aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I wish you would speak to Cook yourself about it," said my wife rather nervously.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading "No," my wife admitted, "but I believe it would _impress_ her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The whole thing depends upon her, and everyone says the chief difficulty is to get one's servants into line."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "No," my wife admitted, "but I believe it would _impress_ her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No," my wife admitted, "but I believe it would _impress_ her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She is not in the least impressed by me."
a person who is in charge
From this reading "The whole thing depends upon her, and everyone says the chief difficulty is to get one's servants into line."
prepare a hot meal
From this reading "I wish you would speak to Cook yourself about it," said my wife rather nervously.
departmentnounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtmənt/
a specialized division of a large organization
From this reading "It seems hardly my department," said I.
dependsverbUS /dɪˈpendz/
third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading "The whole thing depends upon her, and everyone says the chief difficulty is to get one's servants into line."
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading "The whole thing depends upon her, and everyone says the chief difficulty is to get one's servants into line."
every person
From this reading "The whole thing depends upon her, and everyone says the chief difficulty is to get one's servants into line."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "The whole thing depends upon her, and everyone says the chief difficulty is to get one's servants into line."
only a very short time before
From this reading "It seems hardly my department," said I.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "The whole thing depends upon her, and everyone says the chief difficulty is to get one's servants into line."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish you would speak to Cook yourself about it," said my wife rather nervously.
impressverbUS /ˌɪmˈpres/
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
From this reading "No," my wife admitted, "but I believe it would _impress_ her.
deeply or markedly affected or influenced
From this reading She is not in the least impressed by me."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She is not in the least impressed by me."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "The whole thing depends upon her, and everyone says the chief difficulty is to get one's servants into line."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The whole thing depends upon her, and everyone says the chief difficulty is to get one's servants into line."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I wish you would speak to Cook yourself about it," said my wife rather nervously.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading She is not in the least impressed by me."
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading "The whole thing depends upon her, and everyone says the chief difficulty is to get one's servants into line."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She is not in the least impressed by me."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I wish you would speak to Cook yourself about it," said my wife rather nervously.
nervouslyadverbUS /ˈnɜːrvəsli/
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading "I wish you would speak to Cook yourself about it," said my wife rather nervously.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," my wife admitted, "but I believe it would _impress_ her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She is not in the least impressed by me."
one's
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From this reading "The whole thing depends upon her, and everyone says the chief difficulty is to get one's servants into line."
on the contrary
From this reading "I wish you would speak to Cook yourself about it," said my wife rather nervously.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I wish you would speak to Cook yourself about it," said my wife rather nervously.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "The whole thing depends upon her, and everyone says the chief difficulty is to get one's servants into line."
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "It seems hardly my department," said I.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading "The whole thing depends upon her, and everyone says the chief difficulty is to get one's servants into line."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is not in the least impressed by me."
express in speech
From this reading "I wish you would speak to Cook yourself about it," said my wife rather nervously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The whole thing depends upon her, and everyone says the chief difficulty is to get one's servants into line."
a special situation
From this reading "The whole thing depends upon her, and everyone says the chief difficulty is to get one's servants into line."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I wish you would speak to Cook yourself about it," said my wife rather nervously.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "The whole thing depends upon her, and everyone says the chief difficulty is to get one's servants into line."
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading "The whole thing depends upon her, and everyone says the chief difficulty is to get one's servants into line."
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "I wish you would speak to Cook yourself about it," said my wife rather nervously.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish you would speak to Cook yourself about it," said my wife rather nervously.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I wish you would speak to Cook yourself about it," said my wife rather nervously.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I wish you would speak to Cook yourself about it," said my wife rather nervously.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "I wish you would speak to Cook yourself about it," said my wife rather nervously.
