used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TRAILING DUDLEY THROUGH A TRANCE The Adamses hadn't been in the neighborhood two weeks before Sadie's discovered Veronica and was ravin' over her.
Adamses
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From this reading TRAILING DUDLEY THROUGH A TRANCE The Adamses hadn't been in the neighborhood two weeks before Sadie's discovered Veronica and was ravin' over her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TRAILING DUDLEY THROUGH A TRANCE The Adamses hadn't been in the neighborhood two weeks before Sadie's discovered Veronica and was ravin' over her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading TRAILING DUDLEY THROUGH A TRANCE The Adamses hadn't been in the neighborhood two weeks before Sadie's discovered Veronica and was ravin' over her.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading TRAILING DUDLEY THROUGH A TRANCE The Adamses hadn't been in the neighborhood two weeks before Sadie's discovered Veronica and was ravin' over her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It's a useful phrase to pull in such cases; but here was once when I must have worked it overtime.
plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading It's a useful phrase to pull in such cases; but here was once when I must have worked it overtime.
demandsnounUS /dɪˈmændz/
plural of “demand” — an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading "Isn't she perfectly stunning, Shorty?" she demands.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading TRAILING DUDLEY THROUGH A TRANCE The Adamses hadn't been in the neighborhood two weeks before Sadie's discovered Veronica and was ravin' over her.
DUDLEY
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From this reading TRAILING DUDLEY THROUGH A TRANCE The Adamses hadn't been in the neighborhood two weeks before Sadie's discovered Veronica and was ravin' over her.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "Now that you mention it, I expect she is," says I, playin' safe and foxy.
foxyadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːksi/
marked by skill in deception
From this reading "Now that you mention it, I expect she is," says I, playin' safe and foxy.
hadn't
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From this reading TRAILING DUDLEY THROUGH A TRANCE The Adamses hadn't been in the neighborhood two weeks before Sadie's discovered Veronica and was ravin' over her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It's a useful phrase to pull in such cases; but here was once when I must have worked it overtime.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading TRAILING DUDLEY THROUGH A TRANCE The Adamses hadn't been in the neighborhood two weeks before Sadie's discovered Veronica and was ravin' over her.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It's a useful phrase to pull in such cases; but here was once when I must have worked it overtime.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now that you mention it, I expect she is," says I, playin' safe and foxy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TRAILING DUDLEY THROUGH A TRANCE The Adamses hadn't been in the neighborhood two weeks before Sadie's discovered Veronica and was ravin' over her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Now that you mention it, I expect she is," says I, playin' safe and foxy.
Isn't
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From this reading "Isn't she perfectly stunning, Shorty?" she demands.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Now that you mention it, I expect she is," says I, playin' safe and foxy.
It's
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From this reading It's a useful phrase to pull in such cases; but here was once when I must have worked it overtime.
make reference to
From this reading "Now that you mention it, I expect she is," says I, playin' safe and foxy.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It's a useful phrase to pull in such cases; but here was once when I must have worked it overtime.
neighborhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading TRAILING DUDLEY THROUGH A TRANCE The Adamses hadn't been in the neighborhood two weeks before Sadie's discovered Veronica and was ravin' over her.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now that you mention it, I expect she is," says I, playin' safe and foxy.
on one occasion
From this reading It's a useful phrase to pull in such cases; but here was once when I must have worked it overtime.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading TRAILING DUDLEY THROUGH A TRANCE The Adamses hadn't been in the neighborhood two weeks before Sadie's discovered Veronica and was ravin' over her.
overtimenounUS /ˈoʊvərtaɪm/
work done in addition to regular working hours
From this reading It's a useful phrase to pull in such cases; but here was once when I must have worked it overtime.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "Isn't she perfectly stunning, Shorty?" she demands.
phrasenounUS /freɪz/
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading It's a useful phrase to pull in such cases; but here was once when I must have worked it overtime.
playin
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From this reading "Now that you mention it, I expect she is," says I, playin' safe and foxy.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading It's a useful phrase to pull in such cases; but here was once when I must have worked it overtime.
ravin
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Sadie
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From this reading Sadie sniffs.
Sadie's
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From this reading TRAILING DUDLEY THROUGH A TRANCE The Adamses hadn't been in the neighborhood two weeks before Sadie's discovered Veronica and was ravin' over her.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading "Now that you mention it, I expect she is," says I, playin' safe and foxy.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Now that you mention it, I expect she is," says I, playin' safe and foxy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Isn't she perfectly stunning, Shorty?" she demands.
Shorty
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From this reading "Isn't she perfectly stunning, Shorty?" she demands.
sniffsnounUS /snɪfs/
plural of “sniff” — sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose
From this reading Sadie sniffs.
stunningadjectiveUS /ˈstʌnɪŋ/
commanding attention
From this reading "Isn't she perfectly stunning, Shorty?" she demands.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It's a useful phrase to pull in such cases; but here was once when I must have worked it overtime.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Now that you mention it, I expect she is," says I, playin' safe and foxy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TRAILING DUDLEY THROUGH A TRANCE The Adamses hadn't been in the neighborhood two weeks before Sadie's discovered Veronica and was ravin' over her.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading TRAILING DUDLEY THROUGH A TRANCE The Adamses hadn't been in the neighborhood two weeks before Sadie's discovered Veronica and was ravin' over her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's a useful phrase to pull in such cases; but here was once when I must have worked it overtime.
TRAILINGnounUS /ˈtreɪlɪŋ/
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
From this reading TRAILING DUDLEY THROUGH A TRANCE The Adamses hadn't been in the neighborhood two weeks before Sadie's discovered Veronica and was ravin' over her.
TRANCEnounUS /træns/
a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
From this reading TRAILING DUDLEY THROUGH A TRANCE The Adamses hadn't been in the neighborhood two weeks before Sadie's discovered Veronica and was ravin' over her.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TRAILING DUDLEY THROUGH A TRANCE The Adamses hadn't been in the neighborhood two weeks before Sadie's discovered Veronica and was ravin' over her.
being of use or service
From this reading It's a useful phrase to pull in such cases; but here was once when I must have worked it overtime.
VeronicanounUS /vərˈɑːnɪkə/
any plant of the genus Veronica
From this reading TRAILING DUDLEY THROUGH A TRANCE The Adamses hadn't been in the neighborhood two weeks before Sadie's discovered Veronica and was ravin' over her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TRAILING DUDLEY THROUGH A TRANCE The Adamses hadn't been in the neighborhood two weeks before Sadie's discovered Veronica and was ravin' over her.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading TRAILING DUDLEY THROUGH A TRANCE The Adamses hadn't been in the neighborhood two weeks before Sadie's discovered Veronica and was ravin' over her.
at the time that
From this reading It's a useful phrase to pull in such cases; but here was once when I must have worked it overtime.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading It's a useful phrase to pull in such cases; but here was once when I must have worked it overtime.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now that you mention it, I expect she is," says I, playin' safe and foxy.
