aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "If I hadn't been so Christmas-crazy I'd have listened better, but I wasn't thinking about his name.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Van--Van--" Carmencita, hands clutched tightly behind her back, leaned forward on her tiptoes and anxiously peered into her father's face for sign of dawning memory.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading It was Van--Van--" Carmencita, hands clutched tightly behind her back, leaned forward on her tiptoes and anxiously peered into her father's face for sign of dawning memory.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It was Van--Van--" Carmencita, hands clutched tightly behind her back, leaned forward on her tiptoes and anxiously peered into her father's face for sign of dawning memory.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "If I hadn't been so Christmas-crazy I'd have listened better, but I wasn't thinking about his name.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It was Van--Van--" Carmencita, hands clutched tightly behind her back, leaned forward on her tiptoes and anxiously peered into her father's face for sign of dawning memory.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "If I hadn't been so Christmas-crazy I'd have listened better, but I wasn't thinking about his name.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "If I hadn't been so Christmas-crazy I'd have listened better, but I wasn't thinking about his name.
Can't
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From this reading Can't you--_can't_ you remember the last part?
Carmencita
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From this reading It was Van--Van--" Carmencita, hands clutched tightly behind her back, leaned forward on her tiptoes and anxiously peered into her father's face for sign of dawning memory.
Christmas-crazy
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From this reading "If I hadn't been so Christmas-crazy I'd have listened better, but I wasn't thinking about his name.
clutchedverbUS /klʌtʃt/
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading It was Van--Van--" Carmencita, hands clutched tightly behind her back, leaned forward on her tiptoes and anxiously peered into her father's face for sign of dawning memory.
dawningnounUS /ˈdɔːnɪŋ/
the first light of day
From this reading It was Van--Van--" Carmencita, hands clutched tightly behind her back, leaned forward on her tiptoes and anxiously peered into her father's face for sign of dawning memory.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading It was Van--Van--" Carmencita, hands clutched tightly behind her back, leaned forward on her tiptoes and anxiously peered into her father's face for sign of dawning memory.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Think hard, Father--oh, _please_ think hard!
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading It was Van--Van--" Carmencita, hands clutched tightly behind her back, leaned forward on her tiptoes and anxiously peered into her father's face for sign of dawning memory.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was Van--Van--" Carmencita, hands clutched tightly behind her back, leaned forward on her tiptoes and anxiously peered into her father's face for sign of dawning memory.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading It was Van--Van--" Carmencita, hands clutched tightly behind her back, leaned forward on her tiptoes and anxiously peered into her father's face for sign of dawning memory.
hadn't
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From this reading "If I hadn't been so Christmas-crazy I'd have listened better, but I wasn't thinking about his name.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading It was Van--Van--" Carmencita, hands clutched tightly behind her back, leaned forward on her tiptoes and anxiously peered into her father's face for sign of dawning memory.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "Think hard, Father--oh, _please_ think hard!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If I hadn't been so Christmas-crazy I'd have listened better, but I wasn't thinking about his name.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading It was Van--Van--" Slowly her father shook his head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Van--Van--" Carmencita, hands clutched tightly behind her back, leaned forward on her tiptoes and anxiously peered into her father's face for sign of dawning memory.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "If I hadn't been so Christmas-crazy I'd have listened better, but I wasn't thinking about his name.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If I hadn't been so Christmas-crazy I'd have listened better, but I wasn't thinking about his name.
I'd
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From this reading "If I hadn't been so Christmas-crazy I'd have listened better, but I wasn't thinking about his name.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I hadn't been so Christmas-crazy I'd have listened better, but I wasn't thinking about his name.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was Van--Van--" Carmencita, hands clutched tightly behind her back, leaned forward on her tiptoes and anxiously peered into her father's face for sign of dawning memory.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Van--Van--" Carmencita, hands clutched tightly behind her back, leaned forward on her tiptoes and anxiously peered into her father's face for sign of dawning memory.
immediately past
From this reading Can't you--_can't_ you remember the last part?
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading It was Van--Van--" Carmencita, hands clutched tightly behind her back, leaned forward on her tiptoes and anxiously peered into her father's face for sign of dawning memory.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading "If I hadn't been so Christmas-crazy I'd have listened better, but I wasn't thinking about his name.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading It was Van--Van--" Carmencita, hands clutched tightly behind her back, leaned forward on her tiptoes and anxiously peered into her father's face for sign of dawning memory.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "If I hadn't been so Christmas-crazy I'd have listened better, but I wasn't thinking about his name.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Van--Van--" Carmencita, hands clutched tightly behind her back, leaned forward on her tiptoes and anxiously peered into her father's face for sign of dawning memory.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Think hard, Father--oh, _please_ think hard!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was Van--Van--" Carmencita, hands clutched tightly behind her back, leaned forward on her tiptoes and anxiously peered into her father's face for sign of dawning memory.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Can't you--_can't_ you remember the last part?
peeredverbUS /pɪrd/
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading It was Van--Van--" Carmencita, hands clutched tightly behind her back, leaned forward on her tiptoes and anxiously peered into her father's face for sign of dawning memory.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Think hard, Father--oh, _please_ think hard!
To recall to mind.
From this reading Can't you--_can't_ you remember the last part?
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading It was Van--Van--" Slowly her father shook his head.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading It was Van--Van--" Carmencita, hands clutched tightly behind her back, leaned forward on her tiptoes and anxiously peered into her father's face for sign of dawning memory.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading It was Van--Van--" Slowly her father shook his head.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "If I hadn't been so Christmas-crazy I'd have listened better, but I wasn't thinking about his name.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Can't you--_can't_ you remember the last part?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Think hard, Father--oh, _please_ think hard!
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "If I hadn't been so Christmas-crazy I'd have listened better, but I wasn't thinking about his name.
tightlyadverbUS /ˈtaɪtli/
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading It was Van--Van--" Carmencita, hands clutched tightly behind her back, leaned forward on her tiptoes and anxiously peered into her father's face for sign of dawning memory.
tiptoes
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From this reading It was Van--Van--" Carmencita, hands clutched tightly behind her back, leaned forward on her tiptoes and anxiously peered into her father's face for sign of dawning memory.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading It was Van--Van--" Carmencita, hands clutched tightly behind her back, leaned forward on her tiptoes and anxiously peered into her father's face for sign of dawning memory.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Van--Van--" Carmencita, hands clutched tightly behind her back, leaned forward on her tiptoes and anxiously peered into her father's face for sign of dawning memory.
wasn't
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From this reading "If I hadn't been so Christmas-crazy I'd have listened better, but I wasn't thinking about his name.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can't you--_can't_ you remember the last part?
