used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "But, Madge," pleaded Dick Fenway, rather anxiously, "Lola is--a little nervous!"
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading I am quite prepared to admit that she is younger than I am, and better looking, although I still think that she might get along without telling me of it herself.
(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 ON THE ROAD "Dick," said Mrs. Harlan, with extreme politeness, "I am perfectly willing that Lola should have all the best of it.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I am quite prepared to admit that she is younger than I am, and better looking, although I still think that she might get along without telling me of it herself.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I am quite prepared to admit that she is younger than I am, and better looking, although I still think that she might get along without telling me of it herself.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading ON THE ROAD "Dick," said Mrs. Harlan, with extreme politeness, "I am perfectly willing that Lola should have all the best of it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am quite prepared to admit that she is younger than I am, and better looking, although I still think that she might get along without telling me of it herself.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading "But, Madge," pleaded Dick Fenway, rather anxiously, "Lola is--a little nervous!"
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It's none of my business how much money you give her, nor how much she may bully you in private, but, my dear boy, I am just naturally damned if I'll put up with her tantrums any longer."
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading ON THE ROAD "Dick," said Mrs. Harlan, with extreme politeness, "I am perfectly willing that Lola should have all the best of it.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading I am quite prepared to admit that she is younger than I am, and better looking, although I still think that she might get along without telling me of it herself.
a youthful male person
From this reading It's none of my business how much money you give her, nor how much she may bully you in private, but, my dear boy, I am just naturally damned if I'll put up with her tantrums any longer."
bullynounUS /ˈbʊli/
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading It's none of my business how much money you give her, nor how much she may bully you in private, but, my dear boy, I am just naturally damned if I'll put up with her tantrums any longer."
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading It's none of my business how much money you give her, nor how much she may bully you in private, but, my dear boy, I am just naturally damned if I'll put up with her tantrums any longer."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It's none of my business how much money you give her, nor how much she may bully you in private, but, my dear boy, I am just naturally damned if I'll put up with her tantrums any longer."
damnedadjectiveUS /dæmd/
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading It's none of my business how much money you give her, nor how much she may bully you in private, but, my dear boy, I am just naturally damned if I'll put up with her tantrums any longer."
dearly loved
From this reading It's none of my business how much money you give her, nor how much she may bully you in private, but, my dear boy, I am just naturally damned if I'll put up with her tantrums any longer."
someone who is a detective
From this reading ON THE ROAD "Dick," said Mrs. Harlan, with extreme politeness, "I am perfectly willing that Lola should have all the best of it.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading ON THE ROAD "Dick," said Mrs. Harlan, with extreme politeness, "I am perfectly willing that Lola should have all the best of it.
Fenway
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From this reading "But, Madge," pleaded Dick Fenway, rather anxiously, "Lola is--a little nervous!"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I am quite prepared to admit that she is younger than I am, and better looking, although I still think that she might get along without telling me of it herself.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading It's none of my business how much money you give her, nor how much she may bully you in private, but, my dear boy, I am just naturally damned if I'll put up with her tantrums any longer."
Harlan
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From this reading ON THE ROAD "Dick," said Mrs. Harlan, with extreme politeness, "I am perfectly willing that Lola should have all the best of it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ON THE ROAD "Dick," said Mrs. Harlan, with extreme politeness, "I am perfectly willing that Lola should have all the best of it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It's none of my business how much money you give her, nor how much she may bully you in private, but, my dear boy, I am just naturally damned if I'll put up with her tantrums any longer."
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading I am quite prepared to admit that she is younger than I am, and better looking, although I still think that she might get along without telling me of it herself.
how
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From this reading It's none of my business how much money you give her, nor how much she may bully you in private, but, my dear boy, I am just naturally damned if I'll put up with her tantrums any longer."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ON THE ROAD "Dick," said Mrs. Harlan, with extreme politeness, "I am perfectly willing that Lola should have all the best of it.
I'll
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From this reading It's none of my business how much money you give her, nor how much she may bully you in private, but, my dear boy, I am just naturally damned if I'll put up with her tantrums any longer."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It's none of my business how much money you give her, nor how much she may bully you in private, but, my dear boy, I am just naturally damned if I'll put up with her tantrums any longer."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It's none of my business how much money you give her, nor how much she may bully you in private, but, my dear boy, I am just naturally damned if I'll put up with her tantrums any longer."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am quite prepared to admit that she is younger than I am, and better looking, although I still think that she might get along without telling me of it herself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ON THE ROAD "Dick," said Mrs. Harlan, with extreme politeness, "I am perfectly willing that Lola should have all the best of it.
It's
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From this reading It's none of my business how much money you give her, nor how much she may bully you in private, but, my dear boy, I am just naturally damned if I'll put up with her tantrums any longer."
and nothing more
From this reading It's none of my business how much money you give her, nor how much she may bully you in private, but, my dear boy, I am just naturally damned if I'll put up with her tantrums any longer."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "But, Madge," pleaded Dick Fenway, rather anxiously, "Lola is--a little nervous!"
Lola
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From this reading ON THE ROAD "Dick," said Mrs. Harlan, with extreme politeness, "I am perfectly willing that Lola should have all the best of it.
for more time
From this reading It's none of my business how much money you give her, nor how much she may bully you in private, but, my dear boy, I am just naturally damned if I'll put up with her tantrums any longer."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading I am quite prepared to admit that she is younger than I am, and better looking, although I still think that she might get along without telling me of it herself.
