used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a little cry of dismay from the girls; Steve Elliott's tanned face flushed a coppery red.
ain't
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From this reading "You ain't goin' back on us, Em?" he said angrily.
angrilyadverbUS /ˈæŋɡrəli/
with anger
From this reading "You ain't goin' back on us, Em?" he said angrily.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I ain't going back on my word," answered the girl; "you needn't work if you don't want to; this is a free country."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "You ain't goin' back on us, Em?" he said angrily.
for the reason that
From this reading "I suppose they go into them because they want to," said Em, setting her lips.
BurnhamnounUS /ˈbɜːrnəm/
United States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton (1846-1912)
From this reading "It isn't, though,"' said Ike Burnham; "the raisin men have a ring--there's no freedom where there's rings."
copperyadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːpəri/
of something having the color of copper
From this reading There was a little cry of dismay from the girls; Steve Elliott's tanned face flushed a coppery red.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "I ain't going back on my word," answered the girl; "you needn't work if you don't want to; this is a free country."
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading There was a little cry of dismay from the girls; Steve Elliott's tanned face flushed a coppery red.
dismaynounUS /dɪˈsmeɪ/
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading There was a little cry of dismay from the girls; Steve Elliott's tanned face flushed a coppery red.
don't
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From this reading "I ain't going back on my word," answered the girl; "you needn't work if you don't want to; this is a free country."
Elliott's
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From this reading There was a little cry of dismay from the girls; Steve Elliott's tanned face flushed a coppery red.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "You ain't goin' back on us, Em?" he said angrily.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading There was a little cry of dismay from the girls; Steve Elliott's tanned face flushed a coppery red.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading There was a little cry of dismay from the girls; Steve Elliott's tanned face flushed a coppery red.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading "I ain't going back on my word," answered the girl; "you needn't work if you don't want to; this is a free country."
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading "It isn't, though,"' said Ike Burnham; "the raisin men have a ring--there's no freedom where there's rings."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was a little cry of dismay from the girls; Steve Elliott's tanned face flushed a coppery red.
a young female
From this reading "I ain't going back on my word," answered the girl; "you needn't work if you don't want to; this is a free country."
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading There was a little cry of dismay from the girls; Steve Elliott's tanned face flushed a coppery red.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I suppose they go into them because they want to," said Em, setting her lips.
goin
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From this reading "You ain't goin' back on us, Em?" he said angrily.
the act of departing
From this reading "I ain't going back on my word," answered the girl; "you needn't work if you don't want to; this is a free country."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It isn't, though,"' said Ike Burnham; "the raisin men have a ring--there's no freedom where there's rings."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You ain't goin' back on us, Em?" he said angrily.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I suppose they go into them because they want to," said Em, setting her lips.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I ain't going back on my word," answered the girl; "you needn't work if you don't want to; this is a free country."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I ain't going back on my word," answered the girl; "you needn't work if you don't want to; this is a free country."
IkenounUS /aɪk/
United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)
From this reading "It isn't, though,"' said Ike Burnham; "the raisin men have a ring--there's no freedom where there's rings."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I suppose they go into them because they want to," said Em, setting her lips.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I ain't going back on my word," answered the girl; "you needn't work if you don't want to; this is a free country."
isn't
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From this reading "It isn't, though,"' said Ike Burnham; "the raisin men have a ring--there's no freedom where there's rings."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It isn't, though,"' said Ike Burnham; "the raisin men have a ring--there's no freedom where there's rings."
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading "I suppose they go into them because they want to," said Em, setting her lips.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was a little cry of dismay from the girls; Steve Elliott's tanned face flushed a coppery red.
the force of workers available
From this reading "It isn't, though,"' said Ike Burnham; "the raisin men have a ring--there's no freedom where there's rings."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I ain't going back on my word," answered the girl; "you needn't work if you don't want to; this is a free country."
needn't
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From this reading "I ain't going back on my word," answered the girl; "you needn't work if you don't want to; this is a free country."
not any; not one
From this reading "It isn't, though,"' said Ike Burnham; "the raisin men have a ring--there's no freedom where there's rings."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a little cry of dismay from the girls; Steve Elliott's tanned face flushed a coppery red.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You ain't goin' back on us, Em?" he said angrily.
raisinnounUS /ˈreɪzɪn/
dried grape
From this reading "It isn't, though,"' said Ike Burnham; "the raisin men have a ring--there's no freedom where there's rings."
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading There was a little cry of dismay from the girls; Steve Elliott's tanned face flushed a coppery red.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading "It isn't, though,"' said Ike Burnham; "the raisin men have a ring--there's no freedom where there's rings."
ringsnounUS /rɪŋz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
From this reading "It isn't, though,"' said Ike Burnham; "the raisin men have a ring--there's no freedom where there's rings."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You ain't goin' back on us, Em?" he said angrily.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading "I suppose they go into them because they want to," said Em, setting her lips.
Steve
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From this reading There was a little cry of dismay from the girls; Steve Elliott's tanned face flushed a coppery red.
express a supposition
From this reading "I suppose they go into them because they want to," said Em, setting her lips.
tannedadjectiveUS /tænd/
(of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun
From this reading There was a little cry of dismay from the girls; Steve Elliott's tanned face flushed a coppery red.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a little cry of dismay from the girls; Steve Elliott's tanned face flushed a coppery red.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I suppose they go into them because they want to," said Em, setting her lips.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a little cry of dismay from the girls; Steve Elliott's tanned face flushed a coppery red.
there's
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From this reading "It isn't, though,"' said Ike Burnham; "the raisin men have a ring--there's no freedom where there's rings."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I suppose they go into them because they want to," said Em, setting her lips.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I ain't going back on my word," answered the girl; "you needn't work if you don't want to; this is a free country."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "It isn't, though,"' said Ike Burnham; "the raisin men have a ring--there's no freedom where there's rings."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I ain't going back on my word," answered the girl; "you needn't work if you don't want to; this is a free country."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You ain't goin' back on us, Em?" he said angrily.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I ain't going back on my word," answered the girl; "you needn't work if you don't want to; this is a free country."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a little cry of dismay from the girls; Steve Elliott's tanned face flushed a coppery red.
in or at the place that
From this reading "It isn't, though,"' said Ike Burnham; "the raisin men have a ring--there's no freedom where there's rings."
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "I ain't going back on my word," answered the girl; "you needn't work if you don't want to; this is a free country."
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "I ain't going back on my word," answered the girl; "you needn't work if you don't want to; this is a free country."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You ain't goin' back on us, Em?" he said angrily.
