used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
how long something has existed
From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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any thing at all
From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.
a youthful male person
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.
detainverbUS /dɪˈteɪn/
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
DEXTERadjectiveUS /ˈdekstər/
on or starting from the wearer's right
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someone who is a detective
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don't
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From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
ETC
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make plain and comprehensible
From this reading But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.
farenounUS /fer/
an agenda of things to do
From this reading But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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the act of departing
From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
HAMILTON'SnounUS /ˈhæməltənz/
possessive form of “hamilton” — Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
introductionnounUS /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/
the act of beginning something new
From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.
and nothing more
From this reading But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.
LARRY
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lengthyadjectiveUS /ˈleŋθi/
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
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 I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
a particular point in time
From this reading But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
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used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
REPORTERnounUS /rɪˈpɔːrtər/
a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
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1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.
STEAMverbUS /stiːm/
travel by means of steam power
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inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
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a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.
at the time that
From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
YACHTnounUS /jɑːt/
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
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the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
