(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Of course, they won’t be able to tackle the job under the circumstances.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I distinctly heard Atherton say to Frost that they would reach here about three o’clock, and it’s just after two now.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I distinctly heard Atherton say to Frost that they would reach here about three o’clock, and it’s just after two now.
AlfrednounUS /ˈælfrəd/
king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading “Alfred Atherton and his bunch!” muttered Max, quivering with suppressed excitement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Alfred Atherton and his bunch!” muttered Max, quivering with suppressed excitement.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “They must have changed their plans at the last moment.
Atherton
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From this reading “Alfred Atherton and his bunch!” muttered Max, quivering with suppressed excitement.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Of course, they won’t be able to tackle the job under the circumstances.
bunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading “Alfred Atherton and his bunch!” muttered Max, quivering with suppressed excitement.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “They must have changed their plans at the last moment.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Of course, they won’t be able to tackle the job under the circumstances.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “HERE THEY COME.”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course, they won’t be able to tackle the job under the circumstances.
clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
From this reading I distinctly heard Atherton say to Frost that they would reach here about three o’clock, and it’s just after two now.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “Alfred Atherton and his bunch!” muttered Max, quivering with suppressed excitement.
FrostnounUS /frɔːst/
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading I distinctly heard Atherton say to Frost that they would reach here about three o’clock, and it’s just after two now.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They must have changed their plans at the last moment.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I distinctly heard Atherton say to Frost that they would reach here about three o’clock, and it’s just after two now.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “HERE THEY COME.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Alfred Atherton and his bunch!” muttered Max, quivering with suppressed excitement.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I distinctly heard Atherton say to Frost that they would reach here about three o’clock, and it’s just after two now.
it's
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From this reading I distinctly heard Atherton say to Frost that they would reach here about three o’clock, and it’s just after two now.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Of course, they won’t be able to tackle the job under the circumstances.
and nothing more
From this reading I distinctly heard Atherton say to Frost that they would reach here about three o’clock, and it’s just after two now.
immediately past
From this reading “They must have changed their plans at the last moment.
MaxnounUS /mæks/
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading “Alfred Atherton and his bunch!” muttered Max, quivering with suppressed excitement.
a particular point in time
From this reading “They must have changed their plans at the last moment.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “They must have changed their plans at the last moment.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “Alfred Atherton and his bunch!” muttered Max, quivering with suppressed excitement.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I distinctly heard Atherton say to Frost that they would reach here about three o’clock, and it’s just after two now.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading I distinctly heard Atherton say to Frost that they would reach here about three o’clock, and it’s just after two now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course, they won’t be able to tackle the job under the circumstances.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “They must have changed their plans at the last moment.
quiveringnounUS /ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/
a shaky motion
From this reading “Alfred Atherton and his bunch!” muttered Max, quivering with suppressed excitement.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading I distinctly heard Atherton say to Frost that they would reach here about three o’clock, and it’s just after two now.
express in words
From this reading I distinctly heard Atherton say to Frost that they would reach here about three o’clock, and it’s just after two now.
suppressedadjectiveUS /səˈprest/
kept from public knowledge by various means
From this reading “Alfred Atherton and his bunch!” muttered Max, quivering with suppressed excitement.
tacklenounUS /ˈtækəl/
the person who plays that position on a football team
From this reading Of course, they won’t be able to tackle the job under the circumstances.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I distinctly heard Atherton say to Frost that they would reach here about three o’clock, and it’s just after two now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “They must have changed their plans at the last moment.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “They must have changed their plans at the last moment.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “HERE THEY COME.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading I distinctly heard Atherton say to Frost that they would reach here about three o’clock, and it’s just after two now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I distinctly heard Atherton say to Frost that they would reach here about three o’clock, and it’s just after two now.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I distinctly heard Atherton say to Frost that they would reach here about three o’clock, and it’s just after two now.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Of course, they won’t be able to tackle the job under the circumstances.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Alfred Atherton and his bunch!” muttered Max, quivering with suppressed excitement.
won't
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From this reading Of course, they won’t be able to tackle the job under the circumstances.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I distinctly heard Atherton say to Frost that they would reach here about three o’clock, and it’s just after two now.
