used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading STORM CLOUDS THREATEN The next week Gusty Durgin made her debut as a picture actress.
actressnounUS /ˈæktrəs/
a female actor
From this reading STORM CLOUDS THREATEN The next week Gusty Durgin made her debut as a picture actress.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had pestered Mr. Bane morn, noon, and night at the hotel until finally the leading man obtained Mr. Anscomb's permission to work the buxom waitress into a picture.
Anscomb's
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From this reading She had pestered Mr. Bane morn, noon, and night at the hotel until finally the leading man obtained Mr. Anscomb's permission to work the buxom waitress into a picture.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading STORM CLOUDS THREATEN The next week Gusty Durgin made her debut as a picture actress.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had pestered Mr. Bane morn, noon, and night at the hotel until finally the leading man obtained Mr. Anscomb's permission to work the buxom waitress into a picture.
BanenounUS /beɪn/
something causing misery or death
From this reading She had pestered Mr. Bane morn, noon, and night at the hotel until finally the leading man obtained Mr. Anscomb's permission to work the buxom waitress into a picture.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading It's the easiest thing in the world to get a laugh out of a fat woman fallin' down a sand bank, or a fat man bein' busted in the face with a custard pie.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "But nothin' funny, Mr. Bane," Gusty begged.
bein
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From this reading It's the easiest thing in the world to get a laugh out of a fat woman fallin' down a sand bank, or a fat man bein' busted in the face with a custard pie.
bustedadjectiveUS /ˈbʌstɪd/
out of working order (“busted” is an informal substitute for “broken”)
From this reading It's the easiest thing in the world to get a laugh out of a fat woman fallin' down a sand bank, or a fat man bein' busted in the face with a custard pie.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But nothin' funny, Mr. Bane," Gusty begged.
buxomadjectiveUS /ˈbʌksəm/
(of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves
From this reading She had pestered Mr. Bane morn, noon, and night at the hotel until finally the leading man obtained Mr. Anscomb's permission to work the buxom waitress into a picture.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading STORM CLOUDS THREATEN The next week Gusty Durgin made her debut as a picture actress.
custardnounUS /ˈkʌstərd/
sweetened mixture of milk and eggs baked or boiled or frozen
From this reading It's the easiest thing in the world to get a laugh out of a fat woman fallin' down a sand bank, or a fat man bein' busted in the face with a custard pie.
debutverbUS /deɪˈbjuː/
present for the first time to the public
From this reading STORM CLOUDS THREATEN The next week Gusty Durgin made her debut as a picture actress.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It's the easiest thing in the world to get a laugh out of a fat woman fallin' down a sand bank, or a fat man bein' busted in the face with a custard pie.
Durgin
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From this reading STORM CLOUDS THREATEN The next week Gusty Durgin made her debut as a picture actress.
easiestadjectiveUS /ˈiːziəst/
superlative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading It's the easiest thing in the world to get a laugh out of a fat woman fallin' down a sand bank, or a fat man bein' busted in the face with a custard pie.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading It's the easiest thing in the world to get a laugh out of a fat woman fallin' down a sand bank, or a fat man bein' busted in the face with a custard pie.
fallin
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From this reading It's the easiest thing in the world to get a laugh out of a fat woman fallin' down a sand bank, or a fat man bein' busted in the face with a custard pie.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading It's the easiest thing in the world to get a laugh out of a fat woman fallin' down a sand bank, or a fat man bein' busted in the face with a custard pie.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading She had pestered Mr. Bane morn, noon, and night at the hotel until finally the leading man obtained Mr. Anscomb's permission to work the buxom waitress into a picture.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading "But nothin' funny, Mr. Bane," Gusty begged.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It's the easiest thing in the world to get a laugh out of a fat woman fallin' down a sand bank, or a fat man bein' busted in the face with a custard pie.
GustyadjectiveUS /ˈɡʌsti/
blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts
From this reading STORM CLOUDS THREATEN The next week Gusty Durgin made her debut as a picture actress.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had pestered Mr. Bane morn, noon, and night at the hotel until finally the leading man obtained Mr. Anscomb's permission to work the buxom waitress into a picture.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading STORM CLOUDS THREATEN The next week Gusty Durgin made her debut as a picture actress.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading She had pestered Mr. Bane morn, noon, and night at the hotel until finally the leading man obtained Mr. Anscomb's permission to work the buxom waitress into a picture.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It's the easiest thing in the world to get a laugh out of a fat woman fallin' down a sand bank, or a fat man bein' busted in the face with a custard pie.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had pestered Mr. Bane morn, noon, and night at the hotel until finally the leading man obtained Mr. Anscomb's permission to work the buxom waitress into a picture.
It's
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From this reading It's the easiest thing in the world to get a laugh out of a fat woman fallin' down a sand bank, or a fat man bein' busted in the face with a custard pie.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "Land sakes!
the sound of laughing
From this reading It's the easiest thing in the world to get a laugh out of a fat woman fallin' down a sand bank, or a fat man bein' busted in the face with a custard pie.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading She had pestered Mr. Bane morn, noon, and night at the hotel until finally the leading man obtained Mr. Anscomb's permission to work the buxom waitress into a picture.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading STORM CLOUDS THREATEN The next week Gusty Durgin made her debut as a picture actress.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She had pestered Mr. Bane morn, noon, and night at the hotel until finally the leading man obtained Mr. Anscomb's permission to work the buxom waitress into a picture.
mornnounUS /mɔːrn/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading She had pestered Mr. Bane morn, noon, and night at the hotel until finally the leading man obtained Mr. Anscomb's permission to work the buxom waitress into a picture.
a form of address for a man
From this reading She had pestered Mr. Bane morn, noon, and night at the hotel until finally the leading man obtained Mr. Anscomb's permission to work the buxom waitress into a picture.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading STORM CLOUDS THREATEN The next week Gusty Durgin made her debut as a picture actress.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She had pestered Mr. Bane morn, noon, and night at the hotel until finally the leading man obtained Mr. Anscomb's permission to work the buxom waitress into a picture.
the middle of the day
From this reading She had pestered Mr. Bane morn, noon, and night at the hotel until finally the leading man obtained Mr. Anscomb's permission to work the buxom waitress into a picture.
nothin
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From this reading "But nothin' funny, Mr. Bane," Gusty begged.
past form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading She had pestered Mr. Bane morn, noon, and night at the hotel until finally the leading man obtained Mr. Anscomb's permission to work the buxom waitress into a picture.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It's the easiest thing in the world to get a laugh out of a fat woman fallin' down a sand bank, or a fat man bein' busted in the face with a custard pie.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It's the easiest thing in the world to get a laugh out of a fat woman fallin' down a sand bank, or a fat man bein' busted in the face with a custard pie.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It's the easiest thing in the world to get a laugh out of a fat woman fallin' down a sand bank, or a fat man bein' busted in the face with a custard pie.
approval to do something
From this reading She had pestered Mr. Bane morn, noon, and night at the hotel until finally the leading man obtained Mr. Anscomb's permission to work the buxom waitress into a picture.
pesteredadjectiveUS /ˈpestərd/
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
From this reading She had pestered Mr. Bane morn, noon, and night at the hotel until finally the leading man obtained Mr. Anscomb's permission to work the buxom waitress into a picture.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading STORM CLOUDS THREATEN The next week Gusty Durgin made her debut as a picture actress.
pienounUS /paɪ/
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading It's the easiest thing in the world to get a laugh out of a fat woman fallin' down a sand bank, or a fat man bein' busted in the face with a custard pie.
sakesnounUS /seɪks/
plural of “sake” — a reason for wanting something done
From this reading "Land sakes!
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading It's the easiest thing in the world to get a laugh out of a fat woman fallin' down a sand bank, or a fat man bein' busted in the face with a custard pie.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had pestered Mr. Bane morn, noon, and night at the hotel until finally the leading man obtained Mr. Anscomb's permission to work the buxom waitress into a picture.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading STORM CLOUDS THREATEN The next week Gusty Durgin made her debut as a picture actress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STORM CLOUDS THREATEN The next week Gusty Durgin made her debut as a picture actress.
a special situation
From this reading It's the easiest thing in the world to get a laugh out of a fat woman fallin' down a sand bank, or a fat man bein' busted in the face with a custard pie.
THREATENverbUS /ˈθretən/
pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading STORM CLOUDS THREATEN The next week Gusty Durgin made her debut as a picture actress.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had pestered Mr. Bane morn, noon, and night at the hotel until finally the leading man obtained Mr. Anscomb's permission to work the buxom waitress into a picture.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She had pestered Mr. Bane morn, noon, and night at the hotel until finally the leading man obtained Mr. Anscomb's permission to work the buxom waitress into a picture.
waitressnounUS /ˈweɪtrəs/
a woman waiter
From this reading She had pestered Mr. Bane morn, noon, and night at the hotel until finally the leading man obtained Mr. Anscomb's permission to work the buxom waitress into a picture.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading STORM CLOUDS THREATEN The next week Gusty Durgin made her debut as a picture actress.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It's the easiest thing in the world to get a laugh out of a fat woman fallin' down a sand bank, or a fat man bein' busted in the face with a custard pie.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading It's the easiest thing in the world to get a laugh out of a fat woman fallin' down a sand bank, or a fat man bein' busted in the face with a custard pie.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She had pestered Mr. Bane morn, noon, and night at the hotel until finally the leading man obtained Mr. Anscomb's permission to work the buxom waitress into a picture.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It's the easiest thing in the world to get a laugh out of a fat woman fallin' down a sand bank, or a fat man bein' busted in the face with a custard pie.
