Chapter III · Chapter 3

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Here a couple of weeks back I thought I'd wiped It'ly off the map.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Say, you can't always tell, can you?

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading We'd settled down in this little old burg, me and the Boss and Mister 'Ankins, nice and comfortable, and not too far from Broadway.

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From this reading We'd settled down in this little old burg, me and the Boss and Mister 'Ankins, nice and comfortable, and not too far from Broadway.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Mister 'Ankins, he was the first to spot it, and he comes trottin' in where we was prancin' around the mat, his jaw loose, and his eyebrows propped up like Eddie Foy's when he wears his salary face.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading And we was havin' our four o'clock teas with the mitts, as reg'lar as if there was money comin' to us for each round, when this here Sherlock proposition turns up.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Here a couple of weeks back I thought I'd wiped It'ly off the map.

a person who exercises control over workers

From this reading We'd settled down in this little old burg, me and the Boss and Mister 'Ankins, nice and comfortable, and not too far from Broadway.

a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters

From this reading We'd settled down in this little old burg, me and the Boss and Mister 'Ankins, nice and comfortable, and not too far from Broadway.

colloquial American term for a town

From this reading We'd settled down in this little old burg, me and the Boss and Mister 'Ankins, nice and comfortable, and not too far from Broadway.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Say, you can't always tell, can you?

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From this reading Say, you can't always tell, can you?

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading Mister 'Ankins, he was the first to spot it, and he comes trottin' in where we was prancin' around the mat, his jaw loose, and his eyebrows propped up like Eddie Foy's when he wears his salary face.

providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)

From this reading We'd settled down in this little old burg, me and the Boss and Mister 'Ankins, nice and comfortable, and not too far from Broadway.

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From this reading And we was havin' our four o'clock teas with the mitts, as reg'lar as if there was money comin' to us for each round, when this here Sherlock proposition turns up.

a pair who associate with one another

From this reading Here a couple of weeks back I thought I'd wiped It'ly off the map.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading We'd settled down in this little old burg, me and the Boss and Mister 'Ankins, nice and comfortable, and not too far from Broadway.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading And we was havin' our four o'clock teas with the mitts, as reg'lar as if there was money comin' to us for each round, when this here Sherlock proposition turns up.

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From this reading Mister 'Ankins, he was the first to spot it, and he comes trottin' in where we was prancin' around the mat, his jaw loose, and his eyebrows propped up like Eddie Foy's when he wears his salary face.

plural of “eyebrow” — the arch of hair above each eye

From this reading Mister 'Ankins, he was the first to spot it, and he comes trottin' in where we was prancin' around the mat, his jaw loose, and his eyebrows propped up like Eddie Foy's when he wears his salary face.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Mister 'Ankins, he was the first to spot it, and he comes trottin' in where we was prancin' around the mat, his jaw loose, and his eyebrows propped up like Eddie Foy's when he wears his salary face.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading We'd settled down in this little old burg, me and the Boss and Mister 'Ankins, nice and comfortable, and not too far from Broadway.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Mister 'Ankins, he was the first to spot it, and he comes trottin' in where we was prancin' around the mat, his jaw loose, and his eyebrows propped up like Eddie Foy's when he wears his salary face.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And we was havin' our four o'clock teas with the mitts, as reg'lar as if there was money comin' to us for each round, when this here Sherlock proposition turns up.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading And we was havin' our four o'clock teas with the mitts, as reg'lar as if there was money comin' to us for each round, when this here Sherlock proposition turns up.

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From this reading Mister 'Ankins, he was the first to spot it, and he comes trottin' in where we was prancin' around the mat, his jaw loose, and his eyebrows propped up like Eddie Foy's when he wears his salary face.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading We'd settled down in this little old burg, me and the Boss and Mister 'Ankins, nice and comfortable, and not too far from Broadway.

