used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Toni, I have a proposal to make.
(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 Toni, all the colour slipping out of her face, put down the sheet she had just taken up and waited obediently to hear Owen's proposal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Suppose you stop typing for a little while and listen to me.
assertverbUS /əˈsɜːrt/
state categorically
From this reading This was the ninth day of their mutual labour; and even Toni's optimism could not assert that the experience had been successful.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This was the ninth day of their mutual labour; and even Toni's optimism could not assert that the experience had been successful.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading Toni, all the colour slipping out of her face, put down the sheet she had just taken up and waited obediently to hear Owen's proposal.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This was the ninth day of their mutual labour; and even Toni's optimism could not assert that the experience had been successful.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading This was the ninth day of their mutual labour; and even Toni's optimism could not assert that the experience had been successful.
dearly loved
From this reading Will you, dear?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Toni, all the colour slipping out of her face, put down the sheet she had just taken up and waited obediently to hear Owen's proposal.
divisible by two
From this reading This was the ninth day of their mutual labour; and even Toni's optimism could not assert that the experience had been successful.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading This was the ninth day of their mutual labour; and even Toni's optimism could not assert that the experience had been successful.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Toni, all the colour slipping out of her face, put down the sheet she had just taken up and waited obediently to hear Owen's proposal.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Suppose you stop typing for a little while and listen to me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Toni, all the colour slipping out of her face, put down the sheet she had just taken up and waited obediently to hear Owen's proposal.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Toni, I have a proposal to make.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Toni, all the colour slipping out of her face, put down the sheet she had just taken up and waited obediently to hear Owen's proposal.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Toni, all the colour slipping out of her face, put down the sheet she had just taken up and waited obediently to hear Owen's proposal.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Toni, I have a proposal to make.
and nothing more
From this reading Toni, all the colour slipping out of her face, put down the sheet she had just taken up and waited obediently to hear Owen's proposal.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading This was the ninth day of their mutual labour; and even Toni's optimism could not assert that the experience had been successful.
hear with intention
From this reading Suppose you stop typing for a little while and listen to me.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Suppose you stop typing for a little while and listen to me.
engage in
From this reading "Toni, I have a proposal to make.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Suppose you stop typing for a little while and listen to me.
mutualadjectiveUS /ˈmjuːtʃuːəl/
common to or shared by two or more parties
From this reading This was the ninth day of their mutual labour; and even Toni's optimism could not assert that the experience had been successful.
ninthnounUS /naɪnθ/
position nine in a countable series of things
From this reading This was the ninth day of their mutual labour; and even Toni's optimism could not assert that the experience had been successful.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This was the ninth day of their mutual labour; and even Toni's optimism could not assert that the experience had been successful.
obedientlyadverbUS /oʊˈbiːdiəntli/
in an obedient manner
From this reading Toni, all the colour slipping out of her face, put down the sheet she had just taken up and waited obediently to hear Owen's proposal.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Toni, all the colour slipping out of her face, put down the sheet she had just taken up and waited obediently to hear Owen's proposal.
optimismnounUS /ˈɑːptəmɪzəm/
the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well
From this reading This was the ninth day of their mutual labour; and even Toni's optimism could not assert that the experience had been successful.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Toni, all the colour slipping out of her face, put down the sheet she had just taken up and waited obediently to hear Owen's proposal.
Owen'snounUS /ˈoʊənz/
possessive form of “owen” — Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading Toni, all the colour slipping out of her face, put down the sheet she had just taken up and waited obediently to hear Owen's proposal.
proposalnounUS /prəˈpoʊzəl/
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading "Toni, I have a proposal to make.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Toni, all the colour slipping out of her face, put down the sheet she had just taken up and waited obediently to hear Owen's proposal.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Toni, all the colour slipping out of her face, put down the sheet she had just taken up and waited obediently to hear Owen's proposal.
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading Toni, all the colour slipping out of her face, put down the sheet she had just taken up and waited obediently to hear Owen's proposal.
slippingadjectiveUS /ˈslɪpɪŋ/
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading Toni, all the colour slipping out of her face, put down the sheet she had just taken up and waited obediently to hear Owen's proposal.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Suppose you stop typing for a little while and listen to me.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading This was the ninth day of their mutual labour; and even Toni's optimism could not assert that the experience had been successful.
express a supposition
From this reading Suppose you stop typing for a little while and listen to me.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Toni, all the colour slipping out of her face, put down the sheet she had just taken up and waited obediently to hear Owen's proposal.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This was the ninth day of their mutual labour; and even Toni's optimism could not assert that the experience had been successful.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Toni, all the colour slipping out of her face, put down the sheet she had just taken up and waited obediently to hear Owen's proposal.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This was the ninth day of their mutual labour; and even Toni's optimism could not assert that the experience had been successful.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the ninth day of their mutual labour; and even Toni's optimism could not assert that the experience had been successful.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Toni, I have a proposal to make.
Toni
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From this reading "Toni, I have a proposal to make.
Toni's
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From this reading This was the ninth day of their mutual labour; and even Toni's optimism could not assert that the experience had been successful.
typingnounUS /ˈtaɪpɪŋ/
writing done with a typewriter
From this reading Suppose you stop typing for a little while and listen to me.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Toni, all the colour slipping out of her face, put down the sheet she had just taken up and waited obediently to hear Owen's proposal.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Toni, all the colour slipping out of her face, put down the sheet she had just taken up and waited obediently to hear Owen's proposal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the ninth day of their mutual labour; and even Toni's optimism could not assert that the experience had been successful.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Suppose you stop typing for a little while and listen to me.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you, dear?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Suppose you stop typing for a little while and listen to me.
