used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Major Cypress, authority on Forestry as he was, was even more of an authority on all varieties of “dicing”--under which name, in this particular set, went every game of hazard--and could always be counted on to go towards a Casino.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “For,” said Major Cypress, “it needs genius to finish a poem like that, and I’m frightfully afraid I’ve only got talent.”
(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 Major Cypress, authority on Forestry as he was, was even more of an authority on all varieties of “dicing”--under which name, in this particular set, went every game of hazard--and could always be counted on to go towards a Casino.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Major Cypress, authority on Forestry as he was, was even more of an authority on all varieties of “dicing”--under which name, in this particular set, went every game of hazard--and could always be counted on to go towards a Casino.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Major Cypress, authority on Forestry as he was, was even more of an authority on all varieties of “dicing”--under which name, in this particular set, went every game of hazard--and could always be counted on to go towards a Casino.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the last moment only George Tarlyon, Mrs. Chester, and Hugo Cypress motored to Monte Carlo.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Major Cypress, authority on Forestry as he was, was even more of an authority on all varieties of “dicing”--under which name, in this particular set, went every game of hazard--and could always be counted on to go towards a Casino.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the last moment only George Tarlyon, Mrs. Chester, and Hugo Cypress motored to Monte Carlo.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading He was the author of an unwritten play called _Limejuice Nights_, an unwritten romance called _The Profligacy of a Pork Butcher_, and of that splendid marching song of the Grenadine Guards, which begins:-- “There’s no vice in A bit of dicin’ ...” but never ends.
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
From this reading Major Cypress, authority on Forestry as he was, was even more of an authority on all varieties of “dicing”--under which name, in this particular set, went every game of hazard--and could always be counted on to go towards a Casino.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Major Cypress, authority on Forestry as he was, was even more of an authority on all varieties of “dicing”--under which name, in this particular set, went every game of hazard--and could always be counted on to go towards a Casino.
beginsnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnz/
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading He was the author of an unwritten play called _Limejuice Nights_, an unwritten romance called _The Profligacy of a Pork Butcher_, and of that splendid marching song of the Grenadine Guards, which begins:-- “There’s no vice in A bit of dicin’ ...” but never ends.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading He was the author of an unwritten play called _Limejuice Nights_, an unwritten romance called _The Profligacy of a Pork Butcher_, and of that splendid marching song of the Grenadine Guards, which begins:-- “There’s no vice in A bit of dicin’ ...” but never ends.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was the author of an unwritten play called _Limejuice Nights_, an unwritten romance called _The Profligacy of a Pork Butcher_, and of that splendid marching song of the Grenadine Guards, which begins:-- “There’s no vice in A bit of dicin’ ...” but never ends.
ButcherverbUS /ˈbʊtʃər/
kill (animals) usually for food consumption
From this reading He was the author of an unwritten play called _Limejuice Nights_, an unwritten romance called _The Profligacy of a Pork Butcher_, and of that splendid marching song of the Grenadine Guards, which begins:-- “There’s no vice in A bit of dicin’ ...” but never ends.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He was the author of an unwritten play called _Limejuice Nights_, an unwritten romance called _The Profligacy of a Pork Butcher_, and of that splendid marching song of the Grenadine Guards, which begins:-- “There’s no vice in A bit of dicin’ ...” but never ends.
Carlo
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From this reading At the last moment only George Tarlyon, Mrs. Chester, and Hugo Cypress motored to Monte Carlo.
CasinonounUS /kəˈsiːnoʊ/
a public building for gambling and entertainment
From this reading Major Cypress, authority on Forestry as he was, was even more of an authority on all varieties of “dicing”--under which name, in this particular set, went every game of hazard--and could always be counted on to go towards a Casino.
ChesternounUS /ˈtʃestər/
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading At the last moment only George Tarlyon, Mrs. Chester, and Hugo Cypress motored to Monte Carlo.
chucklenounUS /ˈtʃʌkəl/
a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading And then he would give that funny, gurgling little chuckle of his, a deep “cluck, cluck, cluck.”
clucknounUS /klʌk/
the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)
From this reading And then he would give that funny, gurgling little chuckle of his, a deep “cluck, cluck, cluck.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Major Cypress, authority on Forestry as he was, was even more of an authority on all varieties of “dicing”--under which name, in this particular set, went every game of hazard--and could always be counted on to go towards a Casino.
countedverbUS /ˈkaʊntɪd/
past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of
From this reading Major Cypress, authority on Forestry as he was, was even more of an authority on all varieties of “dicing”--under which name, in this particular set, went every game of hazard--and could always be counted on to go towards a Casino.
