used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next day, Dr. Verb came bustling into the court, looking very cross, and calling out loudly for justice.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “It is not _my_ case, it is Pronoun’s case, that is the matter,” answered Dr. Verb; “though I do not say it is his fault.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What is the matter?” asked the Judge; “state your case quietly.”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading We should get on very well if people would only mind their own business.”
bustlingadjectiveUS /ˈbʌsəlɪŋ/
full of energetic and noisy activity
From this reading The next day, Dr. Verb came bustling into the court, looking very cross, and calling out loudly for justice.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading The next day, Dr. Verb came bustling into the court, looking very cross, and calling out loudly for justice.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The next day, Dr. Verb came bustling into the court, looking very cross, and calling out loudly for justice.
an occurrence of something
From this reading THE NOMINATIVE CASE.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading The next day, Dr. Verb came bustling into the court, looking very cross, and calling out loudly for justice.
travel across or pass over
From this reading The next day, Dr. Verb came bustling into the court, looking very cross, and calling out loudly for justice.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day, Dr. Verb came bustling into the court, looking very cross, and calling out loudly for justice.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “It is not _my_ case, it is Pronoun’s case, that is the matter,” answered Dr. Verb; “though I do not say it is his fault.
Dr
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From this reading The next day, Dr. Verb came bustling into the court, looking very cross, and calling out loudly for justice.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “It is not _my_ case, it is Pronoun’s case, that is the matter,” answered Dr. Verb; “though I do not say it is his fault.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next day, Dr. Verb came bustling into the court, looking very cross, and calling out loudly for justice.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We should get on very well if people would only mind their own business.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “It is not _my_ case, it is Pronoun’s case, that is the matter,” answered Dr. Verb; “though I do not say it is his fault.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It is not _my_ case, it is Pronoun’s case, that is the matter,” answered Dr. Verb; “though I do not say it is his fault.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We should get on very well if people would only mind their own business.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The next day, Dr. Verb came bustling into the court, looking very cross, and calling out loudly for justice.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is the matter?” asked the Judge; “state your case quietly.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is not _my_ case, it is Pronoun’s case, that is the matter,” answered Dr. Verb; “though I do not say it is his fault.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “What is the matter?” asked the Judge; “state your case quietly.”
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading The next day, Dr. Verb came bustling into the court, looking very cross, and calling out loudly for justice.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The next day, Dr. Verb came bustling into the court, looking very cross, and calling out loudly for justice.
loudlyadverbUS /ˈlaʊdli/
with relatively high volume
From this reading The next day, Dr. Verb came bustling into the court, looking very cross, and calling out loudly for justice.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “What is the matter?” asked the Judge; “state your case quietly.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading We should get on very well if people would only mind their own business.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It is not _my_ case, it is Pronoun’s case, that is the matter,” answered Dr. Verb; “though I do not say it is his fault.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day, Dr. Verb came bustling into the court, looking very cross, and calling out loudly for justice.
NOMINATIVEadjective
serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb
From this reading THE NOMINATIVE CASE.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It is not _my_ case, it is Pronoun’s case, that is the matter,” answered Dr. Verb; “though I do not say it is his fault.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We should get on very well if people would only mind their own business.”
and nothing more
From this reading We should get on very well if people would only mind their own business.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The next day, Dr. Verb came bustling into the court, looking very cross, and calling out loudly for justice.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading We should get on very well if people would only mind their own business.”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading We should get on very well if people would only mind their own business.”
Pronoun's
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From this reading “It is not _my_ case, it is Pronoun’s case, that is the matter,” answered Dr. Verb; “though I do not say it is his fault.
with low volume
From this reading “What is the matter?” asked the Judge; “state your case quietly.”
express in words
From this reading “It is not _my_ case, it is Pronoun’s case, that is the matter,” answered Dr. Verb; “though I do not say it is his fault.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading We should get on very well if people would only mind their own business.”
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “What is the matter?” asked the Judge; “state your case quietly.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It is not _my_ case, it is Pronoun’s case, that is the matter,” answered Dr. Verb; “though I do not say it is his fault.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NOMINATIVE CASE.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We should get on very well if people would only mind their own business.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “It is not _my_ case, it is Pronoun’s case, that is the matter,” answered Dr. Verb; “though I do not say it is his fault.
VerbnounUS /vɜːrb/
the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence
From this reading The next day, Dr. Verb came bustling into the court, looking very cross, and calling out loudly for justice.
precisely as stated
From this reading The next day, Dr. Verb came bustling into the court, looking very cross, and calling out loudly for justice.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We should get on very well if people would only mind their own business.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading We should get on very well if people would only mind their own business.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is the matter?” asked the Judge; “state your case quietly.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We should get on very well if people would only mind their own business.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What is the matter?” asked the Judge; “state your case quietly.”
