used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN WHICH I PLAY A BIG SCENE DEAR MOM:
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When I told Mr. Edgerton to have the Spokesman give out to the newspapers all them stories about Him and the Spokeslady being so economical and not buying no new clothes I thought They was really going to not do it and it was all going to be straight.
matters of personal concern
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
(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 told Mr. Edgerton to have the Spokesman give out to the newspapers all them stories about Him and the Spokeslady being so economical and not buying no new clothes I thought They was really going to not do it and it was all going to be straight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well I hate to be writing you blue letters and you having such a hard time what with the baby having the croup and Pop not sure of his job.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Well I hate to be writing you blue letters and you having such a hard time what with the baby having the croup and Pop not sure of his job.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Well I hate to be writing you blue letters and you having such a hard time what with the baby having the croup and Pop not sure of his job.
for the reason that
From this reading The reason is because it don’t seem to me like people was honest like I thought they was.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading When I told Mr. Edgerton to have the Spokesman give out to the newspapers all them stories about Him and the Spokeslady being so economical and not buying no new clothes I thought They was really going to not do it and it was all going to be straight.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading IN WHICH I PLAY A BIG SCENE DEAR MOM:
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Well I hate to be writing you blue letters and you having such a hard time what with the baby having the croup and Pop not sure of his job.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
buyingnounUS /ˈbaɪɪŋ/
the act of buying
From this reading When I told Mr. Edgerton to have the Spokesman give out to the newspapers all them stories about Him and the Spokeslady being so economical and not buying no new clothes I thought They was really going to not do it and it was all going to be straight.
clothing in general
From this reading When I told Mr. Edgerton to have the Spokesman give out to the newspapers all them stories about Him and the Spokeslady being so economical and not buying no new clothes I thought They was really going to not do it and it was all going to be straight.
croupnounUS /kruːp/
a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing
From this reading Well I hate to be writing you blue letters and you having such a hard time what with the baby having the croup and Pop not sure of his job.
dearly loved
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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
don't
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From this reading The reason is because it don’t seem to me like people was honest like I thought they was.
economicaladjectiveUS /ˌekəˈnɑːmɪkəl/
using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
From this reading When I told Mr. Edgerton to have the Spokesman give out to the newspapers all them stories about Him and the Spokeslady being so economical and not buying no new clothes I thought They was really going to not do it and it was all going to be straight.
Edgerton
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From this reading When I told Mr. Edgerton to have the Spokesman give out to the newspapers all them stories about Him and the Spokeslady being so economical and not buying no new clothes I thought They was really going to not do it and it was all going to be straight.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
a young female
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading When I told Mr. Edgerton to have the Spokesman give out to the newspapers all them stories about Him and the Spokeslady being so economical and not buying no new clothes I thought They was really going to not do it and it was all going to be straight.
the act of departing
From this reading When I told Mr. Edgerton to have the Spokesman give out to the newspapers all them stories about Him and the Spokeslady being so economical and not buying no new clothes I thought They was really going to not do it and it was all going to be straight.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Well I hate to be writing you blue letters and you having such a hard time what with the baby having the croup and Pop not sure of his job.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading Well I hate to be writing you blue letters and you having such a hard time what with the baby having the croup and Pop not sure of his job.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Well I hate to be writing you blue letters and you having such a hard time what with the baby having the croup and Pop not sure of his job.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Well I hate to be writing you blue letters and you having such a hard time what with the baby having the croup and Pop not sure of his job.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading The reason is because it don’t seem to me like people was honest like I thought they was.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN WHICH I PLAY A BIG SCENE DEAR MOM:
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH I PLAY A BIG SCENE DEAR MOM:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Well I hate to be writing you blue letters and you having such a hard time what with the baby having the croup and Pop not sure of his job.
and nothing more
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
the literary culture
From this reading Well I hate to be writing you blue letters and you having such a hard time what with the baby having the croup and Pop not sure of his job.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
manicureverbUS /ˈmænɪkjər/
trim carefully and neatly
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
MOMnounUS /mɑːm/
informal terms for a mother
From this reading IN WHICH I PLAY A BIG SCENE DEAR MOM:
a form of address for a man
From this reading When I told Mr. Edgerton to have the Spokesman give out to the newspapers all them stories about Him and the Spokeslady being so economical and not buying no new clothes I thought They was really going to not do it and it was all going to be straight.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading When I told Mr. Edgerton to have the Spokesman give out to the newspapers all them stories about Him and the Spokeslady being so economical and not buying no new clothes I thought They was really going to not do it and it was all going to be straight.
