used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON COOKS When my wife made the suggestion that we should give a Thanksgiving dinner to our friends in the neighborhood it almost put me to the ropes.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON COOKS When my wife made the suggestion that we should give a Thanksgiving dinner to our friends in the neighborhood it almost put me to the ropes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You know I'm not much on the social gag, and to have to sit up and make good-natured faces at a lot of strangers gives me intermittent pains in the neck.
Aren't
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From this reading "Aren't most of them getting good wages, and why should we kill the fatted calf for a lot of home-made prodigals?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked my wife.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You know I'm not much on the social gag, and to have to sit up and make good-natured faces at a lot of strangers gives me intermittent pains in the neck.
calfnounUS /kæf/
young of domestic cattle
From this reading "Aren't most of them getting good wages, and why should we kill the fatted calf for a lot of home-made prodigals?"
COOKSnounUS /kʊks/
plural of “cook” — someone who cooks food
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON COOKS When my wife made the suggestion that we should give a Thanksgiving dinner to our friends in the neighborhood it almost put me to the ropes.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON COOKS When my wife made the suggestion that we should give a Thanksgiving dinner to our friends in the neighborhood it almost put me to the ropes.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading You know I'm not much on the social gag, and to have to sit up and make good-natured faces at a lot of strangers gives me intermittent pains in the neck.
fatted
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From this reading "Aren't most of them getting good wages, and why should we kill the fatted calf for a lot of home-made prodigals?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Aren't most of them getting good wages, and why should we kill the fatted calf for a lot of home-made prodigals?"
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON COOKS When my wife made the suggestion that we should give a Thanksgiving dinner to our friends in the neighborhood it almost put me to the ropes.
gagverbUS /ɡæɡ/
prevent from speaking out
From this reading You know I'm not much on the social gag, and to have to sit up and make good-natured faces at a lot of strangers gives me intermittent pains in the neck.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "Aren't most of them getting good wages, and why should we kill the fatted calf for a lot of home-made prodigals?"
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON COOKS When my wife made the suggestion that we should give a Thanksgiving dinner to our friends in the neighborhood it almost put me to the ropes.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading You know I'm not much on the social gag, and to have to sit up and make good-natured faces at a lot of strangers gives me intermittent pains in the neck.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Aren't most of them getting good wages, and why should we kill the fatted calf for a lot of home-made prodigals?"
good-naturedadjective
having an easygoing and cheerful disposition
From this reading You know I'm not much on the social gag, and to have to sit up and make good-natured faces at a lot of strangers gives me intermittent pains in the neck.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You know I'm not much on the social gag, and to have to sit up and make good-natured faces at a lot of strangers gives me intermittent pains in the neck.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON COOKS When my wife made the suggestion that we should give a Thanksgiving dinner to our friends in the neighborhood it almost put me to the ropes.
home-made
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From this reading "Aren't most of them getting good wages, and why should we kill the fatted calf for a lot of home-made prodigals?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked my wife.
I'm
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From this reading You know I'm not much on the social gag, and to have to sit up and make good-natured faces at a lot of strangers gives me intermittent pains in the neck.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON COOKS When my wife made the suggestion that we should give a Thanksgiving dinner to our friends in the neighborhood it almost put me to the ropes.
intermittentadjectiveUS /ˌɪntərˈmɪtənt/
stopping and starting at irregular intervals
From this reading You know I'm not much on the social gag, and to have to sit up and make good-natured faces at a lot of strangers gives me intermittent pains in the neck.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON COOKS When my wife made the suggestion that we should give a Thanksgiving dinner to our friends in the neighborhood it almost put me to the ropes.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON COOKS When my wife made the suggestion that we should give a Thanksgiving dinner to our friends in the neighborhood it almost put me to the ropes.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "Aren't most of them getting good wages, and why should we kill the fatted calf for a lot of home-made prodigals?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know I'm not much on the social gag, and to have to sit up and make good-natured faces at a lot of strangers gives me intermittent pains in the neck.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading You know I'm not much on the social gag, and to have to sit up and make good-natured faces at a lot of strangers gives me intermittent pains in the neck.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON COOKS When my wife made the suggestion that we should give a Thanksgiving dinner to our friends in the neighborhood it almost put me to the ropes.
