used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Ach, Miriam, in two weeks how can we get together our things for a trip like that?"
Ach
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From this reading "Ach, Miriam, in two weeks how can we get together our things for a trip like that?"
in the past
From this reading I tell you if anybody would tell me two days ago to Europe I got to go this month, right away I wouldn't have believed 'em!"
ain't
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From this reading "'Sh-h-h-h, I 'ain't promised yet.
(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 "Easy, mamma, I tell you I--I'll do all the shopping and packing and everything."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Easy, mamma, I tell you I--I'll do all the shopping and packing and everything."
any person at all
From this reading I tell you if anybody would tell me two days ago to Europe I got to go this month, right away I wouldn't have believed 'em!"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I tell you if anybody would tell me two days ago to Europe I got to go this month, right away I wouldn't have believed 'em!"
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I tell you if anybody would tell me two days ago to Europe I got to go this month, right away I wouldn't have believed 'em!"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Ach, Miriam, in two weeks how can we get together our things for a trip like that?"
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading I tell you if anybody would tell me two days ago to Europe I got to go this month, right away I wouldn't have believed 'em!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Easy, mamma, I tell you I--I'll do all the shopping and packing and everything."
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading "Easy, mamma, I tell you I--I'll do all the shopping and packing and everything."
a quad with a square body
From this reading I tell you if anybody would tell me two days ago to Europe I got to go this month, right away I wouldn't have believed 'em!"
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading I tell you if anybody would tell me two days ago to Europe I got to go this month, right away I wouldn't have believed 'em!"
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "Easy, mamma, I tell you I--I'll do all the shopping and packing and everything."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Ach, Miriam, in two weeks how can we get together our things for a trip like that?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Ach, Miriam, in two weeks how can we get together our things for a trip like that?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I tell you if anybody would tell me two days ago to Europe I got to go this month, right away I wouldn't have believed 'em!"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I tell you if anybody would tell me two days ago to Europe I got to go this month, right away I wouldn't have believed 'em!"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I tell you if anybody would tell me two days ago to Europe I got to go this month, right away I wouldn't have believed 'em!"
how
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From this reading "Ach, Miriam, in two weeks how can we get together our things for a trip like that?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Easy, mamma, I tell you I--I'll do all the shopping and packing and everything."
I'll
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From this reading "Easy, mamma, I tell you I--I'll do all the shopping and packing and everything."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I tell you if anybody would tell me two days ago to Europe I got to go this month, right away I wouldn't have believed 'em!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Ach, Miriam, in two weeks how can we get together our things for a trip like that?"
it's
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From this reading "Ach, Simon, you think yet it's a pleasure for me?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Ach, Miriam, in two weeks how can we get together our things for a trip like that?"
informal terms for a mother
From this reading "Easy, mamma, I tell you I--I'll do all the shopping and packing and everything."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I tell you if anybody would tell me two days ago to Europe I got to go this month, right away I wouldn't have believed 'em!"
Miriam
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From this reading "Ach, Miriam, in two weeks how can we get together our things for a trip like that?"
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading I tell you if anybody would tell me two days ago to Europe I got to go this month, right away I wouldn't have believed 'em!"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Ach, Miriam, in two weeks how can we get together our things for a trip like that?"
packingnounUS /ˈpækɪŋ/
any material used especially to protect something
From this reading "Easy, mamma, I tell you I--I'll do all the shopping and packing and everything."
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading "Ach, Simon, you think yet it's a pleasure for me?
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading "'Sh-h-h-h, I 'ain't promised yet.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I tell you if anybody would tell me two days ago to Europe I got to go this month, right away I wouldn't have believed 'em!"
Sh-h-h-h
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From this reading "'Sh-h-h-h, I 'ain't promised yet.
shoppingnounUS /ˈʃɑːpɪŋ/
searching for or buying goods or services
From this reading "Easy, mamma, I tell you I--I'll do all the shopping and packing and everything."
SimonnounUS /ˈsaɪmən/
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading "Ach, Simon, you think yet it's a pleasure for me?
express in words
From this reading "Easy, mamma, I tell you I--I'll do all the shopping and packing and everything."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Ach, Miriam, in two weeks how can we get together our things for a trip like that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Easy, mamma, I tell you I--I'll do all the shopping and packing and everything."
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Ach, Miriam, in two weeks how can we get together our things for a trip like that?"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Ach, Simon, you think yet it's a pleasure for me?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I tell you if anybody would tell me two days ago to Europe I got to go this month, right away I wouldn't have believed 'em!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I tell you if anybody would tell me two days ago to Europe I got to go this month, right away I wouldn't have believed 'em!"
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "Ach, Miriam, in two weeks how can we get together our things for a trip like that?"
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading "Ach, Miriam, in two weeks how can we get together our things for a trip like that?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Ach, Miriam, in two weeks how can we get together our things for a trip like that?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Ach, Miriam, in two weeks how can we get together our things for a trip like that?"
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "Ach, Miriam, in two weeks how can we get together our things for a trip like that?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I tell you if anybody would tell me two days ago to Europe I got to go this month, right away I wouldn't have believed 'em!"
wouldn't
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From this reading I tell you if anybody would tell me two days ago to Europe I got to go this month, right away I wouldn't have believed 'em!"
but in spite of that
From this reading "'Sh-h-h-h, I 'ain't promised yet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Easy, mamma, I tell you I--I'll do all the shopping and packing and everything."
