afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Walking circles around each other, after this fashion you and he sowed crimination and recrimination, while larger and larger waxed an audience hopeful of seeing them spring up as blows.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Walking circles around each other, after this fashion you and he sowed crimination and recrimination, while larger and larger waxed an audience hopeful of seeing them spring up as blows.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Walking circles around each other, after this fashion you and he sowed crimination and recrimination, while larger and larger waxed an audience hopeful of seeing them spring up as blows.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Walking circles around each other, after this fashion you and he sowed crimination and recrimination, while larger and larger waxed an audience hopeful of seeing them spring up as blows.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Walking circles around each other, after this fashion you and he sowed crimination and recrimination, while larger and larger waxed an audience hopeful of seeing them spring up as blows.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading Walking circles around each other, after this fashion you and he sowed crimination and recrimination, while larger and larger waxed an audience hopeful of seeing them spring up as blows.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Your bleeding nose showed this to you; and cowed and weeping, you retreated in bad order.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “I’ll tell my big brother, an’ _he_’ll fix you!” you howled threateningly.
bleedingnounUS /ˈbliːdɪŋ/
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading Your bleeding nose showed this to you; and cowed and weeping, you retreated in bad order.
blowsnounUS /bloʊz/
plural of “blow” — a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
From this reading Walking circles around each other, after this fashion you and he sowed crimination and recrimination, while larger and larger waxed an audience hopeful of seeing them spring up as blows.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “I’ll tell my big brother, an’ _he_’ll fix you!” you howled threateningly.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Only when the flurry came did you discover too late how much taller and stronger and older than you he was.
circlesnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəlz/
plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading Walking circles around each other, after this fashion you and he sowed crimination and recrimination, while larger and larger waxed an audience hopeful of seeing them spring up as blows.
couldn't
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From this reading “Naw, you couldn’t, ‘couldn’t I.’”
cowedverbUS /kaʊd/
past form of “cow” — subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)
From this reading Your bleeding nose showed this to you; and cowed and weeping, you retreated in bad order.
crimination
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From this reading Walking circles around each other, after this fashion you and he sowed crimination and recrimination, while larger and larger waxed an audience hopeful of seeing them spring up as blows.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Only when the flurry came did you discover too late how much taller and stronger and older than you he was.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading Only when the flurry came did you discover too late how much taller and stronger and older than you he was.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Walking circles around each other, after this fashion you and he sowed crimination and recrimination, while larger and larger waxed an audience hopeful of seeing them spring up as blows.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Walking circles around each other, after this fashion you and he sowed crimination and recrimination, while larger and larger waxed an audience hopeful of seeing them spring up as blows.
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “I’ll tell my big brother, an’ _he_’ll fix you!” you howled threateningly.
flurrynounUS /ˈflɜːri/
a rapid active commotion
From this reading Only when the flurry came did you discover too late how much taller and stronger and older than you he was.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Walking circles around each other, after this fashion you and he sowed crimination and recrimination, while larger and larger waxed an audience hopeful of seeing them spring up as blows.
hopefuladjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpfəl/
having or manifesting hope
From this reading Walking circles around each other, after this fashion you and he sowed crimination and recrimination, while larger and larger waxed an audience hopeful of seeing them spring up as blows.
how
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From this reading Only when the flurry came did you discover too late how much taller and stronger and older than you he was.
howledverbUS /haʊld/
past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries
From this reading “I’ll tell my big brother, an’ _he_’ll fix you!” you howled threateningly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Naw, you couldn’t, ‘couldn’t I.’”
I'll
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From this reading “I’ll tell my big brother, an’ _he_’ll fix you!” you howled threateningly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Your bleeding nose showed this to you; and cowed and weeping, you retreated in bad order.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading Walking circles around each other, after this fashion you and he sowed crimination and recrimination, while larger and larger waxed an audience hopeful of seeing them spring up as blows.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Only when the flurry came did you discover too late how much taller and stronger and older than you he was.
ll
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From this reading “I’ll tell my big brother, an’ _he_’ll fix you!” you howled threateningly.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Only when the flurry came did you discover too late how much taller and stronger and older than you he was.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I’ll tell my big brother, an’ _he_’ll fix you!” you howled threateningly.
