used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “If you animals will excuse me, I shall be greatly obliged, as I am no speaker and nothing of interest has happened to me for a long time,” he said.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading BUTTON IS SPEAKER After Stubby had spoken, it was Button’s turn to tell what had befallen him.
at or in the front
From this reading “Go ahead and tell them what happened to you at the Barbados!”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “If you animals will excuse me, I shall be greatly obliged, as I am no speaker and nothing of interest has happened to me for a long time,” he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “If you animals will excuse me, I shall be greatly obliged, as I am no speaker and nothing of interest has happened to me for a long time,” he said.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “If you animals will excuse me, I shall be greatly obliged, as I am no speaker and nothing of interest has happened to me for a long time,” he said.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “If you animals will excuse me, I shall be greatly obliged, as I am no speaker and nothing of interest has happened to me for a long time,” he said.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Go ahead and tell them what happened to you at the Barbados!”
BarbadosnounUS /bɑːrˈbeɪdoʊs/
a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area
From this reading “Go ahead and tell them what happened to you at the Barbados!”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “If you animals will excuse me, I shall be greatly obliged, as I am no speaker and nothing of interest has happened to me for a long time,” he said.
befallenverbUS /bəˈfɑːlən/
inflected form of “befall” — become of; happen to
From this reading BUTTON IS SPEAKER After Stubby had spoken, it was Button’s turn to tell what had befallen him.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading I know there has!” said Billy.
BUTTONnounUS /ˈbʌtən/
a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading BUTTON IS SPEAKER After Stubby had spoken, it was Button’s turn to tell what had befallen him.
Button's
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From this reading BUTTON IS SPEAKER After Stubby had spoken, it was Button’s turn to tell what had befallen him.
accept an excuse for
From this reading “If you animals will excuse me, I shall be greatly obliged, as I am no speaker and nothing of interest has happened to me for a long time,” he said.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “If you animals will excuse me, I shall be greatly obliged, as I am no speaker and nothing of interest has happened to me for a long time,” he said.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Go ahead and tell them what happened to you at the Barbados!”
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading “If you animals will excuse me, I shall be greatly obliged, as I am no speaker and nothing of interest has happened to me for a long time,” he said.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BUTTON IS SPEAKER After Stubby had spoken, it was Button’s turn to tell what had befallen him.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “If you animals will excuse me, I shall be greatly obliged, as I am no speaker and nothing of interest has happened to me for a long time,” he said.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “If you animals will excuse me, I shall be greatly obliged, as I am no speaker and nothing of interest has happened to me for a long time,” he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “If you animals will excuse me, I shall be greatly obliged, as I am no speaker and nothing of interest has happened to me for a long time,” he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BUTTON IS SPEAKER After Stubby had spoken, it was Button’s turn to tell what had befallen him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If you animals will excuse me, I shall be greatly obliged, as I am no speaker and nothing of interest has happened to me for a long time,” he said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you animals will excuse me, I shall be greatly obliged, as I am no speaker and nothing of interest has happened to me for a long time,” he said.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading “If you animals will excuse me, I shall be greatly obliged, as I am no speaker and nothing of interest has happened to me for a long time,” he said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BUTTON IS SPEAKER After Stubby had spoken, it was Button’s turn to tell what had befallen him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BUTTON IS SPEAKER After Stubby had spoken, it was Button’s turn to tell what had befallen him.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know there has!” said Billy.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “If you animals will excuse me, I shall be greatly obliged, as I am no speaker and nothing of interest has happened to me for a long time,” he said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If you animals will excuse me, I shall be greatly obliged, as I am no speaker and nothing of interest has happened to me for a long time,” he said.
not any; not one
From this reading “If you animals will excuse me, I shall be greatly obliged, as I am no speaker and nothing of interest has happened to me for a long time,” he said.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “If you animals will excuse me, I shall be greatly obliged, as I am no speaker and nothing of interest has happened to me for a long time,” he said.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading “If you animals will excuse me, I shall be greatly obliged, as I am no speaker and nothing of interest has happened to me for a long time,” he said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “If you animals will excuse me, I shall be greatly obliged, as I am no speaker and nothing of interest has happened to me for a long time,” he said.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, yes, there has!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “If you animals will excuse me, I shall be greatly obliged, as I am no speaker and nothing of interest has happened to me for a long time,” he said.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “If you animals will excuse me, I shall be greatly obliged, as I am no speaker and nothing of interest has happened to me for a long time,” he said.
SPEAKERnounUS /ˈspiːkər/
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading BUTTON IS SPEAKER After Stubby had spoken, it was Button’s turn to tell what had befallen him.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading BUTTON IS SPEAKER After Stubby had spoken, it was Button’s turn to tell what had befallen him.
StubbyadjectiveUS /ˈstʌbi/
short and blunt
From this reading BUTTON IS SPEAKER After Stubby had spoken, it was Button’s turn to tell what had befallen him.
express in words
From this reading BUTTON IS SPEAKER After Stubby had spoken, it was Button’s turn to tell what had befallen him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Go ahead and tell them what happened to you at the Barbados!”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Go ahead and tell them what happened to you at the Barbados!”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Oh, yes, there has!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “If you animals will excuse me, I shall be greatly obliged, as I am no speaker and nothing of interest has happened to me for a long time,” he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BUTTON IS SPEAKER After Stubby had spoken, it was Button’s turn to tell what had befallen him.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading BUTTON IS SPEAKER After Stubby had spoken, it was Button’s turn to tell what had befallen him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BUTTON IS SPEAKER After Stubby had spoken, it was Button’s turn to tell what had befallen him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading BUTTON IS SPEAKER After Stubby had spoken, it was Button’s turn to tell what had befallen him.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “If you animals will excuse me, I shall be greatly obliged, as I am no speaker and nothing of interest has happened to me for a long time,” he said.
an affirmative
From this reading “Oh, yes, there has!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If you animals will excuse me, I shall be greatly obliged, as I am no speaker and nothing of interest has happened to me for a long time,” he said.
