used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "And so, Arthurjean," I concluded, "my guess is that for some crazy reason it's up to me to take up where Winnie left off and try to do a good job with the hand he's dealt himself."
anew
From this reading "When I tried to tell my wife--Winnie's wife--Mrs. Tompkins, that is--all she could think of was to send me off to a plush-lined booby-hatch until I was sane again.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "When I tried to tell my wife--Winnie's wife--Mrs. Tompkins, that is--all she could think of was to send me off to a plush-lined booby-hatch until I was sane again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And so, Arthurjean," I concluded, "my guess is that for some crazy reason it's up to me to take up where Winnie left off and try to do a good job with the hand he's dealt himself."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The others--at least Virginia Rutherford--are beginning to suspect that something is wrong and that damned dog knows it.
Arthurjean
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From this reading "And so, Arthurjean," I concluded, "my guess is that for some crazy reason it's up to me to take up where Winnie left off and try to do a good job with the hand he's dealt himself."
ash-tray
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From this reading She remained silent, hunched on the floor beside me, with her maroon pyjamas straining visibly and a pile of cigarette butts in the ash-tray at her side.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She remained silent, hunched on the floor beside me, with her maroon pyjamas straining visibly and a pile of cigarette butts in the ash-tray at her side.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading The others--at least Virginia Rutherford--are beginning to suspect that something is wrong and that damned dog knows it.
next to; at the side of
From this reading She remained silent, hunched on the floor beside me, with her maroon pyjamas straining visibly and a pile of cigarette butts in the ash-tray at her side.
booby-hatch
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From this reading "When I tried to tell my wife--Winnie's wife--Mrs. Tompkins, that is--all she could think of was to send me off to a plush-lined booby-hatch until I was sane again.
terminate
From this reading "Give me a break," I pleaded.
buttsnounUS /bʌts/
plural of “butt” — thick end of the handle
From this reading She remained silent, hunched on the floor beside me, with her maroon pyjamas straining visibly and a pile of cigarette butts in the ash-tray at her side.
cigarettenounUS /ˌsɪɡərˈet/
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading She remained silent, hunched on the floor beside me, with her maroon pyjamas straining visibly and a pile of cigarette butts in the ash-tray at her side.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading "And so, Arthurjean," I concluded, "my guess is that for some crazy reason it's up to me to take up where Winnie left off and try to do a good job with the hand he's dealt himself."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "When I tried to tell my wife--Winnie's wife--Mrs. Tompkins, that is--all she could think of was to send me off to a plush-lined booby-hatch until I was sane again.
crazyadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪzi/
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading "And so, Arthurjean," I concluded, "my guess is that for some crazy reason it's up to me to take up where Winnie left off and try to do a good job with the hand he's dealt himself."
damnedadjectiveUS /dæmd/
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The others--at least Virginia Rutherford--are beginning to suspect that something is wrong and that damned dog knows it.
dealtverbUS /delt/
inflected form of “deal” — act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading "And so, Arthurjean," I concluded, "my guess is that for some crazy reason it's up to me to take up where Winnie left off and try to do a good job with the hand he's dealt himself."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "And so, Arthurjean," I concluded, "my guess is that for some crazy reason it's up to me to take up where Winnie left off and try to do a good job with the hand he's dealt himself."
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading The others--at least Virginia Rutherford--are beginning to suspect that something is wrong and that damned dog knows it.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading She remained silent, hunched on the floor beside me, with her maroon pyjamas straining visibly and a pile of cigarette butts in the ash-tray at her side.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "And so, Arthurjean," I concluded, "my guess is that for some crazy reason it's up to me to take up where Winnie left off and try to do a good job with the hand he's dealt himself."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Give me a break," I pleaded.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "And so, Arthurjean," I concluded, "my guess is that for some crazy reason it's up to me to take up where Winnie left off and try to do a good job with the hand he's dealt himself."
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "And so, Arthurjean," I concluded, "my guess is that for some crazy reason it's up to me to take up where Winnie left off and try to do a good job with the hand he's dealt himself."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "And so, Arthurjean," I concluded, "my guess is that for some crazy reason it's up to me to take up where Winnie left off and try to do a good job with the hand he's dealt himself."
he's
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From this reading "And so, Arthurjean," I concluded, "my guess is that for some crazy reason it's up to me to take up where Winnie left off and try to do a good job with the hand he's dealt himself."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She remained silent, hunched on the floor beside me, with her maroon pyjamas straining visibly and a pile of cigarette butts in the ash-tray at her side.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "And so, Arthurjean," I concluded, "my guess is that for some crazy reason it's up to me to take up where Winnie left off and try to do a good job with the hand he's dealt himself."
