used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Cecil Turnbury, who dances like an angel, rang me up this morning to dine and wine, do a show, trek on to Ciro’s, and come home with the milk from a night club.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading I know it will come to the old man’s ears if I go alone with Cecil; you must come, too.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Cecil Turnbury, who dances like an angel, rang me up this morning to dine and wine, do a show, trek on to Ciro’s, and come home with the milk from a night club.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cecil Turnbury, who dances like an angel, rang me up this morning to dine and wine, do a show, trek on to Ciro’s, and come home with the milk from a night club.
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading Cecil Turnbury, who dances like an angel, rang me up this morning to dine and wine, do a show, trek on to Ciro’s, and come home with the milk from a night club.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading For a moment or two she had feebly protested; she couldn’t dance—her husband—she must get back.
Cecil
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From this reading Cecil Turnbury, who dances like an angel, rang me up this morning to dine and wine, do a show, trek on to Ciro’s, and come home with the milk from a night club.
cheeryadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪri/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading I’ll ring up Cecil now, and tell him to rope in a cheery soul for you.”
Ciro's
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From this reading Cecil Turnbury, who dances like an angel, rang me up this morning to dine and wine, do a show, trek on to Ciro’s, and come home with the milk from a night club.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading Cecil Turnbury, who dances like an angel, rang me up this morning to dine and wine, do a show, trek on to Ciro’s, and come home with the milk from a night club.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Cecil Turnbury, who dances like an angel, rang me up this morning to dine and wine, do a show, trek on to Ciro’s, and come home with the milk from a night club.
couldn't
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From this reading For a moment or two she had feebly protested; she couldn’t dance—her husband—she must get back.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading For a moment or two she had feebly protested; she couldn’t dance—her husband—she must get back.
dancesnounUS /ˈdænsəz/
plural of “dance” — an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading Cecil Turnbury, who dances like an angel, rang me up this morning to dine and wine, do a show, trek on to Ciro’s, and come home with the milk from a night club.
dineverbUS /daɪn/
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading Cecil Turnbury, who dances like an angel, rang me up this morning to dine and wine, do a show, trek on to Ciro’s, and come home with the milk from a night club.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Cecil Turnbury, who dances like an angel, rang me up this morning to dine and wine, do a show, trek on to Ciro’s, and come home with the milk from a night club.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading I know it will come to the old man’s ears if I go alone with Cecil; you must come, too.
elegantlyadverbUS /ˈelɪɡəntliː/
with elegance; in a tastefully elegant manner
From this reading “Tripe!” remarked Joan, elegantly, and forthwith rang up Cecil.
feeblyadverbUS /ˈfiːbli/
in a faint and feeble manner
From this reading For a moment or two she had feebly protested; she couldn’t dance—her husband—she must get back.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I’ll ring up Cecil now, and tell him to rope in a cheery soul for you.”
forthwithadverbUS /ˈfɔːrˈθwɪθ/
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “Tripe!” remarked Joan, elegantly, and forthwith rang up Cecil.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Cecil Turnbury, who dances like an angel, rang me up this morning to dine and wine, do a show, trek on to Ciro’s, and come home with the milk from a night club.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading For a moment or two she had feebly protested; she couldn’t dance—her husband—she must get back.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I know it will come to the old man’s ears if I go alone with Cecil; you must come, too.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For a moment or two she had feebly protested; she couldn’t dance—her husband—she must get back.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For a moment or two she had feebly protested; she couldn’t dance—her husband—she must get back.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I’ll ring up Cecil now, and tell him to rope in a cheery soul for you.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Cecil Turnbury, who dances like an angel, rang me up this morning to dine and wine, do a show, trek on to Ciro’s, and come home with the milk from a night club.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading For a moment or two she had feebly protested; she couldn’t dance—her husband—she must get back.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know it will come to the old man’s ears if I go alone with Cecil; you must come, too.
I'll
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From this reading I’ll ring up Cecil now, and tell him to rope in a cheery soul for you.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I know it will come to the old man’s ears if I go alone with Cecil; you must come, too.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I’ll ring up Cecil now, and tell him to rope in a cheery soul for you.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I know it will come to the old man’s ears if I go alone with Cecil; you must come, too.