CypressnounUS /ˈsaɪprəs/
wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus
From this reading At the last moment only George Tarlyon, Mrs. Chester, and Hugo Cypress motored to Monte Carlo.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading And then he would give that funny, gurgling little chuckle of his, a deep “cluck, cluck, cluck.”
dicin
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From this reading He was the author of an unwritten play called _Limejuice Nights_, an unwritten romance called _The Profligacy of a Pork Butcher_, and of that splendid marching song of the Grenadine Guards, which begins:-- “There’s no vice in A bit of dicin’ ...” but never ends.
dicingverbUS /ˈdaɪsɪŋ/
-ing form of “dice” — cut into cubes
From this reading Major Cypress, authority on Forestry as he was, was even more of an authority on all varieties of “dicing”--under which name, in this particular set, went every game of hazard--and could always be counted on to go towards a Casino.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading He was the author of an unwritten play called _Limejuice Nights_, an unwritten romance called _The Profligacy of a Pork Butcher_, and of that splendid marching song of the Grenadine Guards, which begins:-- “There’s no vice in A bit of dicin’ ...” but never ends.
divisible by two
From this reading Major Cypress, authority on Forestry as he was, was even more of an authority on all varieties of “dicing”--under which name, in this particular set, went every game of hazard--and could always be counted on to go towards a Casino.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Major Cypress, authority on Forestry as he was, was even more of an authority on all varieties of “dicing”--under which name, in this particular set, went every game of hazard--and could always be counted on to go towards a Casino.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “For,” said Major Cypress, “it needs genius to finish a poem like that, and I’m frightfully afraid I’ve only got talent.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For,” said Major Cypress, “it needs genius to finish a poem like that, and I’m frightfully afraid I’ve only got talent.”
ForestrynounUS /ˈfɔːrəstri/
the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber
From this reading Major Cypress, authority on Forestry as he was, was even more of an authority on all varieties of “dicing”--under which name, in this particular set, went every game of hazard--and could always be counted on to go towards a Casino.
frightfullyadverbUS /ˈfraɪtfəli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading “For,” said Major Cypress, “it needs genius to finish a poem like that, and I’m frightfully afraid I’ve only got talent.”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading And then he would give that funny, gurgling little chuckle of his, a deep “cluck, cluck, cluck.”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Major Cypress, authority on Forestry as he was, was even more of an authority on all varieties of “dicing”--under which name, in this particular set, went every game of hazard--and could always be counted on to go towards a Casino.
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading “For,” said Major Cypress, “it needs genius to finish a poem like that, and I’m frightfully afraid I’ve only got talent.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading At the last moment only George Tarlyon, Mrs. Chester, and Hugo Cypress motored to Monte Carlo.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading And then he would give that funny, gurgling little chuckle of his, a deep “cluck, cluck, cluck.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Major Cypress, authority on Forestry as he was, was even more of an authority on all varieties of “dicing”--under which name, in this particular set, went every game of hazard--and could always be counted on to go towards a Casino.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “For,” said Major Cypress, “it needs genius to finish a poem like that, and I’m frightfully afraid I’ve only got talent.”
Grenadinenoun
thin syrup made from pomegranate juice; used in mixed drinks
From this reading He was the author of an unwritten play called _Limejuice Nights_, an unwritten romance called _The Profligacy of a Pork Butcher_, and of that splendid marching song of the Grenadine Guards, which begins:-- “There’s no vice in A bit of dicin’ ...” but never ends.
GuardsnounUS /ɡɑːrdz/
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading He was the author of an unwritten play called _Limejuice Nights_, an unwritten romance called _The Profligacy of a Pork Butcher_, and of that splendid marching song of the Grenadine Guards, which begins:-- “There’s no vice in A bit of dicin’ ...” but never ends.
gurglingverbUS /ˈɡɜːrɡəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “gurgle” — flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
From this reading And then he would give that funny, gurgling little chuckle of his, a deep “cluck, cluck, cluck.”
hazardnounUS /ˈhæzərd/
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading Major Cypress, authority on Forestry as he was, was even more of an authority on all varieties of “dicing”--under which name, in this particular set, went every game of hazard--and could always be counted on to go towards a Casino.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Major Cypress, authority on Forestry as he was, was even more of an authority on all varieties of “dicing”--under which name, in this particular set, went every game of hazard--and could always be counted on to go towards a Casino.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And then he would give that funny, gurgling little chuckle of his, a deep “cluck, cluck, cluck.”
HugonounUS /ˈhjuːɡoʊ/
French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)
From this reading At the last moment only George Tarlyon, Mrs. Chester, and Hugo Cypress motored to Monte Carlo.
I'm
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From this reading “For,” said Major Cypress, “it needs genius to finish a poem like that, and I’m frightfully afraid I’ve only got talent.”
