used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Morgan, I know you're making a film about the realities of the adoption process.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Morgan, I know you're making a film about the realities of the adoption process.
addingverbUS /ˈædɪŋ/
-ing form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading She must have seen something needful in my eyes, because she continued on, adding detail, letting the well-known facts convey the bad news.
adoptionnounUS /əˈdɑːpʃən/
the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
From this reading "Morgan, I know you're making a film about the realities of the adoption process.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "As you're well aware, finding a young, healthy, American baby nowadays is all but impossible.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading "As you're well aware, finding a young, healthy, American baby nowadays is all but impossible.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As you're well aware, finding a young, healthy, American baby nowadays is all but impossible.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the very least it can take years."
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading "As you're well aware, finding a young, healthy, American baby nowadays is all but impossible.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading "As you're well aware, finding a young, healthy, American baby nowadays is all but impossible.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading She must have seen something needful in my eyes, because she continued on, adding detail, letting the well-known facts convey the bad news.
for the reason that
From this reading She must have seen something needful in my eyes, because she continued on, adding detail, letting the well-known facts convey the bad news.
the two together, not just one
From this reading We both realize it's not easy."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "As you're well aware, finding a young, healthy, American baby nowadays is all but impossible.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading At the very least it can take years."
without stop or interruption
From this reading She must have seen something needful in my eyes, because she continued on, adding detail, letting the well-known facts convey the bad news.
conveyverbUS /kənˈveɪ/
(of information) make known; pass on
From this reading She must have seen something needful in my eyes, because she continued on, adding detail, letting the well-known facts convey the bad news.
detailnounUS /dɪˈteɪl/
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading She must have seen something needful in my eyes, because she continued on, adding detail, letting the well-known facts convey the bad news.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading We both realize it's not easy."
opinion or judgment
From this reading She must have seen something needful in my eyes, because she continued on, adding detail, letting the well-known facts convey the bad news.
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading She must have seen something needful in my eyes, because she continued on, adding detail, letting the well-known facts convey the bad news.
filmnounUS /fɪlm/
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading "Morgan, I know you're making a film about the realities of the adoption process.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading "As you're well aware, finding a young, healthy, American baby nowadays is all but impossible.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She must have seen something needful in my eyes, because she continued on, adding detail, letting the well-known facts convey the bad news.
healthyadjectiveUS /ˈhelθi/
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
From this reading "As you're well aware, finding a young, healthy, American baby nowadays is all but impossible.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Morgan, I know you're making a film about the realities of the adoption process.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading "As you're well aware, finding a young, healthy, American baby nowadays is all but impossible.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She must have seen something needful in my eyes, because she continued on, adding detail, letting the well-known facts convey the bad news.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "As you're well aware, finding a young, healthy, American baby nowadays is all but impossible.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At the very least it can take years."
it's
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From this reading We both realize it's not easy."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Morgan, I know you're making a film about the realities of the adoption process.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At the very least it can take years."
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading She must have seen something needful in my eyes, because she continued on, adding detail, letting the well-known facts convey the bad news.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading "Morgan, I know you're making a film about the realities of the adoption process.
MorgannounUS /ˈmɔːrɡən/
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading "Morgan, I know you're making a film about the realities of the adoption process.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must have seen something needful in my eyes, because she continued on, adding detail, letting the well-known facts convey the bad news.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She must have seen something needful in my eyes, because she continued on, adding detail, letting the well-known facts convey the bad news.
needfuladjectiveUS /ˈniːdfəl/
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading She must have seen something needful in my eyes, because she continued on, adding detail, letting the well-known facts convey the bad news.
information about recent and important events
From this reading She must have seen something needful in my eyes, because she continued on, adding detail, letting the well-known facts convey the bad news.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We both realize it's not easy."
nowadaysnounUS /ˈnaʊədeɪz/
the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading "As you're well aware, finding a young, healthy, American baby nowadays is all but impossible.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Morgan, I know you're making a film about the realities of the adoption process.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She must have seen something needful in my eyes, because she continued on, adding detail, letting the well-known facts convey the bad news.
processverbUS /ˈprɑːses/
subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
From this reading "Morgan, I know you're making a film about the realities of the adoption process.
realitiesnounUS /ˌriːˈælətiːz/
plural of “reality” — all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading "Morgan, I know you're making a film about the realities of the adoption process.
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading We both realize it's not easy."
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She must have seen something needful in my eyes, because she continued on, adding detail, letting the well-known facts convey the bad news.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She must have seen something needful in my eyes, because she continued on, adding detail, letting the well-known facts convey the bad news.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She must have seen something needful in my eyes, because she continued on, adding detail, letting the well-known facts convey the bad news.
carry out
From this reading At the very least it can take years."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Morgan, I know you're making a film about the realities of the adoption process.
precisely as stated
From this reading At the very least it can take years."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We both realize it's not easy."
(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 "As you're well aware, finding a young, healthy, American baby nowadays is all but impossible.
well-knownadjectiveUS /ˈwelˈnoʊn/
widely or fully known
From this reading She must have seen something needful in my eyes, because she continued on, adding detail, letting the well-known facts convey the bad news.
a late time of life
From this reading At the very least it can take years."
you're
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From this reading "Morgan, I know you're making a film about the realities of the adoption process.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "As you're well aware, finding a young, healthy, American baby nowadays is all but impossible.