Madge
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From this reading "But, Madge," pleaded Dick Fenway, rather anxiously, "Lola is--a little nervous!"
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It's none of my business how much money you give her, nor how much she may bully you in private, but, my dear boy, I am just naturally damned if I'll put up with her tantrums any longer."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am quite prepared to admit that she is younger than I am, and better looking, although I still think that she might get along without telling me of it herself.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I am quite prepared to admit that she is younger than I am, and better looking, although I still think that she might get along without telling me of it herself.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading It's none of my business how much money you give her, nor how much she may bully you in private, but, my dear boy, I am just naturally damned if I'll put up with her tantrums any longer."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading ON THE ROAD "Dick," said Mrs. Harlan, with extreme politeness, "I am perfectly willing that Lola should have all the best of it.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It's none of my business how much money you give her, nor how much she may bully you in private, but, my dear boy, I am just naturally damned if I'll put up with her tantrums any longer."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It's none of my business how much money you give her, nor how much she may bully you in private, but, my dear boy, I am just naturally damned if I'll put up with her tantrums any longer."
as might be expected
From this reading It's none of my business how much money you give her, nor how much she may bully you in private, but, my dear boy, I am just naturally damned if I'll put up with her tantrums any longer."
easily agitated
From this reading "But, Madge," pleaded Dick Fenway, rather anxiously, "Lola is--a little nervous!"
not one, and not any
From this reading It's none of my business how much money you give her, nor how much she may bully you in private, but, my dear boy, I am just naturally damned if I'll put up with her tantrums any longer."
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading It's none of my business how much money you give her, nor how much she may bully you in private, but, my dear boy, I am just naturally damned if I'll put up with her tantrums any longer."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE ROAD "Dick," said Mrs. Harlan, with extreme politeness, "I am perfectly willing that Lola should have all the best of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE ROAD "Dick," said Mrs. Harlan, with extreme politeness, "I am perfectly willing that Lola should have all the best of it.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading ON THE ROAD "Dick," said Mrs. Harlan, with extreme politeness, "I am perfectly willing that Lola should have all the best of it.
pleadedverbUS /ˈpliːdɪd/
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading "But, Madge," pleaded Dick Fenway, rather anxiously, "Lola is--a little nervous!"
politenessnounUS /pəˈlaɪtnəs/
a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
From this reading ON THE ROAD "Dick," said Mrs. Harlan, with extreme politeness, "I am perfectly willing that Lola should have all the best of it.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading I am quite prepared to admit that she is younger than I am, and better looking, although I still think that she might get along without telling me of it herself.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading It's none of my business how much money you give her, nor how much she may bully you in private, but, my dear boy, I am just naturally damned if I'll put up with her tantrums any longer."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It's none of my business how much money you give her, nor how much she may bully you in private, but, my dear boy, I am just naturally damned if I'll put up with her tantrums any longer."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I am quite prepared to admit that she is younger than I am, and better looking, although I still think that she might get along without telling me of it herself.
on the contrary
From this reading "But, Madge," pleaded Dick Fenway, rather anxiously, "Lola is--a little nervous!"
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading ON THE ROAD "Dick," said Mrs. Harlan, with extreme politeness, "I am perfectly willing that Lola should have all the best of it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ON THE ROAD "Dick," said Mrs. Harlan, with extreme politeness, "I am perfectly willing that Lola should have all the best of it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I am quite prepared to admit that she is younger than I am, and better looking, although I still think that she might get along without telling me of it herself.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading ON THE ROAD "Dick," said Mrs. Harlan, with extreme politeness, "I am perfectly willing that Lola should have all the best of it.
not in physical motion
From this reading I am quite prepared to admit that she is younger than I am, and better looking, although I still think that she might get along without telling me of it herself.
tantrumsnounUS /ˈtæntrəmz/
plural of “tantrum” — a display of bad temper
From this reading It's none of my business how much money you give her, nor how much she may bully you in private, but, my dear boy, I am just naturally damned if I'll put up with her tantrums any longer."
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading I am quite prepared to admit that she is younger than I am, and better looking, although I still think that she might get along without telling me of it herself.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I am quite prepared to admit that she is younger than I am, and better looking, although I still think that she might get along without telling me of it herself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ON THE ROAD "Dick," said Mrs. Harlan, with extreme politeness, "I am perfectly willing that Lola should have all the best of it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE ROAD "Dick," said Mrs. Harlan, with extreme politeness, "I am perfectly willing that Lola should have all the best of it.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I am quite prepared to admit that she is younger than I am, and better looking, although I still think that she might get along without telling me of it herself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am used to that.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It's none of my business how much money you give her, nor how much she may bully you in private, but, my dear boy, I am just naturally damned if I'll put up with her tantrums any longer."
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading I am used to that.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading ON THE ROAD "Dick," said Mrs. Harlan, with extreme politeness, "I am perfectly willing that Lola should have all the best of it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ON THE ROAD "Dick," said Mrs. Harlan, with extreme politeness, "I am perfectly willing that Lola should have all the best of it.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I am quite prepared to admit that she is younger than I am, and better looking, although I still think that she might get along without telling me of it herself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It's none of my business how much money you give her, nor how much she may bully you in private, but, my dear boy, I am just naturally damned if I'll put up with her tantrums any longer."
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading I am quite prepared to admit that she is younger than I am, and better looking, although I still think that she might get along without telling me of it herself.
