a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading “We’ll give him what he asks,” said Blood, when the consultation was over, “and, mind you, I don’t like giving it him one little bit, not on account of the money, but because it seems to make us partners with that swab.
anew
From this reading I tell you this, Billy Harman, I’d give half as much again if an honest man was dealing with us in this matter instead of Pat Ginnell.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I tell you this, Billy Harman, I’d give half as much again if an honest man was dealing with us in this matter instead of Pat Ginnell.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was just this touch of finer feeling that excluded them from the category of rogues and made their persons worth considering and their doings worth recounting.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I tell you this, Billy Harman, I’d give half as much again if an honest man was dealing with us in this matter instead of Pat Ginnell.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “And what honest man would deal with us?” asked the ingenuous Harman.
asksverbUS /æsks/
third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “We’ll give him what he asks,” said Blood, when the consultation was over, “and, mind you, I don’t like giving it him one little bit, not on account of the money, but because it seems to make us partners with that swab.
for the reason that
From this reading “We’ll give him what he asks,” said Blood, when the consultation was over, “and, mind you, I don’t like giving it him one little bit, not on account of the money, but because it seems to make us partners with that swab.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading I tell you this, Billy Harman, I’d give half as much again if an honest man was dealing with us in this matter instead of Pat Ginnell.”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “We’ll give him what he asks,” said Blood, when the consultation was over, “and, mind you, I don’t like giving it him one little bit, not on account of the money, but because it seems to make us partners with that swab.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading “We’ll give him what he asks,” said Blood, when the consultation was over, “and, mind you, I don’t like giving it him one little bit, not on account of the money, but because it seems to make us partners with that swab.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “We’ll give him what he asks,” said Blood, when the consultation was over, “and, mind you, I don’t like giving it him one little bit, not on account of the money, but because it seems to make us partners with that swab.
categorynounUS /ˈkætəɡɔːri/
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading It was just this touch of finer feeling that excluded them from the category of rogues and made their persons worth considering and their doings worth recounting.
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading It was just this touch of finer feeling that excluded them from the category of rogues and made their persons worth considering and their doings worth recounting.
consultationnounUS /ˌkɑːnsəlˈteɪʃən/
a conference (usually with someone important)
From this reading “We’ll give him what he asks,” said Blood, when the consultation was over, “and, mind you, I don’t like giving it him one little bit, not on account of the money, but because it seems to make us partners with that swab.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “And what honest man would deal with us?” asked the ingenuous Harman.
dealingnounUS /ˈdiːlɪŋ/
method or manner of conduct in relation to others
From this reading I tell you this, Billy Harman, I’d give half as much again if an honest man was dealing with us in this matter instead of Pat Ginnell.”
doingsnounUS /ˈduːɪŋz/
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading It was just this touch of finer feeling that excluded them from the category of rogues and made their persons worth considering and their doings worth recounting.
don't
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From this reading “We’ll give him what he asks,” said Blood, when the consultation was over, “and, mind you, I don’t like giving it him one little bit, not on account of the money, but because it seems to make us partners with that swab.
excludedverbUS /ɪkˈskluːdəd/
past form of “exclude” — prevent from being included or considered or accepted
From this reading It was just this touch of finer feeling that excluded them from the category of rogues and made their persons worth considering and their doings worth recounting.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading It was just this touch of finer feeling that excluded them from the category of rogues and made their persons worth considering and their doings worth recounting.
fineradjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnər/
(comparative of “fine”) greater in quality or excellence
From this reading It was just this touch of finer feeling that excluded them from the category of rogues and made their persons worth considering and their doings worth recounting.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was just this touch of finer feeling that excluded them from the category of rogues and made their persons worth considering and their doings worth recounting.
Ginnell
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From this reading I tell you this, Billy Harman, I’d give half as much again if an honest man was dealing with us in this matter instead of Pat Ginnell.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “We’ll give him what he asks,” said Blood, when the consultation was over, “and, mind you, I don’t like giving it him one little bit, not on account of the money, but because it seems to make us partners with that swab.
the act of giving
From this reading “We’ll give him what he asks,” said Blood, when the consultation was over, “and, mind you, I don’t like giving it him one little bit, not on account of the money, but because it seems to make us partners with that swab.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I tell you this, Billy Harman, I’d give half as much again if an honest man was dealing with us in this matter instead of Pat Ginnell.”
