used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Why, the art value of every lot in Bilgewater doubled in ten days, and they went off like chromos at a picture auction.”
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “Look at that air of innocence,” said Gale, “it would deceive the oldest man living.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading You know very well, Johnnie, that the Bilgewater lots would never have moved in the world if you hadn’t gone out there and got those people all crazy on art values.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You know very well, Johnnie, that the Bilgewater lots would never have moved in the world if you hadn’t gone out there and got those people all crazy on art values.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading You know very well, Johnnie, that the Bilgewater lots would never have moved in the world if you hadn’t gone out there and got those people all crazy on art values.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Papa!” said Miss Gale severely, “I went to Bridgewater, or Bilgewater, as you persist in calling it, and showed the people my pictures out there, because I was invited to do so, and because I saw by their lawns and gardens that they needed me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Look at that air of innocence,” said Gale, “it would deceive the oldest man living.
auctionnounUS /ˈɑːkʃən/
a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge
From this reading Why, the art value of every lot in Bilgewater doubled in ten days, and they went off like chromos at a picture auction.”
for the reason that
From this reading “Papa!” said Miss Gale severely, “I went to Bridgewater, or Bilgewater, as you persist in calling it, and showed the people my pictures out there, because I was invited to do so, and because I saw by their lawns and gardens that they needed me.
Bilgewaternoun
pretentious or silly talk or writing
From this reading You know very well, Johnnie, that the Bilgewater lots would never have moved in the world if you hadn’t gone out there and got those people all crazy on art values.
Bridgewater
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From this reading “Papa!” said Miss Gale severely, “I went to Bridgewater, or Bilgewater, as you persist in calling it, and showed the people my pictures out there, because I was invited to do so, and because I saw by their lawns and gardens that they needed me.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Papa!” said Miss Gale severely, “I went to Bridgewater, or Bilgewater, as you persist in calling it, and showed the people my pictures out there, because I was invited to do so, and because I saw by their lawns and gardens that they needed me.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “Papa!” said Miss Gale severely, “I went to Bridgewater, or Bilgewater, as you persist in calling it, and showed the people my pictures out there, because I was invited to do so, and because I saw by their lawns and gardens that they needed me.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Oh, Daddy, how can you!”
chromos
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From this reading Why, the art value of every lot in Bilgewater doubled in ten days, and they went off like chromos at a picture auction.”
crazyadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪzi/
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading You know very well, Johnnie, that the Bilgewater lots would never have moved in the world if you hadn’t gone out there and got those people all crazy on art values.
DaddynounUS /ˈdædi/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Oh, Daddy, how can you!”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Why, the art value of every lot in Bilgewater doubled in ten days, and they went off like chromos at a picture auction.”
deceiveverbUS /dɪˈsiːv/
be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading “Look at that air of innocence,” said Gale, “it would deceive the oldest man living.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Papa!” said Miss Gale severely, “I went to Bridgewater, or Bilgewater, as you persist in calling it, and showed the people my pictures out there, because I was invited to do so, and because I saw by their lawns and gardens that they needed me.
doubledadjectiveUS /ˈdʌbəld/
twice as great or many
From this reading Why, the art value of every lot in Bilgewater doubled in ten days, and they went off like chromos at a picture auction.”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Why, the art value of every lot in Bilgewater doubled in ten days, and they went off like chromos at a picture auction.”
GalenounUS /ɡeɪl/
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading “Look at that air of innocence,” said Gale, “it would deceive the oldest man living.
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “Papa!” said Miss Gale severely, “I went to Bridgewater, or Bilgewater, as you persist in calling it, and showed the people my pictures out there, because I was invited to do so, and because I saw by their lawns and gardens that they needed me.
destroyed or killed
From this reading You know very well, Johnnie, that the Bilgewater lots would never have moved in the world if you hadn’t gone out there and got those people all crazy on art values.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You know very well, Johnnie, that the Bilgewater lots would never have moved in the world if you hadn’t gone out there and got those people all crazy on art values.
hadn't
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From this reading You know very well, Johnnie, that the Bilgewater lots would never have moved in the world if you hadn’t gone out there and got those people all crazy on art values.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You know very well, Johnnie, that the Bilgewater lots would never have moved in the world if you hadn’t gone out there and got those people all crazy on art values.
