used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A COUNTRY WOMAN AT THE CITY RACES Still do our jaded pulses bound Remembering that eager race.--R. W. GILBERT.
Alberta-way
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From this reading It isn't reasonable to suppose that a simple, country-bred person from back Alberta-way could have such story-book luck on her first wager.
(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 All the way down I kept praying, "Lead not Janey into temptation," knowing right well I would slay any one who kept me out.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading All the way down I kept praying, "Lead not Janey into temptation," knowing right well I would slay any one who kept me out.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A COUNTRY WOMAN AT THE CITY RACES Still do our jaded pulses bound Remembering that eager race.--R. W. GILBERT.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It isn't reasonable to suppose that a simple, country-bred person from back Alberta-way could have such story-book luck on her first wager.
confined by bonds
From this reading A COUNTRY WOMAN AT THE CITY RACES Still do our jaded pulses bound Remembering that eager race.--R. W. GILBERT.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading A COUNTRY WOMAN AT THE CITY RACES Still do our jaded pulses bound Remembering that eager race.--R. W. GILBERT.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading This favour would never have come to me if I had not found a two-eyed peacock feather in the paddock.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It isn't reasonable to suppose that a simple, country-bred person from back Alberta-way could have such story-book luck on her first wager.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading A COUNTRY WOMAN AT THE CITY RACES Still do our jaded pulses bound Remembering that eager race.--R. W. GILBERT.
country-bredadjective
rough and uncouth
From this reading It isn't reasonable to suppose that a simple, country-bred person from back Alberta-way could have such story-book luck on her first wager.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A COUNTRY WOMAN AT THE CITY RACES Still do our jaded pulses bound Remembering that eager race.--R. W. GILBERT.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading All the way down I kept praying, "Lead not Janey into temptation," knowing right well I would slay any one who kept me out.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading A COUNTRY WOMAN AT THE CITY RACES Still do our jaded pulses bound Remembering that eager race.--R. W. GILBERT.
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading This favour would never have come to me if I had not found a two-eyed peacock feather in the paddock.
featherverbUS /ˈfeðər/
join tongue and groove, in carpentry
From this reading This favour would never have come to me if I had not found a two-eyed peacock feather in the paddock.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It isn't reasonable to suppose that a simple, country-bred person from back Alberta-way could have such story-book luck on her first wager.
set up or found
From this reading This favour would never have come to me if I had not found a two-eyed peacock feather in the paddock.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It isn't reasonable to suppose that a simple, country-bred person from back Alberta-way could have such story-book luck on her first wager.
GILBERTnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading A COUNTRY WOMAN AT THE CITY RACES Still do our jaded pulses bound Remembering that eager race.--R. W. GILBERT.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This favour would never have come to me if I had not found a two-eyed peacock feather in the paddock.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This favour would never have come to me if I had not found a two-eyed peacock feather in the paddock.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It isn't reasonable to suppose that a simple, country-bred person from back Alberta-way could have such story-book luck on her first wager.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This favour would never have come to me if I had not found a two-eyed peacock feather in the paddock.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading This favour would never have come to me if I had not found a two-eyed peacock feather in the paddock.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This favour would never have come to me if I had not found a two-eyed peacock feather in the paddock.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading All the way down I kept praying, "Lead not Janey into temptation," knowing right well I would slay any one who kept me out.
isn't
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From this reading It isn't reasonable to suppose that a simple, country-bred person from back Alberta-way could have such story-book luck on her first wager.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It isn't reasonable to suppose that a simple, country-bred person from back Alberta-way could have such story-book luck on her first wager.
jadedadjectiveUS /ˈdʒeɪdəd/
exhausted
From this reading A COUNTRY WOMAN AT THE CITY RACES Still do our jaded pulses bound Remembering that eager race.--R. W. GILBERT.
Janey
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From this reading All the way down I kept praying, "Lead not Janey into temptation," knowing right well I would slay any one who kept me out.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading All the way down I kept praying, "Lead not Janey into temptation," knowing right well I would slay any one who kept me out.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading All the way down I kept praying, "Lead not Janey into temptation," knowing right well I would slay any one who kept me out.
