used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “One reason is,” I said, “that anybody who doesn’t know any better than to suspicion Danny, in this affair, would need a lot more help, to get anywhere, than I could give them.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I guess I was rather tart about it.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “One reason is,” I said, “that anybody who doesn’t know any better than to suspicion Danny, in this affair, would need a lot more help, to get anywhere, than I could give them.”
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading An Aid “Mrs. Magin,” Miss MacDonald began, right off, the minute the door had closed behind Danny, “I want to ask you to help me with this case.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Aid “Mrs. Magin,” Miss MacDonald began, right off, the minute the door had closed behind Danny, “I want to ask you to help me with this case.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “I couldn’t be any help to you,” I said.
any person at all
From this reading “One reason is,” I said, “that anybody who doesn’t know any better than to suspicion Danny, in this affair, would need a lot more help, to get anywhere, than I could give them.”
at or in or to any place
From this reading “One reason is,” I said, “that anybody who doesn’t know any better than to suspicion Danny, in this affair, would need a lot more help, to get anywhere, than I could give them.”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading An Aid “Mrs. Magin,” Miss MacDonald began, right off, the minute the door had closed behind Danny, “I want to ask you to help me with this case.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I couldn’t be any help to you,” I said.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading An Aid “Mrs. Magin,” Miss MacDonald began, right off, the minute the door had closed behind Danny, “I want to ask you to help me with this case.”
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading An Aid “Mrs. Magin,” Miss MacDonald began, right off, the minute the door had closed behind Danny, “I want to ask you to help me with this case.”
(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 “One reason is,” I said, “that anybody who doesn’t know any better than to suspicion Danny, in this affair, would need a lot more help, to get anywhere, than I could give them.”
an occurrence of something
From this reading An Aid “Mrs. Magin,” Miss MacDonald began, right off, the minute the door had closed behind Danny, “I want to ask you to help me with this case.”
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading An Aid “Mrs. Magin,” Miss MacDonald began, right off, the minute the door had closed behind Danny, “I want to ask you to help me with this case.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “One reason is,” I said, “that anybody who doesn’t know any better than to suspicion Danny, in this affair, would need a lot more help, to get anywhere, than I could give them.”
couldn't
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From this reading “I couldn’t be any help to you,” I said.
Danny
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From this reading An Aid “Mrs. Magin,” Miss MacDonald began, right off, the minute the door had closed behind Danny, “I want to ask you to help me with this case.”
doesn't
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From this reading “One reason is,” I said, “that anybody who doesn’t know any better than to suspicion Danny, in this affair, would need a lot more help, to get anywhere, than I could give them.”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading An Aid “Mrs. Magin,” Miss MacDonald began, right off, the minute the door had closed behind Danny, “I want to ask you to help me with this case.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “One reason is,” I said, “that anybody who doesn’t know any better than to suspicion Danny, in this affair, would need a lot more help, to get anywhere, than I could give them.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “One reason is,” I said, “that anybody who doesn’t know any better than to suspicion Danny, in this affair, would need a lot more help, to get anywhere, than I could give them.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I guess I was rather tart about it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading An Aid “Mrs. Magin,” Miss MacDonald began, right off, the minute the door had closed behind Danny, “I want to ask you to help me with this case.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading An Aid “Mrs. Magin,” Miss MacDonald began, right off, the minute the door had closed behind Danny, “I want to ask you to help me with this case.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading An Aid “Mrs. Magin,” Miss MacDonald began, right off, the minute the door had closed behind Danny, “I want to ask you to help me with this case.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “One reason is,” I said, “that anybody who doesn’t know any better than to suspicion Danny, in this affair, would need a lot more help, to get anywhere, than I could give them.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “One reason is,” I said, “that anybody who doesn’t know any better than to suspicion Danny, in this affair, would need a lot more help, to get anywhere, than I could give them.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I guess I was rather tart about it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “One reason is,” I said, “that anybody who doesn’t know any better than to suspicion Danny, in this affair, would need a lot more help, to get anywhere, than I could give them.”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “One reason is,” I said, “that anybody who doesn’t know any better than to suspicion Danny, in this affair, would need a lot more help, to get anywhere, than I could give them.”
