anew
From this reading "There ain't no boy that I knows of," she said listlessly, sinking down again.
ain't
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From this reading "There ain't no boy that I knows of," she said listlessly, sinking down again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Every time she thought of Lem's questions, there was an infernal tapping of unnumbered winged creatures at the walls of her brain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And ye wouldn't slit my neck when I ain't done nothin', would ye, Lemmy?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Every time she thought of Lem's questions, there was an infernal tapping of unnumbered winged creatures at the walls of her brain.
a youthful male person
From this reading "There ain't no boy that I knows of," she said listlessly, sinking down again.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Every time she thought of Lem's questions, there was an infernal tapping of unnumbered winged creatures at the walls of her brain.
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Every time she thought of Lem's questions, there was an infernal tapping of unnumbered winged creatures at the walls of her brain.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "And ye wouldn't slit my neck when I ain't done nothin', would ye, Lemmy?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "There ain't no boy that I knows of," she said listlessly, sinking down again.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every time she thought of Lem's questions, there was an infernal tapping of unnumbered winged creatures at the walls of her brain.
growledverbUS /ɡraʊld/
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading "Ye has done somethin'," growled Lem.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ye has done somethin'," growled Lem.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Scraggy shook her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Scraggy shook her head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "There ain't no boy that I knows of," she said listlessly, sinking down again.
infernaladjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈfɜːrnəl/
characteristic of or resembling Hell
From this reading Every time she thought of Lem's questions, there was an infernal tapping of unnumbered winged creatures at the walls of her brain.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading "There ain't no boy that I knows of," she said listlessly, sinking down again.
LemnounUS /lem/
a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back
From this reading "Ye has done somethin'," growled Lem.
Lem's
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From this reading Every time she thought of Lem's questions, there was an infernal tapping of unnumbered winged creatures at the walls of her brain.
Lemmy
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From this reading "And ye wouldn't slit my neck when I ain't done nothin', would ye, Lemmy?"
listlesslyadverbUS /ˈlɪstləsli/
in a listless manner
From this reading "There ain't no boy that I knows of," she said listlessly, sinking down again.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "And ye wouldn't slit my neck when I ain't done nothin', would ye, Lemmy?"
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading "And ye wouldn't slit my neck when I ain't done nothin', would ye, Lemmy?"
not any; not one
From this reading "There ain't no boy that I knows of," she said listlessly, sinking down again.
nothin
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From this reading "And ye wouldn't slit my neck when I ain't done nothin', would ye, Lemmy?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every time she thought of Lem's questions, there was an infernal tapping of unnumbered winged creatures at the walls of her brain.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading Every time she thought of Lem's questions, there was an infernal tapping of unnumbered winged creatures at the walls of her brain.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There ain't no boy that I knows of," she said listlessly, sinking down again.
Scraggyadjective
being very thin
From this reading Scraggy shook her head.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every time she thought of Lem's questions, there was an infernal tapping of unnumbered winged creatures at the walls of her brain.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Scraggy shook her head.
sinkingnounUS /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading "There ain't no boy that I knows of," she said listlessly, sinking down again.
slitnounUS /slɪt/
a long narrow opening
From this reading "And ye wouldn't slit my neck when I ain't done nothin', would ye, Lemmy?"
somethin
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From this reading "Ye has done somethin'," growled Lem.
tappingnounUS /ˈtæpɪŋ/
the sound of light blow or knock
From this reading Every time she thought of Lem's questions, there was an infernal tapping of unnumbered winged creatures at the walls of her brain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There ain't no boy that I knows of," she said listlessly, sinking down again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Every time she thought of Lem's questions, there was an infernal tapping of unnumbered winged creatures at the walls of her brain.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Every time she thought of Lem's questions, there was an infernal tapping of unnumbered winged creatures at the walls of her brain.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Every time she thought of Lem's questions, there was an infernal tapping of unnumbered winged creatures at the walls of her brain.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Every time she thought of Lem's questions, there was an infernal tapping of unnumbered winged creatures at the walls of her brain.
unnumberedadjective
too numerous to be counted
From this reading Every time she thought of Lem's questions, there was an infernal tapping of unnumbered winged creatures at the walls of her brain.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Every time she thought of Lem's questions, there was an infernal tapping of unnumbered winged creatures at the walls of her brain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every time she thought of Lem's questions, there was an infernal tapping of unnumbered winged creatures at the walls of her brain.
at the time that
From this reading "And ye wouldn't slit my neck when I ain't done nothin', would ye, Lemmy?"
wingedadjectiveUS /wɪŋd/
having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind
From this reading Every time she thought of Lem's questions, there was an infernal tapping of unnumbered winged creatures at the walls of her brain.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "And ye wouldn't slit my neck when I ain't done nothin', would ye, Lemmy?"
wouldn't
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From this reading "And ye wouldn't slit my neck when I ain't done nothin', would ye, Lemmy?"
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "And ye wouldn't slit my neck when I ain't done nothin', would ye, Lemmy?"
