used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Joshua Barnes, sometimes referred to in the daily press as Old Grim Barnes, the mustard millionaire, turned suddenly upon his son and pinioned him:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Joshua Barnes, sometimes referred to in the daily press as Old Grim Barnes, the mustard millionaire, turned suddenly upon his son and pinioned him:
bangingnounUS /ˈbæŋɪŋ/
a continuing very loud noise
From this reading "Well, why don't you, then?" stormed Joshua Barnes, banging his fist down upon the mahogany table.
BARNES
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From this reading WHITNEY BARNES UNDER FIRE.
blandlyadverbUS /ˈblændli/
in a bland manner
From this reading "That's just it, pater--why don't I?" replied the young man, blandly.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading Joshua Barnes, sometimes referred to in the daily press as Old Grim Barnes, the mustard millionaire, turned suddenly upon his son and pinioned him:
don't
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From this reading "Why don't you get married?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Well, why don't you, then?" stormed Joshua Barnes, banging his fist down upon the mahogany table.
start firing a weapon
From this reading WHITNEY BARNES UNDER FIRE.
fistnounUS /fɪst/
a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading "Well, why don't you, then?" stormed Joshua Barnes, banging his fist down upon the mahogany table.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Why don't you get married?"
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading Joshua Barnes, sometimes referred to in the daily press as Old Grim Barnes, the mustard millionaire, turned suddenly upon his son and pinioned him:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Joshua Barnes, sometimes referred to in the daily press as Old Grim Barnes, the mustard millionaire, turned suddenly upon his son and pinioned him:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Joshua Barnes, sometimes referred to in the daily press as Old Grim Barnes, the mustard millionaire, turned suddenly upon his son and pinioned him:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That's just it, pater--why don't I?" replied the young man, blandly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Joshua Barnes, sometimes referred to in the daily press as Old Grim Barnes, the mustard millionaire, turned suddenly upon his son and pinioned him:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That's just it, pater--why don't I?" replied the young man, blandly.
JoshuanounUS /ˈdʒɑːʃuːə/
(Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho
From this reading Joshua Barnes, sometimes referred to in the daily press as Old Grim Barnes, the mustard millionaire, turned suddenly upon his son and pinioned him:
and nothing more
From this reading "That's just it, pater--why don't I?" replied the young man, blandly.
mahoganynounUS /məˈhɑːɡəni/
wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture
From this reading "Well, why don't you, then?" stormed Joshua Barnes, banging his fist down upon the mahogany table.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "That's just it, pater--why don't I?" replied the young man, blandly.
joined in matrimony
From this reading "Why don't you get married?"
millionairenounUS /ˌmɪljəˈner/
a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading Joshua Barnes, sometimes referred to in the daily press as Old Grim Barnes, the mustard millionaire, turned suddenly upon his son and pinioned him:
mustardnounUS /ˈmʌstərd/
any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica
From this reading Joshua Barnes, sometimes referred to in the daily press as Old Grim Barnes, the mustard millionaire, turned suddenly upon his son and pinioned him:
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Joshua Barnes, sometimes referred to in the daily press as Old Grim Barnes, the mustard millionaire, turned suddenly upon his son and pinioned him:
paternounUS /ˈpeɪtər/
an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
From this reading "That's just it, pater--why don't I?" replied the young man, blandly.
pinionedadjective
(of birds) especially having the flight feathers
From this reading Joshua Barnes, sometimes referred to in the daily press as Old Grim Barnes, the mustard millionaire, turned suddenly upon his son and pinioned him:
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Joshua Barnes, sometimes referred to in the daily press as Old Grim Barnes, the mustard millionaire, turned suddenly upon his son and pinioned him:
referredverbUS /rəˈfɜːrd/
inflected form of “refer” — make reference to
From this reading Joshua Barnes, sometimes referred to in the daily press as Old Grim Barnes, the mustard millionaire, turned suddenly upon his son and pinioned him:
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "That's just it, pater--why don't I?" replied the young man, blandly.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Joshua Barnes, sometimes referred to in the daily press as Old Grim Barnes, the mustard millionaire, turned suddenly upon his son and pinioned him:
a male human offspring
From this reading Joshua Barnes, sometimes referred to in the daily press as Old Grim Barnes, the mustard millionaire, turned suddenly upon his son and pinioned him:
stormedverbUS /stɔːrmd/
past form of “storm” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading "Well, why don't you, then?" stormed Joshua Barnes, banging his fist down upon the mahogany table.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Joshua Barnes, sometimes referred to in the daily press as Old Grim Barnes, the mustard millionaire, turned suddenly upon his son and pinioned him:
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "Well, why don't you, then?" stormed Joshua Barnes, banging his fist down upon the mahogany table.
That's
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From this reading "That's just it, pater--why don't I?" replied the young man, blandly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Joshua Barnes, sometimes referred to in the daily press as Old Grim Barnes, the mustard millionaire, turned suddenly upon his son and pinioned him:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Well, why don't you, then?" stormed Joshua Barnes, banging his fist down upon the mahogany table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Joshua Barnes, sometimes referred to in the daily press as Old Grim Barnes, the mustard millionaire, turned suddenly upon his son and pinioned him:
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Joshua Barnes, sometimes referred to in the daily press as Old Grim Barnes, the mustard millionaire, turned suddenly upon his son and pinioned him:
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading WHITNEY BARNES UNDER FIRE.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Joshua Barnes, sometimes referred to in the daily press as Old Grim Barnes, the mustard millionaire, turned suddenly upon his son and pinioned him:
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, why don't you, then?" stormed Joshua Barnes, banging his fist down upon the mahogany table.
WHITNEYnounUS /ˈwɪtni/
United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)
From this reading WHITNEY BARNES UNDER FIRE.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why don't you get married?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why don't you get married?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "That's just it, pater--why don't I?" replied the young man, blandly.
