used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Judith,” said Jane with the solemnity of a senior, “I really feel we are facing a momentous year.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Even when I want to sleep a bit late o’ morning, and have been reading a little after hours the night before, I recall you have a knack of getting me out to practice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Even when I want to sleep a bit late o’ morning, and have been reading a little after hours the night before, I recall you have a knack of getting me out to practice.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Judith,” said Jane with the solemnity of a senior, “I really feel we are facing a momentous year.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sports must be revived with vigor——” “Oh, you will take care of that, Janie dear,” interrupted Judith.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Even when I want to sleep a bit late o’ morning, and have been reading a little after hours the night before, I recall you have a knack of getting me out to practice.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Even when I want to sleep a bit late o’ morning, and have been reading a little after hours the night before, I recall you have a knack of getting me out to practice.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “Even when I want to sleep a bit late o’ morning, and have been reading a little after hours the night before, I recall you have a knack of getting me out to practice.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Sports must be revived with vigor——” “Oh, you will take care of that, Janie dear,” interrupted Judith.
dearly loved
From this reading Sports must be revived with vigor——” “Oh, you will take care of that, Janie dear,” interrupted Judith.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading Now remember, girl, I positively refuse to hike a la empty.
divisible by two
From this reading “Even when I want to sleep a bit late o’ morning, and have been reading a little after hours the night before, I recall you have a knack of getting me out to practice.
facingnounUS /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading “Judith,” said Jane with the solemnity of a senior, “I really feel we are facing a momentous year.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “Judith,” said Jane with the solemnity of a senior, “I really feel we are facing a momentous year.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I must have my porridge first.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “Even when I want to sleep a bit late o’ morning, and have been reading a little after hours the night before, I recall you have a knack of getting me out to practice.
a young female
From this reading Now remember, girl, I positively refuse to hike a la empty.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Even when I want to sleep a bit late o’ morning, and have been reading a little after hours the night before, I recall you have a knack of getting me out to practice.
hikenounUS /haɪk/
a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
From this reading Now remember, girl, I positively refuse to hike a la empty.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading “Even when I want to sleep a bit late o’ morning, and have been reading a little after hours the night before, I recall you have a knack of getting me out to practice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Judith,” said Jane with the solemnity of a senior, “I really feel we are facing a momentous year.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading Sports must be revived with vigor——” “Oh, you will take care of that, Janie dear,” interrupted Judith.
Jane
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From this reading “Judith,” said Jane with the solemnity of a senior, “I really feel we are facing a momentous year.
Janie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sports must be revived with vigor——” “Oh, you will take care of that, Janie dear,” interrupted Judith.
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading “Judith,” said Jane with the solemnity of a senior, “I really feel we are facing a momentous year.
knacknounUS /næk/
a special way of doing something
From this reading “Even when I want to sleep a bit late o’ morning, and have been reading a little after hours the night before, I recall you have a knack of getting me out to practice.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading Now remember, girl, I positively refuse to hike a la empty.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “Even when I want to sleep a bit late o’ morning, and have been reading a little after hours the night before, I recall you have a knack of getting me out to practice.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Even when I want to sleep a bit late o’ morning, and have been reading a little after hours the night before, I recall you have a knack of getting me out to practice.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Even when I want to sleep a bit late o’ morning, and have been reading a little after hours the night before, I recall you have a knack of getting me out to practice.
momentousadjectiveUS /moʊˈmentəs/
of very great significance
From this reading “Judith,” said Jane with the solemnity of a senior, “I really feel we are facing a momentous year.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Even when I want to sleep a bit late o’ morning, and have been reading a little after hours the night before, I recall you have a knack of getting me out to practice.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Sports must be revived with vigor——” “Oh, you will take care of that, Janie dear,” interrupted Judith.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I must have my porridge first.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Even when I want to sleep a bit late o’ morning, and have been reading a little after hours the night before, I recall you have a knack of getting me out to practice.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now remember, girl, I positively refuse to hike a la empty.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “Even when I want to sleep a bit late o’ morning, and have been reading a little after hours the night before, I recall you have a knack of getting me out to practice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Judith,” said Jane with the solemnity of a senior, “I really feel we are facing a momentous year.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Sports must be revived with vigor——” “Oh, you will take care of that, Janie dear,” interrupted Judith.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Even when I want to sleep a bit late o’ morning, and have been reading a little after hours the night before, I recall you have a knack of getting me out to practice.
porridgenounUS /ˈpɔːrədʒ/
soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick
From this reading I must have my porridge first.”
positivelyadverbUS /ˈpɑːzətɪvli/
extremely
From this reading Now remember, girl, I positively refuse to hike a la empty.
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading “Even when I want to sleep a bit late o’ morning, and have been reading a little after hours the night before, I recall you have a knack of getting me out to practice.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “Even when I want to sleep a bit late o’ morning, and have been reading a little after hours the night before, I recall you have a knack of getting me out to practice.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Judith,” said Jane with the solemnity of a senior, “I really feel we are facing a momentous year.
recallverbUS /ˈriːkɔːl/
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “Even when I want to sleep a bit late o’ morning, and have been reading a little after hours the night before, I recall you have a knack of getting me out to practice.
show unwillingness towards
From this reading Now remember, girl, I positively refuse to hike a la empty.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Now remember, girl, I positively refuse to hike a la empty.
revivedadjectiveUS /rɪˈvaɪvd/
restored to consciousness or life or vigor
From this reading Sports must be revived with vigor——” “Oh, you will take care of that, Janie dear,” interrupted Judith.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Judith,” said Jane with the solemnity of a senior, “I really feel we are facing a momentous year.
senioradjectiveUS /ˈsiːnjər/
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
From this reading “Judith,” said Jane with the solemnity of a senior, “I really feel we are facing a momentous year.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “Even when I want to sleep a bit late o’ morning, and have been reading a little after hours the night before, I recall you have a knack of getting me out to practice.
solemnitynounUS /səˈlemnəti/
a trait of dignified seriousness
From this reading “Judith,” said Jane with the solemnity of a senior, “I really feel we are facing a momentous year.
SportsnounUS /spɔːrts/
plural of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading Sports must be revived with vigor——” “Oh, you will take care of that, Janie dear,” interrupted Judith.
carry out
From this reading Sports must be revived with vigor——” “Oh, you will take care of that, Janie dear,” interrupted Judith.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sports must be revived with vigor——” “Oh, you will take care of that, Janie dear,” interrupted Judith.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Judith,” said Jane with the solemnity of a senior, “I really feel we are facing a momentous year.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Even when I want to sleep a bit late o’ morning, and have been reading a little after hours the night before, I recall you have a knack of getting me out to practice.
vigornounUS /ˈvɪɡər/
forceful exertion
From this reading Sports must be revived with vigor——” “Oh, you will take care of that, Janie dear,” interrupted Judith.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Even when I want to sleep a bit late o’ morning, and have been reading a little after hours the night before, I recall you have a knack of getting me out to practice.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Judith,” said Jane with the solemnity of a senior, “I really feel we are facing a momentous year.
at the time that
From this reading “Even when I want to sleep a bit late o’ morning, and have been reading a little after hours the night before, I recall you have a knack of getting me out to practice.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Sports must be revived with vigor——” “Oh, you will take care of that, Janie dear,” interrupted Judith.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Judith,” said Jane with the solemnity of a senior, “I really feel we are facing a momentous year.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “Judith,” said Jane with the solemnity of a senior, “I really feel we are facing a momentous year.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sports must be revived with vigor——” “Oh, you will take care of that, Janie dear,” interrupted Judith.