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From this reading And we was havin' our four o'clock teas with the mitts, as reg'lar as if there was money comin' to us for each round, when this here Sherlock proposition turns up.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Mister 'Ankins, he was the first to spot it, and he comes trottin' in where we was prancin' around the mat, his jaw loose, and his eyebrows propped up like Eddie Foy's when he wears his salary face.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Here a couple of weeks back I thought I'd wiped It'ly off the map.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Mister 'Ankins, he was the first to spot it, and he comes trottin' in where we was prancin' around the mat, his jaw loose, and his eyebrows propped up like Eddie Foy's when he wears his salary face.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Here a couple of weeks back I thought I'd wiped It'ly off the map.

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From this reading Here a couple of weeks back I thought I'd wiped It'ly off the map.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading And we was havin' our four o'clock teas with the mitts, as reg'lar as if there was money comin' to us for each round, when this here Sherlock proposition turns up.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading We'd settled down in this little old burg, me and the Boss and Mister 'Ankins, nice and comfortable, and not too far from Broadway.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Mister 'Ankins, he was the first to spot it, and he comes trottin' in where we was prancin' around the mat, his jaw loose, and his eyebrows propped up like Eddie Foy's when he wears his salary face.

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From this reading Here a couple of weeks back I thought I'd wiped It'ly off the map.

talk socially without exchanging too much information

From this reading Mister 'Ankins, he was the first to spot it, and he comes trottin' in where we was prancin' around the mat, his jaw loose, and his eyebrows propped up like Eddie Foy's when he wears his salary face.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Mister 'Ankins, he was the first to spot it, and he comes trottin' in where we was prancin' around the mat, his jaw loose, and his eyebrows propped up like Eddie Foy's when he wears his salary face.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading We'd settled down in this little old burg, me and the Boss and Mister 'Ankins, nice and comfortable, and not too far from Broadway.

not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

From this reading Mister 'Ankins, he was the first to spot it, and he comes trottin' in where we was prancin' around the mat, his jaw loose, and his eyebrows propped up like Eddie Foy's when he wears his salary face.

make a map of; show or establish the features of details of

From this reading Here a couple of weeks back I thought I'd wiped It'ly off the map.

a thick flat pad used as a floor covering

From this reading Mister 'Ankins, he was the first to spot it, and he comes trottin' in where we was prancin' around the mat, his jaw loose, and his eyebrows propped up like Eddie Foy's when he wears his salary face.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading We'd settled down in this little old burg, me and the Boss and Mister 'Ankins, nice and comfortable, and not too far from Broadway.

a form of address for a man

From this reading We'd settled down in this little old burg, me and the Boss and Mister 'Ankins, nice and comfortable, and not too far from Broadway.

plural of “mitt” — the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading And we was havin' our four o'clock teas with the mitts, as reg'lar as if there was money comin' to us for each round, when this here Sherlock proposition turns up.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading And we was havin' our four o'clock teas with the mitts, as reg'lar as if there was money comin' to us for each round, when this here Sherlock proposition turns up.

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading We'd settled down in this little old burg, me and the Boss and Mister 'Ankins, nice and comfortable, and not too far from Broadway.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading We'd settled down in this little old burg, me and the Boss and Mister 'Ankins, nice and comfortable, and not too far from Broadway.

according to the clock

From this reading And we was havin' our four o'clock teas with the mitts, as reg'lar as if there was money comin' to us for each round, when this here Sherlock proposition turns up.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Here a couple of weeks back I thought I'd wiped It'ly off the map.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Here a couple of weeks back I thought I'd wiped It'ly off the map.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading We'd settled down in this little old burg, me and the Boss and Mister 'Ankins, nice and comfortable, and not too far from Broadway.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading And we was havin' our four o'clock teas with the mitts, as reg'lar as if there was money comin' to us for each round, when this here Sherlock proposition turns up.

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From this reading Mister 'Ankins, he was the first to spot it, and he comes trottin' in where we was prancin' around the mat, his jaw loose, and his eyebrows propped up like Eddie Foy's when he wears his salary face.

(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false

From this reading And we was havin' our four o'clock teas with the mitts, as reg'lar as if there was money comin' to us for each round, when this here Sherlock proposition turns up.

inflected form of “prop” — support by placing against something solid or rigid

From this reading Mister 'Ankins, he was the first to spot it, and he comes trottin' in where we was prancin' around the mat, his jaw loose, and his eyebrows propped up like Eddie Foy's when he wears his salary face.

