used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
abideverbUS /əˈbaɪd/
dwell
From this reading I sort of like it if there’s a good snare-drum, but I can’t abide speeches.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
can't
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From this reading I sort of like it if there’s a good snare-drum, but I can’t abide speeches.
celebrationnounUS /ˌseləˈbreɪʃən/
a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
decorationsnounUS /ˌdekərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “decoration” — something used to beautify
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
don't
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From this reading I don’t mind a band playing.
take in solid food
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
every person
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
your parents
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
the act of departing
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I sort of like it if there’s a good snare-drum, but I can’t abide speeches.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I sort of like it if there’s a good snare-drum, but I can’t abide speeches.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading That was something like.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
a large number or amount
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I don’t mind a band playing.
used to form the superlative
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
and nothing more
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading I don’t mind a band playing.
cut with a saw
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
snare-drum
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From this reading I sort of like it if there’s a good snare-drum, but I can’t abide speeches.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading That was something like.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading I sort of like it if there’s a good snare-drum, but I can’t abide speeches.
speechesnounUS /ˈspiːtʃəz/
plural of “speech” — the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
there's
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From this reading I sort of like it if there’s a good snare-drum, but I can’t abide speeches.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
at the time that
From this reading The folks in our town were going to have an Old Home Day, when everybody that used to live there and had moved away were coming home.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was going to be a celebration, with speeches and a band and decorations, but the only part of it I saw any sense to was that there was going to be lots to eat, and most of it free.
