used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The d— lout of a barber got my money after all.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “Here’s two bucks for you, Charlie,” and then turning to me she added, “that’s my steady.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The d— lout of a barber got my money after all.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading I met the queen on the street once afterwards.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The d— lout of a barber got my money after all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The queen cut her work short, but she froze on to the two dollars just the same, and worse than that she handed it to the barber whom I had refused to tip, saying as she handed it to him:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The queen cut her work short, but she froze on to the two dollars just the same, and worse than that she handed it to the barber whom I had refused to tip, saying as she handed it to him:
barbernounUS /ˈbɑːrbər/
United States composer (1910-1981)
From this reading The queen cut her work short, but she froze on to the two dollars just the same, and worse than that she handed it to the barber whom I had refused to tip, saying as she handed it to him:
bruisedverbUS /bruːzd/
past form of “bruise” — injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
From this reading Her eyes were not working, some one had bruised them for her.
bucksnounUS /bʌks/
plural of “buck” — a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting
From this reading “Here’s two bucks for you, Charlie,” and then turning to me she added, “that’s my steady.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The queen cut her work short, but she froze on to the two dollars just the same, and worse than that she handed it to the barber whom I had refused to tip, saying as she handed it to him:
Charlie
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From this reading “Here’s two bucks for you, Charlie,” and then turning to me she added, “that’s my steady.”
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading The queen cut her work short, but she froze on to the two dollars just the same, and worse than that she handed it to the barber whom I had refused to tip, saying as she handed it to him:
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading The d— lout of a barber got my money after all.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading The queen cut her work short, but she froze on to the two dollars just the same, and worse than that she handed it to the barber whom I had refused to tip, saying as she handed it to him:
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her eyes were not working, some one had bruised them for her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Here’s two bucks for you, Charlie,” and then turning to me she added, “that’s my steady.”
frozeverbUS /froʊz/
inflected form of “freeze” — stop moving or become immobilized
From this reading The queen cut her work short, but she froze on to the two dollars just the same, and worse than that she handed it to the barber whom I had refused to tip, saying as she handed it to him:
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The d— lout of a barber got my money after all.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The queen cut her work short, but she froze on to the two dollars just the same, and worse than that she handed it to the barber whom I had refused to tip, saying as she handed it to him:
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading The queen cut her work short, but she froze on to the two dollars just the same, and worse than that she handed it to the barber whom I had refused to tip, saying as she handed it to him:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The queen cut her work short, but she froze on to the two dollars just the same, and worse than that she handed it to the barber whom I had refused to tip, saying as she handed it to him:
Here's
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From this reading “Here’s two bucks for you, Charlie,” and then turning to me she added, “that’s my steady.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The queen cut her work short, but she froze on to the two dollars just the same, and worse than that she handed it to the barber whom I had refused to tip, saying as she handed it to him:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The queen cut her work short, but she froze on to the two dollars just the same, and worse than that she handed it to the barber whom I had refused to tip, saying as she handed it to him:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The queen cut her work short, but she froze on to the two dollars just the same, and worse than that she handed it to the barber whom I had refused to tip, saying as she handed it to him:
and nothing more
From this reading The queen cut her work short, but she froze on to the two dollars just the same, and worse than that she handed it to the barber whom I had refused to tip, saying as she handed it to him:
loutnounUS /laʊt/
an awkward stupid person
From this reading The d— lout of a barber got my money after all.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Here’s two bucks for you, Charlie,” and then turning to me she added, “that’s my steady.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I met the queen on the street once afterwards.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading The d— lout of a barber got my money after all.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Here’s two bucks for you, Charlie,” and then turning to me she added, “that’s my steady.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her eyes were not working, some one had bruised them for her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The d— lout of a barber got my money after all.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The queen cut her work short, but she froze on to the two dollars just the same, and worse than that she handed it to the barber whom I had refused to tip, saying as she handed it to him:
on one occasion
From this reading I met the queen on the street once afterwards.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her eyes were not working, some one had bruised them for her.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading The queen cut her work short, but she froze on to the two dollars just the same, and worse than that she handed it to the barber whom I had refused to tip, saying as she handed it to him:
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading The queen cut her work short, but she froze on to the two dollars just the same, and worse than that she handed it to the barber whom I had refused to tip, saying as she handed it to him:
Identical; not different.
From this reading The queen cut her work short, but she froze on to the two dollars just the same, and worse than that she handed it to the barber whom I had refused to tip, saying as she handed it to him:
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading The queen cut her work short, but she froze on to the two dollars just the same, and worse than that she handed it to the barber whom I had refused to tip, saying as she handed it to him:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The queen cut her work short, but she froze on to the two dollars just the same, and worse than that she handed it to the barber whom I had refused to tip, saying as she handed it to him:
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The queen cut her work short, but she froze on to the two dollars just the same, and worse than that she handed it to the barber whom I had refused to tip, saying as she handed it to him:
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Her eyes were not working, some one had bruised them for her.
make steady
From this reading “Here’s two bucks for you, Charlie,” and then turning to me she added, “that’s my steady.”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading I met the queen on the street once afterwards.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The queen cut her work short, but she froze on to the two dollars just the same, and worse than that she handed it to the barber whom I had refused to tip, saying as she handed it to him:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The queen cut her work short, but she froze on to the two dollars just the same, and worse than that she handed it to the barber whom I had refused to tip, saying as she handed it to him:
that's
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From this reading “Here’s two bucks for you, Charlie,” and then turning to me she added, “that’s my steady.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The queen cut her work short, but she froze on to the two dollars just the same, and worse than that she handed it to the barber whom I had refused to tip, saying as she handed it to him:
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Her eyes were not working, some one had bruised them for her.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Here’s two bucks for you, Charlie,” and then turning to me she added, “that’s my steady.”
tipnounUS /tɪp/
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading The queen cut her work short, but she froze on to the two dollars just the same, and worse than that she handed it to the barber whom I had refused to tip, saying as she handed it to him:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The queen cut her work short, but she froze on to the two dollars just the same, and worse than that she handed it to the barber whom I had refused to tip, saying as she handed it to him:
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “Here’s two bucks for you, Charlie,” and then turning to me she added, “that’s my steady.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The queen cut her work short, but she froze on to the two dollars just the same, and worse than that she handed it to the barber whom I had refused to tip, saying as she handed it to him:
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her eyes were not working, some one had bruised them for her.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The queen cut her work short, but she froze on to the two dollars just the same, and worse than that she handed it to the barber whom I had refused to tip, saying as she handed it to him:
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The queen cut her work short, but she froze on to the two dollars just the same, and worse than that she handed it to the barber whom I had refused to tip, saying as she handed it to him:
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Her eyes were not working, some one had bruised them for her.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading The queen cut her work short, but she froze on to the two dollars just the same, and worse than that she handed it to the barber whom I had refused to tip, saying as she handed it to him:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Here’s two bucks for you, Charlie,” and then turning to me she added, “that’s my steady.”
