used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He is down with typhoid fever--looks like a bad case.
anew
From this reading "I have discovered why you haven't heard from Gassett again.
Alice
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From this reading CHICKEN LITTLE JANE'S GIFT "Well, Alice," said Dr. Morton, coming in one noon stamping and shaking the snow off his broad shoulders.
(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 The Christmas holidays had gone by all too quickly for the Morton family.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHICKEN LITTLE JANE'S GIFT "Well, Alice," said Dr. Morton, coming in one noon stamping and shaking the snow off his broad shoulders.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He won't be in a condition to start lawsuits for some weeks, so you may set your mind at rest for the present."
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading He is down with typhoid fever--looks like a bad case.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He won't be in a condition to start lawsuits for some weeks, so you may set your mind at rest for the present."
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading CHICKEN LITTLE JANE'S GIFT "Well, Alice," said Dr. Morton, coming in one noon stamping and shaking the snow off his broad shoulders.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Christmas holidays had gone by all too quickly for the Morton family.
an occurrence of something
From this reading He is down with typhoid fever--looks like a bad case.
CHICKENnounUS /ˈtʃɪkən/
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading CHICKEN LITTLE JANE'S GIFT "Well, Alice," said Dr. Morton, coming in one noon stamping and shaking the snow off his broad shoulders.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading The Christmas holidays had gone by all too quickly for the Morton family.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading CHICKEN LITTLE JANE'S GIFT "Well, Alice," said Dr. Morton, coming in one noon stamping and shaking the snow off his broad shoulders.
a state at a particular time
From this reading He won't be in a condition to start lawsuits for some weeks, so you may set your mind at rest for the present."
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "I have discovered why you haven't heard from Gassett again.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He is down with typhoid fever--looks like a bad case.
Dr
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From this reading CHICKEN LITTLE JANE'S GIFT "Well, Alice," said Dr. Morton, coming in one noon stamping and shaking the snow off his broad shoulders.
a social unit living together
From this reading The Christmas holidays had gone by all too quickly for the Morton family.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading He is down with typhoid fever--looks like a bad case.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He won't be in a condition to start lawsuits for some weeks, so you may set your mind at rest for the present."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I have discovered why you haven't heard from Gassett again.
Gassett
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From this reading "I have discovered why you haven't heard from Gassett again.
something acquired without compensation
From this reading CHICKEN LITTLE JANE'S GIFT "Well, Alice," said Dr. Morton, coming in one noon stamping and shaking the snow off his broad shoulders.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The Christmas holidays had gone by all too quickly for the Morton family.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Christmas holidays had gone by all too quickly for the Morton family.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have discovered why you haven't heard from Gassett again.
haven't
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From this reading "I have discovered why you haven't heard from Gassett again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is down with typhoid fever--looks like a bad case.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I have discovered why you haven't heard from Gassett again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CHICKEN LITTLE JANE'S GIFT "Well, Alice," said Dr. Morton, coming in one noon stamping and shaking the snow off his broad shoulders.
holidaysnounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪz/
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading The Christmas holidays had gone by all too quickly for the Morton family.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have discovered why you haven't heard from Gassett again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CHICKEN LITTLE JANE'S GIFT "Well, Alice," said Dr. Morton, coming in one noon stamping and shaking the snow off his broad shoulders.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is down with typhoid fever--looks like a bad case.
JANE'S
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From this reading CHICKEN LITTLE JANE'S GIFT "Well, Alice," said Dr. Morton, coming in one noon stamping and shaking the snow off his broad shoulders.
lawsuitsnounUS /ˈlɔːsuːts/
plural of “lawsuit” — a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
From this reading He won't be in a condition to start lawsuits for some weeks, so you may set your mind at rest for the present."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He is down with typhoid fever--looks like a bad case.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading CHICKEN LITTLE JANE'S GIFT "Well, Alice," said Dr. Morton, coming in one noon stamping and shaking the snow off his broad shoulders.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading He is down with typhoid fever--looks like a bad case.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He won't be in a condition to start lawsuits for some weeks, so you may set your mind at rest for the present."
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading He won't be in a condition to start lawsuits for some weeks, so you may set your mind at rest for the present."
MortonnounUS /ˈmɔːrtən/
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading CHICKEN LITTLE JANE'S GIFT "Well, Alice," said Dr. Morton, coming in one noon stamping and shaking the snow off his broad shoulders.
the middle of the day
From this reading CHICKEN LITTLE JANE'S GIFT "Well, Alice," said Dr. Morton, coming in one noon stamping and shaking the snow off his broad shoulders.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading CHICKEN LITTLE JANE'S GIFT "Well, Alice," said Dr. Morton, coming in one noon stamping and shaking the snow off his broad shoulders.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHICKEN LITTLE JANE'S GIFT "Well, Alice," said Dr. Morton, coming in one noon stamping and shaking the snow off his broad shoulders.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He won't be in a condition to start lawsuits for some weeks, so you may set your mind at rest for the present."
with speed
From this reading The Christmas holidays had gone by all too quickly for the Morton family.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading He won't be in a condition to start lawsuits for some weeks, so you may set your mind at rest for the present."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading CHICKEN LITTLE JANE'S GIFT "Well, Alice," said Dr. Morton, coming in one noon stamping and shaking the snow off his broad shoulders.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He won't be in a condition to start lawsuits for some weeks, so you may set your mind at rest for the present."
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading CHICKEN LITTLE JANE'S GIFT "Well, Alice," said Dr. Morton, coming in one noon stamping and shaking the snow off his broad shoulders.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading CHICKEN LITTLE JANE'S GIFT "Well, Alice," said Dr. Morton, coming in one noon stamping and shaking the snow off his broad shoulders.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading CHICKEN LITTLE JANE'S GIFT "Well, Alice," said Dr. Morton, coming in one noon stamping and shaking the snow off his broad shoulders.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He won't be in a condition to start lawsuits for some weeks, so you may set your mind at rest for the present."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He won't be in a condition to start lawsuits for some weeks, so you may set your mind at rest for the present."
stampingverbUS /ˈstæmpɪŋ/
-ing form of “stamp” — walk heavily
From this reading CHICKEN LITTLE JANE'S GIFT "Well, Alice," said Dr. Morton, coming in one noon stamping and shaking the snow off his broad shoulders.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He won't be in a condition to start lawsuits for some weeks, so you may set your mind at rest for the present."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHICKEN LITTLE JANE'S GIFT "Well, Alice," said Dr. Morton, coming in one noon stamping and shaking the snow off his broad shoulders.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He won't be in a condition to start lawsuits for some weeks, so you may set your mind at rest for the present."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The Christmas holidays had gone by all too quickly for the Morton family.
typhoidnounUS /ˈtaɪfɔɪd/
serious infection marked by intestinal inflammation and ulceration; caused by Salmonella typhosa ingested with food or water
From this reading He is down with typhoid fever--looks like a bad case.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading He won't be in a condition to start lawsuits for some weeks, so you may set your mind at rest for the present."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading CHICKEN LITTLE JANE'S GIFT "Well, Alice," said Dr. Morton, coming in one noon stamping and shaking the snow off his broad shoulders.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "I have discovered why you haven't heard from Gassett again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He is down with typhoid fever--looks like a bad case.
won't
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From this reading He won't be in a condition to start lawsuits for some weeks, so you may set your mind at rest for the present."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have discovered why you haven't heard from Gassett again.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He won't be in a condition to start lawsuits for some weeks, so you may set your mind at rest for the present."
