used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Val, as frequently happens in times of stress, spoke first of a trivial matter, before her mind would grasp the greater issues.
(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 Still, I dunno--if Michael takes to the water all right--” “If the sheriff comes here, what shall we tell him?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Val, as frequently happens in times of stress, spoke first of a trivial matter, before her mind would grasp the greater issues.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Val, as frequently happens in times of stress, spoke first of a trivial matter, before her mind would grasp the greater issues.
Bondy
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From this reading “There comes old Jake Bondy, now, down the hill.
brandnounUS /brænd/
a name given to a product or service
From this reading “He thought it was I burned out that, brand; did you notice what he said?”
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading “He thought it was I burned out that, brand; did you notice what he said?”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “There comes old Jake Bondy, now, down the hill.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “He thought it was I burned out that, brand; did you notice what he said?”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “There comes old Jake Bondy, now, down the hill.
dunno
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From this reading Still, I dunno--if Michael takes to the water all right--” “If the sheriff comes here, what shall we tell him?
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Val, as frequently happens in times of stress, spoke first of a trivial matter, before her mind would grasp the greater issues.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Val, as frequently happens in times of stress, spoke first of a trivial matter, before her mind would grasp the greater issues.
hold firmly
From this reading Val, as frequently happens in times of stress, spoke first of a trivial matter, before her mind would grasp the greater issues.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading Val, as frequently happens in times of stress, spoke first of a trivial matter, before her mind would grasp the greater issues.
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Val, as frequently happens in times of stress, spoke first of a trivial matter, before her mind would grasp the greater issues.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He thought it was I burned out that, brand; did you notice what he said?”
He'll
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From this reading “He'll never make it,” said Kent, speaking involuntarily his thought.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Val, as frequently happens in times of stress, spoke first of a trivial matter, before her mind would grasp the greater issues.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Still, I dunno--if Michael takes to the water all right--” “If the sheriff comes here, what shall we tell him?
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “There comes old Jake Bondy, now, down the hill.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Still, I dunno--if Michael takes to the water all right--” “If the sheriff comes here, what shall we tell him?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “He'll never make it,” said Kent, speaking involuntarily his thought.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “He thought it was I burned out that, brand; did you notice what he said?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Still, I dunno--if Michael takes to the water all right--” “If the sheriff comes here, what shall we tell him?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Val, as frequently happens in times of stress, spoke first of a trivial matter, before her mind would grasp the greater issues.
involuntarilyadverbUS /ˌɪnvoʊˈlʌntərɪli/
against your will
From this reading “He'll never make it,” said Kent, speaking involuntarily his thought.
issuesnounUS /ˈɪʃuːz/
plural of “issue” — an important question that is in dispute and must be settled
From this reading Val, as frequently happens in times of stress, spoke first of a trivial matter, before her mind would grasp the greater issues.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “He thought it was I burned out that, brand; did you notice what he said?”
Jake
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From this reading “There comes old Jake Bondy, now, down the hill.
KentnounUS /kent/
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading “He'll never make it,” said Kent, speaking involuntarily his thought.
engage in
From this reading “He'll never make it,” said Kent, speaking involuntarily his thought.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Val, as frequently happens in times of stress, spoke first of a trivial matter, before her mind would grasp the greater issues.
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading Still, I dunno--if Michael takes to the water all right--” “If the sheriff comes here, what shall we tell him?
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Val, as frequently happens in times of stress, spoke first of a trivial matter, before her mind would grasp the greater issues.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “He'll never make it,” said Kent, speaking involuntarily his thought.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading “He thought it was I burned out that, brand; did you notice what he said?”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “There comes old Jake Bondy, now, down the hill.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Val, as frequently happens in times of stress, spoke first of a trivial matter, before her mind would grasp the greater issues.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “There comes old Jake Bondy, now, down the hill.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “He thought it was I burned out that, brand; did you notice what he said?”
precisely, exactly
From this reading Still, I dunno--if Michael takes to the water all right--” “If the sheriff comes here, what shall we tell him?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “He thought it was I burned out that, brand; did you notice what he said?”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Still, I dunno--if Michael takes to the water all right--” “If the sheriff comes here, what shall we tell him?
sheriffnounUS /ˈʃerəf/
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading Still, I dunno--if Michael takes to the water all right--” “If the sheriff comes here, what shall we tell him?
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “He'll never make it,” said Kent, speaking involuntarily his thought.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Val, as frequently happens in times of stress, spoke first of a trivial matter, before her mind would grasp the greater issues.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still, I dunno--if Michael takes to the water all right--” “If the sheriff comes here, what shall we tell him?
stressnounUS /stres/
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
From this reading Val, as frequently happens in times of stress, spoke first of a trivial matter, before her mind would grasp the greater issues.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading Still, I dunno--if Michael takes to the water all right--” “If the sheriff comes here, what shall we tell him?
express in words
From this reading Still, I dunno--if Michael takes to the water all right--” “If the sheriff comes here, what shall we tell him?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “He thought it was I burned out that, brand; did you notice what he said?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Val, as frequently happens in times of stress, spoke first of a trivial matter, before her mind would grasp the greater issues.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There comes old Jake Bondy, now, down the hill.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “He thought it was I burned out that, brand; did you notice what he said?”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Val, as frequently happens in times of stress, spoke first of a trivial matter, before her mind would grasp the greater issues.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Still, I dunno--if Michael takes to the water all right--” “If the sheriff comes here, what shall we tell him?
trivialadjectiveUS /ˈtrɪviəl/
(informal) small and of little importance
From this reading Val, as frequently happens in times of stress, spoke first of a trivial matter, before her mind would grasp the greater issues.
Val
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From this reading Val, as frequently happens in times of stress, spoke first of a trivial matter, before her mind would grasp the greater issues.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He thought it was I burned out that, brand; did you notice what he said?”
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Still, I dunno--if Michael takes to the water all right--” “If the sheriff comes here, what shall we tell him?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Still, I dunno--if Michael takes to the water all right--” “If the sheriff comes here, what shall we tell him?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “He thought it was I burned out that, brand; did you notice what he said?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Val, as frequently happens in times of stress, spoke first of a trivial matter, before her mind would grasp the greater issues.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “He thought it was I burned out that, brand; did you notice what he said?”
