used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A messenger boy had come late in the night with a telegram for Jack, and now, today, the day after the night alarm, Jack was gone!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about time for a class and the conversation was necessarily snatchy.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A messenger boy had come late in the night with a telegram for Jack, and now, today, the day after the night alarm, Jack was gone!
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading A messenger boy had come late in the night with a telegram for Jack, and now, today, the day after the night alarm, Jack was gone!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A messenger boy had come late in the night with a telegram for Jack, and now, today, the day after the night alarm, Jack was gone!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Jack doesn’t seem to have folks, at least, no one comes to see her,” explained the entertaining Pat, catching her blue barrette in a clump of hair much beyond its capacity.
barrettenounUS /bərˈet/
a pin for holding women's hair in place
From this reading “Jack doesn’t seem to have folks, at least, no one comes to see her,” explained the entertaining Pat, catching her blue barrette in a clump of hair much beyond its capacity.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “Jack doesn’t seem to have folks, at least, no one comes to see her,” explained the entertaining Pat, catching her blue barrette in a clump of hair much beyond its capacity.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading “Jack doesn’t seem to have folks, at least, no one comes to see her,” explained the entertaining Pat, catching her blue barrette in a clump of hair much beyond its capacity.
a youthful male person
From this reading A messenger boy had come late in the night with a telegram for Jack, and now, today, the day after the night alarm, Jack was gone!
capacitynounUS /kəˈpæsəti/
capability to perform or produce
From this reading “Jack doesn’t seem to have folks, at least, no one comes to see her,” explained the entertaining Pat, catching her blue barrette in a clump of hair much beyond its capacity.
catchingnounUS /ˈkætʃɪŋ/
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading “Jack doesn’t seem to have folks, at least, no one comes to see her,” explained the entertaining Pat, catching her blue barrette in a clump of hair much beyond its capacity.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading It was about time for a class and the conversation was necessarily snatchy.
clumpnounUS /klʌmp/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading “Jack doesn’t seem to have folks, at least, no one comes to see her,” explained the entertaining Pat, catching her blue barrette in a clump of hair much beyond its capacity.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A messenger boy had come late in the night with a telegram for Jack, and now, today, the day after the night alarm, Jack was gone!
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “Jack doesn’t seem to have folks, at least, no one comes to see her,” explained the entertaining Pat, catching her blue barrette in a clump of hair much beyond its capacity.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading It was about time for a class and the conversation was necessarily snatchy.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A messenger boy had come late in the night with a telegram for Jack, and now, today, the day after the night alarm, Jack was gone!
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “Some one sick or a sudden death?” hazarded Gloria.
the act of departing
From this reading JACK’S SUDDEN DEPARTURE It was Pat who spread the news.
doesn't
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From this reading “Jack doesn’t seem to have folks, at least, no one comes to see her,” explained the entertaining Pat, catching her blue barrette in a clump of hair much beyond its capacity.
entertainingadjectiveUS /ˌentərˈteɪnɪŋ/
agreeably diverting
From this reading “Jack doesn’t seem to have folks, at least, no one comes to see her,” explained the entertaining Pat, catching her blue barrette in a clump of hair much beyond its capacity.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “Jack doesn’t seem to have folks, at least, no one comes to see her,” explained the entertaining Pat, catching her blue barrette in a clump of hair much beyond its capacity.
your parents
From this reading “Jack doesn’t seem to have folks, at least, no one comes to see her,” explained the entertaining Pat, catching her blue barrette in a clump of hair much beyond its capacity.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A messenger boy had come late in the night with a telegram for Jack, and now, today, the day after the night alarm, Jack was gone!
Gloria
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From this reading “Some one sick or a sudden death?” hazarded Gloria.
destroyed or killed
From this reading A messenger boy had come late in the night with a telegram for Jack, and now, today, the day after the night alarm, Jack was gone!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A messenger boy had come late in the night with a telegram for Jack, and now, today, the day after the night alarm, Jack was gone!
