used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Tonight George began a jubilant warfare upon his Aunt Fanny, opening the campaign upon his return home at about eleven o’clock.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Tonight George began a jubilant warfare upon his Aunt Fanny, opening the campaign upon his return home at about eleven o’clock.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “As I walk along the Boy de Balong With my independent air, The people all declare, ‘He must be a millionaire!’
(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 “As I walk along the Boy de Balong With my independent air, The people all declare, ‘He must be a millionaire!’
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “As I walk along the Boy de Balong With my independent air, The people all declare, ‘He must be a millionaire!’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fanny had retired, and was presumably asleep, but George, on the way to his own room, paused before her door, and serenaded her in a full baritone:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As I walk along the Boy de Balong With my independent air, The people all declare, ‘He must be a millionaire!’
in a state of sleep
From this reading Fanny had retired, and was presumably asleep, but George, on the way to his own room, paused before her door, and serenaded her in a full baritone:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tonight George began a jubilant warfare upon his Aunt Fanny, opening the campaign upon his return home at about eleven o’clock.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Tonight George began a jubilant warfare upon his Aunt Fanny, opening the campaign upon his return home at about eleven o’clock.
Balong
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From this reading “As I walk along the Boy de Balong With my independent air, The people all declare, ‘He must be a millionaire!’
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Oh, you hear them sigh, and wish to die, And see them wink the other eye At the man that broke the bank at Monte Carlo!”
baritonenounUS /ˈberətoʊn/
a male singer
From this reading Fanny had retired, and was presumably asleep, but George, on the way to his own room, paused before her door, and serenaded her in a full baritone:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “As I walk along the Boy de Balong With my independent air, The people all declare, ‘He must be a millionaire!’
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Isabel came from George’s room, where she had been reading, waiting for him.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Fanny had retired, and was presumably asleep, but George, on the way to his own room, paused before her door, and serenaded her in a full baritone:
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Tonight George began a jubilant warfare upon his Aunt Fanny, opening the campaign upon his return home at about eleven o’clock.
a youthful male person
From this reading “As I walk along the Boy de Balong With my independent air, The people all declare, ‘He must be a millionaire!’
lacking funds
From this reading Oh, you hear them sigh, and wish to die, And see them wink the other eye At the man that broke the bank at Monte Carlo!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Fanny had retired, and was presumably asleep, but George, on the way to his own room, paused before her door, and serenaded her in a full baritone:
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Isabel came from George’s room, where she had been reading, waiting for him.
campaignnounUS /kæmˈpeɪn/
a race between candidates for elective office
From this reading Tonight George began a jubilant warfare upon his Aunt Fanny, opening the campaign upon his return home at about eleven o’clock.
Carlo
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From this reading Oh, you hear them sigh, and wish to die, And see them wink the other eye At the man that broke the bank at Monte Carlo!”
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “As I walk along the Boy de Balong With my independent air, The people all declare, ‘He must be a millionaire!’
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading “As I walk along the Boy de Balong With my independent air, The people all declare, ‘He must be a millionaire!’
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Oh, you hear them sigh, and wish to die, And see them wink the other eye At the man that broke the bank at Monte Carlo!”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Fanny had retired, and was presumably asleep, but George, on the way to his own room, paused before her door, and serenaded her in a full baritone:
being one more than ten
From this reading Tonight George began a jubilant warfare upon his Aunt Fanny, opening the campaign upon his return home at about eleven o’clock.
the organ of sight
From this reading Oh, you hear them sigh, and wish to die, And see them wink the other eye At the man that broke the bank at Monte Carlo!”
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading Tonight George began a jubilant warfare upon his Aunt Fanny, opening the campaign upon his return home at about eleven o’clock.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Isabel came from George’s room, where she had been reading, waiting for him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Isabel came from George’s room, where she had been reading, waiting for him.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Fanny had retired, and was presumably asleep, but George, on the way to his own room, paused before her door, and serenaded her in a full baritone:
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Tonight George began a jubilant warfare upon his Aunt Fanny, opening the campaign upon his return home at about eleven o’clock.
George'snounUS /ˈdʒɔːrdʒəz/
possessive form of “george” — Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Isabel came from George’s room, where she had been reading, waiting for him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fanny had retired, and was presumably asleep, but George, on the way to his own room, paused before her door, and serenaded her in a full baritone:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “As I walk along the Boy de Balong With my independent air, The people all declare, ‘He must be a millionaire!’
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Oh, you hear them sigh, and wish to die, And see them wink the other eye At the man that broke the bank at Monte Carlo!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Fanny had retired, and was presumably asleep, but George, on the way to his own room, paused before her door, and serenaded her in a full baritone:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Isabel came from George’s room, where she had been reading, waiting for him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tonight George began a jubilant warfare upon his Aunt Fanny, opening the campaign upon his return home at about eleven o’clock.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Tonight George began a jubilant warfare upon his Aunt Fanny, opening the campaign upon his return home at about eleven o’clock.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “As I walk along the Boy de Balong With my independent air, The people all declare, ‘He must be a millionaire!’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fanny had retired, and was presumably asleep, but George, on the way to his own room, paused before her door, and serenaded her in a full baritone:
independentadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈpendənt/
free from external control and constraint
From this reading “As I walk along the Boy de Balong With my independent air, The people all declare, ‘He must be a millionaire!’