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From this reading And we was havin' our four o'clock teas with the mitts, as reg'lar as if there was money comin' to us for each round, when this here Sherlock proposition turns up.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading And we was havin' our four o'clock teas with the mitts, as reg'lar as if there was money comin' to us for each round, when this here Sherlock proposition turns up.

something that remunerates

From this reading Mister 'Ankins, he was the first to spot it, and he comes trottin' in where we was prancin' around the mat, his jaw loose, and his eyebrows propped up like Eddie Foy's when he wears his salary face.

express in words

From this reading Say, you can't always tell, can you?

established or decided beyond dispute or doubt

From this reading We'd settled down in this little old burg, me and the Boss and Mister 'Ankins, nice and comfortable, and not too far from Broadway.

someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information

From this reading And we was havin' our four o'clock teas with the mitts, as reg'lar as if there was money comin' to us for each round, when this here Sherlock proposition turns up.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Mister 'Ankins, he was the first to spot it, and he comes trottin' in where we was prancin' around the mat, his jaw loose, and his eyebrows propped up like Eddie Foy's when he wears his salary face.

plural of “tea” — a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading And we was havin' our four o'clock teas with the mitts, as reg'lar as if there was money comin' to us for each round, when this here Sherlock proposition turns up.

express in words

From this reading Say, you can't always tell, can you?

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Here a couple of weeks back I thought I'd wiped It'ly off the map.

in or at that place or location

From this reading And we was havin' our four o'clock teas with the mitts, as reg'lar as if there was money comin' to us for each round, when this here Sherlock proposition turns up.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading We'd settled down in this little old burg, me and the Boss and Mister 'Ankins, nice and comfortable, and not too far from Broadway.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Here a couple of weeks back I thought I'd wiped It'ly off the map.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading And we was havin' our four o'clock teas with the mitts, as reg'lar as if there was money comin' to us for each round, when this here Sherlock proposition turns up.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading We'd settled down in this little old burg, me and the Boss and Mister 'Ankins, nice and comfortable, and not too far from Broadway.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mister 'Ankins, he was the first to spot it, and he comes trottin' in where we was prancin' around the mat, his jaw loose, and his eyebrows propped up like Eddie Foy's when he wears his salary face.

plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve

From this reading And we was havin' our four o'clock teas with the mitts, as reg'lar as if there was money comin' to us for each round, when this here Sherlock proposition turns up.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading And we was havin' our four o'clock teas with the mitts, as reg'lar as if there was money comin' to us for each round, when this here Sherlock proposition turns up.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And we was havin' our four o'clock teas with the mitts, as reg'lar as if there was money comin' to us for each round, when this here Sherlock proposition turns up.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading And we was havin' our four o'clock teas with the mitts, as reg'lar as if there was money comin' to us for each round, when this here Sherlock proposition turns up.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading And we was havin' our four o'clock teas with the mitts, as reg'lar as if there was money comin' to us for each round, when this here Sherlock proposition turns up.

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From this reading We'd settled down in this little old burg, me and the Boss and Mister 'Ankins, nice and comfortable, and not too far from Broadway.

plural of “wear” — impairment resulting from long use

From this reading Mister 'Ankins, he was the first to spot it, and he comes trottin' in where we was prancin' around the mat, his jaw loose, and his eyebrows propped up like Eddie Foy's when he wears his salary face.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Here a couple of weeks back I thought I'd wiped It'ly off the map.

at the time that

From this reading And we was havin' our four o'clock teas with the mitts, as reg'lar as if there was money comin' to us for each round, when this here Sherlock proposition turns up.

in or at the place that

From this reading Mister 'Ankins, he was the first to spot it, and he comes trottin' in where we was prancin' around the mat, his jaw loose, and his eyebrows propped up like Eddie Foy's when he wears his salary face.

past form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion

From this reading Here a couple of weeks back I thought I'd wiped It'ly off the map.

in the company of; together with

From this reading And we was havin' our four o'clock teas with the mitts, as reg'lar as if there was money comin' to us for each round, when this here Sherlock proposition turns up.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Say, you can't always tell, can you?