(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 LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading But I’ll say at the start I don’t believe the murderer was you, Valentine, or Angel.
ANNA'SnounUS /ˈænəz/
possessive form of “anna” — a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But I’ll say at the start I don’t believe the murderer was you, Valentine, or Angel.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading But I’ll say at the start I don’t believe the murderer was you, Valentine, or Angel.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the truth of this thing has got to come out.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
chivalrousadjective
being attentive to women like an ideal knight
From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But the truth of this thing has got to come out.
Curran
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From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
digverbUS /dɪɡ/
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
don't
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From this reading But I’ll say at the start I don’t believe the murderer was you, Valentine, or Angel.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
the act of departing
From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But the truth of this thing has got to come out.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the truth of this thing has got to come out.
Hugh
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From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I’ll say at the start I don’t believe the murderer was you, Valentine, or Angel.
I'll
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From this reading But I’ll say at the start I don’t believe the murderer was you, Valentine, or Angel.
I'm
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From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading More, I don’t think it was Ned Knox.”
IT'S
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From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
KnoxnounUS /nɑːks/
Scottish theologian who founded Presbyterianism in Scotland and wrote a history of the Reformation in Scotland (1514-1572)
From this reading More, I don’t think it was Ned Knox.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
Mears
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From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
the force of workers available
From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More, I don’t think it was Ned Knox.”
murderernounUS /ˈmɜːrdərər/
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading But I’ll say at the start I don’t believe the murderer was you, Valentine, or Angel.
Ned
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From this reading More, I don’t think it was Ned Knox.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the truth of this thing has got to come out.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But I’ll say at the start I don’t believe the murderer was you, Valentine, or Angel.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But the truth of this thing has got to come out.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
Roly
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From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
Identical; not different.
From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
express in words
From this reading But I’ll say at the start I don’t believe the murderer was you, Valentine, or Angel.
shieldnounUS /ʃiːld/
a protective covering or structure
From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But I’ll say at the start I don’t believe the murderer was you, Valentine, or Angel.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the truth of this thing has got to come out.
a special situation
From this reading But the truth of this thing has got to come out.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading More, I don’t think it was Ned Knox.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But the truth of this thing has got to come out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading But the truth of this thing has got to come out.
ValentinenounUS /ˈvæləntaɪn/
a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day
From this reading But I’ll say at the start I don’t believe the murderer was you, Valentine, or Angel.
precisely as stated
From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I’ll say at the start I don’t believe the murderer was you, Valentine, or Angel.
(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 LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
which person or people
From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
WILESnounUS /waɪlz/
plural of “wile” — the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
