used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Of course we are anxious to hear all you dare tell us about the success of your mission over there," said his mother, an hour later, when the riders had done justice to a delightful breakfast.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Of course we are anxious to hear all you dare tell us about the success of your mission over there," said his mother, an hour later, when the riders had done justice to a delightful breakfast.
(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 "Of course we are anxious to hear all you dare tell us about the success of your mission over there," said his mother, an hour later, when the riders had done justice to a delightful breakfast.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Of course we are anxious to hear all you dare tell us about the success of your mission over there," said his mother, an hour later, when the riders had done justice to a delightful breakfast.
eagerly desirous
From this reading "Of course we are anxious to hear all you dare tell us about the success of your mission over there," said his mother, an hour later, when the riders had done justice to a delightful breakfast.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Of course we are anxious to hear all you dare tell us about the success of your mission over there," said his mother, an hour later, when the riders had done justice to a delightful breakfast.
arrangementsnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənts/
plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading "Are all the arrangements made by our people entirely satisfactory?"
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "Of course we are anxious to hear all you dare tell us about the success of your mission over there," said his mother, an hour later, when the riders had done justice to a delightful breakfast.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Are all the arrangements made by our people entirely satisfactory?"
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course we are anxious to hear all you dare tell us about the success of your mission over there," said his mother, an hour later, when the riders had done justice to a delightful breakfast.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading "Of course we are anxious to hear all you dare tell us about the success of your mission over there," said his mother, an hour later, when the riders had done justice to a delightful breakfast.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading "Of course we are anxious to hear all you dare tell us about the success of your mission over there," said his mother, an hour later, when the riders had done justice to a delightful breakfast.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Of course we are anxious to hear all you dare tell us about the success of your mission over there," said his mother, an hour later, when the riders had done justice to a delightful breakfast.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading "Are all the arrangements made by our people entirely satisfactory?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Of course we are anxious to hear all you dare tell us about the success of your mission over there," said his mother, an hour later, when the riders had done justice to a delightful breakfast.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Of course we are anxious to hear all you dare tell us about the success of your mission over there," said his mother, an hour later, when the riders had done justice to a delightful breakfast.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Of course we are anxious to hear all you dare tell us about the success of your mission over there," said his mother, an hour later, when the riders had done justice to a delightful breakfast.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "Of course we are anxious to hear all you dare tell us about the success of your mission over there," said his mother, an hour later, when the riders had done justice to a delightful breakfast.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the twenty-second of September, isn't it?
isn't
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From this reading This is the twenty-second of September, isn't it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This is the twenty-second of September, isn't it?
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading "Of course we are anxious to hear all you dare tell us about the success of your mission over there," said his mother, an hour later, when the riders had done justice to a delightful breakfast.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "Of course we are anxious to hear all you dare tell us about the success of your mission over there," said his mother, an hour later, when the riders had done justice to a delightful breakfast.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Are all the arrangements made by our people entirely satisfactory?"
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading "Of course we are anxious to hear all you dare tell us about the success of your mission over there," said his mother, an hour later, when the riders had done justice to a delightful breakfast.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Of course we are anxious to hear all you dare tell us about the success of your mission over there," said his mother, an hour later, when the riders had done justice to a delightful breakfast.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Well, it is an open secret now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course we are anxious to hear all you dare tell us about the success of your mission over there," said his mother, an hour later, when the riders had done justice to a delightful breakfast.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Well, it is an open secret now.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Are all the arrangements made by our people entirely satisfactory?"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Of course we are anxious to hear all you dare tell us about the success of your mission over there," said his mother, an hour later, when the riders had done justice to a delightful breakfast.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "Are all the arrangements made by our people entirely satisfactory?"
ridersnounUS /ˈraɪdərz/
plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading "Of course we are anxious to hear all you dare tell us about the success of your mission over there," said his mother, an hour later, when the riders had done justice to a delightful breakfast.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Of course we are anxious to hear all you dare tell us about the success of your mission over there," said his mother, an hour later, when the riders had done justice to a delightful breakfast.
satisfactoryadjectiveUS /ˌsætəˈsfæktri/
giving satisfaction
From this reading "Are all the arrangements made by our people entirely satisfactory?"
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Well, it is an open secret now.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading This is the twenty-second of September, isn't it?
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading "Of course we are anxious to hear all you dare tell us about the success of your mission over there," said his mother, an hour later, when the riders had done justice to a delightful breakfast.
express in words
From this reading "Of course we are anxious to hear all you dare tell us about the success of your mission over there," said his mother, an hour later, when the riders had done justice to a delightful breakfast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Of course we are anxious to hear all you dare tell us about the success of your mission over there," said his mother, an hour later, when the riders had done justice to a delightful breakfast.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Of course we are anxious to hear all you dare tell us about the success of your mission over there," said his mother, an hour later, when the riders had done justice to a delightful breakfast.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the twenty-second of September, isn't it?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Of course we are anxious to hear all you dare tell us about the success of your mission over there," said his mother, an hour later, when the riders had done justice to a delightful breakfast.
twenty-secondadjective
coming next after the twenty-first in position
From this reading This is the twenty-second of September, isn't it?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Of course we are anxious to hear all you dare tell us about the success of your mission over there," said his mother, an hour later, when the riders had done justice to a delightful breakfast.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Of course we are anxious to hear all you dare tell us about the success of your mission over there," said his mother, an hour later, when the riders had done justice to a delightful breakfast.
(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 Well, it is an open secret now.
at the time that
From this reading "Of course we are anxious to hear all you dare tell us about the success of your mission over there," said his mother, an hour later, when the riders had done justice to a delightful breakfast.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Of course we are anxious to hear all you dare tell us about the success of your mission over there," said his mother, an hour later, when the riders had done justice to a delightful breakfast.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Of course we are anxious to hear all you dare tell us about the success of your mission over there," said his mother, an hour later, when the riders had done justice to a delightful breakfast.
