used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The idea of your proposing in the very morning of your honey-month to take the Colfax Avenue house and turn it into a home for indigent relatives!
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Papa wouldn't hear to it, and besides, we are getting along very cosily now, re-learning a good many lessons that prosperity makes one forget.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The idea of your proposing in the very morning of your honey-month to take the Colfax Avenue house and turn it into a home for indigent relatives!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As Tommie would put it, "Wot are you givin' us!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Tommie would put it, "Wot are you givin' us!"
a line of approach
From this reading The idea of your proposing in the very morning of your honey-month to take the Colfax Avenue house and turn it into a home for indigent relatives!
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Papa wouldn't hear to it, and besides, we are getting along very cosily now, re-learning a good many lessons that prosperity makes one forget.
BOUNTIFULadjectiveUS /ˈbaʊntɪfəl/
given or giving freely
From this reading CONSTANCE TO MYRA MY DEAR LADY BOUNTIFUL: Your letter--the ridiculous one--came yesterday.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But seriously, cuzzy dear, it's quite out of the question.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading CONSTANCE TO MYRA MY DEAR LADY BOUNTIFUL: Your letter--the ridiculous one--came yesterday.
Colfax
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From this reading The idea of your proposing in the very morning of your honey-month to take the Colfax Avenue house and turn it into a home for indigent relatives!
CONSTANCEnounUS /ˈkɑːnstəns/
a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
From this reading CONSTANCE TO MYRA MY DEAR LADY BOUNTIFUL: Your letter--the ridiculous one--came yesterday.
cosilyadverb
in a cozy manner
From this reading Papa wouldn't hear to it, and besides, we are getting along very cosily now, re-learning a good many lessons that prosperity makes one forget.
cuzzy
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From this reading But seriously, cuzzy dear, it's quite out of the question.
dearly loved
From this reading CONSTANCE TO MYRA MY DEAR LADY BOUNTIFUL: Your letter--the ridiculous one--came yesterday.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The idea of your proposing in the very morning of your honey-month to take the Colfax Avenue house and turn it into a home for indigent relatives!
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Papa wouldn't hear to it, and besides, we are getting along very cosily now, re-learning a good many lessons that prosperity makes one forget.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Papa wouldn't hear to it, and besides, we are getting along very cosily now, re-learning a good many lessons that prosperity makes one forget.
givin
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From this reading As Tommie would put it, "Wot are you givin' us!"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Papa wouldn't hear to it, and besides, we are getting along very cosily now, re-learning a good many lessons that prosperity makes one forget.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Papa wouldn't hear to it, and besides, we are getting along very cosily now, re-learning a good many lessons that prosperity makes one forget.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The idea of your proposing in the very morning of your honey-month to take the Colfax Avenue house and turn it into a home for indigent relatives!
honey-month
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From this reading The idea of your proposing in the very morning of your honey-month to take the Colfax Avenue house and turn it into a home for indigent relatives!
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The idea of your proposing in the very morning of your honey-month to take the Colfax Avenue house and turn it into a home for indigent relatives!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The idea of your proposing in the very morning of your honey-month to take the Colfax Avenue house and turn it into a home for indigent relatives!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The idea of your proposing in the very morning of your honey-month to take the Colfax Avenue house and turn it into a home for indigent relatives!
indigentadjectiveUS /ˈɪndɪdʒənt/
poor enough to need help from others
From this reading The idea of your proposing in the very morning of your honey-month to take the Colfax Avenue house and turn it into a home for indigent relatives!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The idea of your proposing in the very morning of your honey-month to take the Colfax Avenue house and turn it into a home for indigent relatives!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The idea of your proposing in the very morning of your honey-month to take the Colfax Avenue house and turn it into a home for indigent relatives!
it's
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From this reading But seriously, cuzzy dear, it's quite out of the question.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading CONSTANCE TO MYRA MY DEAR LADY BOUNTIFUL: Your letter--the ridiculous one--came yesterday.
lessonsnounUS /ˈlesənz/
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading Papa wouldn't hear to it, and besides, we are getting along very cosily now, re-learning a good many lessons that prosperity makes one forget.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading CONSTANCE TO MYRA MY DEAR LADY BOUNTIFUL: Your letter--the ridiculous one--came yesterday.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Papa wouldn't hear to it, and besides, we are getting along very cosily now, re-learning a good many lessons that prosperity makes one forget.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Papa wouldn't hear to it, and besides, we are getting along very cosily now, re-learning a good many lessons that prosperity makes one forget.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The idea of your proposing in the very morning of your honey-month to take the Colfax Avenue house and turn it into a home for indigent relatives!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading CONSTANCE TO MYRA MY DEAR LADY BOUNTIFUL: Your letter--the ridiculous one--came yesterday.
