Chapter XII · Chapter 12

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The Coast Guard Draws a Blank Rick said quietly, "And so the wolf ate Little Red Riding Hood, and when the grandmother heard about it she said--" Barby's voice erupted in the tiny earphone plug in Rick's ear.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The Coast Guard Draws a Blank Rick said quietly, "And so the wolf ate Little Red Riding Hood, and when the grandmother heard about it she said--" Barby's voice erupted in the tiny earphone plug in Rick's ear.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The Coast Guard Draws a Blank Rick said quietly, "And so the wolf ate Little Red Riding Hood, and when the grandmother heard about it she said--" Barby's voice erupted in the tiny earphone plug in Rick's ear.

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading Barby answered, "I don't think you're very funny either, Donald Scott!"

goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment

From this reading The Coast Guard Draws a Blank Rick said quietly, "And so the wolf ate Little Red Riding Hood, and when the grandmother heard about it she said--" Barby's voice erupted in the tiny earphone plug in Rick's ear.

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From this reading "Barby doesn't like realism in her fairy tales."

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From this reading The Coast Guard Draws a Blank Rick said quietly, "And so the wolf ate Little Red Riding Hood, and when the grandmother heard about it she said--" Barby's voice erupted in the tiny earphone plug in Rick's ear.

(of a surface) not written or printed on

From this reading The Coast Guard Draws a Blank Rick said quietly, "And so the wolf ate Little Red Riding Hood, and when the grandmother heard about it she said--" Barby's voice erupted in the tiny earphone plug in Rick's ear.

small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward

From this reading "I don't think that's very funny, Rick Brant!"

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading The Coast Guard Draws a Blank Rick said quietly, "And so the wolf ate Little Red Riding Hood, and when the grandmother heard about it she said--" Barby's voice erupted in the tiny earphone plug in Rick's ear.

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From this reading "Barby doesn't like realism in her fairy tales."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I don't think that's very funny, Rick Brant!"

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From this reading Barby answered, "I don't think you're very funny either, Donald Scott!"

plural of “draw” — a gully that is shallower than a ravine

From this reading The Coast Guard Draws a Blank Rick said quietly, "And so the wolf ate Little Red Riding Hood, and when the grandmother heard about it she said--" Barby's voice erupted in the tiny earphone plug in Rick's ear.

the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading The Coast Guard Draws a Blank Rick said quietly, "And so the wolf ate Little Red Riding Hood, and when the grandmother heard about it she said--" Barby's voice erupted in the tiny earphone plug in Rick's ear.

electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear

From this reading The Coast Guard Draws a Blank Rick said quietly, "And so the wolf ate Little Red Riding Hood, and when the grandmother heard about it she said--" Barby's voice erupted in the tiny earphone plug in Rick's ear.

one or the other of two

From this reading Barby answered, "I don't think you're very funny either, Donald Scott!"

past form of “erupt” — start abruptly

From this reading The Coast Guard Draws a Blank Rick said quietly, "And so the wolf ate Little Red Riding Hood, and when the grandmother heard about it she said--" Barby's voice erupted in the tiny earphone plug in Rick's ear.

a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

From this reading "Barby doesn't like realism in her fairy tales."

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading "I don't think that's very funny, Rick Brant!"

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading The Coast Guard Draws a Blank Rick said quietly, "And so the wolf ate Little Red Riding Hood, and when the grandmother heard about it she said--" Barby's voice erupted in the tiny earphone plug in Rick's ear.

a person who keeps watch over something or someone

From this reading The Coast Guard Draws a Blank Rick said quietly, "And so the wolf ate Little Red Riding Hood, and when the grandmother heard about it she said--" Barby's voice erupted in the tiny earphone plug in Rick's ear.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading The Coast Guard Draws a Blank Rick said quietly, "And so the wolf ate Little Red Riding Hood, and when the grandmother heard about it she said--" Barby's voice erupted in the tiny earphone plug in Rick's ear.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "Barby doesn't like realism in her fairy tales."

an aggressive and violent young criminal

From this reading The Coast Guard Draws a Blank Rick said quietly, "And so the wolf ate Little Red Riding Hood, and when the grandmother heard about it she said--" Barby's voice erupted in the tiny earphone plug in Rick's ear.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I don't think that's very funny, Rick Brant!"

