used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They went in one of Joseph's ears and out of the other, of course, and he only wanted to get a painful job out of hand by now.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Pegram said no more after that, but a fiend glared out of his eyes as he stared on the other, and Joseph, though he'd seen some hard cases, said afterwards that he never wanted to look on such a wicked face again.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Pegram said no more after that, but a fiend glared out of his eyes as he stared on the other, and Joseph, though he'd seen some hard cases, said afterwards that he never wanted to look on such a wicked face again.
anew
From this reading Pegram said no more after that, but a fiend glared out of his eyes as he stared on the other, and Joseph, though he'd seen some hard cases, said afterwards that he never wanted to look on such a wicked face again.
in addition
From this reading But the other did argue still, and when he saw he was done, he threatened also and said hard, terrible words.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the other did argue still, and when he saw he was done, he threatened also and said hard, terrible words.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading So he cut it short, and in another minute pretty well lifted Teddy into the car and bade the driver carry 'em to Little Silver.
argueverbUS /ˈɑːrɡjuː/
present reasons and arguments
From this reading But the other did argue still, and when he saw he was done, he threatened also and said hard, terrible words.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Pegram said no more after that, but a fiend glared out of his eyes as he stared on the other, and Joseph, though he'd seen some hard cases, said afterwards that he never wanted to look on such a wicked face again.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading So he cut it short, and in another minute pretty well lifted Teddy into the car and bade the driver carry 'em to Little Silver.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the other did argue still, and when he saw he was done, he threatened also and said hard, terrible words.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They went in one of Joseph's ears and out of the other, of course, and he only wanted to get a painful job out of hand by now.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading So he cut it short, and in another minute pretty well lifted Teddy into the car and bade the driver carry 'em to Little Silver.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading So he cut it short, and in another minute pretty well lifted Teddy into the car and bade the driver carry 'em to Little Silver.
plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading Pegram said no more after that, but a fiend glared out of his eyes as he stared on the other, and Joseph, though he'd seen some hard cases, said afterwards that he never wanted to look on such a wicked face again.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading But the look was dead when they got to the police-station, and Ford tumbled his man into a cell, then handed the pheasants over to the Inspector and made his report.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading They went in one of Joseph's ears and out of the other, of course, and he only wanted to get a painful job out of hand by now.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading So he cut it short, and in another minute pretty well lifted Teddy into the car and bade the driver carry 'em to Little Silver.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading But the look was dead when they got to the police-station, and Ford tumbled his man into a cell, then handed the pheasants over to the Inspector and made his report.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But the other did argue still, and when he saw he was done, he threatened also and said hard, terrible words.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading But the other did argue still, and when he saw he was done, he threatened also and said hard, terrible words.
drivernounUS /ˈdraɪvər/
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading So he cut it short, and in another minute pretty well lifted Teddy into the car and bade the driver carry 'em to Little Silver.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading They went in one of Joseph's ears and out of the other, of course, and he only wanted to get a painful job out of hand by now.
a quad with a square body
From this reading So he cut it short, and in another minute pretty well lifted Teddy into the car and bade the driver carry 'em to Little Silver.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Pegram said no more after that, but a fiend glared out of his eyes as he stared on the other, and Joseph, though he'd seen some hard cases, said afterwards that he never wanted to look on such a wicked face again.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Pegram said no more after that, but a fiend glared out of his eyes as he stared on the other, and Joseph, though he'd seen some hard cases, said afterwards that he never wanted to look on such a wicked face again.
fiendnounUS /fiːnd/
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
From this reading Pegram said no more after that, but a fiend glared out of his eyes as he stared on the other, and Joseph, though he'd seen some hard cases, said afterwards that he never wanted to look on such a wicked face again.
