used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Don't you, indeed?" remarked a voice, sarcastically.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Oh! don't bother me about him," cried the Dodo, impatiently; "he's all right as Panjandrums go, I suppose, but I don't want to get into his clutches again, I can tell you."
anew
From this reading "Oh! don't bother me about him," cried the Dodo, impatiently; "he's all right as Panjandrums go, I suppose, but I don't want to get into his clutches again, I can tell you."
(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 "Oh! don't bother me about him," cried the Dodo, impatiently; "he's all right as Panjandrums go, I suppose, but I don't want to get into his clutches again, I can tell you."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Oh! don't bother me about him," cried the Dodo, impatiently; "he's all right as Panjandrums go, I suppose, but I don't want to get into his clutches again, I can tell you."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE LITTLE PANJANDRUM AT LAST.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The Little Panjandrum!" exclaimed Marjorie, "I _shall_ be glad to see him at last.
botherverbUS /ˈbɑːðər/
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading "Oh! don't bother me about him," cried the Dodo, impatiently; "he's all right as Panjandrums go, I suppose, but I don't want to get into his clutches again, I can tell you."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh! don't bother me about him," cried the Dodo, impatiently; "he's all right as Panjandrums go, I suppose, but I don't want to get into his clutches again, I can tell you."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Oh! don't bother me about him," cried the Dodo, impatiently; "he's all right as Panjandrums go, I suppose, but I don't want to get into his clutches again, I can tell you."
clutchesnounUS /ˈklʌtʃəz/
the act of grasping
From this reading "Oh! don't bother me about him," cried the Dodo, impatiently; "he's all right as Panjandrums go, I suppose, but I don't want to get into his clutches again, I can tell you."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh! don't bother me about him," cried the Dodo, impatiently; "he's all right as Panjandrums go, I suppose, but I don't want to get into his clutches again, I can tell you."
DodonounUS /ˈdoʊdoʊ/
someone whose style is out of fashion
From this reading "Oh! don't bother me about him," cried the Dodo, impatiently; "he's all right as Panjandrums go, I suppose, but I don't want to get into his clutches again, I can tell you."
don't
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From this reading "Oh! don't bother me about him," cried the Dodo, impatiently; "he's all right as Panjandrums go, I suppose, but I don't want to get into his clutches again, I can tell you."
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "The Little Panjandrum!" exclaimed Marjorie, "I _shall_ be glad to see him at last.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Oh! don't bother me about him," cried the Dodo, impatiently; "he's all right as Panjandrums go, I suppose, but I don't want to get into his clutches again, I can tell you."
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "The Little Panjandrum!" exclaimed Marjorie, "I _shall_ be glad to see him at last.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Oh! don't bother me about him," cried the Dodo, impatiently; "he's all right as Panjandrums go, I suppose, but I don't want to get into his clutches again, I can tell you."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What is he like?"
he's
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From this reading "Oh! don't bother me about him," cried the Dodo, impatiently; "he's all right as Panjandrums go, I suppose, but I don't want to get into his clutches again, I can tell you."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The Little Panjandrum!" exclaimed Marjorie, "I _shall_ be glad to see him at last.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh! don't bother me about him," cried the Dodo, impatiently; "he's all right as Panjandrums go, I suppose, but I don't want to get into his clutches again, I can tell you."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The Little Panjandrum!" exclaimed Marjorie, "I _shall_ be glad to see him at last.
impatientlyadverbUS /ˌɪmˈpeɪʃəntli/
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading "Oh! don't bother me about him," cried the Dodo, impatiently; "he's all right as Panjandrums go, I suppose, but I don't want to get into his clutches again, I can tell you."
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Don't you, indeed?" remarked a voice, sarcastically.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Oh! don't bother me about him," cried the Dodo, impatiently; "he's all right as Panjandrums go, I suppose, but I don't want to get into his clutches again, I can tell you."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is he like?"
immediately past
From this reading THE LITTLE PANJANDRUM AT LAST.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading What is he like?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE LITTLE PANJANDRUM AT LAST.
Marjorie
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From this reading "The Little Panjandrum!" exclaimed Marjorie, "I _shall_ be glad to see him at last.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh! don't bother me about him," cried the Dodo, impatiently; "he's all right as Panjandrums go, I suppose, but I don't want to get into his clutches again, I can tell you."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! don't bother me about him," cried the Dodo, impatiently; "he's all right as Panjandrums go, I suppose, but I don't want to get into his clutches again, I can tell you."
PANJANDRUMnoun
an important or influential (and often overbearing) person
From this reading THE LITTLE PANJANDRUM AT LAST.
Panjandrums
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From this reading "Oh! don't bother me about him," cried the Dodo, impatiently; "he's all right as Panjandrums go, I suppose, but I don't want to get into his clutches again, I can tell you."
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "Don't you, indeed?" remarked a voice, sarcastically.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Oh! don't bother me about him," cried the Dodo, impatiently; "he's all right as Panjandrums go, I suppose, but I don't want to get into his clutches again, I can tell you."
sarcasticallyadverbUS /sɑːrˈkæstɪkli/
in a sarcastic manner
From this reading "Don't you, indeed?" remarked a voice, sarcastically.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "The Little Panjandrum!" exclaimed Marjorie, "I _shall_ be glad to see him at last.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "The Little Panjandrum!" exclaimed Marjorie, "I _shall_ be glad to see him at last.
express a supposition
From this reading "Oh! don't bother me about him," cried the Dodo, impatiently; "he's all right as Panjandrums go, I suppose, but I don't want to get into his clutches again, I can tell you."
express in words
From this reading "Oh! don't bother me about him," cried the Dodo, impatiently; "he's all right as Panjandrums go, I suppose, but I don't want to get into his clutches again, I can tell you."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE PANJANDRUM AT LAST.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The Little Panjandrum!" exclaimed Marjorie, "I _shall_ be glad to see him at last.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Don't you, indeed?" remarked a voice, sarcastically.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Oh! don't bother me about him," cried the Dodo, impatiently; "he's all right as Panjandrums go, I suppose, but I don't want to get into his clutches again, I can tell you."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is he like?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh! don't bother me about him," cried the Dodo, impatiently; "he's all right as Panjandrums go, I suppose, but I don't want to get into his clutches again, I can tell you."
