used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading UNCLE EZRA'S PLOT "This isn't to be altogether a pleasure trip, Dick," went on Mr. Hamilton, when he and his son were alone in the reception hall.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I suppose you got my letter, telling you about some distant relatives I need to locate?"
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading UNCLE EZRA'S PLOT "This isn't to be altogether a pleasure trip, Dick," went on Mr. Hamilton, when he and his son were alone in the reception hall.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading UNCLE EZRA'S PLOT "This isn't to be altogether a pleasure trip, Dick," went on Mr. Hamilton, when he and his son were alone in the reception hall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UNCLE EZRA'S PLOT "This isn't to be altogether a pleasure trip, Dick," went on Mr. Hamilton, when he and his son were alone in the reception hall.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading UNCLE EZRA'S PLOT "This isn't to be altogether a pleasure trip, Dick," went on Mr. Hamilton, when he and his son were alone in the reception hall.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading I'll tell you about it now, and I hope you can combine business and pleasure.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, I got your note, but you didn't go into details."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I'll tell you about it now, and I hope you can combine business and pleasure.
combineverbUS /ˈkɑːmbaɪn/
have or possess in combination
From this reading I'll tell you about it now, and I hope you can combine business and pleasure.
true confidential information
From this reading "Yes, I got your note, but you didn't go into details."
someone who is a detective
From this reading UNCLE EZRA'S PLOT "This isn't to be altogether a pleasure trip, Dick," went on Mr. Hamilton, when he and his son were alone in the reception hall.
didn't
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From this reading "Yes, I got your note, but you didn't go into details."
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading "I suppose you got my letter, telling you about some distant relatives I need to locate?"
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading "No, it wasn't exactly safe, in a letter.
EZRA'S
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From this reading UNCLE EZRA'S PLOT "This isn't to be altogether a pleasure trip, Dick," went on Mr. Hamilton, when he and his son were alone in the reception hall.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Yes, I got your note, but you didn't go into details."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I suppose you got my letter, telling you about some distant relatives I need to locate?"
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading UNCLE EZRA'S PLOT "This isn't to be altogether a pleasure trip, Dick," went on Mr. Hamilton, when he and his son were alone in the reception hall.
HamiltonnounUS /ˈhæməltən/
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading UNCLE EZRA'S PLOT "This isn't to be altogether a pleasure trip, Dick," went on Mr. Hamilton, when he and his son were alone in the reception hall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading UNCLE EZRA'S PLOT "This isn't to be altogether a pleasure trip, Dick," went on Mr. Hamilton, when he and his son were alone in the reception hall.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading UNCLE EZRA'S PLOT "This isn't to be altogether a pleasure trip, Dick," went on Mr. Hamilton, when he and his son were alone in the reception hall.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I'll tell you about it now, and I hope you can combine business and pleasure.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suppose you got my letter, telling you about some distant relatives I need to locate?"
I'll
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From this reading I'll tell you about it now, and I hope you can combine business and pleasure.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading UNCLE EZRA'S PLOT "This isn't to be altogether a pleasure trip, Dick," went on Mr. Hamilton, when he and his son were alone in the reception hall.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Yes, I got your note, but you didn't go into details."
isn't
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From this reading UNCLE EZRA'S PLOT "This isn't to be altogether a pleasure trip, Dick," went on Mr. Hamilton, when he and his son were alone in the reception hall.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No, it wasn't exactly safe, in a letter.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "I suppose you got my letter, telling you about some distant relatives I need to locate?"
locateverbUS /ˈloʊkeɪt/
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
From this reading "I suppose you got my letter, telling you about some distant relatives I need to locate?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading UNCLE EZRA'S PLOT "This isn't to be altogether a pleasure trip, Dick," went on Mr. Hamilton, when he and his son were alone in the reception hall.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I suppose you got my letter, telling you about some distant relatives I need to locate?"
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "I suppose you got my letter, telling you about some distant relatives I need to locate?"
not any; not one
From this reading "No, it wasn't exactly safe, in a letter.
a brief written record
From this reading "Yes, I got your note, but you didn't go into details."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I'll tell you about it now, and I hope you can combine business and pleasure.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading UNCLE EZRA'S PLOT "This isn't to be altogether a pleasure trip, Dick," went on Mr. Hamilton, when he and his son were alone in the reception hall.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading UNCLE EZRA'S PLOT "This isn't to be altogether a pleasure trip, Dick," went on Mr. Hamilton, when he and his son were alone in the reception hall.
PLOTnounUS /plɑːt/
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading UNCLE EZRA'S PLOT "This isn't to be altogether a pleasure trip, Dick," went on Mr. Hamilton, when he and his son were alone in the reception hall.
receptionnounUS /rɪˈsepʃən/
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading UNCLE EZRA'S PLOT "This isn't to be altogether a pleasure trip, Dick," went on Mr. Hamilton, when he and his son were alone in the reception hall.
relativesnounUS /ˈrelətɪvz/
plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading "I suppose you got my letter, telling you about some distant relatives I need to locate?"
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading "No, it wasn't exactly safe, in a letter.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I suppose you got my letter, telling you about some distant relatives I need to locate?"
a male human offspring
From this reading UNCLE EZRA'S PLOT "This isn't to be altogether a pleasure trip, Dick," went on Mr. Hamilton, when he and his son were alone in the reception hall.
express a supposition
From this reading "I suppose you got my letter, telling you about some distant relatives I need to locate?"
express in words
From this reading I'll tell you about it now, and I hope you can combine business and pleasure.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading "I suppose you got my letter, telling you about some distant relatives I need to locate?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNCLE EZRA'S PLOT "This isn't to be altogether a pleasure trip, Dick," went on Mr. Hamilton, when he and his son were alone in the reception hall.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading UNCLE EZRA'S PLOT "This isn't to be altogether a pleasure trip, Dick," went on Mr. Hamilton, when he and his son were alone in the reception hall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading UNCLE EZRA'S PLOT "This isn't to be altogether a pleasure trip, Dick," went on Mr. Hamilton, when he and his son were alone in the reception hall.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading UNCLE EZRA'S PLOT "This isn't to be altogether a pleasure trip, Dick," went on Mr. Hamilton, when he and his son were alone in the reception hall.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading UNCLE EZRA'S PLOT "This isn't to be altogether a pleasure trip, Dick," went on Mr. Hamilton, when he and his son were alone in the reception hall.
wasn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, it wasn't exactly safe, in a letter.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading UNCLE EZRA'S PLOT "This isn't to be altogether a pleasure trip, Dick," went on Mr. Hamilton, when he and his son were alone in the reception hall.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading UNCLE EZRA'S PLOT "This isn't to be altogether a pleasure trip, Dick," went on Mr. Hamilton, when he and his son were alone in the reception hall.
at the time that
From this reading UNCLE EZRA'S PLOT "This isn't to be altogether a pleasure trip, Dick," went on Mr. Hamilton, when he and his son were alone in the reception hall.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I got your note, but you didn't go into details."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I suppose you got my letter, telling you about some distant relatives I need to locate?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, I got your note, but you didn't go into details."