Joan
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From this reading “Tripe!” remarked Joan, elegantly, and forthwith rang up Cecil.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know it will come to the old man’s ears if I go alone with Cecil; you must come, too.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Cecil Turnbury, who dances like an angel, rang me up this morning to dine and wine, do a show, trek on to Ciro’s, and come home with the milk from a night club.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I know it will come to the old man’s ears if I go alone with Cecil; you must come, too.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cecil Turnbury, who dances like an angel, rang me up this morning to dine and wine, do a show, trek on to Ciro’s, and come home with the milk from a night club.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading Cecil Turnbury, who dances like an angel, rang me up this morning to dine and wine, do a show, trek on to Ciro’s, and come home with the milk from a night club.
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment or two she had feebly protested; she couldn’t dance—her husband—she must get back.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Cecil Turnbury, who dances like an angel, rang me up this morning to dine and wine, do a show, trek on to Ciro’s, and come home with the milk from a night club.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I know it will come to the old man’s ears if I go alone with Cecil; you must come, too.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Cecil Turnbury, who dances like an angel, rang me up this morning to dine and wine, do a show, trek on to Ciro’s, and come home with the milk from a night club.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I’ll ring up Cecil now, and tell him to rope in a cheery soul for you.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I know it will come to the old man’s ears if I go alone with Cecil; you must come, too.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Cecil Turnbury, who dances like an angel, rang me up this morning to dine and wine, do a show, trek on to Ciro’s, and come home with the milk from a night club.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For a moment or two she had feebly protested; she couldn’t dance—her husband—she must get back.
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading For a moment or two she had feebly protested; she couldn’t dance—her husband—she must get back.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Cecil Turnbury, who dances like an angel, rang me up this morning to dine and wine, do a show, trek on to Ciro’s, and come home with the milk from a night club.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “Tripe!” remarked Joan, elegantly, and forthwith rang up Cecil.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading I’ll ring up Cecil now, and tell him to rope in a cheery soul for you.”
a strong line
From this reading I’ll ring up Cecil now, and tell him to rope in a cheery soul for you.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a moment or two she had feebly protested; she couldn’t dance—her husband—she must get back.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Cecil Turnbury, who dances like an angel, rang me up this morning to dine and wine, do a show, trek on to Ciro’s, and come home with the milk from a night club.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading I’ll ring up Cecil now, and tell him to rope in a cheery soul for you.”
express in words
From this reading I’ll ring up Cecil now, and tell him to rope in a cheery soul for you.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cecil Turnbury, who dances like an angel, rang me up this morning to dine and wine, do a show, trek on to Ciro’s, and come home with the milk from a night club.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Cecil Turnbury, who dances like an angel, rang me up this morning to dine and wine, do a show, trek on to Ciro’s, and come home with the milk from a night club.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cecil Turnbury, who dances like an angel, rang me up this morning to dine and wine, do a show, trek on to Ciro’s, and come home with the milk from a night club.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I know it will come to the old man’s ears if I go alone with Cecil; you must come, too.
treknounUS /trek/
a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
From this reading Cecil Turnbury, who dances like an angel, rang me up this morning to dine and wine, do a show, trek on to Ciro’s, and come home with the milk from a night club.
TripenounUS /traɪp/
lining of the stomach of a ruminant (especially a bovine) used as food
From this reading “Tripe!” remarked Joan, elegantly, and forthwith rang up Cecil.
Turnbury
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From this reading Cecil Turnbury, who dances like an angel, rang me up this morning to dine and wine, do a show, trek on to Ciro’s, and come home with the milk from a night club.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading For a moment or two she had feebly protested; she couldn’t dance—her husband—she must get back.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Cecil Turnbury, who dances like an angel, rang me up this morning to dine and wine, do a show, trek on to Ciro’s, and come home with the milk from a night club.
which person or people
From this reading Cecil Turnbury, who dances like an angel, rang me up this morning to dine and wine, do a show, trek on to Ciro’s, and come home with the milk from a night club.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I know it will come to the old man’s ears if I go alone with Cecil; you must come, too.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading Cecil Turnbury, who dances like an angel, rang me up this morning to dine and wine, do a show, trek on to Ciro’s, and come home with the milk from a night club.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Cecil Turnbury, who dances like an angel, rang me up this morning to dine and wine, do a show, trek on to Ciro’s, and come home with the milk from a night club.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I know it will come to the old man’s ears if I go alone with Cecil; you must come, too.
