used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Now I ask you, Lou, what have I done to deserve such a fate?"
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Now I ask you, Lou, what have I done to deserve such a fate?"
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Jerking a yellow card from beneath the windshield of the shiny new maroon-colored sedan, Penny Parker turned flashing blue eyes upon her companion, Louise Sidell.
next to; at the side of
From this reading "Well, Penny," responded her chum dryly, "in Riverview persons who park their cars beside fire hydrants usually expect to get parking tickets."
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Jerking a yellow card from beneath the windshield of the shiny new maroon-colored sedan, Penny Parker turned flashing blue eyes upon her companion, Louise Sidell.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But we were only inside the drugstore five minutes.
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading Jerking a yellow card from beneath the windshield of the shiny new maroon-colored sedan, Penny Parker turned flashing blue eyes upon her companion, Louise Sidell.
carsnounUS /kɑːrz/
plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading "Well, Penny," responded her chum dryly, "in Riverview persons who park their cars beside fire hydrants usually expect to get parking tickets."
chumnounUS /tʃʌm/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading "Well, Penny," responded her chum dryly, "in Riverview persons who park their cars beside fire hydrants usually expect to get parking tickets."
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Jerking a yellow card from beneath the windshield of the shiny new maroon-colored sedan, Penny Parker turned flashing blue eyes upon her companion, Louise Sidell.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Wouldn't you think a policeman could find something else to do?"
deserveverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrv/
be worthy or deserving
From this reading "Now I ask you, Lou, what have I done to deserve such a fate?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Wouldn't you think a policeman could find something else to do?"
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Now I ask you, Lou, what have I done to deserve such a fate?"
drugstorenounUS /ˈdrʌɡstɔːr/
a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold
From this reading "But we were only inside the drugstore five minutes.
drylyadverbUS /ˈdraɪli/
in a dry laconic manner
From this reading "Well, Penny," responded her chum dryly, "in Riverview persons who park their cars beside fire hydrants usually expect to get parking tickets."
else
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From this reading Wouldn't you think a policeman could find something else to do?"
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "Well, Penny," responded her chum dryly, "in Riverview persons who park their cars beside fire hydrants usually expect to get parking tickets."
opinion or judgment
From this reading Jerking a yellow card from beneath the windshield of the shiny new maroon-colored sedan, Penny Parker turned flashing blue eyes upon her companion, Louise Sidell.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading "Now I ask you, Lou, what have I done to deserve such a fate?"
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Wouldn't you think a policeman could find something else to do?"
start firing a weapon
From this reading "Well, Penny," responded her chum dryly, "in Riverview persons who park their cars beside fire hydrants usually expect to get parking tickets."
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "But we were only inside the drugstore five minutes.
flashingnounUS /ˈflæʃɪŋ/
a short vivid experience
From this reading Jerking a yellow card from beneath the windshield of the shiny new maroon-colored sedan, Penny Parker turned flashing blue eyes upon her companion, Louise Sidell.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jerking a yellow card from beneath the windshield of the shiny new maroon-colored sedan, Penny Parker turned flashing blue eyes upon her companion, Louise Sidell.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Well, Penny," responded her chum dryly, "in Riverview persons who park their cars beside fire hydrants usually expect to get parking tickets."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Now I ask you, Lou, what have I done to deserve such a fate?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jerking a yellow card from beneath the windshield of the shiny new maroon-colored sedan, Penny Parker turned flashing blue eyes upon her companion, Louise Sidell.
hydrantsnounUS /ˈhaɪdrənts/
plural of “hydrant” — a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
From this reading "Well, Penny," responded her chum dryly, "in Riverview persons who park their cars beside fire hydrants usually expect to get parking tickets."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now I ask you, Lou, what have I done to deserve such a fate?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well, Penny," responded her chum dryly, "in Riverview persons who park their cars beside fire hydrants usually expect to get parking tickets."
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading "But we were only inside the drugstore five minutes.
JerkingnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrkɪŋ/
an abrupt spasmodic movement
From this reading Jerking a yellow card from beneath the windshield of the shiny new maroon-colored sedan, Penny Parker turned flashing blue eyes upon her companion, Louise Sidell.
Lou
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From this reading "Now I ask you, Lou, what have I done to deserve such a fate?"
