used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A short story every Sunday would have grilled the brains out of anybody, even a born story-teller.
Annan
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From this reading Those stories made Annan.
Annan's
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From this reading Perhaps quality might have suffered; perhaps the thread of invention would have snapped had not Annan’s contract with the _Planet_ ended with September.
any person at all
From this reading A short story every Sunday would have grilled the brains out of anybody, even a born story-teller.
Barry
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From this reading It had finally come to--“Have you read Barry Annan in this week’s number?”
brought into existence
From this reading A short story every Sunday would have grilled the brains out of anybody, even a born story-teller.
brainsnounUS /breɪnz/
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading A short story every Sunday would have grilled the brains out of anybody, even a born story-teller.
Coltfoot
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From this reading He had done twenty stories for Coltfoot in six months.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It had finally come to--“Have you read Barry Annan in this week’s number?”
contractverbUS /ˈkɑːntrækt/
enter into a contractual arrangement
From this reading Perhaps quality might have suffered; perhaps the thread of invention would have snapped had not Annan’s contract with the _Planet_ ended with September.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading He had done twenty stories for Coltfoot in six months.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading Perhaps quality might have suffered; perhaps the thread of invention would have snapped had not Annan’s contract with the _Planet_ ended with September.
divisible by two
From this reading A short story every Sunday would have grilled the brains out of anybody, even a born story-teller.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A short story every Sunday would have grilled the brains out of anybody, even a born story-teller.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading It had finally come to--“Have you read Barry Annan in this week’s number?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had done twenty stories for Coltfoot in six months.
grilledadjectiveUS /ɡrɪld/
cooked by radiant heat (as over a grill)
From this reading A short story every Sunday would have grilled the brains out of anybody, even a born story-teller.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Perhaps quality might have suffered; perhaps the thread of invention would have snapped had not Annan’s contract with the _Planet_ ended with September.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A short story every Sunday would have grilled the brains out of anybody, even a born story-teller.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had done twenty stories for Coltfoot in six months.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had done twenty stories for Coltfoot in six months.
inventionnounUS /ˌɪnˈvenʃən/
the creation of something in the mind
From this reading Perhaps quality might have suffered; perhaps the thread of invention would have snapped had not Annan’s contract with the _Planet_ ended with September.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had finally come to--“Have you read Barry Annan in this week’s number?”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Those stories made Annan.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Perhaps quality might have suffered; perhaps the thread of invention would have snapped had not Annan’s contract with the _Planet_ ended with September.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading He had done twenty stories for Coltfoot in six months.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Perhaps quality might have suffered; perhaps the thread of invention would have snapped had not Annan’s contract with the _Planet_ ended with September.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading It had finally come to--“Have you read Barry Annan in this week’s number?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A short story every Sunday would have grilled the brains out of anybody, even a born story-teller.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A short story every Sunday would have grilled the brains out of anybody, even a born story-teller.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps quality might have suffered; perhaps the thread of invention would have snapped had not Annan’s contract with the _Planet_ ended with September.
PlanetnounUS /ˈplænət/
(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading Perhaps quality might have suffered; perhaps the thread of invention would have snapped had not Annan’s contract with the _Planet_ ended with September.
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading Perhaps quality might have suffered; perhaps the thread of invention would have snapped had not Annan’s contract with the _Planet_ ended with September.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading It had finally come to--“Have you read Barry Annan in this week’s number?”
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading Perhaps quality might have suffered; perhaps the thread of invention would have snapped had not Annan’s contract with the _Planet_ ended with September.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading A short story every Sunday would have grilled the brains out of anybody, even a born story-teller.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading He had done twenty stories for Coltfoot in six months.
snappedverbUS /snæpt/
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading Perhaps quality might have suffered; perhaps the thread of invention would have snapped had not Annan’s contract with the _Planet_ ended with September.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading He had done twenty stories for Coltfoot in six months.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A short story every Sunday would have grilled the brains out of anybody, even a born story-teller.
story-teller
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From this reading A short story every Sunday would have grilled the brains out of anybody, even a born story-teller.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Perhaps quality might have suffered; perhaps the thread of invention would have snapped had not Annan’s contract with the _Planet_ ended with September.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading A short story every Sunday would have grilled the brains out of anybody, even a born story-teller.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A short story every Sunday would have grilled the brains out of anybody, even a born story-teller.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It had finally come to--“Have you read Barry Annan in this week’s number?”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those stories made Annan.
threadverbUS /θred/
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading Perhaps quality might have suffered; perhaps the thread of invention would have snapped had not Annan’s contract with the _Planet_ ended with September.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had finally come to--“Have you read Barry Annan in this week’s number?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading He had done twenty stories for Coltfoot in six months.
week'snounUS /wiːks/
possessive form of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading It had finally come to--“Have you read Barry Annan in this week’s number?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Perhaps quality might have suffered; perhaps the thread of invention would have snapped had not Annan’s contract with the _Planet_ ended with September.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A short story every Sunday would have grilled the brains out of anybody, even a born story-teller.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It had finally come to--“Have you read Barry Annan in this week’s number?”
