used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Harding," I said, "you were insisting only a little while ago that life is always beautiful."
advertisingnounUS /ˈædvərtaɪzɪŋ/
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading "Well, to the two here, for instance," and he pointed to a pair of handsome lovers playing golf all over a double page in the advertising section of his magazine.
in the past
From this reading "Harding," I said, "you were insisting only a little while ago that life is always beautiful."
(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 "Well, to the two here, for instance," and he pointed to a pair of handsome lovers playing golf all over a double page in the advertising section of his magazine.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Harding," I said, "you were insisting only a little while ago that life is always beautiful."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, to the two here, for instance," and he pointed to a pair of handsome lovers playing golf all over a double page in the advertising section of his magazine.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "So it is," he replied, too listless to be defiant.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "Harding," I said, "you were insisting only a little while ago that life is always beautiful."
defiantadjectiveUS /dɪˈfaɪənt/
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
From this reading "So it is," he replied, too listless to be defiant.
increase twofold
From this reading "Well, to the two here, for instance," and he pointed to a pair of handsome lovers playing golf all over a double page in the advertising section of his magazine.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Well, to the two here, for instance," and he pointed to a pair of handsome lovers playing golf all over a double page in the advertising section of his magazine.
golfnounUS /ɡɑːlf/
a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
From this reading "Well, to the two here, for instance," and he pointed to a pair of handsome lovers playing golf all over a double page in the advertising section of his magazine.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading "Well, to the two here, for instance," and he pointed to a pair of handsome lovers playing golf all over a double page in the advertising section of his magazine.
HardingnounUS /ˈhɑːrdɪŋ/
29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
From this reading "Harding," I said, "you were insisting only a little while ago that life is always beautiful."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "So it is," he replied, too listless to be defiant.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Well, to the two here, for instance," and he pointed to a pair of handsome lovers playing golf all over a double page in the advertising section of his magazine.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, to the two here, for instance," and he pointed to a pair of handsome lovers playing golf all over a double page in the advertising section of his magazine.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Harding," I said, "you were insisting only a little while ago that life is always beautiful."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well, to the two here, for instance," and he pointed to a pair of handsome lovers playing golf all over a double page in the advertising section of his magazine.
insistingnounUS /ˌɪnˈsɪstɪŋ/
continual and persistent demands
From this reading "Harding," I said, "you were insisting only a little while ago that life is always beautiful."
an occurrence of something
From this reading "Well, to the two here, for instance," and he pointed to a pair of handsome lovers playing golf all over a double page in the advertising section of his magazine.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Harding," I said, "you were insisting only a little while ago that life is always beautiful."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "So it is," he replied, too listless to be defiant.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Harding," I said, "you were insisting only a little while ago that life is always beautiful."
listlessadjectiveUS /ˈlɪstləs/
lacking zest or vivacity
From this reading "So it is," he replied, too listless to be defiant.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Harding," I said, "you were insisting only a little while ago that life is always beautiful."
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading "Well, to the two here, for instance," and he pointed to a pair of handsome lovers playing golf all over a double page in the advertising section of his magazine.
magazinenounUS /ˈmæɡəziːn/
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading "Well, to the two here, for instance," and he pointed to a pair of handsome lovers playing golf all over a double page in the advertising section of his magazine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, to the two here, for instance," and he pointed to a pair of handsome lovers playing golf all over a double page in the advertising section of his magazine.
and nothing more
From this reading "Harding," I said, "you were insisting only a little while ago that life is always beautiful."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Well, to the two here, for instance," and he pointed to a pair of handsome lovers playing golf all over a double page in the advertising section of his magazine.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading "Well, to the two here, for instance," and he pointed to a pair of handsome lovers playing golf all over a double page in the advertising section of his magazine.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading "Well, to the two here, for instance," and he pointed to a pair of handsome lovers playing golf all over a double page in the advertising section of his magazine.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "To some people."
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading "Well, to the two here, for instance," and he pointed to a pair of handsome lovers playing golf all over a double page in the advertising section of his magazine.
having a point
From this reading "Well, to the two here, for instance," and he pointed to a pair of handsome lovers playing golf all over a double page in the advertising section of his magazine.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "So it is," he replied, too listless to be defiant.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Harding," I said, "you were insisting only a little while ago that life is always beautiful."
sectionnounUS /ˈsekʃən/
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading "Well, to the two here, for instance," and he pointed to a pair of handsome lovers playing golf all over a double page in the advertising section of his magazine.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So it is," he replied, too listless to be defiant.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "To some people."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Harding," I said, "you were insisting only a little while ago that life is always beautiful."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, to the two here, for instance," and he pointed to a pair of handsome lovers playing golf all over a double page in the advertising section of his magazine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "So it is," he replied, too listless to be defiant.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "So it is," he replied, too listless to be defiant.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Well, to the two here, for instance," and he pointed to a pair of handsome lovers playing golf all over a double page in the advertising section of his magazine.
(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 "Well, to the two here, for instance," and he pointed to a pair of handsome lovers playing golf all over a double page in the advertising section of his magazine.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Harding," I said, "you were insisting only a little while ago that life is always beautiful."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Harding," I said, "you were insisting only a little while ago that life is always beautiful."
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "To whom?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Harding," I said, "you were insisting only a little while ago that life is always beautiful."
