used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LETTER FROM GEORGE MASSIE TO PAGE ALLISON _Paris, France._ _Poste Restante._ MY DEAR PAGE:
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading If you could have heard him swear when the beasts crowded in the life-boats ahead of the women, you would have forgot the grouch we had on about the way he has always done Annie.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I left England last week after having stopped with the Pores at Grantley Grange for ten days or so.
at or in the front
From this reading If you could have heard him swear when the beasts crowded in the life-boats ahead of the women, you would have forgot the grouch we had on about the way he has always done Annie.
ain't
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From this reading Say, Page, the old one ain't half bad!
ALLISON
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading If you could have heard him swear when the beasts crowded in the life-boats ahead of the women, you would have forgot the grouch we had on about the way he has always done Annie.
Annie
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From this reading If you could have heard him swear when the beasts crowded in the life-boats ahead of the women, you would have forgot the grouch we had on about the way he has always done Annie.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I left England last week after having stopped with the Pores at Grantley Grange for ten days or so.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Say, Page, the old one ain't half bad!
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading If you could have heard him swear when the beasts crowded in the life-boats ahead of the women, you would have forgot the grouch we had on about the way he has always done Annie.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Say, that man can swear!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If you could have heard him swear when the beasts crowded in the life-boats ahead of the women, you would have forgot the grouch we had on about the way he has always done Annie.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading If you could have heard him swear when the beasts crowded in the life-boats ahead of the women, you would have forgot the grouch we had on about the way he has always done Annie.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading I left England last week after having stopped with the Pores at Grantley Grange for ten days or so.
dearly loved
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having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading If you could have heard him swear when the beasts crowded in the life-boats ahead of the women, you would have forgot the grouch we had on about the way he has always done Annie.
a division of the United Kingdom
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I left England last week after having stopped with the Pores at Grantley Grange for ten days or so.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading If you could have heard him swear when the beasts crowded in the life-boats ahead of the women, you would have forgot the grouch we had on about the way he has always done Annie.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading A LETTER FROM GEORGE MASSIE TO PAGE ALLISON _Paris, France._ _Poste Restante._ MY DEAR PAGE:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A LETTER FROM GEORGE MASSIE TO PAGE ALLISON _Paris, France._ _Poste Restante._ MY DEAR PAGE:
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
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GrangenounUS /ɡreɪndʒ/
an outlying farm
From this reading I left England last week after having stopped with the Pores at Grantley Grange for ten days or so.
Grantley
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From this reading I left England last week after having stopped with the Pores at Grantley Grange for ten days or so.
grouchnounUS /ɡraʊtʃ/
a bad-tempered person
From this reading If you could have heard him swear when the beasts crowded in the life-boats ahead of the women, you would have forgot the grouch we had on about the way he has always done Annie.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If you could have heard him swear when the beasts crowded in the life-boats ahead of the women, you would have forgot the grouch we had on about the way he has always done Annie.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Say, Page, the old one ain't half bad!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If you could have heard him swear when the beasts crowded in the life-boats ahead of the women, you would have forgot the grouch we had on about the way he has always done Annie.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If you could have heard him swear when the beasts crowded in the life-boats ahead of the women, you would have forgot the grouch we had on about the way he has always done Annie.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I left England last week after having stopped with the Pores at Grantley Grange for ten days or so.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If you could have heard him swear when the beasts crowded in the life-boats ahead of the women, you would have forgot the grouch we had on about the way he has always done Annie.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading If you could have heard him swear when the beasts crowded in the life-boats ahead of the women, you would have forgot the grouch we had on about the way he has always done Annie.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you could have heard him swear when the beasts crowded in the life-boats ahead of the women, you would have forgot the grouch we had on about the way he has always done Annie.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I left England last week after having stopped with the Pores at Grantley Grange for ten days or so.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you could have heard him swear when the beasts crowded in the life-boats ahead of the women, you would have forgot the grouch we had on about the way he has always done Annie.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If you could have heard him swear when the beasts crowded in the life-boats ahead of the women, you would have forgot the grouch we had on about the way he has always done Annie.
immediately past
From this reading I left England last week after having stopped with the Pores at Grantley Grange for ten days or so.
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 I left England last week after having stopped with the Pores at Grantley Grange for ten days or so.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading A LETTER FROM GEORGE MASSIE TO PAGE ALLISON _Paris, France._ _Poste Restante._ MY DEAR PAGE:
life-boats
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From this reading If you could have heard him swear when the beasts crowded in the life-boats ahead of the women, you would have forgot the grouch we had on about the way he has always done Annie.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Say, that man can swear!
MASSIE
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belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A LETTER FROM GEORGE MASSIE TO PAGE ALLISON _Paris, France._ _Poste Restante._ MY DEAR PAGE:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If you could have heard him swear when the beasts crowded in the life-boats ahead of the women, you would have forgot the grouch we had on about the way he has always done Annie.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Say, Page, the old one ain't half bad!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If you could have heard him swear when the beasts crowded in the life-boats ahead of the women, you would have forgot the grouch we had on about the way he has always done Annie.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Say, Page, the old one ain't half bad!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I left England last week after having stopped with the Pores at Grantley Grange for ten days or so.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading A LETTER FROM GEORGE MASSIE TO PAGE ALLISON _Paris, France._ _Poste Restante._ MY DEAR PAGE:
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading A LETTER FROM GEORGE MASSIE TO PAGE ALLISON _Paris, France._ _Poste Restante._ MY DEAR PAGE:
PoresnounUS /pɔːrz/
plural of “pore” — any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
From this reading I left England last week after having stopped with the Pores at Grantley Grange for ten days or so.
Poste
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From this reading A LETTER FROM GEORGE MASSIE TO PAGE ALLISON _Paris, France._ _Poste Restante._ MY DEAR PAGE:
Restante
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express in words
From this reading Say, Page, the old one ain't half bad!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I left England last week after having stopped with the Pores at Grantley Grange for ten days or so.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading I left England last week after having stopped with the Pores at Grantley Grange for ten days or so.
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading If you could have heard him swear when the beasts crowded in the life-boats ahead of the women, you would have forgot the grouch we had on about the way he has always done Annie.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading I left England last week after having stopped with the Pores at Grantley Grange for ten days or so.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Say, that man can swear!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I left England last week after having stopped with the Pores at Grantley Grange for ten days or so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A LETTER FROM GEORGE MASSIE TO PAGE ALLISON _Paris, France._ _Poste Restante._ MY DEAR PAGE:
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading If you could have heard him swear when the beasts crowded in the life-boats ahead of the women, you would have forgot the grouch we had on about the way he has always done Annie.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If you could have heard him swear when the beasts crowded in the life-boats ahead of the women, you would have forgot the grouch we had on about the way he has always done Annie.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading I left England last week after having stopped with the Pores at Grantley Grange for ten days or so.
at the time that
From this reading If you could have heard him swear when the beasts crowded in the life-boats ahead of the women, you would have forgot the grouch we had on about the way he has always done Annie.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I left England last week after having stopped with the Pores at Grantley Grange for ten days or so.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading If you could have heard him swear when the beasts crowded in the life-boats ahead of the women, you would have forgot the grouch we had on about the way he has always done Annie.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If you could have heard him swear when the beasts crowded in the life-boats ahead of the women, you would have forgot the grouch we had on about the way he has always done Annie.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you could have heard him swear when the beasts crowded in the life-boats ahead of the women, you would have forgot the grouch we had on about the way he has always done Annie.
