acquaintancesnounUS /əˈkweɪntənsɪz/
plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading We have not known each other for long, as time goes, but so much has happened, and we have been thrown so much together, that we know each other as well as many acquaintances of years' standing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I began to love you the first night I saw you, and I've been progressing rapidly ever since.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading My mind is made up, at any rate; there is no other girl in the world for me!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We have not known each other for long, as time goes, but so much has happened, and we have been thrown so much together, that we know each other as well as many acquaintances of years' standing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My mind is made up, at any rate; there is no other girl in the world for me!
for the reason that
From this reading "Because I love you, Joan, that's why!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I began to love you the first night I saw you, and I've been progressing rapidly ever since.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I began to love you the first night I saw you, and I've been progressing rapidly ever since.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We have not known each other for long, as time goes, but so much has happened, and we have been thrown so much together, that we know each other as well as many acquaintances of years' standing.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading We have not known each other for long, as time goes, but so much has happened, and we have been thrown so much together, that we know each other as well as many acquaintances of years' standing.
at any time
From this reading I began to love you the first night I saw you, and I've been progressing rapidly ever since.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I began to love you the first night I saw you, and I've been progressing rapidly ever since.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Have you found that out for yourself?
set up or found
From this reading Have you found that out for yourself?
a young female
From this reading My mind is made up, at any rate; there is no other girl in the world for me!
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading We have not known each other for long, as time goes, but so much has happened, and we have been thrown so much together, that we know each other as well as many acquaintances of years' standing.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading We have not known each other for long, as time goes, but so much has happened, and we have been thrown so much together, that we know each other as well as many acquaintances of years' standing.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We have not known each other for long, as time goes, but so much has happened, and we have been thrown so much together, that we know each other as well as many acquaintances of years' standing.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you found that out for yourself?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Because I love you, Joan, that's why!
I've
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From this reading I began to love you the first night I saw you, and I've been progressing rapidly ever since.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My mind is made up, at any rate; there is no other girl in the world for me!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My mind is made up, at any rate; there is no other girl in the world for me!
Joan
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From this reading "Because I love you, Joan, that's why!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading We have not known each other for long, as time goes, but so much has happened, and we have been thrown so much together, that we know each other as well as many acquaintances of years' standing.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading We have not known each other for long, as time goes, but so much has happened, and we have been thrown so much together, that we know each other as well as many acquaintances of years' standing.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading We have not known each other for long, as time goes, but so much has happened, and we have been thrown so much together, that we know each other as well as many acquaintances of years' standing.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Because I love you, Joan, that's why!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading My mind is made up, at any rate; there is no other girl in the world for me!
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 We have not known each other for long, as time goes, but so much has happened, and we have been thrown so much together, that we know each other as well as many acquaintances of years' standing.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My mind is made up, at any rate; there is no other girl in the world for me!
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading My mind is made up, at any rate; there is no other girl in the world for me!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading We have not known each other for long, as time goes, but so much has happened, and we have been thrown so much together, that we know each other as well as many acquaintances of years' standing.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My mind is made up, at any rate; there is no other girl in the world for me!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I began to love you the first night I saw you, and I've been progressing rapidly ever since.
not any; not one
From this reading My mind is made up, at any rate; there is no other girl in the world for me!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We have not known each other for long, as time goes, but so much has happened, and we have been thrown so much together, that we know each other as well as many acquaintances of years' standing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We have not known each other for long, as time goes, but so much has happened, and we have been thrown so much together, that we know each other as well as many acquaintances of years' standing.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading We have not known each other for long, as time goes, but so much has happened, and we have been thrown so much together, that we know each other as well as many acquaintances of years' standing.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Have you found that out for yourself?
progressingverbUS /prəˈɡresɪŋ/
-ing form of “progress” — develop in a positive way
From this reading I began to love you the first night I saw you, and I've been progressing rapidly ever since.
with speed
From this reading I began to love you the first night I saw you, and I've been progressing rapidly ever since.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading My mind is made up, at any rate; there is no other girl in the world for me!
cut with a saw
From this reading I began to love you the first night I saw you, and I've been progressing rapidly ever since.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I began to love you the first night I saw you, and I've been progressing rapidly ever since.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We have not known each other for long, as time goes, but so much has happened, and we have been thrown so much together, that we know each other as well as many acquaintances of years' standing.
having a supporting base
From this reading We have not known each other for long, as time goes, but so much has happened, and we have been thrown so much together, that we know each other as well as many acquaintances of years' standing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Have you found that out for yourself?
that's
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From this reading "Because I love you, Joan, that's why!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I began to love you the first night I saw you, and I've been progressing rapidly ever since.
in or at that place or location
From this reading My mind is made up, at any rate; there is no other girl in the world for me!
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading We have not known each other for long, as time goes, but so much has happened, and we have been thrown so much together, that we know each other as well as many acquaintances of years' standing.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We have not known each other for long, as time goes, but so much has happened, and we have been thrown so much together, that we know each other as well as many acquaintances of years' standing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I began to love you the first night I saw you, and I've been progressing rapidly ever since.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading We have not known each other for long, as time goes, but so much has happened, and we have been thrown so much together, that we know each other as well as many acquaintances of years' standing.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading My mind is made up, at any rate; there is no other girl in the world for me!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have not known each other for long, as time goes, but so much has happened, and we have been thrown so much together, that we know each other as well as many acquaintances of years' standing.
(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 We have not known each other for long, as time goes, but so much has happened, and we have been thrown so much together, that we know each other as well as many acquaintances of years' standing.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Because I love you, Joan, that's why!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading My mind is made up, at any rate; there is no other girl in the world for me!
a late time of life
From this reading We have not known each other for long, as time goes, but so much has happened, and we have been thrown so much together, that we know each other as well as many acquaintances of years' standing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Because I love you, Joan, that's why!
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Have you found that out for yourself?
