used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It’s a little vague, but——” “Oh, I savvy,” finished Mrs. Crump for him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Well,” hesitated Thady Shea, “I figured I might get you into trouble with Mackintavers and his crowd; Dorales would be after me, you know.
aggrievedverbUS /əˈɡriːvd/
past form of “aggrieve” — infringe on the rights of
From this reading “What in hell made you run off?” demanded Mrs. Crump in an aggrieved tone.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “What in hell made you run off?” demanded Mrs. Crump in an aggrieved tone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well,” hesitated Thady Shea, “I figured I might get you into trouble with Mackintavers and his crowd; Dorales would be after me, you know.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I wanted to go away and prove to myself that I could do something—without any one else helping me.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I wanted to go away and prove to myself that I could do something—without any one else helping me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Well,” hesitated Thady Shea, “I figured I might get you into trouble with Mackintavers and his crowd; Dorales would be after me, you know.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It’s a little vague, but——” “Oh, I savvy,” finished Mrs. Crump for him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I wanted to go away and prove to myself that I could do something—without any one else helping me.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading “Well,” hesitated Thady Shea, “I figured I might get you into trouble with Mackintavers and his crowd; Dorales would be after me, you know.
CrumpverbUS /krʌmp/
make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants
From this reading “What in hell made you run off?” demanded Mrs. Crump in an aggrieved tone.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “What in hell made you run off?” demanded Mrs. Crump in an aggrieved tone.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I wanted to go away and prove to myself that I could do something—without any one else helping me.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading And then I wanted to make up for what I’d done.
Dorales
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From this reading “Well,” hesitated Thady Shea, “I figured I might get you into trouble with Mackintavers and his crowd; Dorales would be after me, you know.
else
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From this reading I wanted to go away and prove to myself that I could do something—without any one else helping me.
figuredadjectiveUS /ˈfɪɡjərd/
(of e.g. fabric design) adorned with patterns
From this reading “Well,” hesitated Thady Shea, “I figured I might get you into trouble with Mackintavers and his crowd; Dorales would be after me, you know.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading It’s a little vague, but——” “Oh, I savvy,” finished Mrs. Crump for him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And then I wanted to make up for what I’d done.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Well,” hesitated Thady Shea, “I figured I might get you into trouble with Mackintavers and his crowd; Dorales would be after me, you know.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I wanted to go away and prove to myself that I could do something—without any one else helping me.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “What in hell made you run off?” demanded Mrs. Crump in an aggrieved tone.
helpingnounUS /ˈhelpɪŋ/
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading I wanted to go away and prove to myself that I could do something—without any one else helping me.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “Well,” hesitated Thady Shea, “I figured I might get you into trouble with Mackintavers and his crowd; Dorales would be after me, you know.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It’s a little vague, but——” “Oh, I savvy,” finished Mrs. Crump for him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well,” hesitated Thady Shea, “I figured I might get you into trouble with Mackintavers and his crowd; Dorales would be after me, you know.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well,” hesitated Thady Shea, “I figured I might get you into trouble with Mackintavers and his crowd; Dorales would be after me, you know.
I'd
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From this reading And then I wanted to make up for what I’d done.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “What in hell made you run off?” demanded Mrs. Crump in an aggrieved tone.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Well,” hesitated Thady Shea, “I figured I might get you into trouble with Mackintavers and his crowd; Dorales would be after me, you know.
It's
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From this reading It’s a little vague, but——” “Oh, I savvy,” finished Mrs. Crump for him.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Well,” hesitated Thady Shea, “I figured I might get you into trouble with Mackintavers and his crowd; Dorales would be after me, you know.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It’s a little vague, but——” “Oh, I savvy,” finished Mrs. Crump for him.
Mackintavers
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From this reading “Well,” hesitated Thady Shea, “I figured I might get you into trouble with Mackintavers and his crowd; Dorales would be after me, you know.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “What in hell made you run off?” demanded Mrs. Crump in an aggrieved tone.
engage in
From this reading And then I wanted to make up for what I’d done.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well,” hesitated Thady Shea, “I figured I might get you into trouble with Mackintavers and his crowd; Dorales would be after me, you know.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Well,” hesitated Thady Shea, “I figured I might get you into trouble with Mackintavers and his crowd; Dorales would be after me, you know.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “What in hell made you run off?” demanded Mrs. Crump in an aggrieved tone.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I wanted to go away and prove to myself that I could do something—without any one else helping me.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “What in hell made you run off?” demanded Mrs. Crump in an aggrieved tone.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading It’s a little vague, but——” “Oh, I savvy,” finished Mrs. Crump for him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I wanted to go away and prove to myself that I could do something—without any one else helping me.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading I wanted to go away and prove to myself that I could do something—without any one else helping me.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “What in hell made you run off?” demanded Mrs. Crump in an aggrieved tone.
savvyverbUS /ˈsævi/
get the meaning of something
From this reading It’s a little vague, but——” “Oh, I savvy,” finished Mrs. Crump for him.
Shea
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From this reading “Well,” hesitated Thady Shea, “I figured I might get you into trouble with Mackintavers and his crowd; Dorales would be after me, you know.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I wanted to go away and prove to myself that I could do something—without any one else helping me.
Thady
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From this reading “Well,” hesitated Thady Shea, “I figured I might get you into trouble with Mackintavers and his crowd; Dorales would be after me, you know.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I wanted to go away and prove to myself that I could do something—without any one else helping me.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then I wanted to make up for what I’d done.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And then I wanted to make up for what I’d done.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “What in hell made you run off?” demanded Mrs. Crump in an aggrieved tone.
a source of difficulty
From this reading “Well,” hesitated Thady Shea, “I figured I might get you into trouble with Mackintavers and his crowd; Dorales would be after me, you know.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And then I wanted to make up for what I’d done.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading It’s a little vague, but——” “Oh, I savvy,” finished Mrs. Crump for him.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading And then I wanted to make up for what I’d done.
(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 “Well,” hesitated Thady Shea, “I figured I might get you into trouble with Mackintavers and his crowd; Dorales would be after me, you know.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What in hell made you run off?” demanded Mrs. Crump in an aggrieved tone.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Well,” hesitated Thady Shea, “I figured I might get you into trouble with Mackintavers and his crowd; Dorales would be after me, you know.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I wanted to go away and prove to myself that I could do something—without any one else helping me.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Well,” hesitated Thady Shea, “I figured I might get you into trouble with Mackintavers and his crowd; Dorales would be after me, you know.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What in hell made you run off?” demanded Mrs. Crump in an aggrieved tone.
