aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Every body else around about that time amounts to little, and less, and nothing at all.
(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 Every body else around about that time amounts to little, and less, and nothing at all.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading I tell you, boys--but perhaps you know it already--that the oldest figure we ever reach in this world, the point at which we can look over the head of METHUSELAH as easy as you can squint at the pretty girls, is at eighteen and nineteen.
amountsnounUS /əˈmaʊnts/
plural of “amount” — a quantity of money
From this reading Every body else around about that time amounts to little, and less, and nothing at all.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To-day I'm sixty-nine--an Old Boy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I tell you, boys--but perhaps you know it already--that the oldest figure we ever reach in this world, the point at which we can look over the head of METHUSELAH as easy as you can squint at the pretty girls, is at eighteen and nineteen.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Every body else around about that time amounts to little, and less, and nothing at all.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I was three times as old--I thought so then--when I entered on my nineteenth year.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I tell you, boys--but perhaps you know it already--that the oldest figure we ever reach in this world, the point at which we can look over the head of METHUSELAH as easy as you can squint at the pretty girls, is at eighteen and nineteen.
give a benediction to
From this reading But, bless you!
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Every body else around about that time amounts to little, and less, and nothing at all.
a youthful male person
From this reading To-day I'm sixty-nine--an Old Boy.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading I tell you, boys--but perhaps you know it already--that the oldest figure we ever reach in this world, the point at which we can look over the head of METHUSELAH as easy as you can squint at the pretty girls, is at eighteen and nineteen.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, bless you!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I tell you, boys--but perhaps you know it already--that the oldest figure we ever reach in this world, the point at which we can look over the head of METHUSELAH as easy as you can squint at the pretty girls, is at eighteen and nineteen.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading I tell you, boys--but perhaps you know it already--that the oldest figure we ever reach in this world, the point at which we can look over the head of METHUSELAH as easy as you can squint at the pretty girls, is at eighteen and nineteen.
being one more than seventeen
From this reading I tell you, boys--but perhaps you know it already--that the oldest figure we ever reach in this world, the point at which we can look over the head of METHUSELAH as easy as you can squint at the pretty girls, is at eighteen and nineteen.
else
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From this reading Every body else around about that time amounts to little, and less, and nothing at all.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading I was three times as old--I thought so then--when I entered on my nineteenth year.
at any time
From this reading I tell you, boys--but perhaps you know it already--that the oldest figure we ever reach in this world, the point at which we can look over the head of METHUSELAH as easy as you can squint at the pretty girls, is at eighteen and nineteen.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every body else around about that time amounts to little, and less, and nothing at all.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading I tell you, boys--but perhaps you know it already--that the oldest figure we ever reach in this world, the point at which we can look over the head of METHUSELAH as easy as you can squint at the pretty girls, is at eighteen and nineteen.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading I tell you, boys--but perhaps you know it already--that the oldest figure we ever reach in this world, the point at which we can look over the head of METHUSELAH as easy as you can squint at the pretty girls, is at eighteen and nineteen.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I tell you, boys--but perhaps you know it already--that the oldest figure we ever reach in this world, the point at which we can look over the head of METHUSELAH as easy as you can squint at the pretty girls, is at eighteen and nineteen.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was three times as old--I thought so then--when I entered on my nineteenth year.
I'm
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From this reading To-day I'm sixty-nine--an Old Boy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I tell you, boys--but perhaps you know it already--that the oldest figure we ever reach in this world, the point at which we can look over the head of METHUSELAH as easy as you can squint at the pretty girls, is at eighteen and nineteen.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I tell you, boys--but perhaps you know it already--that the oldest figure we ever reach in this world, the point at which we can look over the head of METHUSELAH as easy as you can squint at the pretty girls, is at eighteen and nineteen.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I tell you, boys--but perhaps you know it already--that the oldest figure we ever reach in this world, the point at which we can look over the head of METHUSELAH as easy as you can squint at the pretty girls, is at eighteen and nineteen.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I tell you, boys--but perhaps you know it already--that the oldest figure we ever reach in this world, the point at which we can look over the head of METHUSELAH as easy as you can squint at the pretty girls, is at eighteen and nineteen.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Every body else around about that time amounts to little, and less, and nothing at all.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Every body else around about that time amounts to little, and less, and nothing at all.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I tell you, boys--but perhaps you know it already--that the oldest figure we ever reach in this world, the point at which we can look over the head of METHUSELAH as easy as you can squint at the pretty girls, is at eighteen and nineteen.
