used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Just found it on my bureau, you know, and, without pumpin' me for any account of who and why, goes and unbelts reckless for the sterling decoration.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
ain't
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From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
(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 WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just found it on my bureau, you know, and, without pumpin' me for any account of who and why, goes and unbelts reckless for the sterling decoration.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Just found it on my bureau, you know, and, without pumpin' me for any account of who and why, goes and unbelts reckless for the sterling decoration.
any person at all
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
any thing at all
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading There's Zenobia, for instance, who's my half-step-adopted aunt, as you might say.
uttered without voice
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
bureaunounUS /ˈbjʊroʊ/
an administrative unit of government
From this reading Just found it on my bureau, you know, and, without pumpin' me for any account of who and why, goes and unbelts reckless for the sterling decoration.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
corkin
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From this reading Course, it was her put that corkin' silver frame on Vee's picture in the first place.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Course, it was her put that corkin' silver frame on Vee's picture in the first place.
cross-examine
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From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
decorationnounUS /ˌdekərˈeɪʃən/
something used to beautify
From this reading Just found it on my bureau, you know, and, without pumpin' me for any account of who and why, goes and unbelts reckless for the sterling decoration.
domenounUS /doʊm/
a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
exhibitionnounUS /ˌeksəˈbɪʃən/
the act of exhibiting
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Course, it was her put that corkin' silver frame on Vee's picture in the first place.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
set up or found
From this reading Just found it on my bureau, you know, and, without pumpin' me for any account of who and why, goes and unbelts reckless for the sterling decoration.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading Course, it was her put that corkin' silver frame on Vee's picture in the first place.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading Just found it on my bureau, you know, and, without pumpin' me for any account of who and why, goes and unbelts reckless for the sterling decoration.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
half-step-adopted
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From this reading There's Zenobia, for instance, who's my half-step-adopted aunt, as you might say.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Course, it was her put that corkin' silver frame on Vee's picture in the first place.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
I've
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From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Course, it was her put that corkin' silver frame on Vee's picture in the first place.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
an occurrence of something
From this reading There's Zenobia, for instance, who's my half-step-adopted aunt, as you might say.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
and nothing more
From this reading Just found it on my bureau, you know, and, without pumpin' me for any account of who and why, goes and unbelts reckless for the sterling decoration.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Just found it on my bureau, you know, and, without pumpin' me for any account of who and why, goes and unbelts reckless for the sterling decoration.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Just found it on my bureau, you know, and, without pumpin' me for any account of who and why, goes and unbelts reckless for the sterling decoration.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
more'n
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From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
nervenounUS /nɜːrv/
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Course, it was her put that corkin' silver frame on Vee's picture in the first place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Course, it was her put that corkin' silver frame on Vee's picture in the first place.
pumpin
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From this reading Just found it on my bureau, you know, and, without pumpin' me for any account of who and why, goes and unbelts reckless for the sterling decoration.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Course, it was her put that corkin' silver frame on Vee's picture in the first place.
putsnounUS /pʊts/
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
recklessadjectiveUS /ˈrekləs/
marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
From this reading Just found it on my bureau, you know, and, without pumpin' me for any account of who and why, goes and unbelts reckless for the sterling decoration.
precisely, exactly
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
express in words
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
she's
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From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
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 Course, it was her put that corkin' silver frame on Vee's picture in the first place.
sleuthnounUS /sluːθ/
a detective who follows a trail
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
sterlingadjectiveUS /ˈstɜːrlɪŋ/
highest in quality
From this reading Just found it on my bureau, you know, and, without pumpin' me for any account of who and why, goes and unbelts reckless for the sterling decoration.
express in words
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
There's
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From this reading There's Zenobia, for instance, who's my half-step-adopted aunt, as you might say.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
the upper part of anything
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
unbelts
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From this reading Just found it on my bureau, you know, and, without pumpin' me for any account of who and why, goes and unbelts reckless for the sterling decoration.
VEE
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From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
Vee's
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From this reading Course, it was her put that corkin' silver frame on Vee's picture in the first place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Course, it was her put that corkin' silver frame on Vee's picture in the first place.
(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 WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
which person or people
From this reading Just found it on my bureau, you know, and, without pumpin' me for any account of who and why, goes and unbelts reckless for the sterling decoration.
who's
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From this reading There's Zenobia, for instance, who's my half-step-adopted aunt, as you might say.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Just found it on my bureau, you know, and, without pumpin' me for any account of who and why, goes and unbelts reckless for the sterling decoration.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Just found it on my bureau, you know, and, without pumpin' me for any account of who and why, goes and unbelts reckless for the sterling decoration.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There's Zenobia, for instance, who's my half-step-adopted aunt, as you might say.
Zenobia
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From this reading There's Zenobia, for instance, who's my half-step-adopted aunt, as you might say.
