used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You are very lucky now, you are living as a bachelor again; you are raising the deuce----” “I am giving my whole attention to settling up my business, and----” “Oh, yes! playing the saint!
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading I know you, you rake! faith! between ourselves, I will tell you that I too have made a little acquaintance.
anew
From this reading You are very lucky now, you are living as a bachelor again; you are raising the deuce----” “I am giving my whole attention to settling up my business, and----” “Oh, yes! playing the saint!
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Look you, we men are not saints, and although one is married, one may have weaknesses, moments of forgetfulness; indeed, that is quite legitimate for us.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Bélan, I am obliged to leave you.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You are very lucky now, you are living as a bachelor again; you are raising the deuce----” “I am giving my whole attention to settling up my business, and----” “Oh, yes! playing the saint!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are very lucky now, you are living as a bachelor again; you are raising the deuce----” “I am giving my whole attention to settling up my business, and----” “Oh, yes! playing the saint!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You are very lucky now, you are living as a bachelor again; you are raising the deuce----” “I am giving my whole attention to settling up my business, and----” “Oh, yes! playing the saint!
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading You are very lucky now, you are living as a bachelor again; you are raising the deuce----” “I am giving my whole attention to settling up my business, and----” “Oh, yes! playing the saint!
bachelornounUS /ˈbætʃələr/
a man who has never been married
From this reading You are very lucky now, you are living as a bachelor again; you are raising the deuce----” “I am giving my whole attention to settling up my business, and----” “Oh, yes! playing the saint!
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I know you, you rake! faith! between ourselves, I will tell you that I too have made a little acquaintance.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading You are very lucky now, you are living as a bachelor again; you are raising the deuce----” “I am giving my whole attention to settling up my business, and----” “Oh, yes! playing the saint!
Bélan
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From this reading “Bélan, I am obliged to leave you.”
deucenounUS /duːs/
a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
From this reading You are very lucky now, you are living as a bachelor again; you are raising the deuce----” “I am giving my whole attention to settling up my business, and----” “Oh, yes! playing the saint!
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading I know you, you rake! faith! between ourselves, I will tell you that I too have made a little acquaintance.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Look you, we men are not saints, and although one is married, one may have weaknesses, moments of forgetfulness; indeed, that is quite legitimate for us.
forgetfulnessnoun
tendency to forget
From this reading Look you, we men are not saints, and although one is married, one may have weaknesses, moments of forgetfulness; indeed, that is quite legitimate for us.
the act of giving
From this reading You are very lucky now, you are living as a bachelor again; you are raising the deuce----” “I am giving my whole attention to settling up my business, and----” “Oh, yes! playing the saint!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I know you, you rake! faith! between ourselves, I will tell you that I too have made a little acquaintance.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “Pshaw! what’s your hurry?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Bélan, I am obliged to leave you.”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Look you, we men are not saints, and although one is married, one may have weaknesses, moments of forgetfulness; indeed, that is quite legitimate for us.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Look you, we men are not saints, and although one is married, one may have weaknesses, moments of forgetfulness; indeed, that is quite legitimate for us.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know you, you rake! faith! between ourselves, I will tell you that I too have made a little acquaintance.
go away from a place
From this reading “Bélan, I am obliged to leave you.”
legitimateadjectiveUS /ləˈdʒɪtəmət/
of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
From this reading Look you, we men are not saints, and although one is married, one may have weaknesses, moments of forgetfulness; indeed, that is quite legitimate for us.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I know you, you rake! faith! between ourselves, I will tell you that I too have made a little acquaintance.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading You are very lucky now, you are living as a bachelor again; you are raising the deuce----” “I am giving my whole attention to settling up my business, and----” “Oh, yes! playing the saint!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look you, we men are not saints, and although one is married, one may have weaknesses, moments of forgetfulness; indeed, that is quite legitimate for us.
occurring by chance
From this reading You are very lucky now, you are living as a bachelor again; you are raising the deuce----” “I am giving my whole attention to settling up my business, and----” “Oh, yes! playing the saint!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I know you, you rake! faith! between ourselves, I will tell you that I too have made a little acquaintance.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Look you, we men are not saints, and although one is married, one may have weaknesses, moments of forgetfulness; indeed, that is quite legitimate for us.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Look you, we men are not saints, and although one is married, one may have weaknesses, moments of forgetfulness; indeed, that is quite legitimate for us.
the force of workers available
From this reading Look you, we men are not saints, and although one is married, one may have weaknesses, moments of forgetfulness; indeed, that is quite legitimate for us.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading Look you, we men are not saints, and although one is married, one may have weaknesses, moments of forgetfulness; indeed, that is quite legitimate for us.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You are very lucky now, you are living as a bachelor again; you are raising the deuce----” “I am giving my whole attention to settling up my business, and----” “Oh, yes! playing the saint!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Look you, we men are not saints, and although one is married, one may have weaknesses, moments of forgetfulness; indeed, that is quite legitimate for us.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading You are very lucky now, you are living as a bachelor again; you are raising the deuce----” “I am giving my whole attention to settling up my business, and----” “Oh, yes! playing the saint!
