used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To get the right view of certain matters, let us go back a few days, and transport ourselves to Washington.
(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 might as well be the President of the United States, and all his Cabinet, as far as I’m concerned,” and Farnsworth scowled at her, “but I’d rather you’d choose anybody than my unworthy self!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To get the right view of certain matters, let us go back a few days, and transport ourselves to Washington.
any person at all
From this reading “It might as well be the President of the United States, and all his Cabinet, as far as I’m concerned,” and Farnsworth scowled at her, “but I’d rather you’d choose anybody than my unworthy self!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Don’t scold!” she cried, by way of forestalling his objections to her presence; “I _must_ talk to somebody, and it might as well be _you_!”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the thirteenth of February, Captain Farnsworth was busily engaged at his desk work, when Lena Richards came flying in at his doorway.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading To get the right view of certain matters, let us go back a few days, and transport ourselves to Washington.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Don’t scold!” she cried, by way of forestalling his objections to her presence; “I _must_ talk to somebody, and it might as well be _you_!”
busilyadverbUS /ˈbɪzəli/
in a busy manner
From this reading On the thirteenth of February, Captain Farnsworth was busily engaged at his desk work, when Lena Richards came flying in at his doorway.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “It might as well be the President of the United States, and all his Cabinet, as far as I’m concerned,” and Farnsworth scowled at her, “but I’d rather you’d choose anybody than my unworthy self!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Don’t scold!” she cried, by way of forestalling his objections to her presence; “I _must_ talk to somebody, and it might as well be _you_!”
CabinetnounUS /ˈkæbənət/
a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display
From this reading “It might as well be the President of the United States, and all his Cabinet, as far as I’m concerned,” and Farnsworth scowled at her, “but I’d rather you’d choose anybody than my unworthy self!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading On the thirteenth of February, Captain Farnsworth was busily engaged at his desk work, when Lena Richards came flying in at his doorway.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading On the thirteenth of February, Captain Farnsworth was busily engaged at his desk work, when Lena Richards came flying in at his doorway.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading To get the right view of certain matters, let us go back a few days, and transport ourselves to Washington.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading “It might as well be the President of the United States, and all his Cabinet, as far as I’m concerned,” and Farnsworth scowled at her, “but I’d rather you’d choose anybody than my unworthy self!
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading “It might as well be the President of the United States, and all his Cabinet, as far as I’m concerned,” and Farnsworth scowled at her, “but I’d rather you’d choose anybody than my unworthy self!
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Don’t scold!” she cried, by way of forestalling his objections to her presence; “I _must_ talk to somebody, and it might as well be _you_!”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading To get the right view of certain matters, let us go back a few days, and transport ourselves to Washington.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading On the thirteenth of February, Captain Farnsworth was busily engaged at his desk work, when Lena Richards came flying in at his doorway.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What shall I do with you, Lena?
Don't
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From this reading “Don’t scold!” she cried, by way of forestalling his objections to her presence; “I _must_ talk to somebody, and it might as well be _you_!”
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading On the thirteenth of February, Captain Farnsworth was busily engaged at his desk work, when Lena Richards came flying in at his doorway.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading On the thirteenth of February, Captain Farnsworth was busily engaged at his desk work, when Lena Richards came flying in at his doorway.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “It might as well be the President of the United States, and all his Cabinet, as far as I’m concerned,” and Farnsworth scowled at her, “but I’d rather you’d choose anybody than my unworthy self!
Farnsworth
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From this reading On the thirteenth of February, Captain Farnsworth was busily engaged at his desk work, when Lena Richards came flying in at his doorway.
FebruarynounUS /ˈfebjəweri/
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading On the thirteenth of February, Captain Farnsworth was busily engaged at his desk work, when Lena Richards came flying in at his doorway.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading To get the right view of certain matters, let us go back a few days, and transport ourselves to Washington.
moving swiftly
From this reading On the thirteenth of February, Captain Farnsworth was busily engaged at his desk work, when Lena Richards came flying in at his doorway.
forestallingnounUS /ˌfɔːrˈstɑːlɪŋ/
the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively
From this reading “Don’t scold!” she cried, by way of forestalling his objections to her presence; “I _must_ talk to somebody, and it might as well be _you_!”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading To get the right view of certain matters, let us go back a few days, and transport ourselves to Washington.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading To get the right view of certain matters, let us go back a few days, and transport ourselves to Washington.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Don’t scold!” she cried, by way of forestalling his objections to her presence; “I _must_ talk to somebody, and it might as well be _you_!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the thirteenth of February, Captain Farnsworth was busily engaged at his desk work, when Lena Richards came flying in at his doorway.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Don’t scold!” she cried, by way of forestalling his objections to her presence; “I _must_ talk to somebody, and it might as well be _you_!”
I'd
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From this reading “It might as well be the President of the United States, and all his Cabinet, as far as I’m concerned,” and Farnsworth scowled at her, “but I’d rather you’d choose anybody than my unworthy self!
I'm
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From this reading “It might as well be the President of the United States, and all his Cabinet, as far as I’m concerned,” and Farnsworth scowled at her, “but I’d rather you’d choose anybody than my unworthy self!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the thirteenth of February, Captain Farnsworth was busily engaged at his desk work, when Lena Richards came flying in at his doorway.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Don’t scold!” she cried, by way of forestalling his objections to her presence; “I _must_ talk to somebody, and it might as well be _you_!”
