used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Right away they set the wedding for the eleventh of April, which seems like it _never_ will come, me being in a big hurry for it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Poor Julius gets more and more delighted every day, talking a heap about what a happy home they're going to have, not realizing that Chopin and dish-pan don't go together.
advisesverbUS /ædˈvaɪzɪz/
third-person singular of “advise” — give advice to
From this reading He stays around and advises Marcella about her clothes and such-like all day long.
(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 He stays around and advises Marcella about her clothes and such-like all day long.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading Right away they set the wedding for the eleventh of April, which seems like it _never_ will come, me being in a big hurry for it.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He stays around and advises Marcella about her clothes and such-like all day long.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Right away they set the wedding for the eleventh of April, which seems like it _never_ will come, me being in a big hurry for it.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He says she reminds him of a narcissus, being tall and creamy-skinned, so he wants all her dresses to be either white or light green, the color of right young lettuce.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Right away they set the wedding for the eleventh of April, which seems like it _never_ will come, me being in a big hurry for it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
ChopinnounUS /ˈʃoʊpæn/
the music of Chopin
From this reading Poor Julius gets more and more delighted every day, talking a heap about what a happy home they're going to have, not realizing that Chopin and dish-pan don't go together.
clothing in general
From this reading He stays around and advises Marcella about her clothes and such-like all day long.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading He says she reminds him of a narcissus, being tall and creamy-skinned, so he wants all her dresses to be either white or light green, the color of right young lettuce.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Right away they set the wedding for the eleventh of April, which seems like it _never_ will come, me being in a big hurry for it.
couldn't
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From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
creamy-skinned
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From this reading He says she reminds him of a narcissus, being tall and creamy-skinned, so he wants all her dresses to be either white or light green, the color of right young lettuce.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Poor Julius gets more and more delighted every day, talking a heap about what a happy home they're going to have, not realizing that Chopin and dish-pan don't go together.
greatly pleased
From this reading Poor Julius gets more and more delighted every day, talking a heap about what a happy home they're going to have, not realizing that Chopin and dish-pan don't go together.
dish-pan
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From this reading Poor Julius gets more and more delighted every day, talking a heap about what a happy home they're going to have, not realizing that Chopin and dish-pan don't go together.
don't
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From this reading Poor Julius gets more and more delighted every day, talking a heap about what a happy home they're going to have, not realizing that Chopin and dish-pan don't go together.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
drawsnounUS /drɔːz/
plural of “draw” — a gully that is shallower than a ravine
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
dressesnounUS /ˈdresəz/
plural of “dress” — a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
From this reading He says she reminds him of a narcissus, being tall and creamy-skinned, so he wants all her dresses to be either white or light green, the color of right young lettuce.
one or the other of two
From this reading He says she reminds him of a narcissus, being tall and creamy-skinned, so he wants all her dresses to be either white or light green, the color of right young lettuce.
eleventhadjectiveUS /ɪˈlevənθ/
coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position
From this reading Right away they set the wedding for the eleventh of April, which seems like it _never_ will come, me being in a big hurry for it.
at any time
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Poor Julius gets more and more delighted every day, talking a heap about what a happy home they're going to have, not realizing that Chopin and dish-pan don't go together.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading Poor Julius gets more and more delighted every day, talking a heap about what a happy home they're going to have, not realizing that Chopin and dish-pan don't go together.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Poor Julius gets more and more delighted every day, talking a heap about what a happy home they're going to have, not realizing that Chopin and dish-pan don't go together.
the act of departing
From this reading Poor Julius gets more and more delighted every day, talking a heap about what a happy home they're going to have, not realizing that Chopin and dish-pan don't go together.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading He says she reminds him of a narcissus, being tall and creamy-skinned, so he wants all her dresses to be either white or light green, the color of right young lettuce.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Poor Julius gets more and more delighted every day, talking a heap about what a happy home they're going to have, not realizing that Chopin and dish-pan don't go together.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Poor Julius gets more and more delighted every day, talking a heap about what a happy home they're going to have, not realizing that Chopin and dish-pan don't go together.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading Poor Julius gets more and more delighted every day, talking a heap about what a happy home they're going to have, not realizing that Chopin and dish-pan don't go together.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He stays around and advises Marcella about her clothes and such-like all day long.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He says she reminds him of a narcissus, being tall and creamy-skinned, so he wants all her dresses to be either white or light green, the color of right young lettuce.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Poor Julius gets more and more delighted every day, talking a heap about what a happy home they're going to have, not realizing that Chopin and dish-pan don't go together.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading Right away they set the wedding for the eleventh of April, which seems like it _never_ will come, me being in a big hurry for it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Right away they set the wedding for the eleventh of April, which seems like it _never_ will come, me being in a big hurry for it.
jobsnounUS /dʒɑːbz/
plural of “job” — the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
Julius
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From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
lettucenounUS /ˈletəs/
informal terms for money
From this reading He says she reminds him of a narcissus, being tall and creamy-skinned, so he wants all her dresses to be either white or light green, the color of right young lettuce.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading He says she reminds him of a narcissus, being tall and creamy-skinned, so he wants all her dresses to be either white or light green, the color of right young lettuce.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Right away they set the wedding for the eleventh of April, which seems like it _never_ will come, me being in a big hurry for it.
