used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Well," she said, with a sort of jerk behind each word, "it was me that done it!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She reached one hand under the pillow and drew out a short-barreled, stubby revolver and extended it to him.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Shot him!" she answered--"I was the one that shot him--with this thing here."
arightadverb
in an accurate manner
From this reading "I beg your pardon," he said, half doubting whether he had heard aright, "but what was it you said you did?"
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "I beg your pardon," he said, half doubting whether he had heard aright, "but what was it you said you did?"
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "Well," she said, with a sort of jerk behind each word, "it was me that done it!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I beg your pardon," he said, half doubting whether he had heard aright, "but what was it you said you did?"
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I beg your pardon," he said, half doubting whether he had heard aright, "but what was it you said you did?"
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Well," she said, with a sort of jerk behind each word, "it was me that done it!"
doubtingadjectiveUS /ˈdaʊtɪŋ/
marked by or given to doubt
From this reading "I beg your pardon," he said, half doubting whether he had heard aright, "but what was it you said you did?"
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading She reached one hand under the pillow and drew out a short-barreled, stubby revolver and extended it to him.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "Well," she said, with a sort of jerk behind each word, "it was me that done it!"
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading She reached one hand under the pillow and drew out a short-barreled, stubby revolver and extended it to him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mechanically he took it, and thereafter for a space he held it in his hands.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I beg your pardon," he said, half doubting whether he had heard aright, "but what was it you said you did?"
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "I beg your pardon," he said, half doubting whether he had heard aright, "but what was it you said you did?"
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She reached one hand under the pillow and drew out a short-barreled, stubby revolver and extended it to him.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Mechanically he took it, and thereafter for a space he held it in his hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I beg your pardon," he said, half doubting whether he had heard aright, "but what was it you said you did?"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I beg your pardon," he said, half doubting whether he had heard aright, "but what was it you said you did?"
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Mechanically he took it, and thereafter for a space he held it in his hands.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Shot him!" she answered--"I was the one that shot him--with this thing here."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Shot him!" she answered--"I was the one that shot him--with this thing here."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mechanically he took it, and thereafter for a space he held it in his hands.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I beg your pardon," he said, half doubting whether he had heard aright, "but what was it you said you did?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mechanically he took it, and thereafter for a space he held it in his hands.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well," she said, with a sort of jerk behind each word, "it was me that done it!"
jerkverbUS /dʒɜːrk/
pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading "Well," she said, with a sort of jerk behind each word, "it was me that done it!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well," she said, with a sort of jerk behind each word, "it was me that done it!"
MechanicallyadverbUS /məˈkænɪkli/
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading Mechanically he took it, and thereafter for a space he held it in his hands.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well," she said, with a sort of jerk behind each word, "it was me that done it!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Shot him!" she answered--"I was the one that shot him--with this thing here."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She reached one hand under the pillow and drew out a short-barreled, stubby revolver and extended it to him.
accept an excuse for
From this reading "I beg your pardon," he said, half doubting whether he had heard aright, "but what was it you said you did?"
pillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading She reached one hand under the pillow and drew out a short-barreled, stubby revolver and extended it to him.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading She reached one hand under the pillow and drew out a short-barreled, stubby revolver and extended it to him.
revolvernounUS /rɪˈvɑːlvər/
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading She reached one hand under the pillow and drew out a short-barreled, stubby revolver and extended it to him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well," she said, with a sort of jerk behind each word, "it was me that done it!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well," she said, with a sort of jerk behind each word, "it was me that done it!"
short-barreled
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From this reading She reached one hand under the pillow and drew out a short-barreled, stubby revolver and extended it to him.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading "Shot him!" she answered--"I was the one that shot him--with this thing here."
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "Well," she said, with a sort of jerk behind each word, "it was me that done it!"
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Mechanically he took it, and thereafter for a space he held it in his hands.
stubbyadjectiveUS /ˈstʌbi/
short and blunt
From this reading She reached one hand under the pillow and drew out a short-barreled, stubby revolver and extended it to him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well," she said, with a sort of jerk behind each word, "it was me that done it!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Shot him!" she answered--"I was the one that shot him--with this thing here."
thereafteradverbUS /ðeˈræftər/
from that time on
From this reading Mechanically he took it, and thereafter for a space he held it in his hands.
a special situation
From this reading "Shot him!" she answered--"I was the one that shot him--with this thing here."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Shot him!" she answered--"I was the one that shot him--with this thing here."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She reached one hand under the pillow and drew out a short-barreled, stubby revolver and extended it to him.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Mechanically he took it, and thereafter for a space he held it in his hands.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She reached one hand under the pillow and drew out a short-barreled, stubby revolver and extended it to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well," she said, with a sort of jerk behind each word, "it was me that done it!"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well," she said, with a sort of jerk behind each word, "it was me that done it!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I beg your pardon," he said, half doubting whether he had heard aright, "but what was it you said you did?"
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "I beg your pardon," he said, half doubting whether he had heard aright, "but what was it you said you did?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well," she said, with a sort of jerk behind each word, "it was me that done it!"
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "Well," she said, with a sort of jerk behind each word, "it was me that done it!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I beg your pardon," he said, half doubting whether he had heard aright, "but what was it you said you did?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I beg your pardon," he said, half doubting whether he had heard aright, "but what was it you said you did?"
