used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was a damned beauty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, Pryne wouldn’t move, wouldn’t interfere, you were sure of it, as long as you kept your eyes steady and your hands at your sides.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Well, Pryne wouldn’t move, wouldn’t interfere, you were sure of it, as long as you kept your eyes steady and your hands at your sides.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Well, Pryne wouldn’t move, wouldn’t interfere, you were sure of it, as long as you kept your eyes steady and your hands at your sides.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading You would back through the door.
backingnounUS /ˈbækɪŋ/
the act of providing approval and support
From this reading You started backing toward the door, holding the skunk where he was with your scorn of him, and his girl beside him there, wide-eyed and scared.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading She was a damned beauty.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You had been right when you told her so.
next to; at the side of
From this reading You started backing toward the door, holding the skunk where he was with your scorn of him, and his girl beside him there, wide-eyed and scared.
damnedadjectiveUS /dæmd/
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading She was a damned beauty.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading You started backing toward the door, holding the skunk where he was with your scorn of him, and his girl beside him there, wide-eyed and scared.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Well, Pryne wouldn’t move, wouldn’t interfere, you were sure of it, as long as you kept your eyes steady and your hands at your sides.
a young female
From this reading You started backing toward the door, holding the skunk where he was with your scorn of him, and his girl beside him there, wide-eyed and scared.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You had been right when you told her so.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Well, Pryne wouldn’t move, wouldn’t interfere, you were sure of it, as long as you kept your eyes steady and your hands at your sides.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You started backing toward the door, holding the skunk where he was with your scorn of him, and his girl beside him there, wide-eyed and scared.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You had been right when you told her so.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You started backing toward the door, holding the skunk where he was with your scorn of him, and his girl beside him there, wide-eyed and scared.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You started backing toward the door, holding the skunk where he was with your scorn of him, and his girl beside him there, wide-eyed and scared.
the act of retaining something
From this reading You started backing toward the door, holding the skunk where he was with your scorn of him, and his girl beside him there, wide-eyed and scared.
interfereverbUS /ˌɪntərˈfɪr/
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading Well, Pryne wouldn’t move, wouldn’t interfere, you were sure of it, as long as you kept your eyes steady and your hands at your sides.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, Pryne wouldn’t move, wouldn’t interfere, you were sure of it, as long as you kept your eyes steady and your hands at your sides.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Well, Pryne wouldn’t move, wouldn’t interfere, you were sure of it, as long as you kept your eyes steady and your hands at your sides.
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 Well, Pryne wouldn’t move, wouldn’t interfere, you were sure of it, as long as you kept your eyes steady and your hands at your sides.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Well, Pryne wouldn’t move, wouldn’t interfere, you were sure of it, as long as you kept your eyes steady and your hands at your sides.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, Pryne wouldn’t move, wouldn’t interfere, you were sure of it, as long as you kept your eyes steady and your hands at your sides.
Pryne
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From this reading Well, Pryne wouldn’t move, wouldn’t interfere, you were sure of it, as long as you kept your eyes steady and your hands at your sides.
precisely, exactly
From this reading You had been right when you told her so.
scaredadjectiveUS /skerd/
made afraid
From this reading You started backing toward the door, holding the skunk where he was with your scorn of him, and his girl beside him there, wide-eyed and scared.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading You started backing toward the door, holding the skunk where he was with your scorn of him, and his girl beside him there, wide-eyed and scared.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a damned beauty.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Well, Pryne wouldn’t move, wouldn’t interfere, you were sure of it, as long as you kept your eyes steady and your hands at your sides.
skunknounUS /skʌŋk/
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading You started backing toward the door, holding the skunk where he was with your scorn of him, and his girl beside him there, wide-eyed and scared.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You had been right when you told her so.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading You started backing toward the door, holding the skunk where he was with your scorn of him, and his girl beside him there, wide-eyed and scared.
make steady
From this reading Well, Pryne wouldn’t move, wouldn’t interfere, you were sure of it, as long as you kept your eyes steady and your hands at your sides.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Well, Pryne wouldn’t move, wouldn’t interfere, you were sure of it, as long as you kept your eyes steady and your hands at your sides.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You started backing toward the door, holding the skunk where he was with your scorn of him, and his girl beside him there, wide-eyed and scared.
in or at that place or location
From this reading You started backing toward the door, holding the skunk where he was with your scorn of him, and his girl beside him there, wide-eyed and scared.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading You would back through the door.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading You had been right when you told her so.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading You started backing toward the door, holding the skunk where he was with your scorn of him, and his girl beside him there, wide-eyed and scared.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You started backing toward the door, holding the skunk where he was with your scorn of him, and his girl beside him there, wide-eyed and scared.
(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 Well, Pryne wouldn’t move, wouldn’t interfere, you were sure of it, as long as you kept your eyes steady and your hands at your sides.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Well, Pryne wouldn’t move, wouldn’t interfere, you were sure of it, as long as you kept your eyes steady and your hands at your sides.
at the time that
From this reading You had been right when you told her so.
in or at the place that
From this reading You started backing toward the door, holding the skunk where he was with your scorn of him, and his girl beside him there, wide-eyed and scared.
wide-eyedadjective
exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
From this reading You started backing toward the door, holding the skunk where he was with your scorn of him, and his girl beside him there, wide-eyed and scared.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You started backing toward the door, holding the skunk where he was with your scorn of him, and his girl beside him there, wide-eyed and scared.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You would back through the door.
wouldn't
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From this reading Well, Pryne wouldn’t move, wouldn’t interfere, you were sure of it, as long as you kept your eyes steady and your hands at your sides.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, Pryne wouldn’t move, wouldn’t interfere, you were sure of it, as long as you kept your eyes steady and your hands at your sides.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, Pryne wouldn’t move, wouldn’t interfere, you were sure of it, as long as you kept your eyes steady and your hands at your sides.
