used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading U.S.A.
(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 JIMMY, LUCY, AND ALL.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JIMMY, LUCY, AND ALL.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "Edith was busy taking their photographs" "'It is perfectly awful!' said Aunt Lucy" Edith painting the Cherub for Mrs. McQuilken "'James S. Dunlee, will--you--forgive me?'"
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading "Edith was busy taking their photographs" "'It is perfectly awful!' said Aunt Lucy" Edith painting the Cherub for Mrs. McQuilken "'James S. Dunlee, will--you--forgive me?'"
Berwick
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actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading "Edith was busy taking their photographs" "'It is perfectly awful!' said Aunt Lucy" Edith painting the Cherub for Mrs. McQuilken "'James S. Dunlee, will--you--forgive me?'"
CherubnounUS /ˈtʃerəb/
a sweet innocent baby
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ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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CushingnounUS /ˈkʊʃɪŋ/
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
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DIMPLEnounUS /ˈdɪmpəl/
a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached
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DOTTYadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːti/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
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Dunlee
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Edith
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ETC
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FLAXIE
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FLYAWAYadjective
guided by whim and fancy
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Edith was busy taking their photographs" "'It is perfectly awful!' said Aunt Lucy" Edith painting the Cherub for Mrs. McQuilken "'James S. Dunlee, will--you--forgive me?'"
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading "Edith was busy taking their photographs" "'It is perfectly awful!' said Aunt Lucy" Edith painting the Cherub for Mrs. McQuilken "'James S. Dunlee, will--you--forgive me?'"
FRIZZLEverbUS /ˈfrɪzəl/
fry something until it curls and becomes crisp
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Edith was busy taking their photographs" "'It is perfectly awful!' said Aunt Lucy" Edith painting the Cherub for Mrs. McQuilken "'James S. Dunlee, will--you--forgive me?'"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Edith was busy taking their photographs" "'It is perfectly awful!' said Aunt Lucy" Edith painting the Cherub for Mrs. McQuilken "'James S. Dunlee, will--you--forgive me?'"
JnounUS /dʒeɪ/
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
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a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading "Edith was busy taking their photographs" "'It is perfectly awful!' said Aunt Lucy" Edith painting the Cherub for Mrs. McQuilken "'James S. Dunlee, will--you--forgive me?'"
JIMMYverbUS /ˈdʒɪmi/
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading JIMMY, LUCY, AND ALL.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading JIMMY, LUCY, AND ALL.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
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McQuilken
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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Edith was busy taking their photographs" "'It is perfectly awful!' said Aunt Lucy" Edith painting the Cherub for Mrs. McQuilken "'James S. Dunlee, will--you--forgive me?'"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Edith was busy taking their photographs" "'It is perfectly awful!' said Aunt Lucy" Edith painting the Cherub for Mrs. McQuilken "'James S. Dunlee, will--you--forgive me?'"
Norwood
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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paintingnounUS /ˈpeɪntɪŋ/
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
From this reading "Edith was busy taking their photographs" "'It is perfectly awful!' said Aunt Lucy" Edith painting the Cherub for Mrs. McQuilken "'James S. Dunlee, will--you--forgive me?'"
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "Edith was busy taking their photographs" "'It is perfectly awful!' said Aunt Lucy" Edith painting the Cherub for Mrs. McQuilken "'James S. Dunlee, will--you--forgive me?'"
photographsnounUS /ˈfoʊtəɡræfs/
plural of “photograph” — a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
From this reading "Edith was busy taking their photographs" "'It is perfectly awful!' said Aunt Lucy" Edith painting the Cherub for Mrs. McQuilken "'James S. Dunlee, will--you--forgive me?'"
exert pressure or force to or upon
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PRUDY
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PRUDY'S
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QUINNEBASSET
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1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Edith was busy taking their photographs" "'It is perfectly awful!' said Aunt Lucy" Edith painting the Cherub for Mrs. McQuilken "'James S. Dunlee, will--you--forgive me?'"
SERIESnounUS /ˈsɪriz/
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
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Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
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plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
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the act of someone who picks up or takes something
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Edith was busy taking their photographs" "'It is perfectly awful!' said Aunt Lucy" Edith painting the Cherub for Mrs. McQuilken "'James S. Dunlee, will--you--forgive me?'"
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 U.S.A.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Edith was busy taking their photographs" "'It is perfectly awful!' said Aunt Lucy" Edith painting the Cherub for Mrs. McQuilken "'James S. Dunlee, will--you--forgive me?'"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Edith was busy taking their photographs" "'It is perfectly awful!' said Aunt Lucy" Edith painting the Cherub for Mrs. McQuilken "'James S. Dunlee, will--you--forgive me?'"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Edith was busy taking their photographs" "'It is perfectly awful!' said Aunt Lucy" Edith painting the Cherub for Mrs. McQuilken "'James S. Dunlee, will--you--forgive me?'"
