used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Your Pa and I have done our very best for you ever since you were born; and now that we are anxious to get you settled, you behave just like a silly schoolgirl, doing your utmost to thwart our wishes.
ACMEnounUS /ˈækmi/
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
From this reading THE ACME FURNISHING CO.
(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 It’s all the fault of those penny novelettes you’ve been reading.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I think you are the most ungrateful and undutiful child,” said Mrs. Friedberg, surveying her youngest daughter with keen disapproval.
eagerly desirous
From this reading “Your Pa and I have done our very best for you ever since you were born; and now that we are anxious to get you settled, you behave just like a silly schoolgirl, doing your utmost to thwart our wishes.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Now, remember this: I forbid you to bring any more of those trashy things into the house; and every one I find I’ll burn.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I think you are the most ungrateful and undutiful child,” said Mrs. Friedberg, surveying her youngest daughter with keen disapproval.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It’s all the fault of those penny novelettes you’ve been reading.
behaveverbUS /bɪˈheɪv/
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading “Your Pa and I have done our very best for you ever since you were born; and now that we are anxious to get you settled, you behave just like a silly schoolgirl, doing your utmost to thwart our wishes.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “Your Pa and I have done our very best for you ever since you were born; and now that we are anxious to get you settled, you behave just like a silly schoolgirl, doing your utmost to thwart our wishes.
brought into existence
From this reading “Your Pa and I have done our very best for you ever since you were born; and now that we are anxious to get you settled, you behave just like a silly schoolgirl, doing your utmost to thwart our wishes.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Now, remember this: I forbid you to bring any more of those trashy things into the house; and every one I find I’ll burn.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading Now, remember this: I forbid you to bring any more of those trashy things into the house; and every one I find I’ll burn.
a young person of either sex
From this reading “I think you are the most ungrateful and undutiful child,” said Mrs. Friedberg, surveying her youngest daughter with keen disapproval.
COnounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading THE ACME FURNISHING CO.
a female human offspring
From this reading “I think you are the most ungrateful and undutiful child,” said Mrs. Friedberg, surveying her youngest daughter with keen disapproval.
disapprovalnounUS /dɪsəˈpruːvəl/
a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing
From this reading “I think you are the most ungrateful and undutiful child,” said Mrs. Friedberg, surveying her youngest daughter with keen disapproval.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “Your Pa and I have done our very best for you ever since you were born; and now that we are anxious to get you settled, you behave just like a silly schoolgirl, doing your utmost to thwart our wishes.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Your Pa and I have done our very best for you ever since you were born; and now that we are anxious to get you settled, you behave just like a silly schoolgirl, doing your utmost to thwart our wishes.
at any time
From this reading “Your Pa and I have done our very best for you ever since you were born; and now that we are anxious to get you settled, you behave just like a silly schoolgirl, doing your utmost to thwart our wishes.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Now, remember this: I forbid you to bring any more of those trashy things into the house; and every one I find I’ll burn.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading It’s all the fault of those penny novelettes you’ve been reading.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Now, remember this: I forbid you to bring any more of those trashy things into the house; and every one I find I’ll burn.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Your Pa and I have done our very best for you ever since you were born; and now that we are anxious to get you settled, you behave just like a silly schoolgirl, doing your utmost to thwart our wishes.
forbidverbUS /fərˈbɪd/
command against
From this reading Now, remember this: I forbid you to bring any more of those trashy things into the house; and every one I find I’ll burn.
Friedberg
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From this reading “I think you are the most ungrateful and undutiful child,” said Mrs. Friedberg, surveying her youngest daughter with keen disapproval.
FURNISHINGnounUS /ˈfɜːrnɪʃɪŋ/
(usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
From this reading THE ACME FURNISHING CO.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Your Pa and I have done our very best for you ever since you were born; and now that we are anxious to get you settled, you behave just like a silly schoolgirl, doing your utmost to thwart our wishes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Your Pa and I have done our very best for you ever since you were born; and now that we are anxious to get you settled, you behave just like a silly schoolgirl, doing your utmost to thwart our wishes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I think you are the most ungrateful and undutiful child,” said Mrs. Friedberg, surveying her youngest daughter with keen disapproval.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Now, remember this: I forbid you to bring any more of those trashy things into the house; and every one I find I’ll burn.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think you are the most ungrateful and undutiful child,” said Mrs. Friedberg, surveying her youngest daughter with keen disapproval.
I'll
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From this reading Now, remember this: I forbid you to bring any more of those trashy things into the house; and every one I find I’ll burn.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Now, remember this: I forbid you to bring any more of those trashy things into the house; and every one I find I’ll burn.
