Alicia
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t know that you have done anything, Alicia.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading In the first place it is right, but that I allow does not count much in social matters; and next it is becoming and expedient, and what the world will expect of you, which is of course much more important.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MAN AND WIFE.
any thing at all
From this reading “I don’t know that you have done anything, Alicia.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading In the first place it is right, but that I allow does not count much in social matters; and next it is becoming and expedient, and what the world will expect of you, which is of course much more important.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the first place it is right, but that I allow does not count much in social matters; and next it is becoming and expedient, and what the world will expect of you, which is of course much more important.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “However it goes,” said Mr. Russell Penton, “I don’t think you can help taking some notice of the young people.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading In the first place it is right, but that I allow does not count much in social matters; and next it is becoming and expedient, and what the world will expect of you, which is of course much more important.”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading In the first place it is right, but that I allow does not count much in social matters; and next it is becoming and expedient, and what the world will expect of you, which is of course much more important.”
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the first place it is right, but that I allow does not count much in social matters; and next it is becoming and expedient, and what the world will expect of you, which is of course much more important.”
don't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “However it goes,” said Mr. Russell Penton, “I don’t think you can help taking some notice of the young people.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Gerald,” said his wife, “what have I done to make you speak to me like that?”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading In the first place it is right, but that I allow does not count much in social matters; and next it is becoming and expedient, and what the world will expect of you, which is of course much more important.”
expedientadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspiːdiənt/
serving to promote your interest
From this reading In the first place it is right, but that I allow does not count much in social matters; and next it is becoming and expedient, and what the world will expect of you, which is of course much more important.”
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading In the first place it is right, but that I allow does not count much in social matters; and next it is becoming and expedient, and what the world will expect of you, which is of course much more important.”
Gerald
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Gerald,” said his wife, “what have I done to make you speak to me like that?”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “However it goes,” said Mr. Russell Penton, “I don’t think you can help taking some notice of the young people.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Gerald,” said his wife, “what have I done to make you speak to me like that?”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “However it goes,” said Mr. Russell Penton, “I don’t think you can help taking some notice of the young people.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Gerald,” said his wife, “what have I done to make you speak to me like that?”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “However it goes,” said Mr. Russell Penton, “I don’t think you can help taking some notice of the young people.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “However it goes,” said Mr. Russell Penton, “I don’t think you can help taking some notice of the young people.
of great significance or value
From this reading In the first place it is right, but that I allow does not count much in social matters; and next it is becoming and expedient, and what the world will expect of you, which is of course much more important.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the first place it is right, but that I allow does not count much in social matters; and next it is becoming and expedient, and what the world will expect of you, which is of course much more important.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the first place it is right, but that I allow does not count much in social matters; and next it is becoming and expedient, and what the world will expect of you, which is of course much more important.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “However it goes,” said Mr. Russell Penton, “I don’t think you can help taking some notice of the young people.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I don’t know that you have done anything, Alicia.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Gerald,” said his wife, “what have I done to make you speak to me like that?”
engage in
From this reading “Gerald,” said his wife, “what have I done to make you speak to me like that?”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading MAN AND WIFE.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading In the first place it is right, but that I allow does not count much in social matters; and next it is becoming and expedient, and what the world will expect of you, which is of course much more important.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Gerald,” said his wife, “what have I done to make you speak to me like that?”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading In the first place it is right, but that I allow does not count much in social matters; and next it is becoming and expedient, and what the world will expect of you, which is of course much more important.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “However it goes,” said Mr. Russell Penton, “I don’t think you can help taking some notice of the young people.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading In the first place it is right, but that I allow does not count much in social matters; and next it is becoming and expedient, and what the world will expect of you, which is of course much more important.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading In the first place it is right, but that I allow does not count much in social matters; and next it is becoming and expedient, and what the world will expect of you, which is of course much more important.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the first place it is right, but that I allow does not count much in social matters; and next it is becoming and expedient, and what the world will expect of you, which is of course much more important.”
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading “However it goes,” said Mr. Russell Penton, “I don’t think you can help taking some notice of the young people.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “However it goes,” said Mr. Russell Penton, “I don’t think you can help taking some notice of the young people.
Penton
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “However it goes,” said Mr. Russell Penton, “I don’t think you can help taking some notice of the young people.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “However it goes,” said Mr. Russell Penton, “I don’t think you can help taking some notice of the young people.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In the first place it is right, but that I allow does not count much in social matters; and next it is becoming and expedient, and what the world will expect of you, which is of course much more important.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading In the first place it is right, but that I allow does not count much in social matters; and next it is becoming and expedient, and what the world will expect of you, which is of course much more important.”
RussellnounUS /ˈrʌsəl/
United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading “However it goes,” said Mr. Russell Penton, “I don’t think you can help taking some notice of the young people.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “However it goes,” said Mr. Russell Penton, “I don’t think you can help taking some notice of the young people.
relating to human society and its members
From this reading In the first place it is right, but that I allow does not count much in social matters; and next it is becoming and expedient, and what the world will expect of you, which is of course much more important.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “However it goes,” said Mr. Russell Penton, “I don’t think you can help taking some notice of the young people.
express in speech
From this reading “Gerald,” said his wife, “what have I done to make you speak to me like that?”
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “However it goes,” said Mr. Russell Penton, “I don’t think you can help taking some notice of the young people.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the first place it is right, but that I allow does not count much in social matters; and next it is becoming and expedient, and what the world will expect of you, which is of course much more important.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “However it goes,” said Mr. Russell Penton, “I don’t think you can help taking some notice of the young people.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “However it goes,” said Mr. Russell Penton, “I don’t think you can help taking some notice of the young people.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Gerald,” said his wife, “what have I done to make you speak to me like that?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In the first place it is right, but that I allow does not count much in social matters; and next it is becoming and expedient, and what the world will expect of you, which is of course much more important.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the first place it is right, but that I allow does not count much in social matters; and next it is becoming and expedient, and what the world will expect of you, which is of course much more important.”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading MAN AND WIFE.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In the first place it is right, but that I allow does not count much in social matters; and next it is becoming and expedient, and what the world will expect of you, which is of course much more important.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading In the first place it is right, but that I allow does not count much in social matters; and next it is becoming and expedient, and what the world will expect of you, which is of course much more important.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “However it goes,” said Mr. Russell Penton, “I don’t think you can help taking some notice of the young people.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “However it goes,” said Mr. Russell Penton, “I don’t think you can help taking some notice of the young people.
