used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
actsnounUS /ækts/
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading You think to yourself, "I'll watch that guy because I don't trust him, but I doubt if he could really be as bad as he acts--nobody could."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
Aren't
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From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I, personally, would have picked him as the villain of a vidicast the first time he walked on the screen.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading You think to yourself, "I'll watch that guy because I don't trust him, but I doubt if he could really be as bad as he acts--nobody could."
barrelnounUS /ˈbærəl/
a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You think to yourself, "I'll watch that guy because I don't trust him, but I doubt if he could really be as bad as he acts--nobody could."
for the reason that
From this reading You think to yourself, "I'll watch that guy because I don't trust him, but I doubt if he could really be as bad as he acts--nobody could."
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
bitingadjectiveUS /ˈbaɪtɪŋ/
capable of wounding
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
the two together, not just one
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You think to yourself, "I'll watch that guy because I don't trust him, but I doubt if he could really be as bad as he acts--nobody could."
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
complacentlyadverbUS /kəmˈpleɪsəntli/
in a self-satisfied manner
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
don't
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From this reading You think to yourself, "I'll watch that guy because I don't trust him, but I doubt if he could really be as bad as he acts--nobody could."
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading You think to yourself, "I'll watch that guy because I don't trust him, but I doubt if he could really be as bad as he acts--nobody could."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
feedsnounUS /fiːdz/
plural of “feed” — food for domestic livestock
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I, personally, would have picked him as the villain of a vidicast the first time he walked on the screen.
foolproofadjectiveUS /ˈfuːlpruːf/
not liable to failure
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading You think to yourself, "I'll watch that guy because I don't trust him, but I doubt if he could really be as bad as he acts--nobody could."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I, personally, would have picked him as the villain of a vidicast the first time he walked on the screen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I, personally, would have picked him as the villain of a vidicast the first time he walked on the screen.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading He could have played the part to a T. The trouble with somebody who looks that much like the heavy is that your mind rejects the idea.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I, personally, would have picked him as the villain of a vidicast the first time he walked on the screen.
I'll
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From this reading You think to yourself, "I'll watch that guy because I don't trust him, but I doubt if he could really be as bad as he acts--nobody could."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He could have played the part to a T. The trouble with somebody who looks that much like the heavy is that your mind rejects the idea.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You think to yourself, "I'll watch that guy because I don't trust him, but I doubt if he could really be as bad as he acts--nobody could."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He could have played the part to a T. The trouble with somebody who looks that much like the heavy is that your mind rejects the idea.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He could have played the part to a T. The trouble with somebody who looks that much like the heavy is that your mind rejects the idea.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading He could have played the part to a T. The trouble with somebody who looks that much like the heavy is that your mind rejects the idea.
Lundhurst
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From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading He could have played the part to a T. The trouble with somebody who looks that much like the heavy is that your mind rejects the idea.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He could have played the part to a T. The trouble with somebody who looks that much like the heavy is that your mind rejects the idea.
Nikki
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From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
oilyadjectiveUS /ˈɔɪli/
containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I, personally, would have picked him as the villain of a vidicast the first time he walked on the screen.
Ostrand
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From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
Ostrand's
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From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading He could have played the part to a T. The trouble with somebody who looks that much like the heavy is that your mind rejects the idea.
personallyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrsənəli/
as yourself
From this reading I, personally, would have picked him as the villain of a vidicast the first time he walked on the screen.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading I, personally, would have picked him as the villain of a vidicast the first time he walked on the screen.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading He could have played the part to a T. The trouble with somebody who looks that much like the heavy is that your mind rejects the idea.
plotnounUS /plɑːt/
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading You think to yourself, "I'll watch that guy because I don't trust him, but I doubt if he could really be as bad as he acts--nobody could."
rejectsnounUS /rɪˈdʒekts/
plural of “reject” — the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
From this reading He could have played the part to a T. The trouble with somebody who looks that much like the heavy is that your mind rejects the idea.
screennounUS /skriːn/
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading I, personally, would have picked him as the villain of a vidicast the first time he walked on the screen.
self-correcting
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From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
sleepyadjectiveUS /ˈsliːpi/
ready to fall asleep
From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
a person, without saying who
From this reading He could have played the part to a T. The trouble with somebody who looks that much like the heavy is that your mind rejects the idea.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading He could have played the part to a T. The trouble with somebody who looks that much like the heavy is that your mind rejects the idea.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading You think to yourself, "I'll watch that guy because I don't trust him, but I doubt if he could really be as bad as he acts--nobody could."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I, personally, would have picked him as the villain of a vidicast the first time he walked on the screen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He could have played the part to a T. The trouble with somebody who looks that much like the heavy is that your mind rejects the idea.
a source of difficulty
From this reading He could have played the part to a T. The trouble with somebody who looks that much like the heavy is that your mind rejects the idea.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading You think to yourself, "I'll watch that guy because I don't trust him, but I doubt if he could really be as bad as he acts--nobody could."
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
Varden
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From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
vidicast
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From this reading I, personally, would have picked him as the villain of a vidicast the first time he walked on the screen.
villainnounUS /ˈvɪlən/
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading I, personally, would have picked him as the villain of a vidicast the first time he walked on the screen.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading I, personally, would have picked him as the villain of a vidicast the first time he walked on the screen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
look attentively
From this reading You think to yourself, "I'll watch that guy because I don't trust him, but I doubt if he could really be as bad as he acts--nobody could."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
which person or people
From this reading He could have played the part to a T. The trouble with somebody who looks that much like the heavy is that your mind rejects the idea.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I, personally, would have picked him as the villain of a vidicast the first time he walked on the screen.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He could have played the part to a T. The trouble with somebody who looks that much like the heavy is that your mind rejects the idea.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You think to yourself, "I'll watch that guy because I don't trust him, but I doubt if he could really be as bad as he acts--nobody could."
