aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Now, then," turning to her cousin again, "what's it all about?"
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading "Don't quit on my account."
anew
From this reading "Now, then," turning to her cousin again, "what's it all about?"
(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 "Now, then," turning to her cousin again, "what's it all about?"
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading AN UNUSUAL SORT OF BEGGAR "I GUESS it's not any different 'business' from what I have told you, coming along in the car, Miss Smith," said the young American simply.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading AN UNUSUAL SORT OF BEGGAR "I GUESS it's not any different 'business' from what I have told you, coming along in the car, Miss Smith," said the young American simply.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNUSUAL SORT OF BEGGAR "I GUESS it's not any different 'business' from what I have told you, coming along in the car, Miss Smith," said the young American simply.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You stop on and hear the end of this, so that me and you can talk it over like, later.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading "No, nor on mine neither," said Miss Million, turning quite anxiously to me.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading AN UNUSUAL SORT OF BEGGAR "I GUESS it's not any different 'business' from what I have told you, coming along in the car, Miss Smith," said the young American simply.
BEGGARnounUS /ˈbeɡər/
a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading AN UNUSUAL SORT OF BEGGAR "I GUESS it's not any different 'business' from what I have told you, coming along in the car, Miss Smith," said the young American simply.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading AN UNUSUAL SORT OF BEGGAR "I GUESS it's not any different 'business' from what I have told you, coming along in the car, Miss Smith," said the young American simply.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You stop on and hear the end of this, so that me and you can talk it over like, later.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading AN UNUSUAL SORT OF BEGGAR "I GUESS it's not any different 'business' from what I have told you, coming along in the car, Miss Smith," said the young American simply.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading AN UNUSUAL SORT OF BEGGAR "I GUESS it's not any different 'business' from what I have told you, coming along in the car, Miss Smith," said the young American simply.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading "Now, then," turning to her cousin again, "what's it all about?"
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading AN UNUSUAL SORT OF BEGGAR "I GUESS it's not any different 'business' from what I have told you, coming along in the car, Miss Smith," said the young American simply.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't quit on my account."
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "You stop on and hear the end of this, so that me and you can talk it over like, later.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading AN UNUSUAL SORT OF BEGGAR "I GUESS it's not any different 'business' from what I have told you, coming along in the car, Miss Smith," said the young American simply.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading AN UNUSUAL SORT OF BEGGAR "I GUESS it's not any different 'business' from what I have told you, coming along in the car, Miss Smith," said the young American simply.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading AN UNUSUAL SORT OF BEGGAR "I GUESS it's not any different 'business' from what I have told you, coming along in the car, Miss Smith," said the young American simply.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "You stop on and hear the end of this, so that me and you can talk it over like, later.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Now, then," turning to her cousin again, "what's it all about?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AN UNUSUAL SORT OF BEGGAR "I GUESS it's not any different 'business' from what I have told you, coming along in the car, Miss Smith," said the young American simply.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN UNUSUAL SORT OF BEGGAR "I GUESS it's not any different 'business' from what I have told you, coming along in the car, Miss Smith," said the young American simply.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You stop on and hear the end of this, so that me and you can talk it over like, later.
it's
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From this reading AN UNUSUAL SORT OF BEGGAR "I GUESS it's not any different 'business' from what I have told you, coming along in the car, Miss Smith," said the young American simply.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "You stop on and hear the end of this, so that me and you can talk it over like, later.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "You stop on and hear the end of this, so that me and you can talk it over like, later.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No, nor on mine neither," said Miss Million, turning quite anxiously to me.
MillionnounUS /ˈmɪljən/
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading "No, nor on mine neither," said Miss Million, turning quite anxiously to me.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "No, nor on mine neither," said Miss Million, turning quite anxiously to me.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading AN UNUSUAL SORT OF BEGGAR "I GUESS it's not any different 'business' from what I have told you, coming along in the car, Miss Smith," said the young American simply.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Don't quit on my account."
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "No, nor on mine neither," said Miss Million, turning quite anxiously to me.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, nor on mine neither," said Miss Million, turning quite anxiously to me.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "No, nor on mine neither," said Miss Million, turning quite anxiously to me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading AN UNUSUAL SORT OF BEGGAR "I GUESS it's not any different 'business' from what I have told you, coming along in the car, Miss Smith," said the young American simply.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, then," turning to her cousin again, "what's it all about?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN UNUSUAL SORT OF BEGGAR "I GUESS it's not any different 'business' from what I have told you, coming along in the car, Miss Smith," said the young American simply.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Don't quit on my account."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "You stop on and hear the end of this, so that me and you can talk it over like, later.
quitverbUS /kwɪt/
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading "Don't quit on my account."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "No, nor on mine neither," said Miss Million, turning quite anxiously to me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading AN UNUSUAL SORT OF BEGGAR "I GUESS it's not any different 'business' from what I have told you, coming along in the car, Miss Smith," said the young American simply.
and nothing more
From this reading AN UNUSUAL SORT OF BEGGAR "I GUESS it's not any different 'business' from what I have told you, coming along in the car, Miss Smith," said the young American simply.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading AN UNUSUAL SORT OF BEGGAR "I GUESS it's not any different 'business' from what I have told you, coming along in the car, Miss Smith," said the young American simply.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You stop on and hear the end of this, so that me and you can talk it over like, later.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading AN UNUSUAL SORT OF BEGGAR "I GUESS it's not any different 'business' from what I have told you, coming along in the car, Miss Smith," said the young American simply.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "You stop on and hear the end of this, so that me and you can talk it over like, later.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "You stop on and hear the end of this, so that me and you can talk it over like, later.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You stop on and hear the end of this, so that me and you can talk it over like, later.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN UNUSUAL SORT OF BEGGAR "I GUESS it's not any different 'business' from what I have told you, coming along in the car, Miss Smith," said the young American simply.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Now, then," turning to her cousin again, "what's it all about?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You stop on and hear the end of this, so that me and you can talk it over like, later.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No, nor on mine neither," said Miss Million, turning quite anxiously to me.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading AN UNUSUAL SORT OF BEGGAR "I GUESS it's not any different 'business' from what I have told you, coming along in the car, Miss Smith," said the young American simply.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "No, nor on mine neither," said Miss Million, turning quite anxiously to me.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading AN UNUSUAL SORT OF BEGGAR "I GUESS it's not any different 'business' from what I have told you, coming along in the car, Miss Smith," said the young American simply.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading AN UNUSUAL SORT OF BEGGAR "I GUESS it's not any different 'business' from what I have told you, coming along in the car, Miss Smith," said the young American simply.
what's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, then," turning to her cousin again, "what's it all about?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AN UNUSUAL SORT OF BEGGAR "I GUESS it's not any different 'business' from what I have told you, coming along in the car, Miss Smith," said the young American simply.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading AN UNUSUAL SORT OF BEGGAR "I GUESS it's not any different 'business' from what I have told you, coming along in the car, Miss Smith," said the young American simply.
