Chapter XIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading “Why, my lord, when he is in the Objective Case----” “I object, I object!” exclaimed the Judge, while a general murmur of disapproval ran through the court.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading You ought to be ashamed of yourself, sir, to keep us listening to your nonsense about an Objective case, while your devoted friend Adverb is waiting to be heard.

the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses

From this reading ADVERB.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “Now Dr. Verb,” said Judge Grammar, next day, “I am ready to hear what is your great complaint against Pronoun.”

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading “Now Dr. Verb,” said Judge Grammar, next day, “I am ready to hear what is your great complaint against Pronoun.”

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading You ought to be ashamed of yourself, sir, to keep us listening to your nonsense about an Objective case, while your devoted friend Adverb is waiting to be heard.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading “No, no, we have had enough with the Nominative Case; we will not have another case brought in.

feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse

From this reading You ought to be ashamed of yourself, sir, to keep us listening to your nonsense about an Objective case, while your devoted friend Adverb is waiting to be heard.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading You ought to be ashamed of yourself, sir, to keep us listening to your nonsense about an Objective case, while your devoted friend Adverb is waiting to be heard.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading “No, no, we have had enough with the Nominative Case; we will not have another case brought in.

an occurrence of something

From this reading “Why, my lord, when he is in the Objective Case----” “I object, I object!” exclaimed the Judge, while a general murmur of disapproval ran through the court.

an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

From this reading “Now Dr. Verb,” said Judge Grammar, next day, “I am ready to hear what is your great complaint against Pronoun.”

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading “Why, my lord, when he is in the Objective Case----” “I object, I object!” exclaimed the Judge, while a general murmur of disapproval ran through the court.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading “Now Dr. Verb,” said Judge Grammar, next day, “I am ready to hear what is your great complaint against Pronoun.”

zealous in devotion or affection

From this reading You ought to be ashamed of yourself, sir, to keep us listening to your nonsense about an Objective case, while your devoted friend Adverb is waiting to be heard.

a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing

From this reading “Why, my lord, when he is in the Objective Case----” “I object, I object!” exclaimed the Judge, while a general murmur of disapproval ran through the court.

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From this reading “Now Dr. Verb,” said Judge Grammar, next day, “I am ready to hear what is your great complaint against Pronoun.”

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading “No, no, we have had enough with the Nominative Case; we will not have another case brought in.

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading “Why, my lord, when he is in the Objective Case----” “I object, I object!” exclaimed the Judge, while a general murmur of disapproval ran through the court.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading You ought to be ashamed of yourself, sir, to keep us listening to your nonsense about an Objective case, while your devoted friend Adverb is waiting to be heard.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading “Why, my lord, when he is in the Objective Case----” “I object, I object!” exclaimed the Judge, while a general murmur of disapproval ran through the court.

the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)

From this reading “Now Dr. Verb,” said Judge Grammar, next day, “I am ready to hear what is your great complaint against Pronoun.”

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading “Now Dr. Verb,” said Judge Grammar, next day, “I am ready to hear what is your great complaint against Pronoun.”

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading “No, no, we have had enough with the Nominative Case; we will not have another case brought in.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “No, no, we have had enough with the Nominative Case; we will not have another case brought in.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Why, my lord, when he is in the Objective Case----” “I object, I object!” exclaimed the Judge, while a general murmur of disapproval ran through the court.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading “Now Dr. Verb,” said Judge Grammar, next day, “I am ready to hear what is your great complaint against Pronoun.”

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading You ought to be ashamed of yourself, sir, to keep us listening to your nonsense about an Objective case, while your devoted friend Adverb is waiting to be heard.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “Now Dr. Verb,” said Judge Grammar, next day, “I am ready to hear what is your great complaint against Pronoun.”

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “Why, my lord, when he is in the Objective Case----” “I object, I object!” exclaimed the Judge, while a general murmur of disapproval ran through the court.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Now Dr. Verb,” said Judge Grammar, next day, “I am ready to hear what is your great complaint against Pronoun.”

determine the result of (a competition)

From this reading “Now Dr. Verb,” said Judge Grammar, next day, “I am ready to hear what is your great complaint against Pronoun.”