Naw
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From this reading “Naw, you couldn’t, ‘couldn’t I.’”
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Your bleeding nose showed this to you; and cowed and weeping, you retreated in bad order.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Walking circles around each other, after this fashion you and he sowed crimination and recrimination, while larger and larger waxed an audience hopeful of seeing them spring up as blows.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading Only when the flurry came did you discover too late how much taller and stronger and older than you he was.
and nothing more
From this reading Only when the flurry came did you discover too late how much taller and stronger and older than you he was.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Your bleeding nose showed this to you; and cowed and weeping, you retreated in bad order.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Walking circles around each other, after this fashion you and he sowed crimination and recrimination, while larger and larger waxed an audience hopeful of seeing them spring up as blows.
recriminationnounUS /rɪˌkrɪmɪˈneɪʃən/
mutual accusations
From this reading Walking circles around each other, after this fashion you and he sowed crimination and recrimination, while larger and larger waxed an audience hopeful of seeing them spring up as blows.
retreatednounUS /riˈtriːtəd/
people who have retreated
From this reading Your bleeding nose showed this to you; and cowed and weeping, you retreated in bad order.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Walking circles around each other, after this fashion you and he sowed crimination and recrimination, while larger and larger waxed an audience hopeful of seeing them spring up as blows.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Your bleeding nose showed this to you; and cowed and weeping, you retreated in bad order.
sowedverbUS /saʊd/
past form of “sow” — place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
From this reading Walking circles around each other, after this fashion you and he sowed crimination and recrimination, while larger and larger waxed an audience hopeful of seeing them spring up as blows.
the season of growth
From this reading Walking circles around each other, after this fashion you and he sowed crimination and recrimination, while larger and larger waxed an audience hopeful of seeing them spring up as blows.
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Only when the flurry came did you discover too late how much taller and stronger and older than you he was.
talleradjectiveUS /ˈtɔːlər/
comparative of “tall” — great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Only when the flurry came did you discover too late how much taller and stronger and older than you he was.
express in words
From this reading “I’ll tell my big brother, an’ _he_’ll fix you!” you howled threateningly.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Only when the flurry came did you discover too late how much taller and stronger and older than you he was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Only when the flurry came did you discover too late how much taller and stronger and older than you he was.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Walking circles around each other, after this fashion you and he sowed crimination and recrimination, while larger and larger waxed an audience hopeful of seeing them spring up as blows.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Walking circles around each other, after this fashion you and he sowed crimination and recrimination, while larger and larger waxed an audience hopeful of seeing them spring up as blows.
threateninglyadverbUS /ˈθretənɪŋli/
in a menacing manner
From this reading “I’ll tell my big brother, an’ _he_’ll fix you!” you howled threateningly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Your bleeding nose showed this to you; and cowed and weeping, you retreated in bad order.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Only when the flurry came did you discover too late how much taller and stronger and older than you he was.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Walking circles around each other, after this fashion you and he sowed crimination and recrimination, while larger and larger waxed an audience hopeful of seeing them spring up as blows.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Walking circles around each other, after this fashion you and he sowed crimination and recrimination, while larger and larger waxed an audience hopeful of seeing them spring up as blows.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only when the flurry came did you discover too late how much taller and stronger and older than you he was.
waxedadjectiveUS /wækst/
treated with wax
From this reading Walking circles around each other, after this fashion you and he sowed crimination and recrimination, while larger and larger waxed an audience hopeful of seeing them spring up as blows.
showing sorrow
From this reading Your bleeding nose showed this to you; and cowed and weeping, you retreated in bad order.
at the time that
From this reading Only when the flurry came did you discover too late how much taller and stronger and older than you he was.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Walking circles around each other, after this fashion you and he sowed crimination and recrimination, while larger and larger waxed an audience hopeful of seeing them spring up as blows.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Naw, you couldn’t, ‘couldn’t I.’”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your bleeding nose showed this to you; and cowed and weeping, you retreated in bad order.
