used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They were a charming family and everybody loved them to death--especially Amanda!
Amanda
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From this reading They were a charming family and everybody loved them to death--especially Amanda!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were a charming family and everybody loved them to death--especially Amanda!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She made herself look at the hateful broad-shouldered image with the deliberately penetrating black eyes.
BassnounUS /bæs/
the lowest part of the musical range
From this reading There he stood, Bass McDowall, life-size on the Wall.
bendverbUS /bend/
form a curve
From this reading She made herself watch his boy-image bend over Kippie's slender girl-image, made herself listen to his mellow voice gasp, "Kippie, sweetie-bug."
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading She made herself look at the hateful broad-shouldered image with the deliberately penetrating black eyes.
boy-image
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From this reading She made herself watch his boy-image bend over Kippie's slender girl-image, made herself listen to his mellow voice gasp, "Kippie, sweetie-bug."
broad-shoulderedadjective
having broad shoulders
From this reading She made herself look at the hateful broad-shouldered image with the deliberately penetrating black eyes.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading They were a charming family and everybody loved them to death--especially Amanda!
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading They were a charming family and everybody loved them to death--especially Amanda!
deliberatelyadverbUS /dɪˈlɪbərətli/
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading She made herself look at the hateful broad-shouldered image with the deliberately penetrating black eyes.
ebonynounUS /ˈebəni/
a very dark black
From this reading Savagely she thrust upward on the ebony lever.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading They were a charming family and everybody loved them to death--especially Amanda!
every person
From this reading They were a charming family and everybody loved them to death--especially Amanda!
opinion or judgment
From this reading She made herself look at the hateful broad-shouldered image with the deliberately penetrating black eyes.
a social unit living together
From this reading They were a charming family and everybody loved them to death--especially Amanda!
gaspnounUS /ɡæsp/
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading She made herself watch his boy-image bend over Kippie's slender girl-image, made herself listen to his mellow voice gasp, "Kippie, sweetie-bug."
girl-image
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From this reading She made herself watch his boy-image bend over Kippie's slender girl-image, made herself listen to his mellow voice gasp, "Kippie, sweetie-bug."
hatefuladjectiveUS /ˈheɪtfəl/
evoking or deserving hatred
From this reading She made herself look at the hateful broad-shouldered image with the deliberately penetrating black eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There he stood, Bass McDowall, life-size on the Wall.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She made herself look at the hateful broad-shouldered image with the deliberately penetrating black eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She made herself watch his boy-image bend over Kippie's slender girl-image, made herself listen to his mellow voice gasp, "Kippie, sweetie-bug."
an iconic mental representation
From this reading She made herself look at the hateful broad-shouldered image with the deliberately penetrating black eyes.
Kippie
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From this reading She made herself watch his boy-image bend over Kippie's slender girl-image, made herself listen to his mellow voice gasp, "Kippie, sweetie-bug."
Kippie's
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From this reading She made herself watch his boy-image bend over Kippie's slender girl-image, made herself listen to his mellow voice gasp, "Kippie, sweetie-bug."
levernounUS /ˈlevər/
a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
From this reading Savagely she thrust upward on the ebony lever.
life-sizeadjective
being of the same size as an original
From this reading There he stood, Bass McDowall, life-size on the Wall.
hear with intention
From this reading She made herself watch his boy-image bend over Kippie's slender girl-image, made herself listen to his mellow voice gasp, "Kippie, sweetie-bug."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She made herself look at the hateful broad-shouldered image with the deliberately penetrating black eyes.
held dear
From this reading They were a charming family and everybody loved them to death--especially Amanda!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She made herself look at the hateful broad-shouldered image with the deliberately penetrating black eyes.
McDowall
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From this reading There he stood, Bass McDowall, life-size on the Wall.
mellowadjectiveUS /ˈmeloʊ/
unhurried and relaxed
From this reading She made herself watch his boy-image bend over Kippie's slender girl-image, made herself listen to his mellow voice gasp, "Kippie, sweetie-bug."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There he stood, Bass McDowall, life-size on the Wall.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She made herself watch his boy-image bend over Kippie's slender girl-image, made herself listen to his mellow voice gasp, "Kippie, sweetie-bug."
penetratingadjectiveUS /ˈpenətreɪtɪŋ/
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading She made herself look at the hateful broad-shouldered image with the deliberately penetrating black eyes.
SavagelyadverbUS /ˈsævɪdʒli/
in a vicious manner
From this reading Savagely she thrust upward on the ebony lever.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She made herself look at the hateful broad-shouldered image with the deliberately penetrating black eyes.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading She made herself watch his boy-image bend over Kippie's slender girl-image, made herself listen to his mellow voice gasp, "Kippie, sweetie-bug."
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading There he stood, Bass McDowall, life-size on the Wall.
sweetie-bug
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From this reading She made herself watch his boy-image bend over Kippie's slender girl-image, made herself listen to his mellow voice gasp, "Kippie, sweetie-bug."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There he stood, Bass McDowall, life-size on the Wall.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were a charming family and everybody loved them to death--especially Amanda!
in or at that place or location
From this reading There he stood, Bass McDowall, life-size on the Wall.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were a charming family and everybody loved them to death--especially Amanda!
push forcefully
From this reading Savagely she thrust upward on the ebony lever.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were a charming family and everybody loved them to death--especially Amanda!
directed up
From this reading Savagely she thrust upward on the ebony lever.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading She made herself watch his boy-image bend over Kippie's slender girl-image, made herself listen to his mellow voice gasp, "Kippie, sweetie-bug."
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading There he stood, Bass McDowall, life-size on the Wall.
look attentively
From this reading She made herself watch his boy-image bend over Kippie's slender girl-image, made herself listen to his mellow voice gasp, "Kippie, sweetie-bug."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were a charming family and everybody loved them to death--especially Amanda!
in the company of; together with
From this reading She made herself look at the hateful broad-shouldered image with the deliberately penetrating black eyes.
