used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading As the speaker, a boy of eight, was dressed in the fashion common to the youth of Los Angeles and its environment, it is but fair to state that with the taking off of shoes and socks the process of disrobing was really far advanced.
(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 Just all I want is to take off my shoes and socks and walk where the water just comes up to my ankles.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just all I want is to take off my shoes and socks and walk where the water just comes up to my ankles.”
Angeles
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From this reading As the speaker, a boy of eight, was dressed in the fashion common to the youth of Los Angeles and its environment, it is but fair to state that with the taking off of shoes and socks the process of disrobing was really far advanced.
anklesnounUS /ˈæŋkəlz/
plural of “ankle” — a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
From this reading Just all I want is to take off my shoes and socks and walk where the water just comes up to my ankles.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the speaker, a boy of eight, was dressed in the fashion common to the youth of Los Angeles and its environment, it is but fair to state that with the taking off of shoes and socks the process of disrobing was really far advanced.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of “Percy Wynn,” “Tom Playfair,” “Harry Dee,” etc.
a youthful male person
From this reading As the speaker, a boy of eight, was dressed in the fashion common to the youth of Los Angeles and its environment, it is but fair to state that with the taking off of shoes and socks the process of disrobing was really far advanced.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As the speaker, a boy of eight, was dressed in the fashion common to the youth of Los Angeles and its environment, it is but fair to state that with the taking off of shoes and socks the process of disrobing was really far advanced.
showing who or what does the action
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plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Just all I want is to take off my shoes and socks and walk where the water just comes up to my ankles.”
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading As the speaker, a boy of eight, was dressed in the fashion common to the youth of Los Angeles and its environment, it is but fair to state that with the taking off of shoes and socks the process of disrobing was really far advanced.
Dee
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disrobing
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From this reading As the speaker, a boy of eight, was dressed in the fashion common to the youth of Los Angeles and its environment, it is but fair to state that with the taking off of shoes and socks the process of disrobing was really far advanced.
don't
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From this reading “Say, ma; honest, I don’t want to go in.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading As the speaker, a boy of eight, was dressed in the fashion common to the youth of Los Angeles and its environment, it is but fair to state that with the taking off of shoes and socks the process of disrobing was really far advanced.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
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being one more than seven
From this reading As the speaker, a boy of eight, was dressed in the fashion common to the youth of Los Angeles and its environment, it is but fair to state that with the taking off of shoes and socks the process of disrobing was really far advanced.
environmentnounUS /ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/
the totality of surrounding conditions
From this reading As the speaker, a boy of eight, was dressed in the fashion common to the youth of Los Angeles and its environment, it is but fair to state that with the taking off of shoes and socks the process of disrobing was really far advanced.
etc
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free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading As the speaker, a boy of eight, was dressed in the fashion common to the youth of Los Angeles and its environment, it is but fair to state that with the taking off of shoes and socks the process of disrobing was really far advanced.
widely known and esteemed
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to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading As the speaker, a boy of eight, was dressed in the fashion common to the youth of Los Angeles and its environment, it is but fair to state that with the taking off of shoes and socks the process of disrobing was really far advanced.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading As the speaker, a boy of eight, was dressed in the fashion common to the youth of Los Angeles and its environment, it is but fair to state that with the taking off of shoes and socks the process of disrobing was really far advanced.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
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FINNnounUS /fɪn/
a native or inhabitant of Finland
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FINN'SnounUS /fɪnz/
possessive form of “finn” — a native or inhabitant of Finland
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FRANCIS
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Frontispiecenoun
an ornamental facade
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change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Say, ma; honest, I don’t want to go in.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Author of “Percy Wynn,” “Tom Playfair,” “Harry Dee,” etc.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading “Say, ma; honest, I don’t want to go in.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Say, ma; honest, I don’t want to go in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Say, ma; honest, I don’t want to go in.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Just all I want is to take off my shoes and socks and walk where the water just comes up to my ankles.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As the speaker, a boy of eight, was dressed in the fashion common to the youth of Los Angeles and its environment, it is but fair to state that with the taking off of shoes and socks the process of disrobing was really far advanced.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As the speaker, a boy of eight, was dressed in the fashion common to the youth of Los Angeles and its environment, it is but fair to state that with the taking off of shoes and socks the process of disrobing was really far advanced.