Isabel
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From this reading Isabel came from George’s room, where she had been reading, waiting for him.
jubilantadjectiveUS /ˈdʒuːbələnt/
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading Tonight George began a jubilant warfare upon his Aunt Fanny, opening the campaign upon his return home at about eleven o’clock.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Oh, you hear them sigh, and wish to die, And see them wink the other eye At the man that broke the bank at Monte Carlo!”
millionairenounUS /ˌmɪljəˈner/
a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading “As I walk along the Boy de Balong With my independent air, The people all declare, ‘He must be a millionaire!’
MontenounUS /ˈmɑːnti/
a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time
From this reading Oh, you hear them sigh, and wish to die, And see them wink the other eye At the man that broke the bank at Monte Carlo!”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “As I walk along the Boy de Balong With my independent air, The people all declare, ‘He must be a millionaire!’
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “As I walk along the Boy de Balong With my independent air, The people all declare, ‘He must be a millionaire!’
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Tonight George began a jubilant warfare upon his Aunt Fanny, opening the campaign upon his return home at about eleven o’clock.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, you hear them sigh, and wish to die, And see them wink the other eye At the man that broke the bank at Monte Carlo!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fanny had retired, and was presumably asleep, but George, on the way to his own room, paused before her door, and serenaded her in a full baritone:
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Tonight George began a jubilant warfare upon his Aunt Fanny, opening the campaign upon his return home at about eleven o’clock.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Oh, you hear them sigh, and wish to die, And see them wink the other eye At the man that broke the bank at Monte Carlo!”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Fanny had retired, and was presumably asleep, but George, on the way to his own room, paused before her door, and serenaded her in a full baritone:
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Fanny had retired, and was presumably asleep, but George, on the way to his own room, paused before her door, and serenaded her in a full baritone:
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “As I walk along the Boy de Balong With my independent air, The people all declare, ‘He must be a millionaire!’
presumablyadverbUS /prəˈzuːməbli/
by reasonable assumption
From this reading Fanny had retired, and was presumably asleep, but George, on the way to his own room, paused before her door, and serenaded her in a full baritone:
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Isabel came from George’s room, where she had been reading, waiting for him.
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading Fanny had retired, and was presumably asleep, but George, on the way to his own room, paused before her door, and serenaded her in a full baritone:
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Tonight George began a jubilant warfare upon his Aunt Fanny, opening the campaign upon his return home at about eleven o’clock.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Fanny had retired, and was presumably asleep, but George, on the way to his own room, paused before her door, and serenaded her in a full baritone:
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Oh, you hear them sigh, and wish to die, And see them wink the other eye At the man that broke the bank at Monte Carlo!”
serenadedverbUS /ˌserəˈneɪdɪd/
past form of “serenade” — sing and play for somebody
From this reading Fanny had retired, and was presumably asleep, but George, on the way to his own room, paused before her door, and serenaded her in a full baritone:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Isabel came from George’s room, where she had been reading, waiting for him.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Oh, you hear them sigh, and wish to die, And see them wink the other eye At the man that broke the bank at Monte Carlo!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh, you hear them sigh, and wish to die, And see them wink the other eye At the man that broke the bank at Monte Carlo!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tonight George began a jubilant warfare upon his Aunt Fanny, opening the campaign upon his return home at about eleven o’clock.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Oh, you hear them sigh, and wish to die, And see them wink the other eye At the man that broke the bank at Monte Carlo!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fanny had retired, and was presumably asleep, but George, on the way to his own room, paused before her door, and serenaded her in a full baritone:
TonightadverbUS /təˈnaɪt/
On the present night.
From this reading Tonight George began a jubilant warfare upon his Aunt Fanny, opening the campaign upon his return home at about eleven o’clock.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Tonight George began a jubilant warfare upon his Aunt Fanny, opening the campaign upon his return home at about eleven o’clock.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Isabel came from George’s room, where she had been reading, waiting for him.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “As I walk along the Boy de Balong With my independent air, The people all declare, ‘He must be a millionaire!’
warfarenounUS /ˈwɔːrfer/
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Tonight George began a jubilant warfare upon his Aunt Fanny, opening the campaign upon his return home at about eleven o’clock.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fanny had retired, and was presumably asleep, but George, on the way to his own room, paused before her door, and serenaded her in a full baritone:
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Fanny had retired, and was presumably asleep, but George, on the way to his own room, paused before her door, and serenaded her in a full baritone:
in or at the place that
From this reading Isabel came from George’s room, where she had been reading, waiting for him.
winkverbUS /wɪŋk/
signal by winking
From this reading Oh, you hear them sigh, and wish to die, And see them wink the other eye At the man that broke the bank at Monte Carlo!”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Oh, you hear them sigh, and wish to die, And see them wink the other eye At the man that broke the bank at Monte Carlo!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “As I walk along the Boy de Balong With my independent air, The people all declare, ‘He must be a millionaire!’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, you hear them sigh, and wish to die, And see them wink the other eye At the man that broke the bank at Monte Carlo!”
