used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It's all ease and velvet and bells; and yet in spite of nothing being a minute late, you never notice the slightest hurry.
(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 It's all ease and velvet and bells; and yet in spite of nothing being a minute late, you never notice the slightest hurry.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I always thought being properly waited on made people helpless; it would me in ten minutes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You never see anybody doing anything, and yet everything gets done.
any person at all
From this reading You never see anybody doing anything, and yet everything gets done.
any thing at all
From this reading You never see anybody doing anything, and yet everything gets done.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It's all ease and velvet and bells; and yet in spite of nothing being a minute late, you never notice the slightest hurry.
plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading It's all ease and velvet and bells; and yet in spite of nothing being a minute late, you never notice the slightest hurry.
clockworknounUS /ˈklɑːkwɜːrk/
any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock
From this reading It isn't clockwork; it's more like the stars in their courses.
coursesnounUS /ˈkɔːrsəz/
plural of “course” — education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading It isn't clockwork; it's more like the stars in their courses.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading Later Stella wrote: Eurydice dearest: It's the strangest household, or else, perhaps, everybody else's is.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading You never see anybody doing anything, and yet everything gets done.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading You never see anybody doing anything, and yet everything gets done.
move gently or carefully
From this reading It's all ease and velvet and bells; and yet in spite of nothing being a minute late, you never notice the slightest hurry.
else
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From this reading Later Stella wrote: Eurydice dearest: It's the strangest household, or else, perhaps, everybody else's is.
else's
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From this reading Later Stella wrote: Eurydice dearest: It's the strangest household, or else, perhaps, everybody else's is.
Eurydicenoun
(Greek mythology) the wife of Orpheus
From this reading Later Stella wrote: Eurydice dearest: It's the strangest household, or else, perhaps, everybody else's is.
every person
From this reading Later Stella wrote: Eurydice dearest: It's the strangest household, or else, perhaps, everybody else's is.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading You never see anybody doing anything, and yet everything gets done.
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 You never see anybody doing anything, and yet everything gets done.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading I always thought being properly waited on made people helpless; it would me in ten minutes.
a social unit living together
From this reading Later Stella wrote: Eurydice dearest: It's the strangest household, or else, perhaps, everybody else's is.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading It's all ease and velvet and bells; and yet in spite of nothing being a minute late, you never notice the slightest hurry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I always thought being properly waited on made people helpless; it would me in ten minutes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It's all ease and velvet and bells; and yet in spite of nothing being a minute late, you never notice the slightest hurry.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Later Stella wrote: Eurydice dearest: It's the strangest household, or else, perhaps, everybody else's is.
isn't
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From this reading It isn't clockwork; it's more like the stars in their courses.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It isn't clockwork; it's more like the stars in their courses.
It's
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From this reading Later Stella wrote: Eurydice dearest: It's the strangest household, or else, perhaps, everybody else's is.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading It's all ease and velvet and bells; and yet in spite of nothing being a minute late, you never notice the slightest hurry.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Later Stella wrote: Eurydice dearest: It's the strangest household, or else, perhaps, everybody else's is.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It isn't clockwork; it's more like the stars in their courses.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I always thought being properly waited on made people helpless; it would me in ten minutes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I always thought being properly waited on made people helpless; it would me in ten minutes.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading It's all ease and velvet and bells; and yet in spite of nothing being a minute late, you never notice the slightest hurry.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading I always thought being properly waited on made people helpless; it would me in ten minutes.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It isn't clockwork; it's more like the stars in their courses.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading You never see anybody doing anything, and yet everything gets done.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It's all ease and velvet and bells; and yet in spite of nothing being a minute late, you never notice the slightest hurry.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading It's all ease and velvet and bells; and yet in spite of nothing being a minute late, you never notice the slightest hurry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It's all ease and velvet and bells; and yet in spite of nothing being a minute late, you never notice the slightest hurry.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I always thought being properly waited on made people helpless; it would me in ten minutes.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Later Stella wrote: Eurydice dearest: It's the strangest household, or else, perhaps, everybody else's is.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I always thought being properly waited on made people helpless; it would me in ten minutes.
by chance
From this reading Later Stella wrote: Eurydice dearest: It's the strangest household, or else, perhaps, everybody else's is.
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading I always thought being properly waited on made people helpless; it would me in ten minutes.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You never see anybody doing anything, and yet everything gets done.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading It's all ease and velvet and bells; and yet in spite of nothing being a minute late, you never notice the slightest hurry.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading It's all ease and velvet and bells; and yet in spite of nothing being a minute late, you never notice the slightest hurry.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading It isn't clockwork; it's more like the stars in their courses.
StellanounUS /ˈstelə/
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading Later Stella wrote: Eurydice dearest: It's the strangest household, or else, perhaps, everybody else's is.
strangestadjectiveUS /ˈstreɪndʒɪst/
superlative of “strange” — being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Later Stella wrote: Eurydice dearest: It's the strangest household, or else, perhaps, everybody else's is.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading I always thought being properly waited on made people helpless; it would me in ten minutes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Later Stella wrote: Eurydice dearest: It's the strangest household, or else, perhaps, everybody else's is.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It isn't clockwork; it's more like the stars in their courses.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I always thought being properly waited on made people helpless; it would me in ten minutes.
velvetnounUS /ˈvelvət/
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
From this reading It's all ease and velvet and bells; and yet in spite of nothing being a minute late, you never notice the slightest hurry.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading I always thought being properly waited on made people helpless; it would me in ten minutes.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I always thought being properly waited on made people helpless; it would me in ten minutes.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Later Stella wrote: Eurydice dearest: It's the strangest household, or else, perhaps, everybody else's is.
but in spite of that
From this reading You never see anybody doing anything, and yet everything gets done.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You never see anybody doing anything, and yet everything gets done.
