used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE CHALLENGE TO A LOSING FIGHT "Hullo, Dick!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Who is talking of pictures and things?"
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading The high falsetto announced the Missionary's boy of twelve, who promptly turned a hand spring over the slab bench, never pausing in a running fire of exuberant comment.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading You're goin' t' have a s'prise party--right away!
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading The high falsetto announced the Missionary's boy of twelve, who promptly turned a hand spring over the slab bench, never pausing in a running fire of exuberant comment.
bibnounUS /bɪb/
top part of an apron; covering the chest
From this reading "Get on y'r bib and tucker, Dickie!
a youthful male person
From this reading The high falsetto announced the Missionary's boy of twelve, who promptly turned a hand spring over the slab bench, never pausing in a running fire of exuberant comment.
CHALLENGEverbUS /ˈtʃæləndʒ/
take exception to
From this reading THE CHALLENGE TO A LOSING FIGHT "Hullo, Dick!
commentnounUS /ˈkɑːment/
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading The high falsetto announced the Missionary's boy of twelve, who promptly turned a hand spring over the slab bench, never pausing in a running fire of exuberant comment.
someone who is a detective
From this reading THE CHALLENGE TO A LOSING FIGHT "Hullo, Dick!
DickienounUS /ˈdɪki/
a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
From this reading "Get on y'r bib and tucker, Dickie!
exuberantadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzuːbərənt/
joyously unrestrained
From this reading The high falsetto announced the Missionary's boy of twelve, who promptly turned a hand spring over the slab bench, never pausing in a running fire of exuberant comment.
falsettonounUS /fɔːlˈsetoʊ/
a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register
From this reading The high falsetto announced the Missionary's boy of twelve, who promptly turned a hand spring over the slab bench, never pausing in a running fire of exuberant comment.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading THE CHALLENGE TO A LOSING FIGHT "Hullo, Dick!
start firing a weapon
From this reading The high falsetto announced the Missionary's boy of twelve, who promptly turned a hand spring over the slab bench, never pausing in a running fire of exuberant comment.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Get on y'r bib and tucker, Dickie!
goin
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From this reading You're goin' t' have a s'prise party--right away!
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The high falsetto announced the Missionary's boy of twelve, who promptly turned a hand spring over the slab bench, never pausing in a running fire of exuberant comment.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You're goin' t' have a s'prise party--right away!
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The high falsetto announced the Missionary's boy of twelve, who promptly turned a hand spring over the slab bench, never pausing in a running fire of exuberant comment.
Hullonoun
an expression of greeting
From this reading THE CHALLENGE TO A LOSING FIGHT "Hullo, Dick!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The high falsetto announced the Missionary's boy of twelve, who promptly turned a hand spring over the slab bench, never pausing in a running fire of exuberant comment.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who is talking of pictures and things?"
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading THE CHALLENGE TO A LOSING FIGHT "Hullo, Dick!
Missionary's
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From this reading The high falsetto announced the Missionary's boy of twelve, who promptly turned a hand spring over the slab bench, never pausing in a running fire of exuberant comment.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The high falsetto announced the Missionary's boy of twelve, who promptly turned a hand spring over the slab bench, never pausing in a running fire of exuberant comment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Who is talking of pictures and things?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Get on y'r bib and tucker, Dickie!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The high falsetto announced the Missionary's boy of twelve, who promptly turned a hand spring over the slab bench, never pausing in a running fire of exuberant comment.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading You're goin' t' have a s'prise party--right away!
pausingverbUS /ˈpɔːzɪŋ/
-ing form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading The high falsetto announced the Missionary's boy of twelve, who promptly turned a hand spring over the slab bench, never pausing in a running fire of exuberant comment.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Who is talking of pictures and things?"
promptlyadverbUS /ˈprɑːmptli/
with little or no delay
From this reading The high falsetto announced the Missionary's boy of twelve, who promptly turned a hand spring over the slab bench, never pausing in a running fire of exuberant comment.
precisely, exactly
From this reading You're goin' t' have a s'prise party--right away!
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading The high falsetto announced the Missionary's boy of twelve, who promptly turned a hand spring over the slab bench, never pausing in a running fire of exuberant comment.
s'prise
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From this reading You're goin' t' have a s'prise party--right away!
slabnounUS /slæb/
block consisting of a thick piece of something
From this reading The high falsetto announced the Missionary's boy of twelve, who promptly turned a hand spring over the slab bench, never pausing in a running fire of exuberant comment.
the season of growth
From this reading The high falsetto announced the Missionary's boy of twelve, who promptly turned a hand spring over the slab bench, never pausing in a running fire of exuberant comment.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading You're goin' t' have a s'prise party--right away!
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Who is talking of pictures and things?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHALLENGE TO A LOSING FIGHT "Hullo, Dick!
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Who is talking of pictures and things?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CHALLENGE TO A LOSING FIGHT "Hullo, Dick!
tuckernounUS /ˈtʌkər/
United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)
From this reading "Get on y'r bib and tucker, Dickie!
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The high falsetto announced the Missionary's boy of twelve, who promptly turned a hand spring over the slab bench, never pausing in a running fire of exuberant comment.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading The high falsetto announced the Missionary's boy of twelve, who promptly turned a hand spring over the slab bench, never pausing in a running fire of exuberant comment.
which person or people
From this reading Who is talking of pictures and things?"
y'r
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From this reading "Get on y'r bib and tucker, Dickie!
You're
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From this reading You're goin' t' have a s'prise party--right away!
