used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “That have even perhaps a little, after the warnings, let one down?”
adheredverbUS /ædˈhɪrd/
past form of “adhere” — be compatible or in accordance with
From this reading She took no notice of this coarse pleasantry, she simply adhered to her thesis.
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading “Van on the contrary gives tremendous warnings, makes apologies, in advance, for things that--well, after all, haven’t killed one.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Van on the contrary gives tremendous warnings, makes apologies, in advance, for things that--well, after all, haven’t killed one.”
(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 “Van on the contrary gives tremendous warnings, makes apologies, in advance, for things that--well, after all, haven’t killed one.”
any thing at all
From this reading “You haven’t seen me with anything like yours--no, no, never, never!”
apologiesnounUS /əˈpɑːlədʒiːz/
plural of “apology” — an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
From this reading “Van on the contrary gives tremendous warnings, makes apologies, in advance, for things that--well, after all, haven’t killed one.”
coarseadjectiveUS /kɔːrs/
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading She took no notice of this coarse pleasantry, she simply adhered to her thesis.
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading “Van on the contrary gives tremendous warnings, makes apologies, in advance, for things that--well, after all, haven’t killed one.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “That have even perhaps a little, after the warnings, let one down?”
divisible by two
From this reading “That have even perhaps a little, after the warnings, let one down?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Van on the contrary gives tremendous warnings, makes apologies, in advance, for things that--well, after all, haven’t killed one.”
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading “Van on the contrary gives tremendous warnings, makes apologies, in advance, for things that--well, after all, haven’t killed one.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “That have even perhaps a little, after the warnings, let one down?”
haven't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You haven’t seen me with anything like yours--no, no, never, never!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She took no notice of this coarse pleasantry, she simply adhered to her thesis.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Van on the contrary gives tremendous warnings, makes apologies, in advance, for things that--well, after all, haven’t killed one.”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “Van on the contrary gives tremendous warnings, makes apologies, in advance, for things that--well, after all, haven’t killed one.”
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “That have even perhaps a little, after the warnings, let one down?”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “You haven’t seen me with anything like yours--no, no, never, never!”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “That have even perhaps a little, after the warnings, let one down?”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “Van on the contrary gives tremendous warnings, makes apologies, in advance, for things that--well, after all, haven’t killed one.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You haven’t seen me with anything like yours--no, no, never, never!”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “You haven’t seen me with anything like yours--no, no, never, never!”
not any; not one
From this reading “You haven’t seen me with anything like yours--no, no, never, never!”
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading She took no notice of this coarse pleasantry, she simply adhered to her thesis.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She took no notice of this coarse pleasantry, she simply adhered to her thesis.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Van on the contrary gives tremendous warnings, makes apologies, in advance, for things that--well, after all, haven’t killed one.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Van on the contrary gives tremendous warnings, makes apologies, in advance, for things that--well, after all, haven’t killed one.”
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading She was particularly positive.
by chance
From this reading “That have even perhaps a little, after the warnings, let one down?”
pleasantrynounUS /ˈplezəntri/
an agreeable or amusing remark
From this reading She took no notice of this coarse pleasantry, she simply adhered to her thesis.
positiveadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːzətɪv/
characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
From this reading She was particularly positive.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “You haven’t seen me with anything like yours--no, no, never, never!”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was particularly positive.
and nothing more
From this reading She took no notice of this coarse pleasantry, she simply adhered to her thesis.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Van on the contrary gives tremendous warnings, makes apologies, in advance, for things that--well, after all, haven’t killed one.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Van on the contrary gives tremendous warnings, makes apologies, in advance, for things that--well, after all, haven’t killed one.”
thesisnounUS /ˈθiːsəs/
an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
From this reading She took no notice of this coarse pleasantry, she simply adhered to her thesis.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “Van on the contrary gives tremendous warnings, makes apologies, in advance, for things that--well, after all, haven’t killed one.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She took no notice of this coarse pleasantry, she simply adhered to her thesis.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She took no notice of this coarse pleasantry, she simply adhered to her thesis.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She took no notice of this coarse pleasantry, she simply adhered to her thesis.
tremendousadjectiveUS /trəˈmendəs/
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading “Van on the contrary gives tremendous warnings, makes apologies, in advance, for things that--well, after all, haven’t killed one.”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “Van on the contrary gives tremendous warnings, makes apologies, in advance, for things that--well, after all, haven’t killed one.”
warningsnounUS /ˈwɔːrnɪŋz/
plural of “warning” — a message informing of danger
From this reading “Van on the contrary gives tremendous warnings, makes apologies, in advance, for things that--well, after all, haven’t killed one.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was particularly positive.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Van on the contrary gives tremendous warnings, makes apologies, in advance, for things that--well, after all, haven’t killed one.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You haven’t seen me with anything like yours--no, no, never, never!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You haven’t seen me with anything like yours--no, no, never, never!”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “You haven’t seen me with anything like yours--no, no, never, never!”
