used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Not to be thought of for a minute," said Mrs. Bunker.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading "Oh, father, it would just break my heart to see you going off alone and sick, too."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, father, it would just break my heart to see you going off alone and sick, too."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Stillwater leaned back in his chair, watching with evident enjoyment the effect of his words.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Not to be thought of for a minute," said Mrs. Bunker.
terminate
From this reading "Oh, father, it would just break my heart to see you going off alone and sick, too."
BunkernounUS /ˈbʌŋkər/
a hazard on a golf course
From this reading "Not to be thought of for a minute," said Mrs. Bunker.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Stillwater leaned back in his chair, watching with evident enjoyment the effect of his words.
confineverbUS /kənˈfaɪn/
place limits on (extent or amount or access)
From this reading "He said that to confine a perfectly normal person on a sailing vessel for three months with his wife, his daughter, and his mother-in-law, would make him a nervous wreck for life."
a female human offspring
From this reading "He said that to confine a perfectly normal person on a sailing vessel for three months with his wife, his daughter, and his mother-in-law, would make him a nervous wreck for life."
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Stillwater leaned back in his chair, watching with evident enjoyment the effect of his words.
enjoymentnounUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪmənt/
the pleasure felt when having a good time
From this reading Stillwater leaned back in his chair, watching with evident enjoyment the effect of his words.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Stillwater leaned back in his chair, watching with evident enjoyment the effect of his words.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Oh, father, it would just break my heart to see you going off alone and sick, too."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Not to be thought of for a minute," said Mrs. Bunker.
the act of departing
From this reading "Oh, father, it would just break my heart to see you going off alone and sick, too."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He said that to confine a perfectly normal person on a sailing vessel for three months with his wife, his daughter, and his mother-in-law, would make him a nervous wreck for life."
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "I told him you wouldn’t hear of it."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "Oh, father, it would just break my heart to see you going off alone and sick, too."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I told him you wouldn’t hear of it."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Stillwater leaned back in his chair, watching with evident enjoyment the effect of his words.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I told him you wouldn’t hear of it."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Stillwater leaned back in his chair, watching with evident enjoyment the effect of his words.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, father, it would just break my heart to see you going off alone and sick, too."
and nothing more
From this reading "Oh, father, it would just break my heart to see you going off alone and sick, too."
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Stillwater leaned back in his chair, watching with evident enjoyment the effect of his words.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "He said that to confine a perfectly normal person on a sailing vessel for three months with his wife, his daughter, and his mother-in-law, would make him a nervous wreck for life."
engage in
From this reading "He said that to confine a perfectly normal person on a sailing vessel for three months with his wife, his daughter, and his mother-in-law, would make him a nervous wreck for life."
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Not to be thought of for a minute," said Mrs. Bunker.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "He said that to confine a perfectly normal person on a sailing vessel for three months with his wife, his daughter, and his mother-in-law, would make him a nervous wreck for life."
mother-in-lawnounUS /ˈmʌðərɪnlɔː/
the mother of your spouse
From this reading "He said that to confine a perfectly normal person on a sailing vessel for three months with his wife, his daughter, and his mother-in-law, would make him a nervous wreck for life."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Not to be thought of for a minute," said Mrs. Bunker.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, father, it would just break my heart to see you going off alone and sick, too."
easily agitated
From this reading "He said that to confine a perfectly normal person on a sailing vessel for three months with his wife, his daughter, and his mother-in-law, would make him a nervous wreck for life."
normaladjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrməl/
conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal
From this reading "He said that to confine a perfectly normal person on a sailing vessel for three months with his wife, his daughter, and his mother-in-law, would make him a nervous wreck for life."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not to be thought of for a minute," said Mrs. Bunker.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Not to be thought of for a minute," said Mrs. Bunker.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Oh, father, it would just break my heart to see you going off alone and sick, too."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, father, it would just break my heart to see you going off alone and sick, too."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "He said that to confine a perfectly normal person on a sailing vessel for three months with his wife, his daughter, and his mother-in-law, would make him a nervous wreck for life."
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "He said that to confine a perfectly normal person on a sailing vessel for three months with his wife, his daughter, and his mother-in-law, would make him a nervous wreck for life."
a human being
From this reading "He said that to confine a perfectly normal person on a sailing vessel for three months with his wife, his daughter, and his mother-in-law, would make him a nervous wreck for life."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Not to be thought of for a minute," said Mrs. Bunker.
sailingnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/
the work of a sailor
From this reading "He said that to confine a perfectly normal person on a sailing vessel for three months with his wife, his daughter, and his mother-in-law, would make him a nervous wreck for life."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Oh, father, it would just break my heart to see you going off alone and sick, too."
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "Oh, father, it would just break my heart to see you going off alone and sick, too."
Stillwater
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stillwater leaned back in his chair, watching with evident enjoyment the effect of his words.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "He said that to confine a perfectly normal person on a sailing vessel for three months with his wife, his daughter, and his mother-in-law, would make him a nervous wreck for life."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stillwater leaned back in his chair, watching with evident enjoyment the effect of his words.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Not to be thought of for a minute," said Mrs. Bunker.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "He said that to confine a perfectly normal person on a sailing vessel for three months with his wife, his daughter, and his mother-in-law, would make him a nervous wreck for life."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, father, it would just break my heart to see you going off alone and sick, too."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "I told him you wouldn’t hear of it."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Oh, father, it would just break my heart to see you going off alone and sick, too."
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading "He said that to confine a perfectly normal person on a sailing vessel for three months with his wife, his daughter, and his mother-in-law, would make him a nervous wreck for life."
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Stillwater leaned back in his chair, watching with evident enjoyment the effect of his words.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "He said that to confine a perfectly normal person on a sailing vessel for three months with his wife, his daughter, and his mother-in-law, would make him a nervous wreck for life."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Stillwater leaned back in his chair, watching with evident enjoyment the effect of his words.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Stillwater leaned back in his chair, watching with evident enjoyment the effect of his words.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Oh, father, it would just break my heart to see you going off alone and sick, too."
wouldn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I told him you wouldn’t hear of it."
wrecknounUS /rek/
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading "He said that to confine a perfectly normal person on a sailing vessel for three months with his wife, his daughter, and his mother-in-law, would make him a nervous wreck for life."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, father, it would just break my heart to see you going off alone and sick, too."
