used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The excessively thin man glanced up from the puddle of lime that he was stirring and regarded the excessively fat man with a smile of meek interrogation.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mr. William Hughes stuttered an apology.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The excessively thin man glanced up from the puddle of lime that he was stirring and regarded the excessively fat man with a smile of meek interrogation.
apologynounUS /əˈpɑːlədʒiː/
an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
From this reading Mr. William Hughes stuttered an apology.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “‘Nother bucket o’ mortar, Willie Ooze, and don’t you put your ’ead on one side at me like a bloomin’ cockatoo.”
bloomin
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From this reading “‘Nother bucket o’ mortar, Willie Ooze, and don’t you put your ’ead on one side at me like a bloomin’ cockatoo.”
bucketnounUS /ˈbʌkət/
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading Nother bucket o’ mortar, Mr. Ooze.”
cockatoonounUS /ˈkɑːkətuː/
white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds
From this reading “‘Nother bucket o’ mortar, Willie Ooze, and don’t you put your ’ead on one side at me like a bloomin’ cockatoo.”
don't
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From this reading “‘Nother bucket o’ mortar, Willie Ooze, and don’t you put your ’ead on one side at me like a bloomin’ cockatoo.”
ead
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From this reading “‘Nother bucket o’ mortar, Willie Ooze, and don’t you put your ’ead on one side at me like a bloomin’ cockatoo.”
excessivelyadverbUS /ɪkˈsesɪvli/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The excessively thin man glanced up from the puddle of lime that he was stirring and regarded the excessively fat man with a smile of meek interrogation.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading The excessively thin man glanced up from the puddle of lime that he was stirring and regarded the excessively fat man with a smile of meek interrogation.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The excessively thin man glanced up from the puddle of lime that he was stirring and regarded the excessively fat man with a smile of meek interrogation.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading The excessively thin man glanced up from the puddle of lime that he was stirring and regarded the excessively fat man with a smile of meek interrogation.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The excessively thin man glanced up from the puddle of lime that he was stirring and regarded the excessively fat man with a smile of meek interrogation.
HughesnounUS /hjuːz/
English poet (born in 1930)
From this reading Mr. William Hughes stuttered an apology.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was thin-thinking.”
interrogationnounUS /ɪnˌter.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
The formal questioning of a suspect by police detectives or magistrates.
From this reading The excessively thin man glanced up from the puddle of lime that he was stirring and regarded the excessively fat man with a smile of meek interrogation.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “‘Nother bucket o’ mortar, Willie Ooze, and don’t you put your ’ead on one side at me like a bloomin’ cockatoo.”
limenounUS /laɪm/
a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
From this reading The excessively thin man glanced up from the puddle of lime that he was stirring and regarded the excessively fat man with a smile of meek interrogation.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The excessively thin man glanced up from the puddle of lime that he was stirring and regarded the excessively fat man with a smile of meek interrogation.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “‘Nother bucket o’ mortar, Willie Ooze, and don’t you put your ’ead on one side at me like a bloomin’ cockatoo.”
meekadjectiveUS /miːk/
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
From this reading The excessively thin man glanced up from the puddle of lime that he was stirring and regarded the excessively fat man with a smile of meek interrogation.
mortarnounUS /ˈmɔːrtər/
a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range
From this reading Nother bucket o’ mortar, Mr. Ooze.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading Nother bucket o’ mortar, Mr. Ooze.”
Nother
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From this reading Nother bucket o’ mortar, Mr. Ooze.”
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Nother bucket o’ mortar, Mr. Ooze.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The excessively thin man glanced up from the puddle of lime that he was stirring and regarded the excessively fat man with a smile of meek interrogation.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “‘Nother bucket o’ mortar, Willie Ooze, and don’t you put your ’ead on one side at me like a bloomin’ cockatoo.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “‘Nother bucket o’ mortar, Willie Ooze, and don’t you put your ’ead on one side at me like a bloomin’ cockatoo.”
OozenounUS /uːz/
any thick, viscous matter
From this reading Nother bucket o’ mortar, Mr. Ooze.”
puddleverbUS /ˈpʌdəl/
wade or dabble in a puddle
From this reading The excessively thin man glanced up from the puddle of lime that he was stirring and regarded the excessively fat man with a smile of meek interrogation.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “‘Nother bucket o’ mortar, Willie Ooze, and don’t you put your ’ead on one side at me like a bloomin’ cockatoo.”
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading The excessively thin man glanced up from the puddle of lime that he was stirring and regarded the excessively fat man with a smile of meek interrogation.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “‘Nother bucket o’ mortar, Willie Ooze, and don’t you put your ’ead on one side at me like a bloomin’ cockatoo.”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The excessively thin man glanced up from the puddle of lime that he was stirring and regarded the excessively fat man with a smile of meek interrogation.
stirringnounUS /ˈstɜːrɪŋ/
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading The excessively thin man glanced up from the puddle of lime that he was stirring and regarded the excessively fat man with a smile of meek interrogation.
stuttered
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From this reading Mr. William Hughes stuttered an apology.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The excessively thin man glanced up from the puddle of lime that he was stirring and regarded the excessively fat man with a smile of meek interrogation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The excessively thin man glanced up from the puddle of lime that he was stirring and regarded the excessively fat man with a smile of meek interrogation.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The excessively thin man glanced up from the puddle of lime that he was stirring and regarded the excessively fat man with a smile of meek interrogation.
thin-thinking
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From this reading “I was thin-thinking.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The excessively thin man glanced up from the puddle of lime that he was stirring and regarded the excessively fat man with a smile of meek interrogation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The excessively thin man glanced up from the puddle of lime that he was stirring and regarded the excessively fat man with a smile of meek interrogation.
William
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From this reading Mr. William Hughes stuttered an apology.
Willie
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From this reading “‘Nother bucket o’ mortar, Willie Ooze, and don’t you put your ’ead on one side at me like a bloomin’ cockatoo.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The excessively thin man glanced up from the puddle of lime that he was stirring and regarded the excessively fat man with a smile of meek interrogation.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “‘Nother bucket o’ mortar, Willie Ooze, and don’t you put your ’ead on one side at me like a bloomin’ cockatoo.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “‘Nother bucket o’ mortar, Willie Ooze, and don’t you put your ’ead on one side at me like a bloomin’ cockatoo.”
