used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lem took a long breath.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading At first he thought that this must be Scraggy's wraith come to haunt him after some horrible lonely death.
ain't
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From this reading "And if I ain't sent for ye, then ye needn't be sneakin' round."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had far rather deal with a living Scraggy than a dead one, and at once recovered his composure.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "I hain't sent for ye, have I?" he asked, hanging up his coat.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first he thought that this must be Scraggy's wraith come to haunt him after some horrible lonely death.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At first he thought that this must be Scraggy's wraith come to haunt him after some horrible lonely death.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Lem took a long breath.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading "I hain't sent for ye, have I?" he asked, hanging up his coat.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At first he thought that this must be Scraggy's wraith come to haunt him after some horrible lonely death.
composurenounUS /kəmˈpoʊʒər/
steadiness of mind under stress
From this reading He had far rather deal with a living Scraggy than a dead one, and at once recovered his composure.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading He had far rather deal with a living Scraggy than a dead one, and at once recovered his composure.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading He had far rather deal with a living Scraggy than a dead one, and at once recovered his composure.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading At first he thought that this must be Scraggy's wraith come to haunt him after some horrible lonely death.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading He had far rather deal with a living Scraggy than a dead one, and at once recovered his composure.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first he thought that this must be Scraggy's wraith come to haunt him after some horrible lonely death.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I hain't sent for ye, have I?" he asked, hanging up his coat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had far rather deal with a living Scraggy than a dead one, and at once recovered his composure.
hain't
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From this reading "I hain't sent for ye, have I?" he asked, hanging up his coat.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading "I hain't sent for ye, have I?" he asked, hanging up his coat.
hauntverbUS /hɔːnt/
follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
From this reading At first he thought that this must be Scraggy's wraith come to haunt him after some horrible lonely death.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I hain't sent for ye, have I?" he asked, hanging up his coat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At first he thought that this must be Scraggy's wraith come to haunt him after some horrible lonely death.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At first he thought that this must be Scraggy's wraith come to haunt him after some horrible lonely death.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had far rather deal with a living Scraggy than a dead one, and at once recovered his composure.
provoking horror
From this reading At first he thought that this must be Scraggy's wraith come to haunt him after some horrible lonely death.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hain't sent for ye, have I?" he asked, hanging up his coat.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "And if I ain't sent for ye, then ye needn't be sneakin' round."
LemnounUS /lem/
a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back
From this reading Lem took a long breath.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading He had far rather deal with a living Scraggy than a dead one, and at once recovered his composure.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading At first he thought that this must be Scraggy's wraith come to haunt him after some horrible lonely death.
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 Lem took a long breath.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading At first he thought that this must be Scraggy's wraith come to haunt him after some horrible lonely death.
needn't
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From this reading "And if I ain't sent for ye, then ye needn't be sneakin' round."
on one occasion
From this reading He had far rather deal with a living Scraggy than a dead one, and at once recovered his composure.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had far rather deal with a living Scraggy than a dead one, and at once recovered his composure.
on the contrary
From this reading He had far rather deal with a living Scraggy than a dead one, and at once recovered his composure.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading He had far rather deal with a living Scraggy than a dead one, and at once recovered his composure.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "And if I ain't sent for ye, then ye needn't be sneakin' round."
Scraggyadjective
being very thin
From this reading He had far rather deal with a living Scraggy than a dead one, and at once recovered his composure.
Scraggy's
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From this reading At first he thought that this must be Scraggy's wraith come to haunt him after some horrible lonely death.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "I hain't sent for ye, have I?" he asked, hanging up his coat.
sneakin
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From this reading "And if I ain't sent for ye, then ye needn't be sneakin' round."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading At first he thought that this must be Scraggy's wraith come to haunt him after some horrible lonely death.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had far rather deal with a living Scraggy than a dead one, and at once recovered his composure.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At first he thought that this must be Scraggy's wraith come to haunt him after some horrible lonely death.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "And if I ain't sent for ye, then ye needn't be sneakin' round."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At first he thought that this must be Scraggy's wraith come to haunt him after some horrible lonely death.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading At first he thought that this must be Scraggy's wraith come to haunt him after some horrible lonely death.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At first he thought that this must be Scraggy's wraith come to haunt him after some horrible lonely death.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Lem took a long breath.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I hain't sent for ye, have I?" he asked, hanging up his coat.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had far rather deal with a living Scraggy than a dead one, and at once recovered his composure.
wraithnoun
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading At first he thought that this must be Scraggy's wraith come to haunt him after some horrible lonely death.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "I hain't sent for ye, have I?" he asked, hanging up his coat.