METHUSELAHnounUS /məˈθjuːzələ/
(Old Testament) a patriarch (grandfather of Noah) who is said to have lived 969 years
From this reading I tell you, boys--but perhaps you know it already--that the oldest figure we ever reach in this world, the point at which we can look over the head of METHUSELAH as easy as you can squint at the pretty girls, is at eighteen and nineteen.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was three times as old--I thought so then--when I entered on my nineteenth year.
nineteennounUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading I tell you, boys--but perhaps you know it already--that the oldest figure we ever reach in this world, the point at which we can look over the head of METHUSELAH as easy as you can squint at the pretty girls, is at eighteen and nineteen.
nineteenthadjectiveUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the eighteenth in position
From this reading I was three times as old--I thought so then--when I entered on my nineteenth year.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Every body else around about that time amounts to little, and less, and nothing at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I tell you, boys--but perhaps you know it already--that the oldest figure we ever reach in this world, the point at which we can look over the head of METHUSELAH as easy as you can squint at the pretty girls, is at eighteen and nineteen.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading To-day I'm sixty-nine--an Old Boy.
oldestadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldəst/
superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I tell you, boys--but perhaps you know it already--that the oldest figure we ever reach in this world, the point at which we can look over the head of METHUSELAH as easy as you can squint at the pretty girls, is at eighteen and nineteen.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was three times as old--I thought so then--when I entered on my nineteenth year.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I tell you, boys--but perhaps you know it already--that the oldest figure we ever reach in this world, the point at which we can look over the head of METHUSELAH as easy as you can squint at the pretty girls, is at eighteen and nineteen.
by chance
From this reading I tell you, boys--but perhaps you know it already--that the oldest figure we ever reach in this world, the point at which we can look over the head of METHUSELAH as easy as you can squint at the pretty girls, is at eighteen and nineteen.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading I tell you, boys--but perhaps you know it already--that the oldest figure we ever reach in this world, the point at which we can look over the head of METHUSELAH as easy as you can squint at the pretty girls, is at eighteen and nineteen.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading I tell you, boys--but perhaps you know it already--that the oldest figure we ever reach in this world, the point at which we can look over the head of METHUSELAH as easy as you can squint at the pretty girls, is at eighteen and nineteen.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading I tell you, boys--but perhaps you know it already--that the oldest figure we ever reach in this world, the point at which we can look over the head of METHUSELAH as easy as you can squint at the pretty girls, is at eighteen and nineteen.
sixty-ninenoun
oral sex practiced simultaneously by two people
From this reading To-day I'm sixty-nine--an Old Boy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was three times as old--I thought so then--when I entered on my nineteenth year.
squintverbUS /skwɪnt/
cross one's eyes as if in strabismus
From this reading I tell you, boys--but perhaps you know it already--that the oldest figure we ever reach in this world, the point at which we can look over the head of METHUSELAH as easy as you can squint at the pretty girls, is at eighteen and nineteen.
express in words
From this reading I tell you, boys--but perhaps you know it already--that the oldest figure we ever reach in this world, the point at which we can look over the head of METHUSELAH as easy as you can squint at the pretty girls, is at eighteen and nineteen.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I tell you, boys--but perhaps you know it already--that the oldest figure we ever reach in this world, the point at which we can look over the head of METHUSELAH as easy as you can squint at the pretty girls, is at eighteen and nineteen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I tell you, boys--but perhaps you know it already--that the oldest figure we ever reach in this world, the point at which we can look over the head of METHUSELAH as easy as you can squint at the pretty girls, is at eighteen and nineteen.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I was three times as old--I thought so then--when I entered on my nineteenth year.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I tell you, boys--but perhaps you know it already--that the oldest figure we ever reach in this world, the point at which we can look over the head of METHUSELAH as easy as you can squint at the pretty girls, is at eighteen and nineteen.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I was three times as old--I thought so then--when I entered on my nineteenth year.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading I was three times as old--I thought so then--when I entered on my nineteenth year.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Every body else around about that time amounts to little, and less, and nothing at all.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading I was three times as old--I thought so then--when I entered on my nineteenth year.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every body else around about that time amounts to little, and less, and nothing at all.
To-day
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From this reading To-day I'm sixty-nine--an Old Boy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was three times as old--I thought so then--when I entered on my nineteenth year.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I tell you, boys--but perhaps you know it already--that the oldest figure we ever reach in this world, the point at which we can look over the head of METHUSELAH as easy as you can squint at the pretty girls, is at eighteen and nineteen.
at the time that
From this reading I was three times as old--I thought so then--when I entered on my nineteenth year.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I tell you, boys--but perhaps you know it already--that the oldest figure we ever reach in this world, the point at which we can look over the head of METHUSELAH as easy as you can squint at the pretty girls, is at eighteen and nineteen.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I tell you, boys--but perhaps you know it already--that the oldest figure we ever reach in this world, the point at which we can look over the head of METHUSELAH as easy as you can squint at the pretty girls, is at eighteen and nineteen.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading I was three times as old--I thought so then--when I entered on my nineteenth year.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But, bless you!
