used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Here, Zulu, hand me a mug o' tea," said Billy Bright; "the biggest one you've got."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It's not greed," returned Billy, "but Ned's little story is so hard an' tough, that I can't get it down dry."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What's make you turn so greedy?" asked Zulu.
biggestadjectiveUS /ˈbɪɡəst/
superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Here, Zulu, hand me a mug o' tea," said Billy Bright; "the biggest one you've got."
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading "Here, Zulu, hand me a mug o' tea," said Billy Bright; "the biggest one you've got."
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading "Here, Zulu, hand me a mug o' tea," said Billy Bright; "the biggest one you've got."
bucketnounUS /ˈbʌkət/
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading It would take the Glutton himself to swallow it with a bucket of tea to wash it down," said Luke Trevor.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It's not greed," returned Billy, "but Ned's little story is so hard an' tough, that I can't get it down dry."
can't
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From this reading "It's not greed," returned Billy, "but Ned's little story is so hard an' tough, that I can't get it down dry."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "It's not greed," returned Billy, "but Ned's little story is so hard an' tough, that I can't get it down dry."
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading "It's not greed," returned Billy, "but Ned's little story is so hard an' tough, that I can't get it down dry."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "It's not greed," returned Billy, "but Ned's little story is so hard an' tough, that I can't get it down dry."
Gluttonnoun
a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
From this reading It would take the Glutton himself to swallow it with a bucket of tea to wash it down," said Luke Trevor.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Here, Zulu, hand me a mug o' tea," said Billy Bright; "the biggest one you've got."
greednounUS /ɡriːd/
excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves
From this reading "It's not greed," returned Billy, "but Ned's little story is so hard an' tough, that I can't get it down dry."
greedyadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːdi/
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
From this reading "What's make you turn so greedy?" asked Zulu.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Here, Zulu, hand me a mug o' tea," said Billy Bright; "the biggest one you've got."
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "It's not greed," returned Billy, "but Ned's little story is so hard an' tough, that I can't get it down dry."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here, Zulu, hand me a mug o' tea," said Billy Bright; "the biggest one you've got."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It would take the Glutton himself to swallow it with a bucket of tea to wash it down," said Luke Trevor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It's not greed," returned Billy, "but Ned's little story is so hard an' tough, that I can't get it down dry."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It's not greed," returned Billy, "but Ned's little story is so hard an' tough, that I can't get it down dry."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It's not greed," returned Billy, "but Ned's little story is so hard an' tough, that I can't get it down dry."
It's
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From this reading "It's not greed," returned Billy, "but Ned's little story is so hard an' tough, that I can't get it down dry."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "It's not greed," returned Billy, "but Ned's little story is so hard an' tough, that I can't get it down dry."
LukenounUS /luːk/
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading It would take the Glutton himself to swallow it with a bucket of tea to wash it down," said Luke Trevor.
engage in
From this reading "What's make you turn so greedy?" asked Zulu.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Here, Zulu, hand me a mug o' tea," said Billy Bright; "the biggest one you've got."
mugnounUS /mʌɡ/
the quantity that can be held in a mug
From this reading "Here, Zulu, hand me a mug o' tea," said Billy Bright; "the biggest one you've got."
Ned's
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From this reading "It's not greed," returned Billy, "but Ned's little story is so hard an' tough, that I can't get it down dry."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It's not greed," returned Billy, "but Ned's little story is so hard an' tough, that I can't get it down dry."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Here, Zulu, hand me a mug o' tea," said Billy Bright; "the biggest one you've got."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It would take the Glutton himself to swallow it with a bucket of tea to wash it down," said Luke Trevor.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Here, Zulu, hand me a mug o' tea," said Billy Bright; "the biggest one you've got."
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "It's not greed," returned Billy, "but Ned's little story is so hard an' tough, that I can't get it down dry."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Here, Zulu, hand me a mug o' tea," said Billy Bright; "the biggest one you've got."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should think not.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "What's make you turn so greedy?" asked Zulu.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "It's not greed," returned Billy, "but Ned's little story is so hard an' tough, that I can't get it down dry."
swallowverbUS /ˈswɑːloʊ/
pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading It would take the Glutton himself to swallow it with a bucket of tea to wash it down," said Luke Trevor.
carry out
From this reading It would take the Glutton himself to swallow it with a bucket of tea to wash it down," said Luke Trevor.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading "Here, Zulu, hand me a mug o' tea," said Billy Bright; "the biggest one you've got."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It's not greed," returned Billy, "but Ned's little story is so hard an' tough, that I can't get it down dry."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Here, Zulu, hand me a mug o' tea," said Billy Bright; "the biggest one you've got."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I should think not.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would take the Glutton himself to swallow it with a bucket of tea to wash it down," said Luke Trevor.
toughadjectiveUS /tʌf/
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading "It's not greed," returned Billy, "but Ned's little story is so hard an' tough, that I can't get it down dry."
Trevor
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From this reading It would take the Glutton himself to swallow it with a bucket of tea to wash it down," said Luke Trevor.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "What's make you turn so greedy?" asked Zulu.
washverbUS /wɑːʃ/
clean with some chemical process
From this reading It would take the Glutton himself to swallow it with a bucket of tea to wash it down," said Luke Trevor.
What's
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From this reading "What's make you turn so greedy?" asked Zulu.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It would take the Glutton himself to swallow it with a bucket of tea to wash it down," said Luke Trevor.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would take the Glutton himself to swallow it with a bucket of tea to wash it down," said Luke Trevor.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What's make you turn so greedy?" asked Zulu.
you've
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From this reading "Here, Zulu, hand me a mug o' tea," said Billy Bright; "the biggest one you've got."
ZulunounUS /ˈzuːluː/
a member of the tall Negroid people of eastern South Africa; some live in KwaZulu-Natal under the traditional clan system but many now work in the cities
From this reading "Here, Zulu, hand me a mug o' tea," said Billy Bright; "the biggest one you've got."
