19,000
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From this reading Really humorous _that_, I'm sure, and 19,000 miles from England.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To-day--I don't know what to-day is, having lost all count of time--is a great day with the Russians.
(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 To-day--I don't know what to-day is, having lost all count of time--is a great day with the Russians.
alphabetnounUS /ˈælfəbet/
a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
From this reading I don't understand one word they say, and as to reading their letters--I mean the letters of their alphabet--that is if they've got one, which I very much doubt,--why I might as well be a blind man for all I can make out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Really humorous _that_, I'm sure, and 19,000 miles from England.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I don't understand one word they say, and as to reading their letters--I mean the letters of their alphabet--that is if they've got one, which I very much doubt,--why I might as well be a blind man for all I can make out.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I don't understand one word they say, and as to reading their letters--I mean the letters of their alphabet--that is if they've got one, which I very much doubt,--why I might as well be a blind man for all I can make out.
birthdaynounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading Somehow I rather think that it's the Emperor's birthday.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading I don't understand one word they say, and as to reading their letters--I mean the letters of their alphabet--that is if they've got one, which I very much doubt,--why I might as well be a blind man for all I can make out.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I don't understand one word they say, and as to reading their letters--I mean the letters of their alphabet--that is if they've got one, which I very much doubt,--why I might as well be a blind man for all I can make out.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading To-day--I don't know what to-day is, having lost all count of time--is a great day with the Russians.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading To-day--I don't know what to-day is, having lost all count of time--is a great day with the Russians.
don't
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From this reading To-day--I don't know what to-day is, having lost all count of time--is a great day with the Russians.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading I don't understand one word they say, and as to reading their letters--I mean the letters of their alphabet--that is if they've got one, which I very much doubt,--why I might as well be a blind man for all I can make out.
Emperor'snounUS /ˈempərərz/
possessive form of “emperor” — the male ruler of an empire
From this reading Somehow I rather think that it's the Emperor's birthday.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Really humorous _that_, I'm sure, and 19,000 miles from England.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I don't understand one word they say, and as to reading their letters--I mean the letters of their alphabet--that is if they've got one, which I very much doubt,--why I might as well be a blind man for all I can make out.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Really humorous _that_, I'm sure, and 19,000 miles from England.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I don't understand one word they say, and as to reading their letters--I mean the letters of their alphabet--that is if they've got one, which I very much doubt,--why I might as well be a blind man for all I can make out.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading To-day--I don't know what to-day is, having lost all count of time--is a great day with the Russians.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading To-day--I don't know what to-day is, having lost all count of time--is a great day with the Russians.
humorousadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmərəs/
full of or characterized by humor
From this reading Really humorous _that_, I'm sure, and 19,000 miles from England.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To-day--I don't know what to-day is, having lost all count of time--is a great day with the Russians.
I'll
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From this reading So I'll say "_nowt_."
I'm
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From this reading Really humorous _that_, I'm sure, and 19,000 miles from England.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I don't understand one word they say, and as to reading their letters--I mean the letters of their alphabet--that is if they've got one, which I very much doubt,--why I might as well be a blind man for all I can make out.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To-day--I don't know what to-day is, having lost all count of time--is a great day with the Russians.
it's
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From this reading Somehow I rather think that it's the Emperor's birthday.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading To-day--I don't know what to-day is, having lost all count of time--is a great day with the Russians.
the literary culture
From this reading I don't understand one word they say, and as to reading their letters--I mean the letters of their alphabet--that is if they've got one, which I very much doubt,--why I might as well be a blind man for all I can make out.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading To-day--I don't know what to-day is, having lost all count of time--is a great day with the Russians.
