used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As a private eye I get a lot of screwball cases, but nothing to match my own; my wife and kid trying to kill me--and neither aware of it!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As a private eye I get a lot of screwball cases, but nothing to match my own; my wife and kid trying to kill me--and neither aware of it!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a private eye I get a lot of screwball cases, but nothing to match my own; my wife and kid trying to kill me--and neither aware of it!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We live at the top of the city's highest hill, my wife and our son Sam, who's seventeen, and myself.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading As a private eye I get a lot of screwball cases, but nothing to match my own; my wife and kid trying to kill me--and neither aware of it!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I got into the car that morning and was thinking of nothing in particular--except maybe the cases I hoped to be getting downtown in my one man private dick office.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As a private eye I get a lot of screwball cases, but nothing to match my own; my wife and kid trying to kill me--and neither aware of it!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It's funny how a silly little habit can save your life.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
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plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading As a private eye I get a lot of screwball cases, but nothing to match my own; my wife and kid trying to kill me--and neither aware of it!
city'snounUS /ˈsɪtiz/
possessive form of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading We live at the top of the city's highest hill, my wife and our son Sam, who's seventeen, and myself.
someone who is a detective
From this reading I got into the car that morning and was thinking of nothing in particular--except maybe the cases I hoped to be getting downtown in my one man private dick office.
downtownnounUS /ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn/
the central area or commercial center of a town or city
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apart from; not including
From this reading I got into the car that morning and was thinking of nothing in particular--except maybe the cases I hoped to be getting downtown in my one man private dick office.
the organ of sight
From this reading As a private eye I get a lot of screwball cases, but nothing to match my own; my wife and kid trying to kill me--and neither aware of it!
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading It's funny how a silly little habit can save your life.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading As a private eye I get a lot of screwball cases, but nothing to match my own; my wife and kid trying to kill me--and neither aware of it!
the act of acquiring something
From this reading I got into the car that morning and was thinking of nothing in particular--except maybe the cases I hoped to be getting downtown in my one man private dick office.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
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an established custom
From this reading It's funny how a silly little habit can save your life.
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading We live at the top of the city's highest hill, my wife and our son Sam, who's seventeen, and myself.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading We live at the top of the city's highest hill, my wife and our son Sam, who's seventeen, and myself.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
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how
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From this reading It's funny how a silly little habit can save your life.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As a private eye I get a lot of screwball cases, but nothing to match my own; my wife and kid trying to kill me--and neither aware of it!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I got into the car that morning and was thinking of nothing in particular--except maybe the cases I hoped to be getting downtown in my one man private dick office.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I got into the car that morning and was thinking of nothing in particular--except maybe the cases I hoped to be getting downtown in my one man private dick office.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As a private eye I get a lot of screwball cases, but nothing to match my own; my wife and kid trying to kill me--and neither aware of it!
It's
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From this reading It's funny how a silly little habit can save your life.
kidverbUS /kɪd/
tell false information to for fun
From this reading As a private eye I get a lot of screwball cases, but nothing to match my own; my wife and kid trying to kill me--and neither aware of it!
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading As a private eye I get a lot of screwball cases, but nothing to match my own; my wife and kid trying to kill me--and neither aware of it!
KillingnounUS /ˈkɪlɪŋ/
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading Stop, You're Killing Me!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It's funny how a silly little habit can save your life.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It's funny how a silly little habit can save your life.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading We live at the top of the city's highest hill, my wife and our son Sam, who's seventeen, and myself.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading As a private eye I get a lot of screwball cases, but nothing to match my own; my wife and kid trying to kill me--and neither aware of it!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
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be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading As a private eye I get a lot of screwball cases, but nothing to match my own; my wife and kid trying to kill me--and neither aware of it!
by chance
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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Stop, You're Killing Me!
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I got into the car that morning and was thinking of nothing in particular--except maybe the cases I hoped to be getting downtown in my one man private dick office.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As a private eye I get a lot of screwball cases, but nothing to match my own; my wife and kid trying to kill me--and neither aware of it!
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading We live at the top of the city's highest hill, my wife and our son Sam, who's seventeen, and myself.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading As a private eye I get a lot of screwball cases, but nothing to match my own; my wife and kid trying to kill me--and neither aware of it!
not one thing; not anything
From this reading As a private eye I get a lot of screwball cases, but nothing to match my own; my wife and kid trying to kill me--and neither aware of it!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As a private eye I get a lot of screwball cases, but nothing to match my own; my wife and kid trying to kill me--and neither aware of it!
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading I got into the car that morning and was thinking of nothing in particular--except maybe the cases I hoped to be getting downtown in my one man private dick office.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I got into the car that morning and was thinking of nothing in particular--except maybe the cases I hoped to be getting downtown in my one man private dick office.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We live at the top of the city's highest hill, my wife and our son Sam, who's seventeen, and myself.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading As a private eye I get a lot of screwball cases, but nothing to match my own; my wife and kid trying to kill me--and neither aware of it!
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading I got into the car that morning and was thinking of nothing in particular--except maybe the cases I hoped to be getting downtown in my one man private dick office.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading As a private eye I get a lot of screwball cases, but nothing to match my own; my wife and kid trying to kill me--and neither aware of it!
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading We live at the top of the city's highest hill, my wife and our son Sam, who's seventeen, and myself.
except for; apart from
From this reading It's funny how a silly little habit can save your life.
screwballnounUS /ˈskruːbɔːl/
a whimsically eccentric person
From this reading As a private eye I get a lot of screwball cases, but nothing to match my own; my wife and kid trying to kill me--and neither aware of it!
seventeenadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːn/
being one more than sixteen
From this reading We live at the top of the city's highest hill, my wife and our son Sam, who's seventeen, and myself.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading It's funny how a silly little habit can save your life.
a male human offspring
From this reading We live at the top of the city's highest hill, my wife and our son Sam, who's seventeen, and myself.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Stop, You're Killing Me!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I got into the car that morning and was thinking of nothing in particular--except maybe the cases I hoped to be getting downtown in my one man private dick office.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I got into the car that morning and was thinking of nothing in particular--except maybe the cases I hoped to be getting downtown in my one man private dick office.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I got into the car that morning and was thinking of nothing in particular--except maybe the cases I hoped to be getting downtown in my one man private dick office.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As a private eye I get a lot of screwball cases, but nothing to match my own; my wife and kid trying to kill me--and neither aware of it!
the upper part of anything
From this reading We live at the top of the city's highest hill, my wife and our son Sam, who's seventeen, and myself.
hard to endure
From this reading As a private eye I get a lot of screwball cases, but nothing to match my own; my wife and kid trying to kill me--and neither aware of it!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We live at the top of the city's highest hill, my wife and our son Sam, who's seventeen, and myself.
who's
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From this reading We live at the top of the city's highest hill, my wife and our son Sam, who's seventeen, and myself.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading As a private eye I get a lot of screwball cases, but nothing to match my own; my wife and kid trying to kill me--and neither aware of it!
You're
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From this reading Stop, You're Killing Me!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It's funny how a silly little habit can save your life.
