used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “It would be a great help to me if I could hear the language spoken in a longer discourse, so as to get the swing of it,” Tacita said one day to Iona, after having taken a lesson of her.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “It would be a great help to me if I could hear the language spoken in a longer discourse, so as to get the swing of it,” Tacita said one day to Iona, after having taken a lesson of her.
(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 “In conversation all my attention is occupied in listening to the sound of the words, and thinking of their meaning.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “In conversation all my attention is occupied in listening to the sound of the words, and thinking of their meaning.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “It would be a great help to me if I could hear the language spoken in a longer discourse, so as to get the swing of it,” Tacita said one day to Iona, after having taken a lesson of her.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “In conversation all my attention is occupied in listening to the sound of the words, and thinking of their meaning.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It would be a great help to me if I could hear the language spoken in a longer discourse, so as to get the swing of it,” Tacita said one day to Iona, after having taken a lesson of her.
the two together, not just one
From this reading He criticises both style and thought.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “Some of the college boys go up to Professor Pearlstein’s cottage with their compositions.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You can have to-morrow just what you want,” her teacher said.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading “Some of the college boys go up to Professor Pearlstein’s cottage with their compositions.
compositionsnounUS /ˌkɑːmpəˈzɪʃənz/
plural of “composition” — the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading “Some of the college boys go up to Professor Pearlstein’s cottage with their compositions.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading “In conversation all my attention is occupied in listening to the sound of the words, and thinking of their meaning.”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “Some of the college boys go up to Professor Pearlstein’s cottage with their compositions.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “It would be a great help to me if I could hear the language spoken in a longer discourse, so as to get the swing of it,” Tacita said one day to Iona, after having taken a lesson of her.
criticises
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From this reading He criticises both style and thought.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “It would be a great help to me if I could hear the language spoken in a longer discourse, so as to get the swing of it,” Tacita said one day to Iona, after having taken a lesson of her.
discoursenounUS /ˈdɪskɔːrs/
extended verbal expression in speech or writing
From this reading “It would be a great help to me if I could hear the language spoken in a longer discourse, so as to get the swing of it,” Tacita said one day to Iona, after having taken a lesson of her.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “It would be a great help to me if I could hear the language spoken in a longer discourse, so as to get the swing of it,” Tacita said one day to Iona, after having taken a lesson of her.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Some of the college boys go up to Professor Pearlstein’s cottage with their compositions.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “It would be a great help to me if I could hear the language spoken in a longer discourse, so as to get the swing of it,” Tacita said one day to Iona, after having taken a lesson of her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You can have to-morrow just what you want,” her teacher said.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “It would be a great help to me if I could hear the language spoken in a longer discourse, so as to get the swing of it,” Tacita said one day to Iona, after having taken a lesson of her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He criticises both style and thought.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “It would be a great help to me if I could hear the language spoken in a longer discourse, so as to get the swing of it,” Tacita said one day to Iona, after having taken a lesson of her.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “It would be a great help to me if I could hear the language spoken in a longer discourse, so as to get the swing of it,” Tacita said one day to Iona, after having taken a lesson of her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “It would be a great help to me if I could hear the language spoken in a longer discourse, so as to get the swing of it,” Tacita said one day to Iona, after having taken a lesson of her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It would be a great help to me if I could hear the language spoken in a longer discourse, so as to get the swing of it,” Tacita said one day to Iona, after having taken a lesson of her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “It would be a great help to me if I could hear the language spoken in a longer discourse, so as to get the swing of it,” Tacita said one day to Iona, after having taken a lesson of her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It would be a great help to me if I could hear the language spoken in a longer discourse, so as to get the swing of it,” Tacita said one day to Iona, after having taken a lesson of her.
