used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This is a hearing to determine your competency.
(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 "You mean that my Gran can't talk, I can't talk, and all the court hears is the doctors?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You mean that my Gran can't talk, I can't talk, and all the court hears is the doctors?"
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Don't be difficult, Art.
backlogged
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From this reading If everyone who came before the court for a competency hearing brought out a bunch of irrelevant witnesses and made long speeches, the court calendar would be backlogged for decades.
basedadjectiveUS /beɪst/
having a base
From this reading A group of talented mental health professionals have observed you for the past week and they've come to some conclusions based on those observations.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Don't be difficult, Art.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading If everyone who came before the court for a competency hearing brought out a bunch of irrelevant witnesses and made long speeches, the court calendar would be backlogged for decades.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading If everyone who came before the court for a competency hearing brought out a bunch of irrelevant witnesses and made long speeches, the court calendar would be backlogged for decades.
bunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading If everyone who came before the court for a competency hearing brought out a bunch of irrelevant witnesses and made long speeches, the court calendar would be backlogged for decades.
calendarnounUS /ˈkæləndər/
a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
From this reading If everyone who came before the court for a competency hearing brought out a bunch of irrelevant witnesses and made long speeches, the court calendar would be backlogged for decades.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading If everyone who came before the court for a competency hearing brought out a bunch of irrelevant witnesses and made long speeches, the court calendar would be backlogged for decades.
can't
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From this reading "You mean that my Gran can't talk, I can't talk, and all the court hears is the doctors?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A group of talented mental health professionals have observed you for the past week and they've come to some conclusions based on those observations.
competencynounUS /ˈkɑːmpətɪnsi/
the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
From this reading This is a hearing to determine your competency.
conclusionsnounUS /kənˈkluːʒənz/
plural of “conclusion” — a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading A group of talented mental health professionals have observed you for the past week and they've come to some conclusions based on those observations.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading "You mean that my Gran can't talk, I can't talk, and all the court hears is the doctors?"
decadesnounUS /deˈkeɪdz/
plural of “decade” — a period of 10 years
From this reading If everyone who came before the court for a competency hearing brought out a bunch of irrelevant witnesses and made long speeches, the court calendar would be backlogged for decades.
determineverbUS /dəˈtɜːrmən/
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
From this reading This is a hearing to determine your competency.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "Don't be difficult, Art.
doctorsnounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "You mean that my Gran can't talk, I can't talk, and all the court hears is the doctors?"
Don't
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From this reading "Don't be difficult, Art.
every person
From this reading If everyone who came before the court for a competency hearing brought out a bunch of irrelevant witnesses and made long speeches, the court calendar would be backlogged for decades.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A group of talented mental health professionals have observed you for the past week and they've come to some conclusions based on those observations.
GrannounUS /ɡræn/
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading "You mean that my Gran can't talk, I can't talk, and all the court hears is the doctors?"
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading A group of talented mental health professionals have observed you for the past week and they've come to some conclusions based on those observations.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A group of talented mental health professionals have observed you for the past week and they've come to some conclusions based on those observations.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading A group of talented mental health professionals have observed you for the past week and they've come to some conclusions based on those observations.
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading This is a hearing to determine your competency.
hearsverbUS /hiːrz/
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "You mean that my Gran can't talk, I can't talk, and all the court hears is the doctors?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You mean that my Gran can't talk, I can't talk, and all the court hears is the doctors?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If everyone who came before the court for a competency hearing brought out a bunch of irrelevant witnesses and made long speeches, the court calendar would be backlogged for decades.
irrelevantadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈreləvənt/
having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
From this reading If everyone who came before the court for a competency hearing brought out a bunch of irrelevant witnesses and made long speeches, the court calendar would be backlogged for decades.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You mean that my Gran can't talk, I can't talk, and all the court hears is the doctors?"
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 If everyone who came before the court for a competency hearing brought out a bunch of irrelevant witnesses and made long speeches, the court calendar would be backlogged for decades.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading If everyone who came before the court for a competency hearing brought out a bunch of irrelevant witnesses and made long speeches, the court calendar would be backlogged for decades.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "You mean that my Gran can't talk, I can't talk, and all the court hears is the doctors?"
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading A group of talented mental health professionals have observed you for the past week and they've come to some conclusions based on those observations.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You mean that my Gran can't talk, I can't talk, and all the court hears is the doctors?"
observationsnounUS /ˌɑːbzərˈveɪʃənz/
plural of “observation” — the act of making and recording a measurement
From this reading A group of talented mental health professionals have observed you for the past week and they've come to some conclusions based on those observations.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading A group of talented mental health professionals have observed you for the past week and they've come to some conclusions based on those observations.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A group of talented mental health professionals have observed you for the past week and they've come to some conclusions based on those observations.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A group of talented mental health professionals have observed you for the past week and they've come to some conclusions based on those observations.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading If everyone who came before the court for a competency hearing brought out a bunch of irrelevant witnesses and made long speeches, the court calendar would be backlogged for decades.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading A group of talented mental health professionals have observed you for the past week and they've come to some conclusions based on those observations.
professionalsnounUS /prəˈfeʃənəlz/
plural of “professional” — a person engaged in one of the learned professions
From this reading A group of talented mental health professionals have observed you for the past week and they've come to some conclusions based on those observations.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading A group of talented mental health professionals have observed you for the past week and they've come to some conclusions based on those observations.
speechesnounUS /ˈspiːtʃəz/
plural of “speech” — the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading If everyone who came before the court for a competency hearing brought out a bunch of irrelevant witnesses and made long speeches, the court calendar would be backlogged for decades.
talentedadjectiveUS /ˈtæləntɪd/
endowed with talent or talents
From this reading A group of talented mental health professionals have observed you for the past week and they've come to some conclusions based on those observations.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "You mean that my Gran can't talk, I can't talk, and all the court hears is the doctors?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You mean that my Gran can't talk, I can't talk, and all the court hears is the doctors?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You mean that my Gran can't talk, I can't talk, and all the court hears is the doctors?"
they've
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From this reading A group of talented mental health professionals have observed you for the past week and they've come to some conclusions based on those observations.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is a hearing to determine your competency.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A group of talented mental health professionals have observed you for the past week and they've come to some conclusions based on those observations.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This is a hearing to determine your competency.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A group of talented mental health professionals have observed you for the past week and they've come to some conclusions based on those observations.
which person or people
From this reading If everyone who came before the court for a competency hearing brought out a bunch of irrelevant witnesses and made long speeches, the court calendar would be backlogged for decades.
witnessesnounUS /ˈwɪtnəsəz/
plural of “witness” — someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading If everyone who came before the court for a competency hearing brought out a bunch of irrelevant witnesses and made long speeches, the court calendar would be backlogged for decades.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If everyone who came before the court for a competency hearing brought out a bunch of irrelevant witnesses and made long speeches, the court calendar would be backlogged for decades.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You mean that my Gran can't talk, I can't talk, and all the court hears is the doctors?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This is a hearing to determine your competency.
