used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The fact is, I suppose, I’d seen so many of young Bingo’s love affairs start off with a whoop and a rattle and poof themselves out half-way down the straight that I couldn’t believe he had actually brought it off at last.
in actual fact
From this reading The fact is, I suppose, I’d seen so many of young Bingo’s love affairs start off with a whoop and a rattle and poof themselves out half-way down the straight that I couldn’t believe he had actually brought it off at last.
matters of personal concern
From this reading The fact is, I suppose, I’d seen so many of young Bingo’s love affairs start off with a whoop and a rattle and poof themselves out half-way down the straight that I couldn’t believe he had actually brought it off at last.
(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 Yes, he had all the symptoms; and yet the thing seemed incredible.
ALL'S
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From this reading ALL’S WELL I stared at him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yes, he had all the symptoms; and yet the thing seemed incredible.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ALL’S WELL I stared at him.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading The fact is, I suppose, I’d seen so many of young Bingo’s love affairs start off with a whoop and a rattle and poof themselves out half-way down the straight that I couldn’t believe he had actually brought it off at last.
Bingo's
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From this reading The fact is, I suppose, I’d seen so many of young Bingo’s love affairs start off with a whoop and a rattle and poof themselves out half-way down the straight that I couldn’t believe he had actually brought it off at last.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The fact is, I suppose, I’d seen so many of young Bingo’s love affairs start off with a whoop and a rattle and poof themselves out half-way down the straight that I couldn’t believe he had actually brought it off at last.
buttonholenounUS /ˈbʌtənhoʊl/
a hole through which buttons are pushed
From this reading That flower in his buttonhole....
couldn't
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From this reading The fact is, I suppose, I’d seen so many of young Bingo’s love affairs start off with a whoop and a rattle and poof themselves out half-way down the straight that I couldn’t believe he had actually brought it off at last.
dazedadjectiveUS /deɪzd/
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading That dazed look....
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The fact is, I suppose, I’d seen so many of young Bingo’s love affairs start off with a whoop and a rattle and poof themselves out half-way down the straight that I couldn’t believe he had actually brought it off at last.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The fact is, I suppose, I’d seen so many of young Bingo’s love affairs start off with a whoop and a rattle and poof themselves out half-way down the straight that I couldn’t believe he had actually brought it off at last.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading That flower in his buttonhole....
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yes, he had all the symptoms; and yet the thing seemed incredible.
half-way
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From this reading The fact is, I suppose, I’d seen so many of young Bingo’s love affairs start off with a whoop and a rattle and poof themselves out half-way down the straight that I couldn’t believe he had actually brought it off at last.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yes, he had all the symptoms; and yet the thing seemed incredible.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ALL’S WELL I stared at him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That flower in his buttonhole....
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ALL’S WELL I stared at him.
I'd
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From this reading The fact is, I suppose, I’d seen so many of young Bingo’s love affairs start off with a whoop and a rattle and poof themselves out half-way down the straight that I couldn’t believe he had actually brought it off at last.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That flower in his buttonhole....
incredibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkredəbəl/
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading Yes, he had all the symptoms; and yet the thing seemed incredible.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fact is, I suppose, I’d seen so many of young Bingo’s love affairs start off with a whoop and a rattle and poof themselves out half-way down the straight that I couldn’t believe he had actually brought it off at last.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The fact is, I suppose, I’d seen so many of young Bingo’s love affairs start off with a whoop and a rattle and poof themselves out half-way down the straight that I couldn’t believe he had actually brought it off at last.
immediately past
From this reading The fact is, I suppose, I’d seen so many of young Bingo’s love affairs start off with a whoop and a rattle and poof themselves out half-way down the straight that I couldn’t believe he had actually brought it off at last.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading That dazed look....
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The fact is, I suppose, I’d seen so many of young Bingo’s love affairs start off with a whoop and a rattle and poof themselves out half-way down the straight that I couldn’t believe he had actually brought it off at last.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The fact is, I suppose, I’d seen so many of young Bingo’s love affairs start off with a whoop and a rattle and poof themselves out half-way down the straight that I couldn’t believe he had actually brought it off at last.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fact is, I suppose, I’d seen so many of young Bingo’s love affairs start off with a whoop and a rattle and poof themselves out half-way down the straight that I couldn’t believe he had actually brought it off at last.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The fact is, I suppose, I’d seen so many of young Bingo’s love affairs start off with a whoop and a rattle and poof themselves out half-way down the straight that I couldn’t believe he had actually brought it off at last.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The fact is, I suppose, I’d seen so many of young Bingo’s love affairs start off with a whoop and a rattle and poof themselves out half-way down the straight that I couldn’t believe he had actually brought it off at last.
poofnounUS /puːf/
offensive term for a homosexual man
From this reading The fact is, I suppose, I’d seen so many of young Bingo’s love affairs start off with a whoop and a rattle and poof themselves out half-way down the straight that I couldn’t believe he had actually brought it off at last.
rattleverbUS /ˈrætəl/
make short successive sounds
From this reading The fact is, I suppose, I’d seen so many of young Bingo’s love affairs start off with a whoop and a rattle and poof themselves out half-way down the straight that I couldn’t believe he had actually brought it off at last.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Yes, he had all the symptoms; and yet the thing seemed incredible.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The fact is, I suppose, I’d seen so many of young Bingo’s love affairs start off with a whoop and a rattle and poof themselves out half-way down the straight that I couldn’t believe he had actually brought it off at last.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The fact is, I suppose, I’d seen so many of young Bingo’s love affairs start off with a whoop and a rattle and poof themselves out half-way down the straight that I couldn’t believe he had actually brought it off at last.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading ALL’S WELL I stared at him.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The fact is, I suppose, I’d seen so many of young Bingo’s love affairs start off with a whoop and a rattle and poof themselves out half-way down the straight that I couldn’t believe he had actually brought it off at last.
successive (without a break)
From this reading The fact is, I suppose, I’d seen so many of young Bingo’s love affairs start off with a whoop and a rattle and poof themselves out half-way down the straight that I couldn’t believe he had actually brought it off at last.
express a supposition
From this reading The fact is, I suppose, I’d seen so many of young Bingo’s love affairs start off with a whoop and a rattle and poof themselves out half-way down the straight that I couldn’t believe he had actually brought it off at last.
symptomsnounUS /ˈsɪmptəmz/
plural of “symptom” — (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
From this reading Yes, he had all the symptoms; and yet the thing seemed incredible.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That flower in his buttonhole....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yes, he had all the symptoms; and yet the thing seemed incredible.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The fact is, I suppose, I’d seen so many of young Bingo’s love affairs start off with a whoop and a rattle and poof themselves out half-way down the straight that I couldn’t believe he had actually brought it off at last.
a special situation
From this reading Yes, he had all the symptoms; and yet the thing seemed incredible.
(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 ALL’S WELL I stared at him.
whoopverbUS /wuːp/
shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm
From this reading The fact is, I suppose, I’d seen so many of young Bingo’s love affairs start off with a whoop and a rattle and poof themselves out half-way down the straight that I couldn’t believe he had actually brought it off at last.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The fact is, I suppose, I’d seen so many of young Bingo’s love affairs start off with a whoop and a rattle and poof themselves out half-way down the straight that I couldn’t believe he had actually brought it off at last.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, he had all the symptoms; and yet the thing seemed incredible.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yes, he had all the symptoms; and yet the thing seemed incredible.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The fact is, I suppose, I’d seen so many of young Bingo’s love affairs start off with a whoop and a rattle and poof themselves out half-way down the straight that I couldn’t believe he had actually brought it off at last.