hunchedadjectiveUS /hʌntʃt/
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading She remained silent, hunched on the floor beside me, with her maroon pyjamas straining visibly and a pile of cigarette butts in the ash-tray at her side.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And so, Arthurjean," I concluded, "my guess is that for some crazy reason it's up to me to take up where Winnie left off and try to do a good job with the hand he's dealt himself."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She remained silent, hunched on the floor beside me, with her maroon pyjamas straining visibly and a pile of cigarette butts in the ash-tray at her side.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And so, Arthurjean," I concluded, "my guess is that for some crazy reason it's up to me to take up where Winnie left off and try to do a good job with the hand he's dealt himself."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The others--at least Virginia Rutherford--are beginning to suspect that something is wrong and that damned dog knows it.
it's
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From this reading "And so, Arthurjean," I concluded, "my guess is that for some crazy reason it's up to me to take up where Winnie left off and try to do a good job with the hand he's dealt himself."
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading "And so, Arthurjean," I concluded, "my guess is that for some crazy reason it's up to me to take up where Winnie left off and try to do a good job with the hand he's dealt himself."
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading The others--at least Virginia Rutherford--are beginning to suspect that something is wrong and that damned dog knows it.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading The others--at least Virginia Rutherford--are beginning to suspect that something is wrong and that damned dog knows it.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "And so, Arthurjean," I concluded, "my guess is that for some crazy reason it's up to me to take up where Winnie left off and try to do a good job with the hand he's dealt himself."
maroonverbUS /mərˈuːn/
leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
From this reading She remained silent, hunched on the floor beside me, with her maroon pyjamas straining visibly and a pile of cigarette butts in the ash-tray at her side.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And so, Arthurjean," I concluded, "my guess is that for some crazy reason it's up to me to take up where Winnie left off and try to do a good job with the hand he's dealt himself."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "When I tried to tell my wife--Winnie's wife--Mrs. Tompkins, that is--all she could think of was to send me off to a plush-lined booby-hatch until I was sane again.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "And so, Arthurjean," I concluded, "my guess is that for some crazy reason it's up to me to take up where Winnie left off and try to do a good job with the hand he's dealt himself."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She remained silent, hunched on the floor beside me, with her maroon pyjamas straining visibly and a pile of cigarette butts in the ash-tray at her side.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "And so, Arthurjean," I concluded, "my guess is that for some crazy reason it's up to me to take up where Winnie left off and try to do a good job with the hand he's dealt himself."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She remained silent, hunched on the floor beside me, with her maroon pyjamas straining visibly and a pile of cigarette butts in the ash-tray at her side.
others
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From this reading The others--at least Virginia Rutherford--are beginning to suspect that something is wrong and that damned dog knows it.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading She remained silent, hunched on the floor beside me, with her maroon pyjamas straining visibly and a pile of cigarette butts in the ash-tray at her side.
pleadedverbUS /ˈpliːdɪd/
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading "Give me a break," I pleaded.
plush-lined
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From this reading "When I tried to tell my wife--Winnie's wife--Mrs. Tompkins, that is--all she could think of was to send me off to a plush-lined booby-hatch until I was sane again.
pyjamas
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From this reading She remained silent, hunched on the floor beside me, with her maroon pyjamas straining visibly and a pile of cigarette butts in the ash-tray at her side.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading "And so, Arthurjean," I concluded, "my guess is that for some crazy reason it's up to me to take up where Winnie left off and try to do a good job with the hand he's dealt himself."
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading She remained silent, hunched on the floor beside me, with her maroon pyjamas straining visibly and a pile of cigarette butts in the ash-tray at her side.
RutherfordnounUS /ˈrʌθərfərd/
a unit strength of a radioactive source equal to one million disintegrations per second
From this reading The others--at least Virginia Rutherford--are beginning to suspect that something is wrong and that damned dog knows it.
