used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "THE MELODY DEADEN'D" "And you don't mean to tell me you were such a fool as to say he might go?"
anew
From this reading J. P. Thornton, walking up the hill for the fourth time on the way home from a session meeting with Lawyer Ed, asked the question again in an extremity of indignation.
agreementnounUS /əˈɡriːmənt/
the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
From this reading They had argued the question for an hour, up and down the hills between their two homes, and had come to no agreement.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading J. P. Thornton, walking up the hill for the fourth time on the way home from a session meeting with Lawyer Ed, asked the question again in an extremity of indignation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "THE MELODY DEADEN'D" "And you don't mean to tell me you were such a fool as to say he might go?"
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading And Lawyer Ed answered as he had done each time before:
arguedverbUS /ˈɑːrɡjuːd/
past form of “argue” — present reasons and arguments
From this reading They had argued the question for an hour, up and down the hills between their two homes, and had come to no agreement.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "THE MELODY DEADEN'D" "And you don't mean to tell me you were such a fool as to say he might go?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading J. P. Thornton, walking up the hill for the fourth time on the way home from a session meeting with Lawyer Ed, asked the question again in an extremity of indignation.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And Lawyer Ed answered as he had done each time before:
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They had argued the question for an hour, up and down the hills between their two homes, and had come to no agreement.
boy'snounUS /bɔɪz/
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "I couldn't stand in the boy's way, Jack; I just couldn't."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They had argued the question for an hour, up and down the hills between their two homes, and had come to no agreement.
couldn't
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From this reading "I couldn't stand in the boy's way, Jack; I just couldn't."
DEADEN'D
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From this reading "THE MELODY DEADEN'D" "And you don't mean to tell me you were such a fool as to say he might go?"
don't
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From this reading "THE MELODY DEADEN'D" "And you don't mean to tell me you were such a fool as to say he might go?"
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading And Lawyer Ed answered as he had done each time before:
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They had argued the question for an hour, up and down the hills between their two homes, and had come to no agreement.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading And Lawyer Ed answered as he had done each time before:
EdnounUS /ed/
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading J. P. Thornton, walking up the hill for the fourth time on the way home from a session meeting with Lawyer Ed, asked the question again in an extremity of indignation.
extremitynounUS /ekˈstreməti/
an external body part that projects from the body
From this reading J. P. Thornton, walking up the hill for the fourth time on the way home from a session meeting with Lawyer Ed, asked the question again in an extremity of indignation.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading "THE MELODY DEADEN'D" "And you don't mean to tell me you were such a fool as to say he might go?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading J. P. Thornton, walking up the hill for the fourth time on the way home from a session meeting with Lawyer Ed, asked the question again in an extremity of indignation.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading J. P. Thornton, walking up the hill for the fourth time on the way home from a session meeting with Lawyer Ed, asked the question again in an extremity of indignation.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading J. P. Thornton, walking up the hill for the fourth time on the way home from a session meeting with Lawyer Ed, asked the question again in an extremity of indignation.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "THE MELODY DEADEN'D" "And you don't mean to tell me you were such a fool as to say he might go?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And Lawyer Ed answered as he had done each time before:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "THE MELODY DEADEN'D" "And you don't mean to tell me you were such a fool as to say he might go?"
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading J. P. Thornton, walking up the hill for the fourth time on the way home from a session meeting with Lawyer Ed, asked the question again in an extremity of indignation.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading They had argued the question for an hour, up and down the hills between their two homes, and had come to no agreement.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading J. P. Thornton, walking up the hill for the fourth time on the way home from a session meeting with Lawyer Ed, asked the question again in an extremity of indignation.
homesnounUS /hoʊmz/
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading They had argued the question for an hour, up and down the hills between their two homes, and had come to no agreement.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading They had argued the question for an hour, up and down the hills between their two homes, and had come to no agreement.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I couldn't stand in the boy's way, Jack; I just couldn't."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading J. P. Thornton, walking up the hill for the fourth time on the way home from a session meeting with Lawyer Ed, asked the question again in an extremity of indignation.
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading J. P. Thornton, walking up the hill for the fourth time on the way home from a session meeting with Lawyer Ed, asked the question again in an extremity of indignation.