how
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From this reading “Oh, Daddy, how can you!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Papa!” said Miss Gale severely, “I went to Bridgewater, or Bilgewater, as you persist in calling it, and showed the people my pictures out there, because I was invited to do so, and because I saw by their lawns and gardens that they needed me.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You know very well, Johnnie, that the Bilgewater lots would never have moved in the world if you hadn’t gone out there and got those people all crazy on art values.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You know very well, Johnnie, that the Bilgewater lots would never have moved in the world if you hadn’t gone out there and got those people all crazy on art values.
innocencenounUS /ˈɪnəsəns/
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading “Look at that air of innocence,” said Gale, “it would deceive the oldest man living.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading “Papa!” said Miss Gale severely, “I went to Bridgewater, or Bilgewater, as you persist in calling it, and showed the people my pictures out there, because I was invited to do so, and because I saw by their lawns and gardens that they needed me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Look at that air of innocence,” said Gale, “it would deceive the oldest man living.
Johnnie
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From this reading You know very well, Johnnie, that the Bilgewater lots would never have moved in the world if you hadn’t gone out there and got those people all crazy on art values.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know very well, Johnnie, that the Bilgewater lots would never have moved in the world if you hadn’t gone out there and got those people all crazy on art values.
lawnsnounUS /lɔːnz/
plural of “lawn” — a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading “Papa!” said Miss Gale severely, “I went to Bridgewater, or Bilgewater, as you persist in calling it, and showed the people my pictures out there, because I was invited to do so, and because I saw by their lawns and gardens that they needed me.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Why, the art value of every lot in Bilgewater doubled in ten days, and they went off like chromos at a picture auction.”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “Look at that air of innocence,” said Gale, “it would deceive the oldest man living.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Look at that air of innocence,” said Gale, “it would deceive the oldest man living.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading Why, the art value of every lot in Bilgewater doubled in ten days, and they went off like chromos at a picture auction.”
a large number or amount
From this reading You know very well, Johnnie, that the Bilgewater lots would never have moved in the world if you hadn’t gone out there and got those people all crazy on art values.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Look at that air of innocence,” said Gale, “it would deceive the oldest man living.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Papa!” said Miss Gale severely, “I went to Bridgewater, or Bilgewater, as you persist in calling it, and showed the people my pictures out there, because I was invited to do so, and because I saw by their lawns and gardens that they needed me.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Papa!” said Miss Gale severely, “I went to Bridgewater, or Bilgewater, as you persist in calling it, and showed the people my pictures out there, because I was invited to do so, and because I saw by their lawns and gardens that they needed me.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading You know very well, Johnnie, that the Bilgewater lots would never have moved in the world if you hadn’t gone out there and got those people all crazy on art values.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Papa!” said Miss Gale severely, “I went to Bridgewater, or Bilgewater, as you persist in calling it, and showed the people my pictures out there, because I was invited to do so, and because I saw by their lawns and gardens that they needed me.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading “Papa!” said Miss Gale severely, “I went to Bridgewater, or Bilgewater, as you persist in calling it, and showed the people my pictures out there, because I was invited to do so, and because I saw by their lawns and gardens that they needed me.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading You know very well, Johnnie, that the Bilgewater lots would never have moved in the world if you hadn’t gone out there and got those people all crazy on art values.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Look at that air of innocence,” said Gale, “it would deceive the oldest man living.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Why, the art value of every lot in Bilgewater doubled in ten days, and they went off like chromos at a picture auction.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Daddy, how can you!”
oldestadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldəst/
superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Look at that air of innocence,” said Gale, “it would deceive the oldest man living.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You know very well, Johnnie, that the Bilgewater lots would never have moved in the world if you hadn’t gone out there and got those people all crazy on art values.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Papa!” said Miss Gale severely, “I went to Bridgewater, or Bilgewater, as you persist in calling it, and showed the people my pictures out there, because I was invited to do so, and because I saw by their lawns and gardens that they needed me.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You know very well, Johnnie, that the Bilgewater lots would never have moved in the world if you hadn’t gone out there and got those people all crazy on art values.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Papa!” said Miss Gale severely, “I went to Bridgewater, or Bilgewater, as you persist in calling it, and showed the people my pictures out there, because I was invited to do so, and because I saw by their lawns and gardens that they needed me.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading You know very well, Johnnie, that the Bilgewater lots would never have moved in the world if you hadn’t gone out there and got those people all crazy on art values.
