used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Daring Attempt Judy hoped Blackberry would head straight for the main road where he would be apt to find someone who might read the note attached to his collar.
aptadjectiveUS /æpt/
(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward
From this reading A Daring Attempt Judy hoped Blackberry would head straight for the main road where he would be apt to find someone who might read the note attached to his collar.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Horace must feel, as she did, that it was rapidly running out.
being joined in close association
From this reading A Daring Attempt Judy hoped Blackberry would head straight for the main road where he would be apt to find someone who might read the note attached to his collar.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading A Daring Attempt Judy hoped Blackberry would head straight for the main road where he would be apt to find someone who might read the note attached to his collar.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A Daring Attempt Judy hoped Blackberry would head straight for the main road where he would be apt to find someone who might read the note attached to his collar.
BlackberrynounUS /ˈblækberi/
large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus
From this reading A Daring Attempt Judy hoped Blackberry would head straight for the main road where he would be apt to find someone who might read the note attached to his collar.
the act of burning something
From this reading “This story is burning a hole in my pocket,” he said now.
collarnounUS /ˈkɑːlər/
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading A Daring Attempt Judy hoped Blackberry would head straight for the main road where he would be apt to find someone who might read the note attached to his collar.
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading A Daring Attempt Judy hoped Blackberry would head straight for the main road where he would be apt to find someone who might read the note attached to his collar.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Horace must feel, as she did, that it was rapidly running out.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Horace must feel, as she did, that it was rapidly running out.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading A Daring Attempt Judy hoped Blackberry would head straight for the main road where he would be apt to find someone who might read the note attached to his collar.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A Daring Attempt Judy hoped Blackberry would head straight for the main road where he would be apt to find someone who might read the note attached to his collar.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I’ve _got_ to get it to the _Herald_.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I’ve _got_ to get it to the _Herald_.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A Daring Attempt Judy hoped Blackberry would head straight for the main road where he would be apt to find someone who might read the note attached to his collar.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading A Daring Attempt Judy hoped Blackberry would head straight for the main road where he would be apt to find someone who might read the note attached to his collar.
HeraldverbUS /ˈherəld/
foreshadow or presage
From this reading “I’ve _got_ to get it to the _Herald_.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A Daring Attempt Judy hoped Blackberry would head straight for the main road where he would be apt to find someone who might read the note attached to his collar.
an opening into or through something
From this reading “This story is burning a hole in my pocket,” he said now.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading A Daring Attempt Judy hoped Blackberry would head straight for the main road where he would be apt to find someone who might read the note attached to his collar.
HoracenounUS /ˈhɔːrəs/
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading Horace must feel, as she did, that it was rapidly running out.
I've
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From this reading “I’ve _got_ to get it to the _Herald_.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading Time was of the utmost importance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “This story is burning a hole in my pocket,” he said now.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This story is burning a hole in my pocket,” he said now.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Horace must feel, as she did, that it was rapidly running out.
Judy
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From this reading A Daring Attempt Judy hoped Blackberry would head straight for the main road where he would be apt to find someone who might read the note attached to his collar.
most important element
From this reading A Daring Attempt Judy hoped Blackberry would head straight for the main road where he would be apt to find someone who might read the note attached to his collar.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A Daring Attempt Judy hoped Blackberry would head straight for the main road where he would be apt to find someone who might read the note attached to his collar.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Horace must feel, as she did, that it was rapidly running out.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “This story is burning a hole in my pocket,” he said now.
a brief written record
From this reading A Daring Attempt Judy hoped Blackberry would head straight for the main road where he would be apt to find someone who might read the note attached to his collar.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “This story is burning a hole in my pocket,” he said now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Time was of the utmost importance.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Horace must feel, as she did, that it was rapidly running out.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “This story is burning a hole in my pocket,” he said now.
with speed
From this reading Horace must feel, as she did, that it was rapidly running out.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading A Daring Attempt Judy hoped Blackberry would head straight for the main road where he would be apt to find someone who might read the note attached to his collar.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading A Daring Attempt Judy hoped Blackberry would head straight for the main road where he would be apt to find someone who might read the note attached to his collar.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Horace must feel, as she did, that it was rapidly running out.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “This story is burning a hole in my pocket,” he said now.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Horace must feel, as she did, that it was rapidly running out.
a person, without saying who
From this reading A Daring Attempt Judy hoped Blackberry would head straight for the main road where he would be apt to find someone who might read the note attached to his collar.
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 “This story is burning a hole in my pocket,” he said now.
successive (without a break)
From this reading A Daring Attempt Judy hoped Blackberry would head straight for the main road where he would be apt to find someone who might read the note attached to his collar.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Horace must feel, as she did, that it was rapidly running out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Daring Attempt Judy hoped Blackberry would head straight for the main road where he would be apt to find someone who might read the note attached to his collar.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This story is burning a hole in my pocket,” he said now.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Time was of the utmost importance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Daring Attempt Judy hoped Blackberry would head straight for the main road where he would be apt to find someone who might read the note attached to his collar.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading Time was of the utmost importance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Time was of the utmost importance.
in or at the place that
From this reading A Daring Attempt Judy hoped Blackberry would head straight for the main road where he would be apt to find someone who might read the note attached to his collar.
which person or people
From this reading A Daring Attempt Judy hoped Blackberry would head straight for the main road where he would be apt to find someone who might read the note attached to his collar.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A Daring Attempt Judy hoped Blackberry would head straight for the main road where he would be apt to find someone who might read the note attached to his collar.
