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From this reading April 21st: Well, yesterday afternoon I took Piggie shopping on a street called Bond Street.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So this morning Harry, the boy friend of ours who is the bell hop, waked me up at ten o’clock because he had a box of one dozen orchids from Piggie.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading April 21st: Well, yesterday afternoon I took Piggie shopping on a street called Bond Street.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Because I always think that spending money is only just a habit and if you get a gentleman started on buying one dozen orchids at a time he really gets very good habits.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Because I always think that spending money is only just a habit and if you get a gentleman started on buying one dozen orchids at a time he really gets very good habits.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading April 21st: Well, yesterday afternoon I took Piggie shopping on a street called Bond Street.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So this morning Harry, the boy friend of ours who is the bell hop, waked me up at ten o’clock because he had a box of one dozen orchids from Piggie.
bargainnounUS /ˈbɑːrɡən/
an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
From this reading So by the time Piggie pays for a few dozen orchids, the diamond tiara will really seem like quite a bargain.
for the reason that
From this reading So this morning Harry, the boy friend of ours who is the bell hop, waked me up at ten o’clock because he had a box of one dozen orchids from Piggie.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading So this morning Harry, the boy friend of ours who is the bell hop, waked me up at ten o’clock because he had a box of one dozen orchids from Piggie.
BondnounUS /bɑːnd/
an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading April 21st: Well, yesterday afternoon I took Piggie shopping on a street called Bond Street.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading So this morning Harry, the boy friend of ours who is the bell hop, waked me up at ten o’clock because he had a box of one dozen orchids from Piggie.
a youthful male person
From this reading So this morning Harry, the boy friend of ours who is the bell hop, waked me up at ten o’clock because he had a box of one dozen orchids from Piggie.
buyingnounUS /ˈbaɪɪŋ/
the act of buying
From this reading Because I always think that spending money is only just a habit and if you get a gentleman started on buying one dozen orchids at a time he really gets very good habits.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So by the time Piggie pays for a few dozen orchids, the diamond tiara will really seem like quite a bargain.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading April 21st: Well, yesterday afternoon I took Piggie shopping on a street called Bond Street.
diamondnounUS /ˈdaɪmənd/
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading So by the time Piggie pays for a few dozen orchids, the diamond tiara will really seem like quite a bargain.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading So this morning Harry, the boy friend of ours who is the bell hop, waked me up at ten o’clock because he had a box of one dozen orchids from Piggie.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading So by the time Piggie pays for a few dozen orchids, the diamond tiara will really seem like quite a bargain.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So by the time Piggie pays for a few dozen orchids, the diamond tiara will really seem like quite a bargain.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading So I took him to a jewelery store because I told him I had to have a silver picture frame because I had to have a picture of him to go in it.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading So this morning Harry, the boy friend of ours who is the bell hop, waked me up at ten o’clock because he had a box of one dozen orchids from Piggie.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So this morning Harry, the boy friend of ours who is the bell hop, waked me up at ten o’clock because he had a box of one dozen orchids from Piggie.
a man of refinement
From this reading Because I always think that spending money is only just a habit and if you get a gentleman started on buying one dozen orchids at a time he really gets very good habits.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Because I always think that spending money is only just a habit and if you get a gentleman started on buying one dozen orchids at a time he really gets very good habits.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading Because I always think that spending money is only just a habit and if you get a gentleman started on buying one dozen orchids at a time he really gets very good habits.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading So I took him to a jewelery store because I told him I had to have a silver picture frame because I had to have a picture of him to go in it.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Because I always think that spending money is only just a habit and if you get a gentleman started on buying one dozen orchids at a time he really gets very good habits.
an established custom
From this reading Because I always think that spending money is only just a habit and if you get a gentleman started on buying one dozen orchids at a time he really gets very good habits.
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading Because I always think that spending money is only just a habit and if you get a gentleman started on buying one dozen orchids at a time he really gets very good habits.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So this morning Harry, the boy friend of ours who is the bell hop, waked me up at ten o’clock because he had a box of one dozen orchids from Piggie.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading So this morning Harry, the boy friend of ours who is the bell hop, waked me up at ten o’clock because he had a box of one dozen orchids from Piggie.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So I took him to a jewelery store because I told him I had to have a silver picture frame because I had to have a picture of him to go in it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So this morning Harry, the boy friend of ours who is the bell hop, waked me up at ten o’clock because he had a box of one dozen orchids from Piggie.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So I took him to a jewelery store because I told him I had to have a silver picture frame because I had to have a picture of him to go in it.
hopverbUS /hɑːp/
jump lightly
From this reading So this morning Harry, the boy friend of ours who is the bell hop, waked me up at ten o’clock because he had a box of one dozen orchids from Piggie.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Because I always think that spending money is only just a habit and if you get a gentleman started on buying one dozen orchids at a time he really gets very good habits.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Because I always think that spending money is only just a habit and if you get a gentleman started on buying one dozen orchids at a time he really gets very good habits.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So I took him to a jewelery store because I told him I had to have a silver picture frame because I had to have a picture of him to go in it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So this morning Harry, the boy friend of ours who is the bell hop, waked me up at ten o’clock because he had a box of one dozen orchids from Piggie.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So I took him to a jewelery store because I told him I had to have a silver picture frame because I had to have a picture of him to go in it.
jewelery
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From this reading So I took him to a jewelery store because I told him I had to have a silver picture frame because I had to have a picture of him to go in it.
