used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Why, say, that mornin' when we unloads from the _Agnes_ after a whole month of battin' around, New York looked to me like it had been touched up with gold leaf and ruby paint.
Agnes
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From this reading Why, say, that mornin' when we unloads from the _Agnes_ after a whole month of battin' around, New York looked to me like it had been touched up with gold leaf and ruby paint.
(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 Things seemed so fresh and crisp, and all so sort of natural and familiar.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A LITTLE SPEED ON THE HOME STRETCH And, speakin' of thrills, what beats gettin' back to your own home town?
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Why, say, that mornin' when we unloads from the _Agnes_ after a whole month of battin' around, New York looked to me like it had been touched up with gold leaf and ruby paint.
in or to or toward a former location
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battin
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From this reading Why, say, that mornin' when we unloads from the _Agnes_ after a whole month of battin' around, New York looked to me like it had been touched up with gold leaf and ruby paint.
beatsnounUS /biːts/
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading A LITTLE SPEED ON THE HOME STRETCH And, speakin' of thrills, what beats gettin' back to your own home town?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Why, say, that mornin' when we unloads from the _Agnes_ after a whole month of battin' around, New York looked to me like it had been touched up with gold leaf and ruby paint.
crispadjectiveUS /krɪsp/
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Things seemed so fresh and crisp, and all so sort of natural and familiar.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading Things seemed so fresh and crisp, and all so sort of natural and familiar.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Things seemed so fresh and crisp, and all so sort of natural and familiar.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Why, say, that mornin' when we unloads from the _Agnes_ after a whole month of battin' around, New York looked to me like it had been touched up with gold leaf and ruby paint.
gettin
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coins made of gold
From this reading Why, say, that mornin' when we unloads from the _Agnes_ after a whole month of battin' around, New York looked to me like it had been touched up with gold leaf and ruby paint.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It's all good.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Why, say, that mornin' when we unloads from the _Agnes_ after a whole month of battin' around, New York looked to me like it had been touched up with gold leaf and ruby paint.
where you live at a particular time
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why, say, that mornin' when we unloads from the _Agnes_ after a whole month of battin' around, New York looked to me like it had been touched up with gold leaf and ruby paint.
It's
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From this reading It's all good.
leafnounUS /liːf/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Why, say, that mornin' when we unloads from the _Agnes_ after a whole month of battin' around, New York looked to me like it had been touched up with gold leaf and ruby paint.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Why, say, that mornin' when we unloads from the _Agnes_ after a whole month of battin' around, New York looked to me like it had been touched up with gold leaf and ruby paint.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Why, say, that mornin' when we unloads from the _Agnes_ after a whole month of battin' around, New York looked to me like it had been touched up with gold leaf and ruby paint.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why, say, that mornin' when we unloads from the _Agnes_ after a whole month of battin' around, New York looked to me like it had been touched up with gold leaf and ruby paint.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Why, say, that mornin' when we unloads from the _Agnes_ after a whole month of battin' around, New York looked to me like it had been touched up with gold leaf and ruby paint.
mornin
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From this reading Why, say, that mornin' when we unloads from the _Agnes_ after a whole month of battin' around, New York looked to me like it had been touched up with gold leaf and ruby paint.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading Things seemed so fresh and crisp, and all so sort of natural and familiar.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Why, say, that mornin' when we unloads from the _Agnes_ after a whole month of battin' around, New York looked to me like it had been touched up with gold leaf and ruby paint.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A LITTLE SPEED ON THE HOME STRETCH And, speakin' of thrills, what beats gettin' back to your own home town?
have ownership or possession of
From this reading A LITTLE SPEED ON THE HOME STRETCH And, speakin' of thrills, what beats gettin' back to your own home town?
make a painting
From this reading Why, say, that mornin' when we unloads from the _Agnes_ after a whole month of battin' around, New York looked to me like it had been touched up with gold leaf and ruby paint.
rubynounUS /ˈruːbi/
a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading Why, say, that mornin' when we unloads from the _Agnes_ after a whole month of battin' around, New York looked to me like it had been touched up with gold leaf and ruby paint.
express in words
From this reading Why, say, that mornin' when we unloads from the _Agnes_ after a whole month of battin' around, New York looked to me like it had been touched up with gold leaf and ruby paint.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Things seemed so fresh and crisp, and all so sort of natural and familiar.
smellsnounUS /smelz/
plural of “smell” — the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading And the sounds and the smells!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Things seemed so fresh and crisp, and all so sort of natural and familiar.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Things seemed so fresh and crisp, and all so sort of natural and familiar.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading And the sounds and the smells!
speakin
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move hurridly
From this reading A LITTLE SPEED ON THE HOME STRETCH And, speakin' of thrills, what beats gettin' back to your own home town?
STRETCHverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why, say, that mornin' when we unloads from the _Agnes_ after a whole month of battin' around, New York looked to me like it had been touched up with gold leaf and ruby paint.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LITTLE SPEED ON THE HOME STRETCH And, speakin' of thrills, what beats gettin' back to your own home town?
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Things seemed so fresh and crisp, and all so sort of natural and familiar.
thrillsnounUS /θrɪlz/
plural of “thrill” — the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading A LITTLE SPEED ON THE HOME STRETCH And, speakin' of thrills, what beats gettin' back to your own home town?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A LITTLE SPEED ON THE HOME STRETCH And, speakin' of thrills, what beats gettin' back to your own home town?
having come into contact
From this reading Why, say, that mornin' when we unloads from the _Agnes_ after a whole month of battin' around, New York looked to me like it had been touched up with gold leaf and ruby paint.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading A LITTLE SPEED ON THE HOME STRETCH And, speakin' of thrills, what beats gettin' back to your own home town?
unloadsverbUS /ənˈloʊdz/
third-person singular of “unload” — remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
From this reading Why, say, that mornin' when we unloads from the _Agnes_ after a whole month of battin' around, New York looked to me like it had been touched up with gold leaf and ruby paint.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Why, say, that mornin' when we unloads from the _Agnes_ after a whole month of battin' around, New York looked to me like it had been touched up with gold leaf and ruby paint.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Why, say, that mornin' when we unloads from the _Agnes_ after a whole month of battin' around, New York looked to me like it had been touched up with gold leaf and ruby paint.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A LITTLE SPEED ON THE HOME STRETCH And, speakin' of thrills, what beats gettin' back to your own home town?
at the time that
From this reading Why, say, that mornin' when we unloads from the _Agnes_ after a whole month of battin' around, New York looked to me like it had been touched up with gold leaf and ruby paint.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Why, say, that mornin' when we unloads from the _Agnes_ after a whole month of battin' around, New York looked to me like it had been touched up with gold leaf and ruby paint.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, say, that mornin' when we unloads from the _Agnes_ after a whole month of battin' around, New York looked to me like it had been touched up with gold leaf and ruby paint.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Why, say, that mornin' when we unloads from the _Agnes_ after a whole month of battin' around, New York looked to me like it had been touched up with gold leaf and ruby paint.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Why, say, that mornin' when we unloads from the _Agnes_ after a whole month of battin' around, New York looked to me like it had been touched up with gold leaf and ruby paint.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A LITTLE SPEED ON THE HOME STRETCH And, speakin' of thrills, what beats gettin' back to your own home town?
