used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He set his near-empty drink--a Bacardi martini--on the mantel and waddled out of the room toward the basement.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading _Seeing it in action, anybody would quaver in alarm: What hath Farnsworth overwrought?_ "Let me show you something," Farnsworth said.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading _Seeing it in action, anybody would quaver in alarm: What hath Farnsworth overwrought?_ "Let me show you something," Farnsworth said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He set his near-empty drink--a Bacardi martini--on the mantel and waddled out of the room toward the basement.
any person at all
From this reading _Seeing it in action, anybody would quaver in alarm: What hath Farnsworth overwrought?_ "Let me show you something," Farnsworth said.
Bacardi
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From this reading He set his near-empty drink--a Bacardi martini--on the mantel and waddled out of the room toward the basement.
basementnounUS /ˈbeɪsmənt/
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading He set his near-empty drink--a Bacardi martini--on the mantel and waddled out of the room toward the basement.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Whatever Farnsworth would have to show to-night would be far more entertaining than watching T.V.--my custom on other evenings.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Farnsworth, with his four labs in the house and his very tricky mind, never failed to provide my best night of the week.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I sat in my big leather chair, feeling very peaceful with the world, watching the fire.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading I sat in my big leather chair, feeling very peaceful with the world, watching the fire.
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading Whatever Farnsworth would have to show to-night would be far more entertaining than watching T.V.--my custom on other evenings.
take in liquids
From this reading He set his near-empty drink--a Bacardi martini--on the mantel and waddled out of the room toward the basement.
entertainingadjectiveUS /ˌentərˈteɪnɪŋ/
agreeably diverting
From this reading Whatever Farnsworth would have to show to-night would be far more entertaining than watching T.V.--my custom on other evenings.
eveningsnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋz/
plural of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Whatever Farnsworth would have to show to-night would be far more entertaining than watching T.V.--my custom on other evenings.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Farnsworth, with his four labs in the house and his very tricky mind, never failed to provide my best night of the week.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Whatever Farnsworth would have to show to-night would be far more entertaining than watching T.V.--my custom on other evenings.
Farnsworth
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From this reading _Seeing it in action, anybody would quaver in alarm: What hath Farnsworth overwrought?_ "Let me show you something," Farnsworth said.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading I sat in my big leather chair, feeling very peaceful with the world, watching the fire.
start firing a weapon
From this reading I sat in my big leather chair, feeling very peaceful with the world, watching the fire.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Farnsworth, with his four labs in the house and his very tricky mind, never failed to provide my best night of the week.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading _Seeing it in action, anybody would quaver in alarm: What hath Farnsworth overwrought?_ "Let me show you something," Farnsworth said.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Whatever Farnsworth would have to show to-night would be far more entertaining than watching T.V.--my custom on other evenings.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He set his near-empty drink--a Bacardi martini--on the mantel and waddled out of the room toward the basement.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He set his near-empty drink--a Bacardi martini--on the mantel and waddled out of the room toward the basement.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Farnsworth, with his four labs in the house and his very tricky mind, never failed to provide my best night of the week.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I sat in my big leather chair, feeling very peaceful with the world, watching the fire.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Seeing it in action, anybody would quaver in alarm: What hath Farnsworth overwrought?_ "Let me show you something," Farnsworth said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Seeing it in action, anybody would quaver in alarm: What hath Farnsworth overwrought?_ "Let me show you something," Farnsworth said.
labsnounUS /læbz/
plural of “lab” — a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
From this reading Farnsworth, with his four labs in the house and his very tricky mind, never failed to provide my best night of the week.
leathernounUS /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading I sat in my big leather chair, feeling very peaceful with the world, watching the fire.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading _Seeing it in action, anybody would quaver in alarm: What hath Farnsworth overwrought?_ "Let me show you something," Farnsworth said.
mantelnounUS /ˈmæntəl/
shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
From this reading He set his near-empty drink--a Bacardi martini--on the mantel and waddled out of the room toward the basement.
martininounUS /mɑːrˈtiːni/
a cocktail made of gin (or vodka) with dry vermouth
From this reading He set his near-empty drink--a Bacardi martini--on the mantel and waddled out of the room toward the basement.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Seeing it in action, anybody would quaver in alarm: What hath Farnsworth overwrought?_ "Let me show you something," Farnsworth said.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Farnsworth, with his four labs in the house and his very tricky mind, never failed to provide my best night of the week.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Whatever Farnsworth would have to show to-night would be far more entertaining than watching T.V.--my custom on other evenings.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I sat in my big leather chair, feeling very peaceful with the world, watching the fire.
