used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MERRY DODGES A DEAD HEAT Somehow I sensed it as a kind of a batty excursion at the start.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
ain't
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From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MERRY DODGES A DEAD HEAT Somehow I sensed it as a kind of a batty excursion at the start.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MERRY DODGES A DEAD HEAT Somehow I sensed it as a kind of a batty excursion at the start.
battyadjectiveUS /ˈbæti/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading MERRY DODGES A DEAD HEAT Somehow I sensed it as a kind of a batty excursion at the start.
Bo
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From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
bondnounUS /bɑːnd/
an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his name's the weightiest part of J. Meredith.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
clerksnounUS /klɜːrks/
plural of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
CorrugatedadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːrəɡeɪtɪd/
shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading MERRY DODGES A DEAD HEAT Somehow I sensed it as a kind of a batty excursion at the start.
DODGESnounUS /ˈdɑːdʒɪz/
plural of “dodge” — an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
From this reading MERRY DODGES A DEAD HEAT Somehow I sensed it as a kind of a batty excursion at the start.
don't
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From this reading Sounds imposing don't it?
one or the other of two
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
divisible by two
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
excursionnounUS /ɪkˈskɜːrʒən/
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading MERRY DODGES A DEAD HEAT Somehow I sensed it as a kind of a batty excursion at the start.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
only a very short time before
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
he'd
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From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
he's
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From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading MERRY DODGES A DEAD HEAT Somehow I sensed it as a kind of a batty excursion at the start.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But his name's the weightiest part of J. Meredith.
huskyadjectiveUS /ˈhʌski/
muscular and heavily built
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MERRY DODGES A DEAD HEAT Somehow I sensed it as a kind of a batty excursion at the start.
I'd
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From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
imposingadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ/
impressive in appearance
From this reading Sounds imposing don't it?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MERRY DODGES A DEAD HEAT Somehow I sensed it as a kind of a batty excursion at the start.
JnounUS /dʒeɪ/
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading MERRY DODGES A DEAD HEAT Somehow I sensed it as a kind of a batty excursion at the start.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
MeredithnounUS /ˈmerɪdɪθ/
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading MERRY DODGES A DEAD HEAT Somehow I sensed it as a kind of a batty excursion at the start.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
name'snounUS /neɪmz/
possessive form of “name” — a language unit by which a person or thing is known
From this reading But his name's the weightiest part of J. Meredith.
not any; not one
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MERRY DODGES A DEAD HEAT Somehow I sensed it as a kind of a batty excursion at the start.
offhandadjectiveUS /ˈɔːfˈhænd/
with little or no preparation or forethought
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
officesnounUS /ˈɔːfəsəz/
plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading But his name's the weightiest part of J. Meredith.
rough-neck
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From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
sensedadjectiveUS /senst/
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading MERRY DODGES A DEAD HEAT Somehow I sensed it as a kind of a batty excursion at the start.
sissynounUS /ˈsɪsi/
a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading MERRY DODGES A DEAD HEAT Somehow I sensed it as a kind of a batty excursion at the start.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Sounds imposing don't it?
specimennounUS /ˈspesəmən/
an example regarded as typical of its class
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading MERRY DODGES A DEAD HEAT Somehow I sensed it as a kind of a batty excursion at the start.
Stidler
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From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
streaknounUS /striːk/
an unbroken series of events
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MERRY DODGES A DEAD HEAT Somehow I sensed it as a kind of a batty excursion at the start.
there's
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From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
thinkin
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From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
week-end
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From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
weightiest
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From this reading But his name's the weightiest part of J. Meredith.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Course, around the Corrugated offices we call him Merry, and some of the bond clerks even get it Miss Mary; which ain't hardly fair, for while he's no husky, rough-neck specimen, there's no sissy streak in him, either.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You see, he'd asked me offhand would I come, and I'd said "Sure, Bo," careless like, not thinkin' any more about it until here Saturday afternoon I finds myself on the way to spend the week-end with J. Meredith Stidler.
