used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But there had to be something practical behind such a venture as Ruth Fielding had suggested to the sleepy girl.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Ruth and Jennie (who became enthusiastic when she was awake in the morning) chattered about the idea like magpies from breakfast to lunch.
AGREESverbUS /əˈɡriːz/
third-person singular of “agree” — be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading EVERYBODY AGREES BUT DAKOTA JOE An inspiration is all right--even when it strikes one in the middle of the night.
Alectrion
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From this reading Her thought regarding Princess Wonota of the Osage Tribe was partly due to her wish to help the Indian girl, and partly due to her desire to furnish Mr. Hammond and the Alectrion Film Corporation with another big feature picture.
(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 EVERYBODY AGREES BUT DAKOTA JOE An inspiration is all right--even when it strikes one in the middle of the night.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading EVERYBODY AGREES BUT DAKOTA JOE An inspiration is all right--even when it strikes one in the middle of the night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her thought regarding Princess Wonota of the Osage Tribe was partly due to her wish to help the Indian girl, and partly due to her desire to furnish Mr. Hammond and the Alectrion Film Corporation with another big feature picture.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Her thought regarding Princess Wonota of the Osage Tribe was partly due to her wish to help the Indian girl, and partly due to her desire to furnish Mr. Hammond and the Alectrion Film Corporation with another big feature picture.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But there had to be something practical behind such a venture as Ruth Fielding had suggested to the sleepy girl.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Ruth and Jennie (who became enthusiastic when she was awake in the morning) chattered about the idea like magpies from breakfast to lunch.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But there had to be something practical behind such a venture as Ruth Fielding had suggested to the sleepy girl.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Ruth and Jennie (who became enthusiastic when she was awake in the morning) chattered about the idea like magpies from breakfast to lunch.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading But there had to be something practical behind such a venture as Ruth Fielding had suggested to the sleepy girl.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Her thought regarding Princess Wonota of the Osage Tribe was partly due to her wish to help the Indian girl, and partly due to her desire to furnish Mr. Hammond and the Alectrion Film Corporation with another big feature picture.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Ruth and Jennie (who became enthusiastic when she was awake in the morning) chattered about the idea like magpies from breakfast to lunch.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading EVERYBODY AGREES BUT DAKOTA JOE An inspiration is all right--even when it strikes one in the middle of the night.
chattered
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From this reading Ruth and Jennie (who became enthusiastic when she was awake in the morning) chattered about the idea like magpies from breakfast to lunch.
CorporationnounUS /ˌkɔːrpərˈeɪʃən/
a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
From this reading Her thought regarding Princess Wonota of the Osage Tribe was partly due to her wish to help the Indian girl, and partly due to her desire to furnish Mr. Hammond and the Alectrion Film Corporation with another big feature picture.
DAKOTAnounUS /dəˈkoʊtə/
a member of the Siouan people of the northern Mississippi valley; commonly called the Sioux
From this reading EVERYBODY AGREES BUT DAKOTA JOE An inspiration is all right--even when it strikes one in the middle of the night.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Her thought regarding Princess Wonota of the Osage Tribe was partly due to her wish to help the Indian girl, and partly due to her desire to furnish Mr. Hammond and the Alectrion Film Corporation with another big feature picture.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading Her thought regarding Princess Wonota of the Osage Tribe was partly due to her wish to help the Indian girl, and partly due to her desire to furnish Mr. Hammond and the Alectrion Film Corporation with another big feature picture.
enthusiasticadjectiveUS /ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪk/
having or showing great excitement and interest
From this reading Ruth and Jennie (who became enthusiastic when she was awake in the morning) chattered about the idea like magpies from breakfast to lunch.
divisible by two
From this reading EVERYBODY AGREES BUT DAKOTA JOE An inspiration is all right--even when it strikes one in the middle of the night.
every person
From this reading EVERYBODY AGREES BUT DAKOTA JOE An inspiration is all right--even when it strikes one in the middle of the night.
featurenounUS /ˈfiːtʃər/
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading Her thought regarding Princess Wonota of the Osage Tribe was partly due to her wish to help the Indian girl, and partly due to her desire to furnish Mr. Hammond and the Alectrion Film Corporation with another big feature picture.
