used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I was down on the card to make a quick jump to Pittsburg a few nights ago, and I'm a lemon if I didn't draw an upper berth in the sleeping car thing!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I'll be one of a party of six to go before Congress and tell all I know about an upper berth.
in the past
From this reading I was down on the card to make a quick jump to Pittsburg a few nights ago, and I'm a lemon if I didn't draw an upper berth in the sleeping car thing!
(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 I'll be one of a party of six to go before Congress and tell all I know about an upper berth.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I was down on the card to make a quick jump to Pittsburg a few nights ago, and I'm a lemon if I didn't draw an upper berth in the sleeping car thing!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was down on the card to make a quick jump to Pittsburg a few nights ago, and I'm a lemon if I didn't draw an upper berth in the sleeping car thing!
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading And I'd like to tell it right now while I'm good and hot around the collar.
completely unclothed
From this reading The upper berth in a sleeping car is the same relation to comfort that a carpet tack is to a bare foot.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I'll be one of a party of six to go before Congress and tell all I know about an upper berth.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I'll be one of a party of six to go before Congress and tell all I know about an upper berth.
berthnounUS /bɜːrθ/
a job in an organization
From this reading I was down on the card to make a quick jump to Pittsburg a few nights ago, and I'm a lemon if I didn't draw an upper berth in the sleeping car thing!
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading I was down on the card to make a quick jump to Pittsburg a few nights ago, and I'm a lemon if I didn't draw an upper berth in the sleeping car thing!
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading I was down on the card to make a quick jump to Pittsburg a few nights ago, and I'm a lemon if I didn't draw an upper berth in the sleeping car thing!
carpetnounUS /ˈkɑːrpət/
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading The upper berth in a sleeping car is the same relation to comfort that a carpet tack is to a bare foot.
collarnounUS /ˈkɑːlər/
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading And I'd like to tell it right now while I'm good and hot around the collar.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading The upper berth in a sleeping car is the same relation to comfort that a carpet tack is to a bare foot.
CongressnounUS /ˈkɑːŋɡrəs/
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading I'll be one of a party of six to go before Congress and tell all I know about an upper berth.
didn't
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From this reading I was down on the card to make a quick jump to Pittsburg a few nights ago, and I'm a lemon if I didn't draw an upper berth in the sleeping car thing!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I was down on the card to make a quick jump to Pittsburg a few nights ago, and I'm a lemon if I didn't draw an upper berth in the sleeping car thing!
cause to move by pulling
From this reading I was down on the card to make a quick jump to Pittsburg a few nights ago, and I'm a lemon if I didn't draw an upper berth in the sleeping car thing!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I was down on the card to make a quick jump to Pittsburg a few nights ago, and I'm a lemon if I didn't draw an upper berth in the sleeping car thing!
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The upper berth in a sleeping car is the same relation to comfort that a carpet tack is to a bare foot.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I'll be one of a party of six to go before Congress and tell all I know about an upper berth.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading And I'd like to tell it right now while I'm good and hot around the collar.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading And I'd like to tell it right now while I'm good and hot around the collar.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was down on the card to make a quick jump to Pittsburg a few nights ago, and I'm a lemon if I didn't draw an upper berth in the sleeping car thing!
I'd
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From this reading And I'd like to tell it right now while I'm good and hot around the collar.
I'll
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From this reading I'll be one of a party of six to go before Congress and tell all I know about an upper berth.
I'm
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From this reading I was down on the card to make a quick jump to Pittsburg a few nights ago, and I'm a lemon if I didn't draw an upper berth in the sleeping car thing!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I was down on the card to make a quick jump to Pittsburg a few nights ago, and I'm a lemon if I didn't draw an upper berth in the sleeping car thing!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was down on the card to make a quick jump to Pittsburg a few nights ago, and I'm a lemon if I didn't draw an upper berth in the sleeping car thing!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The upper berth in a sleeping car is the same relation to comfort that a carpet tack is to a bare foot.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And I'd like to tell it right now while I'm good and hot around the collar.
jumpverbUS /dʒʌmp/
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading I was down on the card to make a quick jump to Pittsburg a few nights ago, and I'm a lemon if I didn't draw an upper berth in the sleeping car thing!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I'll be one of a party of six to go before Congress and tell all I know about an upper berth.
lemonnounUS /ˈlemən/
yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
From this reading I was down on the card to make a quick jump to Pittsburg a few nights ago, and I'm a lemon if I didn't draw an upper berth in the sleeping car thing!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And I'd like to tell it right now while I'm good and hot around the collar.
engage in
From this reading I was down on the card to make a quick jump to Pittsburg a few nights ago, and I'm a lemon if I didn't draw an upper berth in the sleeping car thing!
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading I was down on the card to make a quick jump to Pittsburg a few nights ago, and I'm a lemon if I didn't draw an upper berth in the sleeping car thing!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And I'd like to tell it right now while I'm good and hot around the collar.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I'll be one of a party of six to go before Congress and tell all I know about an upper berth.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was down on the card to make a quick jump to Pittsburg a few nights ago, and I'm a lemon if I didn't draw an upper berth in the sleeping car thing!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I'll be one of a party of six to go before Congress and tell all I know about an upper berth.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading I'll be one of a party of six to go before Congress and tell all I know about an upper berth.
Pittsburg
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From this reading I was down on the card to make a quick jump to Pittsburg a few nights ago, and I'm a lemon if I didn't draw an upper berth in the sleeping car thing!
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading I was down on the card to make a quick jump to Pittsburg a few nights ago, and I'm a lemon if I didn't draw an upper berth in the sleeping car thing!
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading The upper berth in a sleeping car is the same relation to comfort that a carpet tack is to a bare foot.
precisely, exactly
From this reading And I'd like to tell it right now while I'm good and hot around the collar.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The upper berth in a sleeping car is the same relation to comfort that a carpet tack is to a bare foot.
express in words
From this reading Say!
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading I'll be one of a party of six to go before Congress and tell all I know about an upper berth.
the state of being asleep
From this reading I was down on the card to make a quick jump to Pittsburg a few nights ago, and I'm a lemon if I didn't draw an upper berth in the sleeping car thing!
tackverbUS /tæk/
fasten with tacks
From this reading The upper berth in a sleeping car is the same relation to comfort that a carpet tack is to a bare foot.
express in words
From this reading I'll be one of a party of six to go before Congress and tell all I know about an upper berth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The upper berth in a sleeping car is the same relation to comfort that a carpet tack is to a bare foot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was down on the card to make a quick jump to Pittsburg a few nights ago, and I'm a lemon if I didn't draw an upper berth in the sleeping car thing!
a special situation
From this reading I was down on the card to make a quick jump to Pittsburg a few nights ago, and I'm a lemon if I didn't draw an upper berth in the sleeping car thing!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was down on the card to make a quick jump to Pittsburg a few nights ago, and I'm a lemon if I didn't draw an upper berth in the sleeping car thing!
the topmost one of two
From this reading I was down on the card to make a quick jump to Pittsburg a few nights ago, and I'm a lemon if I didn't draw an upper berth in the sleeping car thing!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was down on the card to make a quick jump to Pittsburg a few nights ago, and I'm a lemon if I didn't draw an upper berth in the sleeping car thing!
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And I'd like to tell it right now while I'm good and hot around the collar.
