used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE SWINDLERS AGAIN Joe Strong, having checked his rapid, head-first and head-on slide down the slanting wire by grasping it in his gloved hands, gave a "flip-flop" and stood up, bowing to the loud applause.
anew
From this reading THE SWINDLERS AGAIN Joe Strong, having checked his rapid, head-first and head-on slide down the slanting wire by grasping it in his gloved hands, gave a "flip-flop" and stood up, bowing to the loud applause.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SWINDLERS AGAIN Joe Strong, having checked his rapid, head-first and head-on slide down the slanting wire by grasping it in his gloved hands, gave a "flip-flop" and stood up, bowing to the loud applause.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Because I wasn't sure until the last minute that I would do it," answered Joe.
applausenounUS /əˈplɔːz/
a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
From this reading THE SWINDLERS AGAIN Joe Strong, having checked his rapid, head-first and head-on slide down the slanting wire by grasping it in his gloved hands, gave a "flip-flop" and stood up, bowing to the loud applause.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I hadn't practiced it as much as I should have liked, but when I got up there on the platform I felt pretty sure I could do it.
for the reason that
From this reading "Because I wasn't sure until the last minute that I would do it," answered Joe.
bowingnounUS /ˈboʊɪŋ/
bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
From this reading THE SWINDLERS AGAIN Joe Strong, having checked his rapid, head-first and head-on slide down the slanting wire by grasping it in his gloved hands, gave a "flip-flop" and stood up, bowing to the loud applause.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I hadn't practiced it as much as I should have liked, but when I got up there on the platform I felt pretty sure I could do it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE SWINDLERS AGAIN Joe Strong, having checked his rapid, head-first and head-on slide down the slanting wire by grasping it in his gloved hands, gave a "flip-flop" and stood up, bowing to the loud applause.
checkedadjectiveUS /tʃekt/
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading THE SWINDLERS AGAIN Joe Strong, having checked his rapid, head-first and head-on slide down the slanting wire by grasping it in his gloved hands, gave a "flip-flop" and stood up, bowing to the loud applause.
circusnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəs/
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading Jim Tracy and some of the other circus employees surrounded the young man.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I hadn't practiced it as much as I should have liked, but when I got up there on the platform I felt pretty sure I could do it.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "Why didn't you tell us you were going to pull off something like this?" demanded the ringmaster.
didn't
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From this reading "Why didn't you tell us you were going to pull off something like this?" demanded the ringmaster.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Because I wasn't sure until the last minute that I would do it," answered Joe.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE SWINDLERS AGAIN Joe Strong, having checked his rapid, head-first and head-on slide down the slanting wire by grasping it in his gloved hands, gave a "flip-flop" and stood up, bowing to the loud applause.
employeesnounUS /emˈplɔɪiz/
plural of “employee” — a worker who is hired to perform a job
From this reading Jim Tracy and some of the other circus employees surrounded the young man.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading "I hadn't practiced it as much as I should have liked, but when I got up there on the platform I felt pretty sure I could do it.
flip-flopnoun
a decision to reverse an earlier decision
From this reading THE SWINDLERS AGAIN Joe Strong, having checked his rapid, head-first and head-on slide down the slanting wire by grasping it in his gloved hands, gave a "flip-flop" and stood up, bowing to the loud applause.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading THE SWINDLERS AGAIN Joe Strong, having checked his rapid, head-first and head-on slide down the slanting wire by grasping it in his gloved hands, gave a "flip-flop" and stood up, bowing to the loud applause.
glovedadjectiveUS /ɡlʌvd/
having the hands covered with gloves
From this reading THE SWINDLERS AGAIN Joe Strong, having checked his rapid, head-first and head-on slide down the slanting wire by grasping it in his gloved hands, gave a "flip-flop" and stood up, bowing to the loud applause.
the act of departing
From this reading "Why didn't you tell us you were going to pull off something like this?" demanded the ringmaster.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I hadn't practiced it as much as I should have liked, but when I got up there on the platform I felt pretty sure I could do it.
