(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 "HOW IT CAME OUT" We are all children in reading stories.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We want more than all else to know how it all came out at the end, and, if our taste is not perverted, we like it to come out well.
eagerly desirous
From this reading For my part, ever since I began to write this story, I have been anxious to know how it was going to come out.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "HOW IT CAME OUT" We are all children in reading stories.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We want more than all else to know how it all came out at the end, and, if our taste is not perverted, we like it to come out well.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For my part, ever since I began to write this story, I have been anxious to know how it was going to come out.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading For my part, ever since I began to write this story, I have been anxious to know how it was going to come out.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "HOW IT CAME OUT" We are all children in reading stories.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "HOW IT CAME OUT" We are all children in reading stories.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We want more than all else to know how it all came out at the end, and, if our taste is not perverted, we like it to come out well.
else
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From this reading We want more than all else to know how it all came out at the end, and, if our taste is not perverted, we like it to come out well.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading We want more than all else to know how it all came out at the end, and, if our taste is not perverted, we like it to come out well.
at any time
From this reading For my part, ever since I began to write this story, I have been anxious to know how it was going to come out.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Well, there were very few invited.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For my part, ever since I began to write this story, I have been anxious to know how it was going to come out.
the act of departing
From this reading For my part, ever since I began to write this story, I have been anxious to know how it was going to come out.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For my part, ever since I began to write this story, I have been anxious to know how it was going to come out.
HOW
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From this reading "HOW IT CAME OUT" We are all children in reading stories.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For my part, ever since I began to write this story, I have been anxious to know how it was going to come out.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We want more than all else to know how it all came out at the end, and, if our taste is not perverted, we like it to come out well.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "HOW IT CAME OUT" We are all children in reading stories.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading Well, there were very few invited.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We want more than all else to know how it all came out at the end, and, if our taste is not perverted, we like it to come out well.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "HOW IT CAME OUT" We are all children in reading stories.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading We want more than all else to know how it all came out at the end, and, if our taste is not perverted, we like it to come out well.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading We want more than all else to know how it all came out at the end, and, if our taste is not perverted, we like it to come out well.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading We want more than all else to know how it all came out at the end, and, if our taste is not perverted, we like it to come out well.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It took place at ten in the morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For my part, ever since I began to write this story, I have been anxious to know how it was going to come out.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We want more than all else to know how it all came out at the end, and, if our taste is not perverted, we like it to come out well.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We want more than all else to know how it all came out at the end, and, if our taste is not perverted, we like it to come out well.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "HOW IT CAME OUT" We are all children in reading stories.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading For my part, ever since I began to write this story, I have been anxious to know how it was going to come out.
pervertedadjectiveUS /pərˈvɜːrtɪd/
(used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes
From this reading We want more than all else to know how it all came out at the end, and, if our taste is not perverted, we like it to come out well.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It took place at ten in the morning.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading "HOW IT CAME OUT" We are all children in reading stories.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading For my part, ever since I began to write this story, I have been anxious to know how it was going to come out.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "HOW IT CAME OUT" We are all children in reading stories.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading For my part, ever since I began to write this story, I have been anxious to know how it was going to come out.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading We want more than all else to know how it all came out at the end, and, if our taste is not perverted, we like it to come out well.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading It took place at ten in the morning.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading We want more than all else to know how it all came out at the end, and, if our taste is not perverted, we like it to come out well.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We want more than all else to know how it all came out at the end, and, if our taste is not perverted, we like it to come out well.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Well, there were very few invited.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For my part, ever since I began to write this story, I have been anxious to know how it was going to come out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We want more than all else to know how it all came out at the end, and, if our taste is not perverted, we like it to come out well.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading It took place at ten in the morning.
precisely as stated
From this reading Well, there were very few invited.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading We want more than all else to know how it all came out at the end, and, if our taste is not perverted, we like it to come out well.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For my part, ever since I began to write this story, I have been anxious to know how it was going to come out.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "HOW IT CAME OUT" We are all children in reading stories.
(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 We want more than all else to know how it all came out at the end, and, if our taste is not perverted, we like it to come out well.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Well, there were very few invited.
produce a literary work
From this reading For my part, ever since I began to write this story, I have been anxious to know how it was going to come out.
