used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Miss Odell,” he began, half way up, “the same gentleman that tillyphoned you is downstairs askin’ for you with a taxi-cab.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I wouldn’t leave him come up after what the Governor told me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the head of the stairway Eris, carrying her suitcase and make-up box, encountered Flynn, the voluble door-keeper, coming upstairs.
askin
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From this reading “Miss Odell,” he began, half way up, “the same gentleman that tillyphoned you is downstairs askin’ for you with a taxi-cab.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the head of the stairway Eris, carrying her suitcase and make-up box, encountered Flynn, the voluble door-keeper, coming upstairs.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I have me orders,’ says I, ‘and I’m door watch here,’ says I, ‘and whin the Governor says to me, “Flynn, do this; Flynn, do that,” be gob it’s meself that does ut!’
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Miss Odell,” he began, half way up, “the same gentleman that tillyphoned you is downstairs askin’ for you with a taxi-cab.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading At the head of the stairway Eris, carrying her suitcase and make-up box, encountered Flynn, the voluble door-keeper, coming upstairs.
can't
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From this reading ‘No, sir,’ says I, ‘ye can’t see Miss Odell.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading At the head of the stairway Eris, carrying her suitcase and make-up box, encountered Flynn, the voluble door-keeper, coming upstairs.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I wouldn’t leave him come up after what the Governor told me.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading At the head of the stairway Eris, carrying her suitcase and make-up box, encountered Flynn, the voluble door-keeper, coming upstairs.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I have me orders,’ says I, ‘and I’m door watch here,’ says I, ‘and whin the Governor says to me, “Flynn, do this; Flynn, do that,” be gob it’s meself that does ut!’
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have me orders,’ says I, ‘and I’m door watch here,’ says I, ‘and whin the Governor says to me, “Flynn, do this; Flynn, do that,” be gob it’s meself that does ut!’
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I have me orders,’ says I, ‘and I’m door watch here,’ says I, ‘and whin the Governor says to me, “Flynn, do this; Flynn, do that,” be gob it’s meself that does ut!’
door-keeper
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From this reading At the head of the stairway Eris, carrying her suitcase and make-up box, encountered Flynn, the voluble door-keeper, coming upstairs.
downstairsadverbUS /ˈdaʊnˈsterz/
on a floor below
From this reading “Miss Odell,” he began, half way up, “the same gentleman that tillyphoned you is downstairs askin’ for you with a taxi-cab.
encounteredverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntərd/
past form of “encounter” — come together
From this reading At the head of the stairway Eris, carrying her suitcase and make-up box, encountered Flynn, the voluble door-keeper, coming upstairs.
Erisnoun
(Greek mythology) goddess of discord; sister of Ares
From this reading At the head of the stairway Eris, carrying her suitcase and make-up box, encountered Flynn, the voluble door-keeper, coming upstairs.
Flynn
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From this reading At the head of the stairway Eris, carrying her suitcase and make-up box, encountered Flynn, the voluble door-keeper, coming upstairs.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Miss Odell,” he began, half way up, “the same gentleman that tillyphoned you is downstairs askin’ for you with a taxi-cab.
a man of refinement
From this reading “Miss Odell,” he began, half way up, “the same gentleman that tillyphoned you is downstairs askin’ for you with a taxi-cab.
gobnounUS /ɡɑːb/
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading I have me orders,’ says I, ‘and I’m door watch here,’ says I, ‘and whin the Governor says to me, “Flynn, do this; Flynn, do that,” be gob it’s meself that does ut!’
the head of a state government
From this reading I wouldn’t leave him come up after what the Governor told me.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “Miss Odell,” he began, half way up, “the same gentleman that tillyphoned you is downstairs askin’ for you with a taxi-cab.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have me orders,’ says I, ‘and I’m door watch here,’ says I, ‘and whin the Governor says to me, “Flynn, do this; Flynn, do that,” be gob it’s meself that does ut!’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Miss Odell,” he began, half way up, “the same gentleman that tillyphoned you is downstairs askin’ for you with a taxi-cab.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading At the head of the stairway Eris, carrying her suitcase and make-up box, encountered Flynn, the voluble door-keeper, coming upstairs.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At the head of the stairway Eris, carrying her suitcase and make-up box, encountered Flynn, the voluble door-keeper, coming upstairs.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I have me orders,’ says I, ‘and I’m door watch here,’ says I, ‘and whin the Governor says to me, “Flynn, do this; Flynn, do that,” be gob it’s meself that does ut!’
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I wouldn’t leave him come up after what the Governor told me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wouldn’t leave him come up after what the Governor told me.
I'm
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From this reading I have me orders,’ says I, ‘and I’m door watch here,’ says I, ‘and whin the Governor says to me, “Flynn, do this; Flynn, do that,” be gob it’s meself that does ut!’