It's
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From this reading It’s all the fault of those penny novelettes you’ve been reading.
and nothing more
From this reading “Your Pa and I have done our very best for you ever since you were born; and now that we are anxious to get you settled, you behave just like a silly schoolgirl, doing your utmost to thwart our wishes.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading “I think you are the most ungrateful and undutiful child,” said Mrs. Friedberg, surveying her youngest daughter with keen disapproval.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Your Pa and I have done our very best for you ever since you were born; and now that we are anxious to get you settled, you behave just like a silly schoolgirl, doing your utmost to thwart our wishes.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Now, remember this: I forbid you to bring any more of those trashy things into the house; and every one I find I’ll burn.
used to form the superlative
From this reading “I think you are the most ungrateful and undutiful child,” said Mrs. Friedberg, surveying her youngest daughter with keen disapproval.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “I think you are the most ungrateful and undutiful child,” said Mrs. Friedberg, surveying her youngest daughter with keen disapproval.
novelettes
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From this reading It’s all the fault of those penny novelettes you’ve been reading.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Your Pa and I have done our very best for you ever since you were born; and now that we are anxious to get you settled, you behave just like a silly schoolgirl, doing your utmost to thwart our wishes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It’s all the fault of those penny novelettes you’ve been reading.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now, remember this: I forbid you to bring any more of those trashy things into the house; and every one I find I’ll burn.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Your Pa and I have done our very best for you ever since you were born; and now that we are anxious to get you settled, you behave just like a silly schoolgirl, doing your utmost to thwart our wishes.
PanounUS /pɑː/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Your Pa and I have done our very best for you ever since you were born; and now that we are anxious to get you settled, you behave just like a silly schoolgirl, doing your utmost to thwart our wishes.
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading It’s all the fault of those penny novelettes you’ve been reading.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading It’s all the fault of those penny novelettes you’ve been reading.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Now, remember this: I forbid you to bring any more of those trashy things into the house; and every one I find I’ll burn.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I think you are the most ungrateful and undutiful child,” said Mrs. Friedberg, surveying her youngest daughter with keen disapproval.
schoolgirlnounUS /ˈskuːlɡɜːrl/
a girl attending school
From this reading “Your Pa and I have done our very best for you ever since you were born; and now that we are anxious to get you settled, you behave just like a silly schoolgirl, doing your utmost to thwart our wishes.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading “Your Pa and I have done our very best for you ever since you were born; and now that we are anxious to get you settled, you behave just like a silly schoolgirl, doing your utmost to thwart our wishes.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading “Your Pa and I have done our very best for you ever since you were born; and now that we are anxious to get you settled, you behave just like a silly schoolgirl, doing your utmost to thwart our wishes.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Your Pa and I have done our very best for you ever since you were born; and now that we are anxious to get you settled, you behave just like a silly schoolgirl, doing your utmost to thwart our wishes.
surveyingnounUS /sərˈveɪɪŋ/
the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map
From this reading “I think you are the most ungrateful and undutiful child,” said Mrs. Friedberg, surveying her youngest daughter with keen disapproval.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Your Pa and I have done our very best for you ever since you were born; and now that we are anxious to get you settled, you behave just like a silly schoolgirl, doing your utmost to thwart our wishes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ACME FURNISHING CO.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Now, remember this: I forbid you to bring any more of those trashy things into the house; and every one I find I’ll burn.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I think you are the most ungrateful and undutiful child,” said Mrs. Friedberg, surveying her youngest daughter with keen disapproval.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now, remember this: I forbid you to bring any more of those trashy things into the house; and every one I find I’ll burn.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It’s all the fault of those penny novelettes you’ve been reading.
thwartnounUS /θwɔːrt/
a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat
From this reading “Your Pa and I have done our very best for you ever since you were born; and now that we are anxious to get you settled, you behave just like a silly schoolgirl, doing your utmost to thwart our wishes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Your Pa and I have done our very best for you ever since you were born; and now that we are anxious to get you settled, you behave just like a silly schoolgirl, doing your utmost to thwart our wishes.
trashyadjectiveUS /ˈtræʃi/
cheap and inferior; of no value
From this reading Now, remember this: I forbid you to bring any more of those trashy things into the house; and every one I find I’ll burn.
undutifuladjective
lacking due respect or dutifulness
From this reading “I think you are the most ungrateful and undutiful child,” said Mrs. Friedberg, surveying her youngest daughter with keen disapproval.
ungratefuladjectiveUS /ənˈɡreɪtfəl/
not feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading “I think you are the most ungrateful and undutiful child,” said Mrs. Friedberg, surveying her youngest daughter with keen disapproval.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading “Your Pa and I have done our very best for you ever since you were born; and now that we are anxious to get you settled, you behave just like a silly schoolgirl, doing your utmost to thwart our wishes.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Your Pa and I have done our very best for you ever since you were born; and now that we are anxious to get you settled, you behave just like a silly schoolgirl, doing your utmost to thwart our wishes.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Your Pa and I have done our very best for you ever since you were born; and now that we are anxious to get you settled, you behave just like a silly schoolgirl, doing your utmost to thwart our wishes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Your Pa and I have done our very best for you ever since you were born; and now that we are anxious to get you settled, you behave just like a silly schoolgirl, doing your utmost to thwart our wishes.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading “Your Pa and I have done our very best for you ever since you were born; and now that we are anxious to get you settled, you behave just like a silly schoolgirl, doing your utmost to thwart our wishes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I think you are the most ungrateful and undutiful child,” said Mrs. Friedberg, surveying her youngest daughter with keen disapproval.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I think you are the most ungrateful and undutiful child,” said Mrs. Friedberg, surveying her youngest daughter with keen disapproval.
you've
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From this reading It’s all the fault of those penny novelettes you’ve been reading.
youngestadjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡəst/
superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “I think you are the most ungrateful and undutiful child,” said Mrs. Friedberg, surveying her youngest daughter with keen disapproval.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your Pa and I have done our very best for you ever since you were born; and now that we are anxious to get you settled, you behave just like a silly schoolgirl, doing your utmost to thwart our wishes.
