used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
anew
From this reading "Up where?" again asked my unsympathetic tormentor.
(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 "Brute!" was all I could say.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Up where?" again asked my unsympathetic tormentor.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
BrutenounUS /bruːt/
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading "Brute!" was all I could say.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Brute!" was all I could say.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading I only had a vague, dim idea of what took place for the next few months.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
at any time
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I only had a vague, dim idea of what took place for the next few months.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading "Wretch!" gasped I, "somebody ought to wind me up."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
groannounUS /ɡroʊn/
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I only had a vague, dim idea of what took place for the next few months.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Wretch!" gasped I, "somebody ought to wind me up."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I only had a vague, dim idea of what took place for the next few months.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
and nothing more
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
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 "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Wretch!" gasped I, "somebody ought to wind me up."
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading I only had a vague, dim idea of what took place for the next few months.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Up where?" again asked my unsympathetic tormentor.
name'snounUS /neɪmz/
possessive form of “name” — a language unit by which a person or thing is known
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I only had a vague, dim idea of what took place for the next few months.
not any; not one
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
and nothing more
From this reading I only had a vague, dim idea of what took place for the next few months.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Wretch!" gasped I, "somebody ought to wind me up."
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I only had a vague, dim idea of what took place for the next few months.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
ribbonnounUS /ˈrɪbən/
any long object resembling a thin line
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
express in words
From this reading "Brute!" was all I could say.
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Wretch!" gasped I, "somebody ought to wind me up."
in the near future
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
sparedverbUS /sperd/
past form of “spare” — refrain from harming
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
That's
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From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Wretch!" gasped I, "somebody ought to wind me up."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I only had a vague, dim idea of what took place for the next few months.
tormentornounUS /ˈtɔːrmentər/
someone who torments
From this reading "Up where?" again asked my unsympathetic tormentor.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
unsympatheticadjectiveUS /ənˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/
not sympathetic or disposed toward
From this reading "Up where?" again asked my unsympathetic tormentor.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Wretch!" gasped I, "somebody ought to wind me up."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading I only had a vague, dim idea of what took place for the next few months.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Brute!" was all I could say.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I only had a vague, dim idea of what took place for the next few months.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Up where?" again asked my unsympathetic tormentor.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading "Wretch!" gasped I, "somebody ought to wind me up."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
WretchnounUS /retʃ/
performs some wicked deed
From this reading "Wretch!" gasped I, "somebody ought to wind me up."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That's just the way with you clever people," began the ribbon; "as long as you are all right no name's bad enough for poor people like us; but as soon as ever you get into trouble--" Here with a groan I ran down, and was spared the end of his speech.
