used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Black Belt_ But I figures I has got something better to do than just to be gallivanting to and fro on a frolic.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading So right off I puts off across town for West One-Hundred and Thirty-fifth Street hoping for to find one U. S. G. Petty, Colored.
affiliatedadjectiveUS /əˈfɪlieɪtɪd/
being joined in close association
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Black Belt_ But I figures I has got something better to do than just to be gallivanting to and fro on a frolic.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Black Belt_ But I figures I has got something better to do than just to be gallivanting to and fro on a frolic.
BeltnounUS /belt/
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading _Black Belt_ But I figures I has got something better to do than just to be gallivanting to and fro on a frolic.
(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 _Black Belt_ But I figures I has got something better to do than just to be gallivanting to and fro on a frolic.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading _Black Belt_ But I figures I has got something better to do than just to be gallivanting to and fro on a frolic.
blanksnounUS /blæŋks/
plural of “blank” — a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
From this reading Still, that is the way it is wrote out on the letter-heads and the initiation blanks.
brainsnounUS /breɪnz/
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading A notion has busted out insides of my brains.
of short duration or distance
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
bustedadjectiveUS /ˈbʌstɪd/
out of working order (“busted” is an informal substitute for “broken”)
From this reading A notion has busted out insides of my brains.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Black Belt_ But I figures I has got something better to do than just to be gallivanting to and fro on a frolic.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
ColoredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading So right off I puts off across town for West One-Hundred and Thirty-fifth Street hoping for to find one U. S. G. Petty, Colored.
complexionnounUS /kəmˈplekʃən/
the coloring of a person's face
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Black Belt_ But I figures I has got something better to do than just to be gallivanting to and fro on a frolic.
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading _Black Belt_ But I figures I has got something better to do than just to be gallivanting to and fro on a frolic.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading So right off I puts off across town for West One-Hundred and Thirty-fifth Street hoping for to find one U. S. G. Petty, Colored.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So right off I puts off across town for West One-Hundred and Thirty-fifth Street hoping for to find one U. S. G. Petty, Colored.
fro
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From this reading _Black Belt_ But I figures I has got something better to do than just to be gallivanting to and fro on a frolic.
frolicnounUS /ˈfrɑːlɪk/
gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
From this reading _Black Belt_ But I figures I has got something better to do than just to be gallivanting to and fro on a frolic.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading So right off I puts off across town for West One-Hundred and Thirty-fifth Street hoping for to find one U. S. G. Petty, Colored.
gallivanting
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From this reading _Black Belt_ But I figures I has got something better to do than just to be gallivanting to and fro on a frolic.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading _Black Belt_ But I figures I has got something better to do than just to be gallivanting to and fro on a frolic.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Black Belt_ But I figures I has got something better to do than just to be gallivanting to and fro on a frolic.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading So right off I puts off across town for West One-Hundred and Thirty-fifth Street hoping for to find one U. S. G. Petty, Colored.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Black Belt_ But I figures I has got something better to do than just to be gallivanting to and fro on a frolic.
IncnounUS /ɪŋk/
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
initiationnounUS /ˌɪnɪʃiˈeɪʃən/
a formal entry into an organization or position or office
From this reading Still, that is the way it is wrote out on the letter-heads and the initiation blanks.
insidesnounUS /ˌɪnˈsaɪdz/
plural of “inside” — the region that is inside of something
From this reading A notion has busted out insides of my brains.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Still, that is the way it is wrote out on the letter-heads and the initiation blanks.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
and nothing more
From this reading _Black Belt_ But I figures I has got something better to do than just to be gallivanting to and fro on a frolic.
immediately past
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
letter-heads
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Still, that is the way it is wrote out on the letter-heads and the initiation blanks.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
make reference to
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A notion has busted out insides of my brains.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
namingnounUS /ˈneɪmɪŋ/
the verbal act of naming
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading A notion has busted out insides of my brains.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A notion has busted out insides of my brains.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So right off I puts off across town for West One-Hundred and Thirty-fifth Street hoping for to find one U. S. G. Petty, Colored.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Black Belt_ But I figures I has got something better to do than just to be gallivanting to and fro on a frolic.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So right off I puts off across town for West One-Hundred and Thirty-fifth Street hoping for to find one U. S. G. Petty, Colored.
One-Hundred
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So right off I puts off across town for West One-Hundred and Thirty-fifth Street hoping for to find one U. S. G. Petty, Colored.
and nothing more
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A notion has busted out insides of my brains.
PastimenounUS /ˈpæstaɪm/
a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
PettyadjectiveUS /ˈpetiː/
inferior in rank or status
From this reading So right off I puts off across town for West One-Hundred and Thirty-fifth Street hoping for to find one U. S. G. Petty, Colored.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
prevailingadjectiveUS /prɪˈveɪlɪŋ/
most frequent or common
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
putsnounUS /pʊts/
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading So right off I puts off across town for West One-Hundred and Thirty-fifth Street hoping for to find one U. S. G. Petty, Colored.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
RecreationnounUS /ˌrekriˈeɪʃən/
an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
remembersverbUS /rɪˈmembərz/
third-person singular of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
precisely, exactly
From this reading So right off I puts off across town for West One-Hundred and Thirty-fifth Street hoping for to find one U. S. G. Petty, Colored.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading So right off I puts off across town for West One-Hundred and Thirty-fifth Street hoping for to find one U. S. G. Petty, Colored.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So right off I puts off across town for West One-Hundred and Thirty-fifth Street hoping for to find one U. S. G. Petty, Colored.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading _Black Belt_ But I figures I has got something better to do than just to be gallivanting to and fro on a frolic.
soundingadjectiveUS /ˈsaʊndɪŋ/
appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still, that is the way it is wrote out on the letter-heads and the initiation blanks.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading So right off I puts off across town for West One-Hundred and Thirty-fifth Street hoping for to find one U. S. G. Petty, Colored.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _Black Belt_ But I figures I has got something better to do than just to be gallivanting to and fro on a frolic.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Still, that is the way it is wrote out on the letter-heads and the initiation blanks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
Thirty-fifthadjective
the ordinal number of thirty-five in counting order
From this reading So right off I puts off across town for West One-Hundred and Thirty-fifth Street hoping for to find one U. S. G. Petty, Colored.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Black Belt_ But I figures I has got something better to do than just to be gallivanting to and fro on a frolic.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading So right off I puts off across town for West One-Hundred and Thirty-fifth Street hoping for to find one U. S. G. Petty, Colored.
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 So right off I puts off across town for West One-Hundred and Thirty-fifth Street hoping for to find one U. S. G. Petty, Colored.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
under normal conditions
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Still, that is the way it is wrote out on the letter-heads and the initiation blanks.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading So right off I puts off across town for West One-Hundred and Thirty-fifth Street hoping for to find one U. S. G. Petty, Colored.
at the time that
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Still, that is the way it is wrote out on the letter-heads and the initiation blanks.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Some time back, as I remembers, I made brief mention about having affiliated myself into the Pastime Colored Pleasure and Recreation Club, Inc. Only, the last word--_Inc._--is not usually spoke when you is naming the club, by reason of its sounding so much like a personal reflection upon the prevailing complexion of some of the members.
