(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 "All right," said Gantry; "just as you say."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "If you have given an order to have that telegram held out, you can give another to have it sent immediately!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he made no effort to detain the enraged one who was turning his back and striding away.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "If you have given an order to have that telegram held out, you can give another to have it sent immediately!"
appeasedverbUS /əˈpiːzd/
past form of “appease” — cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
From this reading Blount was not to be so easily appeased.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "All right," said Gantry; "just as you say."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And he made no effort to detain the enraged one who was turning his back and striding away.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And he made no effort to detain the enraged one who was turning his back and striding away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Blount was not to be so easily appeased.
Blount
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From this reading Blount was not to be so easily appeased.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "If you have given an order to have that telegram held out, you can give another to have it sent immediately!"
communicationsnounUS /kəˌmjuːnəˈkeɪʃənz/
the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.)
From this reading "I won't have my communications tampered with!" he exploded.
detainverbUS /dɪˈteɪn/
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading And he made no effort to detain the enraged one who was turning his back and striding away.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading Blount was not to be so easily appeased.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading And he made no effort to detain the enraged one who was turning his back and striding away.
enragedadjectiveUS /enˈreɪdʒd/
marked by extreme anger
From this reading And he made no effort to detain the enraged one who was turning his back and striding away.
explodedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsploʊdəd/
showing the parts of something separated but in positions that show their correct relation to one another
From this reading "I won't have my communications tampered with!" he exploded.
GantrynounUS /ˈɡæntri/
a framework of steel bars raised on side supports to bridge over or around something; can display railway signals above several tracks or can support a traveling crane etc.
From this reading "All right," said Gantry; "just as you say."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "If you have given an order to have that telegram held out, you can give another to have it sent immediately!"
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "If you have given an order to have that telegram held out, you can give another to have it sent immediately!"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I won't have my communications tampered with!" he exploded.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I won't have my communications tampered with!" he exploded.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading "If you have given an order to have that telegram held out, you can give another to have it sent immediately!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And he made no effort to detain the enraged one who was turning his back and striding away.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I won't have my communications tampered with!" he exploded.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you have given an order to have that telegram held out, you can give another to have it sent immediately!"
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading "If you have given an order to have that telegram held out, you can give another to have it sent immediately!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If you have given an order to have that telegram held out, you can give another to have it sent immediately!"
and nothing more
From this reading "All right," said Gantry; "just as you say."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading And he made no effort to detain the enraged one who was turning his back and striding away.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I won't have my communications tampered with!" he exploded.
not any; not one
From this reading And he made no effort to detain the enraged one who was turning his back and striding away.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Blount was not to be so easily appeased.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And he made no effort to detain the enraged one who was turning his back and striding away.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading "If you have given an order to have that telegram held out, you can give another to have it sent immediately!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "If you have given an order to have that telegram held out, you can give another to have it sent immediately!"
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right," said Gantry; "just as you say."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "All right," said Gantry; "just as you say."
express in words
From this reading "All right," said Gantry; "just as you say."
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "If you have given an order to have that telegram held out, you can give another to have it sent immediately!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Blount was not to be so easily appeased.
stridingverbUS /ˈstraɪdɪŋ/
-ing form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading And he made no effort to detain the enraged one who was turning his back and striding away.
tamperedverbUS /ˈtæmpərd/
past form of “tamper” — play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
From this reading "I won't have my communications tampered with!" he exploded.
telegramnounUS /ˈteləɡræm/
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading "If you have given an order to have that telegram held out, you can give another to have it sent immediately!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "If you have given an order to have that telegram held out, you can give another to have it sent immediately!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And he made no effort to detain the enraged one who was turning his back and striding away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Blount was not to be so easily appeased.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading And he made no effort to detain the enraged one who was turning his back and striding away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Blount was not to be so easily appeased.
which person or people
From this reading And he made no effort to detain the enraged one who was turning his back and striding away.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I won't have my communications tampered with!" he exploded.
won't
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From this reading "I won't have my communications tampered with!" he exploded.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you have given an order to have that telegram held out, you can give another to have it sent immediately!"
