used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “It’s not even a P.G. place--at all events, not a regular one, though of course you do pay for your keep.
(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 “It’s not even a P.G. place--at all events, not a regular one, though of course you do pay for your keep.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She has very narrow means and takes friends sometimes, and, since the war, it’s just happened--by people telling each other, as I’m telling you--to be shell-shock cases rather particularly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She has very narrow means and takes friends sometimes, and, since the war, it’s just happened--by people telling each other, as I’m telling you--to be shell-shock cases rather particularly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “It’s not even a P.G. place--at all events, not a regular one, though of course you do pay for your keep.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She has very narrow means and takes friends sometimes, and, since the war, it’s just happened--by people telling each other, as I’m telling you--to be shell-shock cases rather particularly.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She has very narrow means and takes friends sometimes, and, since the war, it’s just happened--by people telling each other, as I’m telling you--to be shell-shock cases rather particularly.
plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading She has very narrow means and takes friends sometimes, and, since the war, it’s just happened--by people telling each other, as I’m telling you--to be shell-shock cases rather particularly.
competentadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmpətɪnt/
properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient
From this reading Dorothy kept her competent eyes upon him.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Of course not.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you take me for?”
Dorothy
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From this reading Dorothy kept her competent eyes upon him.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading She has very narrow means and takes friends sometimes, and, since the war, it’s just happened--by people telling each other, as I’m telling you--to be shell-shock cases rather particularly.
divisible by two
From this reading “It’s not even a P.G. place--at all events, not a regular one, though of course you do pay for your keep.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading “It’s not even a P.G. place--at all events, not a regular one, though of course you do pay for your keep.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Dorothy kept her competent eyes upon him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What do you take me for?”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading She has very narrow means and takes friends sometimes, and, since the war, it’s just happened--by people telling each other, as I’m telling you--to be shell-shock cases rather particularly.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading “It’s not even a P.G. place--at all events, not a regular one, though of course you do pay for your keep.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading She has very narrow means and takes friends sometimes, and, since the war, it’s just happened--by people telling each other, as I’m telling you--to be shell-shock cases rather particularly.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has very narrow means and takes friends sometimes, and, since the war, it’s just happened--by people telling each other, as I’m telling you--to be shell-shock cases rather particularly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dorothy kept her competent eyes upon him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dorothy kept her competent eyes upon him.
I'm
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From this reading She has very narrow means and takes friends sometimes, and, since the war, it’s just happened--by people telling each other, as I’m telling you--to be shell-shock cases rather particularly.
It's
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From this reading “It’s not even a P.G. place--at all events, not a regular one, though of course you do pay for your keep.
and nothing more
From this reading She has very narrow means and takes friends sometimes, and, since the war, it’s just happened--by people telling each other, as I’m telling you--to be shell-shock cases rather particularly.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “It’s not even a P.G. place--at all events, not a regular one, though of course you do pay for your keep.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Dorothy kept her competent eyes upon him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What do you take me for?”
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading She has very narrow means and takes friends sometimes, and, since the war, it’s just happened--by people telling each other, as I’m telling you--to be shell-shock cases rather particularly.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading She has very narrow means and takes friends sometimes, and, since the war, it’s just happened--by people telling each other, as I’m telling you--to be shell-shock cases rather particularly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Of course not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Of course not.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It’s not even a P.G. place--at all events, not a regular one, though of course you do pay for your keep.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She has very narrow means and takes friends sometimes, and, since the war, it’s just happened--by people telling each other, as I’m telling you--to be shell-shock cases rather particularly.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading “It’s not even a P.G. place--at all events, not a regular one, though of course you do pay for your keep.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading She has very narrow means and takes friends sometimes, and, since the war, it’s just happened--by people telling each other, as I’m telling you--to be shell-shock cases rather particularly.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading “It’s not even a P.G. place--at all events, not a regular one, though of course you do pay for your keep.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading She has very narrow means and takes friends sometimes, and, since the war, it’s just happened--by people telling each other, as I’m telling you--to be shell-shock cases rather particularly.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “It’s not even a P.G. place--at all events, not a regular one, though of course you do pay for your keep.
on the contrary
From this reading She has very narrow means and takes friends sometimes, and, since the war, it’s just happened--by people telling each other, as I’m telling you--to be shell-shock cases rather particularly.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading “It’s not even a P.G. place--at all events, not a regular one, though of course you do pay for your keep.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She has very narrow means and takes friends sometimes, and, since the war, it’s just happened--by people telling each other, as I’m telling you--to be shell-shock cases rather particularly.
shell-shock
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From this reading She has very narrow means and takes friends sometimes, and, since the war, it’s just happened--by people telling each other, as I’m telling you--to be shell-shock cases rather particularly.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She has very narrow means and takes friends sometimes, and, since the war, it’s just happened--by people telling each other, as I’m telling you--to be shell-shock cases rather particularly.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading She has very narrow means and takes friends sometimes, and, since the war, it’s just happened--by people telling each other, as I’m telling you--to be shell-shock cases rather particularly.
carry out
From this reading What do you take me for?”
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading She has very narrow means and takes friends sometimes, and, since the war, it’s just happened--by people telling each other, as I’m telling you--to be shell-shock cases rather particularly.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading She has very narrow means and takes friends sometimes, and, since the war, it’s just happened--by people telling each other, as I’m telling you--to be shell-shock cases rather particularly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She has very narrow means and takes friends sometimes, and, since the war, it’s just happened--by people telling each other, as I’m telling you--to be shell-shock cases rather particularly.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “It’s not even a P.G. place--at all events, not a regular one, though of course you do pay for your keep.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She has very narrow means and takes friends sometimes, and, since the war, it’s just happened--by people telling each other, as I’m telling you--to be shell-shock cases rather particularly.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Dorothy kept her competent eyes upon him.
precisely as stated
From this reading She has very narrow means and takes friends sometimes, and, since the war, it’s just happened--by people telling each other, as I’m telling you--to be shell-shock cases rather particularly.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading She has very narrow means and takes friends sometimes, and, since the war, it’s just happened--by people telling each other, as I’m telling you--to be shell-shock cases rather particularly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you take me for?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What do you take me for?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It’s not even a P.G. place--at all events, not a regular one, though of course you do pay for your keep.
