used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You must have made quite a pile."
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading But I don't mind telling you this much: I had luck, or I wouldn't be able to satisfy _your_ little whims."
(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 "My dear, it's never wise to tell a woman all you know or all you've got.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The flash digger put his elbows on the table, and leered at Gentle Annie who sat, radiant, at the other side of the board.
Annie
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From this reading The flash digger put his elbows on the table, and leered at Gentle Annie who sat, radiant, at the other side of the board.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The flash digger put his elbows on the table, and leered at Gentle Annie who sat, radiant, at the other side of the board.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But I don't mind telling you this much: I had luck, or I wouldn't be able to satisfy _your_ little whims."
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading The flash digger put his elbows on the table, and leered at Gentle Annie who sat, radiant, at the other side of the board.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I don't mind telling you this much: I had luck, or I wouldn't be able to satisfy _your_ little whims."
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading The Goldsmith Comes to Town the Third Time.
dearly loved
From this reading "My dear, it's never wise to tell a woman all you know or all you've got.
diggernounUS /ˈdɪɡər/
a laborer who digs
From this reading The flash digger put his elbows on the table, and leered at Gentle Annie who sat, radiant, at the other side of the board.
don't
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From this reading But I don't mind telling you this much: I had luck, or I wouldn't be able to satisfy _your_ little whims."
elbowsnounUS /ˈelboʊz/
plural of “elbow” — hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading The flash digger put his elbows on the table, and leered at Gentle Annie who sat, radiant, at the other side of the board.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading The flash digger put his elbows on the table, and leered at Gentle Annie who sat, radiant, at the other side of the board.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading The flash digger put his elbows on the table, and leered at Gentle Annie who sat, radiant, at the other side of the board.
GoldsmithnounUS /ˈɡoʊldsmɪθ/
an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold
From this reading The Goldsmith Comes to Town the Third Time.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "My dear, it's never wise to tell a woman all you know or all you've got.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But I don't mind telling you this much: I had luck, or I wouldn't be able to satisfy _your_ little whims."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You must have made quite a pile."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The flash digger put his elbows on the table, and leered at Gentle Annie who sat, radiant, at the other side of the board.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I don't mind telling you this much: I had luck, or I wouldn't be able to satisfy _your_ little whims."
it's
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From this reading "My dear, it's never wise to tell a woman all you know or all you've got.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "My dear, it's never wise to tell a woman all you know or all you've got.
leered
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From this reading The flash digger put his elbows on the table, and leered at Gentle Annie who sat, radiant, at the other side of the board.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But I don't mind telling you this much: I had luck, or I wouldn't be able to satisfy _your_ little whims."
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading But I don't mind telling you this much: I had luck, or I wouldn't be able to satisfy _your_ little whims."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "You must have made quite a pile."
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But I don't mind telling you this much: I had luck, or I wouldn't be able to satisfy _your_ little whims."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But I don't mind telling you this much: I had luck, or I wouldn't be able to satisfy _your_ little whims."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must have made quite a pile."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear, it's never wise to tell a woman all you know or all you've got.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "My dear, it's never wise to tell a woman all you know or all you've got.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The flash digger put his elbows on the table, and leered at Gentle Annie who sat, radiant, at the other side of the board.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The flash digger put his elbows on the table, and leered at Gentle Annie who sat, radiant, at the other side of the board.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "My dear, it's never wise to tell a woman all you know or all you've got.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The flash digger put his elbows on the table, and leered at Gentle Annie who sat, radiant, at the other side of the board.
pilenounUS /paɪl/
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading "You must have made quite a pile."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The flash digger put his elbows on the table, and leered at Gentle Annie who sat, radiant, at the other side of the board.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "You must have made quite a pile."
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiːənt/
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading The flash digger put his elbows on the table, and leered at Gentle Annie who sat, radiant, at the other side of the board.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The flash digger put his elbows on the table, and leered at Gentle Annie who sat, radiant, at the other side of the board.
satisfyverbUS /ˈsætəsfaɪ/
meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading But I don't mind telling you this much: I had luck, or I wouldn't be able to satisfy _your_ little whims."
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The flash digger put his elbows on the table, and leered at Gentle Annie who sat, radiant, at the other side of the board.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The flash digger put his elbows on the table, and leered at Gentle Annie who sat, radiant, at the other side of the board.
express in words
From this reading "My dear, it's never wise to tell a woman all you know or all you've got.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading But I don't mind telling you this much: I had luck, or I wouldn't be able to satisfy _your_ little whims."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Goldsmith Comes to Town the Third Time.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading The Goldsmith Comes to Town the Third Time.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But I don't mind telling you this much: I had luck, or I wouldn't be able to satisfy _your_ little whims."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The Goldsmith Comes to Town the Third Time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Goldsmith Comes to Town the Third Time.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The Goldsmith Comes to Town the Third Time.
whimsnounUS /wɪmz/
plural of “whim” — a sudden desire
From this reading But I don't mind telling you this much: I had luck, or I wouldn't be able to satisfy _your_ little whims."
which person or people
From this reading The flash digger put his elbows on the table, and leered at Gentle Annie who sat, radiant, at the other side of the board.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading "My dear, it's never wise to tell a woman all you know or all you've got.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "My dear, it's never wise to tell a woman all you know or all you've got.
wouldn't
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From this reading But I don't mind telling you this much: I had luck, or I wouldn't be able to satisfy _your_ little whims."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must have made quite a pile."
you've
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From this reading "My dear, it's never wise to tell a woman all you know or all you've got.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But I don't mind telling you this much: I had luck, or I wouldn't be able to satisfy _your_ little whims."
