used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Nance, do you fancy this has really been such a quiet, uneventful college year, or are we just so old and settled that we don’t know excitement when we see it?
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading It has been a very happy time, and I feel that I have got hold of myself somehow, and am able to make use of the hard studying I have done at college.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It has been a very happy time, and I feel that I have got hold of myself somehow, and am able to make use of the hard studying I have done at college.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Nance, do you fancy this has really been such a quiet, uneventful college year, or are we just so old and settled that we don’t know excitement when we see it?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Nance, do you fancy this has really been such a quiet, uneventful college year, or are we just so old and settled that we don’t know excitement when we see it?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It has been a very happy time, and I feel that I have got hold of myself somehow, and am able to make use of the hard studying I have done at college.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Nance, do you fancy this has really been such a quiet, uneventful college year, or are we just so old and settled that we don’t know excitement when we see it?
botherverbUS /ˈbɑːðər/
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading I know you will laugh when I tell you that one reason I have been so happy is that I have not had to bother myself over Math.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading No one can ever know how I did hate and despise that subject.”
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading “Nance, do you fancy this has really been such a quiet, uneventful college year, or are we just so old and settled that we don’t know excitement when we see it?
despiseverbUS /dɪˈspaɪz/
look down on with disdain
From this reading No one can ever know how I did hate and despise that subject.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading No one can ever know how I did hate and despise that subject.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Nance, do you fancy this has really been such a quiet, uneventful college year, or are we just so old and settled that we don’t know excitement when we see it?
don't
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From this reading “Nance, do you fancy this has really been such a quiet, uneventful college year, or are we just so old and settled that we don’t know excitement when we see it?
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading It has been a very happy time, and I feel that I have got hold of myself somehow, and am able to make use of the hard studying I have done at college.
at any time
From this reading No one can ever know how I did hate and despise that subject.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “Nance, do you fancy this has really been such a quiet, uneventful college year, or are we just so old and settled that we don’t know excitement when we see it?
something many people believe that is false
From this reading “Nance, do you fancy this has really been such a quiet, uneventful college year, or are we just so old and settled that we don’t know excitement when we see it?
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading It has been a very happy time, and I feel that I have got hold of myself somehow, and am able to make use of the hard studying I have done at college.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It has been a very happy time, and I feel that I have got hold of myself somehow, and am able to make use of the hard studying I have done at college.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I know you will laugh when I tell you that one reason I have been so happy is that I have not had to bother myself over Math.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading It has been a very happy time, and I feel that I have got hold of myself somehow, and am able to make use of the hard studying I have done at college.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It has been a very happy time, and I feel that I have got hold of myself somehow, and am able to make use of the hard studying I have done at college.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Nance, do you fancy this has really been such a quiet, uneventful college year, or are we just so old and settled that we don’t know excitement when we see it?
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading No one can ever know how I did hate and despise that subject.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It has been a very happy time, and I feel that I have got hold of myself somehow, and am able to make use of the hard studying I have done at college.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading It has been a very happy time, and I feel that I have got hold of myself somehow, and am able to make use of the hard studying I have done at college.
how
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From this reading No one can ever know how I did hate and despise that subject.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It has been a very happy time, and I feel that I have got hold of myself somehow, and am able to make use of the hard studying I have done at college.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I know you will laugh when I tell you that one reason I have been so happy is that I have not had to bother myself over Math.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Nance, do you fancy this has really been such a quiet, uneventful college year, or are we just so old and settled that we don’t know excitement when we see it?
and nothing more
From this reading “Nance, do you fancy this has really been such a quiet, uneventful college year, or are we just so old and settled that we don’t know excitement when we see it?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Nance, do you fancy this has really been such a quiet, uneventful college year, or are we just so old and settled that we don’t know excitement when we see it?
the sound of laughing
From this reading I know you will laugh when I tell you that one reason I have been so happy is that I have not had to bother myself over Math.
engage in
From this reading It has been a very happy time, and I feel that I have got hold of myself somehow, and am able to make use of the hard studying I have done at college.
MathnounUS /mæθ/
a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
From this reading I know you will laugh when I tell you that one reason I have been so happy is that I have not had to bother myself over Math.
MollynounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “You poor old Molly, I know it was hard on you.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It has been a very happy time, and I feel that I have got hold of myself somehow, and am able to make use of the hard studying I have done at college.
NancenounUS /næns/
offensive term for a homosexual man
From this reading “Nance, do you fancy this has really been such a quiet, uneventful college year, or are we just so old and settled that we don’t know excitement when we see it?
not any; not one
From this reading No one can ever know how I did hate and despise that subject.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I know you will laugh when I tell you that one reason I have been so happy is that I have not had to bother myself over Math.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It has been a very happy time, and I feel that I have got hold of myself somehow, and am able to make use of the hard studying I have done at college.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Nance, do you fancy this has really been such a quiet, uneventful college year, or are we just so old and settled that we don’t know excitement when we see it?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “You poor old Molly, I know it was hard on you.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I know you will laugh when I tell you that one reason I have been so happy is that I have not had to bother myself over Math.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Nance, do you fancy this has really been such a quiet, uneventful college year, or are we just so old and settled that we don’t know excitement when we see it?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I know you will laugh when I tell you that one reason I have been so happy is that I have not had to bother myself over Math.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “You poor old Molly, I know it was hard on you.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “Nance, do you fancy this has really been such a quiet, uneventful college year, or are we just so old and settled that we don’t know excitement when we see it?
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Nance, do you fancy this has really been such a quiet, uneventful college year, or are we just so old and settled that we don’t know excitement when we see it?
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading I know you will laugh when I tell you that one reason I have been so happy is that I have not had to bother myself over Math.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Nance, do you fancy this has really been such a quiet, uneventful college year, or are we just so old and settled that we don’t know excitement when we see it?
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading “Nance, do you fancy this has really been such a quiet, uneventful college year, or are we just so old and settled that we don’t know excitement when we see it?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Nance, do you fancy this has really been such a quiet, uneventful college year, or are we just so old and settled that we don’t know excitement when we see it?
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading It has been a very happy time, and I feel that I have got hold of myself somehow, and am able to make use of the hard studying I have done at college.
studyingnounUS /ˈstʌdiɪŋ/
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading It has been a very happy time, and I feel that I have got hold of myself somehow, and am able to make use of the hard studying I have done at college.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading No one can ever know how I did hate and despise that subject.”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Nance, do you fancy this has really been such a quiet, uneventful college year, or are we just so old and settled that we don’t know excitement when we see it?
express in words
From this reading I know you will laugh when I tell you that one reason I have been so happy is that I have not had to bother myself over Math.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Nance, do you fancy this has really been such a quiet, uneventful college year, or are we just so old and settled that we don’t know excitement when we see it?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It has been a very happy time, and I feel that I have got hold of myself somehow, and am able to make use of the hard studying I have done at college.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Nance, do you fancy this has really been such a quiet, uneventful college year, or are we just so old and settled that we don’t know excitement when we see it?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It has been a very happy time, and I feel that I have got hold of myself somehow, and am able to make use of the hard studying I have done at college.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It has been a very happy time, and I feel that I have got hold of myself somehow, and am able to make use of the hard studying I have done at college.
uneventfuladjectiveUS /ˌʌniˈventfəl/
marked by no noteworthy or significant events
From this reading “Nance, do you fancy this has really been such a quiet, uneventful college year, or are we just so old and settled that we don’t know excitement when we see it?
the act of using
From this reading It has been a very happy time, and I feel that I have got hold of myself somehow, and am able to make use of the hard studying I have done at college.
precisely as stated
From this reading It has been a very happy time, and I feel that I have got hold of myself somehow, and am able to make use of the hard studying I have done at college.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You poor old Molly, I know it was hard on you.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Nance, do you fancy this has really been such a quiet, uneventful college year, or are we just so old and settled that we don’t know excitement when we see it?
at the time that
From this reading “Nance, do you fancy this has really been such a quiet, uneventful college year, or are we just so old and settled that we don’t know excitement when we see it?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I know you will laugh when I tell you that one reason I have been so happy is that I have not had to bother myself over Math.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “Nance, do you fancy this has really been such a quiet, uneventful college year, or are we just so old and settled that we don’t know excitement when we see it?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Nance, do you fancy this has really been such a quiet, uneventful college year, or are we just so old and settled that we don’t know excitement when we see it?
