used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Jerry was a fool-- "The world of fools hath such a store, That he who would not see an ass, Must stay at home and shut his door And break his looking-glass."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Jerry was a fool-- "The world of fools hath such a store, That he who would not see an ass, Must stay at home and shut his door And break his looking-glass."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You will retain your place, Jerry," he said severely, "so long as you perform your duties to my satisfaction and behave yourself properly."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Jerry did not delude himself with any fine-spun sophistry.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading He knew perfectly well that he held his job upon the condition that he stayed away from the polls at the approaching election.
nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading With this grandiloquent subterfuge Carteret turned to his next article on white supremacy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You will retain your place, Jerry," he said severely, "so long as you perform your duties to my satisfaction and behave yourself properly."
assnounUS /æs/
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading Jerry was a fool-- "The world of fools hath such a store, That he who would not see an ass, Must stay at home and shut his door And break his looking-glass."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He knew perfectly well that he held his job upon the condition that he stayed away from the polls at the approaching election.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He knew perfectly well that he held his job upon the condition that he stayed away from the polls at the approaching election.
behaveverbUS /bɪˈheɪv/
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading "You will retain your place, Jerry," he said severely, "so long as you perform your duties to my satisfaction and behave yourself properly."
terminate
From this reading Jerry was a fool-- "The world of fools hath such a store, That he who would not see an ass, Must stay at home and shut his door And break his looking-glass."
Carteret
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From this reading With this grandiloquent subterfuge Carteret turned to his next article on white supremacy.
a state at a particular time
From this reading He knew perfectly well that he held his job upon the condition that he stayed away from the polls at the approaching election.
deludeverbUS /dɪˈluːd/
be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading Jerry did not delude himself with any fine-spun sophistry.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Jerry did not delude himself with any fine-spun sophistry.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Jerry was a fool-- "The world of fools hath such a store, That he who would not see an ass, Must stay at home and shut his door And break his looking-glass."
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading "You will retain your place, Jerry," he said severely, "so long as you perform your duties to my satisfaction and behave yourself properly."
electionnounUS /ɪˈlekʃən/
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading He knew perfectly well that he held his job upon the condition that he stayed away from the polls at the approaching election.
fine-spun
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From this reading Jerry did not delude himself with any fine-spun sophistry.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Jerry was a fool-- "The world of fools hath such a store, That he who would not see an ass, Must stay at home and shut his door And break his looking-glass."
foolsnounUS /fuːlz/
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Jerry was a fool-- "The world of fools hath such a store, That he who would not see an ass, Must stay at home and shut his door And break his looking-glass."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He knew perfectly well that he held his job upon the condition that he stayed away from the polls at the approaching election.
grandiloquentadjectiveUS /ɡrænˈdɪləkwənt/
lofty in style
From this reading With this grandiloquent subterfuge Carteret turned to his next article on white supremacy.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Jerry was a fool-- "The world of fools hath such a store, That he who would not see an ass, Must stay at home and shut his door And break his looking-glass."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You will retain your place, Jerry," he said severely, "so long as you perform your duties to my satisfaction and behave yourself properly."
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading He knew perfectly well that he held his job upon the condition that he stayed away from the polls at the approaching election.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Jerry did not delude himself with any fine-spun sophistry.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With this grandiloquent subterfuge Carteret turned to his next article on white supremacy.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Jerry was a fool-- "The world of fools hath such a store, That he who would not see an ass, Must stay at home and shut his door And break his looking-glass."
JerrynounUS /ˈdʒeri/
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading "You will retain your place, Jerry," he said severely, "so long as you perform your duties to my satisfaction and behave yourself properly."
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading He knew perfectly well that he held his job upon the condition that he stayed away from the polls at the approaching election.
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 He knew perfectly well that he held his job upon the condition that he stayed away from the polls at the approaching election.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "You will retain your place, Jerry," he said severely, "so long as you perform your duties to my satisfaction and behave yourself properly."
looking-glass
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From this reading Jerry was a fool-- "The world of fools hath such a store, That he who would not see an ass, Must stay at home and shut his door And break his looking-glass."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Jerry was a fool-- "The world of fools hath such a store, That he who would not see an ass, Must stay at home and shut his door And break his looking-glass."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You will retain your place, Jerry," he said severely, "so long as you perform your duties to my satisfaction and behave yourself properly."
