used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Master managed to keep a straight face when Dick absently intimated that he was afraid there was no harm done as yet.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I'm speaking to you about it earlier than some men might have spoken, because I don't want to cure heartaches--I want to prevent 'em.
absentlyadverb
in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
From this reading The Master managed to keep a straight face when Dick absently intimated that he was afraid there was no harm done as yet.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading The Master managed to keep a straight face when Dick absently intimated that he was afraid there was no harm done as yet.
in addition
From this reading Well, now, my friend, what I have to point out to you is this: Betty is not only very dear to me; she is also my heir and my ward.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, now, my friend, what I have to point out to you is this: Betty is not only very dear to me; she is also my heir and my ward.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I'm pretty certain there's no harm done as yet."
for the reason that
From this reading I'm speaking to you about it earlier than some men might have spoken, because I don't want to cure heartaches--I want to prevent 'em.
Betty
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From this reading Well, now, my friend, what I have to point out to you is this: Betty is not only very dear to me; she is also my heir and my ward.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading I'm pretty certain there's no harm done as yet."
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading I'm speaking to you about it earlier than some men might have spoken, because I don't want to cure heartaches--I want to prevent 'em.
dearly loved
From this reading Well, now, my friend, what I have to point out to you is this: Betty is not only very dear to me; she is also my heir and my ward.
someone who is a detective
From this reading The Master managed to keep a straight face when Dick absently intimated that he was afraid there was no harm done as yet.
don't
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From this reading I'm speaking to you about it earlier than some men might have spoken, because I don't want to cure heartaches--I want to prevent 'em.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I'm pretty certain there's no harm done as yet."
earlier in time; previously
From this reading I'm speaking to you about it earlier than some men might have spoken, because I don't want to cure heartaches--I want to prevent 'em.
a quad with a square body
From this reading I'm speaking to you about it earlier than some men might have spoken, because I don't want to cure heartaches--I want to prevent 'em.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading "Exactly.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The Master managed to keep a straight face when Dick absently intimated that he was afraid there was no harm done as yet.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Well, now, my friend, what I have to point out to you is this: Betty is not only very dear to me; she is also my heir and my ward.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading I'm pretty certain there's no harm done as yet."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Well, now, my friend, what I have to point out to you is this: Betty is not only very dear to me; she is also my heir and my ward.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Master managed to keep a straight face when Dick absently intimated that he was afraid there was no harm done as yet.
heartaches
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From this reading I'm speaking to you about it earlier than some men might have spoken, because I don't want to cure heartaches--I want to prevent 'em.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading Well, now, my friend, what I have to point out to you is this: Betty is not only very dear to me; she is also my heir and my ward.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, now, my friend, what I have to point out to you is this: Betty is not only very dear to me; she is also my heir and my ward.
I'm
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From this reading I'm speaking to you about it earlier than some men might have spoken, because I don't want to cure heartaches--I want to prevent 'em.
intimatedverbUS /ˈɪntəmeɪtɪd/
past form of “intimate” — give to understand
From this reading The Master managed to keep a straight face when Dick absently intimated that he was afraid there was no harm done as yet.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, now, my friend, what I have to point out to you is this: Betty is not only very dear to me; she is also my heir and my ward.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'm speaking to you about it earlier than some men might have spoken, because I don't want to cure heartaches--I want to prevent 'em.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The Master managed to keep a straight face when Dick absently intimated that he was afraid there was no harm done as yet.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading The Master managed to keep a straight face when Dick absently intimated that he was afraid there was no harm done as yet.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading The Master managed to keep a straight face when Dick absently intimated that he was afraid there was no harm done as yet.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, now, my friend, what I have to point out to you is this: Betty is not only very dear to me; she is also my heir and my ward.
the force of workers available
From this reading I'm speaking to you about it earlier than some men might have spoken, because I don't want to cure heartaches--I want to prevent 'em.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I'm speaking to you about it earlier than some men might have spoken, because I don't want to cure heartaches--I want to prevent 'em.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Well, now, my friend, what I have to point out to you is this: Betty is not only very dear to me; she is also my heir and my ward.
not any; not one
From this reading I'm pretty certain there's no harm done as yet."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Well, now, my friend, what I have to point out to you is this: Betty is not only very dear to me; she is also my heir and my ward.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Well, now, my friend, what I have to point out to you is this: Betty is not only very dear to me; she is also my heir and my ward.
and nothing more
From this reading Well, now, my friend, what I have to point out to you is this: Betty is not only very dear to me; she is also my heir and my ward.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Well, now, my friend, what I have to point out to you is this: Betty is not only very dear to me; she is also my heir and my ward.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Well, now, my friend, what I have to point out to you is this: Betty is not only very dear to me; she is also my heir and my ward.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading I'm pretty certain there's no harm done as yet."
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading I'm speaking to you about it earlier than some men might have spoken, because I don't want to cure heartaches--I want to prevent 'em.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, now, my friend, what I have to point out to you is this: Betty is not only very dear to me; she is also my heir and my ward.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I'm speaking to you about it earlier than some men might have spoken, because I don't want to cure heartaches--I want to prevent 'em.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading I'm speaking to you about it earlier than some men might have spoken, because I don't want to cure heartaches--I want to prevent 'em.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading I'm speaking to you about it earlier than some men might have spoken, because I don't want to cure heartaches--I want to prevent 'em.
successive (without a break)
From this reading The Master managed to keep a straight face when Dick absently intimated that he was afraid there was no harm done as yet.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I'm speaking to you about it earlier than some men might have spoken, because I don't want to cure heartaches--I want to prevent 'em.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Master managed to keep a straight face when Dick absently intimated that he was afraid there was no harm done as yet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Master managed to keep a straight face when Dick absently intimated that he was afraid there was no harm done as yet.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The Master managed to keep a straight face when Dick absently intimated that he was afraid there was no harm done as yet.
there's
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From this reading I'm pretty certain there's no harm done as yet."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Well, now, my friend, what I have to point out to you is this: Betty is not only very dear to me; she is also my heir and my ward.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, now, my friend, what I have to point out to you is this: Betty is not only very dear to me; she is also my heir and my ward.
precisely as stated
From this reading Well, now, my friend, what I have to point out to you is this: Betty is not only very dear to me; she is also my heir and my ward.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I'm speaking to you about it earlier than some men might have spoken, because I don't want to cure heartaches--I want to prevent 'em.
wardnounUS /wɔːrd/
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading Well, now, my friend, what I have to point out to you is this: Betty is not only very dear to me; she is also my heir and my ward.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Master managed to keep a straight face when Dick absently intimated that he was afraid there was no harm done as yet.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, now, my friend, what I have to point out to you is this: Betty is not only very dear to me; she is also my heir and my ward.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Well, now, my friend, what I have to point out to you is this: Betty is not only very dear to me; she is also my heir and my ward.
at the time that
From this reading The Master managed to keep a straight face when Dick absently intimated that he was afraid there was no harm done as yet.
but in spite of that
From this reading I'm pretty certain there's no harm done as yet."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, now, my friend, what I have to point out to you is this: Betty is not only very dear to me; she is also my heir and my ward.
