used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Perhaps they won't want a man for their Governor who once tried to kill another man.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
at or in the front
From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
(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 “I don't know, I am sure, what the people of my State will think of all this.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I don't know, I am sure, what the people of my State will think of all this.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Perhaps they won't want a man for their Governor who once tried to kill another man.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He leaned upon the table then, as though very weary.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
don't
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From this reading “I don't know, I am sure, what the people of my State will think of all this.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Perhaps they won't want a man for their Governor who once tried to kill another man.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He looked from row to row of them, trying to think of some last word which would leave them with a sense of his sincerity.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
the head of a state government
From this reading Perhaps they won't want a man for their Governor who once tried to kill another man.
GovernorsnounUS /ˈɡʌvərnərz/
plural of “governor” — the head of a state government
From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He leaned upon the table then, as though very weary.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
how
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From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
ten 10s
From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don't know, I am sure, what the people of my State will think of all this.
I've
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From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Perhaps they won't want a man for their Governor who once tried to kill another man.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I don't know, I am sure, what the people of my State will think of all this.
immediately past
From this reading He looked from row to row of them, trying to think of some last word which would leave them with a sense of his sincerity.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading He leaned upon the table then, as though very weary.
go away from a place
From this reading He looked from row to row of them, trying to think of some last word which would leave them with a sense of his sincerity.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Perhaps they won't want a man for their Governor who once tried to kill another man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
men'snounUS /menz/
a public toilet for men
From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I don't know, I am sure, what the people of my State will think of all this.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I don't know, I am sure, what the people of my State will think of all this.
on one occasion
From this reading Perhaps they won't want a man for their Governor who once tried to kill another man.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
and nothing more
From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “I don't know, I am sure, what the people of my State will think of all this.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps they won't want a man for their Governor who once tried to kill another man.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading He looked from row to row of them, trying to think of some last word which would leave them with a sense of his sincerity.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading He looked from row to row of them, trying to think of some last word which would leave them with a sense of his sincerity.
sinceritynounUS /sɪnˈserəti/
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading He looked from row to row of them, trying to think of some last word which would leave them with a sense of his sincerity.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He looked from row to row of them, trying to think of some last word which would leave them with a sense of his sincerity.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “I don't know, I am sure, what the people of my State will think of all this.
successive (without a break)
From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “I don't know, I am sure, what the people of my State will think of all this.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading He leaned upon the table then, as though very weary.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He leaned upon the table then, as though very weary.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps they won't want a man for their Governor who once tried to kill another man.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He leaned upon the table then, as though very weary.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
there's
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From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps they won't want a man for their Governor who once tried to kill another man.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I don't know, I am sure, what the people of my State will think of all this.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I don't know, I am sure, what the people of my State will think of all this.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He leaned upon the table then, as though very weary.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps they won't want a man for their Governor who once tried to kill another man.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Perhaps they won't want a man for their Governor who once tried to kill another man.
hard to endure
From this reading He looked from row to row of them, trying to think of some last word which would leave them with a sense of his sincerity.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He leaned upon the table then, as though very weary.
precisely as stated
From this reading He leaned upon the table then, as though very weary.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Perhaps they won't want a man for their Governor who once tried to kill another man.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading He leaned upon the table then, as though very weary.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I don't know, I am sure, what the people of my State will think of all this.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
which person or people
From this reading Perhaps they won't want a man for their Governor who once tried to kill another man.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I don't know, I am sure, what the people of my State will think of all this.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
won't
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From this reading Perhaps they won't want a man for their Governor who once tried to kill another man.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading He looked from row to row of them, trying to think of some last word which would leave them with a sense of his sincerity.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He looked from row to row of them, trying to think of some last word which would leave them with a sense of his sincerity.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But,” he looked around at them with that smile of his which got straight to men's hearts, “there's only one of me, and there are three hundred of you, and how do I know but that in telling you of that stretch of bad road ahead I've made a dozen Governors this very afternoon!”
