used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a pause; the large onyx clock on the mantelpiece ticked loudly and impersonally, as if its concern were solely with time and not with man.
ain't
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From this reading "A fellow like me ain't got much chance with a girl like you, anyway.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mr. Gump dilly-dallied backward and forward on his heels, and gazed at an oak-framed print of two neck-and-neck horses--a sloe black and a virgin white--rearing at a large zigzag of lightning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a pause; the large onyx clock on the mantelpiece ticked loudly and impersonally, as if its concern were solely with time and not with man.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading "A fellow like me ain't got much chance with a girl like you, anyway.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a pause; the large onyx clock on the mantelpiece ticked loudly and impersonally, as if its concern were solely with time and not with man.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Gump dilly-dallied backward and forward on his heels, and gazed at an oak-framed print of two neck-and-neck horses--a sloe black and a virgin white--rearing at a large zigzag of lightning.
backwardadverbUS /ˈbækwərd/
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading Mr. Gump dilly-dallied backward and forward on his heels, and gazed at an oak-framed print of two neck-and-neck horses--a sloe black and a virgin white--rearing at a large zigzag of lightning.
(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 It's like I said to you last night--if a fellow can't give you what you're used to he'd better keep his hands off."
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Mr. Gump dilly-dallied backward and forward on his heels, and gazed at an oak-framed print of two neck-and-neck horses--a sloe black and a virgin white--rearing at a large zigzag of lightning.
can't
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From this reading It's like I said to you last night--if a fellow can't give you what you're used to he'd better keep his hands off."
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "A fellow like me ain't got much chance with a girl like you, anyway.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading There was a pause; the large onyx clock on the mantelpiece ticked loudly and impersonally, as if its concern were solely with time and not with man.
something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading There was a pause; the large onyx clock on the mantelpiece ticked loudly and impersonally, as if its concern were solely with time and not with man.
dilly-dallied
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From this reading Mr. Gump dilly-dallied backward and forward on his heels, and gazed at an oak-framed print of two neck-and-neck horses--a sloe black and a virgin white--rearing at a large zigzag of lightning.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading "Look how easy he gets mad," she said, querulously; "just like I'm not glad he wasn't jollying!"
a boy or man
From this reading "A fellow like me ain't got much chance with a girl like you, anyway.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Mr. Gump dilly-dallied backward and forward on his heels, and gazed at an oak-framed print of two neck-and-neck horses--a sloe black and a virgin white--rearing at a large zigzag of lightning.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Mr. Gump dilly-dallied backward and forward on his heels, and gazed at an oak-framed print of two neck-and-neck horses--a sloe black and a virgin white--rearing at a large zigzag of lightning.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading "Look how easy he gets mad," she said, querulously; "just like I'm not glad he wasn't jollying!"
a young female
From this reading "A fellow like me ain't got much chance with a girl like you, anyway.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading It's like I said to you last night--if a fellow can't give you what you're used to he'd better keep his hands off."
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Look how easy he gets mad," she said, querulously; "just like I'm not glad he wasn't jollying!"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "A fellow like me ain't got much chance with a girl like you, anyway.
Gump
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From this reading Mr. Gump dilly-dallied backward and forward on his heels, and gazed at an oak-framed print of two neck-and-neck horses--a sloe black and a virgin white--rearing at a large zigzag of lightning.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading It's like I said to you last night--if a fellow can't give you what you're used to he'd better keep his hands off."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Look how easy he gets mad," she said, querulously; "just like I'm not glad he wasn't jollying!"
he'd
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From this reading It's like I said to you last night--if a fellow can't give you what you're used to he'd better keep his hands off."
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading Mr. Gump dilly-dallied backward and forward on his heels, and gazed at an oak-framed print of two neck-and-neck horses--a sloe black and a virgin white--rearing at a large zigzag of lightning.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Gump dilly-dallied backward and forward on his heels, and gazed at an oak-framed print of two neck-and-neck horses--a sloe black and a virgin white--rearing at a large zigzag of lightning.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Mr. Gump dilly-dallied backward and forward on his heels, and gazed at an oak-framed print of two neck-and-neck horses--a sloe black and a virgin white--rearing at a large zigzag of lightning.
how
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From this reading "Look how easy he gets mad," she said, querulously; "just like I'm not glad he wasn't jollying!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It's like I said to you last night--if a fellow can't give you what you're used to he'd better keep his hands off."
