used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You just get yourself another pen--You don't call off a marriage....
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading You just get yourself another pen--You don't call off a marriage....
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading _Droozle was probably the greatest writer in the world--any world!_ Jean Lanni could see that his girl friend, Judy Stokes, thought it was the lamest excuse she had ever heard.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If your ballpoint pen won't write as you want it to, your life doesn't stop, she probably was thinking.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Skeptically the girl with the long, golden red hair pointed at his breast pocket.
ballpointnounUS /ˈbɔːlpɔɪnt/
a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper
From this reading If your ballpoint pen won't write as you want it to, your life doesn't stop, she probably was thinking.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading Skeptically the girl with the long, golden red hair pointed at his breast pocket.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _Droozle was probably the greatest writer in the world--any world!_ Jean Lanni could see that his girl friend, Judy Stokes, thought it was the lamest excuse she had ever heard.
doesn't
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don't
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Droozle
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at any time
From this reading _Droozle was probably the greatest writer in the world--any world!_ Jean Lanni could see that his girl friend, Judy Stokes, thought it was the lamest excuse she had ever heard.
accept an excuse for
From this reading _Droozle was probably the greatest writer in the world--any world!_ Jean Lanni could see that his girl friend, Judy Stokes, thought it was the lamest excuse she had ever heard.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading _Droozle was probably the greatest writer in the world--any world!_ Jean Lanni could see that his girl friend, Judy Stokes, thought it was the lamest excuse she had ever heard.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You just get yourself another pen--You don't call off a marriage....
a young female
From this reading _Droozle was probably the greatest writer in the world--any world!_ Jean Lanni could see that his girl friend, Judy Stokes, thought it was the lamest excuse she had ever heard.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Skeptically the girl with the long, golden red hair pointed at his breast pocket.
highest in quality
From this reading _Droozle was probably the greatest writer in the world--any world!_ Jean Lanni could see that his girl friend, Judy Stokes, thought it was the lamest excuse she had ever heard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
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detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading _Droozle was probably the greatest writer in the world--any world!_ Jean Lanni could see that his girl friend, Judy Stokes, thought it was the lamest excuse she had ever heard.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Droozle was probably the greatest writer in the world--any world!_ Jean Lanni could see that his girl friend, Judy Stokes, thought it was the lamest excuse she had ever heard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "This Droozle I must see.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If your ballpoint pen won't write as you want it to, your life doesn't stop, she probably was thinking.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Droozle was probably the greatest writer in the world--any world!_ Jean Lanni could see that his girl friend, Judy Stokes, thought it was the lamest excuse she had ever heard.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading _Droozle was probably the greatest writer in the world--any world!_ Jean Lanni could see that his girl friend, Judy Stokes, thought it was the lamest excuse she had ever heard.
Judy
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and nothing more
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lamest
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Lanni
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a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading If your ballpoint pen won't write as you want it to, your life doesn't stop, she probably was thinking.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
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the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading You just get yourself another pen--You don't call off a marriage....
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "This Droozle I must see.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading You just get yourself another pen--You don't call off a marriage....
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading If your ballpoint pen won't write as you want it to, your life doesn't stop, she probably was thinking.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading Skeptically the girl with the long, golden red hair pointed at his breast pocket.
having a point
From this reading Skeptically the girl with the long, golden red hair pointed at his breast pocket.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading _Droozle was probably the greatest writer in the world--any world!_ Jean Lanni could see that his girl friend, Judy Stokes, thought it was the lamest excuse she had ever heard.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Skeptically the girl with the long, golden red hair pointed at his breast pocket.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading _Droozle was probably the greatest writer in the world--any world!_ Jean Lanni could see that his girl friend, Judy Stokes, thought it was the lamest excuse she had ever heard.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Droozle was probably the greatest writer in the world--any world!_ Jean Lanni could see that his girl friend, Judy Stokes, thought it was the lamest excuse she had ever heard.
SkepticallyadverbUS /ˈskeptɪkəli/
with scepticism; in a sceptical manner
From this reading Skeptically the girl with the long, golden red hair pointed at his breast pocket.
StokesverbUS /stoʊks/
third-person singular of “stoke” — stir up or tend; of a fire
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come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading If your ballpoint pen won't write as you want it to, your life doesn't stop, she probably was thinking.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading If your ballpoint pen won't write as you want it to, your life doesn't stop, she probably was thinking.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This Droozle I must see.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading _Droozle was probably the greatest writer in the world--any world!_ Jean Lanni could see that his girl friend, Judy Stokes, thought it was the lamest excuse she had ever heard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If your ballpoint pen won't write as you want it to, your life doesn't stop, she probably was thinking.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading If your ballpoint pen won't write as you want it to, your life doesn't stop, she probably was thinking.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Droozle was probably the greatest writer in the world--any world!_ Jean Lanni could see that his girl friend, Judy Stokes, thought it was the lamest excuse she had ever heard.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Skeptically the girl with the long, golden red hair pointed at his breast pocket.
won't
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From this reading If your ballpoint pen won't write as you want it to, your life doesn't stop, she probably was thinking.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading _Droozle was probably the greatest writer in the world--any world!_ Jean Lanni could see that his girl friend, Judy Stokes, thought it was the lamest excuse she had ever heard.
produce a literary work
From this reading If your ballpoint pen won't write as you want it to, your life doesn't stop, she probably was thinking.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _Droozle was probably the greatest writer in the world--any world!_ Jean Lanni could see that his girl friend, Judy Stokes, thought it was the lamest excuse she had ever heard.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If your ballpoint pen won't write as you want it to, your life doesn't stop, she probably was thinking.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If your ballpoint pen won't write as you want it to, your life doesn't stop, she probably was thinking.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You just get yourself another pen--You don't call off a marriage....
