1919
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From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
24
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From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
32
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From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Mrs. Carroway's parties always were successes, but this one nearing its conclusion stood out notably from a long and unbroken Carrowayian record.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
bedaddled
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From this reading Or is it that you're jest a plain bedaddled ijiet?"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mrs. Carroway's parties always were successes, but this one nearing its conclusion stood out notably from a long and unbroken Carrowayian record.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
Carroway's
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From this reading Mrs. Carroway's parties always were successes, but this one nearing its conclusion stood out notably from a long and unbroken Carrowayian record.
Carrowayian
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From this reading Mrs. Carroway's parties always were successes, but this one nearing its conclusion stood out notably from a long and unbroken Carrowayian record.
Cobb
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From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading Mrs. Carroway's parties always were successes, but this one nearing its conclusion stood out notably from a long and unbroken Carrowayian record.
CopyrightnounUS /ˈkɑːpiraɪt/
a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
don't
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From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
Doran
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From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
electionnounUS /ɪˈlekʃən/
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
election'snounUS /ɪˈlekʃənz/
possessive form of “election” — a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
etc
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From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
fearsomeadjectiveUS /ˈfɪrsəm/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading _Frontispiece_ PAGE "That's nice," spake the fearsome stranger.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Carroway's parties always were successes, but this one nearing its conclusion stood out notably from a long and unbroken Carrowayian record.
Frontispiecenoun
an ornamental facade
From this reading _Frontispiece_ PAGE "That's nice," spake the fearsome stranger.
gaitnounUS /ɡeɪt/
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
gallopverbUS /ˈɡæləp/
ride at a galloping pace
From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
gallopedverbUS /ˈɡæləpt/
past form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace
From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
gatnounUS /ɡæt/
a gangster's pistol
From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
Here's
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From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
I'll
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From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
ijiet
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From this reading Or is it that you're jest a plain bedaddled ijiet?"
IllustratedverbUS /ˈɪləstreɪtəd/
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
ILLUSTRATIONSnounUS /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz/
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
Irvin
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From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Or is it that you're jest a plain bedaddled ijiet?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Or is it that you're jest a plain bedaddled ijiet?"
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Carroway's parties always were successes, but this one nearing its conclusion stood out notably from a long and unbroken Carrowayian record.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading Or is it that you're jest a plain bedaddled ijiet?"
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
a polite name for any woman
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
Leary'snounUS /ˈlɪriz/
possessive form of “leary” — United States psychologist who experimented with psychoactive drugs (including LSD) and became a well-known advocate of their use (1920-1996)
From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Mrs. Carroway's parties always were successes, but this one nearing its conclusion stood out notably from a long and unbroken Carrowayian record.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
engage in
From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
used to form the superlative
From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Carroway's parties always were successes, but this one nearing its conclusion stood out notably from a long and unbroken Carrowayian record.
nearingverbUS /ˈnɪrɪŋ/
-ing form of “near” — move towards
From this reading Mrs. Carroway's parties always were successes, but this one nearing its conclusion stood out notably from a long and unbroken Carrowayian record.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading _Frontispiece_ PAGE "That's nice," spake the fearsome stranger.
not any; not one
From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
notablyadverbUS /ˈnoʊtəbli/
especially; in particular
From this reading Mrs. Carroway's parties always were successes, but this one nearing its conclusion stood out notably from a long and unbroken Carrowayian record.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mrs. Carroway's parties always were successes, but this one nearing its conclusion stood out notably from a long and unbroken Carrowayian record.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or is it that you're jest a plain bedaddled ijiet?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Mrs. Carroway's parties always were successes, but this one nearing its conclusion stood out notably from a long and unbroken Carrowayian record.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading _Frontispiece_ PAGE "That's nice," spake the fearsome stranger.
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading Mrs. Carroway's parties always were successes, but this one nearing its conclusion stood out notably from a long and unbroken Carrowayian record.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
passengernounUS /ˈpæsəndʒər/
a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
payin
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From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
peepverbUS /piːp/
look furtively
From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Or is it that you're jest a plain bedaddled ijiet?"
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
plugverbUS /plʌɡ/
fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
Preston
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From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
plural of “quality” — an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading Mrs. Carroway's parties always were successes, but this one nearing its conclusion stood out notably from a long and unbroken Carrowayian record.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
spake
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From this reading _Frontispiece_ PAGE "That's nice," spake the fearsome stranger.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Mrs. Carroway's parties always were successes, but this one nearing its conclusion stood out notably from a long and unbroken Carrowayian record.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading _Frontispiece_ PAGE "That's nice," spake the fearsome stranger.
successesnounUS /səkˈsesəz/
plural of “success” — an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading Mrs. Carroway's parties always were successes, but this one nearing its conclusion stood out notably from a long and unbroken Carrowayian record.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Or is it that you're jest a plain bedaddled ijiet?"
That's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Frontispiece_ PAGE "That's nice," spake the fearsome stranger.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
unbrokenadjectiveUS /ənˈbroʊkən/
marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
From this reading Mrs. Carroway's parties always were successes, but this one nearing its conclusion stood out notably from a long and unbroken Carrowayian record.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mrs. Carroway's parties always were successes, but this one nearing its conclusion stood out notably from a long and unbroken Carrowayian record.
WILSONnounUS /ˈwɪlsən/
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _The Life of the Party Irvin S. Cobb Author of "Back Home," "Old Judge Priest," etc., etc. Illustrated By James M. Preston_ _New York George H. Doran Company_ _Copyright, 1919, By George H. Doran Company MISTRESS MAY WILSON PRESTON A LADY OF GREAT DRAWING QUALITIES _ILLUSTRATIONS_ "Are you payin' an election bet three weeks after the election's over?
you're
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From this reading Or is it that you're jest a plain bedaddled ijiet?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now stay jest the way you are and don't make no peep or I'll have to plug you wit' this here gat" 24 Mr. Leary's gait became a desperate gallop, and as he galloped he shouted: "Wait, please, here I am.--Here's your passenger" 32 _The Life of the Party_ It had been a successful party, most successful.
