used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If you do this you won't have a great deal of time to write long letters, and we won't have a great deal of time to read them, for we will be very, very busy here making and shipping the goods.
speak to
From this reading So just send us your address every day and your orders.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We aren't specially interested in orders that the other fellow gets, or in knowing how it happened after it has happened.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If you do this you won't have a great deal of time to write long letters, and we won't have a great deal of time to read them, for we will be very, very busy here making and shipping the goods.
aren't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We aren't specially interested in orders that the other fellow gets, or in knowing how it happened after it has happened.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If you do this you won't have a great deal of time to write long letters, and we won't have a great deal of time to read them, for we will be very, very busy here making and shipping the goods.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Third--Big Orders.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading If you do this you won't have a great deal of time to write long letters, and we won't have a great deal of time to read them, for we will be very, very busy here making and shipping the goods.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading So just send us your address every day and your orders.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading If you do this you won't have a great deal of time to write long letters, and we won't have a great deal of time to read them, for we will be very, very busy here making and shipping the goods.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If you do this you won't have a great deal of time to write long letters, and we won't have a great deal of time to read them, for we will be very, very busy here making and shipping the goods.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading So just send us your address every day and your orders.
a boy or man
From this reading We aren't specially interested in orders that the other fellow gets, or in knowing how it happened after it has happened.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If you do this you won't have a great deal of time to write long letters, and we won't have a great deal of time to read them, for we will be very, very busy here making and shipping the goods.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading We aren't specially interested in orders that the other fellow gets, or in knowing how it happened after it has happened.
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading If you do this you won't have a great deal of time to write long letters, and we won't have a great deal of time to read them, for we will be very, very busy here making and shipping the goods.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading If you do this you won't have a great deal of time to write long letters, and we won't have a great deal of time to read them, for we will be very, very busy here making and shipping the goods.
come to pass
From this reading If you like life on the road you simply won't let it happen.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading We aren't specially interested in orders that the other fellow gets, or in knowing how it happened after it has happened.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We aren't specially interested in orders that the other fellow gets, or in knowing how it happened after it has happened.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If you do this you won't have a great deal of time to write long letters, and we won't have a great deal of time to read them, for we will be very, very busy here making and shipping the goods.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading If you do this you won't have a great deal of time to write long letters, and we won't have a great deal of time to read them, for we will be very, very busy here making and shipping the goods.
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We aren't specially interested in orders that the other fellow gets, or in knowing how it happened after it has happened.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you do this you won't have a great deal of time to write long letters, and we won't have a great deal of time to read them, for we will be very, very busy here making and shipping the goods.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We aren't specially interested in orders that the other fellow gets, or in knowing how it happened after it has happened.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading We aren't specially interested in orders that the other fellow gets, or in knowing how it happened after it has happened.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We aren't specially interested in orders that the other fellow gets, or in knowing how it happened after it has happened.
and nothing more
From this reading So just send us your address every day and your orders.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading We aren't specially interested in orders that the other fellow gets, or in knowing how it happened after it has happened.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading If you like life on the road you simply won't let it happen.
the literary culture
From this reading If you do this you won't have a great deal of time to write long letters, and we won't have a great deal of time to read them, for we will be very, very busy here making and shipping the goods.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading If you like life on the road you simply won't let it happen.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading If you like life on the road you simply won't let it happen.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading If you do this you won't have a great deal of time to write long letters, and we won't have a great deal of time to read them, for we will be very, very busy here making and shipping the goods.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading If you do this you won't have a great deal of time to write long letters, and we won't have a great deal of time to read them, for we will be very, very busy here making and shipping the goods.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If you do this you won't have a great deal of time to write long letters, and we won't have a great deal of time to read them, for we will be very, very busy here making and shipping the goods.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If you like life on the road you simply won't let it happen.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We aren't specially interested in orders that the other fellow gets, or in knowing how it happened after it has happened.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Third--Big Orders.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading We aren't specially interested in orders that the other fellow gets, or in knowing how it happened after it has happened.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading If you do this you won't have a great deal of time to write long letters, and we won't have a great deal of time to read them, for we will be very, very busy here making and shipping the goods.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading If you like life on the road you simply won't let it happen.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading So just send us your address every day and your orders.
shippingnounUS /ˈʃɪpɪŋ/
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
From this reading If you do this you won't have a great deal of time to write long letters, and we won't have a great deal of time to read them, for we will be very, very busy here making and shipping the goods.
and nothing more
From this reading If you like life on the road you simply won't let it happen.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So just send us your address every day and your orders.
speciallyadverbUS /ˈspeʃəli/
in a special manner
From this reading We aren't specially interested in orders that the other fellow gets, or in knowing how it happened after it has happened.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We aren't specially interested in orders that the other fellow gets, or in knowing how it happened after it has happened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If you do this you won't have a great deal of time to write long letters, and we won't have a great deal of time to read them, for we will be very, very busy here making and shipping the goods.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If you do this you won't have a great deal of time to write long letters, and we won't have a great deal of time to read them, for we will be very, very busy here making and shipping the goods.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading Third--Big Orders.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If you do this you won't have a great deal of time to write long letters, and we won't have a great deal of time to read them, for we will be very, very busy here making and shipping the goods.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading If you do this you won't have a great deal of time to write long letters, and we won't have a great deal of time to read them, for we will be very, very busy here making and shipping the goods.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If you do this you won't have a great deal of time to write long letters, and we won't have a great deal of time to read them, for we will be very, very busy here making and shipping the goods.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So just send us your address every day and your orders.
precisely as stated
From this reading If you do this you won't have a great deal of time to write long letters, and we won't have a great deal of time to read them, for we will be very, very busy here making and shipping the goods.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If you do this you won't have a great deal of time to write long letters, and we won't have a great deal of time to read them, for we will be very, very busy here making and shipping the goods.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If you do this you won't have a great deal of time to write long letters, and we won't have a great deal of time to read them, for we will be very, very busy here making and shipping the goods.
won't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you do this you won't have a great deal of time to write long letters, and we won't have a great deal of time to read them, for we will be very, very busy here making and shipping the goods.
produce a literary work
From this reading If you do this you won't have a great deal of time to write long letters, and we won't have a great deal of time to read them, for we will be very, very busy here making and shipping the goods.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you do this you won't have a great deal of time to write long letters, and we won't have a great deal of time to read them, for we will be very, very busy here making and shipping the goods.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So just send us your address every day and your orders.
