used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading I might have added, too, that even if he'd been mislaid permanent I could struggle along.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
(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 TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I might have added, too, that even if he'd been mislaid permanent I could struggle along.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
announcesverbUS /əˈnaʊnsɪz/
third-person singular of “announce” — make known; make an announcement
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
any person at all
From this reading First off, anybody with a name like that could be easy spared.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading First off, anybody with a name like that could be easy spared.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I might have added, too, that even if he'd been mislaid permanent I could struggle along.
cylindersnounUS /ˈsɪləndərz/
plural of “cylinder” — a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
From this reading "On how many cylinders?" says I.
DeemsverbUS /diːmz/
third-person singular of “deem” — keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
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didn't
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From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading First off, anybody with a name like that could be easy spared.
divisible by two
From this reading I might have added, too, that even if he'd been mislaid permanent I could struggle along.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First off, anybody with a name like that could be easy spared.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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he'd
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how
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From this reading "On how many cylinders?" says I.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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I'll
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on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I might have added, too, that even if he'd been mislaid permanent I could struggle along.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading First off, anybody with a name like that could be easy spared.
luncheonnounUS /ˈlʌntʃən/
a midday meal
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a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "On how many cylinders?" says I.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I might have added, too, that even if he'd been mislaid permanent I could struggle along.
mislaidadjectiveUS /mɪˈsleɪd/
lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place
From this reading I might have added, too, that even if he'd been mislaid permanent I could struggle along.
missingadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsɪŋ/
not able to be found
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
a form of address for a man
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading First off, anybody with a name like that could be easy spared.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading First off, anybody with a name like that could be easy spared.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "On how many cylinders?" says I.
Penrhyn
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permanentadjectiveUS /ˈpɜːrmənənt/
continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place
From this reading I might have added, too, that even if he'd been mislaid permanent I could struggle along.
a human being
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United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
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plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "On how many cylinders?" says I.
sparedverbUS /sperd/
past form of “spare” — refrain from harming
From this reading First off, anybody with a name like that could be easy spared.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading I might have added, too, that even if he'd been mislaid permanent I could struggle along.
TACKLESnounUS /ˈtækəlz/
plural of “tackle” — the person who plays that position on a football team
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
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TORCHY
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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
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at the time that
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading First off, anybody with a name like that could be easy spared.
