used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading George came back from his yachting tour with the Scillys very brown and cheerful, having collected enough sunshine for a new book, and Christina is typing it at his dictation.
(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 George is a cranky dictator, and it takes her all her time to keep in touch with him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading George came back from his yachting tour with the Scillys very brown and cheerful, having collected enough sunshine for a new book, and Christina is typing it at his dictation.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But I have seen her put the word down out of her own head long before George has shouted it at her, as he does in the end.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading George came back from his yachting tour with the Scillys very brown and cheerful, having collected enough sunshine for a new book, and Christina is typing it at his dictation.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading George came back from his yachting tour with the Scillys very brown and cheerful, having collected enough sunshine for a new book, and Christina is typing it at his dictation.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But I have seen her put the word down out of her own head long before George has shouted it at her, as he does in the end.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading George came back from his yachting tour with the Scillys very brown and cheerful, having collected enough sunshine for a new book, and Christina is typing it at his dictation.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading George came back from his yachting tour with the Scillys very brown and cheerful, having collected enough sunshine for a new book, and Christina is typing it at his dictation.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I have seen her put the word down out of her own head long before George has shouted it at her, as he does in the end.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sometimes he stops and can't for the life of him find the right word, and I can tell by her eyes that she knows it, and is too polite to give it him; just the way one longs to help out a stutterer.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading George came back from his yachting tour with the Scillys very brown and cheerful, having collected enough sunshine for a new book, and Christina is typing it at his dictation.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Sometimes he stops and can't for the life of him find the right word, and I can tell by her eyes that she knows it, and is too polite to give it him; just the way one longs to help out a stutterer.
can't
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From this reading Sometimes he stops and can't for the life of him find the right word, and I can tell by her eyes that she knows it, and is too polite to give it him; just the way one longs to help out a stutterer.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading George came back from his yachting tour with the Scillys very brown and cheerful, having collected enough sunshine for a new book, and Christina is typing it at his dictation.
Christina
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From this reading George came back from his yachting tour with the Scillys very brown and cheerful, having collected enough sunshine for a new book, and Christina is typing it at his dictation.
collectedadjectiveUS /kəˈlektəd/
brought together in one place
From this reading George came back from his yachting tour with the Scillys very brown and cheerful, having collected enough sunshine for a new book, and Christina is typing it at his dictation.
crankyadjectiveUS /ˈkræŋki/
(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
From this reading George is a cranky dictator, and it takes her all her time to keep in touch with him.
dictationnounUS /dɪkˈteɪʃən/
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading George came back from his yachting tour with the Scillys very brown and cheerful, having collected enough sunshine for a new book, and Christina is typing it at his dictation.
dictatornounUS /dɪkˈteɪtər/
a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine
From this reading George is a cranky dictator, and it takes her all her time to keep in touch with him.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I have seen her put the word down out of her own head long before George has shouted it at her, as he does in the end.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading But I have seen her put the word down out of her own head long before George has shouted it at her, as he does in the end.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading But I have seen her put the word down out of her own head long before George has shouted it at her, as he does in the end.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading George came back from his yachting tour with the Scillys very brown and cheerful, having collected enough sunshine for a new book, and Christina is typing it at his dictation.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Sometimes he stops and can't for the life of him find the right word, and I can tell by her eyes that she knows it, and is too polite to give it him; just the way one longs to help out a stutterer.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Sometimes he stops and can't for the life of him find the right word, and I can tell by her eyes that she knows it, and is too polite to give it him; just the way one longs to help out a stutterer.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading George came back from his yachting tour with the Scillys very brown and cheerful, having collected enough sunshine for a new book, and Christina is typing it at his dictation.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading George came back from his yachting tour with the Scillys very brown and cheerful, having collected enough sunshine for a new book, and Christina is typing it at his dictation.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George came back from his yachting tour with the Scillys very brown and cheerful, having collected enough sunshine for a new book, and Christina is typing it at his dictation.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Sometimes he stops and can't for the life of him find the right word, and I can tell by her eyes that she knows it, and is too polite to give it him; just the way one longs to help out a stutterer.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I have seen her put the word down out of her own head long before George has shouted it at her, as he does in the end.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have watched her at it.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading George came back from his yachting tour with the Scillys very brown and cheerful, having collected enough sunshine for a new book, and Christina is typing it at his dictation.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sometimes he stops and can't for the life of him find the right word, and I can tell by her eyes that she knows it, and is too polite to give it him; just the way one longs to help out a stutterer.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading But I have seen her put the word down out of her own head long before George has shouted it at her, as he does in the end.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Sometimes he stops and can't for the life of him find the right word, and I can tell by her eyes that she knows it, and is too polite to give it him; just the way one longs to help out a stutterer.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading George is a cranky dictator, and it takes her all her time to keep in touch with him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading George is a cranky dictator, and it takes her all her time to keep in touch with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading George came back from his yachting tour with the Scillys very brown and cheerful, having collected enough sunshine for a new book, and Christina is typing it at his dictation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have watched her at it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading George is a cranky dictator, and it takes her all her time to keep in touch with him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading George came back from his yachting tour with the Scillys very brown and cheerful, having collected enough sunshine for a new book, and Christina is typing it at his dictation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading George came back from his yachting tour with the Scillys very brown and cheerful, having collected enough sunshine for a new book, and Christina is typing it at his dictation.