La-la-la
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From this reading La-la-la!
take somebody somewhere
From this reading All the way down I kept praying, "Lead not Janey into temptation," knowing right well I would slay any one who kept me out.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading It isn't reasonable to suppose that a simple, country-bred person from back Alberta-way could have such story-book luck on her first wager.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This favour would never have come to me if I had not found a two-eyed peacock feather in the paddock.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading This favour would never have come to me if I had not found a two-eyed peacock feather in the paddock.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This favour would never have come to me if I had not found a two-eyed peacock feather in the paddock.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It isn't reasonable to suppose that a simple, country-bred person from back Alberta-way could have such story-book luck on her first wager.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All the way down I kept praying, "Lead not Janey into temptation," knowing right well I would slay any one who kept me out.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A COUNTRY WOMAN AT THE CITY RACES Still do our jaded pulses bound Remembering that eager race.--R. W. GILBERT.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading All the way down I kept praying, "Lead not Janey into temptation," knowing right well I would slay any one who kept me out.
paddocknounUS /ˈpædək/
pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race
From this reading This favour would never have come to me if I had not found a two-eyed peacock feather in the paddock.
peacocknounUS /ˈpiːkɑːk/
European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
From this reading This favour would never have come to me if I had not found a two-eyed peacock feather in the paddock.
a human being
From this reading It isn't reasonable to suppose that a simple, country-bred person from back Alberta-way could have such story-book luck on her first wager.
prayingverbUS /ˈpreɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading All the way down I kept praying, "Lead not Janey into temptation," knowing right well I would slay any one who kept me out.
pulsesnounUS /ˈpʌlsɪz/
plural of “pulse” — (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading A COUNTRY WOMAN AT THE CITY RACES Still do our jaded pulses bound Remembering that eager race.--R. W. GILBERT.
RnounUS /ɑːr/
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading A COUNTRY WOMAN AT THE CITY RACES Still do our jaded pulses bound Remembering that eager race.--R. W. GILBERT.
any competition
From this reading A COUNTRY WOMAN AT THE CITY RACES Still do our jaded pulses bound Remembering that eager race.--R. W. GILBERT.
RACESnounUS /ˈreɪsəz/
plural of “race” — any competition
From this reading A COUNTRY WOMAN AT THE CITY RACES Still do our jaded pulses bound Remembering that eager race.--R. W. GILBERT.
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading It isn't reasonable to suppose that a simple, country-bred person from back Alberta-way could have such story-book luck on her first wager.
RememberingnounUS /rɪˈmembərɪŋ/
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
From this reading A COUNTRY WOMAN AT THE CITY RACES Still do our jaded pulses bound Remembering that eager race.--R. W. GILBERT.
precisely, exactly
From this reading All the way down I kept praying, "Lead not Janey into temptation," knowing right well I would slay any one who kept me out.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading It isn't reasonable to suppose that a simple, country-bred person from back Alberta-way could have such story-book luck on her first wager.
slayverbUS /sleɪ/
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading All the way down I kept praying, "Lead not Janey into temptation," knowing right well I would slay any one who kept me out.
not in physical motion
From this reading A COUNTRY WOMAN AT THE CITY RACES Still do our jaded pulses bound Remembering that eager race.--R. W. GILBERT.
story-book
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From this reading It isn't reasonable to suppose that a simple, country-bred person from back Alberta-way could have such story-book luck on her first wager.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It isn't reasonable to suppose that a simple, country-bred person from back Alberta-way could have such story-book luck on her first wager.
express a supposition
From this reading It isn't reasonable to suppose that a simple, country-bred person from back Alberta-way could have such story-book luck on her first wager.
temptationnounUS /temˈteɪʃən/
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading All the way down I kept praying, "Lead not Janey into temptation," knowing right well I would slay any one who kept me out.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A COUNTRY WOMAN AT THE CITY RACES Still do our jaded pulses bound Remembering that eager race.--R. W. GILBERT.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A COUNTRY WOMAN AT THE CITY RACES Still do our jaded pulses bound Remembering that eager race.--R. W. GILBERT.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This favour would never have come to me if I had not found a two-eyed peacock feather in the paddock.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This favour would never have come to me if I had not found a two-eyed peacock feather in the paddock.
two-eyed
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From this reading This favour would never have come to me if I had not found a two-eyed peacock feather in the paddock.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading A COUNTRY WOMAN AT THE CITY RACES Still do our jaded pulses bound Remembering that eager race.--R. W. GILBERT.
wagernounUS /ˈweɪdʒər/
the act of gambling
From this reading It isn't reasonable to suppose that a simple, country-bred person from back Alberta-way could have such story-book luck on her first wager.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading All the way down I kept praying, "Lead not Janey into temptation," knowing right well I would slay any one who kept me out.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading All the way down I kept praying, "Lead not Janey into temptation," knowing right well I would slay any one who kept me out.
which person or people
From this reading All the way down I kept praying, "Lead not Janey into temptation," knowing right well I would slay any one who kept me out.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A COUNTRY WOMAN AT THE CITY RACES Still do our jaded pulses bound Remembering that eager race.--R. W. GILBERT.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This favour would never have come to me if I had not found a two-eyed peacock feather in the paddock.
