used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Would n’t that jar you?" said a voice in my ear, and turning I found Donoghue by my side.
(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 With no trepidation at all, then, on reading the sign "H. B. Blaine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Would n’t that jar you?" said a voice in my ear, and turning I found Donoghue by my side.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With no trepidation at all, then, on reading the sign "H. B. Blaine.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading With no trepidation at all, then, on reading the sign "H. B. Blaine.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Certainly this little incident I had witnessed on the way reassured me to the extent of making me think that if I was to be shot in the "coffee-joint," there was a lively sheriff in the town, and unless my demise was kept unconscionably quiet he would be by the way of making inquiries.
Blaine
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From this reading With no trepidation at all, then, on reading the sign "H. B. Blaine.
Blaine's
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From this reading "Just toddling down to Blaine’s?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Would n’t that jar you?" said a voice in my ear, and turning I found Donoghue by my side.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Certainly this little incident I had witnessed on the way reassured me to the extent of making me think that if I was to be shot in the "coffee-joint," there was a lively sheriff in the town, and unless my demise was kept unconscionably quiet he would be by the way of making inquiries.
coffee-joint
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From this reading Certainly this little incident I had witnessed on the way reassured me to the extent of making me think that if I was to be shot in the "coffee-joint," there was a lively sheriff in the town, and unless my demise was kept unconscionably quiet he would be by the way of making inquiries.
demisenounUS /dɪˈmaɪz/
the time when something ends
From this reading Certainly this little incident I had witnessed on the way reassured me to the extent of making me think that if I was to be shot in the "coffee-joint," there was a lively sheriff in the town, and unless my demise was kept unconscionably quiet he would be by the way of making inquiries.
Donoghue
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From this reading "Would n’t that jar you?" said a voice in my ear, and turning I found Donoghue by my side.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Just toddling down to Blaine’s?"
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading "Would n’t that jar you?" said a voice in my ear, and turning I found Donoghue by my side.
the point or degree to which something extends
From this reading Certainly this little incident I had witnessed on the way reassured me to the extent of making me think that if I was to be shot in the "coffee-joint," there was a lively sheriff in the town, and unless my demise was kept unconscionably quiet he would be by the way of making inquiries.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading "Yes," I said, and fell in step with him.
set up or found
From this reading "Would n’t that jar you?" said a voice in my ear, and turning I found Donoghue by my side.
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 With no trepidation at all, then, on reading the sign "H. B. Blaine.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Certainly this little incident I had witnessed on the way reassured me to the extent of making me think that if I was to be shot in the "coffee-joint," there was a lively sheriff in the town, and unless my demise was kept unconscionably quiet he would be by the way of making inquiries.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Certainly this little incident I had witnessed on the way reassured me to the extent of making me think that if I was to be shot in the "coffee-joint," there was a lively sheriff in the town, and unless my demise was kept unconscionably quiet he would be by the way of making inquiries.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes," I said, and fell in step with him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Would n’t that jar you?" said a voice in my ear, and turning I found Donoghue by my side.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Certainly this little incident I had witnessed on the way reassured me to the extent of making me think that if I was to be shot in the "coffee-joint," there was a lively sheriff in the town, and unless my demise was kept unconscionably quiet he would be by the way of making inquiries.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Would n’t that jar you?" said a voice in my ear, and turning I found Donoghue by my side.
a single distinct event
From this reading Certainly this little incident I had witnessed on the way reassured me to the extent of making me think that if I was to be shot in the "coffee-joint," there was a lively sheriff in the town, and unless my demise was kept unconscionably quiet he would be by the way of making inquiries.
inquiriesnounUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪəriz/
plural of “inquiry” — a search for knowledge
From this reading Certainly this little incident I had witnessed on the way reassured me to the extent of making me think that if I was to be shot in the "coffee-joint," there was a lively sheriff in the town, and unless my demise was kept unconscionably quiet he would be by the way of making inquiries.
jarverbUS /dʒɑːr/
be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading "Would n’t that jar you?" said a voice in my ear, and turning I found Donoghue by my side.
and nothing more
From this reading "Just toddling down to Blaine’s?"
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Certainly this little incident I had witnessed on the way reassured me to the extent of making me think that if I was to be shot in the "coffee-joint," there was a lively sheriff in the town, and unless my demise was kept unconscionably quiet he would be by the way of making inquiries.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Certainly this little incident I had witnessed on the way reassured me to the extent of making me think that if I was to be shot in the "coffee-joint," there was a lively sheriff in the town, and unless my demise was kept unconscionably quiet he would be by the way of making inquiries.
full of life and energy
From this reading Certainly this little incident I had witnessed on the way reassured me to the extent of making me think that if I was to be shot in the "coffee-joint," there was a lively sheriff in the town, and unless my demise was kept unconscionably quiet he would be by the way of making inquiries.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Certainly this little incident I had witnessed on the way reassured me to the extent of making me think that if I was to be shot in the "coffee-joint," there was a lively sheriff in the town, and unless my demise was kept unconscionably quiet he would be by the way of making inquiries.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Certainly this little incident I had witnessed on the way reassured me to the extent of making me think that if I was to be shot in the "coffee-joint," there was a lively sheriff in the town, and unless my demise was kept unconscionably quiet he would be by the way of making inquiries.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Would n’t that jar you?" said a voice in my ear, and turning I found Donoghue by my side.
n't
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From this reading "Would n’t that jar you?" said a voice in my ear, and turning I found Donoghue by my side.
