used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That's the word, and a right word and a good word.
aboardadverbUS /əˈbɔːrd/
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading I don't allow any vicious goings-on aboard this ship.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading I don't allow any vicious goings-on aboard this ship.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That's the word, and a right word and a good word.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I don't allow any vicious goings-on aboard this ship.
argueverbUS /ˈɑːrɡjuː/
present reasons and arguments
From this reading Why now, I'm thinking of taking you, for I see you're a likely lad, and one that will argue for his principles.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We're decent and we stick to our country's laws as duty is.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Wherever we go we carry the laws of the United States, and we stand by them laws.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Wherever we go we carry the laws of the United States, and we stand by them laws.
country'snounUS /ˈkʌntriz/
possessive form of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading We're decent and we stick to our country's laws as duty is.
decentadjectiveUS /ˈdiːsənt/
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading We're decent and we stick to our country's laws as duty is.
don't
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From this reading I don't allow any vicious goings-on aboard this ship.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading We're decent and we stick to our country's laws as duty is.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Why now, I'm thinking of taking you, for I see you're a likely lad, and one that will argue for his principles.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Wherever we go we carry the laws of the United States, and we stand by them laws.
goings-on
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From this reading I don't allow any vicious goings-on aboard this ship.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading That's the word, and a right word and a good word.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Why now, I'm thinking of taking you, for I see you're a likely lad, and one that will argue for his principles.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't allow any vicious goings-on aboard this ship.
I'm
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From this reading Why now, I'm thinking of taking you, for I see you're a likely lad, and one that will argue for his principles.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We're decent and we stick to our country's laws as duty is.
a boy or man
From this reading Why now, I'm thinking of taking you, for I see you're a likely lad, and one that will argue for his principles.
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading Wherever we go we carry the laws of the United States, and we stand by them laws.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading Why now, I'm thinking of taking you, for I see you're a likely lad, and one that will argue for his principles.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Why now, I'm thinking of taking you, for I see you're a likely lad, and one that will argue for his principles.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wherever we go we carry the laws of the United States, and we stand by them laws.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Why now, I'm thinking of taking you, for I see you're a likely lad, and one that will argue for his principles.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We're decent and we stick to our country's laws as duty is.
plural of “principle” — a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
From this reading Why now, I'm thinking of taking you, for I see you're a likely lad, and one that will argue for his principles.
precisely, exactly
From this reading That's the word, and a right word and a good word.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Why now, I'm thinking of taking you, for I see you're a likely lad, and one that will argue for his principles.
transport commercially
From this reading I don't allow any vicious goings-on aboard this ship.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Wherever we go we carry the laws of the United States, and we stand by them laws.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Wherever we go we carry the laws of the United States, and we stand by them laws.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading We're decent and we stick to our country's laws as duty is.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Why now, I'm thinking of taking you, for I see you're a likely lad, and one that will argue for his principles.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why now, I'm thinking of taking you, for I see you're a likely lad, and one that will argue for his principles.
That's
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From this reading That's the word, and a right word and a good word.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That's the word, and a right word and a good word.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Wherever we go we carry the laws of the United States, and we stand by them laws.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Why now, I'm thinking of taking you, for I see you're a likely lad, and one that will argue for his principles.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I don't allow any vicious goings-on aboard this ship.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We're decent and we stick to our country's laws as duty is.
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading Wherever we go we carry the laws of the United States, and we stand by them laws.
viciousadjectiveUS /ˈvɪʃəs/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading I don't allow any vicious goings-on aboard this ship.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Wherever we go we carry the laws of the United States, and we stand by them laws.
We're
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From this reading We're decent and we stick to our country's laws as duty is.
in or to any place at all
From this reading Wherever we go we carry the laws of the United States, and we stand by them laws.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why now, I'm thinking of taking you, for I see you're a likely lad, and one that will argue for his principles.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Why now, I'm thinking of taking you, for I see you're a likely lad, and one that will argue for his principles.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading That's the word, and a right word and a good word.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why now, I'm thinking of taking you, for I see you're a likely lad, and one that will argue for his principles.
you're
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From this reading Why now, I'm thinking of taking you, for I see you're a likely lad, and one that will argue for his principles.
