used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There cannot be a couple better mated than these two.
(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 this frivolous cavilling was unimportant.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I remembered Daniel Cooper and his female partner.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There cannot be a couple better mated than these two.
(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 There cannot be a couple better mated than these two.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don't think that they ever quarrelled, but there was a continuous wrangling over small, insignificant details, a miniature feud, just enough to prevent monotony.
cannot
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From this reading There cannot be a couple better mated than these two.
cavilling
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From this reading All this frivolous cavilling was unimportant.
continuousadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəs/
continuing in time or space without interruption
From this reading I don't think that they ever quarrelled, but there was a continuous wrangling over small, insignificant details, a miniature feud, just enough to prevent monotony.
CoopernounUS /ˈkuːpər/
United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883)
From this reading I remembered Daniel Cooper and his female partner.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading There cannot be a couple better mated than these two.
DanielnounUS /ˈdænjəl/
(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
From this reading I remembered Daniel Cooper and his female partner.
true confidential information
From this reading I don't think that they ever quarrelled, but there was a continuous wrangling over small, insignificant details, a miniature feud, just enough to prevent monotony.
don't
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From this reading I don't think that they ever quarrelled, but there was a continuous wrangling over small, insignificant details, a miniature feud, just enough to prevent monotony.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I don't think that they ever quarrelled, but there was a continuous wrangling over small, insignificant details, a miniature feud, just enough to prevent monotony.
at any time
From this reading I don't think that they ever quarrelled, but there was a continuous wrangling over small, insignificant details, a miniature feud, just enough to prevent monotony.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Evidently my married life was to be a similar one.
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
From this reading I remembered Daniel Cooper and his female partner.
feudnounUS /fjuːd/
a bitter quarrel between two parties
From this reading I don't think that they ever quarrelled, but there was a continuous wrangling over small, insignificant details, a miniature feud, just enough to prevent monotony.
frivolousadjectiveUS /ˈfrɪvələs/
not serious in content or attitude or behavior
From this reading All this frivolous cavilling was unimportant.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I remembered Daniel Cooper and his female partner.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I remembered Daniel Cooper and his female partner.
insignificantadjectiveUS /ˌɪnsɪɡˈnjɪfɪkənt/
signifying nothing
From this reading I don't think that they ever quarrelled, but there was a continuous wrangling over small, insignificant details, a miniature feud, just enough to prevent monotony.
and nothing more
From this reading I don't think that they ever quarrelled, but there was a continuous wrangling over small, insignificant details, a miniature feud, just enough to prevent monotony.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Evidently my married life was to be a similar one.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Evidently my married life was to be a similar one.
matedadjectiveUS /ˈmeɪtɪd/
mated sexually
From this reading There cannot be a couple better mated than these two.
miniaturenounUS /ˈmɪniətʃʊr/
painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
From this reading I don't think that they ever quarrelled, but there was a continuous wrangling over small, insignificant details, a miniature feud, just enough to prevent monotony.
monotonynounUS /məˈnɑːtəni/
the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
From this reading I don't think that they ever quarrelled, but there was a continuous wrangling over small, insignificant details, a miniature feud, just enough to prevent monotony.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Evidently my married life was to be a similar one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Evidently my married life was to be a similar one.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I don't think that they ever quarrelled, but there was a continuous wrangling over small, insignificant details, a miniature feud, just enough to prevent monotony.
partnernounUS /ˈpɑːrtnər/
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading I remembered Daniel Cooper and his female partner.
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading I don't think that they ever quarrelled, but there was a continuous wrangling over small, insignificant details, a miniature feud, just enough to prevent monotony.
quarrelled
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From this reading I don't think that they ever quarrelled, but there was a continuous wrangling over small, insignificant details, a miniature feud, just enough to prevent monotony.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading I remembered Daniel Cooper and his female partner.
marked by correspondence or resemblance
From this reading Evidently my married life was to be a similar one.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I don't think that they ever quarrelled, but there was a continuous wrangling over small, insignificant details, a miniature feud, just enough to prevent monotony.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There cannot be a couple better mated than these two.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I don't think that they ever quarrelled, but there was a continuous wrangling over small, insignificant details, a miniature feud, just enough to prevent monotony.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There cannot be a couple better mated than these two.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There cannot be a couple better mated than these two.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I don't think that they ever quarrelled, but there was a continuous wrangling over small, insignificant details, a miniature feud, just enough to prevent monotony.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I don't think that they ever quarrelled, but there was a continuous wrangling over small, insignificant details, a miniature feud, just enough to prevent monotony.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this frivolous cavilling was unimportant.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't think that they ever quarrelled, but there was a continuous wrangling over small, insignificant details, a miniature feud, just enough to prevent monotony.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There cannot be a couple better mated than these two.
unimportantadjectiveUS /ənɪmˈpɔːrtənt/
not important
From this reading All this frivolous cavilling was unimportant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All this frivolous cavilling was unimportant.
wranglingnounUS /ˈræŋɡəlɪŋ/
an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
From this reading I don't think that they ever quarrelled, but there was a continuous wrangling over small, insignificant details, a miniature feud, just enough to prevent monotony.
