used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘Come in at once, this moment, and tell us all about everybody,’ said Annabel; ‘tea is nearly ready, and we are hungry for news, and even just a little gossip.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ‘Come in at once, this moment, and tell us all about everybody,’ said Annabel; ‘tea is nearly ready, and we are hungry for news, and even just a little gossip.
(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 ‘Come in at once, this moment, and tell us all about everybody,’ said Annabel; ‘tea is nearly ready, and we are hungry for news, and even just a little gossip.
in addition
From this reading I have enjoyed myself very much, have bought a few horses and many cattle, also spent a very pleasant evening at Benmohr.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Come in at once, this moment, and tell us all about everybody,’ said Annabel; ‘tea is nearly ready, and we are hungry for news, and even just a little gossip.
Annabel
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From this reading ‘Come in at once, this moment, and tell us all about everybody,’ said Annabel; ‘tea is nearly ready, and we are hungry for news, and even just a little gossip.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘Come in at once, this moment, and tell us all about everybody,’ said Annabel; ‘tea is nearly ready, and we are hungry for news, and even just a little gossip.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘Come in at once, this moment, and tell us all about everybody,’ said Annabel; ‘tea is nearly ready, and we are hungry for news, and even just a little gossip.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What a fine thing it is to be a man!’
Benmohr
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From this reading I have enjoyed myself very much, have bought a few horses and many cattle, also spent a very pleasant evening at Benmohr.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading ‘I have seen all the world, like the little bird that flew over the garden wall.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading I have enjoyed myself very much, have bought a few horses and many cattle, also spent a very pleasant evening at Benmohr.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading I have enjoyed myself very much, have bought a few horses and many cattle, also spent a very pleasant evening at Benmohr.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ‘Come in at once, this moment, and tell us all about everybody,’ said Annabel; ‘tea is nearly ready, and we are hungry for news, and even just a little gossip.
past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading Have you enjoyed yourself and seen many new people?
divisible by two
From this reading ‘Come in at once, this moment, and tell us all about everybody,’ said Annabel; ‘tea is nearly ready, and we are hungry for news, and even just a little gossip.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading I have enjoyed myself very much, have bought a few horses and many cattle, also spent a very pleasant evening at Benmohr.
every person
From this reading ‘Come in at once, this moment, and tell us all about everybody,’ said Annabel; ‘tea is nearly ready, and we are hungry for news, and even just a little gossip.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I have enjoyed myself very much, have bought a few horses and many cattle, also spent a very pleasant evening at Benmohr.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading What a fine thing it is to be a man!’
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading ‘I have seen all the world, like the little bird that flew over the garden wall.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘Come in at once, this moment, and tell us all about everybody,’ said Annabel; ‘tea is nearly ready, and we are hungry for news, and even just a little gossip.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading ‘I have seen all the world, like the little bird that flew over the garden wall.
gossipnounUS /ˈɡɑːsəp/
light informal conversation for social occasions
From this reading ‘Come in at once, this moment, and tell us all about everybody,’ said Annabel; ‘tea is nearly ready, and we are hungry for news, and even just a little gossip.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you enjoyed yourself and seen many new people?
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading I have enjoyed myself very much, have bought a few horses and many cattle, also spent a very pleasant evening at Benmohr.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading ‘Come in at once, this moment, and tell us all about everybody,’ said Annabel; ‘tea is nearly ready, and we are hungry for news, and even just a little gossip.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I have seen all the world, like the little bird that flew over the garden wall.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘Come in at once, this moment, and tell us all about everybody,’ said Annabel; ‘tea is nearly ready, and we are hungry for news, and even just a little gossip.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Come in at once, this moment, and tell us all about everybody,’ said Annabel; ‘tea is nearly ready, and we are hungry for news, and even just a little gossip.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What a fine thing it is to be a man!’
and nothing more
From this reading ‘Come in at once, this moment, and tell us all about everybody,’ said Annabel; ‘tea is nearly ready, and we are hungry for news, and even just a little gossip.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading ‘I have seen all the world, like the little bird that flew over the garden wall.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading ‘Come in at once, this moment, and tell us all about everybody,’ said Annabel; ‘tea is nearly ready, and we are hungry for news, and even just a little gossip.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading What a fine thing it is to be a man!’
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 Have you enjoyed yourself and seen many new people?
a particular point in time
From this reading ‘Come in at once, this moment, and tell us all about everybody,’ said Annabel; ‘tea is nearly ready, and we are hungry for news, and even just a little gossip.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I have enjoyed myself very much, have bought a few horses and many cattle, also spent a very pleasant evening at Benmohr.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I have enjoyed myself very much, have bought a few horses and many cattle, also spent a very pleasant evening at Benmohr.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading ‘Come in at once, this moment, and tell us all about everybody,’ said Annabel; ‘tea is nearly ready, and we are hungry for news, and even just a little gossip.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Have you enjoyed yourself and seen many new people?
information about recent and important events
From this reading ‘Come in at once, this moment, and tell us all about everybody,’ said Annabel; ‘tea is nearly ready, and we are hungry for news, and even just a little gossip.
on one occasion
From this reading ‘Come in at once, this moment, and tell us all about everybody,’ said Annabel; ‘tea is nearly ready, and we are hungry for news, and even just a little gossip.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading ‘I have seen all the world, like the little bird that flew over the garden wall.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Have you enjoyed yourself and seen many new people?
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading I have enjoyed myself very much, have bought a few horses and many cattle, also spent a very pleasant evening at Benmohr.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading ‘Come in at once, this moment, and tell us all about everybody,’ said Annabel; ‘tea is nearly ready, and we are hungry for news, and even just a little gossip.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘Come in at once, this moment, and tell us all about everybody,’ said Annabel; ‘tea is nearly ready, and we are hungry for news, and even just a little gossip.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Have you enjoyed yourself and seen many new people?
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading I have enjoyed myself very much, have bought a few horses and many cattle, also spent a very pleasant evening at Benmohr.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading ‘Come in at once, this moment, and tell us all about everybody,’ said Annabel; ‘tea is nearly ready, and we are hungry for news, and even just a little gossip.
express in words
From this reading ‘Come in at once, this moment, and tell us all about everybody,’ said Annabel; ‘tea is nearly ready, and we are hungry for news, and even just a little gossip.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘I have seen all the world, like the little bird that flew over the garden wall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘I have seen all the world, like the little bird that flew over the garden wall.
a special situation
From this reading What a fine thing it is to be a man!’
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘Come in at once, this moment, and tell us all about everybody,’ said Annabel; ‘tea is nearly ready, and we are hungry for news, and even just a little gossip.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What a fine thing it is to be a man!’
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Come in at once, this moment, and tell us all about everybody,’ said Annabel; ‘tea is nearly ready, and we are hungry for news, and even just a little gossip.
precisely as stated
From this reading I have enjoyed myself very much, have bought a few horses and many cattle, also spent a very pleasant evening at Benmohr.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading ‘I have seen all the world, like the little bird that flew over the garden wall.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘Come in at once, this moment, and tell us all about everybody,’ said Annabel; ‘tea is nearly ready, and we are hungry for news, and even just a little gossip.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a fine thing it is to be a man!’
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading ‘I have seen all the world, like the little bird that flew over the garden wall.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you enjoyed yourself and seen many new people?
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Have you enjoyed yourself and seen many new people?
