a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I don't feel like election speeches, but they've got to be made, and we'll fight this affair for all it's worth."
(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 soon as I got the telegram saying that Parliament had dissolved, I thought I had better take the bull by the horns, and----" "It's all right, Smith, all right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as I got the telegram saying that Parliament had dissolved, I thought I had better take the bull by the horns, and----" "It's all right, Smith, all right.
arrangementsnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənts/
plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading DEGRADATION "I hope you don't mind, Mr. Leicester, but I was obliged to make arrangements.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as I got the telegram saying that Parliament had dissolved, I thought I had better take the bull by the horns, and----" "It's all right, Smith, all right.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I don't feel like election speeches, but they've got to be made, and we'll fight this affair for all it's worth."
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading As soon as I got the telegram saying that Parliament had dissolved, I thought I had better take the bull by the horns, and----" "It's all right, Smith, all right.
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading As soon as I got the telegram saying that Parliament had dissolved, I thought I had better take the bull by the horns, and----" "It's all right, Smith, all right.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading DEGRADATION "I hope you don't mind, Mr. Leicester, but I was obliged to make arrangements.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As soon as I got the telegram saying that Parliament had dissolved, I thought I had better take the bull by the horns, and----" "It's all right, Smith, all right.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course I saw that paragraph in the newspaper yesterday, and I knew that you must be greatly upset.
DEGRADATIONnounUS /ˌdeɡrəˈdeɪʃən/
changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
From this reading DEGRADATION "I hope you don't mind, Mr. Leicester, but I was obliged to make arrangements.
dissolvedadjectiveUS /dɪˈzɑːlvd/
(of solid matter) reduced to a liquid form
From this reading As soon as I got the telegram saying that Parliament had dissolved, I thought I had better take the bull by the horns, and----" "It's all right, Smith, all right.
don't
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From this reading DEGRADATION "I hope you don't mind, Mr. Leicester, but I was obliged to make arrangements.
electionnounUS /ɪˈlekʃən/
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading I don't feel like election speeches, but they've got to be made, and we'll fight this affair for all it's worth."
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I don't feel like election speeches, but they've got to be made, and we'll fight this affair for all it's worth."
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading I don't feel like election speeches, but they've got to be made, and we'll fight this affair for all it's worth."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I don't feel like election speeches, but they've got to be made, and we'll fight this affair for all it's worth."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading As soon as I got the telegram saying that Parliament had dissolved, I thought I had better take the bull by the horns, and----" "It's all right, Smith, all right.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading Of course I saw that paragraph in the newspaper yesterday, and I knew that you must be greatly upset.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As soon as I got the telegram saying that Parliament had dissolved, I thought I had better take the bull by the horns, and----" "It's all right, Smith, all right.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading DEGRADATION "I hope you don't mind, Mr. Leicester, but I was obliged to make arrangements.
hornsnounUS /hɔːrnz/
plural of “horn” — a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading As soon as I got the telegram saying that Parliament had dissolved, I thought I had better take the bull by the horns, and----" "It's all right, Smith, all right.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DEGRADATION "I hope you don't mind, Mr. Leicester, but I was obliged to make arrangements.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of course I saw that paragraph in the newspaper yesterday, and I knew that you must be greatly upset.
It's
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From this reading As soon as I got the telegram saying that Parliament had dissolved, I thought I had better take the bull by the horns, and----" "It's all right, Smith, all right.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Of course I saw that paragraph in the newspaper yesterday, and I knew that you must be greatly upset.
LeicesternounUS /ˈlestər/
a largely agricultural county in central England
From this reading DEGRADATION "I hope you don't mind, Mr. Leicester, but I was obliged to make arrangements.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I don't feel like election speeches, but they've got to be made, and we'll fight this affair for all it's worth."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I don't feel like election speeches, but they've got to be made, and we'll fight this affair for all it's worth."
engage in
From this reading DEGRADATION "I hope you don't mind, Mr. Leicester, but I was obliged to make arrangements.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading DEGRADATION "I hope you don't mind, Mr. Leicester, but I was obliged to make arrangements.
a form of address for a man
From this reading DEGRADATION "I hope you don't mind, Mr. Leicester, but I was obliged to make arrangements.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Thank you, Mr. Leicester, you relieve my mind very much.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Of course I saw that paragraph in the newspaper yesterday, and I knew that you must be greatly upset.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Thank you, Mr. Leicester, you relieve my mind very much.
