used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Ring “I tell you I’m not going a step further—not going to ride any further—until I stop and ‘listen in!’
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I know you’re in torture about her—but it seems like—Jove! like shooting off peas at a battleship ... a time like this.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Ring “I tell you I’m not going a step further—not going to ride any further—until I stop and ‘listen in!’
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The Ring “I tell you I’m not going a step further—not going to ride any further—until I stop and ‘listen in!’
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I know you’re in torture about her—but it seems like—Jove! like shooting off peas at a battleship ... a time like this.”
battleshipnounUS /ˈbætəlʃɪp/
large and heavily armoured warship
From this reading I know you’re in torture about her—but it seems like—Jove! like shooting off peas at a battleship ... a time like this.”
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The nineteen-year-old boy looked distractedly at the white-faced girl, who flung herself off her horse upon the mountainside—her eyes a “blue day”, flinty—determined.
a youthful male person
From this reading The nineteen-year-old boy looked distractedly at the white-faced girl, who flung herself off her horse upon the mountainside—her eyes a “blue day”, flinty—determined.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading This—this lit-tle ring-set,” chokingly, “that’s why I brought it—brought it on the search.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But, heavens, dear-oh!
chokingly
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From this reading This—this lit-tle ring-set,” chokingly, “that’s why I brought it—brought it on the search.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The nineteen-year-old boy looked distractedly at the white-faced girl, who flung herself off her horse upon the mountainside—her eyes a “blue day”, flinty—determined.
dear-oh
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From this reading “But, heavens, dear-oh!
characterized by great determination
From this reading The nineteen-year-old boy looked distractedly at the white-faced girl, who flung herself off her horse upon the mountainside—her eyes a “blue day”, flinty—determined.
distractedlyadverb
in a distracted manner
From this reading The nineteen-year-old boy looked distractedly at the white-faced girl, who flung herself off her horse upon the mountainside—her eyes a “blue day”, flinty—determined.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The nineteen-year-old boy looked distractedly at the white-faced girl, who flung herself off her horse upon the mountainside—her eyes a “blue day”, flinty—determined.
flintyadjectiveUS /ˈflɪnti/
containing flint
From this reading The nineteen-year-old boy looked distractedly at the white-faced girl, who flung herself off her horse upon the mountainside—her eyes a “blue day”, flinty—determined.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading The nineteen-year-old boy looked distractedly at the white-faced girl, who flung herself off her horse upon the mountainside—her eyes a “blue day”, flinty—determined.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading The Ring “I tell you I’m not going a step further—not going to ride any further—until I stop and ‘listen in!’
a young female
From this reading The nineteen-year-old boy looked distractedly at the white-faced girl, who flung herself off her horse upon the mountainside—her eyes a “blue day”, flinty—determined.
the act of departing
From this reading The Ring “I tell you I’m not going a step further—not going to ride any further—until I stop and ‘listen in!’
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading “But, heavens, dear-oh!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I know you’re in torture about her—but it seems like—Jove! like shooting off peas at a battleship ... a time like this.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The nineteen-year-old boy looked distractedly at the white-faced girl, who flung herself off her horse upon the mountainside—her eyes a “blue day”, flinty—determined.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The nineteen-year-old boy looked distractedly at the white-faced girl, who flung herself off her horse upon the mountainside—her eyes a “blue day”, flinty—determined.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Ring “I tell you I’m not going a step further—not going to ride any further—until I stop and ‘listen in!’
I'm
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From this reading The Ring “I tell you I’m not going a step further—not going to ride any further—until I stop and ‘listen in!’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Ring “I tell you I’m not going a step further—not going to ride any further—until I stop and ‘listen in!’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This—this lit-tle ring-set,” chokingly, “that’s why I brought it—brought it on the search.”
