used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This appeal required a moment--a longer look at him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You _will_ just tell her then, now and here, how good you honestly believe I shall be?”
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading This appeal required a moment--a longer look at him.
make certain of
From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This appeal required a moment--a longer look at him.
backedadjectiveUS /bækt/
having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
From this reading “You truly hold that that friendly guarantee, backed by my parental weight, will do your job?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.
a youthful male person
From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “You truly hold that that friendly guarantee, backed by my parental weight, will do your job?”
chuckverbUS /tʃʌk/
throw carelessly
From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading It only encouraged his companion.
didn't
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From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “You truly hold that that friendly guarantee, backed by my parental weight, will do your job?”
a quad with a square body
From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.
encouragedadjectiveUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒd/
inspired with confidence
From this reading It only encouraged his companion.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading “You truly hold that that friendly guarantee, backed by my parental weight, will do your job?”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.
guaranteeverbUS /ˌɡerənˈtiː/
give surety or assume responsibility
From this reading “You truly hold that that friendly guarantee, backed by my parental weight, will do your job?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “You _will_ just tell her then, now and here, how good you honestly believe I shall be?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This appeal required a moment--a longer look at him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It only encouraged his companion.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “You truly hold that that friendly guarantee, backed by my parental weight, will do your job?”
honestlyadverbUS /ˈɑːnəstli/
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading “You _will_ just tell her then, now and here, how good you honestly believe I shall be?”
how
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From this reading “You _will_ just tell her then, now and here, how good you honestly believe I shall be?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.
I'd
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From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It only encouraged his companion.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “You truly hold that that friendly guarantee, backed by my parental weight, will do your job?”
and nothing more
From this reading “You _will_ just tell her then, now and here, how good you honestly believe I shall be?”
for more time
From this reading This appeal required a moment--a longer look at him.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading This appeal required a moment--a longer look at him.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.
a particular point in time
From this reading This appeal required a moment--a longer look at him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “You _will_ just tell her then, now and here, how good you honestly believe I shall be?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.
and nothing more
From this reading It only encouraged his companion.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.
parentaladjectiveUS /pərˈentəl/
designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced
From this reading “You truly hold that that friendly guarantee, backed by my parental weight, will do your job?”
properest
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From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading This appeal required a moment--a longer look at him.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “You _will_ just tell her then, now and here, how good you honestly believe I shall be?”
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.
express in words
From this reading “You _will_ just tell her then, now and here, how good you honestly believe I shall be?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You truly hold that that friendly guarantee, backed by my parental weight, will do your job?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.
Theign
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From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “You _will_ just tell her then, now and here, how good you honestly believe I shall be?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This appeal required a moment--a longer look at him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “You truly hold that that friendly guarantee, backed by my parental weight, will do your job?”
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading “You truly hold that that friendly guarantee, backed by my parental weight, will do your job?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “You _will_ just tell her then, now and here, how good you honestly believe I shall be?”
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.
you'd
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From this reading “I assure you I’d chuck ‘em out of window, my boy, if I didn’t believe you’d be really good to her,” Lord Theign returned with the properest spirit.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You truly hold that that friendly guarantee, backed by my parental weight, will do your job?”
