used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "And I'd like to copy some of the poems, also, I never saw any one else have so much poetry in a book of cooking recipes."
in addition
From this reading "And I'd like to copy some of the poems, also, I never saw any one else have so much poetry in a book of cooking recipes."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading POETRY AND PIE.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "And I'd like to copy some of the poems, also, I never saw any one else have so much poetry in a book of cooking recipes."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Perhaps not," replied her Aunt, "but you know, Mary, I believe in combining pleasure with my work, and our lives are made up of poetry and prose, and some lives are so very prosy.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "Aunt Sarah," questioned Mary one day, "do you mind if I copy some of your recipes?"
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "Perhaps not," replied her Aunt, "but you know, Mary, I believe in combining pleasure with my work, and our lives are made up of poetry and prose, and some lives are so very prosy.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading "And I'd like to copy some of the poems, also, I never saw any one else have so much poetry in a book of cooking recipes."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Perhaps not," replied her Aunt, "but you know, Mary, I believe in combining pleasure with my work, and our lives are made up of poetry and prose, and some lives are so very prosy.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Certainly not, my dear," replied her Aunt.
combiningnounUS /kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ/
an occurrence that results in things being united
From this reading "Perhaps not," replied her Aunt, "but you know, Mary, I believe in combining pleasure with my work, and our lives are made up of poetry and prose, and some lives are so very prosy.
cookingnounUS /ˈkʊkɪŋ/
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading "And I'd like to copy some of the poems, also, I never saw any one else have so much poetry in a book of cooking recipes."
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading "Aunt Sarah," questioned Mary one day, "do you mind if I copy some of your recipes?"
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Aunt Sarah," questioned Mary one day, "do you mind if I copy some of your recipes?"
dearly loved
From this reading "Certainly not, my dear," replied her Aunt.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Aunt Sarah," questioned Mary one day, "do you mind if I copy some of your recipes?"
else
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From this reading "And I'd like to copy some of the poems, also, I never saw any one else have so much poetry in a book of cooking recipes."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And I'd like to copy some of the poems, also, I never saw any one else have so much poetry in a book of cooking recipes."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Certainly not, my dear," replied her Aunt.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Aunt Sarah," questioned Mary one day, "do you mind if I copy some of your recipes?"
I'd
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From this reading "And I'd like to copy some of the poems, also, I never saw any one else have so much poetry in a book of cooking recipes."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Aunt Sarah," questioned Mary one day, "do you mind if I copy some of your recipes?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And I'd like to copy some of the poems, also, I never saw any one else have so much poetry in a book of cooking recipes."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Perhaps not," replied her Aunt, "but you know, Mary, I believe in combining pleasure with my work, and our lives are made up of poetry and prose, and some lives are so very prosy.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "And I'd like to copy some of the poems, also, I never saw any one else have so much poetry in a book of cooking recipes."
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Perhaps not," replied her Aunt, "but you know, Mary, I believe in combining pleasure with my work, and our lives are made up of poetry and prose, and some lives are so very prosy.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Perhaps not," replied her Aunt, "but you know, Mary, I believe in combining pleasure with my work, and our lives are made up of poetry and prose, and some lives are so very prosy.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading "Aunt Sarah," questioned Mary one day, "do you mind if I copy some of your recipes?"
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Aunt Sarah," questioned Mary one day, "do you mind if I copy some of your recipes?"
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "And I'd like to copy some of the poems, also, I never saw any one else have so much poetry in a book of cooking recipes."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Certainly not, my dear," replied her Aunt.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "And I'd like to copy some of the poems, also, I never saw any one else have so much poetry in a book of cooking recipes."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Certainly not, my dear," replied her Aunt.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Aunt Sarah," questioned Mary one day, "do you mind if I copy some of your recipes?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Aunt Sarah," questioned Mary one day, "do you mind if I copy some of your recipes?"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Perhaps not," replied her Aunt, "but you know, Mary, I believe in combining pleasure with my work, and our lives are made up of poetry and prose, and some lives are so very prosy.
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps not," replied her Aunt, "but you know, Mary, I believe in combining pleasure with my work, and our lives are made up of poetry and prose, and some lives are so very prosy.
PIEnounUS /paɪ/
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading POETRY AND PIE.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading "Perhaps not," replied her Aunt, "but you know, Mary, I believe in combining pleasure with my work, and our lives are made up of poetry and prose, and some lives are so very prosy.
poemsnounUS /ˈpoʊəmz/
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading "And I'd like to copy some of the poems, also, I never saw any one else have so much poetry in a book of cooking recipes."
literature in metrical form
From this reading POETRY AND PIE.
prosenounUS /proʊz/
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
From this reading "Perhaps not," replied her Aunt, "but you know, Mary, I believe in combining pleasure with my work, and our lives are made up of poetry and prose, and some lives are so very prosy.
prosyadjective
lacking wit or imagination
From this reading "Perhaps not," replied her Aunt, "but you know, Mary, I believe in combining pleasure with my work, and our lives are made up of poetry and prose, and some lives are so very prosy.
questionedverbUS /ˈkwestʃənd/
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "Aunt Sarah," questioned Mary one day, "do you mind if I copy some of your recipes?"
recipesnounUS /ˈresəpiz/
plural of “recipe” — directions for making something
From this reading "Aunt Sarah," questioned Mary one day, "do you mind if I copy some of your recipes?"
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Certainly not, my dear," replied her Aunt.
SarahnounUS /ˈserə/
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading "Aunt Sarah," questioned Mary one day, "do you mind if I copy some of your recipes?"
cut with a saw
From this reading "And I'd like to copy some of the poems, also, I never saw any one else have so much poetry in a book of cooking recipes."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And I'd like to copy some of the poems, also, I never saw any one else have so much poetry in a book of cooking recipes."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Aunt Sarah," questioned Mary one day, "do you mind if I copy some of your recipes?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And I'd like to copy some of the poems, also, I never saw any one else have so much poetry in a book of cooking recipes."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And I'd like to copy some of the poems, also, I never saw any one else have so much poetry in a book of cooking recipes."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Perhaps not," replied her Aunt, "but you know, Mary, I believe in combining pleasure with my work, and our lives are made up of poetry and prose, and some lives are so very prosy.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Perhaps not," replied her Aunt, "but you know, Mary, I believe in combining pleasure with my work, and our lives are made up of poetry and prose, and some lives are so very prosy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Perhaps not," replied her Aunt, "but you know, Mary, I believe in combining pleasure with my work, and our lives are made up of poetry and prose, and some lives are so very prosy.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "Perhaps not," replied her Aunt, "but you know, Mary, I believe in combining pleasure with my work, and our lives are made up of poetry and prose, and some lives are so very prosy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Aunt Sarah," questioned Mary one day, "do you mind if I copy some of your recipes?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Aunt Sarah," questioned Mary one day, "do you mind if I copy some of your recipes?"
