used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A rush?" asked Hannah, "what is that?"
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Oh, get out and fight somehow,--I don't know just how,--something about tying up.
in the past
From this reading "A relic of barbarism; they ought to have put a stop to it long ago, Professor Grind says."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, get out and fight somehow,--I don't know just how,--something about tying up.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Only another way of wasting time, Hannah," and the Junior plunged back into her Livy.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "A rush?" asked Hannah, "what is that?"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Only another way of wasting time, Hannah," and the Junior plunged back into her Livy.
barbarismnounUS /ˈbɑːrbərɪzəm/
a brutal barbarous savage act
From this reading "A relic of barbarism; they ought to have put a stop to it long ago, Professor Grind says."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes," said the Freshman, "but what do they do?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Yes," said the Freshman, "but what do they do?"
don't
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From this reading "Oh, get out and fight somehow,--I don't know just how,--something about tying up.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading "Oh, get out and fight somehow,--I don't know just how,--something about tying up.
FreshmannounUS /ˈfreʃmən/
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading "Yes," said the Freshman, "but what do they do?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Oh, get out and fight somehow,--I don't know just how,--something about tying up.
GrindverbUS /ɡraɪnd/
press or grind with a crushing noise
From this reading "A relic of barbarism; they ought to have put a stop to it long ago, Professor Grind says."
Hannah
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From this reading "A rush?" asked Hannah, "what is that?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "A relic of barbarism; they ought to have put a stop to it long ago, Professor Grind says."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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how
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From this reading "Oh, get out and fight somehow,--I don't know just how,--something about tying up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, get out and fight somehow,--I don't know just how,--something about tying up.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "A rush?" asked Hannah, "what is that?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "A relic of barbarism; they ought to have put a stop to it long ago, Professor Grind says."
JuniornounUS /ˈdʒuːnjər/
term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
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and nothing more
From this reading "Oh, get out and fight somehow,--I don't know just how,--something about tying up.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Oh, get out and fight somehow,--I don't know just how,--something about tying up.
Livynoun
Roman historian whose history of Rome filled 142 volumes (of which only 35 survive) including the earliest history of the war with Hannibal (59 BC to AD 17)
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primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "A relic of barbarism; they ought to have put a stop to it long ago, Professor Grind says."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A relic of barbarism; they ought to have put a stop to it long ago, Professor Grind says."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, get out and fight somehow,--I don't know just how,--something about tying up.
and nothing more
From this reading Only another way of wasting time, Hannah," and the Junior plunged back into her Livy.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "A relic of barbarism; they ought to have put a stop to it long ago, Professor Grind says."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Oh, get out and fight somehow,--I don't know just how,--something about tying up.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading Only another way of wasting time, Hannah," and the Junior plunged back into her Livy.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading "A relic of barbarism; they ought to have put a stop to it long ago, Professor Grind says."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "A relic of barbarism; they ought to have put a stop to it long ago, Professor Grind says."
relicnounUS /ˈrelɪk/
an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
From this reading "A relic of barbarism; they ought to have put a stop to it long ago, Professor Grind says."
move hurridly
From this reading "A rush?" asked Hannah, "what is that?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes," said the Freshman, "but what do they do?"
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "A relic of barbarism; they ought to have put a stop to it long ago, Professor Grind says."
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading "Oh, get out and fight somehow,--I don't know just how,--something about tying up.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Oh, get out and fight somehow,--I don't know just how,--something about tying up.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "A relic of barbarism; they ought to have put a stop to it long ago, Professor Grind says."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "A rush?" asked Hannah, "what is that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes," said the Freshman, "but what do they do?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "A relic of barbarism; they ought to have put a stop to it long ago, Professor Grind says."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Only another way of wasting time, Hannah," and the Junior plunged back into her Livy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "A relic of barbarism; they ought to have put a stop to it long ago, Professor Grind says."
tyingnounUS /ˈtaɪɪŋ/
the act of tying or binding things together
From this reading "Oh, get out and fight somehow,--I don't know just how,--something about tying up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Oh, get out and fight somehow,--I don't know just how,--something about tying up.
wastingnounUS /ˈweɪstɪŋ/
any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
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how something is done or how it happens
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used to ask for information about something
From this reading "A rush?" asked Hannah, "what is that?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," said the Freshman, "but what do they do?"