FordnounUS /fɔːrd/
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading But the look was dead when they got to the police-station, and Ford tumbled his man into a cell, then handed the pheasants over to the Inspector and made his report.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They went in one of Joseph's ears and out of the other, of course, and he only wanted to get a painful job out of hand by now.
glaredverbUS /ɡlerd/
past form of “glare” — look at with a fixed gaze
From this reading Pegram said no more after that, but a fiend glared out of his eyes as he stared on the other, and Joseph, though he'd seen some hard cases, said afterwards that he never wanted to look on such a wicked face again.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But the look was dead when they got to the police-station, and Ford tumbled his man into a cell, then handed the pheasants over to the Inspector and made his report.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading They went in one of Joseph's ears and out of the other, of course, and he only wanted to get a painful job out of hand by now.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading But the look was dead when they got to the police-station, and Ford tumbled his man into a cell, then handed the pheasants over to the Inspector and made his report.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading But the other did argue still, and when he saw he was done, he threatened also and said hard, terrible words.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the other did argue still, and when he saw he was done, he threatened also and said hard, terrible words.
he'd
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From this reading Pegram said no more after that, but a fiend glared out of his eyes as he stared on the other, and Joseph, though he'd seen some hard cases, said afterwards that he never wanted to look on such a wicked face again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pegram said no more after that, but a fiend glared out of his eyes as he stared on the other, and Joseph, though he'd seen some hard cases, said afterwards that he never wanted to look on such a wicked face again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They went in one of Joseph's ears and out of the other, of course, and he only wanted to get a painful job out of hand by now.
InspectornounUS /ˌɪnˈspektər/
a high ranking police officer
From this reading But the look was dead when they got to the police-station, and Ford tumbled his man into a cell, then handed the pheasants over to the Inspector and made his report.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So he cut it short, and in another minute pretty well lifted Teddy into the car and bade the driver carry 'em to Little Silver.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So he cut it short, and in another minute pretty well lifted Teddy into the car and bade the driver carry 'em to Little Silver.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading They went in one of Joseph's ears and out of the other, of course, and he only wanted to get a painful job out of hand by now.
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading Pegram said no more after that, but a fiend glared out of his eyes as he stared on the other, and Joseph, though he'd seen some hard cases, said afterwards that he never wanted to look on such a wicked face again.
Joseph'snounUS /ˈdʒoʊzəfs/
possessive form of “joseph” — leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading They went in one of Joseph's ears and out of the other, of course, and he only wanted to get a painful job out of hand by now.
held up in the air
From this reading So he cut it short, and in another minute pretty well lifted Teddy into the car and bade the driver carry 'em to Little Silver.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So he cut it short, and in another minute pretty well lifted Teddy into the car and bade the driver carry 'em to Little Silver.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Pegram said no more after that, but a fiend glared out of his eyes as he stared on the other, and Joseph, though he'd seen some hard cases, said afterwards that he never wanted to look on such a wicked face again.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But the look was dead when they got to the police-station, and Ford tumbled his man into a cell, then handed the pheasants over to the Inspector and made his report.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But the look was dead when they got to the police-station, and Ford tumbled his man into a cell, then handed the pheasants over to the Inspector and made his report.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading So he cut it short, and in another minute pretty well lifted Teddy into the car and bade the driver carry 'em to Little Silver.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Pegram said no more after that, but a fiend glared out of his eyes as he stared on the other, and Joseph, though he'd seen some hard cases, said afterwards that he never wanted to look on such a wicked face again.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Pegram said no more after that, but a fiend glared out of his eyes as he stared on the other, and Joseph, though he'd seen some hard cases, said afterwards that he never wanted to look on such a wicked face again.
not any; not one
From this reading Pegram said no more after that, but a fiend glared out of his eyes as he stared on the other, and Joseph, though he'd seen some hard cases, said afterwards that he never wanted to look on such a wicked face again.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They went in one of Joseph's ears and out of the other, of course, and he only wanted to get a painful job out of hand by now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They went in one of Joseph's ears and out of the other, of course, and he only wanted to get a painful job out of hand by now.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Pegram said no more after that, but a fiend glared out of his eyes as he stared on the other, and Joseph, though he'd seen some hard cases, said afterwards that he never wanted to look on such a wicked face again.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They went in one of Joseph's ears and out of the other, of course, and he only wanted to get a painful job out of hand by now.
and nothing more
From this reading They went in one of Joseph's ears and out of the other, of course, and he only wanted to get a painful job out of hand by now.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading But the other did argue still, and when he saw he was done, he threatened also and said hard, terrible words.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They went in one of Joseph's ears and out of the other, of course, and he only wanted to get a painful job out of hand by now.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But the look was dead when they got to the police-station, and Ford tumbled his man into a cell, then handed the pheasants over to the Inspector and made his report.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading They went in one of Joseph's ears and out of the other, of course, and he only wanted to get a painful job out of hand by now.