persistverbUS /pərˈsɪst/
continue to exist
From this reading “Papa!” said Miss Gale severely, “I went to Bridgewater, or Bilgewater, as you persist in calling it, and showed the people my pictures out there, because I was invited to do so, and because I saw by their lawns and gardens that they needed me.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Why, the art value of every lot in Bilgewater doubled in ten days, and they went off like chromos at a picture auction.”
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “Papa!” said Miss Gale severely, “I went to Bridgewater, or Bilgewater, as you persist in calling it, and showed the people my pictures out there, because I was invited to do so, and because I saw by their lawns and gardens that they needed me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Look at that air of innocence,” said Gale, “it would deceive the oldest man living.
cut with a saw
From this reading “Papa!” said Miss Gale severely, “I went to Bridgewater, or Bilgewater, as you persist in calling it, and showed the people my pictures out there, because I was invited to do so, and because I saw by their lawns and gardens that they needed me.
severelyadverbUS /səˈvɪrli/
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “Papa!” said Miss Gale severely, “I went to Bridgewater, or Bilgewater, as you persist in calling it, and showed the people my pictures out there, because I was invited to do so, and because I saw by their lawns and gardens that they needed me.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “Papa!” said Miss Gale severely, “I went to Bridgewater, or Bilgewater, as you persist in calling it, and showed the people my pictures out there, because I was invited to do so, and because I saw by their lawns and gardens that they needed me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Papa!” said Miss Gale severely, “I went to Bridgewater, or Bilgewater, as you persist in calling it, and showed the people my pictures out there, because I was invited to do so, and because I saw by their lawns and gardens that they needed me.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Why, the art value of every lot in Bilgewater doubled in ten days, and they went off like chromos at a picture auction.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Look at that air of innocence,” said Gale, “it would deceive the oldest man living.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Look at that air of innocence,” said Gale, “it would deceive the oldest man living.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Papa!” said Miss Gale severely, “I went to Bridgewater, or Bilgewater, as you persist in calling it, and showed the people my pictures out there, because I was invited to do so, and because I saw by their lawns and gardens that they needed me.
in or at that place or location
From this reading You know very well, Johnnie, that the Bilgewater lots would never have moved in the world if you hadn’t gone out there and got those people all crazy on art values.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why, the art value of every lot in Bilgewater doubled in ten days, and they went off like chromos at a picture auction.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading You know very well, Johnnie, that the Bilgewater lots would never have moved in the world if you hadn’t gone out there and got those people all crazy on art values.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Papa!” said Miss Gale severely, “I went to Bridgewater, or Bilgewater, as you persist in calling it, and showed the people my pictures out there, because I was invited to do so, and because I saw by their lawns and gardens that they needed me.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading Why, the art value of every lot in Bilgewater doubled in ten days, and they went off like chromos at a picture auction.”
valuesnounUS /ˈvæljuːz/
beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something)
From this reading You know very well, Johnnie, that the Bilgewater lots would never have moved in the world if you hadn’t gone out there and got those people all crazy on art values.
precisely as stated
From this reading You know very well, Johnnie, that the Bilgewater lots would never have moved in the world if you hadn’t gone out there and got those people all crazy on art values.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Papa!” said Miss Gale severely, “I went to Bridgewater, or Bilgewater, as you persist in calling it, and showed the people my pictures out there, because I was invited to do so, and because I saw by their lawns and gardens that they needed me.
(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 You know very well, Johnnie, that the Bilgewater lots would never have moved in the world if you hadn’t gone out there and got those people all crazy on art values.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Why, the art value of every lot in Bilgewater doubled in ten days, and they went off like chromos at a picture auction.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, the art value of every lot in Bilgewater doubled in ten days, and they went off like chromos at a picture auction.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading You know very well, Johnnie, that the Bilgewater lots would never have moved in the world if you hadn’t gone out there and got those people all crazy on art values.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Look at that air of innocence,” said Gale, “it would deceive the oldest man living.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, Daddy, how can you!”
