used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He'd never make it unless he somehow managed to The girl was tall, wide-eyed and brunette.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading She had the right curves in the right places and would have been beautiful if her nose had been smaller, if her mouth had been larger and if her hair had been wavy instead of straight.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had the right curves in the right places and would have been beautiful if her nose had been smaller, if her mouth had been larger and if her hair had been wavy instead of straight.
next to; at the side of
From this reading "Hank said you wanted to see me," she said when she stopped beside Joe's table.
brunettenounUS /bruːˈnet/
a person with dark (brown) hair
From this reading He'd never make it unless he somehow managed to The girl was tall, wide-eyed and brunette.
crookedadjectiveUS /ˈkrʊkəd/
having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
From this reading Going straight meant crooked planning.
curvesnounUS /kɜːrvz/
plural of “curve” — the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading She had the right curves in the right places and would have been beautiful if her nose had been smaller, if her mouth had been larger and if her hair had been wavy instead of straight.
a young female
From this reading He'd never make it unless he somehow managed to The girl was tall, wide-eyed and brunette.
the act of departing
From this reading Going straight meant crooked planning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had the right curves in the right places and would have been beautiful if her nose had been smaller, if her mouth had been larger and if her hair had been wavy instead of straight.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading She had the right curves in the right places and would have been beautiful if her nose had been smaller, if her mouth had been larger and if her hair had been wavy instead of straight.
HanknounUS /hæŋk/
a coil of rope or wool or yarn
From this reading "Hank said you wanted to see me," she said when she stopped beside Joe's table.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had the right curves in the right places and would have been beautiful if her nose had been smaller, if her mouth had been larger and if her hair had been wavy instead of straight.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He'd never make it unless he somehow managed to The girl was tall, wide-eyed and brunette.
He'd
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From this reading He'd never make it unless he somehow managed to The girl was tall, wide-eyed and brunette.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had the right curves in the right places and would have been beautiful if her nose had been smaller, if her mouth had been larger and if her hair had been wavy instead of straight.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She had the right curves in the right places and would have been beautiful if her nose had been smaller, if her mouth had been larger and if her hair had been wavy instead of straight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had the right curves in the right places and would have been beautiful if her nose had been smaller, if her mouth had been larger and if her hair had been wavy instead of straight.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading She had the right curves in the right places and would have been beautiful if her nose had been smaller, if her mouth had been larger and if her hair had been wavy instead of straight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He'd never make it unless he somehow managed to The girl was tall, wide-eyed and brunette.
Joe's
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From this reading "Hank said you wanted to see me," she said when she stopped beside Joe's table.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading She had the right curves in the right places and would have been beautiful if her nose had been smaller, if her mouth had been larger and if her hair had been wavy instead of straight.
engage in
From this reading He'd never make it unless he somehow managed to The girl was tall, wide-eyed and brunette.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading He'd never make it unless he somehow managed to The girl was tall, wide-eyed and brunette.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Hank said you wanted to see me," she said when she stopped beside Joe's table.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Going straight meant crooked planning.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading She had the right curves in the right places and would have been beautiful if her nose had been smaller, if her mouth had been larger and if her hair had been wavy instead of straight.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He'd never make it unless he somehow managed to The girl was tall, wide-eyed and brunette.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading She had the right curves in the right places and would have been beautiful if her nose had been smaller, if her mouth had been larger and if her hair had been wavy instead of straight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had the right curves in the right places and would have been beautiful if her nose had been smaller, if her mouth had been larger and if her hair had been wavy instead of straight.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading She had the right curves in the right places and would have been beautiful if her nose had been smaller, if her mouth had been larger and if her hair had been wavy instead of straight.
planningnounUS /ˈplænɪŋ/
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading Going straight meant crooked planning.
precisely, exactly
From this reading She had the right curves in the right places and would have been beautiful if her nose had been smaller, if her mouth had been larger and if her hair had been wavy instead of straight.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Hank said you wanted to see me," she said when she stopped beside Joe's table.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Hank said you wanted to see me," she said when she stopped beside Joe's table.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had the right curves in the right places and would have been beautiful if her nose had been smaller, if her mouth had been larger and if her hair had been wavy instead of straight.
small or little relative to something else
From this reading She had the right curves in the right places and would have been beautiful if her nose had been smaller, if her mouth had been larger and if her hair had been wavy instead of straight.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading He'd never make it unless he somehow managed to The girl was tall, wide-eyed and brunette.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading "Hank said you wanted to see me," she said when she stopped beside Joe's table.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Going straight meant crooked planning.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "Hank said you wanted to see me," she said when she stopped beside Joe's table.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading He'd never make it unless he somehow managed to The girl was tall, wide-eyed and brunette.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He'd never make it unless he somehow managed to The girl was tall, wide-eyed and brunette.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He'd never make it unless he somehow managed to The girl was tall, wide-eyed and brunette.
except if; if not
From this reading He'd never make it unless he somehow managed to The girl was tall, wide-eyed and brunette.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading "Hank said you wanted to see me," she said when she stopped beside Joe's table.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He'd never make it unless he somehow managed to The girl was tall, wide-eyed and brunette.
wavyadjectiveUS /ˈweɪvi/
(of hair) having waves
From this reading She had the right curves in the right places and would have been beautiful if her nose had been smaller, if her mouth had been larger and if her hair had been wavy instead of straight.
at the time that
From this reading "Hank said you wanted to see me," she said when she stopped beside Joe's table.
wide-eyedadjective
exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
From this reading He'd never make it unless he somehow managed to The girl was tall, wide-eyed and brunette.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had the right curves in the right places and would have been beautiful if her nose had been smaller, if her mouth had been larger and if her hair had been wavy instead of straight.
YeahadverbUS /jæ/
not only so, but
From this reading "Yeah."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hank said you wanted to see me," she said when she stopped beside Joe's table.
