used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We don’t approve of them any more than you would approve of a cousin who turned out to be a thief, but—well, I shall begin by telling you about— DODDER No plant would invite such a miserable pauper as a visitor.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Now I will tell you about some of our thieves.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading We don’t approve of them any more than you would approve of a cousin who turned out to be a thief, but—well, I shall begin by telling you about— DODDER No plant would invite such a miserable pauper as a visitor.
approveverbUS /əˈpruːv/
give sanction to
From this reading We don’t approve of them any more than you would approve of a cousin who turned out to be a thief, but—well, I shall begin by telling you about— DODDER No plant would invite such a miserable pauper as a visitor.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We don’t approve of them any more than you would approve of a cousin who turned out to be a thief, but—well, I shall begin by telling you about— DODDER No plant would invite such a miserable pauper as a visitor.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It’s worse than any beggar you have ever known, for a beggar at least digests his own food.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We don’t approve of them any more than you would approve of a cousin who turned out to be a thief, but—well, I shall begin by telling you about— DODDER No plant would invite such a miserable pauper as a visitor.
beggarnounUS /ˈbeɡər/
a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading It’s worse than any beggar you have ever known, for a beggar at least digests his own food.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading We don’t approve of them any more than you would approve of a cousin who turned out to be a thief, but—well, I shall begin by telling you about— DODDER No plant would invite such a miserable pauper as a visitor.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading UNINVITED GUESTS “SO much, then, for the disrespectable murderer branch of the family,” he continued.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We don’t approve of them any more than you would approve of a cousin who turned out to be a thief, but—well, I shall begin by telling you about— DODDER No plant would invite such a miserable pauper as a visitor.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We don’t approve of them any more than you would approve of a cousin who turned out to be a thief, but—well, I shall begin by telling you about— DODDER No plant would invite such a miserable pauper as a visitor.
without stop or interruption
From this reading UNINVITED GUESTS “SO much, then, for the disrespectable murderer branch of the family,” he continued.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading We don’t approve of them any more than you would approve of a cousin who turned out to be a thief, but—well, I shall begin by telling you about— DODDER No plant would invite such a miserable pauper as a visitor.
digestsnounUS /ˌdaɪˈdʒests/
plural of “digest” — a periodical that summarizes the news
From this reading It’s worse than any beggar you have ever known, for a beggar at least digests his own food.
disrespectable
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From this reading UNINVITED GUESTS “SO much, then, for the disrespectable murderer branch of the family,” he continued.
DODDERnoun
a leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems; obtain nourishment through haustoria
From this reading We don’t approve of them any more than you would approve of a cousin who turned out to be a thief, but—well, I shall begin by telling you about— DODDER No plant would invite such a miserable pauper as a visitor.
don't
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From this reading We don’t approve of them any more than you would approve of a cousin who turned out to be a thief, but—well, I shall begin by telling you about— DODDER No plant would invite such a miserable pauper as a visitor.
at any time
From this reading It’s worse than any beggar you have ever known, for a beggar at least digests his own food.
a social unit living together
From this reading UNINVITED GUESTS “SO much, then, for the disrespectable murderer branch of the family,” he continued.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading It’s worse than any beggar you have ever known, for a beggar at least digests his own food.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading UNINVITED GUESTS “SO much, then, for the disrespectable murderer branch of the family,” he continued.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading UNINVITED GUESTS “SO much, then, for the disrespectable murderer branch of the family,” he continued.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It’s worse than any beggar you have ever known, for a beggar at least digests his own food.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading UNINVITED GUESTS “SO much, then, for the disrespectable murderer branch of the family,” he continued.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It’s worse than any beggar you have ever known, for a beggar at least digests his own food.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Now I will tell you about some of our thieves.
inviteverbUS /ˌɪnˈvaɪt/
increase the likelihood of
From this reading We don’t approve of them any more than you would approve of a cousin who turned out to be a thief, but—well, I shall begin by telling you about— DODDER No plant would invite such a miserable pauper as a visitor.
