aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Now tell me all about it," said Alexia, happily, and leaning forward to catch every word.
anew
From this reading To do anything that Joel would not expect not fitting into Larry's ideas, he slipped back into his place again, crowding up against the sofa arm as closely as possible.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading To do anything that Joel would not expect not fitting into Larry's ideas, he slipped back into his place again, crowding up against the sofa arm as closely as possible.
AlexianounUS /əˈleksiə/
inability to perceive written words
From this reading "Well, that's dreadfully mean," said Alexia, leaning back composedly to look him all over, "to run away, now Joel's gone.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Well, that's dreadfully mean," said Alexia, leaning back composedly to look him all over, "to run away, now Joel's gone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now tell me all about it," said Alexia, happily, and leaning forward to catch every word.
any thing at all
From this reading To do anything that Joel would not expect not fitting into Larry's ideas, he slipped back into his place again, crowding up against the sofa arm as closely as possible.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading To do anything that Joel would not expect not fitting into Larry's ideas, he slipped back into his place again, crowding up against the sofa arm as closely as possible.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To do anything that Joel would not expect not fitting into Larry's ideas, he slipped back into his place again, crowding up against the sofa arm as closely as possible.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Well, that's dreadfully mean," said Alexia, leaning back composedly to look him all over, "to run away, now Joel's gone.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Well, that's dreadfully mean," said Alexia, leaning back composedly to look him all over, "to run away, now Joel's gone.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "Now tell me all about it," said Alexia, happily, and leaning forward to catch every word.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading To do anything that Joel would not expect not fitting into Larry's ideas, he slipped back into his place again, crowding up against the sofa arm as closely as possible.
composedlyadverb
in a self-collected or self-possessed manner
From this reading "Well, that's dreadfully mean," said Alexia, leaning back composedly to look him all over, "to run away, now Joel's gone.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading He'd expect you to stay here, of course."
crowdingnounUS /ˈkraʊdɪŋ/
a situation in which people or things are crowded together
From this reading To do anything that Joel would not expect not fitting into Larry's ideas, he slipped back into his place again, crowding up against the sofa arm as closely as possible.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading To do anything that Joel would not expect not fitting into Larry's ideas, he slipped back into his place again, crowding up against the sofa arm as closely as possible.
dreadfullyadverbUS /ˈdredfəli/
of a dreadful kind
From this reading "Well, that's dreadfully mean," said Alexia, leaning back composedly to look him all over, "to run away, now Joel's gone.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Now tell me all about it," said Alexia, happily, and leaning forward to catch every word.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading He'd expect you to stay here, of course."
fittingadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪŋ/
in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion
From this reading To do anything that Joel would not expect not fitting into Larry's ideas, he slipped back into his place again, crowding up against the sofa arm as closely as possible.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading "Now tell me all about it," said Alexia, happily, and leaning forward to catch every word.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Well, that's dreadfully mean," said Alexia, leaning back composedly to look him all over, "to run away, now Joel's gone.
happilyadverbUS /ˈhæpəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading "Now tell me all about it," said Alexia, happily, and leaning forward to catch every word.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To do anything that Joel would not expect not fitting into Larry's ideas, he slipped back into his place again, crowding up against the sofa arm as closely as possible.
He'd
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From this reading He'd expect you to stay here, of course."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading He'd expect you to stay here, of course."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, that's dreadfully mean," said Alexia, leaning back composedly to look him all over, "to run away, now Joel's gone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To do anything that Joel would not expect not fitting into Larry's ideas, he slipped back into his place again, crowding up against the sofa arm as closely as possible.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading To do anything that Joel would not expect not fitting into Larry's ideas, he slipped back into his place again, crowding up against the sofa arm as closely as possible.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To do anything that Joel would not expect not fitting into Larry's ideas, he slipped back into his place again, crowding up against the sofa arm as closely as possible.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Now tell me all about it," said Alexia, happily, and leaning forward to catch every word.
JoelnounUS /ˈdʒoʊəl/
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading To do anything that Joel would not expect not fitting into Larry's ideas, he slipped back into his place again, crowding up against the sofa arm as closely as possible.
Joel'snounUS /ˈdʒoʊəlz/
possessive form of “joel” — a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading "Well, that's dreadfully mean," said Alexia, leaning back composedly to look him all over, "to run away, now Joel's gone.
Larry
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From this reading "All about what?" said Larry, sourly.
Larry's
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From this reading To do anything that Joel would not expect not fitting into Larry's ideas, he slipped back into his place again, crowding up against the sofa arm as closely as possible.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading "Well, that's dreadfully mean," said Alexia, leaning back composedly to look him all over, "to run away, now Joel's gone.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Well, that's dreadfully mean," said Alexia, leaning back composedly to look him all over, "to run away, now Joel's gone.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now tell me all about it," said Alexia, happily, and leaning forward to catch every word.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Well, that's dreadfully mean," said Alexia, leaning back composedly to look him all over, "to run away, now Joel's gone.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To do anything that Joel would not expect not fitting into Larry's ideas, he slipped back into his place again, crowding up against the sofa arm as closely as possible.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Well, that's dreadfully mean," said Alexia, leaning back composedly to look him all over, "to run away, now Joel's gone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He'd expect you to stay here, of course."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Well, that's dreadfully mean," said Alexia, leaning back composedly to look him all over, "to run away, now Joel's gone.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading To do anything that Joel would not expect not fitting into Larry's ideas, he slipped back into his place again, crowding up against the sofa arm as closely as possible.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading To do anything that Joel would not expect not fitting into Larry's ideas, he slipped back into his place again, crowding up against the sofa arm as closely as possible.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "Well, that's dreadfully mean," said Alexia, leaning back composedly to look him all over, "to run away, now Joel's gone.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, that's dreadfully mean," said Alexia, leaning back composedly to look him all over, "to run away, now Joel's gone.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading To do anything that Joel would not expect not fitting into Larry's ideas, he slipped back into his place again, crowding up against the sofa arm as closely as possible.
sofanounUS /ˈsoʊfə/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading To do anything that Joel would not expect not fitting into Larry's ideas, he slipped back into his place again, crowding up against the sofa arm as closely as possible.
sourlyadverb
in a sour manner
From this reading "All about what?" said Larry, sourly.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading He'd expect you to stay here, of course."
express in words
From this reading "Now tell me all about it," said Alexia, happily, and leaning forward to catch every word.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To do anything that Joel would not expect not fitting into Larry's ideas, he slipped back into his place again, crowding up against the sofa arm as closely as possible.
that's
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From this reading "Well, that's dreadfully mean," said Alexia, leaning back composedly to look him all over, "to run away, now Joel's gone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To do anything that Joel would not expect not fitting into Larry's ideas, he slipped back into his place again, crowding up against the sofa arm as closely as possible.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, that's dreadfully mean," said Alexia, leaning back composedly to look him all over, "to run away, now Joel's gone.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading To do anything that Joel would not expect not fitting into Larry's ideas, he slipped back into his place again, crowding up against the sofa arm as closely as possible.
(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, that's dreadfully mean," said Alexia, leaning back composedly to look him all over, "to run away, now Joel's gone.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "All about what?" said Larry, sourly.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "Now tell me all about it," said Alexia, happily, and leaning forward to catch every word.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To do anything that Joel would not expect not fitting into Larry's ideas, he slipped back into his place again, crowding up against the sofa arm as closely as possible.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He'd expect you to stay here, of course."