Pegram
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From this reading Pegram said no more after that, but a fiend glared out of his eyes as he stared on the other, and Joseph, though he'd seen some hard cases, said afterwards that he never wanted to look on such a wicked face again.
pheasantsnounUS /ˈfezənts/
plural of “pheasant” — large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere
From this reading But the look was dead when they got to the police-station, and Ford tumbled his man into a cell, then handed the pheasants over to the Inspector and made his report.
police-station
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From this reading But the look was dead when they got to the police-station, and Ford tumbled his man into a cell, then handed the pheasants over to the Inspector and made his report.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading So he cut it short, and in another minute pretty well lifted Teddy into the car and bade the driver carry 'em to Little Silver.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading But the look was dead when they got to the police-station, and Ford tumbled his man into a cell, then handed the pheasants over to the Inspector and made his report.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading But the other did argue still, and when he saw he was done, he threatened also and said hard, terrible words.
cut with a saw
From this reading But the other did argue still, and when he saw he was done, he threatened also and said hard, terrible words.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Pegram said no more after that, but a fiend glared out of his eyes as he stared on the other, and Joseph, though he'd seen some hard cases, said afterwards that he never wanted to look on such a wicked face again.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading So he cut it short, and in another minute pretty well lifted Teddy into the car and bade the driver carry 'em to Little Silver.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading So he cut it short, and in another minute pretty well lifted Teddy into the car and bade the driver carry 'em to Little Silver.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he cut it short, and in another minute pretty well lifted Teddy into the car and bade the driver carry 'em to Little Silver.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Pegram said no more after that, but a fiend glared out of his eyes as he stared on the other, and Joseph, though he'd seen some hard cases, said afterwards that he never wanted to look on such a wicked face again.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Pegram said no more after that, but a fiend glared out of his eyes as he stared on the other, and Joseph, though he'd seen some hard cases, said afterwards that he never wanted to look on such a wicked face again.
not in physical motion
From this reading But the other did argue still, and when he saw he was done, he threatened also and said hard, terrible words.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Pegram said no more after that, but a fiend glared out of his eyes as he stared on the other, and Joseph, though he'd seen some hard cases, said afterwards that he never wanted to look on such a wicked face again.
TeddynounUS /ˈtedi/
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading So he cut it short, and in another minute pretty well lifted Teddy into the car and bade the driver carry 'em to Little Silver.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading But the other did argue still, and when he saw he was done, he threatened also and said hard, terrible words.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Pegram said no more after that, but a fiend glared out of his eyes as he stared on the other, and Joseph, though he'd seen some hard cases, said afterwards that he never wanted to look on such a wicked face again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the other did argue still, and when he saw he was done, he threatened also and said hard, terrible words.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But the look was dead when they got to the police-station, and Ford tumbled his man into a cell, then handed the pheasants over to the Inspector and made his report.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They went in one of Joseph's ears and out of the other, of course, and he only wanted to get a painful job out of hand by now.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Pegram said no more after that, but a fiend glared out of his eyes as he stared on the other, and Joseph, though he'd seen some hard cases, said afterwards that he never wanted to look on such a wicked face again.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading But the other did argue still, and when he saw he was done, he threatened also and said hard, terrible words.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They went in one of Joseph's ears and out of the other, of course, and he only wanted to get a painful job out of hand by now.
tumbledverbUS /ˈtʌmbəld/
past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading But the look was dead when they got to the police-station, and Ford tumbled his man into a cell, then handed the pheasants over to the Inspector and made his report.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading They went in one of Joseph's ears and out of the other, of course, and he only wanted to get a painful job out of hand by now.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the other did argue still, and when he saw he was done, he threatened also and said hard, terrible words.
(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 So he cut it short, and in another minute pretty well lifted Teddy into the car and bade the driver carry 'em to Little Silver.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They went in one of Joseph's ears and out of the other, of course, and he only wanted to get a painful job out of hand by now.
at the time that
From this reading But the other did argue still, and when he saw he was done, he threatened also and said hard, terrible words.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading Pegram said no more after that, but a fiend glared out of his eyes as he stared on the other, and Joseph, though he'd seen some hard cases, said afterwards that he never wanted to look on such a wicked face again.
the words that are spoken
From this reading But the other did argue still, and when he saw he was done, he threatened also and said hard, terrible words.
