a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading These are the people who set their eyes upon an objective and immediately all intelligence, logic, good advice, unsolvable problems, and insurmountable obstacles go completely by the boards.
(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 _There are certain rare individuals in this world who seem bereft of all common sense.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading These are the people who set their eyes upon an objective and immediately all intelligence, logic, good advice, unsolvable problems, and insurmountable obstacles go completely by the boards.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These are the people who set their eyes upon an objective and immediately all intelligence, logic, good advice, unsolvable problems, and insurmountable obstacles go completely by the boards.
any person at all
From this reading The objectives they have in mind are unachievable and anyone with an ounce of brains can tell them so and give them good reasons.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _There are certain rare individuals in this world who seem bereft of all common sense.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What they want to do, just can't be done.
bereftadjectiveUS /bərˈeft/
unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
From this reading _There are certain rare individuals in this world who seem bereft of all common sense.
boardsnounUS /bɔːrdz/
(used in the plural) the stage of a theater
From this reading These are the people who set their eyes upon an objective and immediately all intelligence, logic, good advice, unsolvable problems, and insurmountable obstacles go completely by the boards.
brainsnounUS /breɪnz/
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading The objectives they have in mind are unachievable and anyone with an ounce of brains can tell them so and give them good reasons.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading These are the people who set their eyes upon an objective and immediately all intelligence, logic, good advice, unsolvable problems, and insurmountable obstacles go completely by the boards.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The objectives they have in mind are unachievable and anyone with an ounce of brains can tell them so and give them good reasons.
can't
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From this reading What they want to do, just can't be done.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading _There are certain rare individuals in this world who seem bereft of all common sense.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading The characters we refer to are obviously just plain stupid.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading _There are certain rare individuals in this world who seem bereft of all common sense.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading These are the people who set their eyes upon an objective and immediately all intelligence, logic, good advice, unsolvable problems, and insurmountable obstacles go completely by the boards.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What they want to do, just can't be done.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading What they want to do, just can't be done.
opinion or judgment
From this reading These are the people who set their eyes upon an objective and immediately all intelligence, logic, good advice, unsolvable problems, and insurmountable obstacles go completely by the boards.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The objectives they have in mind are unachievable and anyone with an ounce of brains can tell them so and give them good reasons.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading These are the people who set their eyes upon an objective and immediately all intelligence, logic, good advice, unsolvable problems, and insurmountable obstacles go completely by the boards.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading These are the people who set their eyes upon an objective and immediately all intelligence, logic, good advice, unsolvable problems, and insurmountable obstacles go completely by the boards.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The objectives they have in mind are unachievable and anyone with an ounce of brains can tell them so and give them good reasons.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading These are the people who set their eyes upon an objective and immediately all intelligence, logic, good advice, unsolvable problems, and insurmountable obstacles go completely by the boards.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _There are certain rare individuals in this world who seem bereft of all common sense.
individualsnounUS /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəlz/
plural of “individual” — a human being
From this reading _There are certain rare individuals in this world who seem bereft of all common sense.
insurmountableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnsərˈmaʊntəbəl/
not capable of being surmounted or overcome
From this reading These are the people who set their eyes upon an objective and immediately all intelligence, logic, good advice, unsolvable problems, and insurmountable obstacles go completely by the boards.
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading These are the people who set their eyes upon an objective and immediately all intelligence, logic, good advice, unsolvable problems, and insurmountable obstacles go completely by the boards.
and nothing more
From this reading The characters we refer to are obviously just plain stupid.
logicnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪk/
the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
From this reading These are the people who set their eyes upon an objective and immediately all intelligence, logic, good advice, unsolvable problems, and insurmountable obstacles go completely by the boards.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The objectives they have in mind are unachievable and anyone with an ounce of brains can tell them so and give them good reasons.
