used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading No sooner do I get a line from you than you rush over in person and take the answer to it out of my mouth!
anew
From this reading Poor dinky little Othello! it shall have its occupation again to-day, and say just what it likes.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I have had six from you in the last week, and believe I have only exchanged you one: all the rest have been nipped in the bud by your arrivals.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Beloved: I am getting quite out of letter-writing, and it is your doing, not mine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Beloved: I am getting quite out of letter-writing, and it is your doing, not mine.
react verbally
From this reading No sooner do I get a line from you than you rush over in person and take the answer to it out of my mouth!
arrivalsnounUS /ərˈaɪvəlz/
plural of “arrival” — accomplishment of an objective
From this reading I have had six from you in the last week, and believe I have only exchanged you one: all the rest have been nipped in the bud by your arrivals.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My pen turns up a cross nose whenever it hears you coming now, and declares life so dull as not to be worth living.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My pen turns up a cross nose whenever it hears you coming now, and declares life so dull as not to be worth living.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have had six from you in the last week, and believe I have only exchanged you one: all the rest have been nipped in the bud by your arrivals.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I have had six from you in the last week, and believe I have only exchanged you one: all the rest have been nipped in the bud by your arrivals.
dearly loved
From this reading Beloved: I am getting quite out of letter-writing, and it is your doing, not mine.
budnounUS /bʌd/
a partially opened flower
From this reading I have had six from you in the last week, and believe I have only exchanged you one: all the rest have been nipped in the bud by your arrivals.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I have had six from you in the last week, and believe I have only exchanged you one: all the rest have been nipped in the bud by your arrivals.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading My pen turns up a cross nose whenever it hears you coming now, and declares life so dull as not to be worth living.
travel across or pass over
From this reading My pen turns up a cross nose whenever it hears you coming now, and declares life so dull as not to be worth living.
declaresverbUS /dɪˈklerz/
third-person singular of “declare” — state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading My pen turns up a cross nose whenever it hears you coming now, and declares life so dull as not to be worth living.
dinkyadjectiveUS /ˈdɪŋki/
small and unimpressive
From this reading Poor dinky little Othello! it shall have its occupation again to-day, and say just what it likes.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading No sooner do I get a line from you than you rush over in person and take the answer to it out of my mouth!
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Beloved: I am getting quite out of letter-writing, and it is your doing, not mine.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading My pen turns up a cross nose whenever it hears you coming now, and declares life so dull as not to be worth living.
exchangedadjectiveUS /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒd/
changed for (replaced by) something different
From this reading I have had six from you in the last week, and believe I have only exchanged you one: all the rest have been nipped in the bud by your arrivals.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No sooner do I get a line from you than you rush over in person and take the answer to it out of my mouth!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading No sooner do I get a line from you than you rush over in person and take the answer to it out of my mouth!
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Beloved: I am getting quite out of letter-writing, and it is your doing, not mine.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have had six from you in the last week, and believe I have only exchanged you one: all the rest have been nipped in the bud by your arrivals.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have had six from you in the last week, and believe I have only exchanged you one: all the rest have been nipped in the bud by your arrivals.
hearsverbUS /hiːrz/
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading My pen turns up a cross nose whenever it hears you coming now, and declares life so dull as not to be worth living.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Beloved: I am getting quite out of letter-writing, and it is your doing, not mine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No sooner do I get a line from you than you rush over in person and take the answer to it out of my mouth!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beloved: I am getting quite out of letter-writing, and it is your doing, not mine.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Beloved: I am getting quite out of letter-writing, and it is your doing, not mine.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Poor dinky little Othello! it shall have its occupation again to-day, and say just what it likes.
and nothing more
From this reading Poor dinky little Othello! it shall have its occupation again to-day, and say just what it likes.
immediately past
From this reading I have had six from you in the last week, and believe I have only exchanged you one: all the rest have been nipped in the bud by your arrivals.
letter-writing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beloved: I am getting quite out of letter-writing, and it is your doing, not mine.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading My pen turns up a cross nose whenever it hears you coming now, and declares life so dull as not to be worth living.
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading Poor dinky little Othello! it shall have its occupation again to-day, and say just what it likes.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading No sooner do I get a line from you than you rush over in person and take the answer to it out of my mouth!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Poor dinky little Othello! it shall have its occupation again to-day, and say just what it likes.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading My pen turns up a cross nose whenever it hears you coming now, and declares life so dull as not to be worth living.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Beloved: I am getting quite out of letter-writing, and it is your doing, not mine.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading No sooner do I get a line from you than you rush over in person and take the answer to it out of my mouth!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading No sooner do I get a line from you than you rush over in person and take the answer to it out of my mouth!
nippedverbUS /nɪpt/
inflected form of “nip” — squeeze tightly between the fingers
From this reading I have had six from you in the last week, and believe I have only exchanged you one: all the rest have been nipped in the bud by your arrivals.
not any; not one
From this reading No sooner do I get a line from you than you rush over in person and take the answer to it out of my mouth!
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading My pen turns up a cross nose whenever it hears you coming now, and declares life so dull as not to be worth living.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Beloved: I am getting quite out of letter-writing, and it is your doing, not mine.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading My pen turns up a cross nose whenever it hears you coming now, and declares life so dull as not to be worth living.
occupationnounUS /ˌɑːkjəˈpeɪʃən/
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Poor dinky little Othello! it shall have its occupation again to-day, and say just what it likes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beloved: I am getting quite out of letter-writing, and it is your doing, not mine.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I have had six from you in the last week, and believe I have only exchanged you one: all the rest have been nipped in the bud by your arrivals.
and nothing more
From this reading I have had six from you in the last week, and believe I have only exchanged you one: all the rest have been nipped in the bud by your arrivals.
OthellonounUS /əˈθeloʊ/
the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who would not trust his wife
From this reading Poor dinky little Othello! it shall have its occupation again to-day, and say just what it likes.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Beloved: I am getting quite out of letter-writing, and it is your doing, not mine.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading No sooner do I get a line from you than you rush over in person and take the answer to it out of my mouth!
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading My pen turns up a cross nose whenever it hears you coming now, and declares life so dull as not to be worth living.
a human being
From this reading No sooner do I get a line from you than you rush over in person and take the answer to it out of my mouth!
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor dinky little Othello! it shall have its occupation again to-day, and say just what it likes.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Beloved: I am getting quite out of letter-writing, and it is your doing, not mine.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading I have had six from you in the last week, and believe I have only exchanged you one: all the rest have been nipped in the bud by your arrivals.
move hurridly
From this reading No sooner do I get a line from you than you rush over in person and take the answer to it out of my mouth!
express in words
From this reading Poor dinky little Othello! it shall have its occupation again to-day, and say just what it likes.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Poor dinky little Othello! it shall have its occupation again to-day, and say just what it likes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading I have had six from you in the last week, and believe I have only exchanged you one: all the rest have been nipped in the bud by your arrivals.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My pen turns up a cross nose whenever it hears you coming now, and declares life so dull as not to be worth living.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading No sooner do I get a line from you than you rush over in person and take the answer to it out of my mouth!
carry out
From this reading No sooner do I get a line from you than you rush over in person and take the answer to it out of my mouth!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No sooner do I get a line from you than you rush over in person and take the answer to it out of my mouth!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No sooner do I get a line from you than you rush over in person and take the answer to it out of my mouth!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No sooner do I get a line from you than you rush over in person and take the answer to it out of my mouth!
to-day
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor dinky little Othello! it shall have its occupation again to-day, and say just what it likes.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading My pen turns up a cross nose whenever it hears you coming now, and declares life so dull as not to be worth living.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading My pen turns up a cross nose whenever it hears you coming now, and declares life so dull as not to be worth living.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading I have had six from you in the last week, and believe I have only exchanged you one: all the rest have been nipped in the bud by your arrivals.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Poor dinky little Othello! it shall have its occupation again to-day, and say just what it likes.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading My pen turns up a cross nose whenever it hears you coming now, and declares life so dull as not to be worth living.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading My pen turns up a cross nose whenever it hears you coming now, and declares life so dull as not to be worth living.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading No sooner do I get a line from you than you rush over in person and take the answer to it out of my mouth!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Beloved: I am getting quite out of letter-writing, and it is your doing, not mine.