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 He stays around and advises Marcella about her clothes and such-like all day long.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
magazinenounUS /ˈmæɡəziːn/
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
mailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
Marcella
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From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Right away they set the wedding for the eleventh of April, which seems like it _never_ will come, me being in a big hurry for it.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Poor Julius gets more and more delighted every day, talking a heap about what a happy home they're going to have, not realizing that Chopin and dish-pan don't go together.
narcissusnounUS /nɑːrˈsɪsəs/
bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters
From this reading He says she reminds him of a narcissus, being tall and creamy-skinned, so he wants all her dresses to be either white or light green, the color of right young lettuce.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Right away they set the wedding for the eleventh of April, which seems like it _never_ will come, me being in a big hurry for it.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Poor Julius gets more and more delighted every day, talking a heap about what a happy home they're going to have, not realizing that Chopin and dish-pan don't go together.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Right away they set the wedding for the eleventh of April, which seems like it _never_ will come, me being in a big hurry for it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He says she reminds him of a narcissus, being tall and creamy-skinned, so he wants all her dresses to be either white or light green, the color of right young lettuce.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor Julius gets more and more delighted every day, talking a heap about what a happy home they're going to have, not realizing that Chopin and dish-pan don't go together.
realizingverbUS /ˈriːəlaɪzɪŋ/
-ing form of “realize” — be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading Poor Julius gets more and more delighted every day, talking a heap about what a happy home they're going to have, not realizing that Chopin and dish-pan don't go together.
remindsverbUS /riˈmaɪndz/
third-person singular of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading He says she reminds him of a narcissus, being tall and creamy-skinned, so he wants all her dresses to be either white or light green, the color of right young lettuce.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Right away they set the wedding for the eleventh of April, which seems like it _never_ will come, me being in a big hurry for it.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading He says she reminds him of a narcissus, being tall and creamy-skinned, so he wants all her dresses to be either white or light green, the color of right young lettuce.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Right away they set the wedding for the eleventh of April, which seems like it _never_ will come, me being in a big hurry for it.
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Right away they set the wedding for the eleventh of April, which seems like it _never_ will come, me being in a big hurry for it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He says she reminds him of a narcissus, being tall and creamy-skinned, so he wants all her dresses to be either white or light green, the color of right young lettuce.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
staysnounUS /steɪz/
a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
From this reading He stays around and advises Marcella about her clothes and such-like all day long.
such-like
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From this reading He stays around and advises Marcella about her clothes and such-like all day long.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Poor Julius gets more and more delighted every day, talking a heap about what a happy home they're going to have, not realizing that Chopin and dish-pan don't go together.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading He says she reminds him of a narcissus, being tall and creamy-skinned, so he wants all her dresses to be either white or light green, the color of right young lettuce.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Right away they set the wedding for the eleventh of April, which seems like it _never_ will come, me being in a big hurry for it.
they're
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From this reading Poor Julius gets more and more delighted every day, talking a heap about what a happy home they're going to have, not realizing that Chopin and dish-pan don't go together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Poor Julius gets more and more delighted every day, talking a heap about what a happy home they're going to have, not realizing that Chopin and dish-pan don't go together.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Poor Julius gets more and more delighted every day, talking a heap about what a happy home they're going to have, not realizing that Chopin and dish-pan don't go together.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading He says she reminds him of a narcissus, being tall and creamy-skinned, so he wants all her dresses to be either white or light green, the color of right young lettuce.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading Right away they set the wedding for the eleventh of April, which seems like it _never_ will come, me being in a big hurry for it.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
weighedverbUS /weɪd/
past form of “weigh” — have a certain weight
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Poor Julius gets more and more delighted every day, talking a heap about what a happy home they're going to have, not realizing that Chopin and dish-pan don't go together.
in or at the place that
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Right away they set the wedding for the eleventh of April, which seems like it _never_ will come, me being in a big hurry for it.
a Caucasian
From this reading He says she reminds him of a narcissus, being tall and creamy-skinned, so he wants all her dresses to be either white or light green, the color of right young lettuce.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Right away they set the wedding for the eleventh of April, which seems like it _never_ will come, me being in a big hurry for it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Being in love with Marcella weighed so on Julius' mind that he couldn't stay in New York but one week where the magazine is that he draws for, so he came back and has been here ever since, loving and drawing and sending them the jobs by mail.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He says she reminds him of a narcissus, being tall and creamy-skinned, so he wants all her dresses to be either white or light green, the color of right young lettuce.
