used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
(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 "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
any thing at all
From this reading "There isn't anything to tell.
AshtonnounUS /ˈæʃtən/
British choreographer (1906-1988)
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
have
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
Betty
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From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At least there really is, but I have not been told just what," Mollie sighed in return.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
clearingnounUS /ˈklɪrɪŋ/
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Then of course it's Polly?"
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
don't
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From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
set up or found
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At least there really is, but I have not been told just what," Mollie sighed in return.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
IRONIESnounUS /ˈaɪrəniz/
plural of “irony” — witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At least there really is, but I have not been told just what," Mollie sighed in return.
isn't
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From this reading "There isn't anything to tell.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
it's
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From this reading "Then of course it's Polly?"
and nothing more
From this reading At least there really is, but I have not been told just what," Mollie sighed in return.
immediately past
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least there really is, but I have not been told just what," Mollie sighed in return.
LIFE'SnounUS /laɪfs/
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
for more time
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
the force of workers available
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
MollienounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
a particular point in time
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Mollie nodded.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At least there really is, but I have not been told just what," Mollie sighed in return.
O'NeillnounUS /oʊˈniːl/
United States playwright (1888-1953)
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Then of course it's Polly?"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
Polly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then of course it's Polly?"
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading At least there really is, but I have not been told just what," Mollie sighed in return.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading At least there really is, but I have not been told just what," Mollie sighed in return.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading At least there really is, but I have not been told just what," Mollie sighed in return.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
express in words
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then of course it's Polly?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There isn't anything to tell.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There isn't anything to tell.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading At least there really is, but I have not been told just what," Mollie sighed in return.
WebsternounUS /ˈwebstər/
English playwright (1580-1625)
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
whisperingnounUS /ˈwɪspərɪŋ/
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
worriedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES" "Mollie O'Neill, if you don't tell me what you and Billy Webster have been whispering about all evening and why you look so worried, I don't think I can bear it a moment longer," Betty Ashton insisted, having at last found her friend alone for a moment, while the other girls and men were clearing the living room for the dance.