I've
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From this reading “For,” said Major Cypress, “it needs genius to finish a poem like that, and I’m frightfully afraid I’ve only got talent.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Major Cypress, authority on Forestry as he was, was even more of an authority on all varieties of “dicing”--under which name, in this particular set, went every game of hazard--and could always be counted on to go towards a Casino.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “For,” said Major Cypress, “it needs genius to finish a poem like that, and I’m frightfully afraid I’ve only got talent.”
immediately past
From this reading At the last moment only George Tarlyon, Mrs. Chester, and Hugo Cypress motored to Monte Carlo.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “For,” said Major Cypress, “it needs genius to finish a poem like that, and I’m frightfully afraid I’ve only got talent.”
Limejuice
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From this reading He was the author of an unwritten play called _Limejuice Nights_, an unwritten romance called _The Profligacy of a Pork Butcher_, and of that splendid marching song of the Grenadine Guards, which begins:-- “There’s no vice in A bit of dicin’ ...” but never ends.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And then he would give that funny, gurgling little chuckle of his, a deep “cluck, cluck, cluck.”
MajoradjectiveUS /ˈmeɪdʒər/
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading Major Cypress, authority on Forestry as he was, was even more of an authority on all varieties of “dicing”--under which name, in this particular set, went every game of hazard--and could always be counted on to go towards a Casino.
marchingnounUS /ˈmɑːrtʃɪŋ/
the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
From this reading He was the author of an unwritten play called _Limejuice Nights_, an unwritten romance called _The Profligacy of a Pork Butcher_, and of that splendid marching song of the Grenadine Guards, which begins:-- “There’s no vice in A bit of dicin’ ...” but never ends.
a particular point in time
From this reading At the last moment only George Tarlyon, Mrs. Chester, and Hugo Cypress motored to Monte Carlo.
MontenounUS /ˈmɑːnti/
a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time
From this reading At the last moment only George Tarlyon, Mrs. Chester, and Hugo Cypress motored to Monte Carlo.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Major Cypress, authority on Forestry as he was, was even more of an authority on all varieties of “dicing”--under which name, in this particular set, went every game of hazard--and could always be counted on to go towards a Casino.
motoredadjective
equipped with a motor or motors
From this reading At the last moment only George Tarlyon, Mrs. Chester, and Hugo Cypress motored to Monte Carlo.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading At the last moment only George Tarlyon, Mrs. Chester, and Hugo Cypress motored to Monte Carlo.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Major Cypress, authority on Forestry as he was, was even more of an authority on all varieties of “dicing”--under which name, in this particular set, went every game of hazard--and could always be counted on to go towards a Casino.
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading “For,” said Major Cypress, “it needs genius to finish a poem like that, and I’m frightfully afraid I’ve only got talent.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He was the author of an unwritten play called _Limejuice Nights_, an unwritten romance called _The Profligacy of a Pork Butcher_, and of that splendid marching song of the Grenadine Guards, which begins:-- “There’s no vice in A bit of dicin’ ...” but never ends.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading He was the author of an unwritten play called _Limejuice Nights_, an unwritten romance called _The Profligacy of a Pork Butcher_, and of that splendid marching song of the Grenadine Guards, which begins:-- “There’s no vice in A bit of dicin’ ...” but never ends.
not any; not one
From this reading He was the author of an unwritten play called _Limejuice Nights_, an unwritten romance called _The Profligacy of a Pork Butcher_, and of that splendid marching song of the Grenadine Guards, which begins:-- “There’s no vice in A bit of dicin’ ...” but never ends.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Major Cypress, authority on Forestry as he was, was even more of an authority on all varieties of “dicing”--under which name, in this particular set, went every game of hazard--and could always be counted on to go towards a Casino.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Major Cypress, authority on Forestry as he was, was even more of an authority on all varieties of “dicing”--under which name, in this particular set, went every game of hazard--and could always be counted on to go towards a Casino.
and nothing more
From this reading At the last moment only George Tarlyon, Mrs. Chester, and Hugo Cypress motored to Monte Carlo.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Major Cypress, authority on Forestry as he was, was even more of an authority on all varieties of “dicing”--under which name, in this particular set, went every game of hazard--and could always be counted on to go towards a Casino.
participate in games or sport
From this reading He was the author of an unwritten play called _Limejuice Nights_, an unwritten romance called _The Profligacy of a Pork Butcher_, and of that splendid marching song of the Grenadine Guards, which begins:-- “There’s no vice in A bit of dicin’ ...” but never ends.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “For,” said Major Cypress, “it needs genius to finish a poem like that, and I’m frightfully afraid I’ve only got talent.”
PorknounUS /pɔːrk/
meat from a domestic hog or pig
From this reading He was the author of an unwritten play called _Limejuice Nights_, an unwritten romance called _The Profligacy of a Pork Butcher_, and of that splendid marching song of the Grenadine Guards, which begins:-- “There’s no vice in A bit of dicin’ ...” but never ends.
