quickly and without warning
From this reading He and Nellie were talking it over one day when he exclaimed quite abruptly:
in the past
From this reading She signed it away two years ago.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Tom Vivian had proved to the most skeptical that wealth producing and distributing among the members was the only just way of doing business.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At this time the society was in its sixth year and many changes had taken place.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this time the society was in its sixth year and many changes had taken place.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Nellie, I have just found out that our sister Mira has signed away her legacy that she should receive now on her twenty-first birthday.
birthdaynounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading “Nellie, I have just found out that our sister Mira has signed away her legacy that she should receive now on her twenty-first birthday.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Tom Vivian had proved to the most skeptical that wealth producing and distributing among the members was the only just way of doing business.
changesnounUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒəz/
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading At this time the society was in its sixth year and many changes had taken place.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He and Nellie were talking it over one day when he exclaimed quite abruptly:
distributingverbUS /dɪˈstrɪbjuːtɪŋ/
-ing form of “distribute” — administer or bestow, as in small portions
From this reading Tom Vivian had proved to the most skeptical that wealth producing and distributing among the members was the only just way of doing business.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Tom Vivian had proved to the most skeptical that wealth producing and distributing among the members was the only just way of doing business.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading He and Nellie were talking it over one day when he exclaimed quite abruptly:
set up or found
From this reading “Nellie, I have just found out that our sister Mira has signed away her legacy that she should receive now on her twenty-first birthday.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At this time the society was in its sixth year and many changes had taken place.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Nellie, I have just found out that our sister Mira has signed away her legacy that she should receive now on her twenty-first birthday.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Nellie, I have just found out that our sister Mira has signed away her legacy that she should receive now on her twenty-first birthday.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He and Nellie were talking it over one day when he exclaimed quite abruptly:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Nellie, I have just found out that our sister Mira has signed away her legacy that she should receive now on her twenty-first birthday.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Nellie, I have just found out that our sister Mira has signed away her legacy that she should receive now on her twenty-first birthday.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At this time the society was in its sixth year and many changes had taken place.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He and Nellie were talking it over one day when he exclaimed quite abruptly:
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At this time the society was in its sixth year and many changes had taken place.
and nothing more
From this reading Tom Vivian had proved to the most skeptical that wealth producing and distributing among the members was the only just way of doing business.
legacynounUS /ˈleɡəsi/
(law) a gift of personal property by will
From this reading “Nellie, I have just found out that our sister Mira has signed away her legacy that she should receive now on her twenty-first birthday.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading At this time the society was in its sixth year and many changes had taken place.
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading Tom Vivian had proved to the most skeptical that wealth producing and distributing among the members was the only just way of doing business.
Mira
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From this reading “Nellie, I have just found out that our sister Mira has signed away her legacy that she should receive now on her twenty-first birthday.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Tom Vivian had proved to the most skeptical that wealth producing and distributing among the members was the only just way of doing business.
Nellie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He and Nellie were talking it over one day when he exclaimed quite abruptly:
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Nellie, I have just found out that our sister Mira has signed away her legacy that she should receive now on her twenty-first birthday.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tom Vivian had proved to the most skeptical that wealth producing and distributing among the members was the only just way of doing business.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Nellie, I have just found out that our sister Mira has signed away her legacy that she should receive now on her twenty-first birthday.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He and Nellie were talking it over one day when he exclaimed quite abruptly:
and nothing more
From this reading Tom Vivian had proved to the most skeptical that wealth producing and distributing among the members was the only just way of doing business.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Nellie, I have just found out that our sister Mira has signed away her legacy that she should receive now on her twenty-first birthday.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Nellie, I have just found out that our sister Mira has signed away her legacy that she should receive now on her twenty-first birthday.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He and Nellie were talking it over one day when he exclaimed quite abruptly:
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading At this time the society was in its sixth year and many changes had taken place.
producingverbUS /prəˈduːsɪŋ/
-ing form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading Tom Vivian had proved to the most skeptical that wealth producing and distributing among the members was the only just way of doing business.
established beyond doubt
From this reading Tom Vivian had proved to the most skeptical that wealth producing and distributing among the members was the only just way of doing business.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading He and Nellie were talking it over one day when he exclaimed quite abruptly:
get something; come into possession of
From this reading “Nellie, I have just found out that our sister Mira has signed away her legacy that she should receive now on her twenty-first birthday.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Nellie, I have just found out that our sister Mira has signed away her legacy that she should receive now on her twenty-first birthday.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Nellie, I have just found out that our sister Mira has signed away her legacy that she should receive now on her twenty-first birthday.
signedadjectiveUS /saɪnd/
having a handwritten signature
From this reading “Nellie, I have just found out that our sister Mira has signed away her legacy that she should receive now on her twenty-first birthday.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “Nellie, I have just found out that our sister Mira has signed away her legacy that she should receive now on her twenty-first birthday.
sixthadjectiveUS /sɪksθ/
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading At this time the society was in its sixth year and many changes had taken place.
skepticaladjectiveUS /ˈskeptəkəl/
denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion
From this reading Tom Vivian had proved to the most skeptical that wealth producing and distributing among the members was the only just way of doing business.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading At this time the society was in its sixth year and many changes had taken place.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading At this time the society was in its sixth year and many changes had taken place.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading He and Nellie were talking it over one day when he exclaimed quite abruptly:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tom Vivian had proved to the most skeptical that wealth producing and distributing among the members was the only just way of doing business.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At this time the society was in its sixth year and many changes had taken place.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this time the society was in its sixth year and many changes had taken place.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At this time the society was in its sixth year and many changes had taken place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tom Vivian had proved to the most skeptical that wealth producing and distributing among the members was the only just way of doing business.
male cat
From this reading Tom Vivian had proved to the most skeptical that wealth producing and distributing among the members was the only just way of doing business.
twenty-firstadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɜːrst/
coming next after the twentieth in position
From this reading “Nellie, I have just found out that our sister Mira has signed away her legacy that she should receive now on her twenty-first birthday.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading She signed it away two years ago.
Vivian
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From this reading Tom Vivian had proved to the most skeptical that wealth producing and distributing among the members was the only just way of doing business.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At this time the society was in its sixth year and many changes had taken place.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Tom Vivian had proved to the most skeptical that wealth producing and distributing among the members was the only just way of doing business.
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading Tom Vivian had proved to the most skeptical that wealth producing and distributing among the members was the only just way of doing business.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He and Nellie were talking it over one day when he exclaimed quite abruptly:
at the time that
From this reading He and Nellie were talking it over one day when he exclaimed quite abruptly:
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading At this time the society was in its sixth year and many changes had taken place.
a late time of life
From this reading She signed it away two years ago.