and nothing more
From this reading Sometimes he stops and can't for the life of him find the right word, and I can tell by her eyes that she knows it, and is too polite to give it him; just the way one longs to help out a stutterer.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading George is a cranky dictator, and it takes her all her time to keep in touch with him.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Sometimes he stops and can't for the life of him find the right word, and I can tell by her eyes that she knows it, and is too polite to give it him; just the way one longs to help out a stutterer.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Sometimes he stops and can't for the life of him find the right word, and I can tell by her eyes that she knows it, and is too polite to give it him; just the way one longs to help out a stutterer.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading But I have seen her put the word down out of her own head long before George has shouted it at her, as he does in the end.
longsverbUS /lɔːŋz/
third-person singular of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading Sometimes he stops and can't for the life of him find the right word, and I can tell by her eyes that she knows it, and is too polite to give it him; just the way one longs to help out a stutterer.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading George came back from his yachting tour with the Scillys very brown and cheerful, having collected enough sunshine for a new book, and Christina is typing it at his dictation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sometimes he stops and can't for the life of him find the right word, and I can tell by her eyes that she knows it, and is too polite to give it him; just the way one longs to help out a stutterer.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Sometimes he stops and can't for the life of him find the right word, and I can tell by her eyes that she knows it, and is too polite to give it him; just the way one longs to help out a stutterer.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Sometimes he stops and can't for the life of him find the right word, and I can tell by her eyes that she knows it, and is too polite to give it him; just the way one longs to help out a stutterer.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading But I have seen her put the word down out of her own head long before George has shouted it at her, as he does in the end.
politeadjectiveUS /pəˈlaɪt/
showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
From this reading Sometimes he stops and can't for the life of him find the right word, and I can tell by her eyes that she knows it, and is too polite to give it him; just the way one longs to help out a stutterer.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But I have seen her put the word down out of her own head long before George has shouted it at her, as he does in the end.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Sometimes he stops and can't for the life of him find the right word, and I can tell by her eyes that she knows it, and is too polite to give it him; just the way one longs to help out a stutterer.
Scillys
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From this reading George came back from his yachting tour with the Scillys very brown and cheerful, having collected enough sunshine for a new book, and Christina is typing it at his dictation.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But I have seen her put the word down out of her own head long before George has shouted it at her, as he does in the end.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sometimes he stops and can't for the life of him find the right word, and I can tell by her eyes that she knows it, and is too polite to give it him; just the way one longs to help out a stutterer.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading But I have seen her put the word down out of her own head long before George has shouted it at her, as he does in the end.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes he stops and can't for the life of him find the right word, and I can tell by her eyes that she knows it, and is too polite to give it him; just the way one longs to help out a stutterer.
stopsnounUS /stɑːps/
a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck)
From this reading Sometimes he stops and can't for the life of him find the right word, and I can tell by her eyes that she knows it, and is too polite to give it him; just the way one longs to help out a stutterer.
stutterernoun
someone who speaks with involuntary pauses and repetitions
From this reading Sometimes he stops and can't for the life of him find the right word, and I can tell by her eyes that she knows it, and is too polite to give it him; just the way one longs to help out a stutterer.
the rays of the sun
From this reading George came back from his yachting tour with the Scillys very brown and cheerful, having collected enough sunshine for a new book, and Christina is typing it at his dictation.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading George is a cranky dictator, and it takes her all her time to keep in touch with him.
express in words
From this reading Sometimes he stops and can't for the life of him find the right word, and I can tell by her eyes that she knows it, and is too polite to give it him; just the way one longs to help out a stutterer.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sometimes he stops and can't for the life of him find the right word, and I can tell by her eyes that she knows it, and is too polite to give it him; just the way one longs to help out a stutterer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading George came back from his yachting tour with the Scillys very brown and cheerful, having collected enough sunshine for a new book, and Christina is typing it at his dictation.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading George is a cranky dictator, and it takes her all her time to keep in touch with him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading George is a cranky dictator, and it takes her all her time to keep in touch with him.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Sometimes he stops and can't for the life of him find the right word, and I can tell by her eyes that she knows it, and is too polite to give it him; just the way one longs to help out a stutterer.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading George is a cranky dictator, and it takes her all her time to keep in touch with him.
tournounUS /tʊr/
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading George came back from his yachting tour with the Scillys very brown and cheerful, having collected enough sunshine for a new book, and Christina is typing it at his dictation.
typingnounUS /ˈtaɪpɪŋ/
writing done with a typewriter
From this reading George came back from his yachting tour with the Scillys very brown and cheerful, having collected enough sunshine for a new book, and Christina is typing it at his dictation.
precisely as stated
From this reading George came back from his yachting tour with the Scillys very brown and cheerful, having collected enough sunshine for a new book, and Christina is typing it at his dictation.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading I have watched her at it.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Sometimes he stops and can't for the life of him find the right word, and I can tell by her eyes that she knows it, and is too polite to give it him; just the way one longs to help out a stutterer.
in the company of; together with
From this reading George came back from his yachting tour with the Scillys very brown and cheerful, having collected enough sunshine for a new book, and Christina is typing it at his dictation.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Sometimes he stops and can't for the life of him find the right word, and I can tell by her eyes that she knows it, and is too polite to give it him; just the way one longs to help out a stutterer.
yachtingnounUS /ˈjɑːtɪŋ/
water travel for pleasure
From this reading George came back from his yachting tour with the Scillys very brown and cheerful, having collected enough sunshine for a new book, and Christina is typing it at his dictation.