immediately following in time or order
From this reading With this grandiloquent subterfuge Carteret turned to his next article on white supremacy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jerry did not delude himself with any fine-spun sophistry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jerry was a fool-- "The world of fools hath such a store, That he who would not see an ass, Must stay at home and shut his door And break his looking-glass."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With this grandiloquent subterfuge Carteret turned to his next article on white supremacy.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading He knew perfectly well that he held his job upon the condition that he stayed away from the polls at the approaching election.
performverbUS /pərˈfɔːrm/
carry out or perform an action
From this reading "You will retain your place, Jerry," he said severely, "so long as you perform your duties to my satisfaction and behave yourself properly."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "You will retain your place, Jerry," he said severely, "so long as you perform your duties to my satisfaction and behave yourself properly."
pollsnounUS /poʊlz/
the place where people vote
From this reading He knew perfectly well that he held his job upon the condition that he stayed away from the polls at the approaching election.
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading "You will retain your place, Jerry," he said severely, "so long as you perform your duties to my satisfaction and behave yourself properly."
retainverbUS /rɪˈteɪn/
hold back within
From this reading "You will retain your place, Jerry," he said severely, "so long as you perform your duties to my satisfaction and behave yourself properly."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You will retain your place, Jerry," he said severely, "so long as you perform your duties to my satisfaction and behave yourself properly."
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading "You will retain your place, Jerry," he said severely, "so long as you perform your duties to my satisfaction and behave yourself properly."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Jerry was a fool-- "The world of fools hath such a store, That he who would not see an ass, Must stay at home and shut his door And break his looking-glass."
severelyadverbUS /səˈvɪrli/
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading "You will retain your place, Jerry," he said severely, "so long as you perform your duties to my satisfaction and behave yourself properly."
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading Jerry was a fool-- "The world of fools hath such a store, That he who would not see an ass, Must stay at home and shut his door And break his looking-glass."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You will retain your place, Jerry," he said severely, "so long as you perform your duties to my satisfaction and behave yourself properly."
sophistrynounUS /ˈsɔːfɪstriː/
a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
From this reading Jerry did not delude himself with any fine-spun sophistry.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Jerry was a fool-- "The world of fools hath such a store, That he who would not see an ass, Must stay at home and shut his door And break his looking-glass."
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading He knew perfectly well that he held his job upon the condition that he stayed away from the polls at the approaching election.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading Jerry was a fool-- "The world of fools hath such a store, That he who would not see an ass, Must stay at home and shut his door And break his looking-glass."
subterfugenounUS /ˈsʌbtərfjuːdʒ/
something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
From this reading With this grandiloquent subterfuge Carteret turned to his next article on white supremacy.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Jerry was a fool-- "The world of fools hath such a store, That he who would not see an ass, Must stay at home and shut his door And break his looking-glass."
supremacynounUS /səˈpreməsi/
power to dominate or defeat
From this reading With this grandiloquent subterfuge Carteret turned to his next article on white supremacy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He knew perfectly well that he held his job upon the condition that he stayed away from the polls at the approaching election.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He knew perfectly well that he held his job upon the condition that he stayed away from the polls at the approaching election.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading With this grandiloquent subterfuge Carteret turned to his next article on white supremacy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You will retain your place, Jerry," he said severely, "so long as you perform your duties to my satisfaction and behave yourself properly."
moved around an axis or center
From this reading With this grandiloquent subterfuge Carteret turned to his next article on white supremacy.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He knew perfectly well that he held his job upon the condition that he stayed away from the polls at the approaching election.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jerry was a fool-- "The world of fools hath such a store, That he who would not see an ass, Must stay at home and shut his door And break his looking-glass."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading He knew perfectly well that he held his job upon the condition that he stayed away from the polls at the approaching election.
a Caucasian
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which person or people
From this reading Jerry was a fool-- "The world of fools hath such a store, That he who would not see an ass, Must stay at home and shut his door And break his looking-glass."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You will retain your place, Jerry," he said severely, "so long as you perform your duties to my satisfaction and behave yourself properly."
in the company of; together with
From this reading With this grandiloquent subterfuge Carteret turned to his next article on white supremacy.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Jerry was a fool-- "The world of fools hath such a store, That he who would not see an ass, Must stay at home and shut his door And break his looking-glass."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Jerry was a fool-- "The world of fools hath such a store, That he who would not see an ass, Must stay at home and shut his door And break his looking-glass."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You will retain your place, Jerry," he said severely, "so long as you perform your duties to my satisfaction and behave yourself properly."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You will retain your place, Jerry," he said severely, "so long as you perform your duties to my satisfaction and behave yourself properly."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "You will retain your place, Jerry," he said severely, "so long as you perform your duties to my satisfaction and behave yourself properly."
