used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "An' I'd like to get a shot at that harelipped villain," interjected Shif'less Sol.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading If they are willing to stay and have the argument out, we're willing to give them something to think about."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An' I'd like to get a shot at that harelipped villain," interjected Shif'less Sol.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If they are willing to stay and have the argument out, we're willing to give them something to think about."
eagerly desirous
From this reading "We're as anxious to meet them as they are to meet us.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We're as anxious to meet them as they are to meet us.
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading If they are willing to stay and have the argument out, we're willing to give them something to think about."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We're as anxious to meet them as they are to meet us.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "An' I'd like to get a shot at that harelipped villain," interjected Shif'less Sol.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Don't you worry, Paul," Henry whispered back.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't you worry, Paul," Henry whispered back.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading THE TAKING OF HENRY "I'm sorry my foot slipped," whispered Paul.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "An' I'd like to get a shot at that harelipped villain," interjected Shif'less Sol.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading If they are willing to stay and have the argument out, we're willing to give them something to think about."
harelipped
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From this reading "An' I'd like to get a shot at that harelipped villain," interjected Shif'less Sol.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If they are willing to stay and have the argument out, we're willing to give them something to think about."
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading THE TAKING OF HENRY "I'm sorry my foot slipped," whispered Paul.
I'd
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From this reading "An' I'd like to get a shot at that harelipped villain," interjected Shif'less Sol.
I'm
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From this reading THE TAKING OF HENRY "I'm sorry my foot slipped," whispered Paul.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If they are willing to stay and have the argument out, we're willing to give them something to think about."
interjectedverbUS /ˌɪntərˈdʒektɪd/
past form of “interject” — to insert between other elements
From this reading "An' I'd like to get a shot at that harelipped villain," interjected Shif'less Sol.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "An' I'd like to get a shot at that harelipped villain," interjected Shif'less Sol.
come together
From this reading "We're as anxious to meet them as they are to meet us.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE TAKING OF HENRY "I'm sorry my foot slipped," whispered Paul.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TAKING OF HENRY "I'm sorry my foot slipped," whispered Paul.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading If they are willing to stay and have the argument out, we're willing to give them something to think about."
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading THE TAKING OF HENRY "I'm sorry my foot slipped," whispered Paul.
Shif'less
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From this reading "An' I'd like to get a shot at that harelipped villain," interjected Shif'less Sol.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading "An' I'd like to get a shot at that harelipped villain," interjected Shif'less Sol.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading THE TAKING OF HENRY "I'm sorry my foot slipped," whispered Paul.
SolnounUS /sɑːl/
a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
From this reading "An' I'd like to get a shot at that harelipped villain," interjected Shif'less Sol.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading If they are willing to stay and have the argument out, we're willing to give them something to think about."
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading THE TAKING OF HENRY "I'm sorry my foot slipped," whispered Paul.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading If they are willing to stay and have the argument out, we're willing to give them something to think about."
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading THE TAKING OF HENRY "I'm sorry my foot slipped," whispered Paul.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "An' I'd like to get a shot at that harelipped villain," interjected Shif'less Sol.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TAKING OF HENRY "I'm sorry my foot slipped," whispered Paul.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "We're as anxious to meet them as they are to meet us.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We're as anxious to meet them as they are to meet us.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading If they are willing to stay and have the argument out, we're willing to give them something to think about."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We're as anxious to meet them as they are to meet us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We're as anxious to meet them as they are to meet us.
villainnounUS /ˈvɪlən/
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading "An' I'd like to get a shot at that harelipped villain," interjected Shif'less Sol.
We're
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From this reading "We're as anxious to meet them as they are to meet us.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading THE TAKING OF HENRY "I'm sorry my foot slipped," whispered Paul.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading If they are willing to stay and have the argument out, we're willing to give them something to think about."
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading "Don't you worry, Paul," Henry whispered back.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you worry, Paul," Henry whispered back.