It's
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From this reading It’s worse than any beggar you have ever known, for a beggar at least digests his own food.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading It’s worse than any beggar you have ever known, for a beggar at least digests his own food.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading It’s worse than any beggar you have ever known, for a beggar at least digests his own food.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading We don’t approve of them any more than you would approve of a cousin who turned out to be a thief, but—well, I shall begin by telling you about— DODDER No plant would invite such a miserable pauper as a visitor.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading We don’t approve of them any more than you would approve of a cousin who turned out to be a thief, but—well, I shall begin by telling you about— DODDER No plant would invite such a miserable pauper as a visitor.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading UNINVITED GUESTS “SO much, then, for the disrespectable murderer branch of the family,” he continued.
murderernounUS /ˈmɜːrdərər/
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading UNINVITED GUESTS “SO much, then, for the disrespectable murderer branch of the family,” he continued.
not any; not one
From this reading We don’t approve of them any more than you would approve of a cousin who turned out to be a thief, but—well, I shall begin by telling you about— DODDER No plant would invite such a miserable pauper as a visitor.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not so with dodder.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now I will tell you about some of our thieves.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading UNINVITED GUESTS “SO much, then, for the disrespectable murderer branch of the family,” he continued.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Now I will tell you about some of our thieves.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We don’t approve of them any more than you would approve of a cousin who turned out to be a thief, but—well, I shall begin by telling you about— DODDER No plant would invite such a miserable pauper as a visitor.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It’s worse than any beggar you have ever known, for a beggar at least digests his own food.
paupernounUS /ˈpɔːpər/
a person who is very poor
From this reading We don’t approve of them any more than you would approve of a cousin who turned out to be a thief, but—well, I shall begin by telling you about— DODDER No plant would invite such a miserable pauper as a visitor.
plantverbUS /plænt/
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading We don’t approve of them any more than you would approve of a cousin who turned out to be a thief, but—well, I shall begin by telling you about— DODDER No plant would invite such a miserable pauper as a visitor.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We don’t approve of them any more than you would approve of a cousin who turned out to be a thief, but—well, I shall begin by telling you about— DODDER No plant would invite such a miserable pauper as a visitor.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading UNINVITED GUESTS “SO much, then, for the disrespectable murderer branch of the family,” he continued.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Now I will tell you about some of our thieves.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading We don’t approve of them any more than you would approve of a cousin who turned out to be a thief, but—well, I shall begin by telling you about— DODDER No plant would invite such a miserable pauper as a visitor.
express in words
From this reading “Now I will tell you about some of our thieves.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading We don’t approve of them any more than you would approve of a cousin who turned out to be a thief, but—well, I shall begin by telling you about— DODDER No plant would invite such a miserable pauper as a visitor.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading We don’t approve of them any more than you would approve of a cousin who turned out to be a thief, but—well, I shall begin by telling you about— DODDER No plant would invite such a miserable pauper as a visitor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNINVITED GUESTS “SO much, then, for the disrespectable murderer branch of the family,” he continued.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We don’t approve of them any more than you would approve of a cousin who turned out to be a thief, but—well, I shall begin by telling you about— DODDER No plant would invite such a miserable pauper as a visitor.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading UNINVITED GUESTS “SO much, then, for the disrespectable murderer branch of the family,” he continued.
thiefnounUS /θiːf/
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading We don’t approve of them any more than you would approve of a cousin who turned out to be a thief, but—well, I shall begin by telling you about— DODDER No plant would invite such a miserable pauper as a visitor.
thievesnounUS /θiːvz/
plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “Now I will tell you about some of our thieves.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We don’t approve of them any more than you would approve of a cousin who turned out to be a thief, but—well, I shall begin by telling you about— DODDER No plant would invite such a miserable pauper as a visitor.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading We don’t approve of them any more than you would approve of a cousin who turned out to be a thief, but—well, I shall begin by telling you about— DODDER No plant would invite such a miserable pauper as a visitor.
UNINVITEDadjectiveUS /ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪtɪd/
(of a thought or act) unwelcome or involuntary
From this reading UNINVITED GUESTS “SO much, then, for the disrespectable murderer branch of the family,” he continued.
someone who visits
From this reading We don’t approve of them any more than you would approve of a cousin who turned out to be a thief, but—well, I shall begin by telling you about— DODDER No plant would invite such a miserable pauper as a visitor.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We don’t approve of them any more than you would approve of a cousin who turned out to be a thief, but—well, I shall begin by telling you about— DODDER No plant would invite such a miserable pauper as a visitor.
(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 We don’t approve of them any more than you would approve of a cousin who turned out to be a thief, but—well, I shall begin by telling you about— DODDER No plant would invite such a miserable pauper as a visitor.
which person or people
From this reading We don’t approve of them any more than you would approve of a cousin who turned out to be a thief, but—well, I shall begin by telling you about— DODDER No plant would invite such a miserable pauper as a visitor.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Now I will tell you about some of our thieves.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not so with dodder.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading It’s worse than any beggar you have ever known, for a beggar at least digests his own food.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We don’t approve of them any more than you would approve of a cousin who turned out to be a thief, but—well, I shall begin by telling you about— DODDER No plant would invite such a miserable pauper as a visitor.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now I will tell you about some of our thieves.