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading You ought to be ashamed of yourself, sir, to keep us listening to your nonsense about an Objective case, while your devoted friend Adverb is waiting to be heard.

the act of hearing attentively

From this reading You ought to be ashamed of yourself, sir, to keep us listening to your nonsense about an Objective case, while your devoted friend Adverb is waiting to be heard.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading “Why, my lord, when he is in the Objective Case----” “I object, I object!” exclaimed the Judge, while a general murmur of disapproval ran through the court.

a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

From this reading “Why, my lord, when he is in the Objective Case----” “I object, I object!” exclaimed the Judge, while a general murmur of disapproval ran through the court.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Why, my lord, when he is in the Objective Case----” “I object, I object!” exclaimed the Judge, while a general murmur of disapproval ran through the court.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading “Now Dr. Verb,” said Judge Grammar, next day, “I am ready to hear what is your great complaint against Pronoun.”

not any; not one

From this reading “No, no, we have had enough with the Nominative Case; we will not have another case brought in.

serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb

From this reading “No, no, we have had enough with the Nominative Case; we will not have another case brought in.

a message that seems to convey no meaning

From this reading You ought to be ashamed of yourself, sir, to keep us listening to your nonsense about an Objective case, while your devoted friend Adverb is waiting to be heard.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “No, no, we have had enough with the Nominative Case; we will not have another case brought in.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading “Now Dr. Verb,” said Judge Grammar, next day, “I am ready to hear what is your great complaint against Pronoun.”

a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading “Why, my lord, when he is in the Objective Case----” “I object, I object!” exclaimed the Judge, while a general murmur of disapproval ran through the court.

undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena

From this reading “Why, my lord, when he is in the Objective Case----” “I object, I object!” exclaimed the Judge, while a general murmur of disapproval ran through the court.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Why, my lord, when he is in the Objective Case----” “I object, I object!” exclaimed the Judge, while a general murmur of disapproval ran through the court.

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading You ought to be ashamed of yourself, sir, to keep us listening to your nonsense about an Objective case, while your devoted friend Adverb is waiting to be heard.

a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase

From this reading “Now Dr. Verb,” said Judge Grammar, next day, “I am ready to hear what is your great complaint against Pronoun.”

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading “Why, my lord, when he is in the Objective Case----” “I object, I object!” exclaimed the Judge, while a general murmur of disapproval ran through the court.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading “Now Dr. Verb,” said Judge Grammar, next day, “I am ready to hear what is your great complaint against Pronoun.”

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Now Dr. Verb,” said Judge Grammar, next day, “I am ready to hear what is your great complaint against Pronoun.”

term of address for a man

From this reading You ought to be ashamed of yourself, sir, to keep us listening to your nonsense about an Objective case, while your devoted friend Adverb is waiting to be heard.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “Why, my lord, when he is in the Objective Case----” “I object, I object!” exclaimed the Judge, while a general murmur of disapproval ran through the court.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading “Why, my lord, when he is in the Objective Case----” “I object, I object!” exclaimed the Judge, while a general murmur of disapproval ran through the court.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “Now Dr. Verb,” said Judge Grammar, next day, “I am ready to hear what is your great complaint against Pronoun.”

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading You ought to be ashamed of yourself, sir, to keep us listening to your nonsense about an Objective case, while your devoted friend Adverb is waiting to be heard.

the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence

From this reading “Now Dr. Verb,” said Judge Grammar, next day, “I am ready to hear what is your great complaint against Pronoun.”

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading You ought to be ashamed of yourself, sir, to keep us listening to your nonsense about an Objective case, while your devoted friend Adverb is waiting to be heard.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “No, no, we have had enough with the Nominative Case; we will not have another case brought in.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “Now Dr. Verb,” said Judge Grammar, next day, “I am ready to hear what is your great complaint against Pronoun.”

at the time that

From this reading “Why, my lord, when he is in the Objective Case----” “I object, I object!” exclaimed the Judge, while a general murmur of disapproval ran through the court.

during the time that

From this reading “Why, my lord, when he is in the Objective Case----” “I object, I object!” exclaimed the Judge, while a general murmur of disapproval ran through the court.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading “Why, my lord, when he is in the Objective Case----” “I object, I object!” exclaimed the Judge, while a general murmur of disapproval ran through the court.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “No, no, we have had enough with the Nominative Case; we will not have another case brought in.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “No, no, we have had enough with the Nominative Case; we will not have another case brought in.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You ought to be ashamed of yourself, sir, to keep us listening to your nonsense about an Objective case, while your devoted friend Adverb is waiting to be heard.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Now Dr. Verb,” said Judge Grammar, next day, “I am ready to hear what is your great complaint against Pronoun.”

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading You ought to be ashamed of yourself, sir, to keep us listening to your nonsense about an Objective case, while your devoted friend Adverb is waiting to be heard.