used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I don’t care a row of pins about international civilization.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I don’t care a row of pins about international civilization.
(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 “At all events,” said Mr. Courtney, “you’ll have to do it.”
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading We’re something like twenty minutes wrong already here.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When you’ve made your silly change to summer time, and wiped out that twenty-five minutes Irish time, we shall be an hour and three quarters wrong.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When you’ve made your silly change to summer time, and wiped out that twenty-five minutes Irish time, we shall be an hour and three quarters wrong.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “At all events,” said Mr. Courtney, “you’ll have to do it.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When you’ve made your silly change to summer time, and wiped out that twenty-five minutes Irish time, we shall be an hour and three quarters wrong.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “I don’t care a row of pins about international civilization.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading When you’ve made your silly change to summer time, and wiped out that twenty-five minutes Irish time, we shall be an hour and three quarters wrong.”
civilizationnounUS /ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
From this reading “I don’t care a row of pins about international civilization.
Courtney
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From this reading “At all events,” said Mr. Courtney, “you’ll have to do it.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “At all events,” said Mr. Courtney, “you’ll have to do it.”
don't
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From this reading “I don’t care a row of pins about international civilization.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading “At all events,” said Mr. Courtney, “you’ll have to do it.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “At all events,” said Mr. Courtney, “you’ll have to do it.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We’re something like twenty minutes wrong already here.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading When you’ve made your silly change to summer time, and wiped out that twenty-five minutes Irish time, we shall be an hour and three quarters wrong.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t care a row of pins about international civilization.
internationaladjectiveUS /ˌɪntərˈnæʃənəl/
concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations
From this reading “I don’t care a row of pins about international civilization.
IrishnounUS /ˈaɪrɪʃ/
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading When you’ve made your silly change to summer time, and wiped out that twenty-five minutes Irish time, we shall be an hour and three quarters wrong.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “At all events,” said Mr. Courtney, “you’ll have to do it.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading We’re something like twenty minutes wrong already here.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading When you’ve made your silly change to summer time, and wiped out that twenty-five minutes Irish time, we shall be an hour and three quarters wrong.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading We’re something like twenty minutes wrong already here.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “At all events,” said Mr. Courtney, “you’ll have to do it.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I don’t care a row of pins about international civilization.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When you’ve made your silly change to summer time, and wiped out that twenty-five minutes Irish time, we shall be an hour and three quarters wrong.”
pinsnounUS /pɪnz/
plural of “pin” — a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
From this reading “I don’t care a row of pins about international civilization.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading When you’ve made your silly change to summer time, and wiped out that twenty-five minutes Irish time, we shall be an hour and three quarters wrong.”
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading “I don’t care a row of pins about international civilization.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “At all events,” said Mr. Courtney, “you’ll have to do it.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading When you’ve made your silly change to summer time, and wiped out that twenty-five minutes Irish time, we shall be an hour and three quarters wrong.”
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading When you’ve made your silly change to summer time, and wiped out that twenty-five minutes Irish time, we shall be an hour and three quarters wrong.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading We’re something like twenty minutes wrong already here.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading When you’ve made your silly change to summer time, and wiped out that twenty-five minutes Irish time, we shall be an hour and three quarters wrong.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When you’ve made your silly change to summer time, and wiped out that twenty-five minutes Irish time, we shall be an hour and three quarters wrong.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading When you’ve made your silly change to summer time, and wiped out that twenty-five minutes Irish time, we shall be an hour and three quarters wrong.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading When you’ve made your silly change to summer time, and wiped out that twenty-five minutes Irish time, we shall be an hour and three quarters wrong.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When you’ve made your silly change to summer time, and wiped out that twenty-five minutes Irish time, we shall be an hour and three quarters wrong.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading We’re something like twenty minutes wrong already here.
twenty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifaɪv/
being five more than twenty
From this reading When you’ve made your silly change to summer time, and wiped out that twenty-five minutes Irish time, we shall be an hour and three quarters wrong.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When you’ve made your silly change to summer time, and wiped out that twenty-five minutes Irish time, we shall be an hour and three quarters wrong.”
We're
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From this reading We’re something like twenty minutes wrong already here.
at the time that
From this reading When you’ve made your silly change to summer time, and wiped out that twenty-five minutes Irish time, we shall be an hour and three quarters wrong.”
wipedverbUS /waɪpt/
past form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading When you’ve made your silly change to summer time, and wiped out that twenty-five minutes Irish time, we shall be an hour and three quarters wrong.”
won't
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From this reading “I won’t.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading We’re something like twenty minutes wrong already here.
you'll
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From this reading “At all events,” said Mr. Courtney, “you’ll have to do it.”
you've
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From this reading When you’ve made your silly change to summer time, and wiped out that twenty-five minutes Irish time, we shall be an hour and three quarters wrong.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When you’ve made your silly change to summer time, and wiped out that twenty-five minutes Irish time, we shall be an hour and three quarters wrong.”
