used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FIXER I couldn’t just stand there not doing anything so I ran into the wide part and up the side where it was easy to go up.
any thing at all
From this reading THE FIXER I couldn’t just stand there not doing anything so I ran into the wide part and up the side where it was easy to go up.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as long as I wasn’t doing anything I couldn’t keep still.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as long as I wasn’t doing anything I couldn’t keep still.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I guess I didn’t want to see Pee-wee come falling down.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I guess maybe I was kind of kidding myself that I could do something up there.
couldn't
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From this reading THE FIXER I couldn’t just stand there not doing anything so I ran into the wide part and up the side where it was easy to go up.
didn't
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From this reading I guess I didn’t want to see Pee-wee come falling down.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I guess maybe I was kind of kidding myself that I could do something up there.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading THE FIXER I couldn’t just stand there not doing anything so I ran into the wide part and up the side where it was easy to go up.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I guess I didn’t want to see Pee-wee come falling down.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading THE FIXER I couldn’t just stand there not doing anything so I ran into the wide part and up the side where it was easy to go up.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading I guess I didn’t want to see Pee-wee come falling down.
FIXERnounUS /ˈfɪksər/
someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee)
From this reading THE FIXER I couldn’t just stand there not doing anything so I ran into the wide part and up the side where it was easy to go up.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE FIXER I couldn’t just stand there not doing anything so I ran into the wide part and up the side where it was easy to go up.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I guess maybe I was kind of kidding myself that I could do something up there.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If I could have helped I would have stayed there.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading If I could have helped I would have stayed there.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE FIXER I couldn’t just stand there not doing anything so I ran into the wide part and up the side where it was easy to go up.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I could have helped I would have stayed there.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE FIXER I couldn’t just stand there not doing anything so I ran into the wide part and up the side where it was easy to go up.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE FIXER I couldn’t just stand there not doing anything so I ran into the wide part and up the side where it was easy to go up.
and nothing more
From this reading THE FIXER I couldn’t just stand there not doing anything so I ran into the wide part and up the side where it was easy to go up.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading But as long as I wasn’t doing anything I couldn’t keep still.
kiddingverbUS /ˈkɪdɪŋ/
inflected form of “kid” — tell false information to for fun
From this reading I guess maybe I was kind of kidding myself that I could do something up there.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading I guess maybe I was kind of kidding myself that I could do something up there.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading But as long as I wasn’t doing anything I couldn’t keep still.
by chance
From this reading I guess maybe I was kind of kidding myself that I could do something up there.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I guess maybe I was kind of kidding myself that I could do something up there.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE FIXER I couldn’t just stand there not doing anything so I ran into the wide part and up the side where it was easy to go up.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I guess maybe I was kind of kidding myself that I could do something up there.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading THE FIXER I couldn’t just stand there not doing anything so I ran into the wide part and up the side where it was easy to go up.
Pee-wee
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From this reading I guess I didn’t want to see Pee-wee come falling down.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading THE FIXER I couldn’t just stand there not doing anything so I ran into the wide part and up the side where it was easy to go up.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I guess I didn’t want to see Pee-wee come falling down.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading THE FIXER I couldn’t just stand there not doing anything so I ran into the wide part and up the side where it was easy to go up.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE FIXER I couldn’t just stand there not doing anything so I ran into the wide part and up the side where it was easy to go up.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I guess maybe I was kind of kidding myself that I could do something up there.
be standing; be upright
From this reading THE FIXER I couldn’t just stand there not doing anything so I ran into the wide part and up the side where it was easy to go up.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading If I could have helped I would have stayed there.
not in physical motion
From this reading But as long as I wasn’t doing anything I couldn’t keep still.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I guess maybe I was kind of kidding myself that I could do something up there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIXER I couldn’t just stand there not doing anything so I ran into the wide part and up the side where it was easy to go up.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE FIXER I couldn’t just stand there not doing anything so I ran into the wide part and up the side where it was easy to go up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FIXER I couldn’t just stand there not doing anything so I ran into the wide part and up the side where it was easy to go up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE FIXER I couldn’t just stand there not doing anything so I ran into the wide part and up the side where it was easy to go up.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I guess I didn’t want to see Pee-wee come falling down.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FIXER I couldn’t just stand there not doing anything so I ran into the wide part and up the side where it was easy to go up.
wasn't
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From this reading But as long as I wasn’t doing anything I couldn’t keep still.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE FIXER I couldn’t just stand there not doing anything so I ran into the wide part and up the side where it was easy to go up.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading THE FIXER I couldn’t just stand there not doing anything so I ran into the wide part and up the side where it was easy to go up.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If I could have helped I would have stayed there.
