aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "My head is swimming now and it doesn't matter about my heels."
(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 They all came out of the water as Nancy arrived at the beach, and declined positively, to go in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TARTS AND LADY FINGERS No one would believe her.
any person at all
From this reading "But Nancy," protested Marion Mason, one of the Upper Crust Hill girls, "how could you have heard anybody or anything in that open field?
any thing at all
From this reading "But Nancy," protested Marion Mason, one of the Upper Crust Hill girls, "how could you have heard anybody or anything in that open field?
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading They all came out of the water as Nancy arrived at the beach, and declined positively, to go in.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They all came out of the water as Nancy arrived at the beach, and declined positively, to go in.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They all came out of the water as Nancy arrived at the beach, and declined positively, to go in.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading They all came out of the water as Nancy arrived at the beach, and declined positively, to go in.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading TARTS AND LADY FINGERS No one would believe her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But Nancy," protested Marion Mason, one of the Upper Crust Hill girls, "how could you have heard anybody or anything in that open field?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They all came out of the water as Nancy arrived at the beach, and declined positively, to go in.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "But Nancy," protested Marion Mason, one of the Upper Crust Hill girls, "how could you have heard anybody or anything in that open field?
CrustnounUS /krʌst/
the outer layer of the Earth
From this reading "But Nancy," protested Marion Mason, one of the Upper Crust Hill girls, "how could you have heard anybody or anything in that open field?
declinedverbUS /dɪˈklaɪnd/
past form of “decline” — grow worse
From this reading They all came out of the water as Nancy arrived at the beach, and declined positively, to go in.
doesn't
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From this reading "My head is swimming now and it doesn't matter about my heels."
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading "But Nancy," protested Marion Mason, one of the Upper Crust Hill girls, "how could you have heard anybody or anything in that open field?
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading TARTS AND LADY FINGERS No one would believe her.
flusteredadjectiveUS /ˈflʌstərd/
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading "I'm too--flustered," she insisted.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "But Nancy," protested Marion Mason, one of the Upper Crust Hill girls, "how could you have heard anybody or anything in that open field?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They all came out of the water as Nancy arrived at the beach, and declined positively, to go in.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But Nancy," protested Marion Mason, one of the Upper Crust Hill girls, "how could you have heard anybody or anything in that open field?
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "My head is swimming now and it doesn't matter about my heels."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "But Nancy," protested Marion Mason, one of the Upper Crust Hill girls, "how could you have heard anybody or anything in that open field?
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading "My head is swimming now and it doesn't matter about my heels."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading TARTS AND LADY FINGERS No one would believe her.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "But Nancy," protested Marion Mason, one of the Upper Crust Hill girls, "how could you have heard anybody or anything in that open field?
how
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From this reading "But Nancy," protested Marion Mason, one of the Upper Crust Hill girls, "how could you have heard anybody or anything in that open field?
I'm
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From this reading "I'm too--flustered," she insisted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They all came out of the water as Nancy arrived at the beach, and declined positively, to go in.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading "I'm too--flustered," she insisted.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My head is swimming now and it doesn't matter about my heels."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "My head is swimming now and it doesn't matter about my heels."
a polite name for any woman
From this reading TARTS AND LADY FINGERS No one would believe her.
Marion
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From this reading "But Nancy," protested Marion Mason, one of the Upper Crust Hill girls, "how could you have heard anybody or anything in that open field?
MasonnounUS /ˈmeɪsən/
American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)
From this reading "But Nancy," protested Marion Mason, one of the Upper Crust Hill girls, "how could you have heard anybody or anything in that open field?
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "My head is swimming now and it doesn't matter about my heels."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My head is swimming now and it doesn't matter about my heels."
NancynounUS /ˈnænsi/
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading They all came out of the water as Nancy arrived at the beach, and declined positively, to go in.
not any; not one
From this reading TARTS AND LADY FINGERS No one would believe her.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "My head is swimming now and it doesn't matter about my heels."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They all came out of the water as Nancy arrived at the beach, and declined positively, to go in.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading TARTS AND LADY FINGERS No one would believe her.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "But Nancy," protested Marion Mason, one of the Upper Crust Hill girls, "how could you have heard anybody or anything in that open field?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "But Nancy," protested Marion Mason, one of the Upper Crust Hill girls, "how could you have heard anybody or anything in that open field?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They all came out of the water as Nancy arrived at the beach, and declined positively, to go in.
positivelyadverbUS /ˈpɑːzətɪvli/
extremely
From this reading They all came out of the water as Nancy arrived at the beach, and declined positively, to go in.
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading "But Nancy," protested Marion Mason, one of the Upper Crust Hill girls, "how could you have heard anybody or anything in that open field?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'm too--flustered," she insisted.
swimmingnounUS /ˈswɪmɪŋ/
the act of swimming
From this reading "My head is swimming now and it doesn't matter about my heels."
TARTSnounUS /tɑːrts/
plural of “tart” — a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
From this reading TARTS AND LADY FINGERS No one would believe her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But Nancy," protested Marion Mason, one of the Upper Crust Hill girls, "how could you have heard anybody or anything in that open field?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They all came out of the water as Nancy arrived at the beach, and declined positively, to go in.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all came out of the water as Nancy arrived at the beach, and declined positively, to go in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They all came out of the water as Nancy arrived at the beach, and declined positively, to go in.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "I'm too--flustered," she insisted.
the topmost one of two
From this reading "But Nancy," protested Marion Mason, one of the Upper Crust Hill girls, "how could you have heard anybody or anything in that open field?
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 They all came out of the water as Nancy arrived at the beach, and declined positively, to go in.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading TARTS AND LADY FINGERS No one would believe her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But Nancy," protested Marion Mason, one of the Upper Crust Hill girls, "how could you have heard anybody or anything in that open field?
