used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “That is a gymnastic feat I would rather leave to a Münchausen.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But you’re mad, Van Arlen—the matter is getting into shape after all.”
(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 The reward of all your honesty will be, that you fall from the tree, like an over-ripe fruit, and lie there till somebody treads you flat.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The reward of all your honesty will be, that you fall from the tree, like an over-ripe fruit, and lie there till somebody treads you flat.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The reward of all your honesty will be, that you fall from the tree, like an over-ripe fruit, and lie there till somebody treads you flat.”
appreciatedadjectiveUS /əˈpriːʃieɪtɪd/
fully understood or grasped
From this reading “Especially the way it is appreciated!
Arlen
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From this reading But you’re mad, Van Arlen—the matter is getting into shape after all.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The reward of all your honesty will be, that you fall from the tree, like an over-ripe fruit, and lie there till somebody treads you flat.”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Better so than trample on one’s self.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you’re mad, Van Arlen—the matter is getting into shape after all.”
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading “Especially the way it is appreciated!
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading The reward of all your honesty will be, that you fall from the tree, like an over-ripe fruit, and lie there till somebody treads you flat.”
featnounUS /fiːt/
a notable achievement
From this reading “That is a gymnastic feat I would rather leave to a Münchausen.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading The reward of all your honesty will be, that you fall from the tree, like an over-ripe fruit, and lie there till somebody treads you flat.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The reward of all your honesty will be, that you fall from the tree, like an over-ripe fruit, and lie there till somebody treads you flat.”
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading The reward of all your honesty will be, that you fall from the tree, like an over-ripe fruit, and lie there till somebody treads you flat.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading But you’re mad, Van Arlen—the matter is getting into shape after all.”
gymnasticadjectiveUS /dʒɪmˈnæstɪk/
vigorously active
From this reading “That is a gymnastic feat I would rather leave to a Münchausen.
honestynounUS /ˈɑːnəsti/
the quality of being honest
From this reading The reward of all your honesty will be, that you fall from the tree, like an over-ripe fruit, and lie there till somebody treads you flat.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That is a gymnastic feat I would rather leave to a Münchausen.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But you’re mad, Van Arlen—the matter is getting into shape after all.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Especially the way it is appreciated!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Especially the way it is appreciated!
go away from a place
From this reading “That is a gymnastic feat I would rather leave to a Münchausen.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading The reward of all your honesty will be, that you fall from the tree, like an over-ripe fruit, and lie there till somebody treads you flat.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The reward of all your honesty will be, that you fall from the tree, like an over-ripe fruit, and lie there till somebody treads you flat.”
roused to anger
From this reading But you’re mad, Van Arlen—the matter is getting into shape after all.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading But you’re mad, Van Arlen—the matter is getting into shape after all.”
Münchausen
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From this reading “That is a gymnastic feat I would rather leave to a Münchausen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The reward of all your honesty will be, that you fall from the tree, like an over-ripe fruit, and lie there till somebody treads you flat.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Better so than trample on one’s self.”
one's
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From this reading “Better so than trample on one’s self.”
over-ripe
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From this reading The reward of all your honesty will be, that you fall from the tree, like an over-ripe fruit, and lie there till somebody treads you flat.”
on the contrary
From this reading “That is a gymnastic feat I would rather leave to a Münchausen.
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading The reward of all your honesty will be, that you fall from the tree, like an over-ripe fruit, and lie there till somebody treads you flat.”
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading “Better so than trample on one’s self.”
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading But you’re mad, Van Arlen—the matter is getting into shape after all.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Better so than trample on one’s self.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading The reward of all your honesty will be, that you fall from the tree, like an over-ripe fruit, and lie there till somebody treads you flat.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Better so than trample on one’s self.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The reward of all your honesty will be, that you fall from the tree, like an over-ripe fruit, and lie there till somebody treads you flat.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Especially the way it is appreciated!
in or at that place or location
From this reading The reward of all your honesty will be, that you fall from the tree, like an over-ripe fruit, and lie there till somebody treads you flat.”
up to a particular time
From this reading The reward of all your honesty will be, that you fall from the tree, like an over-ripe fruit, and lie there till somebody treads you flat.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “That is a gymnastic feat I would rather leave to a Münchausen.
trampleverbUS /ˈtræmpəl/
tread or stomp heavily or roughly
From this reading “Better so than trample on one’s self.”
treadsnounUS /tredz/
plural of “tread” — a step in walking or running
From this reading The reward of all your honesty will be, that you fall from the tree, like an over-ripe fruit, and lie there till somebody treads you flat.”
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The reward of all your honesty will be, that you fall from the tree, like an over-ripe fruit, and lie there till somebody treads you flat.”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading But you’re mad, Van Arlen—the matter is getting into shape after all.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Especially the way it is appreciated!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The reward of all your honesty will be, that you fall from the tree, like an over-ripe fruit, and lie there till somebody treads you flat.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “That is a gymnastic feat I would rather leave to a Münchausen.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The reward of all your honesty will be, that you fall from the tree, like an over-ripe fruit, and lie there till somebody treads you flat.”
you're
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From this reading But you’re mad, Van Arlen—the matter is getting into shape after all.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The reward of all your honesty will be, that you fall from the tree, like an over-ripe fruit, and lie there till somebody treads you flat.”