FieldingnounUS /ˈfiːldɪŋ/
(baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field
From this reading But there had to be something practical behind such a venture as Ruth Fielding had suggested to the sleepy girl.
FilmnounUS /fɪlm/
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading Her thought regarding Princess Wonota of the Osage Tribe was partly due to her wish to help the Indian girl, and partly due to her desire to furnish Mr. Hammond and the Alectrion Film Corporation with another big feature picture.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ruth and Jennie (who became enthusiastic when she was awake in the morning) chattered about the idea like magpies from breakfast to lunch.
furnishverbUS /ˈfɜːrnɪʃ/
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Her thought regarding Princess Wonota of the Osage Tribe was partly due to her wish to help the Indian girl, and partly due to her desire to furnish Mr. Hammond and the Alectrion Film Corporation with another big feature picture.
a young female
From this reading But there had to be something practical behind such a venture as Ruth Fielding had suggested to the sleepy girl.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But there had to be something practical behind such a venture as Ruth Fielding had suggested to the sleepy girl.
Hammond
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From this reading Her thought regarding Princess Wonota of the Osage Tribe was partly due to her wish to help the Indian girl, and partly due to her desire to furnish Mr. Hammond and the Alectrion Film Corporation with another big feature picture.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Her thought regarding Princess Wonota of the Osage Tribe was partly due to her wish to help the Indian girl, and partly due to her desire to furnish Mr. Hammond and the Alectrion Film Corporation with another big feature picture.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her thought regarding Princess Wonota of the Osage Tribe was partly due to her wish to help the Indian girl, and partly due to her desire to furnish Mr. Hammond and the Alectrion Film Corporation with another big feature picture.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Ruth and Jennie (who became enthusiastic when she was awake in the morning) chattered about the idea like magpies from breakfast to lunch.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading EVERYBODY AGREES BUT DAKOTA JOE An inspiration is all right--even when it strikes one in the middle of the night.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading Her thought regarding Princess Wonota of the Osage Tribe was partly due to her wish to help the Indian girl, and partly due to her desire to furnish Mr. Hammond and the Alectrion Film Corporation with another big feature picture.
inspirationnounUS /ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən/
arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
From this reading EVERYBODY AGREES BUT DAKOTA JOE An inspiration is all right--even when it strikes one in the middle of the night.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading EVERYBODY AGREES BUT DAKOTA JOE An inspiration is all right--even when it strikes one in the middle of the night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading EVERYBODY AGREES BUT DAKOTA JOE An inspiration is all right--even when it strikes one in the middle of the night.
Jennie
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From this reading So Jennie Stone remarked.
JOE
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From this reading EVERYBODY AGREES BUT DAKOTA JOE An inspiration is all right--even when it strikes one in the middle of the night.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Ruth and Jennie (who became enthusiastic when she was awake in the morning) chattered about the idea like magpies from breakfast to lunch.
take the midday meal
From this reading Ruth and Jennie (who became enthusiastic when she was awake in the morning) chattered about the idea like magpies from breakfast to lunch.
magpiesnounUS /ˈmæɡpaɪz/
plural of “magpie” — long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call
From this reading Ruth and Jennie (who became enthusiastic when she was awake in the morning) chattered about the idea like magpies from breakfast to lunch.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading EVERYBODY AGREES BUT DAKOTA JOE An inspiration is all right--even when it strikes one in the middle of the night.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Ruth and Jennie (who became enthusiastic when she was awake in the morning) chattered about the idea like magpies from breakfast to lunch.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Her thought regarding Princess Wonota of the Osage Tribe was partly due to her wish to help the Indian girl, and partly due to her desire to furnish Mr. Hammond and the Alectrion Film Corporation with another big feature picture.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading EVERYBODY AGREES BUT DAKOTA JOE An inspiration is all right--even when it strikes one in the middle of the night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EVERYBODY AGREES BUT DAKOTA JOE An inspiration is all right--even when it strikes one in the middle of the night.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading EVERYBODY AGREES BUT DAKOTA JOE An inspiration is all right--even when it strikes one in the middle of the night.
