Chapter VIII

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading If we hang on, the value of the land will rise, we’ll be able to pay off the mortgages—and perhaps some day this brutal government will see the wickedness of its taxation and——” “Why should it?

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I tell you, Peter, our day is over, and we’d better retire, while we can retire gracefully—before we’re sold up.”

feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse

From this reading I’m ashamed.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading If we hang on, the value of the land will rise, we’ll be able to pay off the mortgages—and perhaps some day this brutal government will see the wickedness of its taxation and——” “Why should it?

earlier than; in front of

From this reading I tell you, Peter, our day is over, and we’d better retire, while we can retire gracefully—before we’re sold up.”

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading I tell you, Peter, our day is over, and we’d better retire, while we can retire gracefully—before we’re sold up.”

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading If we hang on, the value of the land will rise, we’ll be able to pay off the mortgages—and perhaps some day this brutal government will see the wickedness of its taxation and——” “Why should it?

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading I tell you, Peter, our day is over, and we’d better retire, while we can retire gracefully—before we’re sold up.”

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading I tell you, Peter, our day is over, and we’d better retire, while we can retire gracefully—before we’re sold up.”

the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

From this reading If we hang on, the value of the land will rise, we’ll be able to pay off the mortgages—and perhaps some day this brutal government will see the wickedness of its taxation and——” “Why should it?

in a graceful manner

From this reading I tell you, Peter, our day is over, and we’d better retire, while we can retire gracefully—before we’re sold up.”

be suspended or hanging

From this reading If we hang on, the value of the land will rise, we’ll be able to pay off the mortgages—and perhaps some day this brutal government will see the wickedness of its taxation and——” “Why should it?

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I tell you, Peter, our day is over, and we’d better retire, while we can retire gracefully—before we’re sold up.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Well, I’m not.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If we hang on, the value of the land will rise, we’ll be able to pay off the mortgages—and perhaps some day this brutal government will see the wickedness of its taxation and——” “Why should it?

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I tell you, Peter, our day is over, and we’d better retire, while we can retire gracefully—before we’re sold up.”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading If we hang on, the value of the land will rise, we’ll be able to pay off the mortgages—and perhaps some day this brutal government will see the wickedness of its taxation and——” “Why should it?

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading If we hang on, the value of the land will rise, we’ll be able to pay off the mortgages—and perhaps some day this brutal government will see the wickedness of its taxation and——” “Why should it?

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading If we hang on, the value of the land will rise, we’ll be able to pay off the mortgages—and perhaps some day this brutal government will see the wickedness of its taxation and——” “Why should it?

plural of “mortgage” — a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan

From this reading If we hang on, the value of the land will rise, we’ll be able to pay off the mortgages—and perhaps some day this brutal government will see the wickedness of its taxation and——” “Why should it?

a message that seems to convey no meaning

From this reading “Nonsense.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “Well, I’m not.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading If we hang on, the value of the land will rise, we’ll be able to pay off the mortgages—and perhaps some day this brutal government will see the wickedness of its taxation and——” “Why should it?

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading If we hang on, the value of the land will rise, we’ll be able to pay off the mortgages—and perhaps some day this brutal government will see the wickedness of its taxation and——” “Why should it?

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading If we hang on, the value of the land will rise, we’ll be able to pay off the mortgages—and perhaps some day this brutal government will see the wickedness of its taxation and——” “Why should it?

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading I tell you, Peter, our day is over, and we’d better retire, while we can retire gracefully—before we’re sold up.”

above and across; more than

From this reading I tell you, Peter, our day is over, and we’d better retire, while we can retire gracefully—before we’re sold up.”

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading If we hang on, the value of the land will rise, we’ll be able to pay off the mortgages—and perhaps some day this brutal government will see the wickedness of its taxation and——” “Why should it?

by chance

From this reading If we hang on, the value of the land will rise, we’ll be able to pay off the mortgages—and perhaps some day this brutal government will see the wickedness of its taxation and——” “Why should it?

disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

From this reading I tell you, Peter, our day is over, and we’d better retire, while we can retire gracefully—before we’re sold up.”

go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position

From this reading I tell you, Peter, our day is over, and we’d better retire, while we can retire gracefully—before we’re sold up.”

move upward

From this reading If we hang on, the value of the land will rise, we’ll be able to pay off the mortgages—and perhaps some day this brutal government will see the wickedness of its taxation and——” “Why should it?

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading If we hang on, the value of the land will rise, we’ll be able to pay off the mortgages—and perhaps some day this brutal government will see the wickedness of its taxation and——” “Why should it?

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading If we hang on, the value of the land will rise, we’ll be able to pay off the mortgages—and perhaps some day this brutal government will see the wickedness of its taxation and——” “Why should it?

disposed of to a purchaser

From this reading I tell you, Peter, our day is over, and we’d better retire, while we can retire gracefully—before we’re sold up.”

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading If we hang on, the value of the land will rise, we’ll be able to pay off the mortgages—and perhaps some day this brutal government will see the wickedness of its taxation and——” “Why should it?

charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government

From this reading If we hang on, the value of the land will rise, we’ll be able to pay off the mortgages—and perhaps some day this brutal government will see the wickedness of its taxation and——” “Why should it?

express in words

From this reading I tell you, Peter, our day is over, and we’d better retire, while we can retire gracefully—before we’re sold up.”

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading If we hang on, the value of the land will rise, we’ll be able to pay off the mortgages—and perhaps some day this brutal government will see the wickedness of its taxation and——” “Why should it?

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading If we hang on, the value of the land will rise, we’ll be able to pay off the mortgages—and perhaps some day this brutal government will see the wickedness of its taxation and——” “Why should it?

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading If we hang on, the value of the land will rise, we’ll be able to pay off the mortgages—and perhaps some day this brutal government will see the wickedness of its taxation and——” “Why should it?

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading I tell you, Peter, our day is over, and we’d better retire, while we can retire gracefully—before we’re sold up.”

a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

From this reading If we hang on, the value of the land will rise, we’ll be able to pay off the mortgages—and perhaps some day this brutal government will see the wickedness of its taxation and——” “Why should it?

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading I tell you, Peter, our day is over, and we’d better retire, while we can retire gracefully—before we’re sold up.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I tell you, Peter, our day is over, and we’d better retire, while we can retire gracefully—before we’re sold up.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If we hang on, the value of the land will rise, we’ll be able to pay off the mortgages—and perhaps some day this brutal government will see the wickedness of its taxation and——” “Why should it?

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I tell you, Peter, our day is over, and we’d better retire, while we can retire gracefully—before we’re sold up.”

(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, I’m not.

during the time that

From this reading I tell you, Peter, our day is over, and we’d better retire, while we can retire gracefully—before we’re sold up.”

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading If we hang on, the value of the land will rise, we’ll be able to pay off the mortgages—and perhaps some day this brutal government will see the wickedness of its taxation and——” “Why should it?

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading If we hang on, the value of the land will rise, we’ll be able to pay off the mortgages—and perhaps some day this brutal government will see the wickedness of its taxation and——” “Why should it?

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading If we hang on, the value of the land will rise, we’ll be able to pay off the mortgages—and perhaps some day this brutal government will see the wickedness of its taxation and——” “Why should it?

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I tell you, Peter, our day is over, and we’d better retire, while we can retire gracefully—before we’re sold up.”