used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Doc's a great fellow," said the Tennessee Shad, as Macnooder went quickly ahead, "a great business man.
at or in the front
From this reading "Doc's a great fellow," said the Tennessee Shad, as Macnooder went quickly ahead, "a great business man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading V "Come up to my room and we'll see what's on hand," said Doc, entering the Dickinson.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Doc's a great fellow," said the Tennessee Shad, as Macnooder went quickly ahead, "a great business man.
a line of approach
From this reading If those body-snatchers don't get electrocuted, they'll own Fifth Avenue!"
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "Too bad you're stuck down in the Green--no house spirit there--you must get in with us next year."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well, I'll be jiggered!
body-snatchers
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From this reading If those body-snatchers don't get electrocuted, they'll own Fifth Avenue!"
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "Doc's a great fellow," said the Tennessee Shad, as Macnooder went quickly ahead, "a great business man.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading V "Come up to my room and we'll see what's on hand," said Doc, entering the Dickinson.
DickinsonnounUS /ˈdɪkɪnsən/
United States poet noted for her mystical and unrhymed poems (1830-1886)
From this reading V "Come up to my room and we'll see what's on hand," said Doc, entering the Dickinson.
DocnounUS /dɑːk/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading V "Come up to my room and we'll see what's on hand," said Doc, entering the Dickinson.
Doc's
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From this reading "Doc's a great fellow," said the Tennessee Shad, as Macnooder went quickly ahead, "a great business man.
don't
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From this reading If those body-snatchers don't get electrocuted, they'll own Fifth Avenue!"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Too bad you're stuck down in the Green--no house spirit there--you must get in with us next year."
electrocutedverbUS /ˌɪˈlektrəkjuːtɪd/
past form of “electrocute” — kill by electric shock
From this reading If those body-snatchers don't get electrocuted, they'll own Fifth Avenue!"
a movement into or inward
From this reading V "Come up to my room and we'll see what's on hand," said Doc, entering the Dickinson.
a boy or man
From this reading "Doc's a great fellow," said the Tennessee Shad, as Macnooder went quickly ahead, "a great business man.
FifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading If those body-snatchers don't get electrocuted, they'll own Fifth Avenue!"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading If those body-snatchers don't get electrocuted, they'll own Fifth Avenue!"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Doc's a great fellow," said the Tennessee Shad, as Macnooder went quickly ahead, "a great business man.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading "Too bad you're stuck down in the Green--no house spirit there--you must get in with us next year."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading V "Come up to my room and we'll see what's on hand," said Doc, entering the Dickinson.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "Too bad you're stuck down in the Green--no house spirit there--you must get in with us next year."
I'll
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From this reading "Well, I'll be jiggered!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If those body-snatchers don't get electrocuted, they'll own Fifth Avenue!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Too bad you're stuck down in the Green--no house spirit there--you must get in with us next year."
jiggeredadjective
(British informal expletive) surprised
From this reading "Well, I'll be jiggered!
Macnooder
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From this reading "Doc's a great fellow," said the Tennessee Shad, as Macnooder went quickly ahead, "a great business man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Doc's a great fellow," said the Tennessee Shad, as Macnooder went quickly ahead, "a great business man.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Too bad you're stuck down in the Green--no house spirit there--you must get in with us next year."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading V "Come up to my room and we'll see what's on hand," said Doc, entering the Dickinson.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Too bad you're stuck down in the Green--no house spirit there--you must get in with us next year."
not any; not one
From this reading "Too bad you're stuck down in the Green--no house spirit there--you must get in with us next year."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading V "Come up to my room and we'll see what's on hand," said Doc, entering the Dickinson.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading If those body-snatchers don't get electrocuted, they'll own Fifth Avenue!"
with speed
From this reading "Doc's a great fellow," said the Tennessee Shad, as Macnooder went quickly ahead, "a great business man.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading V "Come up to my room and we'll see what's on hand," said Doc, entering the Dickinson.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading V "Come up to my room and we'll see what's on hand," said Doc, entering the Dickinson.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading V "Come up to my room and we'll see what's on hand," said Doc, entering the Dickinson.
ShadnounUS /ʃæd/
bony flesh of herring-like fish usually caught during their migration to fresh water for spawning; especially of Atlantic coast
From this reading "Doc's a great fellow," said the Tennessee Shad, as Macnooder went quickly ahead, "a great business man.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading "Too bad you're stuck down in the Green--no house spirit there--you must get in with us next year."
caught or fixed
From this reading "Too bad you're stuck down in the Green--no house spirit there--you must get in with us next year."
TennesseenounUS /ˌtenəˈsiː/
a state in east central United States
From this reading "Doc's a great fellow," said the Tennessee Shad, as Macnooder went quickly ahead, "a great business man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading V "Come up to my room and we'll see what's on hand," said Doc, entering the Dickinson.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Too bad you're stuck down in the Green--no house spirit there--you must get in with us next year."
they'll
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From this reading If those body-snatchers don't get electrocuted, they'll own Fifth Avenue!"
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading If those body-snatchers don't get electrocuted, they'll own Fifth Avenue!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading V "Come up to my room and we'll see what's on hand," said Doc, entering the Dickinson.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Too bad you're stuck down in the Green--no house spirit there--you must get in with us next year."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading V "Come up to my room and we'll see what's on hand," said Doc, entering the Dickinson.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Too bad you're stuck down in the Green--no house spirit there--you must get in with us next year."
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading V "Come up to my room and we'll see what's on hand," said Doc, entering the Dickinson.
we'll
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From this reading V "Come up to my room and we'll see what's on hand," said Doc, entering the Dickinson.
(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'll be jiggered!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Doc's a great fellow," said the Tennessee Shad, as Macnooder went quickly ahead, "a great business man.
what's
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From this reading V "Come up to my room and we'll see what's on hand," said Doc, entering the Dickinson.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Too bad you're stuck down in the Green--no house spirit there--you must get in with us next year."
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading "Too bad you're stuck down in the Green--no house spirit there--you must get in with us next year."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Too bad you're stuck down in the Green--no house spirit there--you must get in with us next year."
you're
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From this reading "Too bad you're stuck down in the Green--no house spirit there--you must get in with us next year."
