used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There's only one way to handle a blunt old man.
accusingadjectiveUS /əˈkjuːzɪŋ/
containing or expressing accusation
From this reading "The company isn't accusing you of anything, but it has to be sure everything's on the up and up before it pays out any ten thousand credits.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading And your partner just happening to fill out that cash-return form just before he died--well, you've got to admit it is a funny kind of coincidence."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The company isn't accusing you of anything, but it has to be sure everything's on the up and up before it pays out any ten thousand credits.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "The company isn't accusing you of anything, but it has to be sure everything's on the up and up before it pays out any ten thousand credits.
any thing at all
From this reading "The company isn't accusing you of anything, but it has to be sure everything's on the up and up before it pays out any ten thousand credits.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Be blunt right back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be blunt right back.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "The company isn't accusing you of anything, but it has to be sure everything's on the up and up before it pays out any ten thousand credits.
bluntadjectiveUS /blʌnt/
having a broad or rounded end
From this reading There's only one way to handle a blunt old man.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "The company isn't accusing you of anything, but it has to be sure everything's on the up and up before it pays out any ten thousand credits.
cash-return
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From this reading And your partner just happening to fill out that cash-return form just before he died--well, you've got to admit it is a funny kind of coincidence."
coincidencenounUS /koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
From this reading And your partner just happening to fill out that cash-return form just before he died--well, you've got to admit it is a funny kind of coincidence."
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading "The company isn't accusing you of anything, but it has to be sure everything's on the up and up before it pays out any ten thousand credits.
creditsnounUS /ˈkredɪts/
a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film)
From this reading "The company isn't accusing you of anything, but it has to be sure everything's on the up and up before it pays out any ten thousand credits.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading And your partner just happening to fill out that cash-return form just before he died--well, you've got to admit it is a funny kind of coincidence."
everything's
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From this reading "The company isn't accusing you of anything, but it has to be sure everything's on the up and up before it pays out any ten thousand credits.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading And your partner just happening to fill out that cash-return form just before he died--well, you've got to admit it is a funny kind of coincidence."
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading And your partner just happening to fill out that cash-return form just before he died--well, you've got to admit it is a funny kind of coincidence."
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading And your partner just happening to fill out that cash-return form just before he died--well, you've got to admit it is a funny kind of coincidence."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And your partner just happening to fill out that cash-return form just before he died--well, you've got to admit it is a funny kind of coincidence."
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
From this reading There's only one way to handle a blunt old man.
happeningnounUS /ˈhæpənɪŋ/
an event that happens
From this reading And your partner just happening to fill out that cash-return form just before he died--well, you've got to admit it is a funny kind of coincidence."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The company isn't accusing you of anything, but it has to be sure everything's on the up and up before it pays out any ten thousand credits.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And your partner just happening to fill out that cash-return form just before he died--well, you've got to admit it is a funny kind of coincidence."
how
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From this reading "I'll tell you how it is," I said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'll tell you how it is," I said.
I'll
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From this reading "I'll tell you how it is," I said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I'll tell you how it is," I said.
isn't
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From this reading "The company isn't accusing you of anything, but it has to be sure everything's on the up and up before it pays out any ten thousand credits.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I'll tell you how it is," I said.
and nothing more
From this reading And your partner just happening to fill out that cash-return form just before he died--well, you've got to admit it is a funny kind of coincidence."
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading And your partner just happening to fill out that cash-return form just before he died--well, you've got to admit it is a funny kind of coincidence."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There's only one way to handle a blunt old man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The company isn't accusing you of anything, but it has to be sure everything's on the up and up before it pays out any ten thousand credits.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading There's only one way to handle a blunt old man.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "The company isn't accusing you of anything, but it has to be sure everything's on the up and up before it pays out any ten thousand credits.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There's only one way to handle a blunt old man.
and nothing more
From this reading There's only one way to handle a blunt old man.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "The company isn't accusing you of anything, but it has to be sure everything's on the up and up before it pays out any ten thousand credits.
partnernounUS /ˈpɑːrtnər/
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading And your partner just happening to fill out that cash-return form just before he died--well, you've got to admit it is a funny kind of coincidence."
paysnounUS /peɪz/
plural of “pay” — something that remunerates
From this reading "The company isn't accusing you of anything, but it has to be sure everything's on the up and up before it pays out any ten thousand credits.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Be blunt right back.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'll tell you how it is," I said.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "The company isn't accusing you of anything, but it has to be sure everything's on the up and up before it pays out any ten thousand credits.
express in words
From this reading "I'll tell you how it is," I said.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading "The company isn't accusing you of anything, but it has to be sure everything's on the up and up before it pays out any ten thousand credits.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And your partner just happening to fill out that cash-return form just before he died--well, you've got to admit it is a funny kind of coincidence."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The company isn't accusing you of anything, but it has to be sure everything's on the up and up before it pays out any ten thousand credits.
There's
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From this reading There's only one way to handle a blunt old man.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading "The company isn't accusing you of anything, but it has to be sure everything's on the up and up before it pays out any ten thousand credits.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There's only one way to handle a blunt old man.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "The company isn't accusing you of anything, but it has to be sure everything's on the up and up before it pays out any ten thousand credits.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading There's only one way to handle a blunt old man.
(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 And your partner just happening to fill out that cash-return form just before he died--well, you've got to admit it is a funny kind of coincidence."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'll tell you how it is," I said.
you've
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From this reading And your partner just happening to fill out that cash-return form just before he died--well, you've got to admit it is a funny kind of coincidence."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And your partner just happening to fill out that cash-return form just before he died--well, you've got to admit it is a funny kind of coincidence."