graspingnounUS /ˈɡræspɪŋ/
understanding with difficulty
From this reading THE SWINDLERS AGAIN Joe Strong, having checked his rapid, head-first and head-on slide down the slanting wire by grasping it in his gloved hands, gave a "flip-flop" and stood up, bowing to the loud applause.
hadn't
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From this reading "I hadn't practiced it as much as I should have liked, but when I got up there on the platform I felt pretty sure I could do it.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading THE SWINDLERS AGAIN Joe Strong, having checked his rapid, head-first and head-on slide down the slanting wire by grasping it in his gloved hands, gave a "flip-flop" and stood up, bowing to the loud applause.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I hadn't practiced it as much as I should have liked, but when I got up there on the platform I felt pretty sure I could do it.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading THE SWINDLERS AGAIN Joe Strong, having checked his rapid, head-first and head-on slide down the slanting wire by grasping it in his gloved hands, gave a "flip-flop" and stood up, bowing to the loud applause.
head-first
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From this reading THE SWINDLERS AGAIN Joe Strong, having checked his rapid, head-first and head-on slide down the slanting wire by grasping it in his gloved hands, gave a "flip-flop" and stood up, bowing to the loud applause.
head-onadverb
in direct opposition; directly
From this reading THE SWINDLERS AGAIN Joe Strong, having checked his rapid, head-first and head-on slide down the slanting wire by grasping it in his gloved hands, gave a "flip-flop" and stood up, bowing to the loud applause.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SWINDLERS AGAIN Joe Strong, having checked his rapid, head-first and head-on slide down the slanting wire by grasping it in his gloved hands, gave a "flip-flop" and stood up, bowing to the loud applause.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Because I wasn't sure until the last minute that I would do it," answered Joe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SWINDLERS AGAIN Joe Strong, having checked his rapid, head-first and head-on slide down the slanting wire by grasping it in his gloved hands, gave a "flip-flop" and stood up, bowing to the loud applause.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE SWINDLERS AGAIN Joe Strong, having checked his rapid, head-first and head-on slide down the slanting wire by grasping it in his gloved hands, gave a "flip-flop" and stood up, bowing to the loud applause.
Jim
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From this reading Jim Tracy and some of the other circus employees surrounded the young man.
Joe
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From this reading THE SWINDLERS AGAIN Joe Strong, having checked his rapid, head-first and head-on slide down the slanting wire by grasping it in his gloved hands, gave a "flip-flop" and stood up, bowing to the loud applause.
immediately past
From this reading "Because I wasn't sure until the last minute that I would do it," answered Joe.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Why didn't you tell us you were going to pull off something like this?" demanded the ringmaster.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading "I hadn't practiced it as much as I should have liked, but when I got up there on the platform I felt pretty sure I could do it.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading THE SWINDLERS AGAIN Joe Strong, having checked his rapid, head-first and head-on slide down the slanting wire by grasping it in his gloved hands, gave a "flip-flop" and stood up, bowing to the loud applause.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Jim Tracy and some of the other circus employees surrounded the young man.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Because I wasn't sure until the last minute that I would do it," answered Joe.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "I hadn't practiced it as much as I should have liked, but when I got up there on the platform I felt pretty sure I could do it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jim Tracy and some of the other circus employees surrounded the young man.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Why didn't you tell us you were going to pull off something like this?" demanded the ringmaster.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I hadn't practiced it as much as I should have liked, but when I got up there on the platform I felt pretty sure I could do it.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Jim Tracy and some of the other circus employees surrounded the young man.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading "I hadn't practiced it as much as I should have liked, but when I got up there on the platform I felt pretty sure I could do it.
practicedadjectiveUS /ˈpræktəst/
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
From this reading "I hadn't practiced it as much as I should have liked, but when I got up there on the platform I felt pretty sure I could do it.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "I hadn't practiced it as much as I should have liked, but when I got up there on the platform I felt pretty sure I could do it.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading "Why didn't you tell us you were going to pull off something like this?" demanded the ringmaster.
rapidadjectiveUS /ˈræpəd/
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading THE SWINDLERS AGAIN Joe Strong, having checked his rapid, head-first and head-on slide down the slanting wire by grasping it in his gloved hands, gave a "flip-flop" and stood up, bowing to the loud applause.
