used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He gave Westlake a grip of the hand that made him wince.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.
BaileynounUS /ˈbeɪli/
United States singer (1918-1990)
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Bring her out to the Three Star sometime," he told him.
buckboardnoun
an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; has a seat attached to a flexible board between the two axles
From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
DEHORNED
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From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He gave Westlake a grip of the hand that made him wince.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.
gripnounUS /ɡrɪp/
the act of grasping
From this reading He gave Westlake a grip of the hand that made him wince.
gripsnounUS /ɡrɪps/
plural of “grip” — the act of grasping
From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He gave Westlake a grip of the hand that made him wince.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Mind if I tell Sam and Mormon, Westlake?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Mind if I tell Sam and Mormon, Westlake?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He gave Westlake a grip of the hand that made him wince.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Mind if I tell Sam and Mormon, Westlake?
Miranda
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From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
MollynounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.
MormonnounUS /ˈmɔːrmən/
the ancient prophet whose writings were revealed to Joseph Smith who founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
From this reading "Mind if I tell Sam and Mormon, Westlake?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He gave Westlake a grip of the hand that made him wince.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Bring her out to the Three Star sometime," he told him.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "Mind if I tell Sam and Mormon, Westlake?
SandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.
cut with a saw
From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.
sometimeadverbUS /ˈsʌmtaɪm/
at some indefinite or unstated time
From this reading "Bring her out to the Three Star sometime," he told him.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading "Bring her out to the Three Star sometime," he told him.
stowedverbUS /stoʊd/
past form of “stow” — fill by packing tightly
From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.
express in words
From this reading "Mind if I tell Sam and Mormon, Westlake?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He gave Westlake a grip of the hand that made him wince.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "Bring her out to the Three Star sometime," he told him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Bring her out to the Three Star sometime," he told him.
create by training and teaching
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
Westlake
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From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
winceverbUS /wɪns/
draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading He gave Westlake a grip of the hand that made him wince.
in the company of; together with
From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.