used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SIMPLE AS A "B" "C."
speak to
From this reading DEAR EX-CHANCELLOR WITH A PAST,--I am sorry to have to address you, especially as to you I owe my promotion.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading DEAR EX-CHANCELLOR WITH A PAST,--I am sorry to have to address you, especially as to you I owe my promotion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But matters are coming to a crisis, and the Fatherland is suffering from your indiscretions.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But matters are coming to a crisis, and the Fatherland is suffering from your indiscretions.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SIMPLE AS A "B" "C."
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Now, I ask you, what would you do under the following circumstances?
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading SIMPLE AS A "B" "C."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But matters are coming to a crisis, and the Fatherland is suffering from your indiscretions.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading SIMPLE AS A "B" "C."
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Now, I ask you, what would you do under the following circumstances?
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading But matters are coming to a crisis, and the Fatherland is suffering from your indiscretions.
crisisnounUS /ˈkraɪsəs/
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading But matters are coming to a crisis, and the Fatherland is suffering from your indiscretions.
dearly loved
From this reading DEAR EX-CHANCELLOR WITH A PAST,--I am sorry to have to address you, especially as to you I owe my promotion.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Now, I ask you, what would you do under the following circumstances?
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading DEAR EX-CHANCELLOR WITH A PAST,--I am sorry to have to address you, especially as to you I owe my promotion.
EX-CHANCELLOR
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From this reading DEAR EX-CHANCELLOR WITH A PAST,--I am sorry to have to address you, especially as to you I owe my promotion.
FatherlandnounUS /ˈfɑːðərlænd/
the country where you were born
From this reading But matters are coming to a crisis, and the Fatherland is suffering from your indiscretions.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Now, I ask you, what would you do under the following circumstances?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But matters are coming to a crisis, and the Fatherland is suffering from your indiscretions.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading You are making a great mistake--you are, indeed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading DEAR EX-CHANCELLOR WITH A PAST,--I am sorry to have to address you, especially as to you I owe my promotion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DEAR EX-CHANCELLOR WITH A PAST,--I am sorry to have to address you, especially as to you I owe my promotion.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading You are making a great mistake--you are, indeed.
indiscretionsnounUS /ˌɪndɪˈskreʃənz/
plural of “indiscretion” — the trait of being injudicious
From this reading But matters are coming to a crisis, and the Fatherland is suffering from your indiscretions.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But matters are coming to a crisis, and the Fatherland is suffering from your indiscretions.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading You are making a great mistake--you are, indeed.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading But matters are coming to a crisis, and the Fatherland is suffering from your indiscretions.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading You are making a great mistake--you are, indeed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading DEAR EX-CHANCELLOR WITH A PAST,--I am sorry to have to address you, especially as to you I owe my promotion.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, I ask you, what would you do under the following circumstances?
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading DEAR EX-CHANCELLOR WITH A PAST,--I am sorry to have to address you, especially as to you I owe my promotion.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading DEAR EX-CHANCELLOR WITH A PAST,--I am sorry to have to address you, especially as to you I owe my promotion.
promotionnounUS /prəˈmoʊʃən/
a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
From this reading DEAR EX-CHANCELLOR WITH A PAST,--I am sorry to have to address you, especially as to you I owe my promotion.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading SIMPLE AS A "B" "C."
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading DEAR EX-CHANCELLOR WITH A PAST,--I am sorry to have to address you, especially as to you I owe my promotion.
a state of acute pain
From this reading But matters are coming to a crisis, and the Fatherland is suffering from your indiscretions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But matters are coming to a crisis, and the Fatherland is suffering from your indiscretions.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DEAR EX-CHANCELLOR WITH A PAST,--I am sorry to have to address you, especially as to you I owe my promotion.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Now, I ask you, what would you do under the following circumstances?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now, I ask you, what would you do under the following circumstances?
in the company of; together with
From this reading DEAR EX-CHANCELLOR WITH A PAST,--I am sorry to have to address you, especially as to you I owe my promotion.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now, I ask you, what would you do under the following circumstances?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DEAR EX-CHANCELLOR WITH A PAST,--I am sorry to have to address you, especially as to you I owe my promotion.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But matters are coming to a crisis, and the Fatherland is suffering from your indiscretions.