MYRA
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From this reading CONSTANCE TO MYRA MY DEAR LADY BOUNTIFUL: Your letter--the ridiculous one--came yesterday.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Papa wouldn't hear to it, and besides, we are getting along very cosily now, re-learning a good many lessons that prosperity makes one forget.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The idea of your proposing in the very morning of your honey-month to take the Colfax Avenue house and turn it into a home for indigent relatives!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CONSTANCE TO MYRA MY DEAR LADY BOUNTIFUL: Your letter--the ridiculous one--came yesterday.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But seriously, cuzzy dear, it's quite out of the question.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Papa wouldn't hear to it, and besides, we are getting along very cosily now, re-learning a good many lessons that prosperity makes one forget.
proposingverbUS /prəˈpoʊzɪŋ/
-ing form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading The idea of your proposing in the very morning of your honey-month to take the Colfax Avenue house and turn it into a home for indigent relatives!
prosperitynounUS /prɑːˈsperəti/
an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment
From this reading Papa wouldn't hear to it, and besides, we are getting along very cosily now, re-learning a good many lessons that prosperity makes one forget.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading As Tommie would put it, "Wot are you givin' us!"
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading But seriously, cuzzy dear, it's quite out of the question.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading But seriously, cuzzy dear, it's quite out of the question.
re-learning
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From this reading Papa wouldn't hear to it, and besides, we are getting along very cosily now, re-learning a good many lessons that prosperity makes one forget.
relativesnounUS /ˈrelətɪvz/
plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading The idea of your proposing in the very morning of your honey-month to take the Colfax Avenue house and turn it into a home for indigent relatives!
inspiring scornful pity
From this reading CONSTANCE TO MYRA MY DEAR LADY BOUNTIFUL: Your letter--the ridiculous one--came yesterday.
in a serious manner
From this reading But seriously, cuzzy dear, it's quite out of the question.
carry out
From this reading The idea of your proposing in the very morning of your honey-month to take the Colfax Avenue house and turn it into a home for indigent relatives!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Papa wouldn't hear to it, and besides, we are getting along very cosily now, re-learning a good many lessons that prosperity makes one forget.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONSTANCE TO MYRA MY DEAR LADY BOUNTIFUL: Your letter--the ridiculous one--came yesterday.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CONSTANCE TO MYRA MY DEAR LADY BOUNTIFUL: Your letter--the ridiculous one--came yesterday.
Tommie
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From this reading As Tommie would put it, "Wot are you givin' us!"
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading The idea of your proposing in the very morning of your honey-month to take the Colfax Avenue house and turn it into a home for indigent relatives!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As Tommie would put it, "Wot are you givin' us!"
precisely as stated
From this reading The idea of your proposing in the very morning of your honey-month to take the Colfax Avenue house and turn it into a home for indigent relatives!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Papa wouldn't hear to it, and besides, we are getting along very cosily now, re-learning a good many lessons that prosperity makes one forget.
Wot
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From this reading As Tommie would put it, "Wot are you givin' us!"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As Tommie would put it, "Wot are you givin' us!"
wouldn't
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From this reading Papa wouldn't hear to it, and besides, we are getting along very cosily now, re-learning a good many lessons that prosperity makes one forget.
the day immediately before today
From this reading CONSTANCE TO MYRA MY DEAR LADY BOUNTIFUL: Your letter--the ridiculous one--came yesterday.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As Tommie would put it, "Wot are you givin' us!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading CONSTANCE TO MYRA MY DEAR LADY BOUNTIFUL: Your letter--the ridiculous one--came yesterday.
