used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BOB BEGINS WORK ON A FAKE CELL.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About noon, the hunchback brought Bob's dinner to him, and two hours later, King opened the door, saying, "Well, son, I guess I've got all you'll need, and now I want you to get to work at once."
(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 About noon, the hunchback brought Bob's dinner to him, and two hours later, King opened the door, saying, "Well, son, I guess I've got all you'll need, and now I want you to get to work at once."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading About noon, the hunchback brought Bob's dinner to him, and two hours later, King opened the door, saying, "Well, son, I guess I've got all you'll need, and now I want you to get to work at once."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "All right, I suppose I might as well begin now as any time."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "All right, I suppose I might as well begin now as any time."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading About noon, the hunchback brought Bob's dinner to him, and two hours later, King opened the door, saying, "Well, son, I guess I've got all you'll need, and now I want you to get to work at once."
batteriesnounUS /ˈbætəriz/
plural of “battery” — group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
From this reading "I know all about electricity and storage batteries and I'm going to watch you every minute, and if you try to fool me and don't make that cell right, I give you fair warning that it'll be the worse for you."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I know all about electricity and storage batteries and I'm going to watch you every minute, and if you try to fool me and don't make that cell right, I give you fair warning that it'll be the worse for you."
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "All right, I suppose I might as well begin now as any time."
BEGINSnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnz/
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading BOB BEGINS WORK ON A FAKE CELL.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading BOB BEGINS WORK ON A FAKE CELL.
Bob'snounUS /bɑːbz/
possessive form of “bob” — a former monetary unit in Great Britain
From this reading About noon, the hunchback brought Bob's dinner to him, and two hours later, King opened the door, saying, "Well, son, I guess I've got all you'll need, and now I want you to get to work at once."
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading About noon, the hunchback brought Bob's dinner to him, and two hours later, King opened the door, saying, "Well, son, I guess I've got all you'll need, and now I want you to get to work at once."
CELLnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading BOB BEGINS WORK ON A FAKE CELL.
without stop or interruption
From this reading "Now, let me tell you something," continued King, as they started down the stairs.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading About noon, the hunchback brought Bob's dinner to him, and two hours later, King opened the door, saying, "Well, son, I guess I've got all you'll need, and now I want you to get to work at once."
don't
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From this reading "I know all about electricity and storage batteries and I'm going to watch you every minute, and if you try to fool me and don't make that cell right, I give you fair warning that it'll be the worse for you."
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading About noon, the hunchback brought Bob's dinner to him, and two hours later, King opened the door, saying, "Well, son, I guess I've got all you'll need, and now I want you to get to work at once."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Now, let me tell you something," continued King, as they started down the stairs.
electricitynounUS /ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti/
a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons
From this reading "I know all about electricity and storage batteries and I'm going to watch you every minute, and if you try to fool me and don't make that cell right, I give you fair warning that it'll be the worse for you."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "I know all about electricity and storage batteries and I'm going to watch you every minute, and if you try to fool me and don't make that cell right, I give you fair warning that it'll be the worse for you."
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "I know all about electricity and storage batteries and I'm going to watch you every minute, and if you try to fool me and don't make that cell right, I give you fair warning that it'll be the worse for you."
FAKEnounUS /feɪk/
something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
From this reading BOB BEGINS WORK ON A FAKE CELL.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading "I know all about electricity and storage batteries and I'm going to watch you every minute, and if you try to fool me and don't make that cell right, I give you fair warning that it'll be the worse for you."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I know all about electricity and storage batteries and I'm going to watch you every minute, and if you try to fool me and don't make that cell right, I give you fair warning that it'll be the worse for you."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading About noon, the hunchback brought Bob's dinner to him, and two hours later, King opened the door, saying, "Well, son, I guess I've got all you'll need, and now I want you to get to work at once."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "I know all about electricity and storage batteries and I'm going to watch you every minute, and if you try to fool me and don't make that cell right, I give you fair warning that it'll be the worse for you."
the act of departing
From this reading "I know all about electricity and storage batteries and I'm going to watch you every minute, and if you try to fool me and don't make that cell right, I give you fair warning that it'll be the worse for you."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading About noon, the hunchback brought Bob's dinner to him, and two hours later, King opened the door, saying, "Well, son, I guess I've got all you'll need, and now I want you to get to work at once."
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading About noon, the hunchback brought Bob's dinner to him, and two hours later, King opened the door, saying, "Well, son, I guess I've got all you'll need, and now I want you to get to work at once."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading About noon, the hunchback brought Bob's dinner to him, and two hours later, King opened the door, saying, "Well, son, I guess I've got all you'll need, and now I want you to get to work at once."
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading About noon, the hunchback brought Bob's dinner to him, and two hours later, King opened the door, saying, "Well, son, I guess I've got all you'll need, and now I want you to get to work at once."
hunchbacknounUS /ˈhʌntʃbæk/
an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
From this reading About noon, the hunchback brought Bob's dinner to him, and two hours later, King opened the door, saying, "Well, son, I guess I've got all you'll need, and now I want you to get to work at once."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading About noon, the hunchback brought Bob's dinner to him, and two hours later, King opened the door, saying, "Well, son, I guess I've got all you'll need, and now I want you to get to work at once."
I'm
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From this reading "I know all about electricity and storage batteries and I'm going to watch you every minute, and if you try to fool me and don't make that cell right, I give you fair warning that it'll be the worse for you."
