used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Jasper Grierson turned the leaf of a calendar-pad and made a brief memorandum.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jasper Grierson turned the leaf of a calendar-pad and made a brief memorandum.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."
assertedadjectiveUS /əˈsɜːrtɪd/
confidently declared to be so
From this reading "You will do nothing of the kind," asserted the radiant daughter of men, with serene assurance.
assurancenounUS /əˈʃʊrəns/
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading "You will do nothing of the kind," asserted the radiant daughter of men, with serene assurance.
terminate
From this reading "I _savez_: I'll break the three-cornered syndicate for you."
of short duration or distance
From this reading Jasper Grierson turned the leaf of a calendar-pad and made a brief memorandum.
calendar-pad
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From this reading Jasper Grierson turned the leaf of a calendar-pad and made a brief memorandum.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."
a female human offspring
From this reading "You will do nothing of the kind," asserted the radiant daughter of men, with serene assurance.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You will do nothing of the kind," asserted the radiant daughter of men, with serene assurance.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I _savez_: I'll break the three-cornered syndicate for you."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."
Grierson
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From this reading Jasper Grierson turned the leaf of a calendar-pad and made a brief memorandum.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."
how
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From this reading "Oh, that's the how of it, is it?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I _savez_: I'll break the three-cornered syndicate for you."
I'll
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From this reading "I _savez_: I'll break the three-cornered syndicate for you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, that's the how of it, is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."
JaspernounUS /ˈdʒæspər/
an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
From this reading Jasper Grierson turned the leaf of a calendar-pad and made a brief memorandum.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "You will do nothing of the kind," asserted the radiant daughter of men, with serene assurance.
leafnounUS /liːf/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Jasper Grierson turned the leaf of a calendar-pad and made a brief memorandum.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Jasper Grierson turned the leaf of a calendar-pad and made a brief memorandum.
memorandumnounUS /ˌmemərˈændəm/
a written proposal or reminder
From this reading Jasper Grierson turned the leaf of a calendar-pad and made a brief memorandum.
the force of workers available
From this reading "You will do nothing of the kind," asserted the radiant daughter of men, with serene assurance.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "You will do nothing of the kind," asserted the radiant daughter of men, with serene assurance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jasper Grierson turned the leaf of a calendar-pad and made a brief memorandum.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, that's the how of it, is it?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."
cause to move by pulling
From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiːənt/
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading "You will do nothing of the kind," asserted the radiant daughter of men, with serene assurance.
Raymer
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From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."
savez
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From this reading "I _savez_: I'll break the three-cornered syndicate for you."
express in words
From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."
sereneadjectiveUS /sərˈiːn/
not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading "You will do nothing of the kind," asserted the radiant daughter of men, with serene assurance.
syndicatenounUS /ˈsɪndɪkət/
a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
From this reading "I _savez_: I'll break the three-cornered syndicate for you."
that's
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From this reading "Oh, that's the how of it, is it?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jasper Grierson turned the leaf of a calendar-pad and made a brief memorandum.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."
three-corneredadjective
having three corners
From this reading "I _savez_: I'll break the three-cornered syndicate for you."
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Jasper Grierson turned the leaf of a calendar-pad and made a brief memorandum.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."
at the time that
From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You will do nothing of the kind," asserted the radiant daughter of men, with serene assurance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You will do nothing of the kind," asserted the radiant daughter of men, with serene assurance.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I _savez_: I'll break the three-cornered syndicate for you."
you'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You will let Mr. Raymer get himself into hot water, as you call it, and then, when I say the word, you'll reach in and pull him out."
