used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They were eager to please, a cinch to transact business with, and constantly, everlastingly grateful to us for giving them asylum.
(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 And we were glad to have them around at first--especially when they presented our women with a gift to surpass all gifts: a custom-built domestic servant.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were eager to please, a cinch to transact business with, and constantly, everlastingly grateful to us for giving them asylum.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The obvious question is: How much is nothing?] I still feel that the ingratiating little runts never _intended_ any harm.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading And we were glad to have them around at first--especially when they presented our women with a gift to surpass all gifts: a custom-built domestic servant.
asylumnounUS /əˈsaɪləm/
a shelter from danger or hardship
From this reading They were eager to please, a cinch to transact business with, and constantly, everlastingly grateful to us for giving them asylum.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And we were glad to have them around at first--especially when they presented our women with a gift to surpass all gifts: a custom-built domestic servant.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading They were eager to please, a cinch to transact business with, and constantly, everlastingly grateful to us for giving them asylum.
cinchnounUS /sɪntʃ/
any undertaking that is easy to do
From this reading They were eager to please, a cinch to transact business with, and constantly, everlastingly grateful to us for giving them asylum.
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading They were eager to please, a cinch to transact business with, and constantly, everlastingly grateful to us for giving them asylum.
custom-builtnoun
an item made to the customer's specifications
From this reading And we were glad to have them around at first--especially when they presented our women with a gift to surpass all gifts: a custom-built domestic servant.
devilsnounUS /ˈdevəlz/
plural of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading Yes, we gave the genuflecting little devils asylum.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading [Sidenote: They were the perfect servants--they were willing to do everything for nothing.
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
From this reading And we were glad to have them around at first--especially when they presented our women with a gift to surpass all gifts: a custom-built domestic servant.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading They were eager to please, a cinch to transact business with, and constantly, everlastingly grateful to us for giving them asylum.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading And we were glad to have them around at first--especially when they presented our women with a gift to surpass all gifts: a custom-built domestic servant.
everlastinglyadverb
for a limitless time
From this reading They were eager to please, a cinch to transact business with, and constantly, everlastingly grateful to us for giving them asylum.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading [Sidenote: They were the perfect servants--they were willing to do everything for nothing.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading The obvious question is: How much is nothing?] I still feel that the ingratiating little runts never _intended_ any harm.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading And we were glad to have them around at first--especially when they presented our women with a gift to surpass all gifts: a custom-built domestic servant.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading [Sidenote: They were the perfect servants--they were willing to do everything for nothing.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Yes, we gave the genuflecting little devils asylum.
genuflecting
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From this reading Yes, we gave the genuflecting little devils asylum.
something acquired without compensation
From this reading And we were glad to have them around at first--especially when they presented our women with a gift to surpass all gifts: a custom-built domestic servant.
plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation
From this reading And we were glad to have them around at first--especially when they presented our women with a gift to surpass all gifts: a custom-built domestic servant.
the act of giving
From this reading They were eager to please, a cinch to transact business with, and constantly, everlastingly grateful to us for giving them asylum.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading And we were glad to have them around at first--especially when they presented our women with a gift to surpass all gifts: a custom-built domestic servant.
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading They were eager to please, a cinch to transact business with, and constantly, everlastingly grateful to us for giving them asylum.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading The obvious question is: How much is nothing?] I still feel that the ingratiating little runts never _intended_ any harm.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And we were glad to have them around at first--especially when they presented our women with a gift to surpass all gifts: a custom-built domestic servant.
How
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From this reading The obvious question is: How much is nothing?] I still feel that the ingratiating little runts never _intended_ any harm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The obvious question is: How much is nothing?] I still feel that the ingratiating little runts never _intended_ any harm.
ingratiatingadjectiveUS /ˌɪŋˈɡreɪʃieɪtɪŋ/
capable of winning favor
From this reading The obvious question is: How much is nothing?] I still feel that the ingratiating little runts never _intended_ any harm.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading The obvious question is: How much is nothing?] I still feel that the ingratiating little runts never _intended_ any harm.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The obvious question is: How much is nothing?] I still feel that the ingratiating little runts never _intended_ any harm.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The obvious question is: How much is nothing?] I still feel that the ingratiating little runts never _intended_ any harm.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The obvious question is: How much is nothing?] I still feel that the ingratiating little runts never _intended_ any harm.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The obvious question is: How much is nothing?] I still feel that the ingratiating little runts never _intended_ any harm.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading [Sidenote: They were the perfect servants--they were willing to do everything for nothing.
obviousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbviəs/
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading The obvious question is: How much is nothing?] I still feel that the ingratiating little runts never _intended_ any harm.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And we were glad to have them around at first--especially when they presented our women with a gift to surpass all gifts: a custom-built domestic servant.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading [Sidenote: They were the perfect servants--they were willing to do everything for nothing.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading They were eager to please, a cinch to transact business with, and constantly, everlastingly grateful to us for giving them asylum.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading And we were glad to have them around at first--especially when they presented our women with a gift to surpass all gifts: a custom-built domestic servant.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading The obvious question is: How much is nothing?] I still feel that the ingratiating little runts never _intended_ any harm.
runts
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From this reading The obvious question is: How much is nothing?] I still feel that the ingratiating little runts never _intended_ any harm.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading And we were glad to have them around at first--especially when they presented our women with a gift to surpass all gifts: a custom-built domestic servant.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading [Sidenote: They were the perfect servants--they were willing to do everything for nothing.
Sidenote
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From this reading [Sidenote: They were the perfect servants--they were willing to do everything for nothing.
not in physical motion
From this reading The obvious question is: How much is nothing?] I still feel that the ingratiating little runts never _intended_ any harm.
surpassverbUS /sərˈpæs/
distinguish oneself
From this reading And we were glad to have them around at first--especially when they presented our women with a gift to surpass all gifts: a custom-built domestic servant.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The obvious question is: How much is nothing?] I still feel that the ingratiating little runts never _intended_ any harm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Sidenote: They were the perfect servants--they were willing to do everything for nothing.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were eager to please, a cinch to transact business with, and constantly, everlastingly grateful to us for giving them asylum.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [Sidenote: They were the perfect servants--they were willing to do everything for nothing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Sidenote: They were the perfect servants--they were willing to do everything for nothing.
transactverbUS /trænˈzækt/
conduct business
From this reading They were eager to please, a cinch to transact business with, and constantly, everlastingly grateful to us for giving them asylum.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They were eager to please, a cinch to transact business with, and constantly, everlastingly grateful to us for giving them asylum.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Yes, we gave the genuflecting little devils asylum.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading [Sidenote: They were the perfect servants--they were willing to do everything for nothing.
at the time that
From this reading And we were glad to have them around at first--especially when they presented our women with a gift to surpass all gifts: a custom-built domestic servant.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading [Sidenote: They were the perfect servants--they were willing to do everything for nothing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were eager to please, a cinch to transact business with, and constantly, everlastingly grateful to us for giving them asylum.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading And we were glad to have them around at first--especially when they presented our women with a gift to surpass all gifts: a custom-built domestic servant.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, we gave the genuflecting little devils asylum.
