used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ADRIFT ON A DERELICT "Looks to me as though we're going to have a ripsnorter for Christmas," said Eric to his friend, Homer, the day before the festive season.
ADRIFTadjectiveUS /əˈdrɪft/
aimlessly drifting
From this reading ADRIFT ON A DERELICT "Looks to me as though we're going to have a ripsnorter for Christmas," said Eric to his friend, Homer, the day before the festive season.
(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 "If the sea gets much higher, Cookie won't have to stir the plum duff at all!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "All he's got to do is to leave the raisins and the flour and the currants and whatever else goes into the duff lying loose on a table.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ADRIFT ON A DERELICT "Looks to me as though we're going to have a ripsnorter for Christmas," said Eric to his friend, Homer, the day before the festive season.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "If the sea gets much higher, Cookie won't have to stir the plum duff at all!"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ADRIFT ON A DERELICT "Looks to me as though we're going to have a ripsnorter for Christmas," said Eric to his friend, Homer, the day before the festive season.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading ADRIFT ON A DERELICT "Looks to me as though we're going to have a ripsnorter for Christmas," said Eric to his friend, Homer, the day before the festive season.
CookienounUS /ˈkʊki/
any of various small flat sweet cakes (“biscuit” is the British term)
From this reading "If the sea gets much higher, Cookie won't have to stir the plum duff at all!"
currants
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time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading ADRIFT ON A DERELICT "Looks to me as though we're going to have a ripsnorter for Christmas," said Eric to his friend, Homer, the day before the festive season.
DERELICTadjectiveUS /ˈderəlɪkt/
worn and broken down by hard use
From this reading ADRIFT ON A DERELICT "Looks to me as though we're going to have a ripsnorter for Christmas," said Eric to his friend, Homer, the day before the festive season.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "All he's got to do is to leave the raisins and the flour and the currants and whatever else goes into the duff lying loose on a table.
duffnounUS /dʌf/
a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and containing e.g. currants and raisins and citron
From this reading "If the sea gets much higher, Cookie won't have to stir the plum duff at all!"
else
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an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The old lady is kicking loose enough to mix it up all right.
Eric
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From this reading ADRIFT ON A DERELICT "Looks to me as though we're going to have a ripsnorter for Christmas," said Eric to his friend, Homer, the day before the festive season.
festiveadjectiveUS /ˈfestɪv/
offering fun and gaiety
From this reading ADRIFT ON A DERELICT "Looks to me as though we're going to have a ripsnorter for Christmas," said Eric to his friend, Homer, the day before the festive season.
flournounUS /ˈflaʊər/
fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
From this reading "All he's got to do is to leave the raisins and the flour and the currants and whatever else goes into the duff lying loose on a table.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ADRIFT ON A DERELICT "Looks to me as though we're going to have a ripsnorter for Christmas," said Eric to his friend, Homer, the day before the festive season.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading ADRIFT ON A DERELICT "Looks to me as though we're going to have a ripsnorter for Christmas," said Eric to his friend, Homer, the day before the festive season.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading "If the sea gets much higher, Cookie won't have to stir the plum duff at all!"
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading "All he's got to do is to leave the raisins and the flour and the currants and whatever else goes into the duff lying loose on a table.
the act of departing
From this reading ADRIFT ON A DERELICT "Looks to me as though we're going to have a ripsnorter for Christmas," said Eric to his friend, Homer, the day before the festive season.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "All he's got to do is to leave the raisins and the flour and the currants and whatever else goes into the duff lying loose on a table.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ADRIFT ON A DERELICT "Looks to me as though we're going to have a ripsnorter for Christmas," said Eric to his friend, Homer, the day before the festive season.
he's
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From this reading "All he's got to do is to leave the raisins and the flour and the currants and whatever else goes into the duff lying loose on a table.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading "If the sea gets much higher, Cookie won't have to stir the plum duff at all!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ADRIFT ON A DERELICT "Looks to me as though we're going to have a ripsnorter for Christmas," said Eric to his friend, Homer, the day before the festive season.
