used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Your head is a deuced good one, Andrew; but--now don’t get angry--you are too excitable and too intense to be left quite to yourself, even in book-writing, much less in the ordinary affairs of life.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading Two heads may be really better than one, although I seldom believe in the truth of accepted sayings.
matters of personal concern
From this reading Your head is a deuced good one, Andrew; but--now don’t get angry--you are too excitable and too intense to be left quite to yourself, even in book-writing, much less in the ordinary affairs of life.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Two heads may be really better than one, although I seldom believe in the truth of accepted sayings.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Your head is a deuced good one, Andrew; but--now don’t get angry--you are too excitable and too intense to be left quite to yourself, even in book-writing, much less in the ordinary affairs of life.
AndrewnounUS /ˈændruː/
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
From this reading Your head is a deuced good one, Andrew; but--now don’t get angry--you are too excitable and too intense to be left quite to yourself, even in book-writing, much less in the ordinary affairs of life.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading Your head is a deuced good one, Andrew; but--now don’t get angry--you are too excitable and too intense to be left quite to yourself, even in book-writing, much less in the ordinary affairs of life.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Your head is a deuced good one, Andrew; but--now don’t get angry--you are too excitable and too intense to be left quite to yourself, even in book-writing, much less in the ordinary affairs of life.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Why shouldn’t we collaborate?” said Henley in his most matter-of-fact way, as Big Ben gave voice to the midnight hour.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Two heads may be really better than one, although I seldom believe in the truth of accepted sayings.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Two heads may be really better than one, although I seldom believe in the truth of accepted sayings.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “Why shouldn’t we collaborate?” said Henley in his most matter-of-fact way, as Big Ben gave voice to the midnight hour.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Two heads may be really better than one, although I seldom believe in the truth of accepted sayings.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Why shouldn’t we collaborate?” said Henley in his most matter-of-fact way, as Big Ben gave voice to the midnight hour.
book-writing
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From this reading Your head is a deuced good one, Andrew; but--now don’t get angry--you are too excitable and too intense to be left quite to yourself, even in book-writing, much less in the ordinary affairs of life.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Your head is a deuced good one, Andrew; but--now don’t get angry--you are too excitable and too intense to be left quite to yourself, even in book-writing, much less in the ordinary affairs of life.
collaborateverbUS /kəˈlæbəreɪt/
work together on a common enterprise of project
From this reading “Why shouldn’t we collaborate?” said Henley in his most matter-of-fact way, as Big Ben gave voice to the midnight hour.
COLLABORATORSnounUS /kəˈlæbəreɪtərz/
plural of “collaborator” — someone who assists in a plot
From this reading THE COLLABORATORS.
deucedadjective
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Your head is a deuced good one, Andrew; but--now don’t get angry--you are too excitable and too intense to be left quite to yourself, even in book-writing, much less in the ordinary affairs of life.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Everybody does it nowadays.
don't
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From this reading Your head is a deuced good one, Andrew; but--now don’t get angry--you are too excitable and too intense to be left quite to yourself, even in book-writing, much less in the ordinary affairs of life.
divisible by two
From this reading Your head is a deuced good one, Andrew; but--now don’t get angry--you are too excitable and too intense to be left quite to yourself, even in book-writing, much less in the ordinary affairs of life.
every person
From this reading “Everybody does it nowadays.
excitableadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtəbəl/
easily excited
From this reading Your head is a deuced good one, Andrew; but--now don’t get angry--you are too excitable and too intense to be left quite to yourself, even in book-writing, much less in the ordinary affairs of life.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Why shouldn’t we collaborate?” said Henley in his most matter-of-fact way, as Big Ben gave voice to the midnight hour.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Your head is a deuced good one, Andrew; but--now don’t get angry--you are too excitable and too intense to be left quite to yourself, even in book-writing, much less in the ordinary affairs of life.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Your head is a deuced good one, Andrew; but--now don’t get angry--you are too excitable and too intense to be left quite to yourself, even in book-writing, much less in the ordinary affairs of life.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Your head is a deuced good one, Andrew; but--now don’t get angry--you are too excitable and too intense to be left quite to yourself, even in book-writing, much less in the ordinary affairs of life.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Two heads may be really better than one, although I seldom believe in the truth of accepted sayings.
