aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading My brother Bob always laughs about my long postscripts.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I'm glad there are two _nice_ girls coming from Merrivale, although you'd never think Patricia ever _saw_ the place, for she talks of nothing but 'N'York.'
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading My brother Bob always laughs about my long postscripts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They speak of Patricia as 'the one with the queer clothes,' and of Arabella as 'the medicine-chest.'
Arabella
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From this reading They speak of Patricia as 'the one with the queer clothes,' and of Arabella as 'the medicine-chest.'
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I'm glad there are two _nice_ girls coming from Merrivale, although you'd never think Patricia ever _saw_ the place, for she talks of nothing but 'N'York.'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They speak of Patricia as 'the one with the queer clothes,' and of Arabella as 'the medicine-chest.'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "She's taking more pills, I do believe, than she ever did at home, and she wants folks to notice that.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "She's taking more pills, I do believe, than she ever did at home, and she wants folks to notice that.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading My brother Bob always laughs about my long postscripts.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading My brother Bob always laughs about my long postscripts.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I'm glad there are two _nice_ girls coming from Merrivale, although you'd never think Patricia ever _saw_ the place, for she talks of nothing but 'N'York.'
clothing in general
From this reading They speak of Patricia as 'the one with the queer clothes,' and of Arabella as 'the medicine-chest.'
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I'm glad there are two _nice_ girls coming from Merrivale, although you'd never think Patricia ever _saw_ the place, for she talks of nothing but 'N'York.'
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "She's taking more pills, I do believe, than she ever did at home, and she wants folks to notice that.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "She's taking more pills, I do believe, than she ever did at home, and she wants folks to notice that.
at any time
From this reading "She's taking more pills, I do believe, than she ever did at home, and she wants folks to notice that.
your parents
From this reading "She's taking more pills, I do believe, than she ever did at home, and she wants folks to notice that.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I'm glad there are two _nice_ girls coming from Merrivale, although you'd never think Patricia ever _saw_ the place, for she talks of nothing but 'N'York.'
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I'm glad there are two _nice_ girls coming from Merrivale, although you'd never think Patricia ever _saw_ the place, for she talks of nothing but 'N'York.'
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading I'm glad there are two _nice_ girls coming from Merrivale, although you'd never think Patricia ever _saw_ the place, for she talks of nothing but 'N'York.'
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I'm glad there are two _nice_ girls coming from Merrivale, although you'd never think Patricia ever _saw_ the place, for she talks of nothing but 'N'York.'
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "She's taking more pills, I do believe, than she ever did at home, and she wants folks to notice that.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "She's taking more pills, I do believe, than she ever did at home, and she wants folks to notice that.
I'm
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From this reading I'm glad there are two _nice_ girls coming from Merrivale, although you'd never think Patricia ever _saw_ the place, for she talks of nothing but 'N'York.'
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "The idea!
laughsnounUS /læfs/
plural of “laugh” — the sound of laughing
From this reading My brother Bob always laughs about my long postscripts.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading My brother Bob always laughs about my long postscripts.
medicine-chest
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From this reading They speak of Patricia as 'the one with the queer clothes,' and of Arabella as 'the medicine-chest.'
Merrivale
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From this reading I'm glad there are two _nice_ girls coming from Merrivale, although you'd never think Patricia ever _saw_ the place, for she talks of nothing but 'N'York.'
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "She's taking more pills, I do believe, than she ever did at home, and she wants folks to notice that.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My brother Bob always laughs about my long postscripts.
N'York
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From this reading I'm glad there are two _nice_ girls coming from Merrivale, although you'd never think Patricia ever _saw_ the place, for she talks of nothing but 'N'York.'
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I'm glad there are two _nice_ girls coming from Merrivale, although you'd never think Patricia ever _saw_ the place, for she talks of nothing but 'N'York.'
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading I'm glad there are two _nice_ girls coming from Merrivale, although you'd never think Patricia ever _saw_ the place, for she talks of nothing but 'N'York.'
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I'm glad there are two _nice_ girls coming from Merrivale, although you'd never think Patricia ever _saw_ the place, for she talks of nothing but 'N'York.'
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading "She's taking more pills, I do believe, than she ever did at home, and she wants folks to notice that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They speak of Patricia as 'the one with the queer clothes,' and of Arabella as 'the medicine-chest.'
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They speak of Patricia as 'the one with the queer clothes,' and of Arabella as 'the medicine-chest.'
Patricia
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From this reading They speak of Patricia as 'the one with the queer clothes,' and of Arabella as 'the medicine-chest.'
pillsnounUS /pɪlz/
plural of “pill” — something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size
From this reading "She's taking more pills, I do believe, than she ever did at home, and she wants folks to notice that.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I'm glad there are two _nice_ girls coming from Merrivale, although you'd never think Patricia ever _saw_ the place, for she talks of nothing but 'N'York.'
postscriptsnounUS /ˈpoʊskrɪpts/
plural of “postscript” — a note appended to a letter after the signature
From this reading My brother Bob always laughs about my long postscripts.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading They speak of Patricia as 'the one with the queer clothes,' and of Arabella as 'the medicine-chest.'
cut with a saw
From this reading I'm glad there are two _nice_ girls coming from Merrivale, although you'd never think Patricia ever _saw_ the place, for she talks of nothing but 'N'York.'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She's taking more pills, I do believe, than she ever did at home, and she wants folks to notice that.
She's
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From this reading "She's taking more pills, I do believe, than she ever did at home, and she wants folks to notice that.
express in speech
From this reading They speak of Patricia as 'the one with the queer clothes,' and of Arabella as 'the medicine-chest.'
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading "She's taking more pills, I do believe, than she ever did at home, and she wants folks to notice that.
talksnounUS /tɔːks/
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading I'm glad there are two _nice_ girls coming from Merrivale, although you'd never think Patricia ever _saw_ the place, for she talks of nothing but 'N'York.'
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "She's taking more pills, I do believe, than she ever did at home, and she wants folks to notice that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "She's taking more pills, I do believe, than she ever did at home, and she wants folks to notice that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They speak of Patricia as 'the one with the queer clothes,' and of Arabella as 'the medicine-chest.'
in or at that place or location
From this reading I'm glad there are two _nice_ girls coming from Merrivale, although you'd never think Patricia ever _saw_ the place, for she talks of nothing but 'N'York.'
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They speak of Patricia as 'the one with the queer clothes,' and of Arabella as 'the medicine-chest.'
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I'm glad there are two _nice_ girls coming from Merrivale, although you'd never think Patricia ever _saw_ the place, for she talks of nothing but 'N'York.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She's taking more pills, I do believe, than she ever did at home, and she wants folks to notice that.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I'm glad there are two _nice_ girls coming from Merrivale, although you'd never think Patricia ever _saw_ the place, for she talks of nothing but 'N'York.'
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading "She's taking more pills, I do believe, than she ever did at home, and she wants folks to notice that.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They speak of Patricia as 'the one with the queer clothes,' and of Arabella as 'the medicine-chest.'
you'd
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From this reading I'm glad there are two _nice_ girls coming from Merrivale, although you'd never think Patricia ever _saw_ the place, for she talks of nothing but 'N'York.'
