Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I'm not constitutionally a back number myself either.

on the subject of; concerning

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filled with fear or apprehension

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in the past

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plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading I come as near wearing next year's styles as most fellows, and I had my wrist broken cranking an automobile before most Americans believed the things would go.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading TAKING PACE FROM FATHER TIME Honestly, Bill, it's so hard to keep up to date these days, that sometimes I'm afraid to go to sleep at night for fear I'll find myself in an ethnological museum when I wake up the next morning, with people making funny cracks about the strange clothes I was wearing when they caught me.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I come as near wearing next year's styles as most fellows, and I had my wrist broken cranking an automobile before most Americans believed the things would go.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading I was tired of this hand-chopped furniture fad years ago, and if you hand me any slang that I can't catch on the fly you'll have to make it up right now.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I come as near wearing next year's styles as most fellows, and I had my wrist broken cranking an automobile before most Americans believed the things would go.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading TAKING PACE FROM FATHER TIME Honestly, Bill, it's so hard to keep up to date these days, that sometimes I'm afraid to go to sleep at night for fear I'll find myself in an ethnological museum when I wake up the next morning, with people making funny cracks about the strange clothes I was wearing when they caught me.

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading I come as near wearing next year's styles as most fellows, and I had my wrist broken cranking an automobile before most Americans believed the things would go.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading I'm not constitutionally a back number myself either.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading I come as near wearing next year's styles as most fellows, and I had my wrist broken cranking an automobile before most Americans believed the things would go.

past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true

From this reading I come as near wearing next year's styles as most fellows, and I had my wrist broken cranking an automobile before most Americans believed the things would go.

a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading TAKING PACE FROM FATHER TIME Honestly, Bill, it's so hard to keep up to date these days, that sometimes I'm afraid to go to sleep at night for fear I'll find myself in an ethnological museum when I wake up the next morning, with people making funny cracks about the strange clothes I was wearing when they caught me.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading I come as near wearing next year's styles as most fellows, and I had my wrist broken cranking an automobile before most Americans believed the things would go.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But there's no use talking.

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From this reading I was tired of this hand-chopped furniture fad years ago, and if you hand me any slang that I can't catch on the fly you'll have to make it up right now.

discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading I was tired of this hand-chopped furniture fad years ago, and if you hand me any slang that I can't catch on the fly you'll have to make it up right now.

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

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clothing in general

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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading I come as near wearing next year's styles as most fellows, and I had my wrist broken cranking an automobile before most Americans believed the things would go.

according to the constitution

From this reading I'm not constitutionally a back number myself either.

plural of “crack” — a long narrow opening

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-ing form of “crank” — travel along a zigzag path

From this reading I come as near wearing next year's styles as most fellows, and I had my wrist broken cranking an automobile before most Americans believed the things would go.

the specified day of the month

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the time during which someone's life continues

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one or the other of two

From this reading I'm not constitutionally a back number myself either.

of or relating to ethnology

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an interest followed with exaggerated zeal

From this reading I was tired of this hand-chopped furniture fad years ago, and if you hand me any slang that I can't catch on the fly you'll have to make it up right now.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

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be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

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plural of “fellow” — a boy or man

From this reading I come as near wearing next year's styles as most fellows, and I had my wrist broken cranking an automobile before most Americans believed the things would go.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

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travel through the air; be airborne

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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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showing where something starts, or who sent it

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arousing or provoking laughter

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furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy

From this reading I was tired of this hand-chopped furniture fad years ago, and if you hand me any slang that I can't catch on the fly you'll have to make it up right now.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

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the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading I come as near wearing next year's styles as most fellows, and I had my wrist broken cranking an automobile before most Americans believed the things would go.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading I was tired of this hand-chopped furniture fad years ago, and if you hand me any slang that I can't catch on the fly you'll have to make it up right now.

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From this reading I was tired of this hand-chopped furniture fad years ago, and if you hand me any slang that I can't catch on the fly you'll have to make it up right now.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I was tired of this hand-chopped furniture fad years ago, and if you hand me any slang that I can't catch on the fly you'll have to make it up right now.

