used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
(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 “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading This almost made me smile as what it would really make would be a whole row of encyclopediacs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
any thing at all
From this reading I mean it is my favorite recreation and sometimes I sit for hours and do not seem to do anything else but think.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This almost made me smile as what it would really make would be a whole row of encyclopediacs.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This almost made me smile as what it would really make would be a whole row of encyclopediacs.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading So this gentleman said a girl with brains ought to do something else with them besides think.
BlondesnounUS /blɑːndz/
plural of “blonde” — a person with fair skin and hair
From this reading “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
brainsnounUS /breɪnz/
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading So this gentleman said a girl with brains ought to do something else with them besides think.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I mean it is my favorite recreation and sometimes I sit for hours and do not seem to do anything else but think.
DiarynounUS /ˈdaɪəri/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
diningnounUS /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/
the act of eating dinner
From this reading “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I mean it is my favorite recreation and sometimes I sit for hours and do not seem to do anything else but think.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
else
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From this reading I mean it is my favorite recreation and sometimes I sit for hours and do not seem to do anything else but think.
encyclopediacs
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From this reading This almost made me smile as what it would really make would be a whole row of encyclopediacs.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
favoritenounUS /ˈfeɪvərɪt/
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading I mean it is my favorite recreation and sometimes I sit for hours and do not seem to do anything else but think.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I mean it is my favorite recreation and sometimes I sit for hours and do not seem to do anything else but think.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
a man of refinement
From this reading “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
a young female
From this reading So this gentleman said a girl with brains ought to do something else with them besides think.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading I mean it is my favorite recreation and sometimes I sit for hours and do not seem to do anything else but think.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
IlluminatingadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈluːməneɪtɪŋ/
tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance
From this reading “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I mean it is my favorite recreation and sometimes I sit for hours and do not seem to do anything else but think.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
immediately past
From this reading “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading This almost made me smile as what it would really make would be a whole row of encyclopediacs.
engage in
From this reading “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This almost made me smile as what it would really make would be a whole row of encyclopediacs.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I mean I seem to be thinking practically all of the time.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I mean it is my favorite recreation and sometimes I sit for hours and do not seem to do anything else but think.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading So this gentleman said a girl with brains ought to do something else with them besides think.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
pencilnounUS /ˈpensəl/
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
practicallyadverbUS /ˈpræktɪkli/
almost; nearly
From this reading I mean I seem to be thinking practically all of the time.
like better; value more highly
From this reading “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
ProfessionaladjectiveUS /prəˈfeʃənəl/
engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
From this reading “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading This almost made me smile as what it would really make would be a whole row of encyclopediacs.
recreationnounUS /ˌrekriˈeɪʃən/
an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
From this reading I mean it is my favorite recreation and sometimes I sit for hours and do not seem to do anything else but think.
RitznounUS /rɪts/
Swiss hotelier who created a chain of elegant hotels (1850-1918)
From this reading “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading This almost made me smile as what it would really make would be a whole row of encyclopediacs.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I mean I seem to be thinking practically all of the time.
be seated
From this reading I mean it is my favorite recreation and sometimes I sit for hours and do not seem to do anything else but think.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading This almost made me smile as what it would really make would be a whole row of encyclopediacs.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So this gentleman said a girl with brains ought to do something else with them besides think.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading So this gentleman said a girl with brains ought to do something else with them besides think.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading I mean it is my favorite recreation and sometimes I sit for hours and do not seem to do anything else but think.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So this gentleman said a girl with brains ought to do something else with them besides think.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I mean it is my favorite recreation and sometimes I sit for hours and do not seem to do anything else but think.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I mean I seem to be thinking practically all of the time.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This almost made me smile as what it would really make would be a whole row of encyclopediacs.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I mean I seem to be thinking practically all of the time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I mean I seem to be thinking practically all of the time.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This almost made me smile as what it would really make would be a whole row of encyclopediacs.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading This almost made me smile as what it would really make would be a whole row of encyclopediacs.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So this gentleman said a girl with brains ought to do something else with them besides think.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady A gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book.
