used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I now proceed to take a picture of your mind.”
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading The queer little Chinaman who called himself Tao Sing twisted his face into a smile and in doing so added a hundred wrinkles to the thousand that already made up his rather comical face.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The queer little Chinaman who called himself Tao Sing twisted his face into a smile and in doing so added a hundred wrinkles to the thousand that already made up his rather comical face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The queer little Chinaman who called himself Tao Sing twisted his face into a smile and in doing so added a hundred wrinkles to the thousand that already made up his rather comical face.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading Four o’clock on the Monday following the ball game had found Johnny at the door of Whong Lee’s little shop asking for Tao Sing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Four o’clock on the Monday following the ball game had found Johnny at the door of Whong Lee’s little shop asking for Tao Sing.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading Four o’clock on the Monday following the ball game had found Johnny at the door of Whong Lee’s little shop asking for Tao Sing.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Johnny did not believe he could do that.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The queer little Chinaman who called himself Tao Sing twisted his face into a smile and in doing so added a hundred wrinkles to the thousand that already made up his rather comical face.
Chinamannoun
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
From this reading The queer little Chinaman who called himself Tao Sing twisted his face into a smile and in doing so added a hundred wrinkles to the thousand that already made up his rather comical face.
comicaladjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmɪkəl/
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading The queer little Chinaman who called himself Tao Sing twisted his face into a smile and in doing so added a hundred wrinkles to the thousand that already made up his rather comical face.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Johnny did not believe he could do that.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Johnny did not believe he could do that.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Johnny did not believe he could do that.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading The queer little Chinaman who called himself Tao Sing twisted his face into a smile and in doing so added a hundred wrinkles to the thousand that already made up his rather comical face.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Four o’clock on the Monday following the ball game had found Johnny at the door of Whong Lee’s little shop asking for Tao Sing.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The queer little Chinaman who called himself Tao Sing twisted his face into a smile and in doing so added a hundred wrinkles to the thousand that already made up his rather comical face.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Four o’clock on the Monday following the ball game had found Johnny at the door of Whong Lee’s little shop asking for Tao Sing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Four o’clock on the Monday following the ball game had found Johnny at the door of Whong Lee’s little shop asking for Tao Sing.
set up or found
From this reading Four o’clock on the Monday following the ball game had found Johnny at the door of Whong Lee’s little shop asking for Tao Sing.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Four o’clock on the Monday following the ball game had found Johnny at the door of Whong Lee’s little shop asking for Tao Sing.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Four o’clock on the Monday following the ball game had found Johnny at the door of Whong Lee’s little shop asking for Tao Sing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Four o’clock on the Monday following the ball game had found Johnny at the door of Whong Lee’s little shop asking for Tao Sing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tao Sing had said he would show him a picture of his thoughts.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tao Sing had said he would show him a picture of his thoughts.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The queer little Chinaman who called himself Tao Sing twisted his face into a smile and in doing so added a hundred wrinkles to the thousand that already made up his rather comical face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The queer little Chinaman who called himself Tao Sing twisted his face into a smile and in doing so added a hundred wrinkles to the thousand that already made up his rather comical face.
ten 10s
From this reading The queer little Chinaman who called himself Tao Sing twisted his face into a smile and in doing so added a hundred wrinkles to the thousand that already made up his rather comical face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I now proceed to take a picture of your mind.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The queer little Chinaman who called himself Tao Sing twisted his face into a smile and in doing so added a hundred wrinkles to the thousand that already made up his rather comical face.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The queer little Chinaman who called himself Tao Sing twisted his face into a smile and in doing so added a hundred wrinkles to the thousand that already made up his rather comical face.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading Four o’clock on the Monday following the ball game had found Johnny at the door of Whong Lee’s little shop asking for Tao Sing.