and nothing more
From this reading Because I always think that spending money is only just a habit and if you get a gentleman started on buying one dozen orchids at a time he really gets very good habits.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading So by the time Piggie pays for a few dozen orchids, the diamond tiara will really seem like quite a bargain.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So this morning Harry, the boy friend of ours who is the bell hop, waked me up at ten o’clock because he had a box of one dozen orchids from Piggie.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Because I always think that spending money is only just a habit and if you get a gentleman started on buying one dozen orchids at a time he really gets very good habits.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading So this morning Harry, the boy friend of ours who is the bell hop, waked me up at ten o’clock because he had a box of one dozen orchids from Piggie.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading So this morning Harry, the boy friend of ours who is the bell hop, waked me up at ten o’clock because he had a box of one dozen orchids from Piggie.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So this morning Harry, the boy friend of ours who is the bell hop, waked me up at ten o’clock because he had a box of one dozen orchids from Piggie.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Because I always think that spending money is only just a habit and if you get a gentleman started on buying one dozen orchids at a time he really gets very good habits.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So this morning Harry, the boy friend of ours who is the bell hop, waked me up at ten o’clock because he had a box of one dozen orchids from Piggie.
and nothing more
From this reading Because I always think that spending money is only just a habit and if you get a gentleman started on buying one dozen orchids at a time he really gets very good habits.
orchidsnounUS /ˈɔːrkədz/
plural of “orchid” — any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
From this reading So this morning Harry, the boy friend of ours who is the bell hop, waked me up at ten o’clock because he had a box of one dozen orchids from Piggie.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading So this morning Harry, the boy friend of ours who is the bell hop, waked me up at ten o’clock because he had a box of one dozen orchids from Piggie.
paysnounUS /peɪz/
plural of “pay” — something that remunerates
From this reading So by the time Piggie pays for a few dozen orchids, the diamond tiara will really seem like quite a bargain.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading So I took him to a jewelery store because I told him I had to have a silver picture frame because I had to have a picture of him to go in it.
Piggie
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From this reading So this morning Harry, the boy friend of ours who is the bell hop, waked me up at ten o’clock because he had a box of one dozen orchids from Piggie.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading So by the time Piggie pays for a few dozen orchids, the diamond tiara will really seem like quite a bargain.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading So by the time Piggie pays for a few dozen orchids, the diamond tiara will really seem like quite a bargain.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading So by the time Piggie pays for a few dozen orchids, the diamond tiara will really seem like quite a bargain.
shoppingnounUS /ˈʃɑːpɪŋ/
searching for or buying goods or services
From this reading April 21st: Well, yesterday afternoon I took Piggie shopping on a street called Bond Street.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading So I took him to a jewelery store because I told him I had to have a silver picture frame because I had to have a picture of him to go in it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So this morning Harry, the boy friend of ours who is the bell hop, waked me up at ten o’clock because he had a box of one dozen orchids from Piggie.
spendingnounUS /ˈspendɪŋ/
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading Because I always think that spending money is only just a habit and if you get a gentleman started on buying one dozen orchids at a time he really gets very good habits.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Because I always think that spending money is only just a habit and if you get a gentleman started on buying one dozen orchids at a time he really gets very good habits.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading So I took him to a jewelery store because I told him I had to have a silver picture frame because I had to have a picture of him to go in it.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading April 21st: Well, yesterday afternoon I took Piggie shopping on a street called Bond Street.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading So this morning Harry, the boy friend of ours who is the bell hop, waked me up at ten o’clock because he had a box of one dozen orchids from Piggie.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Because I always think that spending money is only just a habit and if you get a gentleman started on buying one dozen orchids at a time he really gets very good habits.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So this morning Harry, the boy friend of ours who is the bell hop, waked me up at ten o’clock because he had a box of one dozen orchids from Piggie.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Because I always think that spending money is only just a habit and if you get a gentleman started on buying one dozen orchids at a time he really gets very good habits.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So this morning Harry, the boy friend of ours who is the bell hop, waked me up at ten o’clock because he had a box of one dozen orchids from Piggie.
tiaranounUS /tiˈɑːrə/
a jeweled headdress worn by women on formal occasions
From this reading So by the time Piggie pays for a few dozen orchids, the diamond tiara will really seem like quite a bargain.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading So by the time Piggie pays for a few dozen orchids, the diamond tiara will really seem like quite a bargain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So I took him to a jewelery store because I told him I had to have a silver picture frame because I had to have a picture of him to go in it.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading So I took him to a jewelery store because I told him I had to have a silver picture frame because I had to have a picture of him to go in it.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading April 21st: Well, yesterday afternoon I took Piggie shopping on a street called Bond Street.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading So this morning Harry, the boy friend of ours who is the bell hop, waked me up at ten o’clock because he had a box of one dozen orchids from Piggie.
precisely as stated
From this reading Because I always think that spending money is only just a habit and if you get a gentleman started on buying one dozen orchids at a time he really gets very good habits.
waked
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From this reading So this morning Harry, the boy friend of ours who is the bell hop, waked me up at ten o’clock because he had a box of one dozen orchids from Piggie.
(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 April 21st: Well, yesterday afternoon I took Piggie shopping on a street called Bond Street.
which person or people
From this reading So this morning Harry, the boy friend of ours who is the bell hop, waked me up at ten o’clock because he had a box of one dozen orchids from Piggie.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading So by the time Piggie pays for a few dozen orchids, the diamond tiara will really seem like quite a bargain.
the day immediately before today
From this reading April 21st: Well, yesterday afternoon I took Piggie shopping on a street called Bond Street.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Because I always think that spending money is only just a habit and if you get a gentleman started on buying one dozen orchids at a time he really gets very good habits.