saneadjectiveUS /seɪn/
mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
From this reading "When I tried to tell my wife--Winnie's wife--Mrs. Tompkins, that is--all she could think of was to send me off to a plush-lined booby-hatch until I was sane again.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "When I tried to tell my wife--Winnie's wife--Mrs. Tompkins, that is--all she could think of was to send me off to a plush-lined booby-hatch until I was sane again.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She remained silent, hunched on the floor beside me, with her maroon pyjamas straining visibly and a pile of cigarette butts in the ash-tray at her side.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading She remained silent, hunched on the floor beside me, with her maroon pyjamas straining visibly and a pile of cigarette butts in the ash-tray at her side.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading She remained silent, hunched on the floor beside me, with her maroon pyjamas straining visibly and a pile of cigarette butts in the ash-tray at her side.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And so, Arthurjean," I concluded, "my guess is that for some crazy reason it's up to me to take up where Winnie left off and try to do a good job with the hand he's dealt himself."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "And so, Arthurjean," I concluded, "my guess is that for some crazy reason it's up to me to take up where Winnie left off and try to do a good job with the hand he's dealt himself."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The others--at least Virginia Rutherford--are beginning to suspect that something is wrong and that damned dog knows it.
strainingnounUS /ˈstreɪnɪŋ/
an intense or violent exertion
From this reading She remained silent, hunched on the floor beside me, with her maroon pyjamas straining visibly and a pile of cigarette butts in the ash-tray at her side.
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading The others--at least Virginia Rutherford--are beginning to suspect that something is wrong and that damned dog knows it.
carry out
From this reading "And so, Arthurjean," I concluded, "my guess is that for some crazy reason it's up to me to take up where Winnie left off and try to do a good job with the hand he's dealt himself."
express in words
From this reading "When I tried to tell my wife--Winnie's wife--Mrs. Tompkins, that is--all she could think of was to send me off to a plush-lined booby-hatch until I was sane again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And so, Arthurjean," I concluded, "my guess is that for some crazy reason it's up to me to take up where Winnie left off and try to do a good job with the hand he's dealt himself."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And so, Arthurjean," I concluded, "my guess is that for some crazy reason it's up to me to take up where Winnie left off and try to do a good job with the hand he's dealt himself."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "When I tried to tell my wife--Winnie's wife--Mrs. Tompkins, that is--all she could think of was to send me off to a plush-lined booby-hatch until I was sane again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And so, Arthurjean," I concluded, "my guess is that for some crazy reason it's up to me to take up where Winnie left off and try to do a good job with the hand he's dealt himself."
Tompkins
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From this reading "When I tried to tell my wife--Winnie's wife--Mrs. Tompkins, that is--all she could think of was to send me off to a plush-lined booby-hatch until I was sane again.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading "When I tried to tell my wife--Winnie's wife--Mrs. Tompkins, that is--all she could think of was to send me off to a plush-lined booby-hatch until I was sane again.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "And so, Arthurjean," I concluded, "my guess is that for some crazy reason it's up to me to take up where Winnie left off and try to do a good job with the hand he's dealt himself."
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "When I tried to tell my wife--Winnie's wife--Mrs. Tompkins, that is--all she could think of was to send me off to a plush-lined booby-hatch until I was sane again.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "And so, Arthurjean," I concluded, "my guess is that for some crazy reason it's up to me to take up where Winnie left off and try to do a good job with the hand he's dealt himself."
VirginianounUS /vərˈdʒɪnjə/
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading The others--at least Virginia Rutherford--are beginning to suspect that something is wrong and that damned dog knows it.
visiblyadverbUS /ˈvɪzəbli/
in a visible manner
From this reading She remained silent, hunched on the floor beside me, with her maroon pyjamas straining visibly and a pile of cigarette butts in the ash-tray at her side.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "When I tried to tell my wife--Winnie's wife--Mrs. Tompkins, that is--all she could think of was to send me off to a plush-lined booby-hatch until I was sane again.
at the time that
From this reading "When I tried to tell my wife--Winnie's wife--Mrs. Tompkins, that is--all she could think of was to send me off to a plush-lined booby-hatch until I was sane again.
in or at the place that
From this reading "And so, Arthurjean," I concluded, "my guess is that for some crazy reason it's up to me to take up where Winnie left off and try to do a good job with the hand he's dealt himself."
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "When I tried to tell my wife--Winnie's wife--Mrs. Tompkins, that is--all she could think of was to send me off to a plush-lined booby-hatch until I was sane again.
Winnie
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From this reading "And so, Arthurjean," I concluded, "my guess is that for some crazy reason it's up to me to take up where Winnie left off and try to do a good job with the hand he's dealt himself."
Winnie's
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From this reading "When I tried to tell my wife--Winnie's wife--Mrs. Tompkins, that is--all she could think of was to send me off to a plush-lined booby-hatch until I was sane again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And so, Arthurjean," I concluded, "my guess is that for some crazy reason it's up to me to take up where Winnie left off and try to do a good job with the hand he's dealt himself."
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading The others--at least Virginia Rutherford--are beginning to suspect that something is wrong and that damned dog knows it.
