adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Well, when I had been dead about thirty years I begun to get a little anxious.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Well, when I had been dead about thirty years I begun to get a little anxious.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 Mind you, had been whizzing through space all that time, like a comet.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
anxiousadjectiveUS /ˈæŋkʃəs/
eagerly desirous
From this reading Well, when I had been dead about thirty years I begun to get a little anxious.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Well, when I had been dead about thirty years I begun to get a little anxious.
begunverbUS /bɪˈɡʌn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Well, when I had been dead about thirty years I begun to get a little anxious.
bitnounUS /bɪt/
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
brushverbUS /brʌʃ/
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
circlenounUS /ˈsɜːrkəl/
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
cometnounUS /ˈkɑːmət/
(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
From this reading Mind you, had been whizzing through space all that time, like a comet.
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
dartverbUS /dɑːrt/
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Well, when I had been dead about thirty years I begun to get a little anxious.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Well, when I had been dead about thirty years I begun to get a little anxious.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Well, when I had been dead about thirty years I begun to get a little anxious.
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
HereafteradverbUS /hɪˈræftər/
in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, when I had been dead about thirty years I begun to get a little anxious.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading Why, Peters, I laid over the lot of them!
lassonounUS /ˈlæsoʊ/
Belgian composer (1532-1594)
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Mind you, had been whizzing through space all that time, like a comet.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Well, when I had been dead about thirty years I begun to get a little anxious.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
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 Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
loopverbUS /luːp/
move in loops
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
lotnounUS /lɑːt/
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading Why, Peters, I laid over the lot of them!
MindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Mind you, had been whizzing through space all that time, like a comet.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why, Peters, I laid over the lot of them!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Why, Peters, I laid over the lot of them!
PetersnounUS /ˈpiːtərz/
plural of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Why, Peters, I laid over the lot of them!
pointedadjectiveUS /ˈpɔɪntɪd/
having a point
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
spacenounUS /speɪs/
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Mind you, had been whizzing through space all that time, like a comet.
steadyverbUS /ˈstedi/
make steady
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
straightadjectiveUS /streɪt/
successive (without a break)
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mind you, had been whizzing through space all that time, like a comet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why, Peters, I laid over the lot of them!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Why, Peters, I laid over the lot of them!
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
thirtynounUS /ˈθɜːrdiː/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading Well, when I had been dead about thirty years I begun to get a little anxious.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Mind you, had been whizzing through space all that time, like a comet.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Mind you, had been whizzing through space all that time, like a comet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, when I had been dead about thirty years I begun to get a little anxious.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
travelverbUS /ˈtrævəl/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
warn't
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From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, when I had been dead about thirty years I begun to get a little anxious.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Well, when I had been dead about thirty years I begun to get a little anxious.
whereasconjunctionUS /weˈræz/
in contrast with the fact that
From this reading Of course there warn’t any of them going my way, as a steady thing, you know, because they travel in a long circle like the loop of a lasso, whereas I was pointed as straight as a dart for the Hereafter; but I happened on one every now and then that was going my way for an hour or so, and then we had a bit of a brush together.
whizzingverbUS /ˈwɪzɪŋ/
inflected form of “whiz” — make a soft swishing sound
From this reading Mind you, had been whizzing through space all that time, like a comet.
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, Peters, I laid over the lot of them!
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Well, when I had been dead about thirty years I begun to get a little anxious.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mind you, had been whizzing through space all that time, like a comet.
