aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE HERMIT "Now, tell me, Miss Ruth," said Mr. Hammond, having taken the girl of the Red Mill into his own car for the short run to Beach Plum Point, "what is this trouble about your new scenario?
(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 You have excited my curiosity during all these months about the wonderful script, and now you say it is not ready for me."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You have excited my curiosity during all these months about the wonderful script, and now you say it is not ready for me."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Hammond!" exclaimed Ruth, "I fear it will never be ready for you."
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading THE HERMIT "Now, tell me, Miss Ruth," said Mr. Hammond, having taken the girl of the Red Mill into his own car for the short run to Beach Plum Point, "what is this trouble about your new scenario?
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading THE HERMIT "Now, tell me, Miss Ruth," said Mr. Hammond, having taken the girl of the Red Mill into his own car for the short run to Beach Plum Point, "what is this trouble about your new scenario?
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading You have excited my curiosity during all these months about the wonderful script, and now you say it is not ready for me."
Don't
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From this reading Don't lose heart.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading You have excited my curiosity during all these months about the wonderful script, and now you say it is not ready for me."
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading You have excited my curiosity during all these months about the wonderful script, and now you say it is not ready for me."
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Hammond!" exclaimed Ruth, "I fear it will never be ready for you."
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Hammond!" exclaimed Ruth, "I fear it will never be ready for you."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE HERMIT "Now, tell me, Miss Ruth," said Mr. Hammond, having taken the girl of the Red Mill into his own car for the short run to Beach Plum Point, "what is this trouble about your new scenario?
a young female
From this reading THE HERMIT "Now, tell me, Miss Ruth," said Mr. Hammond, having taken the girl of the Red Mill into his own car for the short run to Beach Plum Point, "what is this trouble about your new scenario?
Hammond
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From this reading THE HERMIT "Now, tell me, Miss Ruth," said Mr. Hammond, having taken the girl of the Red Mill into his own car for the short run to Beach Plum Point, "what is this trouble about your new scenario?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have excited my curiosity during all these months about the wonderful script, and now you say it is not ready for me."
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading THE HERMIT "Now, tell me, Miss Ruth," said Mr. Hammond, having taken the girl of the Red Mill into his own car for the short run to Beach Plum Point, "what is this trouble about your new scenario?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Don't lose heart.
HERMITnounUS /ˈhɜːrmət/
one retired from society for religious reasons
From this reading THE HERMIT "Now, tell me, Miss Ruth," said Mr. Hammond, having taken the girl of the Red Mill into his own car for the short run to Beach Plum Point, "what is this trouble about your new scenario?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE HERMIT "Now, tell me, Miss Ruth," said Mr. Hammond, having taken the girl of the Red Mill into his own car for the short run to Beach Plum Point, "what is this trouble about your new scenario?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Hammond!" exclaimed Ruth, "I fear it will never be ready for you."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE HERMIT "Now, tell me, Miss Ruth," said Mr. Hammond, having taken the girl of the Red Mill into his own car for the short run to Beach Plum Point, "what is this trouble about your new scenario?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HERMIT "Now, tell me, Miss Ruth," said Mr. Hammond, having taken the girl of the Red Mill into his own car for the short run to Beach Plum Point, "what is this trouble about your new scenario?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You have excited my curiosity during all these months about the wonderful script, and now you say it is not ready for me."
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Don't lose heart.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE HERMIT "Now, tell me, Miss Ruth," said Mr. Hammond, having taken the girl of the Red Mill into his own car for the short run to Beach Plum Point, "what is this trouble about your new scenario?
MillverbUS /mɪl/
move about in a confused manner
From this reading THE HERMIT "Now, tell me, Miss Ruth," said Mr. Hammond, having taken the girl of the Red Mill into his own car for the short run to Beach Plum Point, "what is this trouble about your new scenario?
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading THE HERMIT "Now, tell me, Miss Ruth," said Mr. Hammond, having taken the girl of the Red Mill into his own car for the short run to Beach Plum Point, "what is this trouble about your new scenario?
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading You have excited my curiosity during all these months about the wonderful script, and now you say it is not ready for me."
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE HERMIT "Now, tell me, Miss Ruth," said Mr. Hammond, having taken the girl of the Red Mill into his own car for the short run to Beach Plum Point, "what is this trouble about your new scenario?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You have excited my curiosity during all these months about the wonderful script, and now you say it is not ready for me."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Hammond!" exclaimed Ruth, "I fear it will never be ready for you."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE HERMIT "Now, tell me, Miss Ruth," said Mr. Hammond, having taken the girl of the Red Mill into his own car for the short run to Beach Plum Point, "what is this trouble about your new scenario?
