used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There will always, for instance, be the fast-buck boys like Lubrano...._ Jeanne turned off the radio and went downstairs slowly, watching how the gold-shot curtains on the landing window caught the sunlight in a multitude of brilliant flecks.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading There will always, for instance, be the fast-buck boys like Lubrano...._ Jeanne turned off the radio and went downstairs slowly, watching how the gold-shot curtains on the landing window caught the sunlight in a multitude of brilliant flecks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There will always, for instance, be the fast-buck boys like Lubrano...._ Jeanne turned off the radio and went downstairs slowly, watching how the gold-shot curtains on the landing window caught the sunlight in a multitude of brilliant flecks.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading When she entered the living room, Aunt Anna looked up from her magazine, and Pop puffed on his calabash pipe, occasionally grunting with satisfaction.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My sweetheart's the Man in the Moon _Not everyone will think of the first moon-flight as the first glorious step on the road to space.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading When she entered the living room, Aunt Anna looked up from her magazine, and Pop puffed on his calabash pipe, occasionally grunting with satisfaction.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There will always, for instance, be the fast-buck boys like Lubrano...._ Jeanne turned off the radio and went downstairs slowly, watching how the gold-shot curtains on the landing window caught the sunlight in a multitude of brilliant flecks.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading There will always, for instance, be the fast-buck boys like Lubrano...._ Jeanne turned off the radio and went downstairs slowly, watching how the gold-shot curtains on the landing window caught the sunlight in a multitude of brilliant flecks.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading There will always, for instance, be the fast-buck boys like Lubrano...._ Jeanne turned off the radio and went downstairs slowly, watching how the gold-shot curtains on the landing window caught the sunlight in a multitude of brilliant flecks.
calabashnoun
round gourd of the calabash tree
From this reading When she entered the living room, Aunt Anna looked up from her magazine, and Pop puffed on his calabash pipe, occasionally grunting with satisfaction.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading There will always, for instance, be the fast-buck boys like Lubrano...._ Jeanne turned off the radio and went downstairs slowly, watching how the gold-shot curtains on the landing window caught the sunlight in a multitude of brilliant flecks.
curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading There will always, for instance, be the fast-buck boys like Lubrano...._ Jeanne turned off the radio and went downstairs slowly, watching how the gold-shot curtains on the landing window caught the sunlight in a multitude of brilliant flecks.
downstairsadverbUS /ˈdaʊnˈsterz/
on a floor below
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past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading When she entered the living room, Aunt Anna looked up from her magazine, and Pop puffed on his calabash pipe, occasionally grunting with satisfaction.
every person
From this reading My sweetheart's the Man in the Moon _Not everyone will think of the first moon-flight as the first glorious step on the road to space.
fast-buck
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firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading My sweetheart's the Man in the Moon _Not everyone will think of the first moon-flight as the first glorious step on the road to space.
flecksnounUS /fleks/
plural of “fleck” — a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When she entered the living room, Aunt Anna looked up from her magazine, and Pop puffed on his calabash pipe, occasionally grunting with satisfaction.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading My sweetheart's the Man in the Moon _Not everyone will think of the first moon-flight as the first glorious step on the road to space.
gold-shot
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gruntingverbUS /ˈɡrʌntɪŋ/
-ing form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading When she entered the living room, Aunt Anna looked up from her magazine, and Pop puffed on his calabash pipe, occasionally grunting with satisfaction.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When she entered the living room, Aunt Anna looked up from her magazine, and Pop puffed on his calabash pipe, occasionally grunting with satisfaction.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When she entered the living room, Aunt Anna looked up from her magazine, and Pop puffed on his calabash pipe, occasionally grunting with satisfaction.
how
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My sweetheart's the Man in the Moon _Not everyone will think of the first moon-flight as the first glorious step on the road to space.
an occurrence of something
From this reading There will always, for instance, be the fast-buck boys like Lubrano...._ Jeanne turned off the radio and went downstairs slowly, watching how the gold-shot curtains on the landing window caught the sunlight in a multitude of brilliant flecks.
Jeanne
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an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading There will always, for instance, be the fast-buck boys like Lubrano...._ Jeanne turned off the radio and went downstairs slowly, watching how the gold-shot curtains on the landing window caught the sunlight in a multitude of brilliant flecks.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading There will always, for instance, be the fast-buck boys like Lubrano...._ Jeanne turned off the radio and went downstairs slowly, watching how the gold-shot curtains on the landing window caught the sunlight in a multitude of brilliant flecks.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading When she entered the living room, Aunt Anna looked up from her magazine, and Pop puffed on his calabash pipe, occasionally grunting with satisfaction.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading When she entered the living room, Aunt Anna looked up from her magazine, and Pop puffed on his calabash pipe, occasionally grunting with satisfaction.
