used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Roman released Stover's hand, which had grown limp in the process, and said with a twinkle to his quick little eyes:
(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 "I'll scatter a little ginger around all right," he said under his breath, as he climbed the stairs to his room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Roman released Stover's hand, which had grown limp in the process, and said with a twinkle to his quick little eyes:
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "I'll scatter a little ginger around all right," he said under his breath, as he climbed the stairs to his room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I'll scatter a little ginger around all right," he said under his breath, as he climbed the stairs to his room.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading "I'll scatter a little ginger around all right," he said under his breath, as he climbed the stairs to his room.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading "I'll scatter a little ginger around all right," he said under his breath, as he climbed the stairs to his room.
confirmedadjectiveUS /kənˈfɜːrmd/
of persons; not subject to change
From this reading This remark confirmed Stover's darkest suspicions.
darkestadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkəst/
superlative of “dark” — devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
From this reading This remark confirmed Stover's darkest suspicions.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He thinks he has the laugh on me, does he?
Don't
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From this reading "Don't put too much ginger into them, Stover."
opinion or judgment
From this reading The Roman released Stover's hand, which had grown limp in the process, and said with a twinkle to his quick little eyes:
gingernounUS /ˈdʒɪndʒər/
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading "Don't put too much ginger into them, Stover."
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading The Roman released Stover's hand, which had grown limp in the process, and said with a twinkle to his quick little eyes:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Roman released Stover's hand, which had grown limp in the process, and said with a twinkle to his quick little eyes:
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The Roman released Stover's hand, which had grown limp in the process, and said with a twinkle to his quick little eyes:
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He thinks he has the laugh on me, does he?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'll scatter a little ginger around all right," he said under his breath, as he climbed the stairs to his room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Roman released Stover's hand, which had grown limp in the process, and said with a twinkle to his quick little eyes:
I'll
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From this reading "I'll scatter a little ginger around all right," he said under his breath, as he climbed the stairs to his room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Roman released Stover's hand, which had grown limp in the process, and said with a twinkle to his quick little eyes:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Don't put too much ginger into them, Stover."
the sound of laughing
From this reading "He thinks he has the laugh on me, does he?
limpverbUS /lɪmp/
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading The Roman released Stover's hand, which had grown limp in the process, and said with a twinkle to his quick little eyes:
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Roman released Stover's hand, which had grown limp in the process, and said with a twinkle to his quick little eyes:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He thinks he has the laugh on me, does he?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Don't put too much ginger into them, Stover."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "He thinks he has the laugh on me, does he?
subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
From this reading The Roman released Stover's hand, which had grown limp in the process, and said with a twinkle to his quick little eyes:
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Don't put too much ginger into them, Stover."
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading The Roman released Stover's hand, which had grown limp in the process, and said with a twinkle to his quick little eyes:
releasedverbUS /riˈliːst/
past form of “release” — release, as from one's grip
From this reading The Roman released Stover's hand, which had grown limp in the process, and said with a twinkle to his quick little eyes:
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading This remark confirmed Stover's darkest suspicions.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "I'll scatter a little ginger around all right," he said under his breath, as he climbed the stairs to his room.
RomanadjectiveUS /ˈroʊmən/
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading The Roman released Stover's hand, which had grown limp in the process, and said with a twinkle to his quick little eyes:
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "I'll scatter a little ginger around all right," he said under his breath, as he climbed the stairs to his room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The Roman released Stover's hand, which had grown limp in the process, and said with a twinkle to his quick little eyes:
scatterverbUS /ˈskætər/
to cause to separate and go in different directions
From this reading "I'll scatter a little ginger around all right," he said under his breath, as he climbed the stairs to his room.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading "I'll scatter a little ginger around all right," he said under his breath, as he climbed the stairs to his room.
StovernounUS /ˈstoʊvər/
the dried stalks and leaves of a field crop (especially corn) used as animal fodder after the grain has been harvested
From this reading "Don't put too much ginger into them, Stover."
Stover's
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From this reading The Roman released Stover's hand, which had grown limp in the process, and said with a twinkle to his quick little eyes:
suspicionsnounUS /səˈspɪʃənz/
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading This remark confirmed Stover's darkest suspicions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Roman released Stover's hand, which had grown limp in the process, and said with a twinkle to his quick little eyes:
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Don't put too much ginger into them, Stover."
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading "He thinks he has the laugh on me, does he?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This remark confirmed Stover's darkest suspicions.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Roman released Stover's hand, which had grown limp in the process, and said with a twinkle to his quick little eyes:
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Don't put too much ginger into them, Stover."
twinkleverbUS /ˈtwɪŋkəl/
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading The Roman released Stover's hand, which had grown limp in the process, and said with a twinkle to his quick little eyes:
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "I'll scatter a little ginger around all right," he said under his breath, as he climbed the stairs to his room.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Roman released Stover's hand, which had grown limp in the process, and said with a twinkle to his quick little eyes:
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Roman released Stover's hand, which had grown limp in the process, and said with a twinkle to his quick little eyes:
