used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Zebedee met us at the station in Richmond with the faithful Henry Ford, quite spruced up (I mean Henry) with a new coat of paint, put on while the family was at the beach.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Brindle, Dee's precious dog, was perched on the front seat with the air of injured dignity he always assumed, so Dee said, when they went off to the seashore and left him behind.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Brindle, Dee's precious dog, was perched on the front seat with the air of injured dignity he always assumed, so Dee said, when they went off to the seashore and left him behind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Brindle, Dee's precious dog, was perched on the front seat with the air of injured dignity he always assumed, so Dee said, when they went off to the seashore and left him behind.
react verbally
From this reading "Well, you know yourself how you hate the water and how grouchy you were the last time you went with us!" said Brindle's mistress, hugging the old dog and speaking to him as though in answer to the reproach in his eyes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, you know yourself how you hate the water and how grouchy you were the last time you went with us!" said Brindle's mistress, hugging the old dog and speaking to him as though in answer to the reproach in his eyes.
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading Brindle, Dee's precious dog, was perched on the front seat with the air of injured dignity he always assumed, so Dee said, when they went off to the seashore and left him behind.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Zebedee met us at the station in Richmond with the faithful Henry Ford, quite spruced up (I mean Henry) with a new coat of paint, put on while the family was at the beach.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading Zebedee met us at the station in Richmond with the faithful Henry Ford, quite spruced up (I mean Henry) with a new coat of paint, put on while the family was at the beach.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Brindle, Dee's precious dog, was perched on the front seat with the air of injured dignity he always assumed, so Dee said, when they went off to the seashore and left him behind.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading His damson-jam eyes were moist and sad and his breathing even more stertorous than usual.
BrindleadjectiveUS /ˈbrɪndəl/
having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats
From this reading Brindle, Dee's precious dog, was perched on the front seat with the air of injured dignity he always assumed, so Dee said, when they went off to the seashore and left him behind.
Brindle's
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From this reading "Well, you know yourself how you hate the water and how grouchy you were the last time you went with us!" said Brindle's mistress, hugging the old dog and speaking to him as though in answer to the reproach in his eyes.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading Zebedee met us at the station in Richmond with the faithful Henry Ford, quite spruced up (I mean Henry) with a new coat of paint, put on while the family was at the beach.
damson-jam
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From this reading His damson-jam eyes were moist and sad and his breathing even more stertorous than usual.
Dee
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From this reading Brindle, Dee's precious dog, was perched on the front seat with the air of injured dignity he always assumed, so Dee said, when they went off to the seashore and left him behind.
Dee's
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From this reading Brindle, Dee's precious dog, was perched on the front seat with the air of injured dignity he always assumed, so Dee said, when they went off to the seashore and left him behind.
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading Brindle, Dee's precious dog, was perched on the front seat with the air of injured dignity he always assumed, so Dee said, when they went off to the seashore and left him behind.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading Brindle, Dee's precious dog, was perched on the front seat with the air of injured dignity he always assumed, so Dee said, when they went off to the seashore and left him behind.
divisible by two
From this reading His damson-jam eyes were moist and sad and his breathing even more stertorous than usual.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His damson-jam eyes were moist and sad and his breathing even more stertorous than usual.
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading Zebedee met us at the station in Richmond with the faithful Henry Ford, quite spruced up (I mean Henry) with a new coat of paint, put on while the family was at the beach.
a social unit living together
From this reading Zebedee met us at the station in Richmond with the faithful Henry Ford, quite spruced up (I mean Henry) with a new coat of paint, put on while the family was at the beach.
FordnounUS /fɔːrd/
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading Zebedee met us at the station in Richmond with the faithful Henry Ford, quite spruced up (I mean Henry) with a new coat of paint, put on while the family was at the beach.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Brindle, Dee's precious dog, was perched on the front seat with the air of injured dignity he always assumed, so Dee said, when they went off to the seashore and left him behind.
grouchyadjectiveUS /ˈɡraʊtʃi/
annoyed and irritable
From this reading "Well, you know yourself how you hate the water and how grouchy you were the last time you went with us!" said Brindle's mistress, hugging the old dog and speaking to him as though in answer to the reproach in his eyes.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading "Well, you know yourself how you hate the water and how grouchy you were the last time you went with us!" said Brindle's mistress, hugging the old dog and speaking to him as though in answer to the reproach in his eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Brindle, Dee's precious dog, was perched on the front seat with the air of injured dignity he always assumed, so Dee said, when they went off to the seashore and left him behind.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Zebedee met us at the station in Richmond with the faithful Henry Ford, quite spruced up (I mean Henry) with a new coat of paint, put on while the family was at the beach.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Brindle, Dee's precious dog, was perched on the front seat with the air of injured dignity he always assumed, so Dee said, when they went off to the seashore and left him behind.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His damson-jam eyes were moist and sad and his breathing even more stertorous than usual.
how
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From this reading "Well, you know yourself how you hate the water and how grouchy you were the last time you went with us!" said Brindle's mistress, hugging the old dog and speaking to him as though in answer to the reproach in his eyes.
huggingnounUS /ˈhʌɡɪŋ/
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading "Well, you know yourself how you hate the water and how grouchy you were the last time you went with us!" said Brindle's mistress, hugging the old dog and speaking to him as though in answer to the reproach in his eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Zebedee met us at the station in Richmond with the faithful Henry Ford, quite spruced up (I mean Henry) with a new coat of paint, put on while the family was at the beach.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Zebedee met us at the station in Richmond with the faithful Henry Ford, quite spruced up (I mean Henry) with a new coat of paint, put on while the family was at the beach.
injuredadjectiveUS /ˈɪndʒərd/
harmed
From this reading Brindle, Dee's precious dog, was perched on the front seat with the air of injured dignity he always assumed, so Dee said, when they went off to the seashore and left him behind.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Well, you know yourself how you hate the water and how grouchy you were the last time you went with us!" said Brindle's mistress, hugging the old dog and speaking to him as though in answer to the reproach in his eyes.
immediately past
From this reading "Well, you know yourself how you hate the water and how grouchy you were the last time you went with us!" said Brindle's mistress, hugging the old dog and speaking to him as though in answer to the reproach in his eyes.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Brindle, Dee's precious dog, was perched on the front seat with the air of injured dignity he always assumed, so Dee said, when they went off to the seashore and left him behind.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Zebedee met us at the station in Richmond with the faithful Henry Ford, quite spruced up (I mean Henry) with a new coat of paint, put on while the family was at the beach.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Zebedee met us at the station in Richmond with the faithful Henry Ford, quite spruced up (I mean Henry) with a new coat of paint, put on while the family was at the beach.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading "Well, you know yourself how you hate the water and how grouchy you were the last time you went with us!" said Brindle's mistress, hugging the old dog and speaking to him as though in answer to the reproach in his eyes.
moistadjectiveUS /mɔɪst/
slightly wet
From this reading His damson-jam eyes were moist and sad and his breathing even more stertorous than usual.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading His damson-jam eyes were moist and sad and his breathing even more stertorous than usual.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Zebedee met us at the station in Richmond with the faithful Henry Ford, quite spruced up (I mean Henry) with a new coat of paint, put on while the family was at the beach.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading UNTIL NEXT TIME.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Zebedee met us at the station in Richmond with the faithful Henry Ford, quite spruced up (I mean Henry) with a new coat of paint, put on while the family was at the beach.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Brindle, Dee's precious dog, was perched on the front seat with the air of injured dignity he always assumed, so Dee said, when they went off to the seashore and left him behind.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Well, you know yourself how you hate the water and how grouchy you were the last time you went with us!" said Brindle's mistress, hugging the old dog and speaking to him as though in answer to the reproach in his eyes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Zebedee met us at the station in Richmond with the faithful Henry Ford, quite spruced up (I mean Henry) with a new coat of paint, put on while the family was at the beach.
paintverbUS /peɪnt/
make a painting
From this reading Zebedee met us at the station in Richmond with the faithful Henry Ford, quite spruced up (I mean Henry) with a new coat of paint, put on while the family was at the beach.
perchedverbUS /pɜːrtʃt/
past form of “perch” — sit, as on a branch
From this reading Brindle, Dee's precious dog, was perched on the front seat with the air of injured dignity he always assumed, so Dee said, when they went off to the seashore and left him behind.
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading Brindle, Dee's precious dog, was perched on the front seat with the air of injured dignity he always assumed, so Dee said, when they went off to the seashore and left him behind.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Zebedee met us at the station in Richmond with the faithful Henry Ford, quite spruced up (I mean Henry) with a new coat of paint, put on while the family was at the beach.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Zebedee met us at the station in Richmond with the faithful Henry Ford, quite spruced up (I mean Henry) with a new coat of paint, put on while the family was at the beach.
reproachnounUS /riˈproʊtʃ/
a mild rebuke or criticism
From this reading "Well, you know yourself how you hate the water and how grouchy you were the last time you went with us!" said Brindle's mistress, hugging the old dog and speaking to him as though in answer to the reproach in his eyes.