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
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and nothing more
From this reading Just all I want is to take off my shoes and socks and walk where the water just comes up to my ankles.”
Los
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From this reading As the speaker, a boy of eight, was dressed in the fashion common to the youth of Los Angeles and its environment, it is but fair to state that with the taking off of shoes and socks the process of disrobing was really far advanced.
manounUS /mɑː/
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “Say, ma; honest, I don’t want to go in.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Just all I want is to take off my shoes and socks and walk where the water just comes up to my ankles.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of “Percy Wynn,” “Tom Playfair,” “Harry Dee,” etc.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Just all I want is to take off my shoes and socks and walk where the water just comes up to my ankles.”
PercynounUS /ˈpɜːrsi/
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading Author of “Percy Wynn,” “Tom Playfair,” “Harry Dee,” etc.
Playfair
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From this reading Author of “Percy Wynn,” “Tom Playfair,” “Harry Dee,” etc.
processverbUS /ˈprɑːses/
subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
From this reading As the speaker, a boy of eight, was dressed in the fashion common to the youth of Los Angeles and its environment, it is but fair to state that with the taking off of shoes and socks the process of disrobing was really far advanced.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading As the speaker, a boy of eight, was dressed in the fashion common to the youth of Los Angeles and its environment, it is but fair to state that with the taking off of shoes and socks the process of disrobing was really far advanced.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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express in words
From this reading “Say, ma; honest, I don’t want to go in.
a particular situation
From this reading Just all I want is to take off my shoes and socks and walk where the water just comes up to my ankles.”
socksnounUS /sɑːks/
plural of “sock” — hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee
From this reading Just all I want is to take off my shoes and socks and walk where the water just comes up to my ankles.”
speakernounUS /ˈspiːkər/
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading As the speaker, a boy of eight, was dressed in the fashion common to the youth of Los Angeles and its environment, it is but fair to state that with the taking off of shoes and socks the process of disrobing was really far advanced.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading As the speaker, a boy of eight, was dressed in the fashion common to the youth of Los Angeles and its environment, it is but fair to state that with the taking off of shoes and socks the process of disrobing was really far advanced.
plural of “story” — 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
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carry out
From this reading Just all I want is to take off my shoes and socks and walk where the water just comes up to my ankles.”
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading As the speaker, a boy of eight, was dressed in the fashion common to the youth of Los Angeles and its environment, it is but fair to state that with the taking off of shoes and socks the process of disrobing was really far advanced.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As the speaker, a boy of eight, was dressed in the fashion common to the youth of Los Angeles and its environment, it is but fair to state that with the taking off of shoes and socks the process of disrobing was really far advanced.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Just all I want is to take off my shoes and socks and walk where the water just comes up to my ankles.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Say, ma; honest, I don’t want to go in.
male cat
From this reading Author of “Percy Wynn,” “Tom Playfair,” “Harry Dee,” etc.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Just all I want is to take off my shoes and socks and walk where the water just comes up to my ankles.”
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
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the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Just all I want is to take off my shoes and socks and walk where the water just comes up to my ankles.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Say, ma; honest, I don’t want to go in.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the speaker, a boy of eight, was dressed in the fashion common to the youth of Los Angeles and its environment, it is but fair to state that with the taking off of shoes and socks the process of disrobing was really far advanced.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Just all I want is to take off my shoes and socks and walk where the water just comes up to my ankles.”
in or at the place that
From this reading Just all I want is to take off my shoes and socks and walk where the water just comes up to my ankles.”
in the company of; together with
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Wynn
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a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading As the speaker, a boy of eight, was dressed in the fashion common to the youth of Los Angeles and its environment, it is but fair to state that with the taking off of shoes and socks the process of disrobing was really far advanced.
