used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About your letter.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
conventionaladjectiveUS /kənˈvenʃənəl/
following accepted customs and proprieties
From this reading In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
didn't
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From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
give expression to
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
hasn't
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From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never thought about it that way.
I'll
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From this reading In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
I'm
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From this reading In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
I've
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From this reading In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some of it is wonderful.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Some of it is wonderful.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading About your letter.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never thought about it that way.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of it is wonderful.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
participate in games or sport
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
on the contrary
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of it is wonderful.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
required or under orders
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I never thought about it that way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I never thought about it that way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
trainsnounUS /treɪnz/
plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
precisely as stated
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I never thought about it that way.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
at the time that
From this reading In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Some of it is wonderful.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading About your letter.
