actsnounUS /ækts/
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading "He acts to me as if he were going to die," announced Mumps, when appealed to.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That morning Dan Baxter did not appear and it was reported that he was sick.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading "He acts to me as if he were going to die," announced Mumps, when appealed to.
appealedverbUS /əˈpiːld/
past form of “appeal” — take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading "He acts to me as if he were going to die," announced Mumps, when appealed to.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading That morning Dan Baxter did not appear and it was reported that he was sick.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "He acts to me as if he were going to die," announced Mumps, when appealed to.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Can this be true?" asked Pepper of Jack.
Baxter
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From this reading That morning Dan Baxter did not appear and it was reported that he was sick.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Can this be true?" asked Pepper of Jack.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can this be true?" asked Pepper of Jack.
Dan
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From this reading That morning Dan Baxter did not appear and it was reported that he was sick.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That morning Dan Baxter did not appear and it was reported that he was sick.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "He acts to me as if he were going to die," announced Mumps, when appealed to.
don't
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From this reading "I don't know exactly what is the matter with him."
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading "I don't know exactly what is the matter with him."
the act of departing
From this reading "He acts to me as if he were going to die," announced Mumps, when appealed to.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I'd hate to think that Baxter got sick through what we did to him."
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading "I'd hate to think that Baxter got sick through what we did to him."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That morning Dan Baxter did not appear and it was reported that he was sick.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I don't know exactly what is the matter with him."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know exactly what is the matter with him."
I'd
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From this reading "I'd hate to think that Baxter got sick through what we did to him."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "He acts to me as if he were going to die," announced Mumps, when appealed to.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I don't know exactly what is the matter with him."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That morning Dan Baxter did not appear and it was reported that he was sick.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Can this be true?" asked Pepper of Jack.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know exactly what is the matter with him."
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "I don't know exactly what is the matter with him."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He acts to me as if he were going to die," announced Mumps, when appealed to.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading That morning Dan Baxter did not appear and it was reported that he was sick.
MumpsnounUS /mʌmps/
an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands
From this reading "He acts to me as if he were going to die," announced Mumps, when appealed to.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That morning Dan Baxter did not appear and it was reported that he was sick.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Can this be true?" asked Pepper of Jack.
PepperverbUS /ˈpepər/
add pepper to
From this reading "Can this be true?" asked Pepper of Jack.
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading That morning Dan Baxter did not appear and it was reported that he was sick.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading That morning Dan Baxter did not appear and it was reported that he was sick.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That morning Dan Baxter did not appear and it was reported that he was sick.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I don't know exactly what is the matter with him."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I'd hate to think that Baxter got sick through what we did to him."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Can this be true?" asked Pepper of Jack.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "I'd hate to think that Baxter got sick through what we did to him."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He acts to me as if he were going to die," announced Mumps, when appealed to.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "Can this be true?" asked Pepper of Jack.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That morning Dan Baxter did not appear and it was reported that he was sick.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I'd hate to think that Baxter got sick through what we did to him."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "He acts to me as if he were going to die," announced Mumps, when appealed to.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I don't know exactly what is the matter with him."
at the time that
From this reading "He acts to me as if he were going to die," announced Mumps, when appealed to.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I don't know exactly what is the matter with him."