MacDonald
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From this reading An Aid “Mrs. Magin,” Miss MacDonald began, right off, the minute the door had closed behind Danny, “I want to ask you to help me with this case.”
Magin
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From this reading An Aid “Mrs. Magin,” Miss MacDonald began, right off, the minute the door had closed behind Danny, “I want to ask you to help me with this case.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading An Aid “Mrs. Magin,” Miss MacDonald began, right off, the minute the door had closed behind Danny, “I want to ask you to help me with this case.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading An Aid “Mrs. Magin,” Miss MacDonald began, right off, the minute the door had closed behind Danny, “I want to ask you to help me with this case.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading An Aid “Mrs. Magin,” Miss MacDonald began, right off, the minute the door had closed behind Danny, “I want to ask you to help me with this case.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “One reason is,” I said, “that anybody who doesn’t know any better than to suspicion Danny, in this affair, would need a lot more help, to get anywhere, than I could give them.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading An Aid “Mrs. Magin,” Miss MacDonald began, right off, the minute the door had closed behind Danny, “I want to ask you to help me with this case.”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “One reason is,” I said, “that anybody who doesn’t know any better than to suspicion Danny, in this affair, would need a lot more help, to get anywhere, than I could give them.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Why not?”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading An Aid “Mrs. Magin,” Miss MacDonald began, right off, the minute the door had closed behind Danny, “I want to ask you to help me with this case.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One reason is,” I said, “that anybody who doesn’t know any better than to suspicion Danny, in this affair, would need a lot more help, to get anywhere, than I could give them.”
on the contrary
From this reading I guess I was rather tart about it.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “One reason is,” I said, “that anybody who doesn’t know any better than to suspicion Danny, in this affair, would need a lot more help, to get anywhere, than I could give them.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading An Aid “Mrs. Magin,” Miss MacDonald began, right off, the minute the door had closed behind Danny, “I want to ask you to help me with this case.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I couldn’t be any help to you,” I said.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “One reason is,” I said, “that anybody who doesn’t know any better than to suspicion Danny, in this affair, would need a lot more help, to get anywhere, than I could give them.”
tartadjectiveUS /tɑːrt/
tasting sour like a lemon
From this reading I guess I was rather tart about it.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “One reason is,” I said, “that anybody who doesn’t know any better than to suspicion Danny, in this affair, would need a lot more help, to get anywhere, than I could give them.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “One reason is,” I said, “that anybody who doesn’t know any better than to suspicion Danny, in this affair, would need a lot more help, to get anywhere, than I could give them.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An Aid “Mrs. Magin,” Miss MacDonald began, right off, the minute the door had closed behind Danny, “I want to ask you to help me with this case.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “One reason is,” I said, “that anybody who doesn’t know any better than to suspicion Danny, in this affair, would need a lot more help, to get anywhere, than I could give them.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading An Aid “Mrs. Magin,” Miss MacDonald began, right off, the minute the door had closed behind Danny, “I want to ask you to help me with this case.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An Aid “Mrs. Magin,” Miss MacDonald began, right off, the minute the door had closed behind Danny, “I want to ask you to help me with this case.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading An Aid “Mrs. Magin,” Miss MacDonald began, right off, the minute the door had closed behind Danny, “I want to ask you to help me with this case.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I guess I was rather tart about it.
which person or people
From this reading “One reason is,” I said, “that anybody who doesn’t know any better than to suspicion Danny, in this affair, would need a lot more help, to get anywhere, than I could give them.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why not?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading An Aid “Mrs. Magin,” Miss MacDonald began, right off, the minute the door had closed behind Danny, “I want to ask you to help me with this case.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “One reason is,” I said, “that anybody who doesn’t know any better than to suspicion Danny, in this affair, would need a lot more help, to get anywhere, than I could give them.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading An Aid “Mrs. Magin,” Miss MacDonald began, right off, the minute the door had closed behind Danny, “I want to ask you to help me with this case.”
