used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They could see him, a small figure from that distance, looking like a Jack-in-the-box as he waved his arms and thundered the dear, familiar phrases which Sally would never forget if she lived to be a hundred.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I wonder if he’ll remember not to spiel about ‘Princess Lalla.’”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They could see him, a small figure from that distance, looking like a Jack-in-the-box as he waved his arms and thundered the dear, familiar phrases which Sally would never forget if she lived to be a hundred.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Sally whispered, her fingers closing tensely over David’s arm.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading They could see him, a small figure from that distance, looking like a Jack-in-the-box as he waved his arms and thundered the dear, familiar phrases which Sally would never forget if she lived to be a hundred.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They could see him, a small figure from that distance, looking like a Jack-in-the-box as he waved his arms and thundered the dear, familiar phrases which Sally would never forget if she lived to be a hundred.
ballyhooing
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From this reading “Gus, ballyhooing The Palace of Wonders.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They could see him, a small figure from that distance, looking like a Jack-in-the-box as he waved his arms and thundered the dear, familiar phrases which Sally would never forget if she lived to be a hundred.
closingnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading Sally whispered, her fingers closing tensely over David’s arm.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could see him, a small figure from that distance, looking like a Jack-in-the-box as he waved his arms and thundered the dear, familiar phrases which Sally would never forget if she lived to be a hundred.
David'snounUS /ˈdeɪvɪdz/
possessive form of “david” — patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading Sally whispered, her fingers closing tensely over David’s arm.
dearly loved
From this reading They could see him, a small figure from that distance, looking like a Jack-in-the-box as he waved his arms and thundered the dear, familiar phrases which Sally would never forget if she lived to be a hundred.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading They could see him, a small figure from that distance, looking like a Jack-in-the-box as he waved his arms and thundered the dear, familiar phrases which Sally would never forget if she lived to be a hundred.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading They could see him, a small figure from that distance, looking like a Jack-in-the-box as he waved his arms and thundered the dear, familiar phrases which Sally would never forget if she lived to be a hundred.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading They could see him, a small figure from that distance, looking like a Jack-in-the-box as he waved his arms and thundered the dear, familiar phrases which Sally would never forget if she lived to be a hundred.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Sally whispered, her fingers closing tensely over David’s arm.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading They could see him, a small figure from that distance, looking like a Jack-in-the-box as he waved his arms and thundered the dear, familiar phrases which Sally would never forget if she lived to be a hundred.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They could see him, a small figure from that distance, looking like a Jack-in-the-box as he waved his arms and thundered the dear, familiar phrases which Sally would never forget if she lived to be a hundred.
GusnounUS /ɡʌs/
plural of “gu” — the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898
From this reading “Gus, ballyhooing The Palace of Wonders.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They could see him, a small figure from that distance, looking like a Jack-in-the-box as he waved his arms and thundered the dear, familiar phrases which Sally would never forget if she lived to be a hundred.
he'll
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From this reading I wonder if he’ll remember not to spiel about ‘Princess Lalla.’”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sally whispered, her fingers closing tensely over David’s arm.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They could see him, a small figure from that distance, looking like a Jack-in-the-box as he waved his arms and thundered the dear, familiar phrases which Sally would never forget if she lived to be a hundred.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They could see him, a small figure from that distance, looking like a Jack-in-the-box as he waved his arms and thundered the dear, familiar phrases which Sally would never forget if she lived to be a hundred.
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From this reading They could see him, a small figure from that distance, looking like a Jack-in-the-box as he waved his arms and thundered the dear, familiar phrases which Sally would never forget if she lived to be a hundred.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wonder if he’ll remember not to spiel about ‘Princess Lalla.’”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I wonder if he’ll remember not to spiel about ‘Princess Lalla.’”
Jack-in-the-boxnoun
plaything consisting of a toy clown that jumps out of a box when the lid is opened
From this reading They could see him, a small figure from that distance, looking like a Jack-in-the-box as he waved his arms and thundered the dear, familiar phrases which Sally would never forget if she lived to be a hundred.
