used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Have your maid throw together a meal; soup, ham and eggs, left-overs--anything that can be prepared quickly.
(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 They have been riding all night and are hungry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They have been riding all night and are hungry.
any thing at all
From this reading Have your maid throw together a meal; soup, ham and eggs, left-overs--anything that can be prepared quickly.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are two men upstairs in Sam's rooms that I don't want seen around town.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "There are two men upstairs in Sam's rooms that I don't want seen around town.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now--" Mr. Jay paused to smile crisply at Persia--"I want you to feed them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Have your maid throw together a meal; soup, ham and eggs, left-overs--anything that can be prepared quickly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They have been riding all night and are hungry.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Have your maid throw together a meal; soup, ham and eggs, left-overs--anything that can be prepared quickly.
crisplyadverbUS /ˈkrɪspli/
in a well delineated manner
From this reading Now--" Mr. Jay paused to smile crisply at Persia--"I want you to feed them.
don't
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From this reading "There are two men upstairs in Sam's rooms that I don't want seen around town.
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading Have your maid throw together a meal; soup, ham and eggs, left-overs--anything that can be prepared quickly.
provide as food
From this reading Now--" Mr. Jay paused to smile crisply at Persia--"I want you to feed them.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading You might say that Sam has some old friends visiting him, something like that.
hamnounUS /hæm/
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
From this reading Have your maid throw together a meal; soup, ham and eggs, left-overs--anything that can be prepared quickly.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You might say that Sam has some old friends visiting him, something like that.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have been riding all night and are hungry.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You might say that Sam has some old friends visiting him, something like that.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading They have been riding all night and are hungry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "There are two men upstairs in Sam's rooms that I don't want seen around town.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There are two men upstairs in Sam's rooms that I don't want seen around town.
JaynounUS /dʒeɪ/
United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)
From this reading Now--" Mr. Jay paused to smile crisply at Persia--"I want you to feed them.
left-overs
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From this reading Have your maid throw together a meal; soup, ham and eggs, left-overs--anything that can be prepared quickly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading You might say that Sam has some old friends visiting him, something like that.
a female domestic
From this reading Have your maid throw together a meal; soup, ham and eggs, left-overs--anything that can be prepared quickly.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading Have your maid throw together a meal; soup, ham and eggs, left-overs--anything that can be prepared quickly.
the force of workers available
From this reading "There are two men upstairs in Sam's rooms that I don't want seen around town.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You might say that Sam has some old friends visiting him, something like that.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Now--" Mr. Jay paused to smile crisply at Persia--"I want you to feed them.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading They have been riding all night and are hungry.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now--" Mr. Jay paused to smile crisply at Persia--"I want you to feed them.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading You might say that Sam has some old friends visiting him, something like that.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Now--" Mr. Jay paused to smile crisply at Persia--"I want you to feed them.
PersianounUS /ˈpɜːrʒə/
an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC
From this reading Now--" Mr. Jay paused to smile crisply at Persia--"I want you to feed them.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading Have your maid throw together a meal; soup, ham and eggs, left-overs--anything that can be prepared quickly.
with speed
From this reading Have your maid throw together a meal; soup, ham and eggs, left-overs--anything that can be prepared quickly.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading They have been riding all night and are hungry.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading "There are two men upstairs in Sam's rooms that I don't want seen around town.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading You might say that Sam has some old friends visiting him, something like that.
Sam'snounUS /sæmz/
possessive form of “sam” — a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "There are two men upstairs in Sam's rooms that I don't want seen around town.
express in words
From this reading You might say that Sam has some old friends visiting him, something like that.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "There are two men upstairs in Sam's rooms that I don't want seen around town.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Now--" Mr. Jay paused to smile crisply at Persia--"I want you to feed them.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading You might say that Sam has some old friends visiting him, something like that.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading You might say that Sam has some old friends visiting him, something like that.
soupnounUS /suːp/
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
From this reading Have your maid throw together a meal; soup, ham and eggs, left-overs--anything that can be prepared quickly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There are two men upstairs in Sam's rooms that I don't want seen around town.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Now--" Mr. Jay paused to smile crisply at Persia--"I want you to feed them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There are two men upstairs in Sam's rooms that I don't want seen around town.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have been riding all night and are hungry.
propel through the air
From this reading Have your maid throw together a meal; soup, ham and eggs, left-overs--anything that can be prepared quickly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now--" Mr. Jay paused to smile crisply at Persia--"I want you to feed them.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Have your maid throw together a meal; soup, ham and eggs, left-overs--anything that can be prepared quickly.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading "There are two men upstairs in Sam's rooms that I don't want seen around town.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "There are two men upstairs in Sam's rooms that I don't want seen around town.
on a floor above
From this reading "There are two men upstairs in Sam's rooms that I don't want seen around town.
visitingnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/
the activity of making visits
From this reading You might say that Sam has some old friends visiting him, something like that.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "There are two men upstairs in Sam's rooms that I don't want seen around town.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now--" Mr. Jay paused to smile crisply at Persia--"I want you to feed them.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have your maid throw together a meal; soup, ham and eggs, left-overs--anything that can be prepared quickly.