engage in
From this reading I don't understand one word they say, and as to reading their letters--I mean the letters of their alphabet--that is if they've got one, which I very much doubt,--why I might as well be a blind man for all I can make out.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I don't understand one word they say, and as to reading their letters--I mean the letters of their alphabet--that is if they've got one, which I very much doubt,--why I might as well be a blind man for all I can make out.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I don't understand one word they say, and as to reading their letters--I mean the letters of their alphabet--that is if they've got one, which I very much doubt,--why I might as well be a blind man for all I can make out.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I don't understand one word they say, and as to reading their letters--I mean the letters of their alphabet--that is if they've got one, which I very much doubt,--why I might as well be a blind man for all I can make out.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Really humorous _that_, I'm sure, and 19,000 miles from England.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I don't understand one word they say, and as to reading their letters--I mean the letters of their alphabet--that is if they've got one, which I very much doubt,--why I might as well be a blind man for all I can make out.
nowt
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From this reading So I'll say "_nowt_."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To-day--I don't know what to-day is, having lost all count of time--is a great day with the Russians.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I don't understand one word they say, and as to reading their letters--I mean the letters of their alphabet--that is if they've got one, which I very much doubt,--why I might as well be a blind man for all I can make out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I don't understand one word they say, and as to reading their letters--I mean the letters of their alphabet--that is if they've got one, which I very much doubt,--why I might as well be a blind man for all I can make out.
on the contrary
From this reading Somehow I rather think that it's the Emperor's birthday.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading I don't understand one word they say, and as to reading their letters--I mean the letters of their alphabet--that is if they've got one, which I very much doubt,--why I might as well be a blind man for all I can make out.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Really humorous _that_, I'm sure, and 19,000 miles from England.
RussiansnounUS /ˈrʌʃənz/
plural of “russian” — a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading To-day--I don't know what to-day is, having lost all count of time--is a great day with the Russians.
express in words
From this reading So I'll say "_nowt_."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I'll say "_nowt_."
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading Somehow I rather think that it's the Emperor's birthday.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Really humorous _that_, I'm sure, and 19,000 miles from England.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Really humorous _that_, I'm sure, and 19,000 miles from England.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To-day--I don't know what to-day is, having lost all count of time--is a great day with the Russians.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I don't understand one word they say, and as to reading their letters--I mean the letters of their alphabet--that is if they've got one, which I very much doubt,--why I might as well be a blind man for all I can make out.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I don't understand one word they say, and as to reading their letters--I mean the letters of their alphabet--that is if they've got one, which I very much doubt,--why I might as well be a blind man for all I can make out.
they've
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From this reading I don't understand one word they say, and as to reading their letters--I mean the letters of their alphabet--that is if they've got one, which I very much doubt,--why I might as well be a blind man for all I can make out.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Somehow I rather think that it's the Emperor's birthday.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading To-day--I don't know what to-day is, having lost all count of time--is a great day with the Russians.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't understand one word they say, and as to reading their letters--I mean the letters of their alphabet--that is if they've got one, which I very much doubt,--why I might as well be a blind man for all I can make out.
To-day
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From this reading To-day--I don't know what to-day is, having lost all count of time--is a great day with the Russians.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading I don't understand one word they say, and as to reading their letters--I mean the letters of their alphabet--that is if they've got one, which I very much doubt,--why I might as well be a blind man for all I can make out.
precisely as stated
From this reading I don't understand one word they say, and as to reading their letters--I mean the letters of their alphabet--that is if they've got one, which I very much doubt,--why I might as well be a blind man for all I can make out.
(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 I don't understand one word they say, and as to reading their letters--I mean the letters of their alphabet--that is if they've got one, which I very much doubt,--why I might as well be a blind man for all I can make out.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To-day--I don't know what to-day is, having lost all count of time--is a great day with the Russians.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I don't understand one word they say, and as to reading their letters--I mean the letters of their alphabet--that is if they've got one, which I very much doubt,--why I might as well be a blind man for all I can make out.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I don't understand one word they say, and as to reading their letters--I mean the letters of their alphabet--that is if they've got one, which I very much doubt,--why I might as well be a blind man for all I can make out.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To-day--I don't know what to-day is, having lost all count of time--is a great day with the Russians.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading I don't understand one word they say, and as to reading their letters--I mean the letters of their alphabet--that is if they've got one, which I very much doubt,--why I might as well be a blind man for all I can make out.