Harman
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From this reading I tell you this, Billy Harman, I’d give half as much again if an honest man was dealing with us in this matter instead of Pat Ginnell.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We’ll give him what he asks,” said Blood, when the consultation was over, “and, mind you, I don’t like giving it him one little bit, not on account of the money, but because it seems to make us partners with that swab.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We’ll give him what he asks,” said Blood, when the consultation was over, “and, mind you, I don’t like giving it him one little bit, not on account of the money, but because it seems to make us partners with that swab.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading I tell you this, Billy Harman, I’d give half as much again if an honest man was dealing with us in this matter instead of Pat Ginnell.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “We’ll give him what he asks,” said Blood, when the consultation was over, “and, mind you, I don’t like giving it him one little bit, not on account of the money, but because it seems to make us partners with that swab.
I'd
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From this reading I tell you this, Billy Harman, I’d give half as much again if an honest man was dealing with us in this matter instead of Pat Ginnell.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I tell you this, Billy Harman, I’d give half as much again if an honest man was dealing with us in this matter instead of Pat Ginnell.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I tell you this, Billy Harman, I’d give half as much again if an honest man was dealing with us in this matter instead of Pat Ginnell.”
ingenuousadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdʒenjuːəs/
characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious
From this reading “And what honest man would deal with us?” asked the ingenuous Harman.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading I tell you this, Billy Harman, I’d give half as much again if an honest man was dealing with us in this matter instead of Pat Ginnell.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was just this touch of finer feeling that excluded them from the category of rogues and made their persons worth considering and their doings worth recounting.
and nothing more
From this reading It was just this touch of finer feeling that excluded them from the category of rogues and made their persons worth considering and their doings worth recounting.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “We’ll give him what he asks,” said Blood, when the consultation was over, “and, mind you, I don’t like giving it him one little bit, not on account of the money, but because it seems to make us partners with that swab.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “We’ll give him what he asks,” said Blood, when the consultation was over, “and, mind you, I don’t like giving it him one little bit, not on account of the money, but because it seems to make us partners with that swab.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Lord!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was just this touch of finer feeling that excluded them from the category of rogues and made their persons worth considering and their doings worth recounting.
engage in
From this reading “We’ll give him what he asks,” said Blood, when the consultation was over, “and, mind you, I don’t like giving it him one little bit, not on account of the money, but because it seems to make us partners with that swab.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I tell you this, Billy Harman, I’d give half as much again if an honest man was dealing with us in this matter instead of Pat Ginnell.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I tell you this, Billy Harman, I’d give half as much again if an honest man was dealing with us in this matter instead of Pat Ginnell.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “We’ll give him what he asks,” said Blood, when the consultation was over, “and, mind you, I don’t like giving it him one little bit, not on account of the money, but because it seems to make us partners with that swab.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “We’ll give him what he asks,” said Blood, when the consultation was over, “and, mind you, I don’t like giving it him one little bit, not on account of the money, but because it seems to make us partners with that swab.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I tell you this, Billy Harman, I’d give half as much again if an honest man was dealing with us in this matter instead of Pat Ginnell.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “We’ll give him what he asks,” said Blood, when the consultation was over, “and, mind you, I don’t like giving it him one little bit, not on account of the money, but because it seems to make us partners with that swab.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was just this touch of finer feeling that excluded them from the category of rogues and made their persons worth considering and their doings worth recounting.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “We’ll give him what he asks,” said Blood, when the consultation was over, “and, mind you, I don’t like giving it him one little bit, not on account of the money, but because it seems to make us partners with that swab.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “We’ll give him what he asks,” said Blood, when the consultation was over, “and, mind you, I don’t like giving it him one little bit, not on account of the money, but because it seems to make us partners with that swab.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “We’ll give him what he asks,” said Blood, when the consultation was over, “and, mind you, I don’t like giving it him one little bit, not on account of the money, but because it seems to make us partners with that swab.
partnersnounUS /ˈpɑːrtnərz/
plural of “partner” — a person's partner in marriage
From this reading “We’ll give him what he asks,” said Blood, when the consultation was over, “and, mind you, I don’t like giving it him one little bit, not on account of the money, but because it seems to make us partners with that swab.