JnounUS /dʒeɪ/
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading J. P. Thornton, walking up the hill for the fourth time on the way home from a session meeting with Lawyer Ed, asked the question again in an extremity of indignation.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "I couldn't stand in the boy's way, Jack; I just couldn't."
and nothing more
From this reading "I couldn't stand in the boy's way, Jack; I just couldn't."
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading J. P. Thornton, walking up the hill for the fourth time on the way home from a session meeting with Lawyer Ed, asked the question again in an extremity of indignation.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "THE MELODY DEADEN'D" "And you don't mean to tell me you were such a fool as to say he might go?"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "THE MELODY DEADEN'D" "And you don't mean to tell me you were such a fool as to say he might go?"
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading J. P. Thornton, walking up the hill for the fourth time on the way home from a session meeting with Lawyer Ed, asked the question again in an extremity of indignation.
MELODYnounUS /ˈmelədi/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading "THE MELODY DEADEN'D" "And you don't mean to tell me you were such a fool as to say he might go?"
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "THE MELODY DEADEN'D" "And you don't mean to tell me you were such a fool as to say he might go?"
not any; not one
From this reading They had argued the question for an hour, up and down the hills between their two homes, and had come to no agreement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading J. P. Thornton, walking up the hill for the fourth time on the way home from a session meeting with Lawyer Ed, asked the question again in an extremity of indignation.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading J. P. Thornton, walking up the hill for the fourth time on the way home from a session meeting with Lawyer Ed, asked the question again in an extremity of indignation.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading J. P. Thornton, walking up the hill for the fourth time on the way home from a session meeting with Lawyer Ed, asked the question again in an extremity of indignation.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading J. P. Thornton, walking up the hill for the fourth time on the way home from a session meeting with Lawyer Ed, asked the question again in an extremity of indignation.
express in words
From this reading "THE MELODY DEADEN'D" "And you don't mean to tell me you were such a fool as to say he might go?"
sessionnounUS /ˈseʃən/
a meeting for execution of a group's functions
From this reading J. P. Thornton, walking up the hill for the fourth time on the way home from a session meeting with Lawyer Ed, asked the question again in an extremity of indignation.
be standing; be upright
From this reading "I couldn't stand in the boy's way, Jack; I just couldn't."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "THE MELODY DEADEN'D" "And you don't mean to tell me you were such a fool as to say he might go?"
express in words
From this reading "THE MELODY DEADEN'D" "And you don't mean to tell me you were such a fool as to say he might go?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE MELODY DEADEN'D" "And you don't mean to tell me you were such a fool as to say he might go?"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had argued the question for an hour, up and down the hills between their two homes, and had come to no agreement.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had argued the question for an hour, up and down the hills between their two homes, and had come to no agreement.
ThorntonnounUS /ˈθɔːrntən/
American architect (1759-1828)
From this reading J. P. Thornton, walking up the hill for the fourth time on the way home from a session meeting with Lawyer Ed, asked the question again in an extremity of indignation.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading J. P. Thornton, walking up the hill for the fourth time on the way home from a session meeting with Lawyer Ed, asked the question again in an extremity of indignation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "THE MELODY DEADEN'D" "And you don't mean to tell me you were such a fool as to say he might go?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading They had argued the question for an hour, up and down the hills between their two homes, and had come to no agreement.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading J. P. Thornton, walking up the hill for the fourth time on the way home from a session meeting with Lawyer Ed, asked the question again in an extremity of indignation.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading J. P. Thornton, walking up the hill for the fourth time on the way home from a session meeting with Lawyer Ed, asked the question again in an extremity of indignation.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading J. P. Thornton, walking up the hill for the fourth time on the way home from a session meeting with Lawyer Ed, asked the question again in an extremity of indignation.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "THE MELODY DEADEN'D" "And you don't mean to tell me you were such a fool as to say he might go?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading J. P. Thornton, walking up the hill for the fourth time on the way home from a session meeting with Lawyer Ed, asked the question again in an extremity of indignation.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "THE MELODY DEADEN'D" "And you don't mean to tell me you were such a fool as to say he might go?"
