used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We meet as Highlariers!" sez he gayly, and bent still closter, I spozed he wuz goin' to kiss me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We meet as Highlariers!" sez he gayly, and bent still closter, I spozed he wuz goin' to kiss me.
in a state of sleep
From this reading And so philosophical is my mind asleep or awake, I thought even then, the law couldn't touch him for it if he did.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading And so philosophical is my mind asleep or awake, I thought even then, the law couldn't touch him for it if he did.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But before his face met mine, that immense flaming cigar sot fire to the piller case.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading "We meet as Highlariers!" sez he gayly, and bent still closter, I spozed he wuz goin' to kiss me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But before his face met mine, that immense flaming cigar sot fire to the piller case.
an occurrence of something
From this reading But before his face met mine, that immense flaming cigar sot fire to the piller case.
cigarnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːr/
a roll of tobacco for smoking
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closter
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From this reading "We meet as Highlariers!" sez he gayly, and bent still closter, I spozed he wuz goin' to kiss me.
couldn't
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From this reading And so philosophical is my mind asleep or awake, I thought even then, the law couldn't touch him for it if he did.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And so philosophical is my mind asleep or awake, I thought even then, the law couldn't touch him for it if he did.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The flames riz up round me, the smoke entered my nostrils and nose.
divisible by two
From this reading And so philosophical is my mind asleep or awake, I thought even then, the law couldn't touch him for it if he did.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading But before his face met mine, that immense flaming cigar sot fire to the piller case.
start firing a weapon
From this reading But before his face met mine, that immense flaming cigar sot fire to the piller case.
flamesnounUS /fleɪmz/
plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
From this reading The flames riz up round me, the smoke entered my nostrils and nose.
flamingadjectiveUS /ˈfleɪmɪŋ/
informal intensifiers
From this reading But before his face met mine, that immense flaming cigar sot fire to the piller case.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And so philosophical is my mind asleep or awake, I thought even then, the law couldn't touch him for it if he did.
gaylyadverb
in a joyous manner
From this reading "We meet as Highlariers!" sez he gayly, and bent still closter, I spozed he wuz goin' to kiss me.
goin
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From this reading "We meet as Highlariers!" sez he gayly, and bent still closter, I spozed he wuz goin' to kiss me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We meet as Highlariers!" sez he gayly, and bent still closter, I spozed he wuz goin' to kiss me.
Highlariers
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From this reading "We meet as Highlariers!" sez he gayly, and bent still closter, I spozed he wuz goin' to kiss me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And so philosophical is my mind asleep or awake, I thought even then, the law couldn't touch him for it if he did.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But before his face met mine, that immense flaming cigar sot fire to the piller case.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We meet as Highlariers!" sez he gayly, and bent still closter, I spozed he wuz goin' to kiss me.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And so philosophical is my mind asleep or awake, I thought even then, the law couldn't touch him for it if he did.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading But before his face met mine, that immense flaming cigar sot fire to the piller case.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And so philosophical is my mind asleep or awake, I thought even then, the law couldn't touch him for it if he did.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And so philosophical is my mind asleep or awake, I thought even then, the law couldn't touch him for it if he did.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading "We meet as Highlariers!" sez he gayly, and bent still closter, I spozed he wuz goin' to kiss me.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading And so philosophical is my mind asleep or awake, I thought even then, the law couldn't touch him for it if he did.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We meet as Highlariers!" sez he gayly, and bent still closter, I spozed he wuz goin' to kiss me.
come together
From this reading "We meet as Highlariers!" sez he gayly, and bent still closter, I spozed he wuz goin' to kiss me.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
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The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading And so philosophical is my mind asleep or awake, I thought even then, the law couldn't touch him for it if he did.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But before his face met mine, that immense flaming cigar sot fire to the piller case.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And so philosophical is my mind asleep or awake, I thought even then, the law couldn't touch him for it if he did.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading The flames riz up round me, the smoke entered my nostrils and nose.
nostrilsnounUS /ˈnɑːstrəlz/
plural of “nostril” — either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose
From this reading The flames riz up round me, the smoke entered my nostrils and nose.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And so philosophical is my mind asleep or awake, I thought even then, the law couldn't touch him for it if he did.
philosophicaladjectiveUS /ˌfɪləˈsɑːfɪkəl/
of or relating to philosophy or philosophers
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piller
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From this reading But before his face met mine, that immense flaming cigar sot fire to the piller case.
riz
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From this reading The flames riz up round me, the smoke entered my nostrils and nose.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
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sez
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From this reading "We meet as Highlariers!" sez he gayly, and bent still closter, I spozed he wuz goin' to kiss me.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading The flames riz up round me, the smoke entered my nostrils and nose.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so philosophical is my mind asleep or awake, I thought even then, the law couldn't touch him for it if he did.
sotnounUS /sɔːt/
a chronic drinker
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spozed
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From this reading "We meet as Highlariers!" sez he gayly, and bent still closter, I spozed he wuz goin' to kiss me.
sprungverbUS /sprʌŋ/
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading I sprung up.
not in physical motion
From this reading "We meet as Highlariers!" sez he gayly, and bent still closter, I spozed he wuz goin' to kiss me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But before his face met mine, that immense flaming cigar sot fire to the piller case.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And so philosophical is my mind asleep or awake, I thought even then, the law couldn't touch him for it if he did.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And so philosophical is my mind asleep or awake, I thought even then, the law couldn't touch him for it if he did.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And so philosophical is my mind asleep or awake, I thought even then, the law couldn't touch him for it if he did.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We meet as Highlariers!" sez he gayly, and bent still closter, I spozed he wuz goin' to kiss me.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading And so philosophical is my mind asleep or awake, I thought even then, the law couldn't touch him for it if he did.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The flames riz up round me, the smoke entered my nostrils and nose.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We meet as Highlariers!" sez he gayly, and bent still closter, I spozed he wuz goin' to kiss me.
wuz
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From this reading "We meet as Highlariers!" sez he gayly, and bent still closter, I spozed he wuz goin' to kiss me.