Henley
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From this reading “Why shouldn’t we collaborate?” said Henley in his most matter-of-fact way, as Big Ben gave voice to the midnight hour.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Why shouldn’t we collaborate?” said Henley in his most matter-of-fact way, as Big Ben gave voice to the midnight hour.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “Why shouldn’t we collaborate?” said Henley in his most matter-of-fact way, as Big Ben gave voice to the midnight hour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Two heads may be really better than one, although I seldom believe in the truth of accepted sayings.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Why shouldn’t we collaborate?” said Henley in his most matter-of-fact way, as Big Ben gave voice to the midnight hour.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading Your head is a deuced good one, Andrew; but--now don’t get angry--you are too excitable and too intense to be left quite to yourself, even in book-writing, much less in the ordinary affairs of life.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your head is a deuced good one, Andrew; but--now don’t get angry--you are too excitable and too intense to be left quite to yourself, even in book-writing, much less in the ordinary affairs of life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Everybody does it nowadays.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Your head is a deuced good one, Andrew; but--now don’t get angry--you are too excitable and too intense to be left quite to yourself, even in book-writing, much less in the ordinary affairs of life.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Your head is a deuced good one, Andrew; but--now don’t get angry--you are too excitable and too intense to be left quite to yourself, even in book-writing, much less in the ordinary affairs of life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Your head is a deuced good one, Andrew; but--now don’t get angry--you are too excitable and too intense to be left quite to yourself, even in book-writing, much less in the ordinary affairs of life.
matter-of-factadjective
not fanciful or imaginative
From this reading “Why shouldn’t we collaborate?” said Henley in his most matter-of-fact way, as Big Ben gave voice to the midnight hour.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Two heads may be really better than one, although I seldom believe in the truth of accepted sayings.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “Why shouldn’t we collaborate?” said Henley in his most matter-of-fact way, as Big Ben gave voice to the midnight hour.
used to form the superlative
From this reading “Why shouldn’t we collaborate?” said Henley in his most matter-of-fact way, as Big Ben gave voice to the midnight hour.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Your head is a deuced good one, Andrew; but--now don’t get angry--you are too excitable and too intense to be left quite to yourself, even in book-writing, much less in the ordinary affairs of life.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Your head is a deuced good one, Andrew; but--now don’t get angry--you are too excitable and too intense to be left quite to yourself, even in book-writing, much less in the ordinary affairs of life.
nowadaysnounUS /ˈnaʊədeɪz/
the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading “Everybody does it nowadays.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two heads may be really better than one, although I seldom believe in the truth of accepted sayings.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Two heads may be really better than one, although I seldom believe in the truth of accepted sayings.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading Your head is a deuced good one, Andrew; but--now don’t get angry--you are too excitable and too intense to be left quite to yourself, even in book-writing, much less in the ordinary affairs of life.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Your head is a deuced good one, Andrew; but--now don’t get angry--you are too excitable and too intense to be left quite to yourself, even in book-writing, much less in the ordinary affairs of life.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Two heads may be really better than one, although I seldom believe in the truth of accepted sayings.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Why shouldn’t we collaborate?” said Henley in his most matter-of-fact way, as Big Ben gave voice to the midnight hour.
sayingsnounUS /ˈseɪɪŋz/
plural of “saying” — a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Two heads may be really better than one, although I seldom believe in the truth of accepted sayings.
not often
From this reading Two heads may be really better than one, although I seldom believe in the truth of accepted sayings.
shouldn't
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From this reading “Why shouldn’t we collaborate?” said Henley in his most matter-of-fact way, as Big Ben gave voice to the midnight hour.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Two heads may be really better than one, although I seldom believe in the truth of accepted sayings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COLLABORATORS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Why shouldn’t we collaborate?” said Henley in his most matter-of-fact way, as Big Ben gave voice to the midnight hour.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Your head is a deuced good one, Andrew; but--now don’t get angry--you are too excitable and too intense to be left quite to yourself, even in book-writing, much less in the ordinary affairs of life.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Two heads may be really better than one, although I seldom believe in the truth of accepted sayings.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two heads may be really better than one, although I seldom believe in the truth of accepted sayings.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Why shouldn’t we collaborate?” said Henley in his most matter-of-fact way, as Big Ben gave voice to the midnight hour.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Why shouldn’t we collaborate?” said Henley in his most matter-of-fact way, as Big Ben gave voice to the midnight hour.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Why shouldn’t we collaborate?” said Henley in his most matter-of-fact way, as Big Ben gave voice to the midnight hour.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why shouldn’t we collaborate?” said Henley in his most matter-of-fact way, as Big Ben gave voice to the midnight hour.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your head is a deuced good one, Andrew; but--now don’t get angry--you are too excitable and too intense to be left quite to yourself, even in book-writing, much less in the ordinary affairs of life.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your head is a deuced good one, Andrew; but--now don’t get angry--you are too excitable and too intense to be left quite to yourself, even in book-writing, much less in the ordinary affairs of life.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Your head is a deuced good one, Andrew; but--now don’t get angry--you are too excitable and too intense to be left quite to yourself, even in book-writing, much less in the ordinary affairs of life.
