used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “ROBINSON,” said Guy, after a preliminary cough and a desperate attempt to subdue his increasing excitement, “I understood you a while ago to say that you have just returned from Washington.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I don’t trouble my head about politics.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading THE PARTNERS IN ACTION.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “ROBINSON,” said Guy, after a preliminary cough and a desperate attempt to subdue his increasing excitement, “I understood you a while ago to say that you have just returned from Washington.
in the past
From this reading “ROBINSON,” said Guy, after a preliminary cough and a desperate attempt to subdue his increasing excitement, “I understood you a while ago to say that you have just returned from Washington.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “ROBINSON,” said Guy, after a preliminary cough and a desperate attempt to subdue his increasing excitement, “I understood you a while ago to say that you have just returned from Washington.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “ROBINSON,” said Guy, after a preliminary cough and a desperate attempt to subdue his increasing excitement, “I understood you a while ago to say that you have just returned from Washington.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading You went there on some business connected with politics, I suppose?”
being joined in close association
From this reading You went there on some business connected with politics, I suppose?”
coughverbUS /kɑːf/
exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
From this reading “ROBINSON,” said Guy, after a preliminary cough and a desperate attempt to subdue his increasing excitement, “I understood you a while ago to say that you have just returned from Washington.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading “ROBINSON,” said Guy, after a preliminary cough and a desperate attempt to subdue his increasing excitement, “I understood you a while ago to say that you have just returned from Washington.
don't
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From this reading “I don’t trouble my head about politics.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “ROBINSON,” said Guy, after a preliminary cough and a desperate attempt to subdue his increasing excitement, “I understood you a while ago to say that you have just returned from Washington.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “ROBINSON,” said Guy, after a preliminary cough and a desperate attempt to subdue his increasing excitement, “I understood you a while ago to say that you have just returned from Washington.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading “ROBINSON,” said Guy, after a preliminary cough and a desperate attempt to subdue his increasing excitement, “I understood you a while ago to say that you have just returned from Washington.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “ROBINSON,” said Guy, after a preliminary cough and a desperate attempt to subdue his increasing excitement, “I understood you a while ago to say that you have just returned from Washington.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “I don’t trouble my head about politics.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “ROBINSON,” said Guy, after a preliminary cough and a desperate attempt to subdue his increasing excitement, “I understood you a while ago to say that you have just returned from Washington.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “ROBINSON,” said Guy, after a preliminary cough and a desperate attempt to subdue his increasing excitement, “I understood you a while ago to say that you have just returned from Washington.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PARTNERS IN ACTION.
increasingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkriːsɪŋ/
becoming greater or larger
From this reading “ROBINSON,” said Guy, after a preliminary cough and a desperate attempt to subdue his increasing excitement, “I understood you a while ago to say that you have just returned from Washington.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading “Oh, no,” replied Mr. Jones.
and nothing more
From this reading “ROBINSON,” said Guy, after a preliminary cough and a desperate attempt to subdue his increasing excitement, “I understood you a while ago to say that you have just returned from Washington.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Oh, no,” replied Mr. Jones.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I don’t trouble my head about politics.
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh, no,” replied Mr. Jones.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, no,” replied Mr. Jones.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You went there on some business connected with politics, I suppose?”
PARTNERSnounUS /ˈpɑːrtnərz/
plural of “partner” — a person's partner in marriage
From this reading THE PARTNERS IN ACTION.
politicsnounUS /ˈpɑːlətɪks/
social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power
From this reading You went there on some business connected with politics, I suppose?”
preliminaryadjectiveUS /prɪˈlɪməneri/
denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important
From this reading “ROBINSON,” said Guy, after a preliminary cough and a desperate attempt to subdue his increasing excitement, “I understood you a while ago to say that you have just returned from Washington.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Oh, no,” replied Mr. Jones.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “ROBINSON,” said Guy, after a preliminary cough and a desperate attempt to subdue his increasing excitement, “I understood you a while ago to say that you have just returned from Washington.
ROBINSONnounUS /ˈrɑːbənsən/
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading “ROBINSON,” said Guy, after a preliminary cough and a desperate attempt to subdue his increasing excitement, “I understood you a while ago to say that you have just returned from Washington.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “ROBINSON,” said Guy, after a preliminary cough and a desperate attempt to subdue his increasing excitement, “I understood you a while ago to say that you have just returned from Washington.
express in words
From this reading “ROBINSON,” said Guy, after a preliminary cough and a desperate attempt to subdue his increasing excitement, “I understood you a while ago to say that you have just returned from Washington.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading You went there on some business connected with politics, I suppose?”
subdueverbUS /səbˈduː/
put down by force or intimidation
From this reading “ROBINSON,” said Guy, after a preliminary cough and a desperate attempt to subdue his increasing excitement, “I understood you a while ago to say that you have just returned from Washington.
express a supposition
From this reading You went there on some business connected with politics, I suppose?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “ROBINSON,” said Guy, after a preliminary cough and a desperate attempt to subdue his increasing excitement, “I understood you a while ago to say that you have just returned from Washington.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PARTNERS IN ACTION.
in or at that place or location
From this reading You went there on some business connected with politics, I suppose?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “ROBINSON,” said Guy, after a preliminary cough and a desperate attempt to subdue his increasing excitement, “I understood you a while ago to say that you have just returned from Washington.
a source of difficulty
From this reading “I don’t trouble my head about politics.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading “ROBINSON,” said Guy, after a preliminary cough and a desperate attempt to subdue his increasing excitement, “I understood you a while ago to say that you have just returned from Washington.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading “ROBINSON,” said Guy, after a preliminary cough and a desperate attempt to subdue his increasing excitement, “I understood you a while ago to say that you have just returned from Washington.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You went there on some business connected with politics, I suppose?”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “ROBINSON,” said Guy, after a preliminary cough and a desperate attempt to subdue his increasing excitement, “I understood you a while ago to say that you have just returned from Washington.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You went there on some business connected with politics, I suppose?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “ROBINSON,” said Guy, after a preliminary cough and a desperate attempt to subdue his increasing excitement, “I understood you a while ago to say that you have just returned from Washington.