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Miss Odell,” he began, half way up, “the same gentleman that tillyphoned you is downstairs askin’ for you with a taxi-cab.
it's
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From this reading I have me orders,’ says I, ‘and I’m door watch here,’ says I, ‘and whin the Governor says to me, “Flynn, do this; Flynn, do that,” be gob it’s meself that does ut!’
go away from a place
From this reading I wouldn’t leave him come up after what the Governor told me.
make-upnounUS /ˈmeɪkʌp/
an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event
From this reading At the head of the stairway Eris, carrying her suitcase and make-up box, encountered Flynn, the voluble door-keeper, coming upstairs.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I wouldn’t leave him come up after what the Governor told me.
meself
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From this reading I have me orders,’ says I, ‘and I’m door watch here,’ says I, ‘and whin the Governor says to me, “Flynn, do this; Flynn, do that,” be gob it’s meself that does ut!’
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Miss Odell,” he began, half way up, “the same gentleman that tillyphoned you is downstairs askin’ for you with a taxi-cab.
not any; not one
From this reading ‘No, sir,’ says I, ‘ye can’t see Miss Odell.
Odell
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From this reading “Miss Odell,” he began, half way up, “the same gentleman that tillyphoned you is downstairs askin’ for you with a taxi-cab.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the head of the stairway Eris, carrying her suitcase and make-up box, encountered Flynn, the voluble door-keeper, coming upstairs.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading I have me orders,’ says I, ‘and I’m door watch here,’ says I, ‘and whin the Governor says to me, “Flynn, do this; Flynn, do that,” be gob it’s meself that does ut!’
Identical; not different.
From this reading “Miss Odell,” he began, half way up, “the same gentleman that tillyphoned you is downstairs askin’ for you with a taxi-cab.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading ‘No, sir,’ says I, ‘ye can’t see Miss Odell.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading ‘No, sir,’ says I, ‘ye can’t see Miss Odell.
term of address for a man
From this reading ‘No, sir,’ says I, ‘ye can’t see Miss Odell.
stairwaynounUS /ˈsterweɪ/
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading At the head of the stairway Eris, carrying her suitcase and make-up box, encountered Flynn, the voluble door-keeper, coming upstairs.
suitcasenounUS /ˈsuːtkeɪs/
a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
From this reading At the head of the stairway Eris, carrying her suitcase and make-up box, encountered Flynn, the voluble door-keeper, coming upstairs.
taxi-cab
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From this reading “Miss Odell,” he began, half way up, “the same gentleman that tillyphoned you is downstairs askin’ for you with a taxi-cab.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Miss Odell,” he began, half way up, “the same gentleman that tillyphoned you is downstairs askin’ for you with a taxi-cab.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the head of the stairway Eris, carrying her suitcase and make-up box, encountered Flynn, the voluble door-keeper, coming upstairs.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I have me orders,’ says I, ‘and I’m door watch here,’ says I, ‘and whin the Governor says to me, “Flynn, do this; Flynn, do that,” be gob it’s meself that does ut!’
tillyphoned
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From this reading “Miss Odell,” he began, half way up, “the same gentleman that tillyphoned you is downstairs askin’ for you with a taxi-cab.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have me orders,’ says I, ‘and I’m door watch here,’ says I, ‘and whin the Governor says to me, “Flynn, do this; Flynn, do that,” be gob it’s meself that does ut!’
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I wouldn’t leave him come up after what the Governor told me.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Miss Odell,” he began, half way up, “the same gentleman that tillyphoned you is downstairs askin’ for you with a taxi-cab.
on a floor above
From this reading At the head of the stairway Eris, carrying her suitcase and make-up box, encountered Flynn, the voluble door-keeper, coming upstairs.
utnoun
the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere
From this reading I have me orders,’ says I, ‘and I’m door watch here,’ says I, ‘and whin the Governor says to me, “Flynn, do this; Flynn, do that,” be gob it’s meself that does ut!’
volubleadjectiveUS /ˈvɑːljəbəl/
marked by a ready flow of speech
From this reading At the head of the stairway Eris, carrying her suitcase and make-up box, encountered Flynn, the voluble door-keeper, coming upstairs.
look attentively
From this reading I have me orders,’ says I, ‘and I’m door watch here,’ says I, ‘and whin the Governor says to me, “Flynn, do this; Flynn, do that,” be gob it’s meself that does ut!’
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Miss Odell,” he began, half way up, “the same gentleman that tillyphoned you is downstairs askin’ for you with a taxi-cab.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I wouldn’t leave him come up after what the Governor told me.
whinnoun
very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe
From this reading I have me orders,’ says I, ‘and I’m door watch here,’ says I, ‘and whin the Governor says to me, “Flynn, do this; Flynn, do that,” be gob it’s meself that does ut!’
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Miss Odell,” he began, half way up, “the same gentleman that tillyphoned you is downstairs askin’ for you with a taxi-cab.
wouldn't
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From this reading I wouldn’t leave him come up after what the Governor told me.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading ‘No, sir,’ says I, ‘ye can’t see Miss Odell.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Miss Odell,” he began, half way up, “the same gentleman that tillyphoned you is downstairs askin’ for you with a taxi-cab.