Jovenoun
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
From this reading I know you’re in torture about her—but it seems like—Jove! like shooting off peas at a battleship ... a time like this.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know you’re in torture about her—but it seems like—Jove! like shooting off peas at a battleship ... a time like this.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I know you’re in torture about her—but it seems like—Jove! like shooting off peas at a battleship ... a time like this.”
hear with intention
From this reading The Ring “I tell you I’m not going a step further—not going to ride any further—until I stop and ‘listen in!’
lit-tle
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From this reading This—this lit-tle ring-set,” chokingly, “that’s why I brought it—brought it on the search.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The nineteen-year-old boy looked distractedly at the white-faced girl, who flung herself off her horse upon the mountainside—her eyes a “blue day”, flinty—determined.
mountainsidenounUS /ˈmaʊntənsaɪd/
the side or slope of a mountain
From this reading The nineteen-year-old boy looked distractedly at the white-faced girl, who flung herself off her horse upon the mountainside—her eyes a “blue day”, flinty—determined.
nineteen-year-old
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From this reading The nineteen-year-old boy looked distractedly at the white-faced girl, who flung herself off her horse upon the mountainside—her eyes a “blue day”, flinty—determined.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Ring “I tell you I’m not going a step further—not going to ride any further—until I stop and ‘listen in!’
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I know you’re in torture about her—but it seems like—Jove! like shooting off peas at a battleship ... a time like this.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This—this lit-tle ring-set,” chokingly, “that’s why I brought it—brought it on the search.”
peasnounUS /piːz/
plural of “pea” — seed of a pea plant used for food
From this reading I know you’re in torture about her—but it seems like—Jove! like shooting off peas at a battleship ... a time like this.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading The Ring “I tell you I’m not going a step further—not going to ride any further—until I stop and ‘listen in!’
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading The Ring “I tell you I’m not going a step further—not going to ride any further—until I stop and ‘listen in!’
ring-set
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From this reading This—this lit-tle ring-set,” chokingly, “that’s why I brought it—brought it on the search.”
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading This—this lit-tle ring-set,” chokingly, “that’s why I brought it—brought it on the search.”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I know you’re in torture about her—but it seems like—Jove! like shooting off peas at a battleship ... a time like this.”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading I know you’re in torture about her—but it seems like—Jove! like shooting off peas at a battleship ... a time like this.”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading The Ring “I tell you I’m not going a step further—not going to ride any further—until I stop and ‘listen in!’
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading The Ring “I tell you I’m not going a step further—not going to ride any further—until I stop and ‘listen in!’
express in words
From this reading The Ring “I tell you I’m not going a step further—not going to ride any further—until I stop and ‘listen in!’
that's
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From this reading This—this lit-tle ring-set,” chokingly, “that’s why I brought it—brought it on the search.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Ring “I tell you I’m not going a step further—not going to ride any further—until I stop and ‘listen in!’
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This—this lit-tle ring-set,” chokingly, “that’s why I brought it—brought it on the search.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I know you’re in torture about her—but it seems like—Jove! like shooting off peas at a battleship ... a time like this.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Ring “I tell you I’m not going a step further—not going to ride any further—until I stop and ‘listen in!’
tortureverbUS /ˈtɔːrtʃər/
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading I know you’re in torture about her—but it seems like—Jove! like shooting off peas at a battleship ... a time like this.”
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The Ring “I tell you I’m not going a step further—not going to ride any further—until I stop and ‘listen in!’
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The nineteen-year-old boy looked distractedly at the white-faced girl, who flung herself off her horse upon the mountainside—her eyes a “blue day”, flinty—determined.
white-faced
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From this reading The nineteen-year-old boy looked distractedly at the white-faced girl, who flung herself off her horse upon the mountainside—her eyes a “blue day”, flinty—determined.
which person or people
From this reading The nineteen-year-old boy looked distractedly at the white-faced girl, who flung herself off her horse upon the mountainside—her eyes a “blue day”, flinty—determined.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading This—this lit-tle ring-set,” chokingly, “that’s why I brought it—brought it on the search.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Ring “I tell you I’m not going a step further—not going to ride any further—until I stop and ‘listen in!’
you're
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From this reading I know you’re in torture about her—but it seems like—Jove! like shooting off peas at a battleship ... a time like this.”
