used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Jim, it's years since you asked me to help you out in a love affair," I said.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Jim, it's years since you asked me to help you out in a love affair," I said.
(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 "I wish I could get a dollar a ton for all I have written for you," said I; "then I'd have a fortune and all the girls would be chasing me for my money."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I wish I could get a dollar a ton for all I have written for you," said I; "then I'd have a fortune and all the girls would be chasing me for my money."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Jim, it's years since you asked me to help you out in a love affair," I said.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "You're right, Ben; it must be a long time back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You're right, Ben; it must be a long time back.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading "You're right, Ben; it must be a long time back.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But why don't you put out a few letters for yourself?"
chasingverbUS /ˈtʃeɪsɪŋ/
-ing form of “chase” — go after with the intent to catch
From this reading "I wish I could get a dollar a ton for all I have written for you," said I; "then I'd have a fortune and all the girls would be chasing me for my money."
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "Has your old heart grown cold, shriveled up, or what's the matter?"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I wish I could get a dollar a ton for all I have written for you," said I; "then I'd have a fortune and all the girls would be chasing me for my money."
dollarnounUS /ˈdɑːlər/
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading "I wish I could get a dollar a ton for all I have written for you," said I; "then I'd have a fortune and all the girls would be chasing me for my money."
don't
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From this reading But why don't you put out a few letters for yourself?"
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading But why don't you put out a few letters for yourself?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But why don't you put out a few letters for yourself?"
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading "I wish I could get a dollar a ton for all I have written for you," said I; "then I'd have a fortune and all the girls would be chasing me for my money."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I wish I could get a dollar a ton for all I have written for you," said I; "then I'd have a fortune and all the girls would be chasing me for my money."
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "I wish I could get a dollar a ton for all I have written for you," said I; "then I'd have a fortune and all the girls would be chasing me for my money."
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading "Has your old heart grown cold, shriveled up, or what's the matter?"
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Has your old heart grown cold, shriveled up, or what's the matter?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I wish I could get a dollar a ton for all I have written for you," said I; "then I'd have a fortune and all the girls would be chasing me for my money."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "Has your old heart grown cold, shriveled up, or what's the matter?"
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Jim, it's years since you asked me to help you out in a love affair," I said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Jim, it's years since you asked me to help you out in a love affair," I said.
I'd
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From this reading "I wish I could get a dollar a ton for all I have written for you," said I; "then I'd have a fortune and all the girls would be chasing me for my money."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Jim, it's years since you asked me to help you out in a love affair," I said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You're right, Ben; it must be a long time back.
it's
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From this reading "Jim, it's years since you asked me to help you out in a love affair," I said.
Jim
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From this reading "Jim, it's years since you asked me to help you out in a love affair," I said.
the literary culture
From this reading But why don't you put out a few letters for yourself?"
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 "You're right, Ben; it must be a long time back.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Jim, it's years since you asked me to help you out in a love affair," I said.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Has your old heart grown cold, shriveled up, or what's the matter?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Jim, it's years since you asked me to help you out in a love affair," I said.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "I wish I could get a dollar a ton for all I have written for you," said I; "then I'd have a fortune and all the girls would be chasing me for my money."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You're right, Ben; it must be a long time back.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I wish I could get a dollar a ton for all I have written for you," said I; "then I'd have a fortune and all the girls would be chasing me for my money."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Has your old heart grown cold, shriveled up, or what's the matter?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Has your old heart grown cold, shriveled up, or what's the matter?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Jim, it's years since you asked me to help you out in a love affair," I said.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But why don't you put out a few letters for yourself?"
precisely, exactly
From this reading "You're right, Ben; it must be a long time back.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Jim, it's years since you asked me to help you out in a love affair," I said.
shriveledadjectiveUS /ˈʃrɪvəld/
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
From this reading "Has your old heart grown cold, shriveled up, or what's the matter?"
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Jim, it's years since you asked me to help you out in a love affair," I said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Has your old heart grown cold, shriveled up, or what's the matter?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "I wish I could get a dollar a ton for all I have written for you," said I; "then I'd have a fortune and all the girls would be chasing me for my money."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "You're right, Ben; it must be a long time back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Jim, it's years since you asked me to help you out in a love affair," I said.
tonnounUS /tʌn/
a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
From this reading "I wish I could get a dollar a ton for all I have written for you," said I; "then I'd have a fortune and all the girls would be chasing me for my money."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Has your old heart grown cold, shriveled up, or what's the matter?"
what's
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From this reading "Has your old heart grown cold, shriveled up, or what's the matter?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading But why don't you put out a few letters for yourself?"
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish I could get a dollar a ton for all I have written for you," said I; "then I'd have a fortune and all the girls would be chasing me for my money."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I wish I could get a dollar a ton for all I have written for you," said I; "then I'd have a fortune and all the girls would be chasing me for my money."
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading "I wish I could get a dollar a ton for all I have written for you," said I; "then I'd have a fortune and all the girls would be chasing me for my money."
a late time of life
From this reading "Jim, it's years since you asked me to help you out in a love affair," I said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Jim, it's years since you asked me to help you out in a love affair," I said.
You're
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From this reading "You're right, Ben; it must be a long time back.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Has your old heart grown cold, shriveled up, or what's the matter?"
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading But why don't you put out a few letters for yourself?"