(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that

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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

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From this reading TAKING PACE FROM FATHER TIME Honestly, Bill, it's so hard to keep up to date these days, that sometimes I'm afraid to go to sleep at night for fear I'll find myself in an ethnological museum when I wake up the next morning, with people making funny cracks about the strange clothes I was wearing when they caught me.

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From this reading TAKING PACE FROM FATHER TIME Honestly, Bill, it's so hard to keep up to date these days, that sometimes I'm afraid to go to sleep at night for fear I'll find myself in an ethnological museum when I wake up the next morning, with people making funny cracks about the strange clothes I was wearing when they caught me.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I was tired of this hand-chopped furniture fad years ago, and if you hand me any slang that I can't catch on the fly you'll have to make it up right now.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I was tired of this hand-chopped furniture fad years ago, and if you hand me any slang that I can't catch on the fly you'll have to make it up right now.

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cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

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engage in

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the act that results in something coming to be

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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

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the time period between dawn and noon

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used to form the superlative

From this reading I come as near wearing next year's styles as most fellows, and I had my wrist broken cranking an automobile before most Americans believed the things would go.

a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value

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belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I come as near wearing next year's styles as most fellows, and I had my wrist broken cranking an automobile before most Americans believed the things would go.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

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near in time or place or relationship

From this reading I come as near wearing next year's styles as most fellows, and I had my wrist broken cranking an automobile before most Americans believed the things would go.

immediately following in time or order

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the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

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not any; not one

From this reading But there's no use talking.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I'm not constitutionally a back number myself either.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading I was tired of this hand-chopped furniture fad years ago, and if you hand me any slang that I can't catch on the fly you'll have to make it up right now.

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading I'm not constitutionally a back number myself either.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I was tired of this hand-chopped furniture fad years ago, and if you hand me any slang that I can't catch on the fly you'll have to make it up right now.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I was tired of this hand-chopped furniture fad years ago, and if you hand me any slang that I can't catch on the fly you'll have to make it up right now.

the rate of moving (especially walking or running)

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(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

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precisely, exactly

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use slang or vulgar language

From this reading I was tired of this hand-chopped furniture fad years ago, and if you hand me any slang that I can't catch on the fly you'll have to make it up right now.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

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for that reason; with the result that

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on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

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being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

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plural of “style” — how something is done or how it happens

From this reading I come as near wearing next year's styles as most fellows, and I had my wrist broken cranking an automobile before most Americans believed the things would go.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

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an exchange of ideas via conversation

From this reading But there's no use talking.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

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From this reading But there's no use talking.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

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the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

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any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading I come as near wearing next year's styles as most fellows, and I had my wrist broken cranking an automobile before most Americans believed the things would go.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I was tired of this hand-chopped furniture fad years ago, and if you hand me any slang that I can't catch on the fly you'll have to make it up right now.

an instance or single occasion for some event

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depleted of strength or energy

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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

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the act of using

From this reading But there's no use talking.

be awake, be alert, be there

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the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

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(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)

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at the time that

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in the company of; together with

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used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading I come as near wearing next year's styles as most fellows, and I had my wrist broken cranking an automobile before most Americans believed the things would go.

a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones

From this reading I come as near wearing next year's styles as most fellows, and I had my wrist broken cranking an automobile before most Americans believed the things would go.

possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading I come as near wearing next year's styles as most fellows, and I had my wrist broken cranking an automobile before most Americans believed the things would go.

a late time of life

From this reading I was tired of this hand-chopped furniture fad years ago, and if you hand me any slang that I can't catch on the fly you'll have to make it up right now.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I was tired of this hand-chopped furniture fad years ago, and if you hand me any slang that I can't catch on the fly you'll have to make it up right now.

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From this reading I was tired of this hand-chopped furniture fad years ago, and if you hand me any slang that I can't catch on the fly you'll have to make it up right now.