used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And I know a man who would buy them at that price for the mere chance of getting Olive from you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I know a man who would buy them at that price for the mere chance of getting Olive from you.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “If you have got any letters bearing my signature, you will be good enough to give them to me,” said Benson, very slowly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And I know a man who would buy them at that price for the mere chance of getting Olive from you.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “If you have got any letters bearing my signature, you will be good enough to give them to me,” said Benson, very slowly.
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading “If you have got any letters bearing my signature, you will be good enough to give them to me,” said Benson, very slowly.
Benson
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From this reading “If you have got any letters bearing my signature, you will be good enough to give them to me,” said Benson, very slowly.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading And I know a man who would buy them at that price for the mere chance of getting Olive from you.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Call it what you like,” said Carr.
Carr
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From this reading “Call it what you like,” said Carr.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading And I know a man who would buy them at that price for the mere chance of getting Olive from you.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “If you have got any letters bearing my signature, you will be good enough to give them to me,” said Benson, very slowly.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading “I’ve got some letters for sale, price fifteen hundred.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I’ll give you first offer.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I’ve got some letters for sale, price fifteen hundred.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And I know a man who would buy them at that price for the mere chance of getting Olive from you.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading And I know a man who would buy them at that price for the mere chance of getting Olive from you.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I’ll give you first offer.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “If you have got any letters bearing my signature, you will be good enough to give them to me,” said Benson, very slowly.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I’ve got some letters for sale, price fifteen hundred.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If you have got any letters bearing my signature, you will be good enough to give them to me,” said Benson, very slowly.
ten 10s
From this reading “I’ve got some letters for sale, price fifteen hundred.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I know a man who would buy them at that price for the mere chance of getting Olive from you.
I'll
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From this reading I’ll give you first offer.”
I've
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From this reading “I’ve got some letters for sale, price fifteen hundred.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you have got any letters bearing my signature, you will be good enough to give them to me,” said Benson, very slowly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Call it what you like,” said Carr.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And I know a man who would buy them at that price for the mere chance of getting Olive from you.
the literary culture
From this reading “I’ve got some letters for sale, price fifteen hundred.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Call it what you like,” said Carr.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And I know a man who would buy them at that price for the mere chance of getting Olive from you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If you have got any letters bearing my signature, you will be good enough to give them to me,” said Benson, very slowly.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading And I know a man who would buy them at that price for the mere chance of getting Olive from you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “If you have got any letters bearing my signature, you will be good enough to give them to me,” said Benson, very slowly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And I know a man who would buy them at that price for the mere chance of getting Olive from you.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading I’ll give you first offer.”
OliveadjectiveUS /ˈɑːləv/
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading And I know a man who would buy them at that price for the mere chance of getting Olive from you.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading “I’ve got some letters for sale, price fifteen hundred.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Call it what you like,” said Carr.
salenounUS /seɪl/
a particular instance of selling
From this reading “I’ve got some letters for sale, price fifteen hundred.
signaturenounUS /ˈsɪɡnətʃər/
your name written in your own handwriting
From this reading “If you have got any letters bearing my signature, you will be good enough to give them to me,” said Benson, very slowly.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “If you have got any letters bearing my signature, you will be good enough to give them to me,” said Benson, very slowly.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “I’ve got some letters for sale, price fifteen hundred.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And I know a man who would buy them at that price for the mere chance of getting Olive from you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And I know a man who would buy them at that price for the mere chance of getting Olive from you.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And I know a man who would buy them at that price for the mere chance of getting Olive from you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If you have got any letters bearing my signature, you will be good enough to give them to me,” said Benson, very slowly.
precisely as stated
From this reading “If you have got any letters bearing my signature, you will be good enough to give them to me,” said Benson, very slowly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Call it what you like,” said Carr.
which person or people
From this reading And I know a man who would buy them at that price for the mere chance of getting Olive from you.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “If you have got any letters bearing my signature, you will be good enough to give them to me,” said Benson, very slowly.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And I know a man who would buy them at that price for the mere chance of getting Olive from you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Call it what you like,” said Carr.
