used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE PRIDE OF THE WOOSTERS IS WOUNDED If there’s one thing I like, it’s a quiet life.
(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 I’m not one of those fellows who get all restless and depressed if things aren’t happening to them all the time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I’m not one of those fellows who get all restless and depressed if things aren’t happening to them all the time.
aren't
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From this reading I’m not one of those fellows who get all restless and depressed if things aren’t happening to them all the time.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Give me regular meals, a good show with decent music every now and then, and one or two pals to totter round with, and I ask no more.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading That is why the jar, when it came, was such a particularly nasty jar.
can't
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From this reading You can’t make it too placid for me.
decentadjectiveUS /ˈdiːsənt/
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading Give me regular meals, a good show with decent music every now and then, and one or two pals to totter round with, and I ask no more.
depressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈprest/
lower than previously
From this reading I’m not one of those fellows who get all restless and depressed if things aren’t happening to them all the time.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Give me regular meals, a good show with decent music every now and then, and one or two pals to totter round with, and I ask no more.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading I’m not one of those fellows who get all restless and depressed if things aren’t happening to them all the time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You can’t make it too placid for me.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I’m not one of those fellows who get all restless and depressed if things aren’t happening to them all the time.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give me regular meals, a good show with decent music every now and then, and one or two pals to totter round with, and I ask no more.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Give me regular meals, a good show with decent music every now and then, and one or two pals to totter round with, and I ask no more.
happeningnounUS /ˈhæpənɪŋ/
an event that happens
From this reading I’m not one of those fellows who get all restless and depressed if things aren’t happening to them all the time.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE PRIDE OF THE WOOSTERS IS WOUNDED If there’s one thing I like, it’s a quiet life.
I'm
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From this reading I’m not one of those fellows who get all restless and depressed if things aren’t happening to them all the time.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE PRIDE OF THE WOOSTERS IS WOUNDED If there’s one thing I like, it’s a quiet life.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PRIDE OF THE WOOSTERS IS WOUNDED If there’s one thing I like, it’s a quiet life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You can’t make it too placid for me.
it's
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From this reading THE PRIDE OF THE WOOSTERS IS WOUNDED If there’s one thing I like, it’s a quiet life.
jarverbUS /dʒɑːr/
be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading That is why the jar, when it came, was such a particularly nasty jar.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE PRIDE OF THE WOOSTERS IS WOUNDED If there’s one thing I like, it’s a quiet life.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading THE PRIDE OF THE WOOSTERS IS WOUNDED If there’s one thing I like, it’s a quiet life.
engage in
From this reading You can’t make it too placid for me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You can’t make it too placid for me.
mealsnounUS /miːlz/
plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading Give me regular meals, a good show with decent music every now and then, and one or two pals to totter round with, and I ask no more.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Give me regular meals, a good show with decent music every now and then, and one or two pals to totter round with, and I ask no more.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading Give me regular meals, a good show with decent music every now and then, and one or two pals to totter round with, and I ask no more.
nastyadjectiveUS /ˈnæsti/
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading That is why the jar, when it came, was such a particularly nasty jar.
not any; not one
From this reading Give me regular meals, a good show with decent music every now and then, and one or two pals to totter round with, and I ask no more.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I’m not one of those fellows who get all restless and depressed if things aren’t happening to them all the time.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Give me regular meals, a good show with decent music every now and then, and one or two pals to totter round with, and I ask no more.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PRIDE OF THE WOOSTERS IS WOUNDED If there’s one thing I like, it’s a quiet life.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE PRIDE OF THE WOOSTERS IS WOUNDED If there’s one thing I like, it’s a quiet life.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Give me regular meals, a good show with decent music every now and then, and one or two pals to totter round with, and I ask no more.
palsnounUS /pælz/
plural of “pal” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading Give me regular meals, a good show with decent music every now and then, and one or two pals to totter round with, and I ask no more.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading That is why the jar, when it came, was such a particularly nasty jar.
placidadjectiveUS /ˈplæsəd/
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
From this reading You can’t make it too placid for me.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading THE PRIDE OF THE WOOSTERS IS WOUNDED If there’s one thing I like, it’s a quiet life.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading THE PRIDE OF THE WOOSTERS IS WOUNDED If there’s one thing I like, it’s a quiet life.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading Give me regular meals, a good show with decent music every now and then, and one or two pals to totter round with, and I ask no more.
restlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/
worried and uneasy
From this reading I’m not one of those fellows who get all restless and depressed if things aren’t happening to them all the time.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Give me regular meals, a good show with decent music every now and then, and one or two pals to totter round with, and I ask no more.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Give me regular meals, a good show with decent music every now and then, and one or two pals to totter round with, and I ask no more.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading That is why the jar, when it came, was such a particularly nasty jar.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is why the jar, when it came, was such a particularly nasty jar.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRIDE OF THE WOOSTERS IS WOUNDED If there’s one thing I like, it’s a quiet life.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I’m not one of those fellows who get all restless and depressed if things aren’t happening to them all the time.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Give me regular meals, a good show with decent music every now and then, and one or two pals to totter round with, and I ask no more.
there's
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From this reading THE PRIDE OF THE WOOSTERS IS WOUNDED If there’s one thing I like, it’s a quiet life.
a special situation
From this reading THE PRIDE OF THE WOOSTERS IS WOUNDED If there’s one thing I like, it’s a quiet life.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading I’m not one of those fellows who get all restless and depressed if things aren’t happening to them all the time.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I’m not one of those fellows who get all restless and depressed if things aren’t happening to them all the time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I’m not one of those fellows who get all restless and depressed if things aren’t happening to them all the time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’m not one of those fellows who get all restless and depressed if things aren’t happening to them all the time.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading You can’t make it too placid for me.
totterverbUS /ˈtɑːtər/
move without being stable, as if threatening to fall
From this reading Give me regular meals, a good show with decent music every now and then, and one or two pals to totter round with, and I ask no more.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Give me regular meals, a good show with decent music every now and then, and one or two pals to totter round with, and I ask no more.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is why the jar, when it came, was such a particularly nasty jar.
at the time that
From this reading That is why the jar, when it came, was such a particularly nasty jar.
which person or people
From this reading I’m not one of those fellows who get all restless and depressed if things aren’t happening to them all the time.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading That is why the jar, when it came, was such a particularly nasty jar.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Give me regular meals, a good show with decent music every now and then, and one or two pals to totter round with, and I ask no more.
WOOSTERS
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From this reading THE PRIDE OF THE WOOSTERS IS WOUNDED If there’s one thing I like, it’s a quiet life.
people who are wounded
From this reading THE PRIDE OF THE WOOSTERS IS WOUNDED If there’s one thing I like, it’s a quiet life.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can’t make it too placid for me.