Lalla
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From this reading I wonder if he’ll remember not to spiel about ‘Princess Lalla.’”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They could see him, a small figure from that distance, looking like a Jack-in-the-box as he waved his arms and thundered the dear, familiar phrases which Sally would never forget if she lived to be a hundred.
hear with intention
From this reading “Listen!”
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading They could see him, a small figure from that distance, looking like a Jack-in-the-box as he waved his arms and thundered the dear, familiar phrases which Sally would never forget if she lived to be a hundred.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading They could see him, a small figure from that distance, looking like a Jack-in-the-box as he waved his arms and thundered the dear, familiar phrases which Sally would never forget if she lived to be a hundred.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading They could see him, a small figure from that distance, looking like a Jack-in-the-box as he waved his arms and thundered the dear, familiar phrases which Sally would never forget if she lived to be a hundred.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I wonder if he’ll remember not to spiel about ‘Princess Lalla.’”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Gus, ballyhooing The Palace of Wonders.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Sally whispered, her fingers closing tensely over David’s arm.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading “Gus, ballyhooing The Palace of Wonders.
phrasesnounUS /ˈfreɪzəz/
plural of “phrase” — an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading They could see him, a small figure from that distance, looking like a Jack-in-the-box as he waved his arms and thundered the dear, familiar phrases which Sally would never forget if she lived to be a hundred.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading I wonder if he’ll remember not to spiel about ‘Princess Lalla.’”
To recall to mind.
From this reading I wonder if he’ll remember not to spiel about ‘Princess Lalla.’”
witty remark
From this reading Sally whispered, her fingers closing tensely over David’s arm.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They could see him, a small figure from that distance, looking like a Jack-in-the-box as he waved his arms and thundered the dear, familiar phrases which Sally would never forget if she lived to be a hundred.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They could see him, a small figure from that distance, looking like a Jack-in-the-box as he waved his arms and thundered the dear, familiar phrases which Sally would never forget if she lived to be a hundred.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They could see him, a small figure from that distance, looking like a Jack-in-the-box as he waved his arms and thundered the dear, familiar phrases which Sally would never forget if she lived to be a hundred.
spielverbUS /spiːl/
replay (as a melody)
From this reading I wonder if he’ll remember not to spiel about ‘Princess Lalla.’”
tenselyadverbUS /ˈtensli/
in a tense manner
From this reading Sally whispered, her fingers closing tensely over David’s arm.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They could see him, a small figure from that distance, looking like a Jack-in-the-box as he waved his arms and thundered the dear, familiar phrases which Sally would never forget if she lived to be a hundred.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Gus, ballyhooing The Palace of Wonders.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They could see him, a small figure from that distance, looking like a Jack-in-the-box as he waved his arms and thundered the dear, familiar phrases which Sally would never forget if she lived to be a hundred.
thunderedverbUS /ˈθʌndərd/
past form of “thunder” — move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading They could see him, a small figure from that distance, looking like a Jack-in-the-box as he waved his arms and thundered the dear, familiar phrases which Sally would never forget if she lived to be a hundred.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wonder if he’ll remember not to spiel about ‘Princess Lalla.’”
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading They could see him, a small figure from that distance, looking like a Jack-in-the-box as he waved his arms and thundered the dear, familiar phrases which Sally would never forget if she lived to be a hundred.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They could see him, a small figure from that distance, looking like a Jack-in-the-box as he waved his arms and thundered the dear, familiar phrases which Sally would never forget if she lived to be a hundred.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Sally whispered, her fingers closing tensely over David’s arm.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder if he’ll remember not to spiel about ‘Princess Lalla.’”
WondersnounUS /ˈwʌndərz/
plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “Gus, ballyhooing The Palace of Wonders.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They could see him, a small figure from that distance, looking like a Jack-in-the-box as he waved his arms and thundered the dear, familiar phrases which Sally would never forget if she lived to be a hundred.
