used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You seventeen different assorted kinds of an utter idiot!" yelled Dennis.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you mad, Dennis?" shouted Dan, still holding him tightly; but there was no madness in the boy's face as he turned it to his cousin.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
assnounUS /æs/
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading "You blithering ass!
assortedadjectiveUS /əˈsɔːrtɪd/
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading You seventeen different assorted kinds of an utter idiot!" yelled Dennis.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
blithering
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From this reading "You blithering ass!
boy'snounUS /bɔɪz/
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Are you mad, Dennis?" shouted Dan, still holding him tightly; but there was no madness in the boy's face as he turned it to his cousin.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Are you mad, Dennis?" shouted Dan, still holding him tightly; but there was no madness in the boy's face as he turned it to his cousin.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Are you mad, Dennis?" shouted Dan, still holding him tightly; but there was no madness in the boy's face as he turned it to his cousin.
Dan
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From this reading Are you mad, Dennis?" shouted Dan, still holding him tightly; but there was no madness in the boy's face as he turned it to his cousin.
Dennis
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From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading You seventeen different assorted kinds of an utter idiot!" yelled Dennis.
DispatchverbUS /dɪˈspætʃ/
send away towards a designated goal
From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Are you mad, Dennis?" shouted Dan, still holding him tightly; but there was no madness in the boy's face as he turned it to his cousin.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
gold-edged
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From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Great Scott!
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Are you mad, Dennis?" shouted Dan, still holding him tightly; but there was no madness in the boy's face as he turned it to his cousin.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Are you mad, Dennis?" shouted Dan, still holding him tightly; but there was no madness in the boy's face as he turned it to his cousin.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Are you mad, Dennis?" shouted Dan, still holding him tightly; but there was no madness in the boy's face as he turned it to his cousin.
the act of retaining something
From this reading Are you mad, Dennis?" shouted Dan, still holding him tightly; but there was no madness in the boy's face as he turned it to his cousin.
How
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From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
idiotnounUS /ˈɪdiːət/
a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading You seventeen different assorted kinds of an utter idiot!" yelled Dennis.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Are you mad, Dennis?" shouted Dan, still holding him tightly; but there was no madness in the boy's face as he turned it to his cousin.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading You seventeen different assorted kinds of an utter idiot!" yelled Dennis.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
roused to anger
From this reading Are you mad, Dennis?" shouted Dan, still holding him tightly; but there was no madness in the boy's face as he turned it to his cousin.
madnessnounUS /ˈmædnəs/
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading Are you mad, Dennis?" shouted Dan, still holding him tightly; but there was no madness in the boy's face as he turned it to his cousin.
not any; not one
From this reading Are you mad, Dennis?" shouted Dan, still holding him tightly; but there was no madness in the boy's face as he turned it to his cousin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
parapetnounUS /ˈperəpet/
a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony
From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
peaknounUS /piːk/
the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
scarletnounUS /ˈskɑːrlət/
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
ScottnounUS /skɑːt/
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading "Great Scott!
seventeenadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːn/
being one more than sixteen
From this reading You seventeen different assorted kinds of an utter idiot!" yelled Dennis.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Are you mad, Dennis?" shouted Dan, still holding him tightly; but there was no madness in the boy's face as he turned it to his cousin.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
spunverbUS /spʌn/
inflected form of “spin” — revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
staffnounUS /stæf/
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
not in physical motion
From this reading Are you mad, Dennis?" shouted Dan, still holding him tightly; but there was no madness in the boy's face as he turned it to his cousin.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Are you mad, Dennis?" shouted Dan, still holding him tightly; but there was no madness in the boy's face as he turned it to his cousin.
tightlyadverbUS /ˈtaɪtli/
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading Are you mad, Dennis?" shouted Dan, still holding him tightly; but there was no madness in the boy's face as he turned it to his cousin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Are you mad, Dennis?" shouted Dan, still holding him tightly; but there was no madness in the boy's face as he turned it to his cousin.
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading You seventeen different assorted kinds of an utter idiot!" yelled Dennis.
having passed out of existence
From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Are you mad, Dennis?" shouted Dan, still holding him tightly; but there was no madness in the boy's face as he turned it to his cousin.
wearernounUS /ˈwerər/
a person who wears or carries or displays something as a body covering or accessory
From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
in the company of; together with
From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading How Dennis Came in for a Taste of Dispatch Riding The staff cap, with its scarlet band and gold-edged peak, spun round in the air and dropped half a dozen yards away, as its late wearer sprang on to the parapet and vanished out of sight.
yelledadjectiveUS /jeld/
in a vehement outcry
From this reading You seventeen different assorted kinds of an utter idiot!" yelled Dennis.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you mad, Dennis?" shouted Dan, still holding him tightly; but there was no madness in the boy's face as he turned it to his cousin.