Iona
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From this reading “It would be a great help to me if I could hear the language spoken in a longer discourse, so as to get the swing of it,” Tacita said one day to Iona, after having taken a lesson of her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “In conversation all my attention is occupied in listening to the sound of the words, and thinking of their meaning.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It would be a great help to me if I could hear the language spoken in a longer discourse, so as to get the swing of it,” Tacita said one day to Iona, after having taken a lesson of her.
and nothing more
From this reading “You can have to-morrow just what you want,” her teacher said.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading “It would be a great help to me if I could hear the language spoken in a longer discourse, so as to get the swing of it,” Tacita said one day to Iona, after having taken a lesson of her.
a unit of instruction
From this reading “It would be a great help to me if I could hear the language spoken in a longer discourse, so as to get the swing of it,” Tacita said one day to Iona, after having taken a lesson of her.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading “In conversation all my attention is occupied in listening to the sound of the words, and thinking of their meaning.”
for more time
From this reading “It would be a great help to me if I could hear the language spoken in a longer discourse, so as to get the swing of it,” Tacita said one day to Iona, after having taken a lesson of her.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It would be a great help to me if I could hear the language spoken in a longer discourse, so as to get the swing of it,” Tacita said one day to Iona, after having taken a lesson of her.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading “In conversation all my attention is occupied in listening to the sound of the words, and thinking of their meaning.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “In conversation all my attention is occupied in listening to the sound of the words, and thinking of their meaning.”
held or filled or in use
From this reading “In conversation all my attention is occupied in listening to the sound of the words, and thinking of their meaning.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It would be a great help to me if I could hear the language spoken in a longer discourse, so as to get the swing of it,” Tacita said one day to Iona, after having taken a lesson of her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It would be a great help to me if I could hear the language spoken in a longer discourse, so as to get the swing of it,” Tacita said one day to Iona, after having taken a lesson of her.
Pearlstein's
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From this reading “Some of the college boys go up to Professor Pearlstein’s cottage with their compositions.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “Some of the college boys go up to Professor Pearlstein’s cottage with their compositions.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It would be a great help to me if I could hear the language spoken in a longer discourse, so as to get the swing of it,” Tacita said one day to Iona, after having taken a lesson of her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “It would be a great help to me if I could hear the language spoken in a longer discourse, so as to get the swing of it,” Tacita said one day to Iona, after having taken a lesson of her.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Some of the college boys go up to Professor Pearlstein’s cottage with their compositions.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “In conversation all my attention is occupied in listening to the sound of the words, and thinking of their meaning.”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “It would be a great help to me if I could hear the language spoken in a longer discourse, so as to get the swing of it,” Tacita said one day to Iona, after having taken a lesson of her.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He criticises both style and thought.
swingverbUS /swɪŋ/
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading “It would be a great help to me if I could hear the language spoken in a longer discourse, so as to get the swing of it,” Tacita said one day to Iona, after having taken a lesson of her.
Tacita
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From this reading “It would be a great help to me if I could hear the language spoken in a longer discourse, so as to get the swing of it,” Tacita said one day to Iona, after having taken a lesson of her.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “It would be a great help to me if I could hear the language spoken in a longer discourse, so as to get the swing of it,” Tacita said one day to Iona, after having taken a lesson of her.
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading “You can have to-morrow just what you want,” her teacher said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It would be a great help to me if I could hear the language spoken in a longer discourse, so as to get the swing of it,” Tacita said one day to Iona, after having taken a lesson of her.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “In conversation all my attention is occupied in listening to the sound of the words, and thinking of their meaning.”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “In conversation all my attention is occupied in listening to the sound of the words, and thinking of their meaning.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He criticises both style and thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It would be a great help to me if I could hear the language spoken in a longer discourse, so as to get the swing of it,” Tacita said one day to Iona, after having taken a lesson of her.
to-morrow
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From this reading “You can have to-morrow just what you want,” her teacher said.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Some of the college boys go up to Professor Pearlstein’s cottage with their compositions.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “You can have to-morrow just what you want,” her teacher said.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “You can have to-morrow just what you want,” her teacher said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Some of the college boys go up to Professor Pearlstein’s cottage with their compositions.
the words that are spoken
From this reading “In conversation all my attention is occupied in listening to the sound of the words, and thinking of their meaning.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would be a great help to me if I could hear the language spoken in a longer discourse, so as to get the swing of it,” Tacita said one day to Iona, after having taken a lesson of her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You can have to-morrow just what you want,” her teacher said.
