used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE DOGTOWN TRIBE Burd said, later, with a chuckle, that at this speech Amy sputtered worse than the _Water Thrush_ itself.
Amy
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From this reading THE DOGTOWN TRIBE Burd said, later, with a chuckle, that at this speech Amy sputtered worse than the _Water Thrush_ itself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Jessie pinched her chum’s arm and warned her to be still.
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading “Belle says it because she knows we have the best of the argument.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading But Jessie pinched her chum’s arm and warned her to be still.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We have deliberately put ourselves up as a target for her sharp tongue.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE DOGTOWN TRIBE Burd said, later, with a chuckle, that at this speech Amy sputtered worse than the _Water Thrush_ itself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But Jessie pinched her chum’s arm and warned her to be still.
for the reason that
From this reading “Belle says it because she knows we have the best of the argument.
BellenounUS /bel/
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading “Belle says it because she knows we have the best of the argument.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “Belle says it because she knows we have the best of the argument.
Burd
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From this reading THE DOGTOWN TRIBE Burd said, later, with a chuckle, that at this speech Amy sputtered worse than the _Water Thrush_ itself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Jessie pinched her chum’s arm and warned her to be still.
chucklenounUS /ˈtʃʌkəl/
a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading THE DOGTOWN TRIBE Burd said, later, with a chuckle, that at this speech Amy sputtered worse than the _Water Thrush_ itself.
chum's
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From this reading But Jessie pinched her chum’s arm and warned her to be still.
deliberatelyadverbUS /dɪˈlɪbərətli/
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading We have deliberately put ourselves up as a target for her sharp tongue.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What does it matter, Amy?” she said.
DOGTOWN
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From this reading THE DOGTOWN TRIBE Burd said, later, with a chuckle, that at this speech Amy sputtered worse than the _Water Thrush_ itself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We have deliberately put ourselves up as a target for her sharp tongue.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Belle says it because she knows we have the best of the argument.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But Jessie pinched her chum’s arm and warned her to be still.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What does it matter, Amy?” she said.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE DOGTOWN TRIBE Burd said, later, with a chuckle, that at this speech Amy sputtered worse than the _Water Thrush_ itself.
Jessie
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From this reading But Jessie pinched her chum’s arm and warned her to be still.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “Belle says it because she knows we have the best of the argument.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading THE DOGTOWN TRIBE Burd said, later, with a chuckle, that at this speech Amy sputtered worse than the _Water Thrush_ itself.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “What does it matter, Amy?” she said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Belle says it because she knows we have the best of the argument.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading We have deliberately put ourselves up as a target for her sharp tongue.
pinchedadjectiveUS /pɪntʃt/
sounding as if the nose were pinched
From this reading But Jessie pinched her chum’s arm and warned her to be still.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We have deliberately put ourselves up as a target for her sharp tongue.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE DOGTOWN TRIBE Burd said, later, with a chuckle, that at this speech Amy sputtered worse than the _Water Thrush_ itself.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “Belle says it because she knows we have the best of the argument.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading We have deliberately put ourselves up as a target for her sharp tongue.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What does it matter, Amy?” she said.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading THE DOGTOWN TRIBE Burd said, later, with a chuckle, that at this speech Amy sputtered worse than the _Water Thrush_ itself.
sputteredverbUS /ˈspʌtərd/
past form of “sputter” — make an explosive sound
From this reading THE DOGTOWN TRIBE Burd said, later, with a chuckle, that at this speech Amy sputtered worse than the _Water Thrush_ itself.
not in physical motion
From this reading But Jessie pinched her chum’s arm and warned her to be still.
targetnounUS /ˈtɑːrɡət/
a reference point to shoot at
From this reading We have deliberately put ourselves up as a target for her sharp tongue.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE DOGTOWN TRIBE Burd said, later, with a chuckle, that at this speech Amy sputtered worse than the _Water Thrush_ itself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE DOGTOWN TRIBE Burd said, later, with a chuckle, that at this speech Amy sputtered worse than the _Water Thrush_ itself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DOGTOWN TRIBE Burd said, later, with a chuckle, that at this speech Amy sputtered worse than the _Water Thrush_ itself.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE DOGTOWN TRIBE Burd said, later, with a chuckle, that at this speech Amy sputtered worse than the _Water Thrush_ itself.
ThrushnounUS /θrʌʃ/
candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults
From this reading THE DOGTOWN TRIBE Burd said, later, with a chuckle, that at this speech Amy sputtered worse than the _Water Thrush_ itself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Jessie pinched her chum’s arm and warned her to be still.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading We have deliberately put ourselves up as a target for her sharp tongue.
TRIBEnounUS /traɪb/
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading THE DOGTOWN TRIBE Burd said, later, with a chuckle, that at this speech Amy sputtered worse than the _Water Thrush_ itself.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We have deliberately put ourselves up as a target for her sharp tongue.
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading But Jessie pinched her chum’s arm and warned her to be still.
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 THE DOGTOWN TRIBE Burd said, later, with a chuckle, that at this speech Amy sputtered worse than the _Water Thrush_ itself.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Belle says it because she knows we have the best of the argument.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What does it matter, Amy?” she said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE DOGTOWN TRIBE Burd said, later, with a chuckle, that at this speech Amy sputtered worse than the _Water Thrush_ itself.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading THE DOGTOWN TRIBE Burd said, later, with a chuckle, that at this speech Amy sputtered worse than the _Water Thrush_ itself.
