used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Josie asked Irene as they sat in Mary Louise’s car while she went in a shop on a housekeeping errand on their way home from the Higgledy-Piggledy after the strenuous day of unpacking and carpentering and plumbing.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Josie asked Irene as they sat in Mary Louise’s car while she went in a shop on a housekeeping errand on their way home from the Higgledy-Piggledy after the strenuous day of unpacking and carpentering and plumbing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Josie asked Irene as they sat in Mary Louise’s car while she went in a shop on a housekeeping errand on their way home from the Higgledy-Piggledy after the strenuous day of unpacking and carpentering and plumbing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Josie asked Irene as they sat in Mary Louise’s car while she went in a shop on a housekeeping errand on their way home from the Higgledy-Piggledy after the strenuous day of unpacking and carpentering and plumbing.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Josie asked Irene as they sat in Mary Louise’s car while she went in a shop on a housekeeping errand on their way home from the Higgledy-Piggledy after the strenuous day of unpacking and carpentering and plumbing.
astuteadjectiveUS /əˈstuːt/
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
From this reading “Why do you think I don’t like her?” and Irene tried not to give herself away to the astute Josie.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Why do you think I don’t like her?” and Irene tried not to give herself away to the astute Josie.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Josie asked Irene as they sat in Mary Louise’s car while she went in a shop on a housekeeping errand on their way home from the Higgledy-Piggledy after the strenuous day of unpacking and carpentering and plumbing.
carpentering
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From this reading Josie asked Irene as they sat in Mary Louise’s car while she went in a shop on a housekeeping errand on their way home from the Higgledy-Piggledy after the strenuous day of unpacking and carpentering and plumbing.
CHARLEY
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From this reading CHIEF CHARLEY LONSDALE “Why don’t you like Mrs. Markle?”
a person who is in charge
From this reading CHIEF CHARLEY LONSDALE “Why don’t you like Mrs. Markle?”
couldn't
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From this reading “Why, Irene dear, you couldn’t deceive a flea!”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Josie asked Irene as they sat in Mary Louise’s car while she went in a shop on a housekeeping errand on their way home from the Higgledy-Piggledy after the strenuous day of unpacking and carpentering and plumbing.
dearly loved
From this reading “Why, Irene dear, you couldn’t deceive a flea!”
deceiveverbUS /dɪˈsiːv/
be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading “Why, Irene dear, you couldn’t deceive a flea!”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Why do you think I don’t like her?” and Irene tried not to give herself away to the astute Josie.
don't
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From this reading CHIEF CHARLEY LONSDALE “Why don’t you like Mrs. Markle?”
errandnounUS /ˈerənd/
a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
From this reading Josie asked Irene as they sat in Mary Louise’s car while she went in a shop on a housekeeping errand on their way home from the Higgledy-Piggledy after the strenuous day of unpacking and carpentering and plumbing.
fleanounUS /fliː/
any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
From this reading “Why, Irene dear, you couldn’t deceive a flea!”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Josie asked Irene as they sat in Mary Louise’s car while she went in a shop on a housekeeping errand on their way home from the Higgledy-Piggledy after the strenuous day of unpacking and carpentering and plumbing.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Why do you think I don’t like her?” and Irene tried not to give herself away to the astute Josie.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Why do you think I don’t like her?” and Irene tried not to give herself away to the astute Josie.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Why do you think I don’t like her?” and Irene tried not to give herself away to the astute Josie.
Higgledy-Piggledyadjective
in utter disorder
From this reading Josie asked Irene as they sat in Mary Louise’s car while she went in a shop on a housekeeping errand on their way home from the Higgledy-Piggledy after the strenuous day of unpacking and carpentering and plumbing.
where you live at a particular time
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a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “I hope I wasn’t rude to her.
housekeepingnounUS /ˈhaʊskiːpɪŋ/
the work of cleaning and running a house
From this reading Josie asked Irene as they sat in Mary Louise’s car while she went in a shop on a housekeeping errand on their way home from the Higgledy-Piggledy after the strenuous day of unpacking and carpentering and plumbing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Why do you think I don’t like her?” and Irene tried not to give herself away to the astute Josie.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Josie asked Irene as they sat in Mary Louise’s car while she went in a shop on a housekeeping errand on their way home from the Higgledy-Piggledy after the strenuous day of unpacking and carpentering and plumbing.
Irene
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From this reading Josie asked Irene as they sat in Mary Louise’s car while she went in a shop on a housekeeping errand on their way home from the Higgledy-Piggledy after the strenuous day of unpacking and carpentering and plumbing.
