(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 “_To_, _from_, _of_, _for_, _over_, _under_, _on_, _near_, _at_, _by_, _in_, _among_, _before_, _behind_, _up_, _down_---- Pray, who is the owner of all these little creatures?” said Judge Grammar, the next day.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “_To_, _from_, _of_, _for_, _over_, _under_, _on_, _near_, _at_, _by_, _in_, _among_, _before_, _behind_, _up_, _down_---- Pray, who is the owner of all these little creatures?” said Judge Grammar, the next day.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “No, indeed, my lord,” answered Mr. Noun, “they are not the names of any one or anything that I ever heard of.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “No, indeed, my lord,” answered Mr. Noun, “they are not the names of any one or anything that I ever heard of.”
any thing at all
From this reading “No, indeed, my lord,” answered Mr. Noun, “they are not the names of any one or anything that I ever heard of.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Mr. Noun, are they yours?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “_To_, _from_, _of_, _for_, _over_, _under_, _on_, _near_, _at_, _by_, _in_, _among_, _before_, _behind_, _up_, _down_---- Pray, who is the owner of all these little creatures?” said Judge Grammar, the next day.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “_To_, _from_, _of_, _for_, _over_, _under_, _on_, _near_, _at_, _by_, _in_, _among_, _before_, _behind_, _up_, _down_---- Pray, who is the owner of all these little creatures?” said Judge Grammar, the next day.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “_To_, _from_, _of_, _for_, _over_, _under_, _on_, _near_, _at_, _by_, _in_, _among_, _before_, _behind_, _up_, _down_---- Pray, who is the owner of all these little creatures?” said Judge Grammar, the next day.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “_To_, _from_, _of_, _for_, _over_, _under_, _on_, _near_, _at_, _by_, _in_, _among_, _before_, _behind_, _up_, _down_---- Pray, who is the owner of all these little creatures?” said Judge Grammar, the next day.
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “_To_, _from_, _of_, _for_, _over_, _under_, _on_, _near_, _at_, _by_, _in_, _among_, _before_, _behind_, _up_, _down_---- Pray, who is the owner of all these little creatures?” said Judge Grammar, the next day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “_To_, _from_, _of_, _for_, _over_, _under_, _on_, _near_, _at_, _by_, _in_, _among_, _before_, _behind_, _up_, _down_---- Pray, who is the owner of all these little creatures?” said Judge Grammar, the next day.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “_To_, _from_, _of_, _for_, _over_, _under_, _on_, _near_, _at_, _by_, _in_, _among_, _before_, _behind_, _up_, _down_---- Pray, who is the owner of all these little creatures?” said Judge Grammar, the next day.
Dr
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From this reading “Dr. Verb, are they yours?”
at any time
From this reading “No, indeed, my lord,” answered Mr. Noun, “they are not the names of any one or anything that I ever heard of.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “_To_, _from_, _of_, _for_, _over_, _under_, _on_, _near_, _at_, _by_, _in_, _among_, _before_, _behind_, _up_, _down_---- Pray, who is the owner of all these little creatures?” said Judge Grammar, the next day.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “_To_, _from_, _of_, _for_, _over_, _under_, _on_, _near_, _at_, _by_, _in_, _among_, _before_, _behind_, _up_, _down_---- Pray, who is the owner of all these little creatures?” said Judge Grammar, the next day.
GrammarnounUS /ˈɡræmər/
the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
From this reading “_To_, _from_, _of_, _for_, _over_, _under_, _on_, _near_, _at_, _by_, _in_, _among_, _before_, _behind_, _up_, _down_---- Pray, who is the owner of all these little creatures?” said Judge Grammar, the next day.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “No, indeed, my lord,” answered Mr. Noun, “they are not the names of any one or anything that I ever heard of.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, indeed, my lord,” answered Mr. Noun, “they are not the names of any one or anything that I ever heard of.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “_To_, _from_, _of_, _for_, _over_, _under_, _on_, _near_, _at_, _by_, _in_, _among_, _before_, _behind_, _up_, _down_---- Pray, who is the owner of all these little creatures?” said Judge Grammar, the next day.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “No, indeed, my lord,” answered Mr. Noun, “they are not the names of any one or anything that I ever heard of.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “_To_, _from_, _of_, _for_, _over_, _under_, _on_, _near_, _at_, _by_, _in_, _among_, _before_, _behind_, _up_, _down_---- Pray, who is the owner of all these little creatures?” said Judge Grammar, the next day.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “_To_, _from_, _of_, _for_, _over_, _under_, _on_, _near_, _at_, _by_, _in_, _among_, _before_, _behind_, _up_, _down_---- Pray, who is the owner of all these little creatures?” said Judge Grammar, the next day.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “_To_, _from_, _of_, _for_, _over_, _under_, _on_, _near_, _at_, _by_, _in_, _among_, _before_, _behind_, _up_, _down_---- Pray, who is the owner of all these little creatures?” said Judge Grammar, the next day.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “No, indeed, my lord,” answered Mr. Noun, “they are not the names of any one or anything that I ever heard of.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Mr. Noun, are they yours?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “No, indeed, my lord,” answered Mr. Noun, “they are not the names of any one or anything that I ever heard of.”