I'm
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From this reading "Look how easy he gets mad," she said, querulously; "just like I'm not glad he wasn't jollying!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There was a pause; the large onyx clock on the mantelpiece ticked loudly and impersonally, as if its concern were solely with time and not with man.
impersonallyadverb
without warmth
From this reading There was a pause; the large onyx clock on the mantelpiece ticked loudly and impersonally, as if its concern were solely with time and not with man.
It's
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From this reading It's like I said to you last night--if a fellow can't give you what you're used to he'd better keep his hands off."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a pause; the large onyx clock on the mantelpiece ticked loudly and impersonally, as if its concern were solely with time and not with man.
jollyingverbUS /ˈdʒɑːliɪŋ/
-ing form of “jolly” — be silly or tease one another
From this reading "Look how easy he gets mad," she said, querulously; "just like I'm not glad he wasn't jollying!"
and nothing more
From this reading "Look how easy he gets mad," she said, querulously; "just like I'm not glad he wasn't jollying!"
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading It's like I said to you last night--if a fellow can't give you what you're used to he'd better keep his hands off."
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was a pause; the large onyx clock on the mantelpiece ticked loudly and impersonally, as if its concern were solely with time and not with man.
immediately past
From this reading It's like I said to you last night--if a fellow can't give you what you're used to he'd better keep his hands off."
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading Mr. Gump dilly-dallied backward and forward on his heels, and gazed at an oak-framed print of two neck-and-neck horses--a sloe black and a virgin white--rearing at a large zigzag of lightning.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Look how easy he gets mad," she said, querulously; "just like I'm not glad he wasn't jollying!"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look how easy he gets mad," she said, querulously; "just like I'm not glad he wasn't jollying!"
loudlyadverbUS /ˈlaʊdli/
with relatively high volume
From this reading There was a pause; the large onyx clock on the mantelpiece ticked loudly and impersonally, as if its concern were solely with time and not with man.
roused to anger
From this reading "Look how easy he gets mad," she said, querulously; "just like I'm not glad he wasn't jollying!"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There was a pause; the large onyx clock on the mantelpiece ticked loudly and impersonally, as if its concern were solely with time and not with man.
mantelpiecenoun
shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
From this reading There was a pause; the large onyx clock on the mantelpiece ticked loudly and impersonally, as if its concern were solely with time and not with man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "A fellow like me ain't got much chance with a girl like you, anyway.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Gump dilly-dallied backward and forward on his heels, and gazed at an oak-framed print of two neck-and-neck horses--a sloe black and a virgin white--rearing at a large zigzag of lightning.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "A fellow like me ain't got much chance with a girl like you, anyway.
neck-and-neck
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From this reading Mr. Gump dilly-dallied backward and forward on his heels, and gazed at an oak-framed print of two neck-and-neck horses--a sloe black and a virgin white--rearing at a large zigzag of lightning.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It's like I said to you last night--if a fellow can't give you what you're used to he'd better keep his hands off."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Look how easy he gets mad," she said, querulously; "just like I'm not glad he wasn't jollying!"
oak-framed
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From this reading Mr. Gump dilly-dallied backward and forward on his heels, and gazed at an oak-framed print of two neck-and-neck horses--a sloe black and a virgin white--rearing at a large zigzag of lightning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Gump dilly-dallied backward and forward on his heels, and gazed at an oak-framed print of two neck-and-neck horses--a sloe black and a virgin white--rearing at a large zigzag of lightning.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It's like I said to you last night--if a fellow can't give you what you're used to he'd better keep his hands off."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a pause; the large onyx clock on the mantelpiece ticked loudly and impersonally, as if its concern were solely with time and not with man.