Lee'snounUS /liːz/
possessive form of “lee” — United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading Four o’clock on the Monday following the ball game had found Johnny at the door of Whong Lee’s little shop asking for Tao Sing.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The queer little Chinaman who called himself Tao Sing twisted his face into a smile and in doing so added a hundred wrinkles to the thousand that already made up his rather comical face.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The queer little Chinaman who called himself Tao Sing twisted his face into a smile and in doing so added a hundred wrinkles to the thousand that already made up his rather comical face.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “I now proceed to take a picture of your mind.”
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading Four o’clock on the Monday following the ball game had found Johnny at the door of Whong Lee’s little shop asking for Tao Sing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Johnny did not believe he could do that.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “I now proceed to take a picture of your mind.”
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Four o’clock on the Monday following the ball game had found Johnny at the door of Whong Lee’s little shop asking for Tao Sing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I now proceed to take a picture of your mind.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Four o’clock on the Monday following the ball game had found Johnny at the door of Whong Lee’s little shop asking for Tao Sing.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “I now proceed to take a picture of your mind.”
continue talking
From this reading “I now proceed to take a picture of your mind.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading The queer little Chinaman who called himself Tao Sing twisted his face into a smile and in doing so added a hundred wrinkles to the thousand that already made up his rather comical face.
on the contrary
From this reading The queer little Chinaman who called himself Tao Sing twisted his face into a smile and in doing so added a hundred wrinkles to the thousand that already made up his rather comical face.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Tao Sing had said he would show him a picture of his thoughts.
do one's shopping
From this reading Four o’clock on the Monday following the ball game had found Johnny at the door of Whong Lee’s little shop asking for Tao Sing.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Tao Sing had said he would show him a picture of his thoughts.
deliver by singing
From this reading The queer little Chinaman who called himself Tao Sing twisted his face into a smile and in doing so added a hundred wrinkles to the thousand that already made up his rather comical face.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The queer little Chinaman who called himself Tao Sing twisted his face into a smile and in doing so added a hundred wrinkles to the thousand that already made up his rather comical face.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The queer little Chinaman who called himself Tao Sing twisted his face into a smile and in doing so added a hundred wrinkles to the thousand that already made up his rather comical face.
carry out
From this reading “I now proceed to take a picture of your mind.”
TaonounUS /taʊ/
an adherent of any branch of Taoism
From this reading The queer little Chinaman who called himself Tao Sing twisted his face into a smile and in doing so added a hundred wrinkles to the thousand that already made up his rather comical face.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The queer little Chinaman who called himself Tao Sing twisted his face into a smile and in doing so added a hundred wrinkles to the thousand that already made up his rather comical face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The queer little Chinaman who called himself Tao Sing twisted his face into a smile and in doing so added a hundred wrinkles to the thousand that already made up his rather comical face.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Tao Sing had said he would show him a picture of his thoughts.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading The queer little Chinaman who called himself Tao Sing twisted his face into a smile and in doing so added a hundred wrinkles to the thousand that already made up his rather comical face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I now proceed to take a picture of your mind.”
twistedadjectiveUS /ˈtwɪstɪd/
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading The queer little Chinaman who called himself Tao Sing twisted his face into a smile and in doing so added a hundred wrinkles to the thousand that already made up his rather comical face.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The queer little Chinaman who called himself Tao Sing twisted his face into a smile and in doing so added a hundred wrinkles to the thousand that already made up his rather comical face.
which person or people
From this reading The queer little Chinaman who called himself Tao Sing twisted his face into a smile and in doing so added a hundred wrinkles to the thousand that already made up his rather comical face.
Whong
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Four o’clock on the Monday following the ball game had found Johnny at the door of Whong Lee’s little shop asking for Tao Sing.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Tao Sing had said he would show him a picture of his thoughts.
wrinklesnounUS /ˈrɪŋkəlz/
plural of “wrinkle” — a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
From this reading The queer little Chinaman who called himself Tao Sing twisted his face into a smile and in doing so added a hundred wrinkles to the thousand that already made up his rather comical face.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I now proceed to take a picture of your mind.”