Josie
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From this reading Josie asked Irene as they sat in Mary Louise’s car while she went in a shop on a housekeeping errand on their way home from the Higgledy-Piggledy after the strenuous day of unpacking and carpentering and plumbing.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading CHIEF CHARLEY LONSDALE “Why don’t you like Mrs. Markle?”
LONSDALE
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From this reading CHIEF CHARLEY LONSDALE “Why don’t you like Mrs. Markle?”
Louise's
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From this reading Josie asked Irene as they sat in Mary Louise’s car while she went in a shop on a housekeeping errand on their way home from the Higgledy-Piggledy after the strenuous day of unpacking and carpentering and plumbing.
Markle
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From this reading CHIEF CHARLEY LONSDALE “Why don’t you like Mrs. Markle?”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Josie asked Irene as they sat in Mary Louise’s car while she went in a shop on a housekeeping errand on their way home from the Higgledy-Piggledy after the strenuous day of unpacking and carpentering and plumbing.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading CHIEF CHARLEY LONSDALE “Why don’t you like Mrs. Markle?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Why do you think I don’t like her?” and Irene tried not to give herself away to the astute Josie.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Josie asked Irene as they sat in Mary Louise’s car while she went in a shop on a housekeeping errand on their way home from the Higgledy-Piggledy after the strenuous day of unpacking and carpentering and plumbing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Josie asked Irene as they sat in Mary Louise’s car while she went in a shop on a housekeeping errand on their way home from the Higgledy-Piggledy after the strenuous day of unpacking and carpentering and plumbing.
plumbingnounUS /ˈplʌmɪŋ/
utility consisting of the pipes and fixtures for the distribution of water or gas in a building and for the disposal of sewage
From this reading Josie asked Irene as they sat in Mary Louise’s car while she went in a shop on a housekeeping errand on their way home from the Higgledy-Piggledy after the strenuous day of unpacking and carpentering and plumbing.
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading “I hope I wasn’t rude to her.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Josie asked Irene as they sat in Mary Louise’s car while she went in a shop on a housekeeping errand on their way home from the Higgledy-Piggledy after the strenuous day of unpacking and carpentering and plumbing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Josie asked Irene as they sat in Mary Louise’s car while she went in a shop on a housekeeping errand on their way home from the Higgledy-Piggledy after the strenuous day of unpacking and carpentering and plumbing.
do one's shopping
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strenuousadjectiveUS /ˈstrenjuːəs/
characterized by or performed with much energy or force
From this reading Josie asked Irene as they sat in Mary Louise’s car while she went in a shop on a housekeeping errand on their way home from the Higgledy-Piggledy after the strenuous day of unpacking and carpentering and plumbing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Josie asked Irene as they sat in Mary Louise’s car while she went in a shop on a housekeeping errand on their way home from the Higgledy-Piggledy after the strenuous day of unpacking and carpentering and plumbing.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Josie asked Irene as they sat in Mary Louise’s car while she went in a shop on a housekeeping errand on their way home from the Higgledy-Piggledy after the strenuous day of unpacking and carpentering and plumbing.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Josie asked Irene as they sat in Mary Louise’s car while she went in a shop on a housekeeping errand on their way home from the Higgledy-Piggledy after the strenuous day of unpacking and carpentering and plumbing.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Why do you think I don’t like her?” and Irene tried not to give herself away to the astute Josie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Why do you think I don’t like her?” and Irene tried not to give herself away to the astute Josie.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “Why do you think I don’t like her?” and Irene tried not to give herself away to the astute Josie.
unpackingverbUS /ənˈpækɪŋ/
-ing form of “unpack” — remove from its packing
From this reading Josie asked Irene as they sat in Mary Louise’s car while she went in a shop on a housekeeping errand on their way home from the Higgledy-Piggledy after the strenuous day of unpacking and carpentering and plumbing.
wasn't
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From this reading “I hope I wasn’t rude to her.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Josie asked Irene as they sat in Mary Louise’s car while she went in a shop on a housekeeping errand on their way home from the Higgledy-Piggledy after the strenuous day of unpacking and carpentering and plumbing.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Josie asked Irene as they sat in Mary Louise’s car while she went in a shop on a housekeeping errand on their way home from the Higgledy-Piggledy after the strenuous day of unpacking and carpentering and plumbing.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Josie asked Irene as they sat in Mary Louise’s car while she went in a shop on a housekeeping errand on their way home from the Higgledy-Piggledy after the strenuous day of unpacking and carpentering and plumbing.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading CHIEF CHARLEY LONSDALE “Why don’t you like Mrs. Markle?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading CHIEF CHARLEY LONSDALE “Why don’t you like Mrs. Markle?”
