used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “It is the _Adventures of Odysseus_,” said the boy, with the blood springing to his cheeks.
(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 I hope there is nothing in it there shouldn’t be, that’s all.”
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Stow it; and tell me the name of this very fishy-looking volume.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
authorsnounUS /ˈɔːθərz/
plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
b-b-ring
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From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I hope there is nothing in it there shouldn’t be, that’s all.”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Is it a Russian hymn-book, or a bit of Chinese, or a copy of the last will and testament of Omar Khayyam, or what the dooce is it?
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading “It is the _Adventures of Odysseus_,” said the boy, with the blood springing to his cheeks.
a youthful male person
From this reading “It is the _Adventures of Odysseus_,” said the boy, with the blood springing to his cheeks.
burblingadjectiveUS /ˈbɜːrblɪŋ/
uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading “It is the _Adventures of Odysseus_,” said the boy, with the blood springing to his cheeks.
ChinesenounUS /tʃaɪˈniːz/
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading Is it a Russian hymn-book, or a bit of Chinese, or a copy of the last will and testament of Omar Khayyam, or what the dooce is it?
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading Is it a Russian hymn-book, or a bit of Chinese, or a copy of the last will and testament of Omar Khayyam, or what the dooce is it?
Dodson
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From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
dooce
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plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
fishy-looking
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From this reading “Stow it; and tell me the name of this very fishy-looking volume.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “It is the _Adventures of Odysseus_,” said the boy, with the blood springing to his cheeks.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope there is nothing in it there shouldn’t be, that’s all.”
hymn-book
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From this reading Is it a Russian hymn-book, or a bit of Chinese, or a copy of the last will and testament of Omar Khayyam, or what the dooce is it?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it a Russian hymn-book, or a bit of Chinese, or a copy of the last will and testament of Omar Khayyam, or what the dooce is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
k-k-knew
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From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
Khayyam
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immediately past
From this reading Is it a Russian hymn-book, or a bit of Chinese, or a copy of the last will and testament of Omar Khayyam, or what the dooce is it?
lunaticadjectiveUS /ˈluːnətɪk/
insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon
From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Stow it; and tell me the name of this very fishy-looking volume.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I hope there is nothing in it there shouldn’t be, that’s all.”
OdysseusnounUS /oʊˈdɪsiəs/
(Greek mythology) a famous mythical Greek hero; his return to Ithaca after the siege of Troy was described in the Odyssey
From this reading “It is the _Adventures of Odysseus_,” said the boy, with the blood springing to his cheeks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
Omar
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used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Is it a Russian hymn-book, or a bit of Chinese, or a copy of the last will and testament of Omar Khayyam, or what the dooce is it?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
RussiannounUS /ˈrʌʃən/
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading Is it a Russian hymn-book, or a bit of Chinese, or a copy of the last will and testament of Omar Khayyam, or what the dooce is it?
s-s-strength
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From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
shouldn't
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From this reading I hope there is nothing in it there shouldn’t be, that’s all.”
springingverbUS /ˈsprɪŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “It is the _Adventures of Odysseus_,” said the boy, with the blood springing to his cheeks.
StowverbUS /stoʊ/
fill by packing tightly
From this reading “Stow it; and tell me the name of this very fishy-looking volume.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
express in words
From this reading “Stow it; and tell me the name of this very fishy-looking volume.
testamentnounUS /ˈtestəmənt/
a profession of belief
From this reading Is it a Russian hymn-book, or a bit of Chinese, or a copy of the last will and testament of Omar Khayyam, or what the dooce is it?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
that's
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From this reading I hope there is nothing in it there shouldn’t be, that’s all.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I hope there is nothing in it there shouldn’t be, that’s all.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Stow it; and tell me the name of this very fishy-looking volume.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
truculentlyadverb
in an aggressively truculent manner
From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
veinsnounUS /veɪnz/
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Stow it; and tell me the name of this very fishy-looking volume.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “Stow it; and tell me the name of this very fishy-looking volume.
w-wrong
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From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Is it a Russian hymn-book, or a bit of Chinese, or a copy of the last will and testament of Omar Khayyam, or what the dooce is it?
in the company of; together with
From this reading “It is the _Adventures of Odysseus_,” said the boy, with the blood springing to his cheeks.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I k-k-knew it was w-wrong, wicked,” he gasped, “to b-b-ring the ancient authors into the great world out of doors, but--but they give me such a great s-s-strength in my veins that----” “What are you burbling about, you lunatic?” said Mr. Dodson truculently.
