used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Can you really trust me again after seeing me get in such a vile beast of a rage?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Can you really trust me again after seeing me get in such a vile beast of a rage?
anew
From this reading “Can you really trust me again after seeing me get in such a vile beast of a rage?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I can’t bear people who never let themselves go, or rather, who have nothing in them to carry them away—they cramp and bore me.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I can’t bear people who never let themselves go, or rather, who have nothing in them to carry them away—they cramp and bore me.”
have
From this reading I can’t bear people who never let themselves go, or rather, who have nothing in them to carry them away—they cramp and bore me.”
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “Can you really trust me again after seeing me get in such a vile beast of a rage?
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “Believe me, Hal, I liked it so much I wish you would get in a rage again.
cause to be bored
From this reading I can’t bear people who never let themselves go, or rather, who have nothing in them to carry them away—they cramp and bore me.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I have a frightful temper.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Can you really trust me again after seeing me get in such a vile beast of a rage?
can't
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From this reading I can’t bear people who never let themselves go, or rather, who have nothing in them to carry them away—they cramp and bore me.”
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading I can’t bear people who never let themselves go, or rather, who have nothing in them to carry them away—they cramp and bore me.”
crampnounUS /kræmp/
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
From this reading I can’t bear people who never let themselves go, or rather, who have nothing in them to carry them away—they cramp and bore me.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I often do that, you know,” he said.
frightfuladjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtfəl/
provoking horror
From this reading “But I have a frightful temper.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Can you really trust me again after seeing me get in such a vile beast of a rage?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I can’t bear people who never let themselves go, or rather, who have nothing in them to carry them away—they cramp and bore me.”
Hal
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From this reading “Believe me, Hal, I liked it so much I wish you would get in a rage again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I can’t bear people who never let themselves go, or rather, who have nothing in them to carry them away—they cramp and bore me.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I often do that, you know,” he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I often do that, you know,” he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Can you really trust me again after seeing me get in such a vile beast of a rage?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Believe me, Hal, I liked it so much I wish you would get in a rage again.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I often do that, you know,” he said.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I can’t bear people who never let themselves go, or rather, who have nothing in them to carry them away—they cramp and bore me.”
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading “Believe me, Hal, I liked it so much I wish you would get in a rage again.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Can you really trust me again after seeing me get in such a vile beast of a rage?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Believe me, Hal, I liked it so much I wish you would get in a rage again.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I can’t bear people who never let themselves go, or rather, who have nothing in them to carry them away—they cramp and bore me.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I can’t bear people who never let themselves go, or rather, who have nothing in them to carry them away—they cramp and bore me.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Can you really trust me again after seeing me get in such a vile beast of a rage?
many times at short intervals
From this reading I often do that, you know,” he said.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I can’t bear people who never let themselves go, or rather, who have nothing in them to carry them away—they cramp and bore me.”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I can’t bear people who never let themselves go, or rather, who have nothing in them to carry them away—they cramp and bore me.”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “Can you really trust me again after seeing me get in such a vile beast of a rage?
on the contrary
From this reading I can’t bear people who never let themselves go, or rather, who have nothing in them to carry them away—they cramp and bore me.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Can you really trust me again after seeing me get in such a vile beast of a rage?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I often do that, you know,” he said.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading “Can you really trust me again after seeing me get in such a vile beast of a rage?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Believe me, Hal, I liked it so much I wish you would get in a rage again.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Can you really trust me again after seeing me get in such a vile beast of a rage?
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading “But I have a frightful temper.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I often do that, you know,” he said.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I can’t bear people who never let themselves go, or rather, who have nothing in them to carry them away—they cramp and bore me.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading I can’t bear people who never let themselves go, or rather, who have nothing in them to carry them away—they cramp and bore me.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I can’t bear people who never let themselves go, or rather, who have nothing in them to carry them away—they cramp and bore me.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I can’t bear people who never let themselves go, or rather, who have nothing in them to carry them away—they cramp and bore me.”
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading “Can you really trust me again after seeing me get in such a vile beast of a rage?
vileadjectiveUS /vaɪl/
morally reprehensible
From this reading “Can you really trust me again after seeing me get in such a vile beast of a rage?
which person or people
From this reading I can’t bear people who never let themselves go, or rather, who have nothing in them to carry them away—they cramp and bore me.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “Believe me, Hal, I liked it so much I wish you would get in a rage again.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Believe me, Hal, I liked it so much I wish you would get in a rage again.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Can you really trust me again after seeing me get in such a vile beast of a rage?