Louise
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From this reading Jerking a yellow card from beneath the windshield of the shiny new maroon-colored sedan, Penny Parker turned flashing blue eyes upon her companion, Louise Sidell.
maroon-colored
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From this reading Jerking a yellow card from beneath the windshield of the shiny new maroon-colored sedan, Penny Parker turned flashing blue eyes upon her companion, Louise Sidell.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "But we were only inside the drugstore five minutes.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Jerking a yellow card from beneath the windshield of the shiny new maroon-colored sedan, Penny Parker turned flashing blue eyes upon her companion, Louise Sidell.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now I ask you, Lou, what have I done to deserve such a fate?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jerking a yellow card from beneath the windshield of the shiny new maroon-colored sedan, Penny Parker turned flashing blue eyes upon her companion, Louise Sidell.
and nothing more
From this reading "But we were only inside the drugstore five minutes.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading "Well, Penny," responded her chum dryly, "in Riverview persons who park their cars beside fire hydrants usually expect to get parking tickets."
ParkernounUS /ˈpɑːrkər/
United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)
From this reading Jerking a yellow card from beneath the windshield of the shiny new maroon-colored sedan, Penny Parker turned flashing blue eyes upon her companion, Louise Sidell.
parkingnounUS /ˈpɑːrkɪŋ/
space in which vehicles can be parked
From this reading "Well, Penny," responded her chum dryly, "in Riverview persons who park their cars beside fire hydrants usually expect to get parking tickets."
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading Jerking a yellow card from beneath the windshield of the shiny new maroon-colored sedan, Penny Parker turned flashing blue eyes upon her companion, Louise Sidell.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading "Well, Penny," responded her chum dryly, "in Riverview persons who park their cars beside fire hydrants usually expect to get parking tickets."
policemannounUS /pəˈliːsmən/
a member of a police force
From this reading Wouldn't you think a policeman could find something else to do?"
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading "Well, Penny," responded her chum dryly, "in Riverview persons who park their cars beside fire hydrants usually expect to get parking tickets."
Riverview
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From this reading "Well, Penny," responded her chum dryly, "in Riverview persons who park their cars beside fire hydrants usually expect to get parking tickets."
sedannounUS /səˈdæn/
a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors
From this reading Jerking a yellow card from beneath the windshield of the shiny new maroon-colored sedan, Penny Parker turned flashing blue eyes upon her companion, Louise Sidell.
shinyadjectiveUS /ˈʃaɪni/
reflecting light
From this reading Jerking a yellow card from beneath the windshield of the shiny new maroon-colored sedan, Penny Parker turned flashing blue eyes upon her companion, Louise Sidell.
Sidell
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From this reading Jerking a yellow card from beneath the windshield of the shiny new maroon-colored sedan, Penny Parker turned flashing blue eyes upon her companion, Louise Sidell.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Wouldn't you think a policeman could find something else to do?"
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Now I ask you, Lou, what have I done to deserve such a fate?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jerking a yellow card from beneath the windshield of the shiny new maroon-colored sedan, Penny Parker turned flashing blue eyes upon her companion, Louise Sidell.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Well, Penny," responded her chum dryly, "in Riverview persons who park their cars beside fire hydrants usually expect to get parking tickets."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Wouldn't you think a policeman could find something else to do?"
ticketsnounUS /ˈtɪkəts/
plural of “ticket” — a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading "Well, Penny," responded her chum dryly, "in Riverview persons who park their cars beside fire hydrants usually expect to get parking tickets."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now I ask you, Lou, what have I done to deserve such a fate?"
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Jerking a yellow card from beneath the windshield of the shiny new maroon-colored sedan, Penny Parker turned flashing blue eyes upon her companion, Louise Sidell.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Jerking a yellow card from beneath the windshield of the shiny new maroon-colored sedan, Penny Parker turned flashing blue eyes upon her companion, Louise Sidell.
under normal conditions
From this reading "Well, Penny," responded her chum dryly, "in Riverview persons who park their cars beside fire hydrants usually expect to get parking tickets."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "But we were only inside the drugstore five minutes.
(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, Penny," responded her chum dryly, "in Riverview persons who park their cars beside fire hydrants usually expect to get parking tickets."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But we were only inside the drugstore five minutes.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Now I ask you, Lou, what have I done to deserve such a fate?"
which person or people
From this reading "Well, Penny," responded her chum dryly, "in Riverview persons who park their cars beside fire hydrants usually expect to get parking tickets."
windshieldnounUS /ˈwɪndʃiːld/
transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle
From this reading Jerking a yellow card from beneath the windshield of the shiny new maroon-colored sedan, Penny Parker turned flashing blue eyes upon her companion, Louise Sidell.
Wouldn't
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From this reading Wouldn't you think a policeman could find something else to do?"
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Jerking a yellow card from beneath the windshield of the shiny new maroon-colored sedan, Penny Parker turned flashing blue eyes upon her companion, Louise Sidell.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now I ask you, Lou, what have I done to deserve such a fate?"
