used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I would have given a good deal to burst out with the whole truth, in that mood of mine, a mood of exaltation with my soul flaming up like a beacon.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading But she was almost pathetically easy to put off, so afraid she was of being overcurious.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading But she was almost pathetically easy to put off, so afraid she was of being overcurious.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading As we bowled along the Middle Island Country Road _she_ wanted to know if I had ever driven there before.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I had to say "yes" (I couldn't lie to her), and then she asked an embarrassing question or two.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had to say "yes" (I couldn't lie to her), and then she asked an embarrassing question or two.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As we bowled along the Middle Island Country Road _she_ wanted to know if I had ever driven there before.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I had to say "yes" (I couldn't lie to her), and then she asked an embarrassing question or two.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But even if I'd seriously thought of speaking, I couldn't with the back of the car boiling over with handsome giantesses from Colorado--goddesses from the Garden of the Gods.
beaconnounUS /ˈbiːkən/
a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance
From this reading I would have given a good deal to burst out with the whole truth, in that mood of mine, a mood of exaltation with my soul flaming up like a beacon.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As we bowled along the Middle Island Country Road _she_ wanted to know if I had ever driven there before.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But she was almost pathetically easy to put off, so afraid she was of being overcurious.
boilingnounUS /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/
the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
From this reading But even if I'd seriously thought of speaking, I couldn't with the back of the car boiling over with handsome giantesses from Colorado--goddesses from the Garden of the Gods.
bowledverbUS /boʊld/
past form of “bowl” — roll (a ball)
From this reading As we bowled along the Middle Island Country Road _she_ wanted to know if I had ever driven there before.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading I would have given a good deal to burst out with the whole truth, in that mood of mine, a mood of exaltation with my soul flaming up like a beacon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she was almost pathetically easy to put off, so afraid she was of being overcurious.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading But even if I'd seriously thought of speaking, I couldn't with the back of the car boiling over with handsome giantesses from Colorado--goddesses from the Garden of the Gods.
ColoradonounUS /ˌkɑːlərˈɑːdoʊ/
a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains
From this reading But even if I'd seriously thought of speaking, I couldn't with the back of the car boiling over with handsome giantesses from Colorado--goddesses from the Garden of the Gods.
couldn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had to say "yes" (I couldn't lie to her), and then she asked an embarrassing question or two.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading As we bowled along the Middle Island Country Road _she_ wanted to know if I had ever driven there before.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading I would have given a good deal to burst out with the whole truth, in that mood of mine, a mood of exaltation with my soul flaming up like a beacon.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading As we bowled along the Middle Island Country Road _she_ wanted to know if I had ever driven there before.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading But she was almost pathetically easy to put off, so afraid she was of being overcurious.
embarrassingadjectiveUS /ɪmˈberəsɪŋ/
hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
From this reading I had to say "yes" (I couldn't lie to her), and then she asked an embarrassing question or two.
divisible by two
From this reading But even if I'd seriously thought of speaking, I couldn't with the back of the car boiling over with handsome giantesses from Colorado--goddesses from the Garden of the Gods.
at any time
From this reading As we bowled along the Middle Island Country Road _she_ wanted to know if I had ever driven there before.
exaltationnoun
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
From this reading I would have given a good deal to burst out with the whole truth, in that mood of mine, a mood of exaltation with my soul flaming up like a beacon.
flamingadjectiveUS /ˈfleɪmɪŋ/
informal intensifiers
From this reading I would have given a good deal to burst out with the whole truth, in that mood of mine, a mood of exaltation with my soul flaming up like a beacon.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But even if I'd seriously thought of speaking, I couldn't with the back of the car boiling over with handsome giantesses from Colorado--goddesses from the Garden of the Gods.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading But even if I'd seriously thought of speaking, I couldn't with the back of the car boiling over with handsome giantesses from Colorado--goddesses from the Garden of the Gods.
giantesses
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But even if I'd seriously thought of speaking, I couldn't with the back of the car boiling over with handsome giantesses from Colorado--goddesses from the Garden of the Gods.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading I would have given a good deal to burst out with the whole truth, in that mood of mine, a mood of exaltation with my soul flaming up like a beacon.
goddessesnounUS /ˈɡɑːdəsɪz/
plural of “goddess” — a female deity
From this reading But even if I'd seriously thought of speaking, I couldn't with the back of the car boiling over with handsome giantesses from Colorado--goddesses from the Garden of the Gods.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading But even if I'd seriously thought of speaking, I couldn't with the back of the car boiling over with handsome giantesses from Colorado--goddesses from the Garden of the Gods.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I would have given a good deal to burst out with the whole truth, in that mood of mine, a mood of exaltation with my soul flaming up like a beacon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As we bowled along the Middle Island Country Road _she_ wanted to know if I had ever driven there before.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading But even if I'd seriously thought of speaking, I couldn't with the back of the car boiling over with handsome giantesses from Colorado--goddesses from the Garden of the Gods.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I would have given a good deal to burst out with the whole truth, in that mood of mine, a mood of exaltation with my soul flaming up like a beacon.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I had to say "yes" (I couldn't lie to her), and then she asked an embarrassing question or two.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As we bowled along the Middle Island Country Road _she_ wanted to know if I had ever driven there before.
