used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter went to the typewriter and got some oil and a cloth and began to clean the gun of his great grandfather as he talked.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter went to the typewriter and got some oil and a cloth and began to clean the gun of his great grandfather as he talked.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter went to the typewriter and got some oil and a cloth and began to clean the gun of his great grandfather as he talked.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter went to the typewriter and got some oil and a cloth and began to clean the gun of his great grandfather as he talked.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We will not have a thing to do but super.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter went to the typewriter and got some oil and a cloth and began to clean the gun of his great grandfather as he talked.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter went to the typewriter and got some oil and a cloth and began to clean the gun of his great grandfather as he talked.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading “You see, William says: To hell with the common man.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Let him do the work and the fighting.
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading We'll take the product of toil and the loot of war and enjoy ourselves.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading Let him do the work and the fighting.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter went to the typewriter and got some oil and a cloth and began to clean the gun of his great grandfather as he talked.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter went to the typewriter and got some oil and a cloth and began to clean the gun of his great grandfather as he talked.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter went to the typewriter and got some oil and a cloth and began to clean the gun of his great grandfather as he talked.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter went to the typewriter and got some oil and a cloth and began to clean the gun of his great grandfather as he talked.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We will not have a thing to do but super.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter went to the typewriter and got some oil and a cloth and began to clean the gun of his great grandfather as he talked.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “You see, William says: To hell with the common man.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let him do the work and the fighting.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter went to the typewriter and got some oil and a cloth and began to clean the gun of his great grandfather as he talked.
HonorableadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnərəbəl/
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter went to the typewriter and got some oil and a cloth and began to clean the gun of his great grandfather as he talked.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let him do the work and the fighting.
lootnounUS /luːt/
goods or money obtained illegally
From this reading We'll take the product of toil and the loot of war and enjoy ourselves.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “You see, William says: To hell with the common man.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We will not have a thing to do but super.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter went to the typewriter and got some oil and a cloth and began to clean the gun of his great grandfather as he talked.
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter went to the typewriter and got some oil and a cloth and began to clean the gun of his great grandfather as he talked.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading We'll take the product of toil and the loot of war and enjoy ourselves.
PotterverbUS /ˈpɑːtər/
do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter went to the typewriter and got some oil and a cloth and began to clean the gun of his great grandfather as he talked.
productnounUS /ˈprɑːdəkt/
commodities offered for sale
From this reading We'll take the product of toil and the loot of war and enjoy ourselves.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “You see, William says: To hell with the common man.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “You see, William says: To hell with the common man.
SocratesnounUS /ˈsɑːkrətiːz/
ancient Athenian philosopher; teacher of Plato and Xenophon (470-399 BC)
From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter went to the typewriter and got some oil and a cloth and began to clean the gun of his great grandfather as he talked.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter went to the typewriter and got some oil and a cloth and began to clean the gun of his great grandfather as he talked.
superadjectiveUS /ˈsuːpər/
of the highest quality
From this reading We will not have a thing to do but super.
carry out
From this reading We'll take the product of toil and the loot of war and enjoy ourselves.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter went to the typewriter and got some oil and a cloth and began to clean the gun of his great grandfather as he talked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter went to the typewriter and got some oil and a cloth and began to clean the gun of his great grandfather as he talked.
a special situation
From this reading We will not have a thing to do but super.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter went to the typewriter and got some oil and a cloth and began to clean the gun of his great grandfather as he talked.
toilverbUS /tɔɪl/
work hard
From this reading We'll take the product of toil and the loot of war and enjoy ourselves.
typewriternounUS /ˈtaɪpraɪtər/
hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time
From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter went to the typewriter and got some oil and a cloth and began to clean the gun of his great grandfather as he talked.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading We'll take the product of toil and the loot of war and enjoy ourselves.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will not have a thing to do but super.
We'll
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From this reading We'll take the product of toil and the loot of war and enjoy ourselves.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter went to the typewriter and got some oil and a cloth and began to clean the gun of his great grandfather as he talked.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will not have a thing to do but super.
William
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From this reading “You see, William says: To hell with the common man.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You see, William says: To hell with the common man.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Let him do the work and the fighting.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You see, William says: To hell with the common man.
