used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Black Wizards have to make some; Billy told me, and you and I know what for, or we haven’t had much trouble in making a pretty good guess.
(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 Our fudge goes off like hot cakes when we make any, but school is nearly out and I’m proud to think that every one of the S. P.’s gets out of finals, and that in spite of our new club and all our doings!”
a quantity of money
From this reading THOSE “UNINTERESTED” PARENTS “Girls,” said the president of the seven sibyls impressively, “do you realize that it is too late for us to make any money to amount to anything this year?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Black Wizards have to make some; Billy told me, and you and I know what for, or we haven’t had much trouble in making a pretty good guess.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading THOSE “UNINTERESTED” PARENTS “Girls,” said the president of the seven sibyls impressively, “do you realize that it is too late for us to make any money to amount to anything this year?
any thing at all
From this reading THOSE “UNINTERESTED” PARENTS “Girls,” said the president of the seven sibyls impressively, “do you realize that it is too late for us to make any money to amount to anything this year?
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading The Black Wizards have to make some; Billy told me, and you and I know what for, or we haven’t had much trouble in making a pretty good guess.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The Black Wizards have to make some; Billy told me, and you and I know what for, or we haven’t had much trouble in making a pretty good guess.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Our fudge goes off like hot cakes when we make any, but school is nearly out and I’m proud to think that every one of the S. P.’s gets out of finals, and that in spite of our new club and all our doings!”
cakesnounUS /keɪks/
plural of “cake” — a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading Our fudge goes off like hot cakes when we make any, but school is nearly out and I’m proud to think that every one of the S. P.’s gets out of finals, and that in spite of our new club and all our doings!”
candynounUS /ˈkændi/
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
From this reading One of the church societies is selling that candy we thought we could get hold of.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading One of the church societies is selling that candy we thought we could get hold of.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading Our fudge goes off like hot cakes when we make any, but school is nearly out and I’m proud to think that every one of the S. P.’s gets out of finals, and that in spite of our new club and all our doings!”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading One of the church societies is selling that candy we thought we could get hold of.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading I mean the school year, of course.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THOSE “UNINTERESTED” PARENTS “Girls,” said the president of the seven sibyls impressively, “do you realize that it is too late for us to make any money to amount to anything this year?
doingsnounUS /ˈduːɪŋz/
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading Our fudge goes off like hot cakes when we make any, but school is nearly out and I’m proud to think that every one of the S. P.’s gets out of finals, and that in spite of our new club and all our doings!”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Our fudge goes off like hot cakes when we make any, but school is nearly out and I’m proud to think that every one of the S. P.’s gets out of finals, and that in spite of our new club and all our doings!”
finalsnounUS /ˈfaɪnəlz/
plural of “final” — the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament
From this reading Our fudge goes off like hot cakes when we make any, but school is nearly out and I’m proud to think that every one of the S. P.’s gets out of finals, and that in spite of our new club and all our doings!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THOSE “UNINTERESTED” PARENTS “Girls,” said the president of the seven sibyls impressively, “do you realize that it is too late for us to make any money to amount to anything this year?
fudgeverbUS /fʌdʒ/
tamper, with the purpose of deception
From this reading Our fudge goes off like hot cakes when we make any, but school is nearly out and I’m proud to think that every one of the S. P.’s gets out of finals, and that in spite of our new club and all our doings!”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading One of the church societies is selling that candy we thought we could get hold of.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading Our fudge goes off like hot cakes when we make any, but school is nearly out and I’m proud to think that every one of the S. P.’s gets out of finals, and that in spite of our new club and all our doings!”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading THOSE “UNINTERESTED” PARENTS “Girls,” said the president of the seven sibyls impressively, “do you realize that it is too late for us to make any money to amount to anything this year?
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading Our fudge goes off like hot cakes when we make any, but school is nearly out and I’m proud to think that every one of the S. P.’s gets out of finals, and that in spite of our new club and all our doings!”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The Black Wizards have to make some; Billy told me, and you and I know what for, or we haven’t had much trouble in making a pretty good guess.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading The Black Wizards have to make some; Billy told me, and you and I know what for, or we haven’t had much trouble in making a pretty good guess.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Black Wizards have to make some; Billy told me, and you and I know what for, or we haven’t had much trouble in making a pretty good guess.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Black Wizards have to make some; Billy told me, and you and I know what for, or we haven’t had much trouble in making a pretty good guess.
haven't
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From this reading The Black Wizards have to make some; Billy told me, and you and I know what for, or we haven’t had much trouble in making a pretty good guess.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading One of the church societies is selling that candy we thought we could get hold of.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Our fudge goes off like hot cakes when we make any, but school is nearly out and I’m proud to think that every one of the S. P.’s gets out of finals, and that in spite of our new club and all our doings!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I mean the school year, of course.
