used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It seems as if it might be a good one, but we’ve got a fine air-ship now, and it would be a pity to spoil it.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Who said anything about spoiling it?” demanded Jerry Hopkins, in rather indignant tones, as he looked across the table at his chum, Bob Baker, whose stoutness had gained him the nickname of Chunky.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Who said anything about spoiling it?” demanded Jerry Hopkins, in rather indignant tones, as he looked across the table at his chum, Bob Baker, whose stoutness had gained him the nickname of Chunky.
air-shipverb
transport (cargo) by air
From this reading It seems as if it might be a good one, but we’ve got a fine air-ship now, and it would be a pity to spoil it.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It seems as if it might be a good one, but we’ve got a fine air-ship now, and it would be a pity to spoil it.”
any thing at all
From this reading “Who said anything about spoiling it?” demanded Jerry Hopkins, in rather indignant tones, as he looked across the table at his chum, Bob Baker, whose stoutness had gained him the nickname of Chunky.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seems as if it might be a good one, but we’ve got a fine air-ship now, and it would be a pity to spoil it.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Who said anything about spoiling it?” demanded Jerry Hopkins, in rather indignant tones, as he looked across the table at his chum, Bob Baker, whose stoutness had gained him the nickname of Chunky.
BakernounUS /ˈbeɪkər/
someone who bakes commercially
From this reading “Who said anything about spoiling it?” demanded Jerry Hopkins, in rather indignant tones, as he looked across the table at his chum, Bob Baker, whose stoutness had gained him the nickname of Chunky.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It seems as if it might be a good one, but we’ve got a fine air-ship now, and it would be a pity to spoil it.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “Who said anything about spoiling it?” demanded Jerry Hopkins, in rather indignant tones, as he looked across the table at his chum, Bob Baker, whose stoutness had gained him the nickname of Chunky.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It seems as if it might be a good one, but we’ve got a fine air-ship now, and it would be a pity to spoil it.”
calamitynounUS /kəˈlæməti/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading “Who wants to spoil the _Comet_, you old calamity howler?”
chumnounUS /tʃʌm/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “Who said anything about spoiling it?” demanded Jerry Hopkins, in rather indignant tones, as he looked across the table at his chum, Bob Baker, whose stoutness had gained him the nickname of Chunky.
ChunkyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃʌŋki/
like or containing small sticky lumps
From this reading NED IS WORRIED “Well, Chunky, what do you think of the idea?”
CometnounUS /ˈkɑːmət/
(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
From this reading “Who wants to spoil the _Comet_, you old calamity howler?”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “Who said anything about spoiling it?” demanded Jerry Hopkins, in rather indignant tones, as he looked across the table at his chum, Bob Baker, whose stoutness had gained him the nickname of Chunky.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading NED IS WORRIED “Well, Chunky, what do you think of the idea?”
don't
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From this reading “Oh, I don’t know, Jerry.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading It seems as if it might be a good one, but we’ve got a fine air-ship now, and it would be a pity to spoil it.”
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading “Who said anything about spoiling it?” demanded Jerry Hopkins, in rather indignant tones, as he looked across the table at his chum, Bob Baker, whose stoutness had gained him the nickname of Chunky.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It seems as if it might be a good one, but we’ve got a fine air-ship now, and it would be a pity to spoil it.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It seems as if it might be a good one, but we’ve got a fine air-ship now, and it would be a pity to spoil it.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Who said anything about spoiling it?” demanded Jerry Hopkins, in rather indignant tones, as he looked across the table at his chum, Bob Baker, whose stoutness had gained him the nickname of Chunky.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Who said anything about spoiling it?” demanded Jerry Hopkins, in rather indignant tones, as he looked across the table at his chum, Bob Baker, whose stoutness had gained him the nickname of Chunky.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Who said anything about spoiling it?” demanded Jerry Hopkins, in rather indignant tones, as he looked across the table at his chum, Bob Baker, whose stoutness had gained him the nickname of Chunky.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Who said anything about spoiling it?” demanded Jerry Hopkins, in rather indignant tones, as he looked across the table at his chum, Bob Baker, whose stoutness had gained him the nickname of Chunky.