RichmondnounUS /ˈrɪtʃmənd/
capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
From this reading Zebedee met us at the station in Richmond with the faithful Henry Ford, quite spruced up (I mean Henry) with a new coat of paint, put on while the family was at the beach.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading His damson-jam eyes were moist and sad and his breathing even more stertorous than usual.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Brindle, Dee's precious dog, was perched on the front seat with the air of injured dignity he always assumed, so Dee said, when they went off to the seashore and left him behind.
seashorenounUS /ˈsiːʃɔːr/
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading Brindle, Dee's precious dog, was perched on the front seat with the air of injured dignity he always assumed, so Dee said, when they went off to the seashore and left him behind.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Brindle, Dee's precious dog, was perched on the front seat with the air of injured dignity he always assumed, so Dee said, when they went off to the seashore and left him behind.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Brindle, Dee's precious dog, was perched on the front seat with the air of injured dignity he always assumed, so Dee said, when they went off to the seashore and left him behind.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading "Well, you know yourself how you hate the water and how grouchy you were the last time you went with us!" said Brindle's mistress, hugging the old dog and speaking to him as though in answer to the reproach in his eyes.
sprucedverbUS /spruːst/
past form of “spruce” — make neat, smart, or trim
From this reading Zebedee met us at the station in Richmond with the faithful Henry Ford, quite spruced up (I mean Henry) with a new coat of paint, put on while the family was at the beach.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Zebedee met us at the station in Richmond with the faithful Henry Ford, quite spruced up (I mean Henry) with a new coat of paint, put on while the family was at the beach.
stertorousadjective
of breathing having a heavy snoring sound
From this reading His damson-jam eyes were moist and sad and his breathing even more stertorous than usual.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His damson-jam eyes were moist and sad and his breathing even more stertorous than usual.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Zebedee met us at the station in Richmond with the faithful Henry Ford, quite spruced up (I mean Henry) with a new coat of paint, put on while the family was at the beach.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Brindle, Dee's precious dog, was perched on the front seat with the air of injured dignity he always assumed, so Dee said, when they went off to the seashore and left him behind.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Well, you know yourself how you hate the water and how grouchy you were the last time you went with us!" said Brindle's mistress, hugging the old dog and speaking to him as though in answer to the reproach in his eyes.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading UNTIL NEXT TIME.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Brindle, Dee's precious dog, was perched on the front seat with the air of injured dignity he always assumed, so Dee said, when they went off to the seashore and left him behind.
UNTILprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading UNTIL NEXT TIME.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Zebedee met us at the station in Richmond with the faithful Henry Ford, quite spruced up (I mean Henry) with a new coat of paint, put on while the family was at the beach.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Zebedee met us at the station in Richmond with the faithful Henry Ford, quite spruced up (I mean Henry) with a new coat of paint, put on while the family was at the beach.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading His damson-jam eyes were moist and sad and his breathing even more stertorous than usual.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Zebedee met us at the station in Richmond with the faithful Henry Ford, quite spruced up (I mean Henry) with a new coat of paint, put on while the family was at the beach.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "Well, you know yourself how you hate the water and how grouchy you were the last time you went with us!" said Brindle's mistress, hugging the old dog and speaking to him as though in answer to the reproach in his eyes.
(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 "Well, you know yourself how you hate the water and how grouchy you were the last time you went with us!" said Brindle's mistress, hugging the old dog and speaking to him as though in answer to the reproach in his eyes.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Brindle, Dee's precious dog, was perched on the front seat with the air of injured dignity he always assumed, so Dee said, when they went off to the seashore and left him behind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His damson-jam eyes were moist and sad and his breathing even more stertorous than usual.
at the time that
From this reading Brindle, Dee's precious dog, was perched on the front seat with the air of injured dignity he always assumed, so Dee said, when they went off to the seashore and left him behind.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Zebedee met us at the station in Richmond with the faithful Henry Ford, quite spruced up (I mean Henry) with a new coat of paint, put on while the family was at the beach.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Zebedee met us at the station in Richmond with the faithful Henry Ford, quite spruced up (I mean Henry) with a new coat of paint, put on while the family was at the beach.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, you know yourself how you hate the water and how grouchy you were the last time you went with us!" said Brindle's mistress, hugging the old dog and speaking to him as though in answer to the reproach in his eyes.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Well, you know yourself how you hate the water and how grouchy you were the last time you went with us!" said Brindle's mistress, hugging the old dog and speaking to him as though in answer to the reproach in his eyes.
Zebedee
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From this reading Zebedee met us at the station in Richmond with the faithful Henry Ford, quite spruced up (I mean Henry) with a new coat of paint, put on while the family was at the beach.