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading “Bélan, I am obliged to leave you.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Look you, we men are not saints, and although one is married, one may have weaknesses, moments of forgetfulness; indeed, that is quite legitimate for us.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading You are very lucky now, you are living as a bachelor again; you are raising the deuce----” “I am giving my whole attention to settling up my business, and----” “Oh, yes! playing the saint!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Look you, we men are not saints, and although one is married, one may have weaknesses, moments of forgetfulness; indeed, that is quite legitimate for us.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading I know you, you rake! faith! between ourselves, I will tell you that I too have made a little acquaintance.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading You are very lucky now, you are living as a bachelor again; you are raising the deuce----” “I am giving my whole attention to settling up my business, and----” “Oh, yes! playing the saint!
Pshaw
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From this reading “Pshaw! what’s your hurry?
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Look you, we men are not saints, and although one is married, one may have weaknesses, moments of forgetfulness; indeed, that is quite legitimate for us.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading You are very lucky now, you are living as a bachelor again; you are raising the deuce----” “I am giving my whole attention to settling up my business, and----” “Oh, yes! playing the saint!
rakeverbUS /reɪk/
move through with or as if with a rake
From this reading I know you, you rake! faith! between ourselves, I will tell you that I too have made a little acquaintance.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading You are very lucky now, you are living as a bachelor again; you are raising the deuce----” “I am giving my whole attention to settling up my business, and----” “Oh, yes! playing the saint!
saintsnounUS /seɪnts/
plural of “saint” — a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading Look you, we men are not saints, and although one is married, one may have weaknesses, moments of forgetfulness; indeed, that is quite legitimate for us.
settlingnounUS /ˈsetəlɪŋ/
a gradual sinking to a lower level
From this reading You are very lucky now, you are living as a bachelor again; you are raising the deuce----” “I am giving my whole attention to settling up my business, and----” “Oh, yes! playing the saint!
express in words
From this reading I know you, you rake! faith! between ourselves, I will tell you that I too have made a little acquaintance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I know you, you rake! faith! between ourselves, I will tell you that I too have made a little acquaintance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You are very lucky now, you are living as a bachelor again; you are raising the deuce----” “I am giving my whole attention to settling up my business, and----” “Oh, yes! playing the saint!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Bélan, I am obliged to leave you.”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I know you, you rake! faith! between ourselves, I will tell you that I too have made a little acquaintance.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading You are very lucky now, you are living as a bachelor again; you are raising the deuce----” “I am giving my whole attention to settling up my business, and----” “Oh, yes! playing the saint!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Look you, we men are not saints, and although one is married, one may have weaknesses, moments of forgetfulness; indeed, that is quite legitimate for us.
precisely as stated
From this reading You are very lucky now, you are living as a bachelor again; you are raising the deuce----” “I am giving my whole attention to settling up my business, and----” “Oh, yes! playing the saint!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Look you, we men are not saints, and although one is married, one may have weaknesses, moments of forgetfulness; indeed, that is quite legitimate for us.
weaknessesnounUS /ˈwiːknəsəz/
plural of “weakness” — a flaw or weak point
From this reading Look you, we men are not saints, and although one is married, one may have weaknesses, moments of forgetfulness; indeed, that is quite legitimate for us.
what's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Pshaw! what’s your hurry?
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading You are very lucky now, you are living as a bachelor again; you are raising the deuce----” “I am giving my whole attention to settling up my business, and----” “Oh, yes! playing the saint!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I know you, you rake! faith! between ourselves, I will tell you that I too have made a little acquaintance.
an affirmative
From this reading You are very lucky now, you are living as a bachelor again; you are raising the deuce----” “I am giving my whole attention to settling up my business, and----” “Oh, yes! playing the saint!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Bélan, I am obliged to leave you.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Pshaw! what’s your hurry?
