used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Well, Ian, it's a young man's planet, and we can expect a big crowd in town for the trial...."
(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 "All the same kind of strangers--husky-looking young men, twenty to thirty, going around in pairs and small groups.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "All the same kind of strangers--husky-looking young men, twenty to thirty, going around in pairs and small groups.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are too many strangers in town," Ian Ferguson said.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "All the same kind of strangers--husky-looking young men, twenty to thirty, going around in pairs and small groups.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I've been noticing it since day before last, and there seem to be more of them every time I look around."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I've been noticing it since day before last, and there seem to be more of them every time I look around."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I've been noticing it since day before last, and there seem to be more of them every time I look around."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading He didn't really believe that.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Well, Ian, it's a young man's planet, and we can expect a big crowd in town for the trial...."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Well, Ian, it's a young man's planet, and we can expect a big crowd in town for the trial...."
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading "Well, Ian, it's a young man's planet, and we can expect a big crowd in town for the trial...."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I've been noticing it since day before last, and there seem to be more of them every time I look around."
didn't
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From this reading He didn't really believe that.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I've been noticing it since day before last, and there seem to be more of them every time I look around."
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "Well, Ian, it's a young man's planet, and we can expect a big crowd in town for the trial...."
Ferguson
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From this reading "There are too many strangers in town," Ian Ferguson said.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Well, Ian, it's a young man's planet, and we can expect a big crowd in town for the trial...."
the act of departing
From this reading "All the same kind of strangers--husky-looking young men, twenty to thirty, going around in pairs and small groups.
groupsnounUS /ɡruːps/
plural of “group” — any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading "All the same kind of strangers--husky-looking young men, twenty to thirty, going around in pairs and small groups.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He didn't really believe that.
husky-looking
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From this reading "All the same kind of strangers--husky-looking young men, twenty to thirty, going around in pairs and small groups.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I've been noticing it since day before last, and there seem to be more of them every time I look around."
I've
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From this reading I've been noticing it since day before last, and there seem to be more of them every time I look around."
Ian
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From this reading "There are too many strangers in town," Ian Ferguson said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There are too many strangers in town," Ian Ferguson said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I've been noticing it since day before last, and there seem to be more of them every time I look around."
it's
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From this reading "Well, Ian, it's a young man's planet, and we can expect a big crowd in town for the trial...."
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "All the same kind of strangers--husky-looking young men, twenty to thirty, going around in pairs and small groups.
immediately past
From this reading I've been noticing it since day before last, and there seem to be more of them every time I look around."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I've been noticing it since day before last, and there seem to be more of them every time I look around."
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Well, Ian, it's a young man's planet, and we can expect a big crowd in town for the trial...."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "There are too many strangers in town," Ian Ferguson said.
the force of workers available
From this reading "All the same kind of strangers--husky-looking young men, twenty to thirty, going around in pairs and small groups.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I've been noticing it since day before last, and there seem to be more of them every time I look around."
noticingverbUS /ˈnoʊtɪsɪŋ/
-ing form of “notice” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading I've been noticing it since day before last, and there seem to be more of them every time I look around."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "All the same kind of strangers--husky-looking young men, twenty to thirty, going around in pairs and small groups.
pairsnounUS /perz/
plural of “pair” — a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading "All the same kind of strangers--husky-looking young men, twenty to thirty, going around in pairs and small groups.
planetnounUS /ˈplænət/
(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading "Well, Ian, it's a young man's planet, and we can expect a big crowd in town for the trial...."
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading He didn't really believe that.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There are too many strangers in town," Ian Ferguson said.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "All the same kind of strangers--husky-looking young men, twenty to thirty, going around in pairs and small groups.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I've been noticing it since day before last, and there seem to be more of them every time I look around."
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I've been noticing it since day before last, and there seem to be more of them every time I look around."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "All the same kind of strangers--husky-looking young men, twenty to thirty, going around in pairs and small groups.
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading "There are too many strangers in town," Ian Ferguson said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He didn't really believe that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "All the same kind of strangers--husky-looking young men, twenty to thirty, going around in pairs and small groups.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I've been noticing it since day before last, and there seem to be more of them every time I look around."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There are too many strangers in town," Ian Ferguson said.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading "All the same kind of strangers--husky-looking young men, twenty to thirty, going around in pairs and small groups.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I've been noticing it since day before last, and there seem to be more of them every time I look around."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "All the same kind of strangers--husky-looking young men, twenty to thirty, going around in pairs and small groups.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "There are too many strangers in town," Ian Ferguson said.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading "There are too many strangers in town," Ian Ferguson said.
the act of testing something
From this reading "Well, Ian, it's a young man's planet, and we can expect a big crowd in town for the trial...."
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading "All the same kind of strangers--husky-looking young men, twenty to thirty, going around in pairs and small groups.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well, Ian, it's a young man's planet, and we can expect a big crowd in town for the trial...."
(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 "Well, Ian, it's a young man's planet, and we can expect a big crowd in town for the trial...."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "All the same kind of strangers--husky-looking young men, twenty to thirty, going around in pairs and small groups.
