aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Roger, see here, I've only come to say one word--about the absurd little-matter of last night.
inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading "Roger, see here, I've only come to say one word--about the absurd little-matter of last night.
anew
From this reading Only one; and then we'll never speak of it again," said poor Barney.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only one; and then we'll never speak of it again," said poor Barney.
apologizeverbUS /əˈpɑːlədʒaɪz/
acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
From this reading He had come as soon as the very next day--to exonerate, not to apologize; that was evident at once.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had come as soon as the very next day--to exonerate, not to apologize; that was evident at once.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had come as soon as the very next day--to exonerate, not to apologize; that was evident at once.
Barney
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From this reading Only one; and then we'll never speak of it again," said poor Barney.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Oldmeadow had not long to wait before learning what she had said to him when she got him to herself, nor long to wait before realizing that if Barney had been unhappy last night he thought himself happy to-day.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Oldmeadow had not long to wait before learning what she had said to him when she got him to herself, nor long to wait before realizing that if Barney had been unhappy last night he thought himself happy to-day.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Really, my dear boy," he said, "it's not worth talking about."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Roger, see here, I've only come to say one word--about the absurd little-matter of last night.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He had come as soon as the very next day--to exonerate, not to apologize; that was evident at once.
dearly loved
From this reading "Really, my dear boy," he said, "it's not worth talking about."
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading He had come as soon as the very next day--to exonerate, not to apologize; that was evident at once.
exonerateverbUS /ɪɡˈzɑːnəreɪt/
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
From this reading He had come as soon as the very next day--to exonerate, not to apologize; that was evident at once.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Oldmeadow had not long to wait before learning what she had said to him when she got him to herself, nor long to wait before realizing that if Barney had been unhappy last night he thought himself happy to-day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had come as soon as the very next day--to exonerate, not to apologize; that was evident at once.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Oldmeadow had not long to wait before learning what she had said to him when she got him to herself, nor long to wait before realizing that if Barney had been unhappy last night he thought himself happy to-day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had come as soon as the very next day--to exonerate, not to apologize; that was evident at once.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Roger, see here, I've only come to say one word--about the absurd little-matter of last night.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Oldmeadow had not long to wait before learning what she had said to him when she got him to herself, nor long to wait before realizing that if Barney had been unhappy last night he thought himself happy to-day.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oldmeadow had not long to wait before learning what she had said to him when she got him to herself, nor long to wait before realizing that if Barney had been unhappy last night he thought himself happy to-day.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Oldmeadow had not long to wait before learning what she had said to him when she got him to herself, nor long to wait before realizing that if Barney had been unhappy last night he thought himself happy to-day.
I've
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From this reading "Roger, see here, I've only come to say one word--about the absurd little-matter of last night.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Oldmeadow had not long to wait before learning what she had said to him when she got him to herself, nor long to wait before realizing that if Barney had been unhappy last night he thought himself happy to-day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Only one; and then we'll never speak of it again," said poor Barney.
it's
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From this reading "Really, my dear boy," he said, "it's not worth talking about."
immediately past
From this reading "Roger, see here, I've only come to say one word--about the absurd little-matter of last night.
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading Oldmeadow had not long to wait before learning what she had said to him when she got him to herself, nor long to wait before realizing that if Barney had been unhappy last night he thought himself happy to-day.
little-matter
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From this reading "Roger, see here, I've only come to say one word--about the absurd little-matter of last night.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Oldmeadow had not long to wait before learning what she had said to him when she got him to herself, nor long to wait before realizing that if Barney had been unhappy last night he thought himself happy to-day.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Really, my dear boy," he said, "it's not worth talking about."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Only one; and then we'll never speak of it again," said poor Barney.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading He had come as soon as the very next day--to exonerate, not to apologize; that was evident at once.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Roger, see here, I've only come to say one word--about the absurd little-matter of last night.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Oldmeadow had not long to wait before learning what she had said to him when she got him to herself, nor long to wait before realizing that if Barney had been unhappy last night he thought himself happy to-day.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had come as soon as the very next day--to exonerate, not to apologize; that was evident at once.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Roger, see here, I've only come to say one word--about the absurd little-matter of last night.
Oldmeadow
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From this reading Oldmeadow had not long to wait before learning what she had said to him when she got him to herself, nor long to wait before realizing that if Barney had been unhappy last night he thought himself happy to-day.
on one occasion
From this reading He had come as soon as the very next day--to exonerate, not to apologize; that was evident at once.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Roger, see here, I've only come to say one word--about the absurd little-matter of last night.
and nothing more
From this reading "Roger, see here, I've only come to say one word--about the absurd little-matter of last night.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Only one; and then we'll never speak of it again," said poor Barney.
realizingverbUS /ˈriːəlaɪzɪŋ/
-ing form of “realize” — be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading Oldmeadow had not long to wait before learning what she had said to him when she got him to herself, nor long to wait before realizing that if Barney had been unhappy last night he thought himself happy to-day.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Really, my dear boy," he said, "it's not worth talking about."
Roger
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From this reading "Roger, see here, I've only come to say one word--about the absurd little-matter of last night.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Only one; and then we'll never speak of it again," said poor Barney.
express in words
From this reading "Roger, see here, I've only come to say one word--about the absurd little-matter of last night.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Roger, see here, I've only come to say one word--about the absurd little-matter of last night.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oldmeadow had not long to wait before learning what she had said to him when she got him to herself, nor long to wait before realizing that if Barney had been unhappy last night he thought himself happy to-day.
in the near future
From this reading He had come as soon as the very next day--to exonerate, not to apologize; that was evident at once.
express in speech
From this reading Only one; and then we'll never speak of it again," said poor Barney.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading "Really, my dear boy," he said, "it's not worth talking about."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had come as soon as the very next day--to exonerate, not to apologize; that was evident at once.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Roger, see here, I've only come to say one word--about the absurd little-matter of last night.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Only one; and then we'll never speak of it again," said poor Barney.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Oldmeadow had not long to wait before learning what she had said to him when she got him to herself, nor long to wait before realizing that if Barney had been unhappy last night he thought himself happy to-day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Roger, see here, I've only come to say one word--about the absurd little-matter of last night.
to-day
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From this reading Oldmeadow had not long to wait before learning what she had said to him when she got him to herself, nor long to wait before realizing that if Barney had been unhappy last night he thought himself happy to-day.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading Oldmeadow had not long to wait before learning what she had said to him when she got him to herself, nor long to wait before realizing that if Barney had been unhappy last night he thought himself happy to-day.
precisely as stated
From this reading He had come as soon as the very next day--to exonerate, not to apologize; that was evident at once.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Oldmeadow had not long to wait before learning what she had said to him when she got him to herself, nor long to wait before realizing that if Barney had been unhappy last night he thought himself happy to-day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had come as soon as the very next day--to exonerate, not to apologize; that was evident at once.
we'll
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From this reading Only one; and then we'll never speak of it again," said poor Barney.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Oldmeadow had not long to wait before learning what she had said to him when she got him to herself, nor long to wait before realizing that if Barney had been unhappy last night he thought himself happy to-day.
at the time that
From this reading Oldmeadow had not long to wait before learning what she had said to him when she got him to herself, nor long to wait before realizing that if Barney had been unhappy last night he thought himself happy to-day.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "Roger, see here, I've only come to say one word--about the absurd little-matter of last night.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading "Really, my dear boy," he said, "it's not worth talking about."
