used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "'I'd hate to make a vacancy in the wonderful old class of seventy-nine,' I said.
be able to spare or give up
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anew
From this reading "'Now, I want to say something, too,' he said, getting serious again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "'Oh, Jess Hardy,' he said, 'you'll be the death of me!'--and he laughed as though it was at one of his own jokes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "'Oh, Jess Hardy,' he said, 'you'll be the death of me!'--and he laughed as though it was at one of his own jokes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "'Oh, Jess Hardy,' he said, 'you'll be the death of me!'--and he laughed as though it was at one of his own jokes.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "'Oh, Jess Hardy,' he said, 'you'll be the death of me!'--and he laughed as though it was at one of his own jokes.
boostverbUS /buːst/
increase
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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showing who or what does the action
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can't
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a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)
From this reading That sort of charity may sound cheap, but it's likely to cost me hundreds of thousands.
cheapadjectiveUS /tʃiːp/
relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading That sort of charity may sound cheap, but it's likely to cost me hundreds of thousands.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading "'I'd hate to make a vacancy in the wonderful old class of seventy-nine,' I said.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading That sort of charity may sound cheap, but it's likely to cost me hundreds of thousands.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "'Oh, Jess Hardy,' he said, 'you'll be the death of me!'--and he laughed as though it was at one of his own jokes.
diphtherianounUS /dɪfˈθɪriɑː/
acute contagious infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae; marked by the formation of a false membrane in the throat and other air passages causing difficulty in breathing
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don't
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dressmakernounUS /ˈdresmeɪkər/
someone who makes or mends dresses
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a social unit living together
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the act of acquiring something
From this reading "'Now, I want to say something, too,' he said, getting serious again.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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HardyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrdi/
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading "'Oh, Jess Hardy,' he said, 'you'll be the death of me!'--and he laughed as though it was at one of his own jokes.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading "'I'd hate to make a vacancy in the wonderful old class of seventy-nine,' I said.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'Oh, Jess Hardy,' he said, 'you'll be the death of me!'--and he laughed as though it was at one of his own jokes.
give help or assistance; be of service
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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "'Oh, Jess Hardy,' he said, 'you'll be the death of me!'--and he laughed as though it was at one of his own jokes.
holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
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plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading That sort of charity may sound cheap, but it's likely to cost me hundreds of thousands.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'I'd hate to make a vacancy in the wonderful old class of seventy-nine,' I said.
I'd
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From this reading "'I'd hate to make a vacancy in the wonderful old class of seventy-nine,' I said.
on condition that; in the event that
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "'I'd hate to make a vacancy in the wonderful old class of seventy-nine,' I said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "'Oh, Jess Hardy,' he said, 'you'll be the death of me!'--and he laughed as though it was at one of his own jokes.
it's
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Jess
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From this reading "'Oh, Jess Hardy,' he said, 'you'll be the death of me!'--and he laughed as though it was at one of his own jokes.
jokesnounUS /dʒoʊks/
plural of “joke” — a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading "'Oh, Jess Hardy,' he said, 'you'll be the death of me!'--and he laughed as though it was at one of his own jokes.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "'Oh, Jess Hardy,' he said, 'you'll be the death of me!'--and he laughed as though it was at one of his own jokes.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading That sort of charity may sound cheap, but it's likely to cost me hundreds of thousands.
engage in
From this reading "'I'd hate to make a vacancy in the wonderful old class of seventy-nine,' I said.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading That sort of charity may sound cheap, but it's likely to cost me hundreds of thousands.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'Oh, Jess Hardy,' he said, 'you'll be the death of me!'--and he laughed as though it was at one of his own jokes.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
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mortgagenounUS /ˈmɔːrɡədʒ/
a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan
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in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "'Now, I want to say something, too,' he said, getting serious again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "'Oh, Jess Hardy,' he said, 'you'll be the death of me!'--and he laughed as though it was at one of his own jokes.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
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a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
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(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "'I'd hate to make a vacancy in the wonderful old class of seventy-nine,' I said.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "'Oh, Jess Hardy,' he said, 'you'll be the death of me!'--and he laughed as though it was at one of his own jokes.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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have ownership or possession of
From this reading "'Oh, Jess Hardy,' he said, 'you'll be the death of me!'--and he laughed as though it was at one of his own jokes.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
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petnounUS /pet/
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
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deserving or inciting pity
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more desirable than another
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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "'Oh, Jess Hardy,' he said, 'you'll be the death of me!'--and he laughed as though it was at one of his own jokes.
express in words
From this reading "'Now, I want to say something, too,' he said, getting serious again.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading "'Now, I want to say something, too,' he said, getting serious again.
seventy-nineadjective
being nine more than seventy
From this reading "'I'd hate to make a vacancy in the wonderful old class of seventy-nine,' I said.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "'Now, I want to say something, too,' he said, getting serious again.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading That sort of charity may sound cheap, but it's likely to cost me hundreds of thousands.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading That sort of charity may sound cheap, but it's likely to cost me hundreds of thousands.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'Oh, Jess Hardy,' he said, 'you'll be the death of me!'--and he laughed as though it was at one of his own jokes.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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judge or regard; look upon; judge
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in spite of the fact that
From this reading "'Oh, Jess Hardy,' he said, 'you'll be the death of me!'--and he laughed as though it was at one of his own jokes.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading That sort of charity may sound cheap, but it's likely to cost me hundreds of thousands.
tippingverbUS /ˈtɪpɪŋ/
inflected form of “tip” — cause to tilt
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'I'd hate to make a vacancy in the wonderful old class of seventy-nine,' I said.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "'Now, I want to say something, too,' he said, getting serious again.
vacancynounUS /ˈveɪkənsi/
being unoccupied
From this reading "'I'd hate to make a vacancy in the wonderful old class of seventy-nine,' I said.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "'Now, I want to say something, too,' he said, getting serious again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'Oh, Jess Hardy,' he said, 'you'll be the death of me!'--and he laughed as though it was at one of his own jokes.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
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which person or people
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extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading "'I'd hate to make a vacancy in the wonderful old class of seventy-nine,' I said.
the person or people being spoken to
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you'll
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From this reading "'Oh, Jess Hardy,' he said, 'you'll be the death of me!'--and he laughed as though it was at one of his own jokes.