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The Coast Guard Draws a Blank Rick said quietly, "And so the wolf ate Little Red Riding Hood, and when the grandmother heard about it she said--" Barby's voice erupted in the tiny earphone plug in Rick's ear.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The Coast Guard Draws a Blank Rick said quietly, "And so the wolf ate Little Red Riding Hood, and when the grandmother heard about it she said--" Barby's voice erupted in the tiny earphone plug in Rick's ear.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "Barby doesn't like realism in her fairy tales."

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The Coast Guard Draws a Blank Rick said quietly, "And so the wolf ate Little Red Riding Hood, and when the grandmother heard about it she said--" Barby's voice erupted in the tiny earphone plug in Rick's ear.

fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug

From this reading The Coast Guard Draws a Blank Rick said quietly, "And so the wolf ate Little Red Riding Hood, and when the grandmother heard about it she said--" Barby's voice erupted in the tiny earphone plug in Rick's ear.

with low volume

From this reading The Coast Guard Draws a Blank Rick said quietly, "And so the wolf ate Little Red Riding Hood, and when the grandmother heard about it she said--" Barby's voice erupted in the tiny earphone plug in Rick's ear.

the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth

From this reading "Barby doesn't like realism in her fairy tales."

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading The Coast Guard Draws a Blank Rick said quietly, "And so the wolf ate Little Red Riding Hood, and when the grandmother heard about it she said--" Barby's voice erupted in the tiny earphone plug in Rick's ear.

a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)

From this reading The Coast Guard Draws a Blank Rick said quietly, "And so the wolf ate Little Red Riding Hood, and when the grandmother heard about it she said--" Barby's voice erupted in the tiny earphone plug in Rick's ear.

possessive form of “rick” — a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)

From this reading The Coast Guard Draws a Blank Rick said quietly, "And so the wolf ate Little Red Riding Hood, and when the grandmother heard about it she said--" Barby's voice erupted in the tiny earphone plug in Rick's ear.

the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

From this reading The Coast Guard Draws a Blank Rick said quietly, "And so the wolf ate Little Red Riding Hood, and when the grandmother heard about it she said--" Barby's voice erupted in the tiny earphone plug in Rick's ear.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading The Coast Guard Draws a Blank Rick said quietly, "And so the wolf ate Little Red Riding Hood, and when the grandmother heard about it she said--" Barby's voice erupted in the tiny earphone plug in Rick's ear.

award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)

From this reading Barby answered, "I don't think you're very funny either, Donald Scott!"

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From this reading Scotty spoke up.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The Coast Guard Draws a Blank Rick said quietly, "And so the wolf ate Little Red Riding Hood, and when the grandmother heard about it she said--" Barby's voice erupted in the tiny earphone plug in Rick's ear.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The Coast Guard Draws a Blank Rick said quietly, "And so the wolf ate Little Red Riding Hood, and when the grandmother heard about it she said--" Barby's voice erupted in the tiny earphone plug in Rick's ear.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading Scotty spoke up.

plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading "Barby doesn't like realism in her fairy tales."

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From this reading "I don't think that's very funny, Rick Brant!"

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Coast Guard Draws a Blank Rick said quietly, "And so the wolf ate Little Red Riding Hood, and when the grandmother heard about it she said--" Barby's voice erupted in the tiny earphone plug in Rick's ear.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "I don't think that's very funny, Rick Brant!"

very small

From this reading The Coast Guard Draws a Blank Rick said quietly, "And so the wolf ate Little Red Riding Hood, and when the grandmother heard about it she said--" Barby's voice erupted in the tiny earphone plug in Rick's ear.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Scotty spoke up.

precisely as stated

From this reading "I don't think that's very funny, Rick Brant!"

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading The Coast Guard Draws a Blank Rick said quietly, "And so the wolf ate Little Red Riding Hood, and when the grandmother heard about it she said--" Barby's voice erupted in the tiny earphone plug in Rick's ear.

at the time that

From this reading The Coast Guard Draws a Blank Rick said quietly, "And so the wolf ate Little Red Riding Hood, and when the grandmother heard about it she said--" Barby's voice erupted in the tiny earphone plug in Rick's ear.

any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

From this reading The Coast Guard Draws a Blank Rick said quietly, "And so the wolf ate Little Red Riding Hood, and when the grandmother heard about it she said--" Barby's voice erupted in the tiny earphone plug in Rick's ear.

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From this reading Barby answered, "I don't think you're very funny either, Donald Scott!"