ringmasternounUS /ˈrɪŋmæstər/
the person in charge of performances in a circus ring
From this reading "Why didn't you tell us you were going to pull off something like this?" demanded the ringmaster.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I hadn't practiced it as much as I should have liked, but when I got up there on the platform I felt pretty sure I could do it.
slantingadjectiveUS /ˈslæntɪŋ/
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading THE SWINDLERS AGAIN Joe Strong, having checked his rapid, head-first and head-on slide down the slanting wire by grasping it in his gloved hands, gave a "flip-flop" and stood up, bowing to the loud applause.
slidenounUS /slaɪd/
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
From this reading THE SWINDLERS AGAIN Joe Strong, having checked his rapid, head-first and head-on slide down the slanting wire by grasping it in his gloved hands, gave a "flip-flop" and stood up, bowing to the loud applause.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Jim Tracy and some of the other circus employees surrounded the young man.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Why didn't you tell us you were going to pull off something like this?" demanded the ringmaster.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE SWINDLERS AGAIN Joe Strong, having checked his rapid, head-first and head-on slide down the slanting wire by grasping it in his gloved hands, gave a "flip-flop" and stood up, bowing to the loud applause.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading THE SWINDLERS AGAIN Joe Strong, having checked his rapid, head-first and head-on slide down the slanting wire by grasping it in his gloved hands, gave a "flip-flop" and stood up, bowing to the loud applause.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Because I wasn't sure until the last minute that I would do it," answered Joe.
confined on all sides
From this reading Jim Tracy and some of the other circus employees surrounded the young man.
SWINDLERSnounUS /ˈswɪndlərz/
plural of “swindler” — a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
From this reading THE SWINDLERS AGAIN Joe Strong, having checked his rapid, head-first and head-on slide down the slanting wire by grasping it in his gloved hands, gave a "flip-flop" and stood up, bowing to the loud applause.
express in words
From this reading "Why didn't you tell us you were going to pull off something like this?" demanded the ringmaster.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Because I wasn't sure until the last minute that I would do it," answered Joe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SWINDLERS AGAIN Joe Strong, having checked his rapid, head-first and head-on slide down the slanting wire by grasping it in his gloved hands, gave a "flip-flop" and stood up, bowing to the loud applause.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I hadn't practiced it as much as I should have liked, but when I got up there on the platform I felt pretty sure I could do it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Why didn't you tell us you were going to pull off something like this?" demanded the ringmaster.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SWINDLERS AGAIN Joe Strong, having checked his rapid, head-first and head-on slide down the slanting wire by grasping it in his gloved hands, gave a "flip-flop" and stood up, bowing to the loud applause.
TracynounUS /ˈtreɪsi/
United States film actor who appeared in many films with Katharine Hepburn (1900-1967)
From this reading Jim Tracy and some of the other circus employees surrounded the young man.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "Because I wasn't sure until the last minute that I would do it," answered Joe.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE SWINDLERS AGAIN Joe Strong, having checked his rapid, head-first and head-on slide down the slanting wire by grasping it in his gloved hands, gave a "flip-flop" and stood up, bowing to the loud applause.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why didn't you tell us you were going to pull off something like this?" demanded the ringmaster.
wasn't
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From this reading "Because I wasn't sure until the last minute that I would do it," answered Joe.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Why didn't you tell us you were going to pull off something like this?" demanded the ringmaster.
at the time that
From this reading "I hadn't practiced it as much as I should have liked, but when I got up there on the platform I felt pretty sure I could do it.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why didn't you tell us you were going to pull off something like this?" demanded the ringmaster.
wirenounUS /ˈwaɪər/
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading THE SWINDLERS AGAIN Joe Strong, having checked his rapid, head-first and head-on slide down the slanting wire by grasping it in his gloved hands, gave a "flip-flop" and stood up, bowing to the loud applause.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Because I wasn't sure until the last minute that I would do it," answered Joe.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why didn't you tell us you were going to pull off something like this?" demanded the ringmaster.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Jim Tracy and some of the other circus employees surrounded the young man.