near-empty
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From this reading He set his near-empty drink--a Bacardi martini--on the mantel and waddled out of the room toward the basement.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Farnsworth, with his four labs in the house and his very tricky mind, never failed to provide my best night of the week.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Farnsworth, with his four labs in the house and his very tricky mind, never failed to provide my best night of the week.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He set his near-empty drink--a Bacardi martini--on the mantel and waddled out of the room toward the basement.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He set his near-empty drink--a Bacardi martini--on the mantel and waddled out of the room toward the basement.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Whatever Farnsworth would have to show to-night would be far more entertaining than watching T.V.--my custom on other evenings.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He set his near-empty drink--a Bacardi martini--on the mantel and waddled out of the room toward the basement.
overwroughtadjectiveUS /ˌoʊvərˈrɔːt/
deeply agitated especially from emotion
From this reading _Seeing it in action, anybody would quaver in alarm: What hath Farnsworth overwrought?_ "Let me show you something," Farnsworth said.
peacefuladjectiveUS /ˈpiːsfəl/
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
From this reading I sat in my big leather chair, feeling very peaceful with the world, watching the fire.
provideverbUS /prəˈvaɪd/
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Farnsworth, with his four labs in the house and his very tricky mind, never failed to provide my best night of the week.
quavernounUS /ˈkweɪvər/
a tremulous sound
From this reading _Seeing it in action, anybody would quaver in alarm: What hath Farnsworth overwrought?_ "Let me show you something," Farnsworth said.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He set his near-empty drink--a Bacardi martini--on the mantel and waddled out of the room toward the basement.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading _Seeing it in action, anybody would quaver in alarm: What hath Farnsworth overwrought?_ "Let me show you something," Farnsworth said.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading I sat in my big leather chair, feeling very peaceful with the world, watching the fire.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading _Seeing it in action, anybody would quaver in alarm: What hath Farnsworth overwrought?_ "Let me show you something," Farnsworth said.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He set his near-empty drink--a Bacardi martini--on the mantel and waddled out of the room toward the basement.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading _Seeing it in action, anybody would quaver in alarm: What hath Farnsworth overwrought?_ "Let me show you something," Farnsworth said.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading _Seeing it in action, anybody would quaver in alarm: What hath Farnsworth overwrought?_ "Let me show you something," Farnsworth said.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Whatever Farnsworth would have to show to-night would be far more entertaining than watching T.V.--my custom on other evenings.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Whatever Farnsworth would have to show to-night would be far more entertaining than watching T.V.--my custom on other evenings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He set his near-empty drink--a Bacardi martini--on the mantel and waddled out of the room toward the basement.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whatever Farnsworth would have to show to-night would be far more entertaining than watching T.V.--my custom on other evenings.
to-night
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From this reading Whatever Farnsworth would have to show to-night would be far more entertaining than watching T.V.--my custom on other evenings.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading He set his near-empty drink--a Bacardi martini--on the mantel and waddled out of the room toward the basement.
trickyadjectiveUS /ˈtrɪki/
not to be trusted
From this reading Farnsworth, with his four labs in the house and his very tricky mind, never failed to provide my best night of the week.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading Whatever Farnsworth would have to show to-night would be far more entertaining than watching T.V.--my custom on other evenings.
precisely as stated
From this reading I sat in my big leather chair, feeling very peaceful with the world, watching the fire.
waddled
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From this reading He set his near-empty drink--a Bacardi martini--on the mantel and waddled out of the room toward the basement.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading I sat in my big leather chair, feeling very peaceful with the world, watching the fire.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Farnsworth, with his four labs in the house and his very tricky mind, never failed to provide my best night of the week.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Seeing it in action, anybody would quaver in alarm: What hath Farnsworth overwrought?_ "Let me show you something," Farnsworth said.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever Farnsworth would have to show to-night would be far more entertaining than watching T.V.--my custom on other evenings.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I sat in my big leather chair, feeling very peaceful with the world, watching the fire.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I sat in my big leather chair, feeling very peaceful with the world, watching the fire.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _Seeing it in action, anybody would quaver in alarm: What hath Farnsworth overwrought?_ "Let me show you something," Farnsworth said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Seeing it in action, anybody would quaver in alarm: What hath Farnsworth overwrought?_ "Let me show you something," Farnsworth said.