objectiveadjectiveUS /əbˈdʒektɪv/
undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena
From this reading These are the people who set their eyes upon an objective and immediately all intelligence, logic, good advice, unsolvable problems, and insurmountable obstacles go completely by the boards.
objectivesnounUS /əbˈdʒektɪvz/
plural of “objective” — the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
From this reading The objectives they have in mind are unachievable and anyone with an ounce of brains can tell them so and give them good reasons.
obstaclesnounUS /ˈɑːbstəkəlz/
plural of “obstacle” — something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
From this reading These are the people who set their eyes upon an objective and immediately all intelligence, logic, good advice, unsolvable problems, and insurmountable obstacles go completely by the boards.
obviouslyadverbUS /ˈɑːbviəsli/
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading The characters we refer to are obviously just plain stupid.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _There are certain rare individuals in this world who seem bereft of all common sense.
ouncenounUS /aʊns/
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound
From this reading The objectives they have in mind are unachievable and anyone with an ounce of brains can tell them so and give them good reasons.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading These are the people who set their eyes upon an objective and immediately all intelligence, logic, good advice, unsolvable problems, and insurmountable obstacles go completely by the boards.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading The characters we refer to are obviously just plain stupid.
problemsnounUS /ˈprɑːbləmz/
plural of “problem” — a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading These are the people who set their eyes upon an objective and immediately all intelligence, logic, good advice, unsolvable problems, and insurmountable obstacles go completely by the boards.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading _There are certain rare individuals in this world who seem bereft of all common sense.
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading The objectives they have in mind are unachievable and anyone with an ounce of brains can tell them so and give them good reasons.
referverbUS /rəˈfɜːr/
make reference to
From this reading The characters we refer to are obviously just plain stupid.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading _There are certain rare individuals in this world who seem bereft of all common sense.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading _There are certain rare individuals in this world who seem bereft of all common sense.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading These are the people who set their eyes upon an objective and immediately all intelligence, logic, good advice, unsolvable problems, and insurmountable obstacles go completely by the boards.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The objectives they have in mind are unachievable and anyone with an ounce of brains can tell them so and give them good reasons.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading The characters we refer to are obviously just plain stupid.
express in words
From this reading The objectives they have in mind are unachievable and anyone with an ounce of brains can tell them so and give them good reasons.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading These are the people who set their eyes upon an objective and immediately all intelligence, logic, good advice, unsolvable problems, and insurmountable obstacles go completely by the boards.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading These are the people who set their eyes upon an objective and immediately all intelligence, logic, good advice, unsolvable problems, and insurmountable obstacles go completely by the boards.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The objectives they have in mind are unachievable and anyone with an ounce of brains can tell them so and give them good reasons.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _There are certain rare individuals in this world who seem bereft of all common sense.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These are the people who set their eyes upon an objective and immediately all intelligence, logic, good advice, unsolvable problems, and insurmountable obstacles go completely by the boards.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What they want to do, just can't be done.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _There are certain rare individuals in this world who seem bereft of all common sense.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The characters we refer to are obviously just plain stupid.
unachievableadjective
impossible to achieve
From this reading The objectives they have in mind are unachievable and anyone with an ounce of brains can tell them so and give them good reasons.
unsolvableadjectiveUS /ənˈsɑːlvəbəl/
not easily solved
From this reading These are the people who set their eyes upon an objective and immediately all intelligence, logic, good advice, unsolvable problems, and insurmountable obstacles go completely by the boards.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading These are the people who set their eyes upon an objective and immediately all intelligence, logic, good advice, unsolvable problems, and insurmountable obstacles go completely by the boards.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading What they want to do, just can't be done.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The characters we refer to are obviously just plain stupid.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What they want to do, just can't be done.
which person or people
From this reading _There are certain rare individuals in this world who seem bereft of all common sense.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The objectives they have in mind are unachievable and anyone with an ounce of brains can tell them so and give them good reasons.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading _There are certain rare individuals in this world who seem bereft of all common sense.