ProfligacynounUS /ˈprɔːflɪɡæsi/
the trait of spending extravagantly
From this reading He was the author of an unwritten play called _Limejuice Nights_, an unwritten romance called _The Profligacy of a Pork Butcher_, and of that splendid marching song of the Grenadine Guards, which begins:-- “There’s no vice in A bit of dicin’ ...” but never ends.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading He was the author of an unwritten play called _Limejuice Nights_, an unwritten romance called _The Profligacy of a Pork Butcher_, and of that splendid marching song of the Grenadine Guards, which begins:-- “There’s no vice in A bit of dicin’ ...” but never ends.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “For,” said Major Cypress, “it needs genius to finish a poem like that, and I’m frightfully afraid I’ve only got talent.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Major Cypress, authority on Forestry as he was, was even more of an authority on all varieties of “dicing”--under which name, in this particular set, went every game of hazard--and could always be counted on to go towards a Casino.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading He was the author of an unwritten play called _Limejuice Nights_, an unwritten romance called _The Profligacy of a Pork Butcher_, and of that splendid marching song of the Grenadine Guards, which begins:-- “There’s no vice in A bit of dicin’ ...” but never ends.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading He was the author of an unwritten play called _Limejuice Nights_, an unwritten romance called _The Profligacy of a Pork Butcher_, and of that splendid marching song of the Grenadine Guards, which begins:-- “There’s no vice in A bit of dicin’ ...” but never ends.
talentnounUS /ˈtælənt/
natural abilities or qualities
From this reading “For,” said Major Cypress, “it needs genius to finish a poem like that, and I’m frightfully afraid I’ve only got talent.”
Tarlyon
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From this reading At the last moment only George Tarlyon, Mrs. Chester, and Hugo Cypress motored to Monte Carlo.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was the author of an unwritten play called _Limejuice Nights_, an unwritten romance called _The Profligacy of a Pork Butcher_, and of that splendid marching song of the Grenadine Guards, which begins:-- “There’s no vice in A bit of dicin’ ...” but never ends.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the last moment only George Tarlyon, Mrs. Chester, and Hugo Cypress motored to Monte Carlo.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then he would give that funny, gurgling little chuckle of his, a deep “cluck, cluck, cluck.”
There's
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From this reading He was the author of an unwritten play called _Limejuice Nights_, an unwritten romance called _The Profligacy of a Pork Butcher_, and of that splendid marching song of the Grenadine Guards, which begins:-- “There’s no vice in A bit of dicin’ ...” but never ends.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Major Cypress, authority on Forestry as he was, was even more of an authority on all varieties of “dicing”--under which name, in this particular set, went every game of hazard--and could always be counted on to go towards a Casino.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the last moment only George Tarlyon, Mrs. Chester, and Hugo Cypress motored to Monte Carlo.
in the direction of
From this reading Major Cypress, authority on Forestry as he was, was even more of an authority on all varieties of “dicing”--under which name, in this particular set, went every game of hazard--and could always be counted on to go towards a Casino.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Major Cypress, authority on Forestry as he was, was even more of an authority on all varieties of “dicing”--under which name, in this particular set, went every game of hazard--and could always be counted on to go towards a Casino.
unwrittenadjectiveUS /ənˈrɪtən/
based on custom rather than documentation
From this reading He was the author of an unwritten play called _Limejuice Nights_, an unwritten romance called _The Profligacy of a Pork Butcher_, and of that splendid marching song of the Grenadine Guards, which begins:-- “There’s no vice in A bit of dicin’ ...” but never ends.
varietiesnounUS /vərˈaɪətiz/
plural of “variety” — a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading Major Cypress, authority on Forestry as he was, was even more of an authority on all varieties of “dicing”--under which name, in this particular set, went every game of hazard--and could always be counted on to go towards a Casino.
vicenounUS /vaɪs/
moral weakness
From this reading He was the author of an unwritten play called _Limejuice Nights_, an unwritten romance called _The Profligacy of a Pork Butcher_, and of that splendid marching song of the Grenadine Guards, which begins:-- “There’s no vice in A bit of dicin’ ...” but never ends.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Major Cypress, authority on Forestry as he was, was even more of an authority on all varieties of “dicing”--under which name, in this particular set, went every game of hazard--and could always be counted on to go towards a Casino.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Major Cypress, authority on Forestry as he was, was even more of an authority on all varieties of “dicing”--under which name, in this particular set, went every game of hazard--and could always be counted on to go towards a Casino.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Major Cypress, authority on Forestry as he was, was even more of an authority on all varieties of “dicing”--under which name, in this particular set, went every game of hazard--and could always be counted on to go towards a Casino.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And then he would give that funny, gurgling little chuckle of his, a deep “cluck, cluck, cluck.”