HomernounUS /ˈhoʊmər/
a base hit on which the batter scores a run
From this reading ADRIFT ON A DERELICT "Looks to me as though we're going to have a ripsnorter for Christmas," said Eric to his friend, Homer, the day before the festive season.
How's
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From this reading "How's that?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If the sea gets much higher, Cookie won't have to stir the plum duff at all!"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "All he's got to do is to leave the raisins and the flour and the currants and whatever else goes into the duff lying loose on a table.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "All he's got to do is to leave the raisins and the flour and the currants and whatever else goes into the duff lying loose on a table.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The old lady is kicking loose enough to mix it up all right.
kickingnounUS /ˈkɪkɪŋ/
a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
From this reading The old lady is kicking loose enough to mix it up all right.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The old lady is kicking loose enough to mix it up all right.
go away from a place
From this reading "All he's got to do is to leave the raisins and the flour and the currants and whatever else goes into the duff lying loose on a table.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading ADRIFT ON A DERELICT "Looks to me as though we're going to have a ripsnorter for Christmas," said Eric to his friend, Homer, the day before the festive season.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading "All he's got to do is to leave the raisins and the flour and the currants and whatever else goes into the duff lying loose on a table.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading "All he's got to do is to leave the raisins and the flour and the currants and whatever else goes into the duff lying loose on a table.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ADRIFT ON A DERELICT "Looks to me as though we're going to have a ripsnorter for Christmas," said Eric to his friend, Homer, the day before the festive season.
mixverbUS /mɪks/
mix together different elements
From this reading The old lady is kicking loose enough to mix it up all right.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "If the sea gets much higher, Cookie won't have to stir the plum duff at all!"
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old lady is kicking loose enough to mix it up all right.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ADRIFT ON A DERELICT "Looks to me as though we're going to have a ripsnorter for Christmas," said Eric to his friend, Homer, the day before the festive season.
plumadverbUS /plʌm/
exactly
From this reading "If the sea gets much higher, Cookie won't have to stir the plum duff at all!"
raisinsnounUS /ˈreɪzənz/
plural of “raisin” — dried grape
From this reading "All he's got to do is to leave the raisins and the flour and the currants and whatever else goes into the duff lying loose on a table.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The old lady is kicking loose enough to mix it up all right.
ripsnorter
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From this reading ADRIFT ON A DERELICT "Looks to me as though we're going to have a ripsnorter for Christmas," said Eric to his friend, Homer, the day before the festive season.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ADRIFT ON A DERELICT "Looks to me as though we're going to have a ripsnorter for Christmas," said Eric to his friend, Homer, the day before the festive season.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading "If the sea gets much higher, Cookie won't have to stir the plum duff at all!"
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading ADRIFT ON A DERELICT "Looks to me as though we're going to have a ripsnorter for Christmas," said Eric to his friend, Homer, the day before the festive season.
move an implement through
From this reading "If the sea gets much higher, Cookie won't have to stir the plum duff at all!"
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "All he's got to do is to leave the raisins and the flour and the currants and whatever else goes into the duff lying loose on a table.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "How's that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ADRIFT ON A DERELICT "Looks to me as though we're going to have a ripsnorter for Christmas," said Eric to his friend, Homer, the day before the festive season.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading ADRIFT ON A DERELICT "Looks to me as though we're going to have a ripsnorter for Christmas," said Eric to his friend, Homer, the day before the festive season.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ADRIFT ON A DERELICT "Looks to me as though we're going to have a ripsnorter for Christmas," said Eric to his friend, Homer, the day before the festive season.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The old lady is kicking loose enough to mix it up all right.
we're
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From this reading ADRIFT ON A DERELICT "Looks to me as though we're going to have a ripsnorter for Christmas," said Eric to his friend, Homer, the day before the festive season.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading "All he's got to do is to leave the raisins and the flour and the currants and whatever else goes into the duff lying loose on a table.
won't
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From this reading "If the sea gets much higher, Cookie won't have to stir the plum duff at all!"
