used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "If this ain't one hell of a post for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, may me next assignment be to grub all the worms in Alberta!"
ain't
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From this reading "If this ain't one hell of a post for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, may me next assignment be to grub all the worms in Alberta!"
AlbertanounUS /ælˈbɜːrtə/
one of the three prairie provinces in western Canada; rich in oil and natural gas and minerals
From this reading "If this ain't one hell of a post for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, may me next assignment be to grub all the worms in Alberta!"
(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 "If this ain't one hell of a post for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, may me next assignment be to grub all the worms in Alberta!"
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Constable Mahaffy, beginning to be rotund and somewhat wrinkled in his permanently sun-reddened countenance, thought himself alone and was grumbling.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Constable Mahaffy, beginning to be rotund and somewhat wrinkled in his permanently sun-reddened countenance, thought himself alone and was grumbling.
at or in or to any place
From this reading Jack, his O.C. for the day, month or year, was anywhere within hearing.
assignmentnounUS /əˈsaɪnmənt/
a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
From this reading "If this ain't one hell of a post for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, may me next assignment be to grub all the worms in Alberta!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If this ain't one hell of a post for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, may me next assignment be to grub all the worms in Alberta!"
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Constable Mahaffy, beginning to be rotund and somewhat wrinkled in his permanently sun-reddened countenance, thought himself alone and was grumbling.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Jack, his O.C. for the day, month or year, was anywhere within hearing.
CanadianadjectiveUS /kəˈneɪdiən/
of or relating to Canada or its people
From this reading "If this ain't one hell of a post for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, may me next assignment be to grub all the worms in Alberta!"
ConstablenounUS /ˈkɑːnstəbəl/
a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
From this reading Constable Mahaffy, beginning to be rotund and somewhat wrinkled in his permanently sun-reddened countenance, thought himself alone and was grumbling.
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading Constable Mahaffy, beginning to be rotund and somewhat wrinkled in his permanently sun-reddened countenance, thought himself alone and was grumbling.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Jack, his O.C. for the day, month or year, was anywhere within hearing.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading This was a luxury in which he never would have indulged himself had he dreamed that Sergt.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "If this ain't one hell of a post for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, may me next assignment be to grub all the worms in Alberta!"
grubnounUS /ɡrʌb/
informal terms for a meal
From this reading "If this ain't one hell of a post for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, may me next assignment be to grub all the worms in Alberta!"
grumblingnounUS /ˈɡrʌmbəlɪŋ/
a loud low dull continuous noise
From this reading Constable Mahaffy, beginning to be rotund and somewhat wrinkled in his permanently sun-reddened countenance, thought himself alone and was grumbling.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This was a luxury in which he never would have indulged himself had he dreamed that Sergt.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This was a luxury in which he never would have indulged himself had he dreamed that Sergt.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was a luxury in which he never would have indulged himself had he dreamed that Sergt.
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading Jack, his O.C. for the day, month or year, was anywhere within hearing.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading "If this ain't one hell of a post for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, may me next assignment be to grub all the worms in Alberta!"
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Constable Mahaffy, beginning to be rotund and somewhat wrinkled in his permanently sun-reddened countenance, thought himself alone and was grumbling.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Constable Mahaffy, beginning to be rotund and somewhat wrinkled in his permanently sun-reddened countenance, thought himself alone and was grumbling.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If this ain't one hell of a post for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, may me next assignment be to grub all the worms in Alberta!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "If this ain't one hell of a post for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, may me next assignment be to grub all the worms in Alberta!"
indulgedverbUS /ˌɪnˈdʌldʒd/
past form of “indulge” — give free rein to
From this reading This was a luxury in which he never would have indulged himself had he dreamed that Sergt.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack, his O.C. for the day, month or year, was anywhere within hearing.
immediately past
From this reading LAST WARNING.
luxurynounUS /ˈlʌɡʒəri/
something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
From this reading This was a luxury in which he never would have indulged himself had he dreamed that Sergt.
Mahaffy
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From this reading Constable Mahaffy, beginning to be rotund and somewhat wrinkled in his permanently sun-reddened countenance, thought himself alone and was grumbling.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "If this ain't one hell of a post for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, may me next assignment be to grub all the worms in Alberta!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If this ain't one hell of a post for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, may me next assignment be to grub all the worms in Alberta!"
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Jack, his O.C. for the day, month or year, was anywhere within hearing.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading "If this ain't one hell of a post for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, may me next assignment be to grub all the worms in Alberta!"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading This was a luxury in which he never would have indulged himself had he dreamed that Sergt.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "If this ain't one hell of a post for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, may me next assignment be to grub all the worms in Alberta!"
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Jack, his O.C. for the day, month or year, was anywhere within hearing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "If this ain't one hell of a post for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, may me next assignment be to grub all the worms in Alberta!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "If this ain't one hell of a post for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, may me next assignment be to grub all the worms in Alberta!"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Jack, his O.C. for the day, month or year, was anywhere within hearing.
permanentlyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrmənəntli/
for a long time without essential change
From this reading Constable Mahaffy, beginning to be rotund and somewhat wrinkled in his permanently sun-reddened countenance, thought himself alone and was grumbling.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading "If this ain't one hell of a post for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, may me next assignment be to grub all the worms in Alberta!"
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading "If this ain't one hell of a post for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, may me next assignment be to grub all the worms in Alberta!"
rotundadjectiveUS /roʊˈtʌnd/
spherical in shape
From this reading Constable Mahaffy, beginning to be rotund and somewhat wrinkled in his permanently sun-reddened countenance, thought himself alone and was grumbling.
RoyaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading "If this ain't one hell of a post for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, may me next assignment be to grub all the worms in Alberta!"
Sergt
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From this reading This was a luxury in which he never would have indulged himself had he dreamed that Sergt.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Constable Mahaffy, beginning to be rotund and somewhat wrinkled in his permanently sun-reddened countenance, thought himself alone and was grumbling.
sun-reddened
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From this reading Constable Mahaffy, beginning to be rotund and somewhat wrinkled in his permanently sun-reddened countenance, thought himself alone and was grumbling.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This was a luxury in which he never would have indulged himself had he dreamed that Sergt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If this ain't one hell of a post for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, may me next assignment be to grub all the worms in Alberta!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "If this ain't one hell of a post for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, may me next assignment be to grub all the worms in Alberta!"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Constable Mahaffy, beginning to be rotund and somewhat wrinkled in his permanently sun-reddened countenance, thought himself alone and was grumbling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If this ain't one hell of a post for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, may me next assignment be to grub all the worms in Alberta!"
a message informing of danger
From this reading LAST WARNING.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Constable Mahaffy, beginning to be rotund and somewhat wrinkled in his permanently sun-reddened countenance, thought himself alone and was grumbling.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This was a luxury in which he never would have indulged himself had he dreamed that Sergt.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Jack, his O.C. for the day, month or year, was anywhere within hearing.
wormsnounUS /wɜːrmz/
plural of “worm” — any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading "If this ain't one hell of a post for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, may me next assignment be to grub all the worms in Alberta!"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This was a luxury in which he never would have indulged himself had he dreamed that Sergt.
wrinkledadjectiveUS /ˈrɪŋkəld/
marked by wrinkles
From this reading Constable Mahaffy, beginning to be rotund and somewhat wrinkled in his permanently sun-reddened countenance, thought himself alone and was grumbling.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Jack, his O.C. for the day, month or year, was anywhere within hearing.
