used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN THE PARROT STORE As I say, old Cap’n Tinkertop had brought home a wad of money from his brother’s funeral.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And in consequence I now had the troubled suspicion that there might be some unworthy connection between our old friend’s sudden wealth and the vanished bird.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN THE PARROT STORE As I say, old Cap’n Tinkertop had brought home a wad of money from his brother’s funeral.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And in consequence I now had the troubled suspicion that there might be some unworthy connection between our old friend’s sudden wealth and the vanished bird.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The dead sailor had been buried in Cedarburg.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading And in consequence I now had the troubled suspicion that there might be some unworthy connection between our old friend’s sudden wealth and the vanished bird.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading And in consequence I now had the troubled suspicion that there might be some unworthy connection between our old friend’s sudden wealth and the vanished bird.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The week of the funeral a valuable black parrot had been stolen from a wealthy Cedarburg woman for whom the dead sailor had worked.
brother'snounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading IN THE PARROT STORE As I say, old Cap’n Tinkertop had brought home a wad of money from his brother’s funeral.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading IN THE PARROT STORE As I say, old Cap’n Tinkertop had brought home a wad of money from his brother’s funeral.
placed in a grave
From this reading The dead sailor had been buried in Cedarburg.
Cap'n
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From this reading IN THE PARROT STORE As I say, old Cap’n Tinkertop had brought home a wad of money from his brother’s funeral.
Cedarburg
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From this reading The dead sailor had been buried in Cedarburg.
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading And in consequence I now had the troubled suspicion that there might be some unworthy connection between our old friend’s sudden wealth and the vanished bird.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading And in consequence I now had the troubled suspicion that there might be some unworthy connection between our old friend’s sudden wealth and the vanished bird.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The dead sailor had been buried in Cedarburg.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The week of the funeral a valuable black parrot had been stolen from a wealthy Cedarburg woman for whom the dead sailor had worked.
friend'snounUS /frendz/
possessive form of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading And in consequence I now had the troubled suspicion that there might be some unworthy connection between our old friend’s sudden wealth and the vanished bird.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IN THE PARROT STORE As I say, old Cap’n Tinkertop had brought home a wad of money from his brother’s funeral.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading IN THE PARROT STORE As I say, old Cap’n Tinkertop had brought home a wad of money from his brother’s funeral.
gottenverbUS /ˈɡɑːtən/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We had just gotten that story from the Ott kid.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN THE PARROT STORE As I say, old Cap’n Tinkertop had brought home a wad of money from his brother’s funeral.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN THE PARROT STORE As I say, old Cap’n Tinkertop had brought home a wad of money from his brother’s funeral.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading IN THE PARROT STORE As I say, old Cap’n Tinkertop had brought home a wad of money from his brother’s funeral.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN THE PARROT STORE As I say, old Cap’n Tinkertop had brought home a wad of money from his brother’s funeral.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE PARROT STORE As I say, old Cap’n Tinkertop had brought home a wad of money from his brother’s funeral.
and nothing more
From this reading We had just gotten that story from the Ott kid.
kidverbUS /kɪd/
tell false information to for fun
From this reading We had just gotten that story from the Ott kid.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And in consequence I now had the troubled suspicion that there might be some unworthy connection between our old friend’s sudden wealth and the vanished bird.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading IN THE PARROT STORE As I say, old Cap’n Tinkertop had brought home a wad of money from his brother’s funeral.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And in consequence I now had the troubled suspicion that there might be some unworthy connection between our old friend’s sudden wealth and the vanished bird.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE PARROT STORE As I say, old Cap’n Tinkertop had brought home a wad of money from his brother’s funeral.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading IN THE PARROT STORE As I say, old Cap’n Tinkertop had brought home a wad of money from his brother’s funeral.
Ott
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From this reading We had just gotten that story from the Ott kid.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And in consequence I now had the troubled suspicion that there might be some unworthy connection between our old friend’s sudden wealth and the vanished bird.
PARROTnounUS /ˈperət/
usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
From this reading IN THE PARROT STORE As I say, old Cap’n Tinkertop had brought home a wad of money from his brother’s funeral.
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading The dead sailor had been buried in Cedarburg.
express in words
From this reading IN THE PARROT STORE As I say, old Cap’n Tinkertop had brought home a wad of money from his brother’s funeral.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And in consequence I now had the troubled suspicion that there might be some unworthy connection between our old friend’s sudden wealth and the vanished bird.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading The week of the funeral a valuable black parrot had been stolen from a wealthy Cedarburg woman for whom the dead sailor had worked.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading IN THE PARROT STORE As I say, old Cap’n Tinkertop had brought home a wad of money from his brother’s funeral.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading We had just gotten that story from the Ott kid.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading And in consequence I now had the troubled suspicion that there might be some unworthy connection between our old friend’s sudden wealth and the vanished bird.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading And in consequence I now had the troubled suspicion that there might be some unworthy connection between our old friend’s sudden wealth and the vanished bird.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We had just gotten that story from the Ott kid.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE PARROT STORE As I say, old Cap’n Tinkertop had brought home a wad of money from his brother’s funeral.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And in consequence I now had the troubled suspicion that there might be some unworthy connection between our old friend’s sudden wealth and the vanished bird.
Tinkertop
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From this reading IN THE PARROT STORE As I say, old Cap’n Tinkertop had brought home a wad of money from his brother’s funeral.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading And in consequence I now had the troubled suspicion that there might be some unworthy connection between our old friend’s sudden wealth and the vanished bird.
unworthyadjectiveUS /ənˈwɜːrði/
lacking in value or merit
From this reading And in consequence I now had the troubled suspicion that there might be some unworthy connection between our old friend’s sudden wealth and the vanished bird.
having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange
From this reading The week of the funeral a valuable black parrot had been stolen from a wealthy Cedarburg woman for whom the dead sailor had worked.
having passed out of existence
From this reading And in consequence I now had the troubled suspicion that there might be some unworthy connection between our old friend’s sudden wealth and the vanished bird.
wadverbUS /wɑːd/
compress into a wad
From this reading IN THE PARROT STORE As I say, old Cap’n Tinkertop had brought home a wad of money from his brother’s funeral.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had just gotten that story from the Ott kid.
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading And in consequence I now had the troubled suspicion that there might be some unworthy connection between our old friend’s sudden wealth and the vanished bird.
wealthyadjectiveUS /ˈwelθi/
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
From this reading The week of the funeral a valuable black parrot had been stolen from a wealthy Cedarburg woman for whom the dead sailor had worked.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The week of the funeral a valuable black parrot had been stolen from a wealthy Cedarburg woman for whom the dead sailor had worked.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The week of the funeral a valuable black parrot had been stolen from a wealthy Cedarburg woman for whom the dead sailor had worked.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The week of the funeral a valuable black parrot had been stolen from a wealthy Cedarburg woman for whom the dead sailor had worked.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The week of the funeral a valuable black parrot had been stolen from a wealthy Cedarburg woman for whom the dead sailor had worked.
