used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The barber, a dark-skinned, effusive little fellow, was charmed with the color and texture.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EDINA GETS HER HAIR CUT Edina Tooker’s hair, released from the hard knot into which she had bound it at the back of her head, proved to be luxuriant and soft to the touch.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading EDINA GETS HER HAIR CUT Edina Tooker’s hair, released from the hard knot into which she had bound it at the back of her head, proved to be luxuriant and soft to the touch.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading EDINA GETS HER HAIR CUT Edina Tooker’s hair, released from the hard knot into which she had bound it at the back of her head, proved to be luxuriant and soft to the touch.
barbernounUS /ˈbɑːrbər/
United States composer (1910-1981)
From this reading The barber, a dark-skinned, effusive little fellow, was charmed with the color and texture.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading EDINA GETS HER HAIR CUT Edina Tooker’s hair, released from the hard knot into which she had bound it at the back of her head, proved to be luxuriant and soft to the touch.
confined by bonds
From this reading EDINA GETS HER HAIR CUT Edina Tooker’s hair, released from the hard knot into which she had bound it at the back of her head, proved to be luxuriant and soft to the touch.
charmedadjectiveUS /tʃɑːrmd/
strongly attracted
From this reading The barber, a dark-skinned, effusive little fellow, was charmed with the color and texture.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading The barber, a dark-skinned, effusive little fellow, was charmed with the color and texture.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading EDINA GETS HER HAIR CUT Edina Tooker’s hair, released from the hard knot into which she had bound it at the back of her head, proved to be luxuriant and soft to the touch.
dark-skinnedadjective
naturally having skin of a dark color
From this reading The barber, a dark-skinned, effusive little fellow, was charmed with the color and texture.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “It is a long day since I have seen such a head of hair.
EDINA
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From this reading EDINA GETS HER HAIR CUT Edina Tooker’s hair, released from the hard knot into which she had bound it at the back of her head, proved to be luxuriant and soft to the touch.
effusiveadjectiveUS /ˈefjuːsɪv/
uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
From this reading The barber, a dark-skinned, effusive little fellow, was charmed with the color and texture.
Eh
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From this reading Eh, well, it is the fashion.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Eh, well, it is the fashion.
a boy or man
From this reading The barber, a dark-skinned, effusive little fellow, was charmed with the color and texture.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading EDINA GETS HER HAIR CUT Edina Tooker’s hair, released from the hard knot into which she had bound it at the back of her head, proved to be luxuriant and soft to the touch.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading EDINA GETS HER HAIR CUT Edina Tooker’s hair, released from the hard knot into which she had bound it at the back of her head, proved to be luxuriant and soft to the touch.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading EDINA GETS HER HAIR CUT Edina Tooker’s hair, released from the hard knot into which she had bound it at the back of her head, proved to be luxuriant and soft to the touch.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading EDINA GETS HER HAIR CUT Edina Tooker’s hair, released from the hard knot into which she had bound it at the back of her head, proved to be luxuriant and soft to the touch.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading EDINA GETS HER HAIR CUT Edina Tooker’s hair, released from the hard knot into which she had bound it at the back of her head, proved to be luxuriant and soft to the touch.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It is a long day since I have seen such a head of hair.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading EDINA GETS HER HAIR CUT Edina Tooker’s hair, released from the hard knot into which she had bound it at the back of her head, proved to be luxuriant and soft to the touch.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading EDINA GETS HER HAIR CUT Edina Tooker’s hair, released from the hard knot into which she had bound it at the back of her head, proved to be luxuriant and soft to the touch.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It is a long day since I have seen such a head of hair.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading EDINA GETS HER HAIR CUT Edina Tooker’s hair, released from the hard knot into which she had bound it at the back of her head, proved to be luxuriant and soft to the touch.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is a long day since I have seen such a head of hair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading EDINA GETS HER HAIR CUT Edina Tooker’s hair, released from the hard knot into which she had bound it at the back of her head, proved to be luxuriant and soft to the touch.
knotnounUS /nɑːt/
a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading EDINA GETS HER HAIR CUT Edina Tooker’s hair, released from the hard knot into which she had bound it at the back of her head, proved to be luxuriant and soft to the touch.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And now it must be cut off, shorn like the wool of a sheep.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The barber, a dark-skinned, effusive little fellow, was charmed with the color and texture.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “It is a long day since I have seen such a head of hair.
luxuriantadjectiveUS /ləɡˈʒɜːriənt/
marked by complexity and richness of detail
From this reading EDINA GETS HER HAIR CUT Edina Tooker’s hair, released from the hard knot into which she had bound it at the back of her head, proved to be luxuriant and soft to the touch.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And now it must be cut off, shorn like the wool of a sheep.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now it must be cut off, shorn like the wool of a sheep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EDINA GETS HER HAIR CUT Edina Tooker’s hair, released from the hard knot into which she had bound it at the back of her head, proved to be luxuriant and soft to the touch.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And now it must be cut off, shorn like the wool of a sheep.
established beyond doubt
From this reading EDINA GETS HER HAIR CUT Edina Tooker’s hair, released from the hard knot into which she had bound it at the back of her head, proved to be luxuriant and soft to the touch.
releasedverbUS /riˈliːst/
past form of “release” — release, as from one's grip
From this reading EDINA GETS HER HAIR CUT Edina Tooker’s hair, released from the hard knot into which she had bound it at the back of her head, proved to be luxuriant and soft to the touch.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “It is a long day since I have seen such a head of hair.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading EDINA GETS HER HAIR CUT Edina Tooker’s hair, released from the hard knot into which she had bound it at the back of her head, proved to be luxuriant and soft to the touch.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading And now it must be cut off, shorn like the wool of a sheep.
shornadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrn/
having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers
From this reading And now it must be cut off, shorn like the wool of a sheep.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “It is a long day since I have seen such a head of hair.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading EDINA GETS HER HAIR CUT Edina Tooker’s hair, released from the hard knot into which she had bound it at the back of her head, proved to be luxuriant and soft to the touch.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “It is a long day since I have seen such a head of hair.
texturenounUS /ˈtekstʃər/
the feel of a surface or a fabric
From this reading The barber, a dark-skinned, effusive little fellow, was charmed with the color and texture.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EDINA GETS HER HAIR CUT Edina Tooker’s hair, released from the hard knot into which she had bound it at the back of her head, proved to be luxuriant and soft to the touch.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EDINA GETS HER HAIR CUT Edina Tooker’s hair, released from the hard knot into which she had bound it at the back of her head, proved to be luxuriant and soft to the touch.
Tooker's
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From this reading EDINA GETS HER HAIR CUT Edina Tooker’s hair, released from the hard knot into which she had bound it at the back of her head, proved to be luxuriant and soft to the touch.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading EDINA GETS HER HAIR CUT Edina Tooker’s hair, released from the hard knot into which she had bound it at the back of her head, proved to be luxuriant and soft to the touch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The barber, a dark-skinned, effusive little fellow, was charmed with the color and texture.
(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 Eh, well, it is the fashion.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading EDINA GETS HER HAIR CUT Edina Tooker’s hair, released from the hard knot into which she had bound it at the back of her head, proved to be luxuriant and soft to the touch.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The barber, a dark-skinned, effusive little fellow, was charmed with the color and texture.
woolnounUS /wʊl/
a fabric made from the hair of sheep
From this reading And now it must be cut off, shorn like the wool of a sheep.