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From this reading Our fudge goes off like hot cakes when we make any, but school is nearly out and I’m proud to think that every one of the S. P.’s gets out of finals, and that in spite of our new club and all our doings!”
impressivelyadverbUS /ˌɪmˈpresɪvli/
in an impressive manner
From this reading THOSE “UNINTERESTED” PARENTS “Girls,” said the president of the seven sibyls impressively, “do you realize that it is too late for us to make any money to amount to anything this year?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Black Wizards have to make some; Billy told me, and you and I know what for, or we haven’t had much trouble in making a pretty good guess.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THOSE “UNINTERESTED” PARENTS “Girls,” said the president of the seven sibyls impressively, “do you realize that it is too late for us to make any money to amount to anything this year?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THOSE “UNINTERESTED” PARENTS “Girls,” said the president of the seven sibyls impressively, “do you realize that it is too late for us to make any money to amount to anything this year?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The Black Wizards have to make some; Billy told me, and you and I know what for, or we haven’t had much trouble in making a pretty good guess.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading THOSE “UNINTERESTED” PARENTS “Girls,” said the president of the seven sibyls impressively, “do you realize that it is too late for us to make any money to amount to anything this year?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Our fudge goes off like hot cakes when we make any, but school is nearly out and I’m proud to think that every one of the S. P.’s gets out of finals, and that in spite of our new club and all our doings!”
engage in
From this reading THOSE “UNINTERESTED” PARENTS “Girls,” said the president of the seven sibyls impressively, “do you realize that it is too late for us to make any money to amount to anything this year?
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The Black Wizards have to make some; Billy told me, and you and I know what for, or we haven’t had much trouble in making a pretty good guess.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Black Wizards have to make some; Billy told me, and you and I know what for, or we haven’t had much trouble in making a pretty good guess.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I mean the school year, of course.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading THOSE “UNINTERESTED” PARENTS “Girls,” said the president of the seven sibyls impressively, “do you realize that it is too late for us to make any money to amount to anything this year?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The Black Wizards have to make some; Billy told me, and you and I know what for, or we haven’t had much trouble in making a pretty good guess.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Our fudge goes off like hot cakes when we make any, but school is nearly out and I’m proud to think that every one of the S. P.’s gets out of finals, and that in spite of our new club and all our doings!”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Our fudge goes off like hot cakes when we make any, but school is nearly out and I’m proud to think that every one of the S. P.’s gets out of finals, and that in spite of our new club and all our doings!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THOSE “UNINTERESTED” PARENTS “Girls,” said the president of the seven sibyls impressively, “do you realize that it is too late for us to make any money to amount to anything this year?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Our fudge goes off like hot cakes when we make any, but school is nearly out and I’m proud to think that every one of the S. P.’s gets out of finals, and that in spite of our new club and all our doings!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the church societies is selling that candy we thought we could get hold of.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Black Wizards have to make some; Billy told me, and you and I know what for, or we haven’t had much trouble in making a pretty good guess.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our fudge goes off like hot cakes when we make any, but school is nearly out and I’m proud to think that every one of the S. P.’s gets out of finals, and that in spite of our new club and all our doings!”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Our fudge goes off like hot cakes when we make any, but school is nearly out and I’m proud to think that every one of the S. P.’s gets out of finals, and that in spite of our new club and all our doings!”
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading Our fudge goes off like hot cakes when we make any, but school is nearly out and I’m proud to think that every one of the S. P.’s gets out of finals, and that in spite of our new club and all our doings!”
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading THOSE “UNINTERESTED” PARENTS “Girls,” said the president of the seven sibyls impressively, “do you realize that it is too late for us to make any money to amount to anything this year?
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading THOSE “UNINTERESTED” PARENTS “Girls,” said the president of the seven sibyls impressively, “do you realize that it is too late for us to make any money to amount to anything this year?
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading The Black Wizards have to make some; Billy told me, and you and I know what for, or we haven’t had much trouble in making a pretty good guess.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading Our fudge goes off like hot cakes when we make any, but school is nearly out and I’m proud to think that every one of the S. P.’s gets out of finals, and that in spite of our new club and all our doings!”
