completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
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having fair knowledge of
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
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AmbassadornounUS /æmˈbæsədər/
a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another
From this reading "Do you mean," the Ambassador asked, "that it's only broad?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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react verbally
From this reading Why don't you, with your cleverness," he pursued before his visitor could answer, "put it on paper?"
one or some or every or all without specification
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make a request or demand for something to somebody
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Do you mean," the Ambassador asked, "that it's only broad?
make certain of
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in or near a particular place or position
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading Why don't you, with your cleverness," he pursued before his visitor could answer, "put it on paper?"
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading "Do you mean," the Ambassador asked, "that it's only broad?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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showing who or what does the action
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clevernessnounUS /ˈklev.ər.nəs/
The quality of being intelligent, quick to understand, and resourceful in danger.
From this reading Why don't you, with your cleverness," he pursued before his visitor could answer, "put it on paper?"
communicationnounUS /kəˌmjuːnəˈkeɪʃən/
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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daresay
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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doesn't
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don't
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indicating exactness or preciseness
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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usually; as a rule
From this reading "They generally do write them, you mean?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Why don't you, with your cleverness," he pursued before his visitor could answer, "put it on paper?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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I'm
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on condition that; in the event that
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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it's
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go away from a place
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perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
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mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Do you mean," the Ambassador asked, "that it's only broad?
used to say something is possible but not certain
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belonging to the person speaking
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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under a moral obligation to do something
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Why don't you, with your cleverness," he pursued before his visitor could answer, "put it on paper?"
and nothing more
From this reading "Do you mean," the Ambassador asked, "that it's only broad?
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Why don't you, with your cleverness," he pursued before his visitor could answer, "put it on paper?"
the particular portion of space occupied by something
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a person who is being chased
From this reading Why don't you, with your cleverness," he pursued before his visitor could answer, "put it on paper?"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Why don't you, with your cleverness," he pursued before his visitor could answer, "put it on paper?"
Ralph
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From this reading Ralph on his side returned.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
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past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Ralph on his side returned.
rulesnounUS /ruːlz/
plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Ralph on his side returned.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Do you mean," the Ambassador asked, "that it's only broad?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Do you mean," the Ambassador asked, "that it's only broad?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "They generally do write them, you mean?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They generally do write them, you mean?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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someone who visits
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used to ask for information about something
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the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
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in the company of; together with
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produce a literary work
From this reading "They generally do write them, you mean?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you mean," the Ambassador asked, "that it's only broad?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why don't you, with your cleverness," he pursued before his visitor could answer, "put it on paper?"
