aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Fooling around here with your silly ten-cent fortune-telling, having the time of your life while all of us are worrying about that Dragon's Eye.
having fair knowledge of
From this reading "I am quite well acquainted with that fact," said Philo Gubb.
(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 Fooling around here with your silly ten-cent fortune-telling, having the time of your life while all of us are worrying about that Dragon's Eye.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am quite well acquainted with that fact," said Philo Gubb.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Fooling around here with your silly ten-cent fortune-telling, having the time of your life while all of us are worrying about that Dragon's Eye.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Fooling around here with your silly ten-cent fortune-telling, having the time of your life while all of us are worrying about that Dragon's Eye.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Well, why don't you hunt for it, then?" asked Mr. Beech crossly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I thought you were going to be of some use.
BeechnounUS /biːtʃ/
any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
From this reading "Well, why don't you hunt for it, then?" asked Mr. Beech crossly.
crosslyadverb
in an ill-natured manner
From this reading "Well, why don't you hunt for it, then?" asked Mr. Beech crossly.
don't
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From this reading "Well, why don't you hunt for it, then?" asked Mr. Beech crossly.
Dragon'snounUS /ˈdræɡənz/
possessive form of “dragon” — a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading Fooling around here with your silly ten-cent fortune-telling, having the time of your life while all of us are worrying about that Dragon's Eye.
the organ of sight
From this reading Fooling around here with your silly ten-cent fortune-telling, having the time of your life while all of us are worrying about that Dragon's Eye.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading "I am quite well acquainted with that fact," said Philo Gubb.
FoolingadjectiveUS /ˈfuːlɪŋ/
characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility
From this reading Fooling around here with your silly ten-cent fortune-telling, having the time of your life while all of us are worrying about that Dragon's Eye.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Well, why don't you hunt for it, then?" asked Mr. Beech crossly.
fortune-telling
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From this reading Fooling around here with your silly ten-cent fortune-telling, having the time of your life while all of us are worrying about that Dragon's Eye.
the act of departing
From this reading "I thought you were going to be of some use.
Gubb
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From this reading "I am quite well acquainted with that fact," said Philo Gubb.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Fooling around here with your silly ten-cent fortune-telling, having the time of your life while all of us are worrying about that Dragon's Eye.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Fooling around here with your silly ten-cent fortune-telling, having the time of your life while all of us are worrying about that Dragon's Eye.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading "Well, why don't you hunt for it, then?" asked Mr. Beech crossly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am quite well acquainted with that fact," said Philo Gubb.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, why don't you hunt for it, then?" asked Mr. Beech crossly.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Fooling around here with your silly ten-cent fortune-telling, having the time of your life while all of us are worrying about that Dragon's Eye.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Well, why don't you hunt for it, then?" asked Mr. Beech crossly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I thought you were going to be of some use.
Philo
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From this reading "I am quite well acquainted with that fact," said Philo Gubb.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "I am quite well acquainted with that fact," said Philo Gubb.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I am quite well acquainted with that fact," said Philo Gubb.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading Fooling around here with your silly ten-cent fortune-telling, having the time of your life while all of us are worrying about that Dragon's Eye.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I thought you were going to be of some use.
ten-cent
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From this reading Fooling around here with your silly ten-cent fortune-telling, having the time of your life while all of us are worrying about that Dragon's Eye.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I am quite well acquainted with that fact," said Philo Gubb.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fooling around here with your silly ten-cent fortune-telling, having the time of your life while all of us are worrying about that Dragon's Eye.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Well, why don't you hunt for it, then?" asked Mr. Beech crossly.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought you were going to be of some use.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Fooling around here with your silly ten-cent fortune-telling, having the time of your life while all of us are worrying about that Dragon's Eye.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I thought you were going to be of some use.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fooling around here with your silly ten-cent fortune-telling, having the time of your life while all of us are worrying about that Dragon's Eye.
the act of using
From this reading "I thought you were going to be of some use.
(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 "I am quite well acquainted with that fact," said Philo Gubb.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I thought you were going to be of some use.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Fooling around here with your silly ten-cent fortune-telling, having the time of your life while all of us are worrying about that Dragon's Eye.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Well, why don't you hunt for it, then?" asked Mr. Beech crossly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I am quite well acquainted with that fact," said Philo Gubb.
worryingnounUS /ˈwɜːriɪŋ/
the act of harassing someone
From this reading Fooling around here with your silly ten-cent fortune-telling, having the time of your life while all of us are worrying about that Dragon's Eye.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, why don't you hunt for it, then?" asked Mr. Beech crossly.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Fooling around here with your silly ten-cent fortune-telling, having the time of your life while all of us are worrying about that Dragon's Eye.
