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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I tell _you_, gentlemen, it's a rotten piece of business to be standing beside an old friend's open grave-simply disgusting.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I tell _you_, gentlemen, it's a rotten piece of business to be standing beside an old friend's open grave-simply disgusting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I tell _you_, gentlemen, it's a rotten piece of business to be standing beside an old friend's open grave-simply disgusting.
next to; at the side of
From this reading I tell _you_, gentlemen, it's a rotten piece of business to be standing beside an old friend's open grave-simply disgusting.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading You stand with your feet planted in the upturned earth, and twirl your moustache and look stupid, while you feel like crying the soul out of your body.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading I tell _you_, gentlemen, it's a rotten piece of business to be standing beside an old friend's open grave-simply disgusting.
ConfessionnounUS /kənˈfeʃən/
an admission of misdeeds or faults
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demanding attention
From this reading You stand with your feet planted in the upturned earth, and twirl your moustache and look stupid, while you feel like crying the soul out of your body.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading He was dead--there was no use wishing he weren't.
disgustingadjectiveUS /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading I tell _you_, gentlemen, it's a rotten piece of business to be standing beside an old friend's open grave-simply disgusting.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading You stand with your feet planted in the upturned earth, and twirl your moustache and look stupid, while you feel like crying the soul out of your body.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
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undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading You stand with your feet planted in the upturned earth, and twirl your moustache and look stupid, while you feel like crying the soul out of your body.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading You stand with your feet planted in the upturned earth, and twirl your moustache and look stupid, while you feel like crying the soul out of your body.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
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a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
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friend'snounUS /frendz/
possessive form of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
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plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
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Gooseherd
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grave-simply
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was dead--there was no use wishing he weren't.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I tell _you_, gentlemen, it's a rotten piece of business to be standing beside an old friend's open grave-simply disgusting.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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includeverbUS /ˌɪnˈkluːd/
have as a part, be made up out of
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Iolanthe's
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it's
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prefer or wish to do something
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perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
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moustachenounUS /ˈmʌstæʃ/
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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not any; not one
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
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To move from a closed position.
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not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You stand with your feet planted in the upturned earth, and twirl your moustache and look stupid, while you feel like crying the soul out of your body.
a separate part of a whole
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plantedadjectiveUS /ˈplæntɪd/
(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
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rottenadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːtən/
very bad
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short-stories
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the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading You stand with your feet planted in the upturned earth, and twirl your moustache and look stupid, while you feel like crying the soul out of your body.
be standing; be upright
From this reading You stand with your feet planted in the upturned earth, and twirl your moustache and look stupid, while you feel like crying the soul out of your body.
having a supporting base
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lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
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express in words
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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in or at that place or location
From this reading He was dead--there was no use wishing he weren't.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I tell _you_, gentlemen, it's a rotten piece of business to be standing beside an old friend's open grave-simply disgusting.
twirlverbUS /twɜːrl/
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading You stand with your feet planted in the upturned earth, and twirl your moustache and look stupid, while you feel like crying the soul out of your body.
upturnedadjective
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
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the act of using
From this reading He was dead--there was no use wishing he weren't.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
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Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
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weren't
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From this reading He was dead--there was no use wishing he weren't.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
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which person or people
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wishingnounUS /ˈwɪʃɪŋ/
a specific feeling of desire
From this reading He was dead--there was no use wishing he weren't.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You stand with your feet planted in the upturned earth, and twirl your moustache and look stupid, while you feel like crying the soul out of your body.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
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Year'snounUS /jɪrz/
possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
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the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I tell _you_, gentlemen, it's a rotten piece of business to be standing beside an old friend's open grave-simply disgusting.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
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