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading “No, indeed, my lord,” answered Mr. Noun, “they are not the names of any one or anything that I ever heard of.”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading “_To_, _from_, _of_, _for_, _over_, _under_, _on_, _near_, _at_, _by_, _in_, _among_, _before_, _behind_, _up_, _down_---- Pray, who is the owner of all these little creatures?” said Judge Grammar, the next day.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “_To_, _from_, _of_, _for_, _over_, _under_, _on_, _near_, _at_, _by_, _in_, _among_, _before_, _behind_, _up_, _down_---- Pray, who is the owner of all these little creatures?” said Judge Grammar, the next day.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, indeed, my lord,” answered Mr. Noun, “they are not the names of any one or anything that I ever heard of.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, indeed, my lord,” answered Mr. Noun, “they are not the names of any one or anything that I ever heard of.”
NounnounUS /naʊn/
a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action
From this reading “Mr. Noun, are they yours?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “_To_, _from_, _of_, _for_, _over_, _under_, _on_, _near_, _at_, _by_, _in_, _among_, _before_, _behind_, _up_, _down_---- Pray, who is the owner of all these little creatures?” said Judge Grammar, the next day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “_To_, _from_, _of_, _for_, _over_, _under_, _on_, _near_, _at_, _by_, _in_, _among_, _before_, _behind_, _up_, _down_---- Pray, who is the owner of all these little creatures?” said Judge Grammar, the next day.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No, indeed, my lord,” answered Mr. Noun, “they are not the names of any one or anything that I ever heard of.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “No, indeed, my lord,” answered Mr. Noun, “they are not the names of any one or anything that I ever heard of.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “_To_, _from_, _of_, _for_, _over_, _under_, _on_, _near_, _at_, _by_, _in_, _among_, _before_, _behind_, _up_, _down_---- Pray, who is the owner of all these little creatures?” said Judge Grammar, the next day.
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading “_To_, _from_, _of_, _for_, _over_, _under_, _on_, _near_, _at_, _by_, _in_, _among_, _before_, _behind_, _up_, _down_---- Pray, who is the owner of all these little creatures?” said Judge Grammar, the next day.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “_To_, _from_, _of_, _for_, _over_, _under_, _on_, _near_, _at_, _by_, _in_, _among_, _before_, _behind_, _up_, _down_---- Pray, who is the owner of all these little creatures?” said Judge Grammar, the next day.
PREPOSITIONnoun
a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word
From this reading PREPOSITION.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “_To_, _from_, _of_, _for_, _over_, _under_, _on_, _near_, _at_, _by_, _in_, _among_, _before_, _behind_, _up_, _down_---- Pray, who is the owner of all these little creatures?” said Judge Grammar, the next day.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “No, indeed, my lord,” answered Mr. Noun, “they are not the names of any one or anything that I ever heard of.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “_To_, _from_, _of_, _for_, _over_, _under_, _on_, _near_, _at_, _by_, _in_, _among_, _before_, _behind_, _up_, _down_---- Pray, who is the owner of all these little creatures?” said Judge Grammar, the next day.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “_To_, _from_, _of_, _for_, _over_, _under_, _on_, _near_, _at_, _by_, _in_, _among_, _before_, _behind_, _up_, _down_---- Pray, who is the owner of all these little creatures?” said Judge Grammar, the next day.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Mr. Noun, are they yours?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “_To_, _from_, _of_, _for_, _over_, _under_, _on_, _near_, _at_, _by_, _in_, _among_, _before_, _behind_, _up_, _down_---- Pray, who is the owner of all these little creatures?” said Judge Grammar, the next day.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “_To_, _from_, _of_, _for_, _over_, _under_, _on_, _near_, _at_, _by_, _in_, _among_, _before_, _behind_, _up_, _down_---- Pray, who is the owner of all these little creatures?” said Judge Grammar, the next day.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “_To_, _from_, _of_, _for_, _over_, _under_, _on_, _near_, _at_, _by_, _in_, _among_, _before_, _behind_, _up_, _down_---- Pray, who is the owner of all these little creatures?” said Judge Grammar, the next day.
VerbnounUS /vɜːrb/
the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence
From this reading “Dr. Verb, are they yours?”
which person or people
From this reading “_To_, _from_, _of_, _for_, _over_, _under_, _on_, _near_, _at_, _by_, _in_, _among_, _before_, _behind_, _up_, _down_---- Pray, who is the owner of all these little creatures?” said Judge Grammar, the next day.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Mr. Noun, are they yours?”