not any; not one
From this reading With no trepidation at all, then, on reading the sign "H. B. Blaine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Certainly this little incident I had witnessed on the way reassured me to the extent of making me think that if I was to be shot in the "coffee-joint," there was a lively sheriff in the town, and unless my demise was kept unconscionably quiet he would be by the way of making inquiries.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Certainly this little incident I had witnessed on the way reassured me to the extent of making me think that if I was to be shot in the "coffee-joint," there was a lively sheriff in the town, and unless my demise was kept unconscionably quiet he would be by the way of making inquiries.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Certainly this little incident I had witnessed on the way reassured me to the extent of making me think that if I was to be shot in the "coffee-joint," there was a lively sheriff in the town, and unless my demise was kept unconscionably quiet he would be by the way of making inquiries.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading With no trepidation at all, then, on reading the sign "H. B. Blaine.
reassuredadjectiveUS /ˌriːəˈʃʊrd/
having confidence restored; freed from anxiety
From this reading Certainly this little incident I had witnessed on the way reassured me to the extent of making me think that if I was to be shot in the "coffee-joint," there was a lively sheriff in the town, and unless my demise was kept unconscionably quiet he would be by the way of making inquiries.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Would n’t that jar you?" said a voice in my ear, and turning I found Donoghue by my side.
sheriffnounUS /ˈʃerəf/
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading Certainly this little incident I had witnessed on the way reassured me to the extent of making me think that if I was to be shot in the "coffee-joint," there was a lively sheriff in the town, and unless my demise was kept unconscionably quiet he would be by the way of making inquiries.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Certainly this little incident I had witnessed on the way reassured me to the extent of making me think that if I was to be shot in the "coffee-joint," there was a lively sheriff in the town, and unless my demise was kept unconscionably quiet he would be by the way of making inquiries.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "Would n’t that jar you?" said a voice in my ear, and turning I found Donoghue by my side.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading With no trepidation at all, then, on reading the sign "H. B. Blaine.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading "Yes," I said, and fell in step with him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Would n’t that jar you?" said a voice in my ear, and turning I found Donoghue by my side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Certainly this little incident I had witnessed on the way reassured me to the extent of making me think that if I was to be shot in the "coffee-joint," there was a lively sheriff in the town, and unless my demise was kept unconscionably quiet he would be by the way of making inquiries.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading With no trepidation at all, then, on reading the sign "H. B. Blaine.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Certainly this little incident I had witnessed on the way reassured me to the extent of making me think that if I was to be shot in the "coffee-joint," there was a lively sheriff in the town, and unless my demise was kept unconscionably quiet he would be by the way of making inquiries.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Certainly this little incident I had witnessed on the way reassured me to the extent of making me think that if I was to be shot in the "coffee-joint," there was a lively sheriff in the town, and unless my demise was kept unconscionably quiet he would be by the way of making inquiries.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Certainly this little incident I had witnessed on the way reassured me to the extent of making me think that if I was to be shot in the "coffee-joint," there was a lively sheriff in the town, and unless my demise was kept unconscionably quiet he would be by the way of making inquiries.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Just toddling down to Blaine’s?"
toddlingverbUS /ˈtɑːdlɪŋ/
-ing form of “toddle” — walk unsteadily
From this reading "Just toddling down to Blaine’s?"
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Certainly this little incident I had witnessed on the way reassured me to the extent of making me think that if I was to be shot in the "coffee-joint," there was a lively sheriff in the town, and unless my demise was kept unconscionably quiet he would be by the way of making inquiries.
trepidationnounUS /ˌtrepɪˈdeɪʃən/
a feeling of alarm or dread
From this reading With no trepidation at all, then, on reading the sign "H. B. Blaine.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "Would n’t that jar you?" said a voice in my ear, and turning I found Donoghue by my side.
unconscionably
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From this reading Certainly this little incident I had witnessed on the way reassured me to the extent of making me think that if I was to be shot in the "coffee-joint," there was a lively sheriff in the town, and unless my demise was kept unconscionably quiet he would be by the way of making inquiries.
except if; if not
From this reading Certainly this little incident I had witnessed on the way reassured me to the extent of making me think that if I was to be shot in the "coffee-joint," there was a lively sheriff in the town, and unless my demise was kept unconscionably quiet he would be by the way of making inquiries.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Would n’t that jar you?" said a voice in my ear, and turning I found Donoghue by my side.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Certainly this little incident I had witnessed on the way reassured me to the extent of making me think that if I was to be shot in the "coffee-joint," there was a lively sheriff in the town, and unless my demise was kept unconscionably quiet he would be by the way of making inquiries.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Certainly this little incident I had witnessed on the way reassured me to the extent of making me think that if I was to be shot in the "coffee-joint," there was a lively sheriff in the town, and unless my demise was kept unconscionably quiet he would be by the way of making inquiries.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Yes," I said, and fell in step with him.
witnessedverbUS /ˈwɪtnəst/
past form of “witness” — be a witness to
From this reading Certainly this little incident I had witnessed on the way reassured me to the extent of making me think that if I was to be shot in the "coffee-joint," there was a lively sheriff in the town, and unless my demise was kept unconscionably quiet he would be by the way of making inquiries.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Would n’t that jar you?" said a voice in my ear, and turning I found Donoghue by my side.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," I said, and fell in step with him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Would n’t that jar you?" said a voice in my ear, and turning I found Donoghue by my side.