HopkinsnounUS /ˈhɑːpkɪnz/
United States educator and theologian (1802-1887)
From this reading “Who said anything about spoiling it?” demanded Jerry Hopkins, in rather indignant tones, as he looked across the table at his chum, Bob Baker, whose stoutness had gained him the nickname of Chunky.
howlernounUS /ˈhaʊlər/
a joke that seems extremely funny
From this reading “Who wants to spoil the _Comet_, you old calamity howler?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, I don’t know, Jerry.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading NED IS WORRIED “Well, Chunky, what do you think of the idea?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seems as if it might be a good one, but we’ve got a fine air-ship now, and it would be a pity to spoil it.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Who said anything about spoiling it?” demanded Jerry Hopkins, in rather indignant tones, as he looked across the table at his chum, Bob Baker, whose stoutness had gained him the nickname of Chunky.
indignantadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdɪɡnənt/
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading “Who said anything about spoiling it?” demanded Jerry Hopkins, in rather indignant tones, as he looked across the table at his chum, Bob Baker, whose stoutness had gained him the nickname of Chunky.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NED IS WORRIED “Well, Chunky, what do you think of the idea?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems as if it might be a good one, but we’ve got a fine air-ship now, and it would be a pity to spoil it.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Oh, I don’t know, Jerry.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Oh, I don’t know, Jerry.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Who said anything about spoiling it?” demanded Jerry Hopkins, in rather indignant tones, as he looked across the table at his chum, Bob Baker, whose stoutness had gained him the nickname of Chunky.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It seems as if it might be a good one, but we’ve got a fine air-ship now, and it would be a pity to spoil it.”
NED
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From this reading NED IS WORRIED “Well, Chunky, what do you think of the idea?”
nicknamenounUS /ˈnɪkneɪm/
a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
From this reading “Who said anything about spoiling it?” demanded Jerry Hopkins, in rather indignant tones, as he looked across the table at his chum, Bob Baker, whose stoutness had gained him the nickname of Chunky.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It seems as if it might be a good one, but we’ve got a fine air-ship now, and it would be a pity to spoil it.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NED IS WORRIED “Well, Chunky, what do you think of the idea?”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I don’t know, Jerry.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Who wants to spoil the _Comet_, you old calamity howler?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It seems as if it might be a good one, but we’ve got a fine air-ship now, and it would be a pity to spoil it.”
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading It seems as if it might be a good one, but we’ve got a fine air-ship now, and it would be a pity to spoil it.”
on the contrary
From this reading “Who said anything about spoiling it?” demanded Jerry Hopkins, in rather indignant tones, as he looked across the table at his chum, Bob Baker, whose stoutness had gained him the nickname of Chunky.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Who said anything about spoiling it?” demanded Jerry Hopkins, in rather indignant tones, as he looked across the table at his chum, Bob Baker, whose stoutness had gained him the nickname of Chunky.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seems as if it might be a good one, but we’ve got a fine air-ship now, and it would be a pity to spoil it.”
spoilverbUS /spɔɪl/
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading It seems as if it might be a good one, but we’ve got a fine air-ship now, and it would be a pity to spoil it.”
spoilingnounUS /ˈspɔɪlɪŋ/
the process of becoming spoiled
From this reading “Who said anything about spoiling it?” demanded Jerry Hopkins, in rather indignant tones, as he looked across the table at his chum, Bob Baker, whose stoutness had gained him the nickname of Chunky.
stoutnessnounUS /ˈstaʊtnəs/
the property of being strong and resolute
From this reading “Who said anything about spoiling it?” demanded Jerry Hopkins, in rather indignant tones, as he looked across the table at his chum, Bob Baker, whose stoutness had gained him the nickname of Chunky.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “Who said anything about spoiling it?” demanded Jerry Hopkins, in rather indignant tones, as he looked across the table at his chum, Bob Baker, whose stoutness had gained him the nickname of Chunky.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NED IS WORRIED “Well, Chunky, what do you think of the idea?”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading NED IS WORRIED “Well, Chunky, what do you think of the idea?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seems as if it might be a good one, but we’ve got a fine air-ship now, and it would be a pity to spoil it.”
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “Who said anything about spoiling it?” demanded Jerry Hopkins, in rather indignant tones, as he looked across the table at his chum, Bob Baker, whose stoutness had gained him the nickname of Chunky.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “Who wants to spoil the _Comet_, you old calamity howler?”
we've
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From this reading It seems as if it might be a good one, but we’ve got a fine air-ship now, and it would be a pity to spoil it.”
(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 NED IS WORRIED “Well, Chunky, what do you think of the idea?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading NED IS WORRIED “Well, Chunky, what do you think of the idea?”
which person or people
From this reading “Who said anything about spoiling it?” demanded Jerry Hopkins, in rather indignant tones, as he looked across the table at his chum, Bob Baker, whose stoutness had gained him the nickname of Chunky.
belonging to which person
From this reading “Who said anything about spoiling it?” demanded Jerry Hopkins, in rather indignant tones, as he looked across the table at his chum, Bob Baker, whose stoutness had gained him the nickname of Chunky.
WORRIEDadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading NED IS WORRIED “Well, Chunky, what do you think of the idea?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It seems as if it might be a good one, but we’ve got a fine air-ship now, and it would be a pity to spoil it.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading NED IS WORRIED “Well, Chunky, what do you think of the idea?”