OsagenounUS /oʊˈseɪdʒ/
a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Missouri in the valleys of the Missouri and Osage rivers; oil was found on Osage lands early in the 20th century
From this reading Her thought regarding Princess Wonota of the Osage Tribe was partly due to her wish to help the Indian girl, and partly due to her desire to furnish Mr. Hammond and the Alectrion Film Corporation with another big feature picture.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading Her thought regarding Princess Wonota of the Osage Tribe was partly due to her wish to help the Indian girl, and partly due to her desire to furnish Mr. Hammond and the Alectrion Film Corporation with another big feature picture.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Her thought regarding Princess Wonota of the Osage Tribe was partly due to her wish to help the Indian girl, and partly due to her desire to furnish Mr. Hammond and the Alectrion Film Corporation with another big feature picture.
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading But there had to be something practical behind such a venture as Ruth Fielding had suggested to the sleepy girl.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading Her thought regarding Princess Wonota of the Osage Tribe was partly due to her wish to help the Indian girl, and partly due to her desire to furnish Mr. Hammond and the Alectrion Film Corporation with another big feature picture.
regardingverbUS /rɪˈɡɑːrdɪŋ/
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading Her thought regarding Princess Wonota of the Osage Tribe was partly due to her wish to help the Indian girl, and partly due to her desire to furnish Mr. Hammond and the Alectrion Film Corporation with another big feature picture.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading So Jennie Stone remarked.
precisely, exactly
From this reading EVERYBODY AGREES BUT DAKOTA JOE An inspiration is all right--even when it strikes one in the middle of the night.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading But there had to be something practical behind such a venture as Ruth Fielding had suggested to the sleepy girl.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ruth and Jennie (who became enthusiastic when she was awake in the morning) chattered about the idea like magpies from breakfast to lunch.
sleepyadjectiveUS /ˈsliːpi/
ready to fall asleep
From this reading But there had to be something practical behind such a venture as Ruth Fielding had suggested to the sleepy girl.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Jennie Stone remarked.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But there had to be something practical behind such a venture as Ruth Fielding had suggested to the sleepy girl.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading So Jennie Stone remarked.
strikesnounUS /straɪks/
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading EVERYBODY AGREES BUT DAKOTA JOE An inspiration is all right--even when it strikes one in the middle of the night.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But there had to be something practical behind such a venture as Ruth Fielding had suggested to the sleepy girl.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading But there had to be something practical behind such a venture as Ruth Fielding had suggested to the sleepy girl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EVERYBODY AGREES BUT DAKOTA JOE An inspiration is all right--even when it strikes one in the middle of the night.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But there had to be something practical behind such a venture as Ruth Fielding had suggested to the sleepy girl.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Her thought regarding Princess Wonota of the Osage Tribe was partly due to her wish to help the Indian girl, and partly due to her desire to furnish Mr. Hammond and the Alectrion Film Corporation with another big feature picture.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But there had to be something practical behind such a venture as Ruth Fielding had suggested to the sleepy girl.
TribenounUS /traɪb/
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading Her thought regarding Princess Wonota of the Osage Tribe was partly due to her wish to help the Indian girl, and partly due to her desire to furnish Mr. Hammond and the Alectrion Film Corporation with another big feature picture.
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading But there had to be something practical behind such a venture as Ruth Fielding had suggested to the sleepy girl.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her thought regarding Princess Wonota of the Osage Tribe was partly due to her wish to help the Indian girl, and partly due to her desire to furnish Mr. Hammond and the Alectrion Film Corporation with another big feature picture.
at the time that
From this reading EVERYBODY AGREES BUT DAKOTA JOE An inspiration is all right--even when it strikes one in the middle of the night.
which person or people
From this reading Ruth and Jennie (who became enthusiastic when she was awake in the morning) chattered about the idea like magpies from breakfast to lunch.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Her thought regarding Princess Wonota of the Osage Tribe was partly due to her wish to help the Indian girl, and partly due to her desire to furnish Mr. Hammond and the Alectrion Film Corporation with another big feature picture.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her thought regarding Princess Wonota of the Osage Tribe was partly due to her wish to help the Indian girl, and partly due to her desire to furnish Mr. Hammond and the Alectrion Film Corporation with another big feature picture.
Wonota
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From this reading Her thought regarding Princess Wonota of the Osage Tribe was partly due to her wish to help the Indian girl, and partly due to her desire to furnish Mr. Hammond and the Alectrion Film Corporation with another big feature picture.
