used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Don't worry about that! just give me a chance, and I'll show you I can be practical too."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Don't worry about that! just give me a chance, and I'll show you I can be practical too."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Don't worry about that! just give me a chance, and I'll show you I can be practical too."
Baxter
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From this reading I walked about, looking so truly miserable, that even Baxter spoke with gentle consideration to me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Don't worry about that! just give me a chance, and I'll show you I can be practical too."
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading With her going the bottom seemed to drop out of my existence, leaving a black hole where it had fallen through.
the lower side of anything
From this reading With her going the bottom seemed to drop out of my existence, leaving a black hole where it had fallen through.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading "Poor Johnnie, to think you'd run into a proposition like this, the first pop out of the box."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Don't worry about that! just give me a chance, and I'll show you I can be practical too."
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "Don't worry about that! just give me a chance, and I'll show you I can be practical too."
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading I walked about, looking so truly miserable, that even Baxter spoke with gentle consideration to me.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't worry about that! just give me a chance, and I'll show you I can be practical too."
let fall to the ground
From this reading With her going the bottom seemed to drop out of my existence, leaving a black hole where it had fallen through.
divisible by two
From this reading I walked about, looking so truly miserable, that even Baxter spoke with gentle consideration to me.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading With her going the bottom seemed to drop out of my existence, leaving a black hole where it had fallen through.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading With her going the bottom seemed to drop out of my existence, leaving a black hole where it had fallen through.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Poor Johnnie, to think you'd run into a proposition like this, the first pop out of the box."
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading I walked about, looking so truly miserable, that even Baxter spoke with gentle consideration to me.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Don't worry about that! just give me a chance, and I'll show you I can be practical too."
the act of departing
From this reading With her going the bottom seemed to drop out of my existence, leaving a black hole where it had fallen through.
destroyed or killed
From this reading * * * * * Hildreth had gone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading * * * * * Hildreth had gone.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With her going the bottom seemed to drop out of my existence, leaving a black hole where it had fallen through.
Hildreth
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From this reading * * * * * Hildreth had gone.
an opening into or through something
From this reading With her going the bottom seemed to drop out of my existence, leaving a black hole where it had fallen through.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Don't worry about that! just give me a chance, and I'll show you I can be practical too."
I'll
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From this reading "Don't worry about that! just give me a chance, and I'll show you I can be practical too."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Poor Johnnie, to think you'd run into a proposition like this, the first pop out of the box."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With her going the bottom seemed to drop out of my existence, leaving a black hole where it had fallen through.
Johnnie
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From this reading "Poor Johnnie, to think you'd run into a proposition like this, the first pop out of the box."
and nothing more
From this reading "Don't worry about that! just give me a chance, and I'll show you I can be practical too."
the act of departing
From this reading With her going the bottom seemed to drop out of my existence, leaving a black hole where it had fallen through.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Poor Johnnie, to think you'd run into a proposition like this, the first pop out of the box."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading I walked about, looking so truly miserable, that even Baxter spoke with gentle consideration to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't worry about that! just give me a chance, and I'll show you I can be practical too."
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading I walked about, looking so truly miserable, that even Baxter spoke with gentle consideration to me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading With her going the bottom seemed to drop out of my existence, leaving a black hole where it had fallen through.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With her going the bottom seemed to drop out of my existence, leaving a black hole where it had fallen through.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading With her going the bottom seemed to drop out of my existence, leaving a black hole where it had fallen through.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Poor Johnnie, to think you'd run into a proposition like this, the first pop out of the box."
popverbUS /pɑːp/
bulge outward
From this reading "Poor Johnnie, to think you'd run into a proposition like this, the first pop out of the box."
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading "Don't worry about that! just give me a chance, and I'll show you I can be practical too."
propositionnounUS /ˌprɑːpəˈzɪʃən/
(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
From this reading "Poor Johnnie, to think you'd run into a proposition like this, the first pop out of the box."
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "Poor Johnnie, to think you'd run into a proposition like this, the first pop out of the box."
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading With her going the bottom seemed to drop out of my existence, leaving a black hole where it had fallen through.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Don't worry about that! just give me a chance, and I'll show you I can be practical too."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I walked about, looking so truly miserable, that even Baxter spoke with gentle consideration to me.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading I walked about, looking so truly miserable, that even Baxter spoke with gentle consideration to me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Don't worry about that! just give me a chance, and I'll show you I can be practical too."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With her going the bottom seemed to drop out of my existence, leaving a black hole where it had fallen through.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Poor Johnnie, to think you'd run into a proposition like this, the first pop out of the box."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Poor Johnnie, to think you'd run into a proposition like this, the first pop out of the box."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading With her going the bottom seemed to drop out of my existence, leaving a black hole where it had fallen through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With her going the bottom seemed to drop out of my existence, leaving a black hole where it had fallen through.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Don't worry about that! just give me a chance, and I'll show you I can be practical too."
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I walked about, looking so truly miserable, that even Baxter spoke with gentle consideration to me.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading I walked about, looking so truly miserable, that even Baxter spoke with gentle consideration to me.
in or at the place that
From this reading With her going the bottom seemed to drop out of my existence, leaving a black hole where it had fallen through.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With her going the bottom seemed to drop out of my existence, leaving a black hole where it had fallen through.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading "Don't worry about that! just give me a chance, and I'll show you I can be practical too."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't worry about that! just give me a chance, and I'll show you I can be practical too."
you'd
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From this reading "Poor Johnnie, to think you'd run into a proposition like this, the first pop out of the box."
