I WASN'T going to make no statement about this here affair; and I wouldn't even yet, only for our publicity man.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The day the story leaked he called me up in the A. M., which is the B. C. of the daytime, and woke me out of the first perfectly good sleep I'd had since Jim pulled that stunt and floored me so.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The day the story leaked he called me up in the A. M., which is the B. C. of the daytime, and woke me out of the first perfectly good sleep I'd had since Jim pulled that stunt and floored me so.
publicitynounUS /pəˈblɪsəti/
a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
From this reading I WASN'T going to make no statement about this here affair; and I wouldn't even yet, only for our publicity man.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading The day the story leaked he called me up in the A. M., which is the B. C. of the daytime, and woke me out of the first perfectly good sleep I'd had since Jim pulled that stunt and floored me so.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading TO R. J. S.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading TO R. J. S.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The day the story leaked he called me up in the A. M., which is the B. C. of the daytime, and woke me out of the first perfectly good sleep I'd had since Jim pulled that stunt and floored me so.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The day the story leaked he called me up in the A. M., which is the B. C. of the daytime, and woke me out of the first perfectly good sleep I'd had since Jim pulled that stunt and floored me so.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The day the story leaked he called me up in the A. M., which is the B. C. of the daytime, and woke me out of the first perfectly good sleep I'd had since Jim pulled that stunt and floored me so.
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading I WASN'T going to make no statement about this here affair; and I wouldn't even yet, only for our publicity man.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The day the story leaked he called me up in the A. M., which is the B. C. of the daytime, and woke me out of the first perfectly good sleep I'd had since Jim pulled that stunt and floored me so.
stuntnounUS /stʌnt/
a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
From this reading The day the story leaked he called me up in the A. M., which is the B. C. of the daytime, and woke me out of the first perfectly good sleep I'd had since Jim pulled that stunt and floored me so.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The day the story leaked he called me up in the A. M., which is the B. C. of the daytime, and woke me out of the first perfectly good sleep I'd had since Jim pulled that stunt and floored me so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "ADAM'S GARDEN," "THE IMPOSSIBLE BOY," ETC., ETC.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I WASN'T going to make no statement about this here affair; and I wouldn't even yet, only for our publicity man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO R. J. S.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The day the story leaked he called me up in the A. M., which is the B. C. of the daytime, and woke me out of the first perfectly good sleep I'd had since Jim pulled that stunt and floored me so.
WASN'T
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From this reading I WASN'T going to make no statement about this here affair; and I wouldn't even yet, only for our publicity man.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The day the story leaked he called me up in the A. M., which is the B. C. of the daytime, and woke me out of the first perfectly good sleep I'd had since Jim pulled that stunt and floored me so.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading The day the story leaked he called me up in the A. M., which is the B. C. of the daytime, and woke me out of the first perfectly good sleep I'd had since Jim pulled that stunt and floored me so.
wouldn't
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From this reading I WASN'T going to make no statement about this here affair; and I wouldn't even yet, only for our publicity man.
but in spite of that
From this reading I WASN'T going to make no statement about this here affair; and I wouldn't even yet, only for our publicity man.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading BELIEVE YOU ME!
