used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Look at my cousin, Gus Vanderpool--he made Keys twenty years ago and has never done a thing since.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Anybody might think you had a brother among the juniors who you weren't hopeful about."
in the past
From this reading Look at my cousin, Gus Vanderpool--he made Keys twenty years ago and has never done a thing since.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "Anybody might think you had a brother among the juniors who you weren't hopeful about."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Look at my cousin, Gus Vanderpool--he made Keys twenty years ago and has never done a thing since.
AndersonnounUS /ˈændərsən/
United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading "You've got statistics at your fingers' ends, haven't you?" said Mrs. Anderson.
any person at all
From this reading "Anybody might think you had a brother among the juniors who you weren't hopeful about."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at my cousin, Gus Vanderpool--he made Keys twenty years ago and has never done a thing since.
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading And that fat Mr. Hough, who's so rich and dull--he's Bones."
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "Anybody might think you had a brother among the juniors who you weren't hopeful about."
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Look at my cousin, Gus Vanderpool--he made Keys twenty years ago and has never done a thing since.
curiouslyadverbUS /ˈkjʊriəsli/
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading She looked at the girl curiously.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Look at my cousin, Gus Vanderpool--he made Keys twenty years ago and has never done a thing since.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading And that fat Mr. Hough, who's so rich and dull--he's Bones."
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "You've got statistics at your fingers' ends, haven't you?" said Mrs. Anderson.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading And that fat Mr. Hough, who's so rich and dull--he's Bones."
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading "You've got statistics at your fingers' ends, haven't you?" said Mrs. Anderson.
a young female
From this reading She looked at the girl curiously.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You've got statistics at your fingers' ends, haven't you?" said Mrs. Anderson.
GusnounUS /ɡʌs/
plural of “gu” — the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898
From this reading Look at my cousin, Gus Vanderpool--he made Keys twenty years ago and has never done a thing since.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Anybody might think you had a brother among the juniors who you weren't hopeful about."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Look at my cousin, Gus Vanderpool--he made Keys twenty years ago and has never done a thing since.
haven't
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From this reading "You've got statistics at your fingers' ends, haven't you?" said Mrs. Anderson.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Look at my cousin, Gus Vanderpool--he made Keys twenty years ago and has never done a thing since.
he's
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From this reading And that fat Mr. Hough, who's so rich and dull--he's Bones."
hopefuladjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpfəl/
having or manifesting hope
From this reading "Anybody might think you had a brother among the juniors who you weren't hopeful about."
Hough
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From this reading And that fat Mr. Hough, who's so rich and dull--he's Bones."
juniorsnounUS /ˈdʒuːnjərz/
plural of “junior” — term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
From this reading "Anybody might think you had a brother among the juniors who you weren't hopeful about."
KeysnounUS /kiːz/
plural of “key” — metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading Look at my cousin, Gus Vanderpool--he made Keys twenty years ago and has never done a thing since.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look at my cousin, Gus Vanderpool--he made Keys twenty years ago and has never done a thing since.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked at the girl curiously.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Look at my cousin, Gus Vanderpool--he made Keys twenty years ago and has never done a thing since.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Anybody might think you had a brother among the juniors who you weren't hopeful about."
a form of address for a man
From this reading And that fat Mr. Hough, who's so rich and dull--he's Bones."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "You've got statistics at your fingers' ends, haven't you?" said Mrs. Anderson.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Look at my cousin, Gus Vanderpool--he made Keys twenty years ago and has never done a thing since.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Look at my cousin, Gus Vanderpool--he made Keys twenty years ago and has never done a thing since.
possessing material wealth
From this reading And that fat Mr. Hough, who's so rich and dull--he's Bones."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You've got statistics at your fingers' ends, haven't you?" said Mrs. Anderson.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked at the girl curiously.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Look at my cousin, Gus Vanderpool--he made Keys twenty years ago and has never done a thing since.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And that fat Mr. Hough, who's so rich and dull--he's Bones."
statisticsnounUS /stəˈtɪstɪks/
a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
From this reading "You've got statistics at your fingers' ends, haven't you?" said Mrs. Anderson.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And that fat Mr. Hough, who's so rich and dull--he's Bones."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Anybody might think you had a brother among the juniors who you weren't hopeful about."
a special situation
From this reading Look at my cousin, Gus Vanderpool--he made Keys twenty years ago and has never done a thing since.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Anybody might think you had a brother among the juniors who you weren't hopeful about."
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Look at my cousin, Gus Vanderpool--he made Keys twenty years ago and has never done a thing since.
Vanderpool
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From this reading Look at my cousin, Gus Vanderpool--he made Keys twenty years ago and has never done a thing since.
weren't
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From this reading "Anybody might think you had a brother among the juniors who you weren't hopeful about."
which person or people
From this reading "Anybody might think you had a brother among the juniors who you weren't hopeful about."
who's
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From this reading And that fat Mr. Hough, who's so rich and dull--he's Bones."
a late time of life
From this reading Look at my cousin, Gus Vanderpool--he made Keys twenty years ago and has never done a thing since.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You've got statistics at your fingers' ends, haven't you?" said Mrs. Anderson.
You've
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From this reading "You've got statistics at your fingers' ends, haven't you?" said Mrs. Anderson.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You've got statistics at your fingers' ends, haven't you?" said Mrs. Anderson.
