(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 And have I not said that we all work in New York?
AmericansnounUS /əˈmerəkənz/
plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading We work to drive away that bugbear of young Americans--discontent; much as Flossie Gower and her set work to drive away that other bugbear of Americans who have, surely, no cause for discontent--ennui.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And have I not said that we all work in New York?
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He was not perhaps so happy even as Charles Townley, if this is any reason for hard work.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading ARTHUR IS MADE HAPPY.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was not perhaps so happy even as Charles Townley, if this is any reason for hard work.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We work to drive away that bugbear of young Americans--discontent; much as Flossie Gower and her set work to drive away that other bugbear of Americans who have, surely, no cause for discontent--ennui.
bugbearnoun
an imaginary monster used to frighten children
From this reading We work to drive away that bugbear of young Americans--discontent; much as Flossie Gower and her set work to drive away that other bugbear of Americans who have, surely, no cause for discontent--ennui.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading We work to drive away that bugbear of young Americans--discontent; much as Flossie Gower and her set work to drive away that other bugbear of Americans who have, surely, no cause for discontent--ennui.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading He was not perhaps so happy even as Charles Townley, if this is any reason for hard work.
discontentnounUS /dɪskənˈtent/
a longing for something better than the present situation
From this reading We work to drive away that bugbear of young Americans--discontent; much as Flossie Gower and her set work to drive away that other bugbear of Americans who have, surely, no cause for discontent--ennui.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading We work to drive away that bugbear of young Americans--discontent; much as Flossie Gower and her set work to drive away that other bugbear of Americans who have, surely, no cause for discontent--ennui.
ennuinounUS /eˈnuːi/
the feeling of being bored by something tedious
From this reading We work to drive away that bugbear of young Americans--discontent; much as Flossie Gower and her set work to drive away that other bugbear of Americans who have, surely, no cause for discontent--ennui.
divisible by two
From this reading He was not perhaps so happy even as Charles Townley, if this is any reason for hard work.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading John Haviland, too, was working very hard that fall.
Flossie
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From this reading We work to drive away that bugbear of young Americans--discontent; much as Flossie Gower and her set work to drive away that other bugbear of Americans who have, surely, no cause for discontent--ennui.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was not perhaps so happy even as Charles Townley, if this is any reason for hard work.
Gower
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From this reading We work to drive away that bugbear of young Americans--discontent; much as Flossie Gower and her set work to drive away that other bugbear of Americans who have, surely, no cause for discontent--ennui.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading ARTHUR IS MADE HAPPY.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading John Haviland, too, was working very hard that fall.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And have I not said that we all work in New York?
Haviland
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From this reading John Haviland, too, was working very hard that fall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not perhaps so happy even as Charles Townley, if this is any reason for hard work.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We work to drive away that bugbear of young Americans--discontent; much as Flossie Gower and her set work to drive away that other bugbear of Americans who have, surely, no cause for discontent--ennui.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And have I not said that we all work in New York?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He was not perhaps so happy even as Charles Townley, if this is any reason for hard work.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And have I not said that we all work in New York?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ARTHUR IS MADE HAPPY.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John Haviland, too, was working very hard that fall.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading ARTHUR IS MADE HAPPY.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading We work to drive away that bugbear of young Americans--discontent; much as Flossie Gower and her set work to drive away that other bugbear of Americans who have, surely, no cause for discontent--ennui.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading And have I not said that we all work in New York?
not any; not one
From this reading We work to drive away that bugbear of young Americans--discontent; much as Flossie Gower and her set work to drive away that other bugbear of Americans who have, surely, no cause for discontent--ennui.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not perhaps so happy even as Charles Townley, if this is any reason for hard work.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We work to drive away that bugbear of young Americans--discontent; much as Flossie Gower and her set work to drive away that other bugbear of Americans who have, surely, no cause for discontent--ennui.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading We work to drive away that bugbear of young Americans--discontent; much as Flossie Gower and her set work to drive away that other bugbear of Americans who have, surely, no cause for discontent--ennui.
by chance
From this reading He was not perhaps so happy even as Charles Townley, if this is any reason for hard work.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading He was not perhaps so happy even as Charles Townley, if this is any reason for hard work.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And have I not said that we all work in New York?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We work to drive away that bugbear of young Americans--discontent; much as Flossie Gower and her set work to drive away that other bugbear of Americans who have, surely, no cause for discontent--ennui.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was not perhaps so happy even as Charles Townley, if this is any reason for hard work.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading We work to drive away that bugbear of young Americans--discontent; much as Flossie Gower and her set work to drive away that other bugbear of Americans who have, surely, no cause for discontent--ennui.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading John Haviland, too, was working very hard that fall.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He was not perhaps so happy even as Charles Townley, if this is any reason for hard work.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We work to drive away that bugbear of young Americans--discontent; much as Flossie Gower and her set work to drive away that other bugbear of Americans who have, surely, no cause for discontent--ennui.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading John Haviland, too, was working very hard that fall.
Townley
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From this reading He was not perhaps so happy even as Charles Townley, if this is any reason for hard work.
precisely as stated
From this reading John Haviland, too, was working very hard that fall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading John Haviland, too, was working very hard that fall.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And have I not said that we all work in New York?
which person or people
From this reading We work to drive away that bugbear of young Americans--discontent; much as Flossie Gower and her set work to drive away that other bugbear of Americans who have, surely, no cause for discontent--ennui.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He was not perhaps so happy even as Charles Townley, if this is any reason for hard work.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading John Haviland, too, was working very hard that fall.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading And have I not said that we all work in New York?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading We work to drive away that bugbear of young Americans--discontent; much as Flossie Gower and her set work to drive away that other bugbear of Americans who have, surely, no cause for discontent--ennui.
