used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But sa-ay!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Everybody in the country there, except the Devil's Tooth outfit.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
darnedadjectiveUS /dɑːrnd/
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
Devil'snounUS /ˈdevəlz/
possessive form of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading Everybody in the country there, except the Devil's Tooth outfit.
didn't
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From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
every person
From this reading Everybody in the country there, except the Devil's Tooth outfit.
apart from; not including
From this reading Everybody in the country there, except the Devil's Tooth outfit.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading She forgot to invite the Lorrigans!
four-horse
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From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading They--" A loud guffaw from his friends halted the narrative there.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
the act of departing
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
guffawnounUS /ɡəˈfɔː/
a burst of deep loud hearty laughter
From this reading They--" A loud guffaw from his friends halted the narrative there.
haltedverbUS /ˈhɔːltəd/
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading They--" A loud guffaw from his friends halted the narrative there.
haulverbUS /hɔːl/
draw slowly or heavily
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They--" A loud guffaw from his friends halted the narrative there.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
I'm
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From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Everybody in the country there, except the Devil's Tooth outfit.
inviteverbUS /ˌɪnˈvaɪt/
increase the likelihood of
From this reading She forgot to invite the Lorrigans!
and nothing more
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
Lorrigans
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From this reading She forgot to invite the Lorrigans!
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading They--" A loud guffaw from his friends halted the narrative there.
by chance
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
narrativenounUS /ˈnærətɪv/
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 They--" A loud guffaw from his friends halted the narrative there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
outfitnounUS /ˈaʊtfɪt/
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading Everybody in the country there, except the Devil's Tooth outfit.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
pianonounUS /piˈænoʊ/
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
precisely, exactly
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
sa-ay
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From this reading "But sa-ay!
schoolma'amnoun
a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She forgot to invite the Lorrigans!
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
stoolnounUS /stuːl/
a simple seat without a back or arms
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
carry out
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
teamnounUS /tiːm/
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She forgot to invite the Lorrigans!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
in or at that place or location
From this reading Everybody in the country there, except the Devil's Tooth outfit.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
they'd
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From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She forgot to invite the Lorrigans!
ToothnounUS /tuːθ/
hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
From this reading Everybody in the country there, except the Devil's Tooth outfit.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
at the time that
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
in the company of; together with
From this reading I figure that she was afraid they might rough things up a little--and maybe she didn't like to ask them to pay for something they'd already paid for--but anyway, just when the dance was going good, here came the whole Devil's Tooth outfit with a four-horse team, and I'm darned if they didn't walk right in there, in the middle of a dance, take the piano stool right out from under the schoolma'am, and haul the piano home!