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading "Nonsense!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You have excited my curiosity during all these months about the wonderful script, and now you say it is not ready for me."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE HERMIT "Now, tell me, Miss Ruth," said Mr. Hammond, having taken the girl of the Red Mill into his own car for the short run to Beach Plum Point, "what is this trouble about your new scenario?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HERMIT "Now, tell me, Miss Ruth," said Mr. Hammond, having taken the girl of the Red Mill into his own car for the short run to Beach Plum Point, "what is this trouble about your new scenario?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Hammond!" exclaimed Ruth, "I fear it will never be ready for you."
have ownership or possession of
From this reading THE HERMIT "Now, tell me, Miss Ruth," said Mr. Hammond, having taken the girl of the Red Mill into his own car for the short run to Beach Plum Point, "what is this trouble about your new scenario?
PlumadverbUS /plʌm/
exactly
From this reading THE HERMIT "Now, tell me, Miss Ruth," said Mr. Hammond, having taken the girl of the Red Mill into his own car for the short run to Beach Plum Point, "what is this trouble about your new scenario?
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading THE HERMIT "Now, tell me, Miss Ruth," said Mr. Hammond, having taken the girl of the Red Mill into his own car for the short run to Beach Plum Point, "what is this trouble about your new scenario?
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading You have excited my curiosity during all these months about the wonderful script, and now you say it is not ready for me."
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading THE HERMIT "Now, tell me, Miss Ruth," said Mr. Hammond, having taken the girl of the Red Mill into his own car for the short run to Beach Plum Point, "what is this trouble about your new scenario?
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading THE HERMIT "Now, tell me, Miss Ruth," said Mr. Hammond, having taken the girl of the Red Mill into his own car for the short run to Beach Plum Point, "what is this trouble about your new scenario?
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading THE HERMIT "Now, tell me, Miss Ruth," said Mr. Hammond, having taken the girl of the Red Mill into his own car for the short run to Beach Plum Point, "what is this trouble about your new scenario?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE HERMIT "Now, tell me, Miss Ruth," said Mr. Hammond, having taken the girl of the Red Mill into his own car for the short run to Beach Plum Point, "what is this trouble about your new scenario?
express in words
From this reading You have excited my curiosity during all these months about the wonderful script, and now you say it is not ready for me."
scenarionounUS /sɪˈnerioʊ/
an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)
From this reading THE HERMIT "Now, tell me, Miss Ruth," said Mr. Hammond, having taken the girl of the Red Mill into his own car for the short run to Beach Plum Point, "what is this trouble about your new scenario?
scriptnounUS /skrɪpt/
a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
From this reading You have excited my curiosity during all these months about the wonderful script, and now you say it is not ready for me."
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading THE HERMIT "Now, tell me, Miss Ruth," said Mr. Hammond, having taken the girl of the Red Mill into his own car for the short run to Beach Plum Point, "what is this trouble about your new scenario?
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading THE HERMIT "Now, tell me, Miss Ruth," said Mr. Hammond, having taken the girl of the Red Mill into his own car for the short run to Beach Plum Point, "what is this trouble about your new scenario?
express in words
From this reading THE HERMIT "Now, tell me, Miss Ruth," said Mr. Hammond, having taken the girl of the Red Mill into his own car for the short run to Beach Plum Point, "what is this trouble about your new scenario?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HERMIT "Now, tell me, Miss Ruth," said Mr. Hammond, having taken the girl of the Red Mill into his own car for the short run to Beach Plum Point, "what is this trouble about your new scenario?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading You have excited my curiosity during all these months about the wonderful script, and now you say it is not ready for me."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE HERMIT "Now, tell me, Miss Ruth," said Mr. Hammond, having taken the girl of the Red Mill into his own car for the short run to Beach Plum Point, "what is this trouble about your new scenario?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE HERMIT "Now, tell me, Miss Ruth," said Mr. Hammond, having taken the girl of the Red Mill into his own car for the short run to Beach Plum Point, "what is this trouble about your new scenario?
a source of difficulty
From this reading THE HERMIT "Now, tell me, Miss Ruth," said Mr. Hammond, having taken the girl of the Red Mill into his own car for the short run to Beach Plum Point, "what is this trouble about your new scenario?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE HERMIT "Now, tell me, Miss Ruth," said Mr. Hammond, having taken the girl of the Red Mill into his own car for the short run to Beach Plum Point, "what is this trouble about your new scenario?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Hammond!" exclaimed Ruth, "I fear it will never be ready for you."
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading You have excited my curiosity during all these months about the wonderful script, and now you say it is not ready for me."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have excited my curiosity during all these months about the wonderful script, and now you say it is not ready for me."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE HERMIT "Now, tell me, Miss Ruth," said Mr. Hammond, having taken the girl of the Red Mill into his own car for the short run to Beach Plum Point, "what is this trouble about your new scenario?