LenanounUS /ˈliːnə/
a Russian river in Siberia; flows northward into the Laptev Sea
From this reading On the thirteenth of February, Captain Farnsworth was busily engaged at his desk work, when Lena Richards came flying in at his doorway.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading To get the right view of certain matters, let us go back a few days, and transport ourselves to Washington.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading To get the right view of certain matters, let us go back a few days, and transport ourselves to Washington.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Don’t scold!” she cried, by way of forestalling his objections to her presence; “I _must_ talk to somebody, and it might as well be _you_!”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Don’t scold!” she cried, by way of forestalling his objections to her presence; “I _must_ talk to somebody, and it might as well be _you_!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It might as well be the President of the United States, and all his Cabinet, as far as I’m concerned,” and Farnsworth scowled at her, “but I’d rather you’d choose anybody than my unworthy self!
objectionsnounUS /əbˈdʒekʃənz/
plural of “objection” — the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading “Don’t scold!” she cried, by way of forestalling his objections to her presence; “I _must_ talk to somebody, and it might as well be _you_!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To get the right view of certain matters, let us go back a few days, and transport ourselves to Washington.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the thirteenth of February, Captain Farnsworth was busily engaged at his desk work, when Lena Richards came flying in at his doorway.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading To get the right view of certain matters, let us go back a few days, and transport ourselves to Washington.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading “Don’t scold!” she cried, by way of forestalling his objections to her presence; “I _must_ talk to somebody, and it might as well be _you_!”
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading “It might as well be the President of the United States, and all his Cabinet, as far as I’m concerned,” and Farnsworth scowled at her, “but I’d rather you’d choose anybody than my unworthy self!
on the contrary
From this reading “It might as well be the President of the United States, and all his Cabinet, as far as I’m concerned,” and Farnsworth scowled at her, “but I’d rather you’d choose anybody than my unworthy self!
RichardsnounUS /ˈrɪtʃərdz/
English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (1893-1979)
From this reading On the thirteenth of February, Captain Farnsworth was busily engaged at his desk work, when Lena Richards came flying in at his doorway.
precisely, exactly
From this reading To get the right view of certain matters, let us go back a few days, and transport ourselves to Washington.
scoldverbUS /skoʊld/
censure severely or angrily
From this reading “Don’t scold!” she cried, by way of forestalling his objections to her presence; “I _must_ talk to somebody, and it might as well be _you_!”
scowledverbUS /skaʊld/
past form of “scowl” — frown with displeasure
From this reading “It might as well be the President of the United States, and all his Cabinet, as far as I’m concerned,” and Farnsworth scowled at her, “but I’d rather you’d choose anybody than my unworthy self!
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading “It might as well be the President of the United States, and all his Cabinet, as far as I’m concerned,” and Farnsworth scowled at her, “but I’d rather you’d choose anybody than my unworthy self!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading What shall I do with you, Lena?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Don’t scold!” she cried, by way of forestalling his objections to her presence; “I _must_ talk to somebody, and it might as well be _you_!”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Don’t scold!” she cried, by way of forestalling his objections to her presence; “I _must_ talk to somebody, and it might as well be _you_!”
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “It might as well be the President of the United States, and all his Cabinet, as far as I’m concerned,” and Farnsworth scowled at her, “but I’d rather you’d choose anybody than my unworthy self!
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “Don’t scold!” she cried, by way of forestalling his objections to her presence; “I _must_ talk to somebody, and it might as well be _you_!”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “It might as well be the President of the United States, and all his Cabinet, as far as I’m concerned,” and Farnsworth scowled at her, “but I’d rather you’d choose anybody than my unworthy self!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To get the right view of certain matters, let us go back a few days, and transport ourselves to Washington.
thirteenthadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːr.tiːnθ/
Constituting number thirteen in a sequence.
From this reading On the thirteenth of February, Captain Farnsworth was busily engaged at his desk work, when Lena Richards came flying in at his doorway.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To get the right view of certain matters, let us go back a few days, and transport ourselves to Washington.
transportnounUS /trænˈspɔːrt/
something that serves as a means of transportation
From this reading To get the right view of certain matters, let us go back a few days, and transport ourselves to Washington.
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading “It might as well be the President of the United States, and all his Cabinet, as far as I’m concerned,” and Farnsworth scowled at her, “but I’d rather you’d choose anybody than my unworthy self!
unworthyadjectiveUS /ənˈwɜːrði/
lacking in value or merit
From this reading “It might as well be the President of the United States, and all his Cabinet, as far as I’m concerned,” and Farnsworth scowled at her, “but I’d rather you’d choose anybody than my unworthy self!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To get the right view of certain matters, let us go back a few days, and transport ourselves to Washington.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading To get the right view of certain matters, let us go back a few days, and transport ourselves to Washington.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the thirteenth of February, Captain Farnsworth was busily engaged at his desk work, when Lena Richards came flying in at his doorway.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading To get the right view of certain matters, let us go back a few days, and transport ourselves to Washington.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Don’t scold!” she cried, by way of forestalling his objections to her presence; “I _must_ talk to somebody, and it might as well be _you_!”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Don’t scold!” she cried, by way of forestalling his objections to her presence; “I _must_ talk to somebody, and it might as well be _you_!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What shall I do with you, Lena?
at the time that
From this reading On the thirteenth of February, Captain Farnsworth was busily engaged at his desk work, when Lena Richards came flying in at his doorway.
in the company of; together with
From this reading What shall I do with you, Lena?
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading On the thirteenth of February, Captain Farnsworth was busily engaged at his desk work, when Lena Richards came flying in at his doorway.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don’t scold!” she cried, by way of forestalling his objections to her presence; “I _must_ talk to somebody, and it might as well be _you_!”
you'd
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From this reading “It might as well be the President of the United States, and all his Cabinet, as far as I’m concerned,” and Farnsworth scowled at her, “but I’d rather you’d choose anybody than my unworthy self!