PatverbUS /pæt/
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading I tell you this, Billy Harman, I’d give half as much again if an honest man was dealing with us in this matter instead of Pat Ginnell.”
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading It was just this touch of finer feeling that excluded them from the category of rogues and made their persons worth considering and their doings worth recounting.
recountingnounUS /rɪˈkaʊntɪŋ/
an act of narration
From this reading It was just this touch of finer feeling that excluded them from the category of rogues and made their persons worth considering and their doings worth recounting.
roguesnounUS /roʊɡz/
plural of “rogue” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading It was just this touch of finer feeling that excluded them from the category of rogues and made their persons worth considering and their doings worth recounting.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “We’ll give him what he asks,” said Blood, when the consultation was over, “and, mind you, I don’t like giving it him one little bit, not on account of the money, but because it seems to make us partners with that swab.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “We’ll give him what he asks,” said Blood, when the consultation was over, “and, mind you, I don’t like giving it him one little bit, not on account of the money, but because it seems to make us partners with that swab.
swabverbUS /swɑːb/
wash with a swab or a mop
From this reading “We’ll give him what he asks,” said Blood, when the consultation was over, “and, mind you, I don’t like giving it him one little bit, not on account of the money, but because it seems to make us partners with that swab.
express in words
From this reading I tell you this, Billy Harman, I’d give half as much again if an honest man was dealing with us in this matter instead of Pat Ginnell.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was just this touch of finer feeling that excluded them from the category of rogues and made their persons worth considering and their doings worth recounting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was just this touch of finer feeling that excluded them from the category of rogues and made their persons worth considering and their doings worth recounting.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was just this touch of finer feeling that excluded them from the category of rogues and made their persons worth considering and their doings worth recounting.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was just this touch of finer feeling that excluded them from the category of rogues and made their persons worth considering and their doings worth recounting.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was just this touch of finer feeling that excluded them from the category of rogues and made their persons worth considering and their doings worth recounting.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We’ll give him what he asks,” said Blood, when the consultation was over, “and, mind you, I don’t like giving it him one little bit, not on account of the money, but because it seems to make us partners with that swab.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading It was just this touch of finer feeling that excluded them from the category of rogues and made their persons worth considering and their doings worth recounting.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We’ll give him what he asks,” said Blood, when the consultation was over, “and, mind you, I don’t like giving it him one little bit, not on account of the money, but because it seems to make us partners with that swab.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was just this touch of finer feeling that excluded them from the category of rogues and made their persons worth considering and their doings worth recounting.
We'll
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From this reading “We’ll give him what he asks,” said Blood, when the consultation was over, “and, mind you, I don’t like giving it him one little bit, not on account of the money, but because it seems to make us partners with that swab.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “We’ll give him what he asks,” said Blood, when the consultation was over, “and, mind you, I don’t like giving it him one little bit, not on account of the money, but because it seems to make us partners with that swab.
at the time that
From this reading “We’ll give him what he asks,” said Blood, when the consultation was over, “and, mind you, I don’t like giving it him one little bit, not on account of the money, but because it seems to make us partners with that swab.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “We’ll give him what he asks,” said Blood, when the consultation was over, “and, mind you, I don’t like giving it him one little bit, not on account of the money, but because it seems to make us partners with that swab.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading It was just this touch of finer feeling that excluded them from the category of rogues and made their persons worth considering and their doings worth recounting.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “And what honest man would deal with us?” asked the ingenuous Harman.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “We’ll give him what he asks,” said Blood, when the consultation was over, “and, mind you, I don’t like giving it him one little bit, not on account of the money, but because it seems to make us partners with that swab.
