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From this reading “You ain’t got nothing on us,” grumbled Snadder, the taller one of the pair, as the boys permitted them to drop their hands.
AllennounUS /ˈælən/
United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading SEEKING ANOTHER CASTLE The two tramps were not armed, and Frank Allen went around to the front door to enter the great living room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SEEKING ANOTHER CASTLE The two tramps were not armed, and Frank Allen went around to the front door to enter the great living room.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading SEEKING ANOTHER CASTLE The two tramps were not armed, and Frank Allen went around to the front door to enter the great living room.
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading SEEKING ANOTHER CASTLE The two tramps were not armed, and Frank Allen went around to the front door to enter the great living room.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading SEEKING ANOTHER CASTLE The two tramps were not armed, and Frank Allen went around to the front door to enter the great living room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “You ain’t got nothing on us,” grumbled Snadder, the taller one of the pair, as the boys permitted them to drop their hands.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What do you mean, disgorge?” asked Snadder.
belongsverbUS /bɪˈlɔːŋz/
third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “No, but you fellows have got something on you that belongs to this place,” replied Frank.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “You ain’t got nothing on us,” grumbled Snadder, the taller one of the pair, as the boys permitted them to drop their hands.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “No, but you fellows have got something on you that belongs to this place,” replied Frank.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading SEEKING ANOTHER CASTLE The two tramps were not armed, and Frank Allen went around to the front door to enter the great living room.
disgorgeverbUS /dɪsˈɡɔːrdʒ/
cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over
From this reading “I want you to disgorge right now.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you mean, disgorge?” asked Snadder.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading SEEKING ANOTHER CASTLE The two tramps were not armed, and Frank Allen went around to the front door to enter the great living room.
let fall to the ground
From this reading “You ain’t got nothing on us,” grumbled Snadder, the taller one of the pair, as the boys permitted them to drop their hands.
to come or go into
From this reading SEEKING ANOTHER CASTLE The two tramps were not armed, and Frank Allen went around to the front door to enter the great living room.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “No, but you fellows have got something on you that belongs to this place,” replied Frank.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading SEEKING ANOTHER CASTLE The two tramps were not armed, and Frank Allen went around to the front door to enter the great living room.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading SEEKING ANOTHER CASTLE The two tramps were not armed, and Frank Allen went around to the front door to enter the great living room.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “You ain’t got nothing on us,” grumbled Snadder, the taller one of the pair, as the boys permitted them to drop their hands.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading SEEKING ANOTHER CASTLE The two tramps were not armed, and Frank Allen went around to the front door to enter the great living room.
grumbledverbUS /ˈɡrʌmbəld/
past form of “grumble” — show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
From this reading “You ain’t got nothing on us,” grumbled Snadder, the taller one of the pair, as the boys permitted them to drop their hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “You ain’t got nothing on us,” grumbled Snadder, the taller one of the pair, as the boys permitted them to drop their hands.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “No, but you fellows have got something on you that belongs to this place,” replied Frank.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I want you to disgorge right now.”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading SEEKING ANOTHER CASTLE The two tramps were not armed, and Frank Allen went around to the front door to enter the great living room.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “What do you mean, disgorge?” asked Snadder.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, but you fellows have got something on you that belongs to this place,” replied Frank.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading SEEKING ANOTHER CASTLE The two tramps were not armed, and Frank Allen went around to the front door to enter the great living room.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “You ain’t got nothing on us,” grumbled Snadder, the taller one of the pair, as the boys permitted them to drop their hands.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “I want you to disgorge right now.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You ain’t got nothing on us,” grumbled Snadder, the taller one of the pair, as the boys permitted them to drop their hands.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “You ain’t got nothing on us,” grumbled Snadder, the taller one of the pair, as the boys permitted them to drop their hands.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You ain’t got nothing on us,” grumbled Snadder, the taller one of the pair, as the boys permitted them to drop their hands.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading “You ain’t got nothing on us,” grumbled Snadder, the taller one of the pair, as the boys permitted them to drop their hands.
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading “You ain’t got nothing on us,” grumbled Snadder, the taller one of the pair, as the boys permitted them to drop their hands.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “No, but you fellows have got something on you that belongs to this place,” replied Frank.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “No, but you fellows have got something on you that belongs to this place,” replied Frank.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “I want you to disgorge right now.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading SEEKING ANOTHER CASTLE The two tramps were not armed, and Frank Allen went around to the front door to enter the great living room.
the act of searching for something
From this reading SEEKING ANOTHER CASTLE The two tramps were not armed, and Frank Allen went around to the front door to enter the great living room.
Snadder
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From this reading “You ain’t got nothing on us,” grumbled Snadder, the taller one of the pair, as the boys permitted them to drop their hands.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “No, but you fellows have got something on you that belongs to this place,” replied Frank.
talleradjectiveUS /ˈtɔːlər/
comparative of “tall” — great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading “You ain’t got nothing on us,” grumbled Snadder, the taller one of the pair, as the boys permitted them to drop their hands.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “No, but you fellows have got something on you that belongs to this place,” replied Frank.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SEEKING ANOTHER CASTLE The two tramps were not armed, and Frank Allen went around to the front door to enter the great living room.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “You ain’t got nothing on us,” grumbled Snadder, the taller one of the pair, as the boys permitted them to drop their hands.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “You ain’t got nothing on us,” grumbled Snadder, the taller one of the pair, as the boys permitted them to drop their hands.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “No, but you fellows have got something on you that belongs to this place,” replied Frank.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SEEKING ANOTHER CASTLE The two tramps were not armed, and Frank Allen went around to the front door to enter the great living room.
trampsnounUS /træmpz/
plural of “tramp” — a vagrant
From this reading SEEKING ANOTHER CASTLE The two tramps were not armed, and Frank Allen went around to the front door to enter the great living room.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading SEEKING ANOTHER CASTLE The two tramps were not armed, and Frank Allen went around to the front door to enter the great living room.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You ain’t got nothing on us,” grumbled Snadder, the taller one of the pair, as the boys permitted them to drop their hands.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I want you to disgorge right now.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading SEEKING ANOTHER CASTLE The two tramps were not armed, and Frank Allen went around to the front door to enter the great living room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SEEKING ANOTHER CASTLE The two tramps were not armed, and Frank Allen went around to the front door to enter the great living room.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you mean, disgorge?” asked Snadder.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You ain’t got nothing on us,” grumbled Snadder, the taller one of the pair, as the boys permitted them to drop their hands.