newspapersnounUS /ˈnuːzpeɪpərz/
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading When I told Mr. Edgerton to have the Spokesman give out to the newspapers all them stories about Him and the Spokeslady being so economical and not buying no new clothes I thought They was really going to not do it and it was all going to be straight.
not any; not one
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Well I hate to be writing you blue letters and you having such a hard time what with the baby having the croup and Pop not sure of his job.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well I hate to be writing you blue letters and you having such a hard time what with the baby having the croup and Pop not sure of his job.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When I told Mr. Edgerton to have the Spokesman give out to the newspapers all them stories about Him and the Spokeslady being so economical and not buying no new clothes I thought They was really going to not do it and it was all going to be straight.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The reason is because it don’t seem to me like people was honest like I thought they was.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
participate in games or sport
From this reading IN WHICH I PLAY A BIG SCENE DEAR MOM:
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
PopverbUS /pɑːp/
bulge outward
From this reading Well I hate to be writing you blue letters and you having such a hard time what with the baby having the croup and Pop not sure of his job.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading When I told Mr. Edgerton to have the Spokesman give out to the newspapers all them stories about Him and the Spokeslady being so economical and not buying no new clothes I thought They was really going to not do it and it was all going to be straight.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading The reason is because it don’t seem to me like people was honest like I thought they was.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading IN WHICH I PLAY A BIG SCENE DEAR MOM:
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The reason is because it don’t seem to me like people was honest like I thought they was.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When I told Mr. Edgerton to have the Spokesman give out to the newspapers all them stories about Him and the Spokeslady being so economical and not buying no new clothes I thought They was really going to not do it and it was all going to be straight.
Spokeslady
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From this reading When I told Mr. Edgerton to have the Spokesman give out to the newspapers all them stories about Him and the Spokeslady being so economical and not buying no new clothes I thought They was really going to not do it and it was all going to be straight.
SpokesmannounUS /ˈspoʊksmən/
a male spokesperson
From this reading When I told Mr. Edgerton to have the Spokesman give out to the newspapers all them stories about Him and the Spokeslady being so economical and not buying no new clothes I thought They was really going to not do it and it was all going to be straight.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading When I told Mr. Edgerton to have the Spokesman give out to the newspapers all them stories about Him and the Spokeslady being so economical and not buying no new clothes I thought They was really going to not do it and it was all going to be straight.
successive (without a break)
From this reading When I told Mr. Edgerton to have the Spokesman give out to the newspapers all them stories about Him and the Spokeslady being so economical and not buying no new clothes I thought They was really going to not do it and it was all going to be straight.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Well I hate to be writing you blue letters and you having such a hard time what with the baby having the croup and Pop not sure of his job.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Well I hate to be writing you blue letters and you having such a hard time what with the baby having the croup and Pop not sure of his job.
express in words
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well I hate to be writing you blue letters and you having such a hard time what with the baby having the croup and Pop not sure of his job.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When I told Mr. Edgerton to have the Spokesman give out to the newspapers all them stories about Him and the Spokeslady being so economical and not buying no new clothes I thought They was really going to not do it and it was all going to be straight.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The reason is because it don’t seem to me like people was honest like I thought they was.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The reason is because it don’t seem to me like people was honest like I thought they was.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Well I hate to be writing you blue letters and you having such a hard time what with the baby having the croup and Pop not sure of his job.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well I hate to be writing you blue letters and you having such a hard time what with the baby having the croup and Pop not sure of his job.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading When I told Mr. Edgerton to have the Spokesman give out to the newspapers all them stories about Him and the Spokeslady being so economical and not buying no new clothes I thought They was really going to not do it and it was all going to be straight.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
hard to endure
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reason is because it don’t seem to me like people was honest like I thought they was.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well I hate to be writing you blue letters and you having such a hard time what with the baby having the croup and Pop not sure of his job.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Well I hate to be writing you blue letters and you having such a hard time what with the baby having the croup and Pop not sure of his job.
at the time that
From this reading When I told Mr. Edgerton to have the Spokesman give out to the newspapers all them stories about Him and the Spokeslady being so economical and not buying no new clothes I thought They was really going to not do it and it was all going to be straight.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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in the company of; together with
From this reading Well I hate to be writing you blue letters and you having such a hard time what with the baby having the croup and Pop not sure of his job.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Tell him I thank him for his fine ideas but the truth is just now I have not got no heart for the work I have been trying to do it seems to me like I had better just be a plain manicure girl like I used to be and not try to understand these great world affairs that is too much for my poor head.
the act of creating written works
From this reading Well I hate to be writing you blue letters and you having such a hard time what with the baby having the croup and Pop not sure of his job.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well I hate to be writing you blue letters and you having such a hard time what with the baby having the croup and Pop not sure of his job.