Lubrano
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magazinenounUS /ˈmæɡəziːn/
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading When she entered the living room, Aunt Anna looked up from her magazine, and Pop puffed on his calabash pipe, occasionally grunting with satisfaction.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading My sweetheart's the Man in the Moon _Not everyone will think of the first moon-flight as the first glorious step on the road to space.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading My sweetheart's the Man in the Moon _Not everyone will think of the first moon-flight as the first glorious step on the road to space.
moon-flight
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From this reading My sweetheart's the Man in the Moon _Not everyone will think of the first moon-flight as the first glorious step on the road to space.
multitudenounUS /ˈmʌltətuːd/
a large indefinite number
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belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My sweetheart's the Man in the Moon _Not everyone will think of the first moon-flight as the first glorious step on the road to space.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My sweetheart's the Man in the Moon _Not everyone will think of the first moon-flight as the first glorious step on the road to space.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading When she entered the living room, Aunt Anna looked up from her magazine, and Pop puffed on his calabash pipe, occasionally grunting with satisfaction.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My sweetheart's the Man in the Moon _Not everyone will think of the first moon-flight as the first glorious step on the road to space.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There will always, for instance, be the fast-buck boys like Lubrano...._ Jeanne turned off the radio and went downstairs slowly, watching how the gold-shot curtains on the landing window caught the sunlight in a multitude of brilliant flecks.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My sweetheart's the Man in the Moon _Not everyone will think of the first moon-flight as the first glorious step on the road to space.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading When she entered the living room, Aunt Anna looked up from her magazine, and Pop puffed on his calabash pipe, occasionally grunting with satisfaction.
PopverbUS /pɑːp/
bulge outward
From this reading When she entered the living room, Aunt Anna looked up from her magazine, and Pop puffed on his calabash pipe, occasionally grunting with satisfaction.
puffedadjectiveUS /pʌft/
gathered for protruding fullness
From this reading When she entered the living room, Aunt Anna looked up from her magazine, and Pop puffed on his calabash pipe, occasionally grunting with satisfaction.
radionounUS /ˈreɪdioʊ/
medium for communication
From this reading There will always, for instance, be the fast-buck boys like Lubrano...._ Jeanne turned off the radio and went downstairs slowly, watching how the gold-shot curtains on the landing window caught the sunlight in a multitude of brilliant flecks.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading My sweetheart's the Man in the Moon _Not everyone will think of the first moon-flight as the first glorious step on the road to space.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading When she entered the living room, Aunt Anna looked up from her magazine, and Pop puffed on his calabash pipe, occasionally grunting with satisfaction.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading When she entered the living room, Aunt Anna looked up from her magazine, and Pop puffed on his calabash pipe, occasionally grunting with satisfaction.
scorchverbUS /skɔːrtʃ/
make very hot and dry
From this reading Up _there_, the sun would scorch and sear.
searverbUS /sɪr/
make very hot and dry
From this reading Up _there_, the sun would scorch and sear.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She shuddered slightly.
shudderedverbUS /ˈʃʌdərd/
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading She shuddered slightly.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading She shuddered slightly.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading There will always, for instance, be the fast-buck boys like Lubrano...._ Jeanne turned off the radio and went downstairs slowly, watching how the gold-shot curtains on the landing window caught the sunlight in a multitude of brilliant flecks.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading My sweetheart's the Man in the Moon _Not everyone will think of the first moon-flight as the first glorious step on the road to space.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading My sweetheart's the Man in the Moon _Not everyone will think of the first moon-flight as the first glorious step on the road to space.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Up _there_, the sun would scorch and sear.
the rays of the sun
From this reading There will always, for instance, be the fast-buck boys like Lubrano...._ Jeanne turned off the radio and went downstairs slowly, watching how the gold-shot curtains on the landing window caught the sunlight in a multitude of brilliant flecks.
sweetheart's
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From this reading My sweetheart's the Man in the Moon _Not everyone will think of the first moon-flight as the first glorious step on the road to space.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My sweetheart's the Man in the Moon _Not everyone will think of the first moon-flight as the first glorious step on the road to space.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There will always, for instance, be the fast-buck boys like Lubrano...._ Jeanne turned off the radio and went downstairs slowly, watching how the gold-shot curtains on the landing window caught the sunlight in a multitude of brilliant flecks.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading My sweetheart's the Man in the Moon _Not everyone will think of the first moon-flight as the first glorious step on the road to space.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My sweetheart's the Man in the Moon _Not everyone will think of the first moon-flight as the first glorious step on the road to space.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading There will always, for instance, be the fast-buck boys like Lubrano...._ Jeanne turned off the radio and went downstairs slowly, watching how the gold-shot curtains on the landing window caught the sunlight in a multitude of brilliant flecks.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Up _there_, the sun would scorch and sear.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading There will always, for instance, be the fast-buck boys like Lubrano...._ Jeanne turned off the radio and went downstairs slowly, watching how the gold-shot curtains on the landing window caught the sunlight in a multitude of brilliant flecks.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading There will always, for instance, be the fast-buck boys like Lubrano...._ Jeanne turned off the radio and went downstairs slowly, watching how the gold-shot curtains on the landing window caught the sunlight in a multitude of brilliant flecks.
at the time that
From this reading When she entered the living room, Aunt Anna looked up from her magazine, and Pop puffed on his calabash pipe, occasionally grunting with satisfaction.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading My sweetheart's the Man in the Moon _Not everyone will think of the first moon-flight as the first glorious step on the road to space.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading There will always, for instance, be the fast-buck boys like Lubrano...._ Jeanne turned off the radio and went downstairs slowly, watching how the gold-shot curtains on the landing window caught the sunlight in a multitude of brilliant flecks.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When she entered the living room, Aunt Anna looked up from her magazine, and Pop puffed on his calabash pipe, occasionally grunting with satisfaction.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Up _there_, the sun would scorch and sear.