engage in
From this reading You know I'm not much on the social gag, and to have to sit up and make good-natured faces at a lot of strangers gives me intermittent pains in the neck.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON COOKS When my wife made the suggestion that we should give a Thanksgiving dinner to our friends in the neighborhood it almost put me to the ropes.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "Aren't most of them getting good wages, and why should we kill the fatted calf for a lot of home-made prodigals?"
to a great degree or extent
From this reading You know I'm not much on the social gag, and to have to sit up and make good-natured faces at a lot of strangers gives me intermittent pains in the neck.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON COOKS When my wife made the suggestion that we should give a Thanksgiving dinner to our friends in the neighborhood it almost put me to the ropes.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading You know I'm not much on the social gag, and to have to sit up and make good-natured faces at a lot of strangers gives me intermittent pains in the neck.
neighborhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON COOKS When my wife made the suggestion that we should give a Thanksgiving dinner to our friends in the neighborhood it almost put me to the ropes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You know I'm not much on the social gag, and to have to sit up and make good-natured faces at a lot of strangers gives me intermittent pains in the neck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You know I'm not much on the social gag, and to have to sit up and make good-natured faces at a lot of strangers gives me intermittent pains in the neck.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON COOKS When my wife made the suggestion that we should give a Thanksgiving dinner to our friends in the neighborhood it almost put me to the ropes.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON COOKS When my wife made the suggestion that we should give a Thanksgiving dinner to our friends in the neighborhood it almost put me to the ropes.
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading You know I'm not much on the social gag, and to have to sit up and make good-natured faces at a lot of strangers gives me intermittent pains in the neck.
prodigals
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From this reading "Aren't most of them getting good wages, and why should we kill the fatted calf for a lot of home-made prodigals?"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON COOKS When my wife made the suggestion that we should give a Thanksgiving dinner to our friends in the neighborhood it almost put me to the ropes.
ropesnounUS /roʊps/
plural of “rope” — a strong line
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON COOKS When my wife made the suggestion that we should give a Thanksgiving dinner to our friends in the neighborhood it almost put me to the ropes.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON COOKS When my wife made the suggestion that we should give a Thanksgiving dinner to our friends in the neighborhood it almost put me to the ropes.
be seated
From this reading You know I'm not much on the social gag, and to have to sit up and make good-natured faces at a lot of strangers gives me intermittent pains in the neck.
relating to human society and its members
From this reading You know I'm not much on the social gag, and to have to sit up and make good-natured faces at a lot of strangers gives me intermittent pains in the neck.
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading You know I'm not much on the social gag, and to have to sit up and make good-natured faces at a lot of strangers gives me intermittent pains in the neck.
an idea that is suggested
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON COOKS When my wife made the suggestion that we should give a Thanksgiving dinner to our friends in the neighborhood it almost put me to the ropes.
ThanksgivingnounUS /ˌθæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/
fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON COOKS When my wife made the suggestion that we should give a Thanksgiving dinner to our friends in the neighborhood it almost put me to the ropes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON COOKS When my wife made the suggestion that we should give a Thanksgiving dinner to our friends in the neighborhood it almost put me to the ropes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON COOKS When my wife made the suggestion that we should give a Thanksgiving dinner to our friends in the neighborhood it almost put me to the ropes.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Why should we give them a dinner?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON COOKS When my wife made the suggestion that we should give a Thanksgiving dinner to our friends in the neighborhood it almost put me to the ropes.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading You know I'm not much on the social gag, and to have to sit up and make good-natured faces at a lot of strangers gives me intermittent pains in the neck.
wagesnounUS /ˈweɪdʒəz/
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading "Aren't most of them getting good wages, and why should we kill the fatted calf for a lot of home-made prodigals?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON COOKS When my wife made the suggestion that we should give a Thanksgiving dinner to our friends in the neighborhood it almost put me to the ropes.
at the time that
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON COOKS When my wife made the suggestion that we should give a Thanksgiving dinner to our friends in the neighborhood it almost put me to the ropes.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why should we give them a dinner?"
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON COOKS When my wife made the suggestion that we should give a Thanksgiving dinner to our friends in the neighborhood it almost put me to the ropes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know I'm not much on the social gag, and to have to sit up and make good-natured faces at a lot of strangers gives me intermittent pains in the neck.