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading Of course I saw that paragraph in the newspaper yesterday, and I knew that you must be greatly upset.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading DEGRADATION "I hope you don't mind, Mr. Leicester, but I was obliged to make arrangements.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course I saw that paragraph in the newspaper yesterday, and I knew that you must be greatly upset.
paragraphnounUS /ˈpærəɡræf/
one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
From this reading Of course I saw that paragraph in the newspaper yesterday, and I knew that you must be greatly upset.
ParliamentnounUS /ˈpɑːrləmənt/
a legislative assembly in certain countries
From this reading As soon as I got the telegram saying that Parliament had dissolved, I thought I had better take the bull by the horns, and----" "It's all right, Smith, all right.
relieveverbUS /rɪˈliːv/
provide physical relief, as from pain
From this reading "Thank you, Mr. Leicester, you relieve my mind very much.
precisely, exactly
From this reading As soon as I got the telegram saying that Parliament had dissolved, I thought I had better take the bull by the horns, and----" "It's all right, Smith, all right.
cut with a saw
From this reading Of course I saw that paragraph in the newspaper yesterday, and I knew that you must be greatly upset.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading As soon as I got the telegram saying that Parliament had dissolved, I thought I had better take the bull by the horns, and----" "It's all right, Smith, all right.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading As soon as I got the telegram saying that Parliament had dissolved, I thought I had better take the bull by the horns, and----" "It's all right, Smith, all right.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as I got the telegram saying that Parliament had dissolved, I thought I had better take the bull by the horns, and----" "It's all right, Smith, all right.
speechesnounUS /ˈspiːtʃəz/
plural of “speech” — the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading I don't feel like election speeches, but they've got to be made, and we'll fight this affair for all it's worth."
carry out
From this reading As soon as I got the telegram saying that Parliament had dissolved, I thought I had better take the bull by the horns, and----" "It's all right, Smith, all right.
telegramnounUS /ˈteləɡræm/
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading As soon as I got the telegram saying that Parliament had dissolved, I thought I had better take the bull by the horns, and----" "It's all right, Smith, all right.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Thank you, Mr. Leicester, you relieve my mind very much.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As soon as I got the telegram saying that Parliament had dissolved, I thought I had better take the bull by the horns, and----" "It's all right, Smith, all right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As soon as I got the telegram saying that Parliament had dissolved, I thought I had better take the bull by the horns, and----" "It's all right, Smith, all right.
they've
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From this reading I don't feel like election speeches, but they've got to be made, and we'll fight this affair for all it's worth."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I don't feel like election speeches, but they've got to be made, and we'll fight this affair for all it's worth."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading As soon as I got the telegram saying that Parliament had dissolved, I thought I had better take the bull by the horns, and----" "It's all right, Smith, all right.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DEGRADATION "I hope you don't mind, Mr. Leicester, but I was obliged to make arrangements.
upsetverbUS /əpˈset/
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading Of course I saw that paragraph in the newspaper yesterday, and I knew that you must be greatly upset.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Thank you, Mr. Leicester, you relieve my mind very much.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DEGRADATION "I hope you don't mind, Mr. Leicester, but I was obliged to make arrangements.
we'll
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From this reading I don't feel like election speeches, but they've got to be made, and we'll fight this affair for all it's worth."
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading I don't feel like election speeches, but they've got to be made, and we'll fight this affair for all it's worth."
the day immediately before today
From this reading Of course I saw that paragraph in the newspaper yesterday, and I knew that you must be greatly upset.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DEGRADATION "I hope you don't mind, Mr. Leicester, but I was obliged to make arrangements.
