used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "_First._ I will not get married till I own a house, for I expect my uncle will give me one, one of these days; mother says he will.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "_Third._ I will never smoke and so make myself disagreeable to everybody who comes near me, and I will always keep these words as my motto after I am married:
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "_Third._ I will never smoke and so make myself disagreeable to everybody who comes near me, and I will always keep these words as my motto after I am married:
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "_Third._ I will never smoke and so make myself disagreeable to everybody who comes near me, and I will always keep these words as my motto after I am married:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "_Third._ I will never smoke and so make myself disagreeable to everybody who comes near me, and I will always keep these words as my motto after I am married:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "_Second._ I will never swear, because it is silly, as well as wicked.
for the reason that
From this reading "_Second._ I will never swear, because it is silly, as well as wicked.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "_Third._ I will never smoke and so make myself disagreeable to everybody who comes near me, and I will always keep these words as my motto after I am married:
DaltonnounUS /ˈdɔːltən/
English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)
From this reading Mr. Dalton said that, and I will never forget it.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "_First._ I will not get married till I own a house, for I expect my uncle will give me one, one of these days; mother says he will.
disagreeableadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbəl/
not to your liking
From this reading "_Third._ I will never smoke and so make myself disagreeable to everybody who comes near me, and I will always keep these words as my motto after I am married:
don't
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From this reading "'I don't smoke, because I respect my wife.'
every person
From this reading "_Third._ I will never smoke and so make myself disagreeable to everybody who comes near me, and I will always keep these words as my motto after I am married:
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "_First._ I will not get married till I own a house, for I expect my uncle will give me one, one of these days; mother says he will.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "_First._ I will not get married till I own a house, for I expect my uncle will give me one, one of these days; mother says he will.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "_First._ I will not get married till I own a house, for I expect my uncle will give me one, one of these days; mother says he will.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Mr. Dalton said that, and I will never forget it.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "_First._ I will not get married till I own a house, for I expect my uncle will give me one, one of these days; mother says he will.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "_First._ I will not get married till I own a house, for I expect my uncle will give me one, one of these days; mother says he will.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_First._ I will not get married till I own a house, for I expect my uncle will give me one, one of these days; mother says he will.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "_First._ I will not get married till I own a house, for I expect my uncle will give me one, one of these days; mother says he will.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "_First._ I will not get married till I own a house, for I expect my uncle will give me one, one of these days; mother says he will.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "_Second._ I will never swear, because it is silly, as well as wicked.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "_Second._ I will never swear, because it is silly, as well as wicked.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "_Third._ I will never smoke and so make myself disagreeable to everybody who comes near me, and I will always keep these words as my motto after I am married:
engage in
From this reading "_Third._ I will never smoke and so make myself disagreeable to everybody who comes near me, and I will always keep these words as my motto after I am married:
joined in matrimony
From this reading "_First._ I will not get married till I own a house, for I expect my uncle will give me one, one of these days; mother says he will.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "_First._ I will not get married till I own a house, for I expect my uncle will give me one, one of these days; mother says he will.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "_First._ I will not get married till I own a house, for I expect my uncle will give me one, one of these days; mother says he will.
mottonounUS /ˈmɑːtoʊ/
a favorite saying of a sect or political group
From this reading "_Third._ I will never smoke and so make myself disagreeable to everybody who comes near me, and I will always keep these words as my motto after I am married:
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Dalton said that, and I will never forget it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "_First._ I will not get married till I own a house, for I expect my uncle will give me one, one of these days; mother says he will.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "_Third._ I will never smoke and so make myself disagreeable to everybody who comes near me, and I will always keep these words as my motto after I am married:
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "_Third._ I will never smoke and so make myself disagreeable to everybody who comes near me, and I will always keep these words as my motto after I am married:
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "_Second._ I will never swear, because it is silly, as well as wicked.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "_First._ I will not get married till I own a house, for I expect my uncle will give me one, one of these days; mother says he will.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "_First._ I will not get married till I own a house, for I expect my uncle will give me one, one of these days; mother says he will.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "_First._ I will not get married till I own a house, for I expect my uncle will give me one, one of these days; mother says he will.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "_First._ I will not get married till I own a house, for I expect my uncle will give me one, one of these days; mother says he will.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading "'I don't smoke, because I respect my wife.'
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mr. Dalton said that, and I will never forget it.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "_First._ I will not get married till I own a house, for I expect my uncle will give me one, one of these days; mother says he will.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "_Second._ I will never swear, because it is silly, as well as wicked.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading "_Second._ I will never swear, because it is silly, as well as wicked.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading "_Third._ I will never smoke and so make myself disagreeable to everybody who comes near me, and I will always keep these words as my motto after I am married:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "_Third._ I will never smoke and so make myself disagreeable to everybody who comes near me, and I will always keep these words as my motto after I am married:
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading "_Second._ I will never swear, because it is silly, as well as wicked.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Dalton said that, and I will never forget it.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "_First._ I will not get married till I own a house, for I expect my uncle will give me one, one of these days; mother says he will.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading "_Third._ I will never smoke and so make myself disagreeable to everybody who comes near me, and I will always keep these words as my motto after I am married:
up to a particular time
From this reading "_First._ I will not get married till I own a house, for I expect my uncle will give me one, one of these days; mother says he will.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "_Third._ I will never smoke and so make myself disagreeable to everybody who comes near me, and I will always keep these words as my motto after I am married:
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "_First._ I will not get married till I own a house, for I expect my uncle will give me one, one of these days; mother says he will.
(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 "_Second._ I will never swear, because it is silly, as well as wicked.
which person or people
From this reading "_Third._ I will never smoke and so make myself disagreeable to everybody who comes near me, and I will always keep these words as my motto after I am married:
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading "_Second._ I will never swear, because it is silly, as well as wicked.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "'I don't smoke, because I respect my wife.'
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "_First._ I will not get married till I own a house, for I expect my uncle will give me one, one of these days; mother says he will.
the words that are spoken
From this reading "_Third._ I will never smoke and so make myself disagreeable to everybody who comes near me, and I will always keep these words as my motto after I am married:
