used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You can imagine that Jim Henry and Mary had a good deal of fun over my experience with Lot and his tribe.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They joked me about it consider’ble.
anew
From this reading My foot was all right again, or nearly so, and the extension to the store had been finished and was workin’ out fine.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading We moved the mail room way back and that give us lots of room on the main floor, and Mary had a nice clean place, with plenty of air and light, new sortin’ table, new desks, and all that.
(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 My foot was all right again, or nearly so, and the extension to the store had been finished and was workin’ out fine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You can imagine that Jim Henry and Mary had a good deal of fun over my experience with Lot and his tribe.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading We moved the mail room way back and that give us lots of room on the main floor, and Mary had a nice clean place, with plenty of air and light, new sortin’ table, new desks, and all that.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My foot was all right again, or nearly so, and the extension to the store had been finished and was workin’ out fine.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I didn’t mind.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can imagine that Jim Henry and Mary had a good deal of fun over my experience with Lot and his tribe.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading We moved the mail room way back and that give us lots of room on the main floor, and Mary had a nice clean place, with plenty of air and light, new sortin’ table, new desks, and all that.
consider'ble
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From this reading They joked me about it consider’ble.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading You can imagine that Jim Henry and Mary had a good deal of fun over my experience with Lot and his tribe.
desksnounUS /desks/
plural of “desk” — a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading We moved the mail room way back and that give us lots of room on the main floor, and Mary had a nice clean place, with plenty of air and light, new sortin’ table, new desks, and all that.
didn't
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From this reading But I didn’t mind.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading You can imagine that Jim Henry and Mary had a good deal of fun over my experience with Lot and his tribe.
extensionnounUS /ɪkˈstenʃən/
a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt
From this reading My foot was all right again, or nearly so, and the extension to the store had been finished and was workin’ out fine.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading My foot was all right again, or nearly so, and the extension to the store had been finished and was workin’ out fine.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading My foot was all right again, or nearly so, and the extension to the store had been finished and was workin’ out fine.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading We moved the mail room way back and that give us lots of room on the main floor, and Mary had a nice clean place, with plenty of air and light, new sortin’ table, new desks, and all that.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading My foot was all right again, or nearly so, and the extension to the store had been finished and was workin’ out fine.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading You can imagine that Jim Henry and Mary had a good deal of fun over my experience with Lot and his tribe.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading We moved the mail room way back and that give us lots of room on the main floor, and Mary had a nice clean place, with plenty of air and light, new sortin’ table, new desks, and all that.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading You can imagine that Jim Henry and Mary had a good deal of fun over my experience with Lot and his tribe.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You can imagine that Jim Henry and Mary had a good deal of fun over my experience with Lot and his tribe.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading You can imagine that Jim Henry and Mary had a good deal of fun over my experience with Lot and his tribe.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You can imagine that Jim Henry and Mary had a good deal of fun over my experience with Lot and his tribe.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I didn’t mind.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading You can imagine that Jim Henry and Mary had a good deal of fun over my experience with Lot and his tribe.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They joked me about it consider’ble.
Jim
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From this reading You can imagine that Jim Henry and Mary had a good deal of fun over my experience with Lot and his tribe.
jokedverbUS /dʒoʊkt/
past form of “joke” — tell a joke; speak humorously
From this reading They joked me about it consider’ble.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading We moved the mail room way back and that give us lots of room on the main floor, and Mary had a nice clean place, with plenty of air and light, new sortin’ table, new desks, and all that.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading You can imagine that Jim Henry and Mary had a good deal of fun over my experience with Lot and his tribe.
a large number or amount
From this reading We moved the mail room way back and that give us lots of room on the main floor, and Mary had a nice clean place, with plenty of air and light, new sortin’ table, new desks, and all that.
mailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading We moved the mail room way back and that give us lots of room on the main floor, and Mary had a nice clean place, with plenty of air and light, new sortin’ table, new desks, and all that.
most important element
From this reading We moved the mail room way back and that give us lots of room on the main floor, and Mary had a nice clean place, with plenty of air and light, new sortin’ table, new desks, and all that.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading You can imagine that Jim Henry and Mary had a good deal of fun over my experience with Lot and his tribe.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They joked me about it consider’ble.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But I didn’t mind.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading We moved the mail room way back and that give us lots of room on the main floor, and Mary had a nice clean place, with plenty of air and light, new sortin’ table, new desks, and all that.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You can imagine that Jim Henry and Mary had a good deal of fun over my experience with Lot and his tribe.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading My foot was all right again, or nearly so, and the extension to the store had been finished and was workin’ out fine.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading We moved the mail room way back and that give us lots of room on the main floor, and Mary had a nice clean place, with plenty of air and light, new sortin’ table, new desks, and all that.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading We moved the mail room way back and that give us lots of room on the main floor, and Mary had a nice clean place, with plenty of air and light, new sortin’ table, new desks, and all that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You can imagine that Jim Henry and Mary had a good deal of fun over my experience with Lot and his tribe.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We moved the mail room way back and that give us lots of room on the main floor, and Mary had a nice clean place, with plenty of air and light, new sortin’ table, new desks, and all that.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading My foot was all right again, or nearly so, and the extension to the store had been finished and was workin’ out fine.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading My foot was all right again, or nearly so, and the extension to the store had been finished and was workin’ out fine.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading You can imagine that Jim Henry and Mary had a good deal of fun over my experience with Lot and his tribe.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading We moved the mail room way back and that give us lots of room on the main floor, and Mary had a nice clean place, with plenty of air and light, new sortin’ table, new desks, and all that.
a full supply
From this reading We moved the mail room way back and that give us lots of room on the main floor, and Mary had a nice clean place, with plenty of air and light, new sortin’ table, new desks, and all that.
precisely, exactly
From this reading My foot was all right again, or nearly so, and the extension to the store had been finished and was workin’ out fine.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading We moved the mail room way back and that give us lots of room on the main floor, and Mary had a nice clean place, with plenty of air and light, new sortin’ table, new desks, and all that.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My foot was all right again, or nearly so, and the extension to the store had been finished and was workin’ out fine.
sortin
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From this reading We moved the mail room way back and that give us lots of room on the main floor, and Mary had a nice clean place, with plenty of air and light, new sortin’ table, new desks, and all that.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading My foot was all right again, or nearly so, and the extension to the store had been finished and was workin’ out fine.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading We moved the mail room way back and that give us lots of room on the main floor, and Mary had a nice clean place, with plenty of air and light, new sortin’ table, new desks, and all that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You can imagine that Jim Henry and Mary had a good deal of fun over my experience with Lot and his tribe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My foot was all right again, or nearly so, and the extension to the store had been finished and was workin’ out fine.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They joked me about it consider’ble.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My foot was all right again, or nearly so, and the extension to the store had been finished and was workin’ out fine.
tribenounUS /traɪb/
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading You can imagine that Jim Henry and Mary had a good deal of fun over my experience with Lot and his tribe.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We moved the mail room way back and that give us lots of room on the main floor, and Mary had a nice clean place, with plenty of air and light, new sortin’ table, new desks, and all that.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My foot was all right again, or nearly so, and the extension to the store had been finished and was workin’ out fine.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading We moved the mail room way back and that give us lots of room on the main floor, and Mary had a nice clean place, with plenty of air and light, new sortin’ table, new desks, and all that.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We moved the mail room way back and that give us lots of room on the main floor, and Mary had a nice clean place, with plenty of air and light, new sortin’ table, new desks, and all that.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You can imagine that Jim Henry and Mary had a good deal of fun over my experience with Lot and his tribe.
workin
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From this reading My foot was all right again, or nearly so, and the extension to the store had been finished and was workin’ out fine.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can imagine that Jim Henry and Mary had a good deal of fun over my experience with Lot and his tribe.
