used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She is an angel from Heaven, and you cannot pretend I ever said a word to the contrary!
(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 The little rogue must have liked me from the first, or she never could have stood all these hurricanes without slipping her cable.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She is an angel from Heaven, and you cannot pretend I ever said a word to the contrary!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If I do not keep friends with her now, I deserve to be hanged, drawn, and quartered.
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading She is an angel from Heaven, and you cannot pretend I ever said a word to the contrary!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If I do not keep friends with her now, I deserve to be hanged, drawn, and quartered.
cablenounUS /ˈkeɪbəl/
a telegram sent abroad
From this reading The little rogue must have liked me from the first, or she never could have stood all these hurricanes without slipping her cable.
cannot
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From this reading She is an angel from Heaven, and you cannot pretend I ever said a word to the contrary!
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading She is an angel from Heaven, and you cannot pretend I ever said a word to the contrary!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The little rogue must have liked me from the first, or she never could have stood all these hurricanes without slipping her cable.
dearly loved
From this reading MY DEAR P——, You have saved my life.
deserveverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrv/
be worthy or deserving
From this reading If I do not keep friends with her now, I deserve to be hanged, drawn, and quartered.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If I do not keep friends with her now, I deserve to be hanged, drawn, and quartered.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading If I do not keep friends with her now, I deserve to be hanged, drawn, and quartered.
at any time
From this reading She is an angel from Heaven, and you cannot pretend I ever said a word to the contrary!
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading What could she find in me?
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The little rogue must have liked me from the first, or she never could have stood all these hurricanes without slipping her cable.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading If I do not keep friends with her now, I deserve to be hanged, drawn, and quartered.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She is an angel from Heaven, and you cannot pretend I ever said a word to the contrary!
hangedverbUS /hæŋd/
past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading If I do not keep friends with her now, I deserve to be hanged, drawn, and quartered.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MY DEAR P——, You have saved my life.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading She is an angel from Heaven, and you cannot pretend I ever said a word to the contrary!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If I do not keep friends with her now, I deserve to be hanged, drawn, and quartered.
hurricanesnounUS /ˈhɜːrəkeɪnz/
plural of “hurricane” — a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
From this reading The little rogue must have liked me from the first, or she never could have stood all these hurricanes without slipping her cable.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I do not keep friends with her now, I deserve to be hanged, drawn, and quartered.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I do not keep friends with her now, I deserve to be hanged, drawn, and quartered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What could she find in me?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is an angel from Heaven, and you cannot pretend I ever said a word to the contrary!
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading If I do not keep friends with her now, I deserve to be hanged, drawn, and quartered.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading MY DEAR P——, You have saved my life.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading The little rogue must have liked me from the first, or she never could have stood all these hurricanes without slipping her cable.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little rogue must have liked me from the first, or she never could have stood all these hurricanes without slipping her cable.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The little rogue must have liked me from the first, or she never could have stood all these hurricanes without slipping her cable.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The little rogue must have liked me from the first, or she never could have stood all these hurricanes without slipping her cable.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR P——, You have saved my life.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The little rogue must have liked me from the first, or she never could have stood all these hurricanes without slipping her cable.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If I do not keep friends with her now, I deserve to be hanged, drawn, and quartered.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading If I do not keep friends with her now, I deserve to be hanged, drawn, and quartered.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The little rogue must have liked me from the first, or she never could have stood all these hurricanes without slipping her cable.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading MY DEAR P——, You have saved my life.
pretendverbUS /priˈtend/
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading She is an angel from Heaven, and you cannot pretend I ever said a word to the contrary!
quartered
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From this reading If I do not keep friends with her now, I deserve to be hanged, drawn, and quartered.
roguenounUS /roʊɡ/
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading The little rogue must have liked me from the first, or she never could have stood all these hurricanes without slipping her cable.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She is an angel from Heaven, and you cannot pretend I ever said a word to the contrary!
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading MY DEAR P——, You have saved my life.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is an angel from Heaven, and you cannot pretend I ever said a word to the contrary!
slippingadjectiveUS /ˈslɪpɪŋ/
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading The little rogue must have liked me from the first, or she never could have stood all these hurricanes without slipping her cable.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The little rogue must have liked me from the first, or she never could have stood all these hurricanes without slipping her cable.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She is an angel from Heaven, and you cannot pretend I ever said a word to the contrary!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The little rogue must have liked me from the first, or she never could have stood all these hurricanes without slipping her cable.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If I do not keep friends with her now, I deserve to be hanged, drawn, and quartered.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What could she find in me?
in the company of; together with
From this reading If I do not keep friends with her now, I deserve to be hanged, drawn, and quartered.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The little rogue must have liked me from the first, or she never could have stood all these hurricanes without slipping her cable.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading She is an angel from Heaven, and you cannot pretend I ever said a word to the contrary!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MY DEAR P——, You have saved my life.
