used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading UP RATTLESNAKE "I should think we might, I'm sure," said Joy pausing, with a crisp bit of halibut on her fork, just midway between her plate and her lips.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UP RATTLESNAKE "I should think we might, I'm sure," said Joy pausing, with a crisp bit of halibut on her fork, just midway between her plate and her lips.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Now it isn't the slightest trouble to say yes, and you can just as well say it now as any other time, you know."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Now it isn't the slightest trouble to say yes, and you can just as well say it now as any other time, you know."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "But Tom says it isn't a bit dangerous, and Tom's been up it forty times.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading UP RATTLESNAKE "I should think we might, I'm sure," said Joy pausing, with a crisp bit of halibut on her fork, just midway between her plate and her lips.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading UP RATTLESNAKE "I should think we might, I'm sure," said Joy pausing, with a crisp bit of halibut on her fork, just midway between her plate and her lips.
Breynton
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From this reading "You needn't shake your head so, Mother Breynton," said Gypsy, her great brown eyes pleading over her teacup with their very most irresistible twinkle.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading "You needn't shake your head so, Mother Breynton," said Gypsy, her great brown eyes pleading over her teacup with their very most irresistible twinkle.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But it really seems to me a little dangerous, Gypsy,—up over those mountain roads on livery-stable horses."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Now it isn't the slightest trouble to say yes, and you can just as well say it now as any other time, you know."
crispadjectiveUS /krɪsp/
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading UP RATTLESNAKE "I should think we might, I'm sure," said Joy pausing, with a crisp bit of halibut on her fork, just midway between her plate and her lips.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading "But it really seems to me a little dangerous, Gypsy,—up over those mountain roads on livery-stable horses."
opinion or judgment
From this reading "You needn't shake your head so, Mother Breynton," said Gypsy, her great brown eyes pleading over her teacup with their very most irresistible twinkle.
forknounUS /fɔːrk/
cutlery used for serving and eating food
From this reading UP RATTLESNAKE "I should think we might, I'm sure," said Joy pausing, with a crisp bit of halibut on her fork, just midway between her plate and her lips.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading "But Tom says it isn't a bit dangerous, and Tom's been up it forty times.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "You needn't shake your head so, Mother Breynton," said Gypsy, her great brown eyes pleading over her teacup with their very most irresistible twinkle.
GypsynounUS /ˈdʒɪpsi/
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading "You needn't shake your head so, Mother Breynton," said Gypsy, her great brown eyes pleading over her teacup with their very most irresistible twinkle.
halibutnounUS /ˈhæləbət/
lean flesh of very large flatfish of Atlantic or Pacific
From this reading UP RATTLESNAKE "I should think we might, I'm sure," said Joy pausing, with a crisp bit of halibut on her fork, just midway between her plate and her lips.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "You needn't shake your head so, Mother Breynton," said Gypsy, her great brown eyes pleading over her teacup with their very most irresistible twinkle.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading UP RATTLESNAKE "I should think we might, I'm sure," said Joy pausing, with a crisp bit of halibut on her fork, just midway between her plate and her lips.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "But it really seems to me a little dangerous, Gypsy,—up over those mountain roads on livery-stable horses."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading UP RATTLESNAKE "I should think we might, I'm sure," said Joy pausing, with a crisp bit of halibut on her fork, just midway between her plate and her lips.
I'm
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From this reading UP RATTLESNAKE "I should think we might, I'm sure," said Joy pausing, with a crisp bit of halibut on her fork, just midway between her plate and her lips.
irresistibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbəl/
impossible to resist; overpowering
From this reading "You needn't shake your head so, Mother Breynton," said Gypsy, her great brown eyes pleading over her teacup with their very most irresistible twinkle.
isn't
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From this reading "Now it isn't the slightest trouble to say yes, and you can just as well say it now as any other time, you know."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Now it isn't the slightest trouble to say yes, and you can just as well say it now as any other time, you know."
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading UP RATTLESNAKE "I should think we might, I'm sure," said Joy pausing, with a crisp bit of halibut on her fork, just midway between her plate and her lips.
and nothing more
From this reading UP RATTLESNAKE "I should think we might, I'm sure," said Joy pausing, with a crisp bit of halibut on her fork, just midway between her plate and her lips.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Now it isn't the slightest trouble to say yes, and you can just as well say it now as any other time, you know."
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading UP RATTLESNAKE "I should think we might, I'm sure," said Joy pausing, with a crisp bit of halibut on her fork, just midway between her plate and her lips.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "But it really seems to me a little dangerous, Gypsy,—up over those mountain roads on livery-stable horses."
livery-stable
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From this reading "But it really seems to me a little dangerous, Gypsy,—up over those mountain roads on livery-stable horses."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But it really seems to me a little dangerous, Gypsy,—up over those mountain roads on livery-stable horses."
midwayadjectiveUS /ˈmɪdweɪ/
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading UP RATTLESNAKE "I should think we might, I'm sure," said Joy pausing, with a crisp bit of halibut on her fork, just midway between her plate and her lips.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading UP RATTLESNAKE "I should think we might, I'm sure," said Joy pausing, with a crisp bit of halibut on her fork, just midway between her plate and her lips.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "You needn't shake your head so, Mother Breynton," said Gypsy, her great brown eyes pleading over her teacup with their very most irresistible twinkle.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "You needn't shake your head so, Mother Breynton," said Gypsy, her great brown eyes pleading over her teacup with their very most irresistible twinkle.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading "But it really seems to me a little dangerous, Gypsy,—up over those mountain roads on livery-stable horses."