I'd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But even if I'd seriously thought of speaking, I couldn't with the back of the car boiling over with handsome giantesses from Colorado--goddesses from the Garden of the Gods.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As we bowled along the Middle Island Country Road _she_ wanted to know if I had ever driven there before.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I would have given a good deal to burst out with the whole truth, in that mood of mine, a mood of exaltation with my soul flaming up like a beacon.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading As we bowled along the Middle Island Country Road _she_ wanted to know if I had ever driven there before.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading As we bowled along the Middle Island Country Road _she_ wanted to know if I had ever driven there before.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading I had to say "yes" (I couldn't lie to her), and then she asked an embarrassing question or two.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I would have given a good deal to burst out with the whole truth, in that mood of mine, a mood of exaltation with my soul flaming up like a beacon.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading As we bowled along the Middle Island Country Road _she_ wanted to know if I had ever driven there before.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I would have given a good deal to burst out with the whole truth, in that mood of mine, a mood of exaltation with my soul flaming up like a beacon.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading I would have given a good deal to burst out with the whole truth, in that mood of mine, a mood of exaltation with my soul flaming up like a beacon.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I would have given a good deal to burst out with the whole truth, in that mood of mine, a mood of exaltation with my soul flaming up like a beacon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But she was almost pathetically easy to put off, so afraid she was of being overcurious.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But she was almost pathetically easy to put off, so afraid she was of being overcurious.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I had to say "yes" (I couldn't lie to her), and then she asked an embarrassing question or two.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I would have given a good deal to burst out with the whole truth, in that mood of mine, a mood of exaltation with my soul flaming up like a beacon.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But even if I'd seriously thought of speaking, I couldn't with the back of the car boiling over with handsome giantesses from Colorado--goddesses from the Garden of the Gods.
overcuriousadjective
showing excessive curiosity
From this reading But she was almost pathetically easy to put off, so afraid she was of being overcurious.
patheticallyadverbUS /pəˈθetɪkəli/
in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion
From this reading But she was almost pathetically easy to put off, so afraid she was of being overcurious.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But she was almost pathetically easy to put off, so afraid she was of being overcurious.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading I had to say "yes" (I couldn't lie to her), and then she asked an embarrassing question or two.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading As we bowled along the Middle Island Country Road _she_ wanted to know if I had ever driven there before.
express in words
From this reading I had to say "yes" (I couldn't lie to her), and then she asked an embarrassing question or two.
in a serious manner
From this reading But even if I'd seriously thought of speaking, I couldn't with the back of the car boiling over with handsome giantesses from Colorado--goddesses from the Garden of the Gods.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As we bowled along the Middle Island Country Road _she_ wanted to know if I had ever driven there before.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But she was almost pathetically easy to put off, so afraid she was of being overcurious.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading I would have given a good deal to burst out with the whole truth, in that mood of mine, a mood of exaltation with my soul flaming up like a beacon.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading But even if I'd seriously thought of speaking, I couldn't with the back of the car boiling over with handsome giantesses from Colorado--goddesses from the Garden of the Gods.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I would have given a good deal to burst out with the whole truth, in that mood of mine, a mood of exaltation with my soul flaming up like a beacon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As we bowled along the Middle Island Country Road _she_ wanted to know if I had ever driven there before.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I had to say "yes" (I couldn't lie to her), and then she asked an embarrassing question or two.
in or at that place or location
From this reading As we bowled along the Middle Island Country Road _she_ wanted to know if I had ever driven there before.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But even if I'd seriously thought of speaking, I couldn't with the back of the car boiling over with handsome giantesses from Colorado--goddesses from the Garden of the Gods.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As we bowled along the Middle Island Country Road _she_ wanted to know if I had ever driven there before.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading I would have given a good deal to burst out with the whole truth, in that mood of mine, a mood of exaltation with my soul flaming up like a beacon.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I had to say "yes" (I couldn't lie to her), and then she asked an embarrassing question or two.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I would have given a good deal to burst out with the whole truth, in that mood of mine, a mood of exaltation with my soul flaming up like a beacon.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading As we bowled along the Middle Island Country Road _she_ wanted to know if I had ever driven there before.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But she was almost pathetically easy to put off, so afraid she was of being overcurious.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As we bowled along the Middle Island Country Road _she_ wanted to know if I had ever driven there before.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading I would have given a good deal to burst out with the whole truth, in that mood of mine, a mood of exaltation with my soul flaming up like a beacon.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I would have given a good deal to burst out with the whole truth, in that mood of mine, a mood of exaltation with my soul flaming up like a beacon.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would have given a good deal to burst out with the whole truth, in that mood of mine, a mood of exaltation with my soul flaming up like a beacon.
an affirmative
From this reading I had to say "yes" (I couldn't lie to her), and then she asked an embarrassing question or two.