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading THOSE “UNINTERESTED” PARENTS “Girls,” said the president of the seven sibyls impressively, “do you realize that it is too late for us to make any money to amount to anything this year?
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Our fudge goes off like hot cakes when we make any, but school is nearly out and I’m proud to think that every one of the S. P.’s gets out of finals, and that in spite of our new club and all our doings!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THOSE “UNINTERESTED” PARENTS “Girls,” said the president of the seven sibyls impressively, “do you realize that it is too late for us to make any money to amount to anything this year?
an educational institution
From this reading I mean the school year, of course.
sellingnounUS /ˈselɪŋ/
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
From this reading One of the church societies is selling that candy we thought we could get hold of.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading THOSE “UNINTERESTED” PARENTS “Girls,” said the president of the seven sibyls impressively, “do you realize that it is too late for us to make any money to amount to anything this year?
sibyls
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THOSE “UNINTERESTED” PARENTS “Girls,” said the president of the seven sibyls impressively, “do you realize that it is too late for us to make any money to amount to anything this year?
societiesnounUS /səˈsaɪətiz/
plural of “society” — an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading One of the church societies is selling that candy we thought we could get hold of.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The Black Wizards have to make some; Billy told me, and you and I know what for, or we haven’t had much trouble in making a pretty good guess.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading Our fudge goes off like hot cakes when we make any, but school is nearly out and I’m proud to think that every one of the S. P.’s gets out of finals, and that in spite of our new club and all our doings!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THOSE “UNINTERESTED” PARENTS “Girls,” said the president of the seven sibyls impressively, “do you realize that it is too late for us to make any money to amount to anything this year?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THOSE “UNINTERESTED” PARENTS “Girls,” said the president of the seven sibyls impressively, “do you realize that it is too late for us to make any money to amount to anything this year?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Our fudge goes off like hot cakes when we make any, but school is nearly out and I’m proud to think that every one of the S. P.’s gets out of finals, and that in spite of our new club and all our doings!”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THOSE “UNINTERESTED” PARENTS “Girls,” said the president of the seven sibyls impressively, “do you realize that it is too late for us to make any money to amount to anything this year?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THOSE “UNINTERESTED” PARENTS “Girls,” said the president of the seven sibyls impressively, “do you realize that it is too late for us to make any money to amount to anything this year?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading One of the church societies is selling that candy we thought we could get hold of.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THOSE “UNINTERESTED” PARENTS “Girls,” said the president of the seven sibyls impressively, “do you realize that it is too late for us to make any money to amount to anything this year?
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The Black Wizards have to make some; Billy told me, and you and I know what for, or we haven’t had much trouble in making a pretty good guess.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading THOSE “UNINTERESTED” PARENTS “Girls,” said the president of the seven sibyls impressively, “do you realize that it is too late for us to make any money to amount to anything this year?
a source of difficulty
From this reading The Black Wizards have to make some; Billy told me, and you and I know what for, or we haven’t had much trouble in making a pretty good guess.
UNINTERESTEDadjectiveUS /əˈnɪntrəstɪd/
not having or showing interest
From this reading THOSE “UNINTERESTED” PARENTS “Girls,” said the president of the seven sibyls impressively, “do you realize that it is too late for us to make any money to amount to anything this year?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THOSE “UNINTERESTED” PARENTS “Girls,” said the president of the seven sibyls impressively, “do you realize that it is too late for us to make any money to amount to anything this year?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The Black Wizards have to make some; Billy told me, and you and I know what for, or we haven’t had much trouble in making a pretty good guess.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Black Wizards have to make some; Billy told me, and you and I know what for, or we haven’t had much trouble in making a pretty good guess.
at the time that
From this reading Our fudge goes off like hot cakes when we make any, but school is nearly out and I’m proud to think that every one of the S. P.’s gets out of finals, and that in spite of our new club and all our doings!”
WizardsnounUS /ˈwɪzərdz/
plural of “wizard” — someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
From this reading The Black Wizards have to make some; Billy told me, and you and I know what for, or we haven’t had much trouble in making a pretty good guess.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading THOSE “UNINTERESTED” PARENTS “Girls,” said the president of the seven sibyls impressively, “do you realize that it is too late for us to make any money to amount to anything this year?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THOSE “UNINTERESTED” PARENTS “Girls,” said the president of the seven sibyls impressively, “do you realize that it is too late for us to make any money to amount to anything this year?
