used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was a snippy sort of somebody, anyway, even if he was head of the U. S. government's physics research department.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He liked nothing more than to fling his physical and mental weight around.
react verbally
From this reading Horsesense Hank found the strange answer when he traveled into the past.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading He was a snippy sort of somebody, anyway, even if he was head of the U. S. government's physics research department.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He liked nothing more than to fling his physical and mental weight around.
placed crosswise
From this reading Horsesense Hank in the Parallel Worlds What if Washington hadn't crossed the Delaware?
damnadjectiveUS /dæm/
used as expletives
From this reading The whole damn thing was Jamieson's fault.
DelawarenounUS /ˈdeləwer/
a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
From this reading Horsesense Hank in the Parallel Worlds What if Washington hadn't crossed the Delaware?
departmentnounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtmənt/
a specialized division of a large organization
From this reading He was a snippy sort of somebody, anyway, even if he was head of the U. S. government's physics research department.
divisible by two
From this reading He was a snippy sort of somebody, anyway, even if he was head of the U. S. government's physics research department.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading The whole damn thing was Jamieson's fault.
flingverbUS /flɪŋ/
throw with force or recklessness
From this reading He liked nothing more than to fling his physical and mental weight around.
set up or found
From this reading Horsesense Hank found the strange answer when he traveled into the past.
government'snounUS /ˈɡʌvərmənts/
possessive form of “government” — the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading He was a snippy sort of somebody, anyway, even if he was head of the U. S. government's physics research department.
hadn't
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From this reading Horsesense Hank in the Parallel Worlds What if Washington hadn't crossed the Delaware?
HanknounUS /hæŋk/
a coil of rope or wool or yarn
From this reading Horsesense Hank in the Parallel Worlds What if Washington hadn't crossed the Delaware?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Horsesense Hank found the strange answer when he traveled into the past.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He was a snippy sort of somebody, anyway, even if he was head of the U. S. government's physics research department.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He liked nothing more than to fling his physical and mental weight around.
Horsesense
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From this reading Horsesense Hank in the Parallel Worlds What if Washington hadn't crossed the Delaware?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Horsesense Hank in the Parallel Worlds What if Washington hadn't crossed the Delaware?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Horsesense Hank in the Parallel Worlds What if Washington hadn't crossed the Delaware?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Horsesense Hank found the strange answer when he traveled into the past.
Jamieson's
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From this reading The whole damn thing was Jamieson's fault.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading He liked nothing more than to fling his physical and mental weight around.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading He liked nothing more than to fling his physical and mental weight around.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He liked nothing more than to fling his physical and mental weight around.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He liked nothing more than to fling his physical and mental weight around.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was a snippy sort of somebody, anyway, even if he was head of the U. S. government's physics research department.
ParallelnounUS /ˈperəlel/
something having the property of being analogous to something else
From this reading Horsesense Hank in the Parallel Worlds What if Washington hadn't crossed the Delaware?
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Horsesense Hank found the strange answer when he traveled into the past.
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading He liked nothing more than to fling his physical and mental weight around.
physicsnounUS /ˈfɪzɪks/
the science of matter and energy and their interactions
From this reading He was a snippy sort of somebody, anyway, even if he was head of the U. S. government's physics research department.
researchnounUS /riˈsɜːrtʃ/
systematic investigation to establish facts
From this reading He was a snippy sort of somebody, anyway, even if he was head of the U. S. government's physics research department.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading He was a snippy sort of somebody, anyway, even if he was head of the U. S. government's physics research department.
snippy
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From this reading He was a snippy sort of somebody, anyway, even if he was head of the U. S. government's physics research department.
a person, without saying who
From this reading He was a snippy sort of somebody, anyway, even if he was head of the U. S. government's physics research department.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading He was a snippy sort of somebody, anyway, even if he was head of the U. S. government's physics research department.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Horsesense Hank found the strange answer when he traveled into the past.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He liked nothing more than to fling his physical and mental weight around.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Horsesense Hank in the Parallel Worlds What if Washington hadn't crossed the Delaware?
a special situation
From this reading The whole damn thing was Jamieson's fault.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He liked nothing more than to fling his physical and mental weight around.
traveledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading Horsesense Hank found the strange answer when he traveled into the past.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading He was a snippy sort of somebody, anyway, even if he was head of the U. S. government's physics research department.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The whole damn thing was Jamieson's fault.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading Horsesense Hank in the Parallel Worlds What if Washington hadn't crossed the Delaware?
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading He liked nothing more than to fling his physical and mental weight around.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Horsesense Hank in the Parallel Worlds What if Washington hadn't crossed the Delaware?
at the time that
From this reading Horsesense Hank found the strange answer when he traveled into the past.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole damn thing was Jamieson's fault.
WorldsnounUS /wɜːrldz/
plural of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Horsesense Hank in the Parallel Worlds What if Washington hadn't crossed the Delaware?
