used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Dear Ronald,--You can't imagine what a funny place Boston is.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I wish you were here, it would be so nice to talk about them together--I mean the people, of course, for they are much funnier than the place they live in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I don't understand the women in the least--they go in awfully for sets, if you understand that kind of thing--and art, too, and literature.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I wish you were here, it would be so nice to talk about them together--I mean the people, of course, for they are much funnier than the place they live in.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading I don't understand the women in the least--they go in awfully for sets, if you understand that kind of thing--and art, too, and literature.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The other day at a lunch party--that is what they call it here--they sat and talked about pictures for ever so long.
awfullyadverbUS /ˈɑːfli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading I don't understand the women in the least--they go in awfully for sets, if you understand that kind of thing--and art, too, and literature.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I wish you were here, it would be so nice to talk about them together--I mean the people, of course, for they are much funnier than the place they live in.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading "Dear Ronald,--You can't imagine what a funny place Boston is.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I think they are very nice, too, particularly some of the men.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The other day at a lunch party--that is what they call it here--they sat and talked about pictures for ever so long.
can't
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From this reading "Dear Ronald,--You can't imagine what a funny place Boston is.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading I wish you were here, it would be so nice to talk about them together--I mean the people, of course, for they are much funnier than the place they live in.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The other day at a lunch party--that is what they call it here--they sat and talked about pictures for ever so long.
dearly loved
From this reading "Dear Ronald,--You can't imagine what a funny place Boston is.
don't
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From this reading I don't understand the women in the least--they go in awfully for sets, if you understand that kind of thing--and art, too, and literature.
at any time
From this reading The other day at a lunch party--that is what they call it here--they sat and talked about pictures for ever so long.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I wish you were here, it would be so nice to talk about them together--I mean the people, of course, for they are much funnier than the place they live in.
funnieradjectiveUS /ˈfʌniər/
comparative of “funny” — arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading I wish you were here, it would be so nice to talk about them together--I mean the people, of course, for they are much funnier than the place they live in.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading "Dear Ronald,--You can't imagine what a funny place Boston is.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I don't understand the women in the least--they go in awfully for sets, if you understand that kind of thing--and art, too, and literature.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I wish you were here, it would be so nice to talk about them together--I mean the people, of course, for they are much funnier than the place they live in.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wish you were here, it would be so nice to talk about them together--I mean the people, of course, for they are much funnier than the place they live in.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I don't understand the women in the least--they go in awfully for sets, if you understand that kind of thing--and art, too, and literature.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading "Dear Ronald,--You can't imagine what a funny place Boston is.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I wish you were here, it would be so nice to talk about them together--I mean the people, of course, for they are much funnier than the place they live in.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Dear Ronald,--You can't imagine what a funny place Boston is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I wish you were here, it would be so nice to talk about them together--I mean the people, of course, for they are much funnier than the place they live in.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading I don't understand the women in the least--they go in awfully for sets, if you understand that kind of thing--and art, too, and literature.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading I don't understand the women in the least--they go in awfully for sets, if you understand that kind of thing--and art, too, and literature.
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading I don't understand the women in the least--they go in awfully for sets, if you understand that kind of thing--and art, too, and literature.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I wish you were here, it would be so nice to talk about them together--I mean the people, of course, for they are much funnier than the place they live in.
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 The other day at a lunch party--that is what they call it here--they sat and talked about pictures for ever so long.
take the midday meal
From this reading The other day at a lunch party--that is what they call it here--they sat and talked about pictures for ever so long.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I wish you were here, it would be so nice to talk about them together--I mean the people, of course, for they are much funnier than the place they live in.
the force of workers available
From this reading But I think they are very nice, too, particularly some of the men.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I wish you were here, it would be so nice to talk about them together--I mean the people, of course, for they are much funnier than the place they live in.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading I wish you were here, it would be so nice to talk about them together--I mean the people, of course, for they are much funnier than the place they live in.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I wish you were here, it would be so nice to talk about them together--I mean the people, of course, for they are much funnier than the place they live in.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other day at a lunch party--that is what they call it here--they sat and talked about pictures for ever so long.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading But I think they are very nice, too, particularly some of the men.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The other day at a lunch party--that is what they call it here--they sat and talked about pictures for ever so long.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I wish you were here, it would be so nice to talk about them together--I mean the people, of course, for they are much funnier than the place they live in.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading The other day at a lunch party--that is what they call it here--they sat and talked about pictures for ever so long.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Dear Ronald,--You can't imagine what a funny place Boston is.
Ronald
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From this reading "Dear Ronald,--You can't imagine what a funny place Boston is.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The other day at a lunch party--that is what they call it here--they sat and talked about pictures for ever so long.
setsnounUS /sets/
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading I don't understand the women in the least--they go in awfully for sets, if you understand that kind of thing--and art, too, and literature.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I wish you were here, it would be so nice to talk about them together--I mean the people, of course, for they are much funnier than the place they live in.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But I think they are very nice, too, particularly some of the men.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I wish you were here, it would be so nice to talk about them together--I mean the people, of course, for they are much funnier than the place they live in.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading The other day at a lunch party--that is what they call it here--they sat and talked about pictures for ever so long.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I wish you were here, it would be so nice to talk about them together--I mean the people, of course, for they are much funnier than the place they live in.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I don't understand the women in the least--they go in awfully for sets, if you understand that kind of thing--and art, too, and literature.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I wish you were here, it would be so nice to talk about them together--I mean the people, of course, for they are much funnier than the place they live in.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I wish you were here, it would be so nice to talk about them together--I mean the people, of course, for they are much funnier than the place they live in.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I wish you were here, it would be so nice to talk about them together--I mean the people, of course, for they are much funnier than the place they live in.
a special situation
From this reading I don't understand the women in the least--they go in awfully for sets, if you understand that kind of thing--and art, too, and literature.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading But I think they are very nice, too, particularly some of the men.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wish you were here, it would be so nice to talk about them together--I mean the people, of course, for they are much funnier than the place they live in.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading I wish you were here, it would be so nice to talk about them together--I mean the people, of course, for they are much funnier than the place they live in.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading But I think they are very nice, too, particularly some of the men.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading I don't understand the women in the least--they go in awfully for sets, if you understand that kind of thing--and art, too, and literature.
precisely as stated
From this reading But I think they are very nice, too, particularly some of the men.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I wish you were here, it would be so nice to talk about them together--I mean the people, of course, for they are much funnier than the place they live in.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Dear Ronald,--You can't imagine what a funny place Boston is.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish you were here, it would be so nice to talk about them together--I mean the people, of course, for they are much funnier than the place they live in.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I don't understand the women in the least--they go in awfully for sets, if you understand that kind of thing--and art, too, and literature.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I wish you were here, it would be so nice to talk about them together--I mean the people, of course, for they are much funnier than the place they live in.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dear Ronald,--You can't imagine what a funny place Boston is.