needn't
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From this reading "You needn't shake your head so, Mother Breynton," said Gypsy, her great brown eyes pleading over her teacup with their very most irresistible twinkle.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now it isn't the slightest trouble to say yes, and you can just as well say it now as any other time, you know."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading UP RATTLESNAKE "I should think we might, I'm sure," said Joy pausing, with a crisp bit of halibut on her fork, just midway between her plate and her lips.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading UP RATTLESNAKE "I should think we might, I'm sure," said Joy pausing, with a crisp bit of halibut on her fork, just midway between her plate and her lips.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Now it isn't the slightest trouble to say yes, and you can just as well say it now as any other time, you know."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "You needn't shake your head so, Mother Breynton," said Gypsy, her great brown eyes pleading over her teacup with their very most irresistible twinkle.
pausingverbUS /ˈpɔːzɪŋ/
-ing form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading UP RATTLESNAKE "I should think we might, I'm sure," said Joy pausing, with a crisp bit of halibut on her fork, just midway between her plate and her lips.
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading UP RATTLESNAKE "I should think we might, I'm sure," said Joy pausing, with a crisp bit of halibut on her fork, just midway between her plate and her lips.
pleadingnounUS /ˈpliːdɪŋ/
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
From this reading "You needn't shake your head so, Mother Breynton," said Gypsy, her great brown eyes pleading over her teacup with their very most irresistible twinkle.
RATTLESNAKEnounUS /ˈrætəlsneɪk/
pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
From this reading UP RATTLESNAKE "I should think we might, I'm sure," said Joy pausing, with a crisp bit of halibut on her fork, just midway between her plate and her lips.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "But it really seems to me a little dangerous, Gypsy,—up over those mountain roads on livery-stable horses."
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading "But it really seems to me a little dangerous, Gypsy,—up over those mountain roads on livery-stable horses."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading UP RATTLESNAKE "I should think we might, I'm sure," said Joy pausing, with a crisp bit of halibut on her fork, just midway between her plate and her lips.
express in words
From this reading "Now it isn't the slightest trouble to say yes, and you can just as well say it now as any other time, you know."
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "But Tom says it isn't a bit dangerous, and Tom's been up it forty times.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "But it really seems to me a little dangerous, Gypsy,—up over those mountain roads on livery-stable horses."
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading "You needn't shake your head so, Mother Breynton," said Gypsy, her great brown eyes pleading over her teacup with their very most irresistible twinkle.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading UP RATTLESNAKE "I should think we might, I'm sure," said Joy pausing, with a crisp bit of halibut on her fork, just midway between her plate and her lips.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading "Now it isn't the slightest trouble to say yes, and you can just as well say it now as any other time, you know."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You needn't shake your head so, Mother Breynton," said Gypsy, her great brown eyes pleading over her teacup with their very most irresistible twinkle.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading UP RATTLESNAKE "I should think we might, I'm sure," said Joy pausing, with a crisp bit of halibut on her fork, just midway between her plate and her lips.
teacupnounUS /ˈtiːkʌp/
as much as a teacup will hold
From this reading "You needn't shake your head so, Mother Breynton," said Gypsy, her great brown eyes pleading over her teacup with their very most irresistible twinkle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Now it isn't the slightest trouble to say yes, and you can just as well say it now as any other time, you know."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "You needn't shake your head so, Mother Breynton," said Gypsy, her great brown eyes pleading over her teacup with their very most irresistible twinkle.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading UP RATTLESNAKE "I should think we might, I'm sure," said Joy pausing, with a crisp bit of halibut on her fork, just midway between her plate and her lips.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "But it really seems to me a little dangerous, Gypsy,—up over those mountain roads on livery-stable horses."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Now it isn't the slightest trouble to say yes, and you can just as well say it now as any other time, you know."
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading "But Tom says it isn't a bit dangerous, and Tom's been up it forty times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now it isn't the slightest trouble to say yes, and you can just as well say it now as any other time, you know."
male cat
From this reading "But Tom says it isn't a bit dangerous, and Tom's been up it forty times.
Tom'snounUS /tɑːmz/
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading "But Tom says it isn't a bit dangerous, and Tom's been up it forty times.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "Now it isn't the slightest trouble to say yes, and you can just as well say it now as any other time, you know."
twinkleverbUS /ˈtwɪŋkəl/
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading "You needn't shake your head so, Mother Breynton," said Gypsy, her great brown eyes pleading over her teacup with their very most irresistible twinkle.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading UP RATTLESNAKE "I should think we might, I'm sure," said Joy pausing, with a crisp bit of halibut on her fork, just midway between her plate and her lips.
precisely as stated
From this reading "You needn't shake your head so, Mother Breynton," said Gypsy, her great brown eyes pleading over her teacup with their very most irresistible twinkle.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading UP RATTLESNAKE "I should think we might, I'm sure," said Joy pausing, with a crisp bit of halibut on her fork, just midway between her plate and her lips.
(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 "Now it isn't the slightest trouble to say yes, and you can just as well say it now as any other time, you know."
in the company of; together with
From this reading UP RATTLESNAKE "I should think we might, I'm sure," said Joy pausing, with a crisp bit of halibut on her fork, just midway between her plate and her lips.
an affirmative
From this reading "Now it isn't the slightest trouble to say yes, and you can just as well say it now as any other time, you know."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You needn't shake your head so, Mother Breynton," said Gypsy, her great brown eyes pleading over her teacup with their very most irresistible twinkle.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You needn't shake your head so, Mother Breynton," said Gypsy, her great brown eyes pleading over her teacup with their very most irresistible twinkle.