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading “Jack doesn’t seem to have folks, at least, no one comes to see her,” explained the entertaining Pat, catching her blue barrette in a clump of hair much beyond its capacity.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Jack doesn’t seem to have folks, at least, no one comes to see her,” explained the entertaining Pat, catching her blue barrette in a clump of hair much beyond its capacity.
hazarded
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From this reading “Some one sick or a sudden death?” hazarded Gloria.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Jack doesn’t seem to have folks, at least, no one comes to see her,” explained the entertaining Pat, catching her blue barrette in a clump of hair much beyond its capacity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A messenger boy had come late in the night with a telegram for Jack, and now, today, the day after the night alarm, Jack was gone!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading JACK’S SUDDEN DEPARTURE It was Pat who spread the news.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “Jack doesn’t seem to have folks, at least, no one comes to see her,” explained the entertaining Pat, catching her blue barrette in a clump of hair much beyond its capacity.
a small worthless amount
From this reading A messenger boy had come late in the night with a telegram for Jack, and now, today, the day after the night alarm, Jack was gone!
JACK'SnounUS /dʒæks/
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading JACK’S SUDDEN DEPARTURE It was Pat who spread the news.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading A messenger boy had come late in the night with a telegram for Jack, and now, today, the day after the night alarm, Jack was gone!
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Jack doesn’t seem to have folks, at least, no one comes to see her,” explained the entertaining Pat, catching her blue barrette in a clump of hair much beyond its capacity.
a person who carries a message
From this reading A messenger boy had come late in the night with a telegram for Jack, and now, today, the day after the night alarm, Jack was gone!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Jack doesn’t seem to have folks, at least, no one comes to see her,” explained the entertaining Pat, catching her blue barrette in a clump of hair much beyond its capacity.
necessarilyadverbUS /ˌnesəˈserəli/
in an essential manner
From this reading It was about time for a class and the conversation was necessarily snatchy.
information about recent and important events
From this reading JACK’S SUDDEN DEPARTURE It was Pat who spread the news.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A messenger boy had come late in the night with a telegram for Jack, and now, today, the day after the night alarm, Jack was gone!
not any; not one
From this reading “Jack doesn’t seem to have folks, at least, no one comes to see her,” explained the entertaining Pat, catching her blue barrette in a clump of hair much beyond its capacity.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading A messenger boy had come late in the night with a telegram for Jack, and now, today, the day after the night alarm, Jack was gone!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Jack doesn’t seem to have folks, at least, no one comes to see her,” explained the entertaining Pat, catching her blue barrette in a clump of hair much beyond its capacity.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Some one sick or a sudden death?” hazarded Gloria.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Some one sick or a sudden death?” hazarded Gloria.
PatverbUS /pæt/
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading JACK’S SUDDEN DEPARTURE It was Pat who spread the news.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Jack doesn’t seem to have folks, at least, no one comes to see her,” explained the entertaining Pat, catching her blue barrette in a clump of hair much beyond its capacity.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Jack doesn’t seem to have folks, at least, no one comes to see her,” explained the entertaining Pat, catching her blue barrette in a clump of hair much beyond its capacity.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “Some one sick or a sudden death?” hazarded Gloria.
snatchy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was about time for a class and the conversation was necessarily snatchy.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Some one sick or a sudden death?” hazarded Gloria.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading JACK’S SUDDEN DEPARTURE It was Pat who spread the news.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading JACK’S SUDDEN DEPARTURE It was Pat who spread the news.
telegramnounUS /ˈteləɡræm/
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading A messenger boy had come late in the night with a telegram for Jack, and now, today, the day after the night alarm, Jack was gone!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JACK’S SUDDEN DEPARTURE It was Pat who spread the news.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was about time for a class and the conversation was necessarily snatchy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Jack doesn’t seem to have folks, at least, no one comes to see her,” explained the entertaining Pat, catching her blue barrette in a clump of hair much beyond its capacity.
todaynounUS /təˈdeɪ/
the present time or age
From this reading A messenger boy had come late in the night with a telegram for Jack, and now, today, the day after the night alarm, Jack was gone!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JACK’S SUDDEN DEPARTURE It was Pat who spread the news.
which person or people
From this reading JACK’S SUDDEN DEPARTURE It was Pat who spread the news.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A messenger boy had come late in the night with a telegram for Jack, and now, today, the day after the night alarm, Jack was gone!
