used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You’re a swindler and a scoundrel, and I hate you.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.
(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 Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not sorry or ashamed over these things, Dorothy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
any person at all
From this reading Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.
any thing at all
From this reading There was a great commotion, but I gave no heed to that or anything else.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading I am not sorry or ashamed over these things, Dorothy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was a great commotion, but I gave no heed to that or anything else.
CampbellnounUS /ˈkæmbəl/
United States mythologist (1904-1987)
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
commotionnounUS /kəˈmoʊʃən/
a disorderly outburst or tumult
From this reading There was a great commotion, but I gave no heed to that or anything else.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.
dollnounUS /dɑːl/
a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.
Dorothy
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From this reading I am not sorry or ashamed over these things, Dorothy.
else
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From this reading There was a great commotion, but I gave no heed to that or anything else.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There was a great commotion, but I gave no heed to that or anything else.
hangedverbUS /hæŋd/
past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading You’re a swindler and a scoundrel, and I hate you.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
heednounUS /hiːd/
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading There was a great commotion, but I gave no heed to that or anything else.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
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From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
loudlyadverbUS /ˈlaʊdli/
with relatively high volume
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
musterverbUS /ˈmʌstər/
gather or bring together
From this reading Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.
not any; not one
From this reading There was a great commotion, but I gave no heed to that or anything else.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not sorry or ashamed over these things, Dorothy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was a great commotion, but I gave no heed to that or anything else.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I am not sorry or ashamed over these things, Dorothy.
pitchedadjectiveUS /pɪtʃt/
(of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
scoundrelnounUS /ˈskaʊndrəl/
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading You’re a swindler and a scoundrel, and I hate you.”
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I am not sorry or ashamed over these things, Dorothy.
successive (without a break)
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
swindlernounUS /ˈswɪndələr/
a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
From this reading You’re a swindler and a scoundrel, and I hate you.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a great commotion, but I gave no heed to that or anything else.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I am not sorry or ashamed over these things, Dorothy.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a great commotion, but I gave no heed to that or anything else.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Before anybody could think of what was best to be done, I turned about and marched out of the room with all the dignity I could muster.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I walked straight up to Campbell and said, as loudly as I could:— “I have hanged that doll you gave me, and I’ve pitched the other things into the creek.
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From this reading You’re a swindler and a scoundrel, and I hate you.”
