used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN DEEP FOR WADDY And all the time I had Wadley Fiske slated as a dead one!
(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 IN DEEP FOR WADDY And all the time I had Wadley Fiske slated as a dead one!
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading But that don't always count.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN DEEP FOR WADDY And all the time I had Wadley Fiske slated as a dead one!
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Not that Waddy's a reg'lar washout, or carries a perfect vacuum between the ears, or practices any of the seven deadly sins.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN DEEP FOR WADDY And all the time I had Wadley Fiske slated as a dead one!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
bein
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From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Not that Waddy's a reg'lar washout, or carries a perfect vacuum between the ears, or practices any of the seven deadly sins.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that don't always count.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
carriesnounUS /ˈkæriz/
plural of “carry” — the act of carrying something
From this reading Not that Waddy's a reg'lar washout, or carries a perfect vacuum between the ears, or practices any of the seven deadly sins.
chooseyadjective
difficult to please
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
clubbyadjectiveUS /ˈklʌbi/
effusively sociable
From this reading Course, he was one of Mr. Robert's clubby friends.
couldn't
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From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading But that don't always count.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Course, he was one of Mr. Robert's clubby friends.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading IN DEEP FOR WADDY And all the time I had Wadley Fiske slated as a dead one!
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading Not that Waddy's a reg'lar washout, or carries a perfect vacuum between the ears, or practices any of the seven deadly sins.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading IN DEEP FOR WADDY And all the time I had Wadley Fiske slated as a dead one!
don't
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From this reading But that don't always count.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Not that Waddy's a reg'lar washout, or carries a perfect vacuum between the ears, or practices any of the seven deadly sins.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
finickyadjectiveUS /ˈfɪnəki/
exacting especially about details
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
Fiske
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IN DEEP FOR WADDY And all the time I had Wadley Fiske slated as a dead one!
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Course, he was one of Mr. Robert's clubby friends.
gettin
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From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN DEEP FOR WADDY And all the time I had Wadley Fiske slated as a dead one!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Course, he was one of Mr. Robert's clubby friends.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN DEEP FOR WADDY And all the time I had Wadley Fiske slated as a dead one!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN DEEP FOR WADDY And all the time I had Wadley Fiske slated as a dead one!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Course, he was one of Mr. Robert's clubby friends.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that Waddy's a reg'lar washout, or carries a perfect vacuum between the ears, or practices any of the seven deadly sins.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Course, he was one of Mr. Robert's clubby friends.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading IN DEEP FOR WADDY And all the time I had Wadley Fiske slated as a dead one!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Not that Waddy's a reg'lar washout, or carries a perfect vacuum between the ears, or practices any of the seven deadly sins.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading Not that Waddy's a reg'lar washout, or carries a perfect vacuum between the ears, or practices any of the seven deadly sins.
pickingnounUS /ˈpɪkɪŋ/
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
practicesnounUS /ˈpræktəsəz/
plural of “practice” — a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading Not that Waddy's a reg'lar washout, or carries a perfect vacuum between the ears, or practices any of the seven deadly sins.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
reg'lar
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From this reading Not that Waddy's a reg'lar washout, or carries a perfect vacuum between the ears, or practices any of the seven deadly sins.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
Robert'snounUS /ˈrɑːbərts/
possessive form of “robert” — United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading Course, he was one of Mr. Robert's clubby friends.
express in words
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
secnounUS /sek/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Not that Waddy's a reg'lar washout, or carries a perfect vacuum between the ears, or practices any of the seven deadly sins.
sinsnounUS /sɪnz/
plural of “sin” — estrangement from god
From this reading Not that Waddy's a reg'lar washout, or carries a perfect vacuum between the ears, or practices any of the seven deadly sins.
slatedverbUS /ˈsleɪtɪd/
past form of “slate” — designate or schedule
From this reading IN DEEP FOR WADDY And all the time I had Wadley Fiske slated as a dead one!
staffnounUS /stæf/
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that don't always count.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN DEEP FOR WADDY And all the time I had Wadley Fiske slated as a dead one!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading IN DEEP FOR WADDY And all the time I had Wadley Fiske slated as a dead one!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
vacuumnounUS /ˈvækjuːm/
the absence of matter
From this reading Not that Waddy's a reg'lar washout, or carries a perfect vacuum between the ears, or practices any of the seven deadly sins.
precisely as stated
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
WADDY
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From this reading IN DEEP FOR WADDY And all the time I had Wadley Fiske slated as a dead one!
Waddy's
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From this reading Not that Waddy's a reg'lar washout, or carries a perfect vacuum between the ears, or practices any of the seven deadly sins.
Wadley
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Course, he was one of Mr. Robert's clubby friends.
washoutnounUS /ˈwɑːʃaʊt/
the channel or break produced by erosion of relatively soft soil by water
From this reading Not that Waddy's a reg'lar washout, or carries a perfect vacuum between the ears, or practices any of the seven deadly sins.
at the time that
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
wiresnounUS /ˈwaɪərz/
plural of “wire” — ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He may be choosey enough picking live wires for his office staff, Mr. Robert, as you might guess by my bein' his private sec; but when it came to gettin' a job lot of friends wished on him early in his career, I must say he couldn't have been very finicky.