I've
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From this reading About noon, the hunchback brought Bob's dinner to him, and two hours later, King opened the door, saying, "Well, son, I guess I've got all you'll need, and now I want you to get to work at once."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I know all about electricity and storage batteries and I'm going to watch you every minute, and if you try to fool me and don't make that cell right, I give you fair warning that it'll be the worse for you."
it'll
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From this reading "I know all about electricity and storage batteries and I'm going to watch you every minute, and if you try to fool me and don't make that cell right, I give you fair warning that it'll be the worse for you."
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading About noon, the hunchback brought Bob's dinner to him, and two hours later, King opened the door, saying, "Well, son, I guess I've got all you'll need, and now I want you to get to work at once."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know all about electricity and storage batteries and I'm going to watch you every minute, and if you try to fool me and don't make that cell right, I give you fair warning that it'll be the worse for you."
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading About noon, the hunchback brought Bob's dinner to him, and two hours later, King opened the door, saying, "Well, son, I guess I've got all you'll need, and now I want you to get to work at once."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Now, let me tell you something," continued King, as they started down the stairs.
engage in
From this reading "I know all about electricity and storage batteries and I'm going to watch you every minute, and if you try to fool me and don't make that cell right, I give you fair warning that it'll be the worse for you."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now, let me tell you something," continued King, as they started down the stairs.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "All right, I suppose I might as well begin now as any time."
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "I know all about electricity and storage batteries and I'm going to watch you every minute, and if you try to fool me and don't make that cell right, I give you fair warning that it'll be the worse for you."
a condition requiring relief
From this reading About noon, the hunchback brought Bob's dinner to him, and two hours later, King opened the door, saying, "Well, son, I guess I've got all you'll need, and now I want you to get to work at once."
the middle of the day
From this reading About noon, the hunchback brought Bob's dinner to him, and two hours later, King opened the door, saying, "Well, son, I guess I've got all you'll need, and now I want you to get to work at once."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading About noon, the hunchback brought Bob's dinner to him, and two hours later, King opened the door, saying, "Well, son, I guess I've got all you'll need, and now I want you to get to work at once."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BOB BEGINS WORK ON A FAKE CELL.
on one occasion
From this reading About noon, the hunchback brought Bob's dinner to him, and two hours later, King opened the door, saying, "Well, son, I guess I've got all you'll need, and now I want you to get to work at once."
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading About noon, the hunchback brought Bob's dinner to him, and two hours later, King opened the door, saying, "Well, son, I guess I've got all you'll need, and now I want you to get to work at once."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right, I suppose I might as well begin now as any time."
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading About noon, the hunchback brought Bob's dinner to him, and two hours later, King opened the door, saying, "Well, son, I guess I've got all you'll need, and now I want you to get to work at once."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Now, let me tell you something," continued King, as they started down the stairs.
a male human offspring
From this reading About noon, the hunchback brought Bob's dinner to him, and two hours later, King opened the door, saying, "Well, son, I guess I've got all you'll need, and now I want you to get to work at once."
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading "Now, let me tell you something," continued King, as they started down the stairs.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Now, let me tell you something," continued King, as they started down the stairs.
storagenounUS /ˈstɔːrədʒ/
the act of storing something
From this reading "I know all about electricity and storage batteries and I'm going to watch you every minute, and if you try to fool me and don't make that cell right, I give you fair warning that it'll be the worse for you."
express a supposition
From this reading "All right, I suppose I might as well begin now as any time."
express in words
From this reading "Now, let me tell you something," continued King, as they started down the stairs.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I know all about electricity and storage batteries and I'm going to watch you every minute, and if you try to fool me and don't make that cell right, I give you fair warning that it'll be the worse for you."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading About noon, the hunchback brought Bob's dinner to him, and two hours later, King opened the door, saying, "Well, son, I guess I've got all you'll need, and now I want you to get to work at once."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now, let me tell you something," continued King, as they started down the stairs.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "All right, I suppose I might as well begin now as any time."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading About noon, the hunchback brought Bob's dinner to him, and two hours later, King opened the door, saying, "Well, son, I guess I've got all you'll need, and now I want you to get to work at once."
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "I know all about electricity and storage batteries and I'm going to watch you every minute, and if you try to fool me and don't make that cell right, I give you fair warning that it'll be the worse for you."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading About noon, the hunchback brought Bob's dinner to him, and two hours later, King opened the door, saying, "Well, son, I guess I've got all you'll need, and now I want you to get to work at once."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading About noon, the hunchback brought Bob's dinner to him, and two hours later, King opened the door, saying, "Well, son, I guess I've got all you'll need, and now I want you to get to work at once."
a message informing of danger
From this reading "I know all about electricity and storage batteries and I'm going to watch you every minute, and if you try to fool me and don't make that cell right, I give you fair warning that it'll be the worse for you."
look attentively
From this reading "I know all about electricity and storage batteries and I'm going to watch you every minute, and if you try to fool me and don't make that cell right, I give you fair warning that it'll be the worse for you."
(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 About noon, the hunchback brought Bob's dinner to him, and two hours later, King opened the door, saying, "Well, son, I guess I've got all you'll need, and now I want you to get to work at once."
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading BOB BEGINS WORK ON A FAKE CELL.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading "I know all about electricity and storage batteries and I'm going to watch you every minute, and if you try to fool me and don't make that cell right, I give you fair warning that it'll be the worse for you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading About noon, the hunchback brought Bob's dinner to him, and two hours later, King opened the door, saying, "Well, son, I guess I've got all you'll need, and now I want you to get to work at once."
you'll
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From this reading About noon, the hunchback brought Bob's dinner to him, and two hours later, King opened the door, saying, "Well, son, I guess I've got all you'll need, and now I want you to get to work at once."
