aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Hey--I was right about the word, _wild_," Two-and-Two mused.
AdiosnounUS /ˌɑːdiˈoʊs/
a farewell remark
From this reading Adios para siempre-- Adios..."_ Ramos wailed out the last syllable with lugubrious emphasis.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "If our Eileen has--or will--make it, she won't be the first--or last," Frank offered, almost mystically.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Always it's girls," Dave Lester managed to chuckle.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If our Eileen has--or will--make it, she won't be the first--or last," Frank offered, almost mystically.
chucklenounUS /ˈtʃʌkəl/
a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading "Always it's girls," Dave Lester managed to chuckle.
Dave
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From this reading "Always it's girls," Dave Lester managed to chuckle.
don't
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From this reading "I still don't see how they expect to find many, Out There."
Eileen
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From this reading "If our Eileen has--or will--make it, she won't be the first--or last," Frank offered, almost mystically.
emphasisnounUS /ˈemfəsəs/
special importance or significance
From this reading Adios para siempre-- Adios..."_ Ramos wailed out the last syllable with lugubrious emphasis.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "I still don't see how they expect to find many, Out There."
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "I still don't see how they expect to find many, Out There."
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "If our Eileen has--or will--make it, she won't be the first--or last," Frank offered, almost mystically.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading "If our Eileen has--or will--make it, she won't be the first--or last," Frank offered, almost mystically.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "Always it's girls," Dave Lester managed to chuckle.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If our Eileen has--or will--make it, she won't be the first--or last," Frank offered, almost mystically.
Hey
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From this reading "Hey--I was right about the word, _wild_," Two-and-Two mused.
how
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From this reading "I still don't see how they expect to find many, Out There."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I still don't see how they expect to find many, Out There."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If our Eileen has--or will--make it, she won't be the first--or last," Frank offered, almost mystically.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If our Eileen has--or will--make it, she won't be the first--or last," Frank offered, almost mystically.
it's
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From this reading "Always it's girls," Dave Lester managed to chuckle.
immediately past
From this reading Adios para siempre-- Adios..."_ Ramos wailed out the last syllable with lugubrious emphasis.
Lester
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From this reading "Always it's girls," Dave Lester managed to chuckle.
lugubriousadjectiveUS /luːˈɡjuːbriəs/
excessively mournful
From this reading Adios para siempre-- Adios..."_ Ramos wailed out the last syllable with lugubrious emphasis.
engage in
From this reading "If our Eileen has--or will--make it, she won't be the first--or last," Frank offered, almost mystically.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading "Always it's girls," Dave Lester managed to chuckle.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "I still don't see how they expect to find many, Out There."
musedverbUS /mjuːzd/
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading "Hey--I was right about the word, _wild_," Two-and-Two mused.
mysticallyadverb
in a mystical manner
From this reading "If our Eileen has--or will--make it, she won't be the first--or last," Frank offered, almost mystically.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading "If our Eileen has--or will--make it, she won't be the first--or last," Frank offered, almost mystically.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "If our Eileen has--or will--make it, she won't be the first--or last," Frank offered, almost mystically.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "If our Eileen has--or will--make it, she won't be the first--or last," Frank offered, almost mystically.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Adios para siempre-- Adios..."_ Ramos wailed out the last syllable with lugubrious emphasis.
paranounUS /ˈperə/
(obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered
From this reading Adios para siempre-- Adios..."_ Ramos wailed out the last syllable with lugubrious emphasis.
Ramos
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From this reading Adios para siempre-- Adios..."_ Ramos wailed out the last syllable with lugubrious emphasis.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Hey--I was right about the word, _wild_," Two-and-Two mused.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I still don't see how they expect to find many, Out There."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If our Eileen has--or will--make it, she won't be the first--or last," Frank offered, almost mystically.
siempre
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From this reading Adios para siempre-- Adios..."_ Ramos wailed out the last syllable with lugubrious emphasis.
not in physical motion
From this reading "I still don't see how they expect to find many, Out There."
syllablenounUS /ˈsɪləbəl/
a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
From this reading Adios para siempre-- Adios..."_ Ramos wailed out the last syllable with lugubrious emphasis.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Adios para siempre-- Adios..."_ Ramos wailed out the last syllable with lugubrious emphasis.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I still don't see how they expect to find many, Out There."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I still don't see how they expect to find many, Out There."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Always it's girls," Dave Lester managed to chuckle.
Two-and-Two
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From this reading "Hey--I was right about the word, _wild_," Two-and-Two mused.
wailedverbUS /weɪld/
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading Adios para siempre-- Adios..."_ Ramos wailed out the last syllable with lugubrious emphasis.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Hey--I was right about the word, _wild_," Two-and-Two mused.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading "Hey--I was right about the word, _wild_," Two-and-Two mused.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "If our Eileen has--or will--make it, she won't be the first--or last," Frank offered, almost mystically.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Adios para siempre-- Adios..."_ Ramos wailed out the last syllable with lugubrious emphasis.
won't
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From this reading "If our Eileen has--or will--make it, she won't be the first--or last," Frank offered, almost mystically.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "Hey--I was right about the word, _wild_," Two-and-Two mused.
