a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
(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 "Just try me and see; that's all."
ALLISON
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From this reading ALLISON IS SURPRISED.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
any person at all
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
Beardsley
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From this reading "And if you had been in my place you wouldn't have come home till you got good and ready?" said Beardsley.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "And if you had been in my place you wouldn't have come home till you got good and ready?" said Beardsley.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading "You bet I wouldn't.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "And if you had been in my place you wouldn't have come home till you got good and ready?" said Beardsley.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
frownedverbUS /fraʊnd/
past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "And if you had been in my place you wouldn't have come home till you got good and ready?" said Beardsley.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "And if you had been in my place you wouldn't have come home till you got good and ready?" said Beardsley.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "And if you had been in my place you wouldn't have come home till you got good and ready?" said Beardsley.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "And if you had been in my place you wouldn't have come home till you got good and ready?" said Beardsley.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "And if you had been in my place you wouldn't have come home till you got good and ready?" said Beardsley.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And if you had been in my place you wouldn't have come home till you got good and ready?" said Beardsley.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ALLISON IS SURPRISED.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
and nothing more
From this reading "Just try me and see; that's all."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Just try me and see; that's all."
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "And if you had been in my place you wouldn't have come home till you got good and ready?" said Beardsley.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "And if you had been in my place you wouldn't have come home till you got good and ready?" said Beardsley.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "And if you had been in my place you wouldn't have come home till you got good and ready?" said Beardsley.
riding-whip
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From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Just try me and see; that's all."
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading ALLISON IS SURPRISED.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
that's
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From this reading "Just try me and see; that's all."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
up to a particular time
From this reading "And if you had been in my place you wouldn't have come home till you got good and ready?" said Beardsley.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
male cat
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
whistleverbUS /ˈwɪsəl/
make whistling sounds
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Oh, I mean it," said Tom, and one would have thought by the way he shook his head and frowned and made his riding-whip whistle through the air, that it would be useless for anybody to try to order him around.
wouldn't
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From this reading "And if you had been in my place you wouldn't have come home till you got good and ready?" said Beardsley.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And if you had been in my place you wouldn't have come home till you got good and ready?" said Beardsley.