onyxnounUS /ˈɑːnɪks/
a chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in making cameos
From this reading There was a pause; the large onyx clock on the mantelpiece ticked loudly and impersonally, as if its concern were solely with time and not with man.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading There was a pause; the large onyx clock on the mantelpiece ticked loudly and impersonally, as if its concern were solely with time and not with man.
printnounUS /prɪnt/
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading Mr. Gump dilly-dallied backward and forward on his heels, and gazed at an oak-framed print of two neck-and-neck horses--a sloe black and a virgin white--rearing at a large zigzag of lightning.
querulouslyadverb
in a peevish manner
From this reading "Look how easy he gets mad," she said, querulously; "just like I'm not glad he wasn't jollying!"
rearingnounUS /ˈrɪrɪŋ/
the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
From this reading Mr. Gump dilly-dallied backward and forward on his heels, and gazed at an oak-framed print of two neck-and-neck horses--a sloe black and a virgin white--rearing at a large zigzag of lightning.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Look how easy he gets mad," she said, querulously; "just like I'm not glad he wasn't jollying!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Look how easy he gets mad," she said, querulously; "just like I'm not glad he wasn't jollying!"
sloenounUS /sloʊ/
wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh
From this reading Mr. Gump dilly-dallied backward and forward on his heels, and gazed at an oak-framed print of two neck-and-neck horses--a sloe black and a virgin white--rearing at a large zigzag of lightning.
solelyadverbUS /ˈsoʊəli/
without any others being included or involved
From this reading There was a pause; the large onyx clock on the mantelpiece ticked loudly and impersonally, as if its concern were solely with time and not with man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a pause; the large onyx clock on the mantelpiece ticked loudly and impersonally, as if its concern were solely with time and not with man.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a pause; the large onyx clock on the mantelpiece ticked loudly and impersonally, as if its concern were solely with time and not with man.
tickedverbUS /tɪkt/
past form of “tick” — make a clicking or ticking sound
From this reading There was a pause; the large onyx clock on the mantelpiece ticked loudly and impersonally, as if its concern were solely with time and not with man.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There was a pause; the large onyx clock on the mantelpiece ticked loudly and impersonally, as if its concern were solely with time and not with man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's like I said to you last night--if a fellow can't give you what you're used to he'd better keep his hands off."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Mr. Gump dilly-dallied backward and forward on his heels, and gazed at an oak-framed print of two neck-and-neck horses--a sloe black and a virgin white--rearing at a large zigzag of lightning.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading It's like I said to you last night--if a fellow can't give you what you're used to he'd better keep his hands off."
virginnounUS /ˈvɜːrdʒɪn/
a person who has never had sex
From this reading Mr. Gump dilly-dallied backward and forward on his heels, and gazed at an oak-framed print of two neck-and-neck horses--a sloe black and a virgin white--rearing at a large zigzag of lightning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a pause; the large onyx clock on the mantelpiece ticked loudly and impersonally, as if its concern were solely with time and not with man.
wasn't
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From this reading "Look how easy he gets mad," she said, querulously; "just like I'm not glad he wasn't jollying!"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was a pause; the large onyx clock on the mantelpiece ticked loudly and impersonally, as if its concern were solely with time and not with man.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It's like I said to you last night--if a fellow can't give you what you're used to he'd better keep his hands off."
a Caucasian
From this reading Mr. Gump dilly-dallied backward and forward on his heels, and gazed at an oak-framed print of two neck-and-neck horses--a sloe black and a virgin white--rearing at a large zigzag of lightning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a pause; the large onyx clock on the mantelpiece ticked loudly and impersonally, as if its concern were solely with time and not with man.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "A fellow like me ain't got much chance with a girl like you, anyway.
you're
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From this reading It's like I said to you last night--if a fellow can't give you what you're used to he'd better keep his hands off."
zigzagverbUS /ˈzɪɡzæɡ/
travel along a zigzag path
From this reading Mr. Gump dilly-dallied backward and forward on his heels, and gazed at an oak-framed print of two neck-and-neck horses--a sloe black and a virgin white--rearing at a large zigzag of lightning.
