(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 _The main trouble is that you'd never suspect anything was wrong; you'd enjoy associating with _slizzers_, so long as you didn't know...._ They're all around us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lord only knows how long they've been on Earth, and how many of them there are....
any thing at all
From this reading _The main trouble is that you'd never suspect anything was wrong; you'd enjoy associating with _slizzers_, so long as you didn't know...._ They're all around us.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lord only knows how long they've been on Earth, and how many of them there are....
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading _The main trouble is that you'd never suspect anything was wrong; you'd enjoy associating with _slizzers_, so long as you didn't know...._ They're all around us.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _The main trouble is that you'd never suspect anything was wrong; you'd enjoy associating with _slizzers_, so long as you didn't know...._ They're all around us.
associatingverbUS /əˈsoʊsieɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “associate” — make a logical or causal connection
From this reading _The main trouble is that you'd never suspect anything was wrong; you'd enjoy associating with _slizzers_, so long as you didn't know...._ They're all around us.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading We are hardly ever aware of their existence, because they can _make_ themselves look like us, and do most of the time; and if they can look like us, there's really no need for them to think like us, is there?
for the reason that
From this reading I'll call them the _slizzers_, because they _sliz_ people.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lord only knows how long they've been on Earth, and how many of them there are....
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I'll call them the _slizzers_, because they _sliz_ people.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We are hardly ever aware of their existence, because they can _make_ themselves look like us, and do most of the time; and if they can look like us, there's really no need for them to think like us, is there?
didn't
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From this reading _The main trouble is that you'd never suspect anything was wrong; you'd enjoy associating with _slizzers_, so long as you didn't know...._ They're all around us.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We are hardly ever aware of their existence, because they can _make_ themselves look like us, and do most of the time; and if they can look like us, there's really no need for them to think like us, is there?
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Lord only knows how long they've been on Earth, and how many of them there are....
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading _The main trouble is that you'd never suspect anything was wrong; you'd enjoy associating with _slizzers_, so long as you didn't know...._ They're all around us.
at any time
From this reading We are hardly ever aware of their existence, because they can _make_ themselves look like us, and do most of the time; and if they can look like us, there's really no need for them to think like us, is there?
the state or fact of existing
From this reading We are hardly ever aware of their existence, because they can _make_ themselves look like us, and do most of the time; and if they can look like us, there's really no need for them to think like us, is there?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We are hardly ever aware of their existence, because they can _make_ themselves look like us, and do most of the time; and if they can look like us, there's really no need for them to think like us, is there?
only a very short time before
From this reading We are hardly ever aware of their existence, because they can _make_ themselves look like us, and do most of the time; and if they can look like us, there's really no need for them to think like us, is there?
how
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From this reading Lord only knows how long they've been on Earth, and how many of them there are....
I'll
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From this reading I'll call them the _slizzers_, because they _sliz_ people.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We are hardly ever aware of their existence, because they can _make_ themselves look like us, and do most of the time; and if they can look like us, there's really no need for them to think like us, is there?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The main trouble is that you'd never suspect anything was wrong; you'd enjoy associating with _slizzers_, so long as you didn't know...._ They're all around us.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading _The main trouble is that you'd never suspect anything was wrong; you'd enjoy associating with _slizzers_, so long as you didn't know...._ They're all around us.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Lord only knows how long they've been on Earth, and how many of them there are....
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading We are hardly ever aware of their existence, because they can _make_ themselves look like us, and do most of the time; and if they can look like us, there's really no need for them to think like us, is there?
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading They're all around us, living with us.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading _The main trouble is that you'd never suspect anything was wrong; you'd enjoy associating with _slizzers_, so long as you didn't know...._ They're all around us.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading We are hardly ever aware of their existence, because they can _make_ themselves look like us, and do most of the time; and if they can look like us, there's really no need for them to think like us, is there?
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Lord only knows how long they've been on Earth, and how many of them there are....
most important element
From this reading _The main trouble is that you'd never suspect anything was wrong; you'd enjoy associating with _slizzers_, so long as you didn't know...._ They're all around us.
engage in
From this reading We are hardly ever aware of their existence, because they can _make_ themselves look like us, and do most of the time; and if they can look like us, there's really no need for them to think like us, is there?
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Lord only knows how long they've been on Earth, and how many of them there are....
used to form the superlative
From this reading We are hardly ever aware of their existence, because they can _make_ themselves look like us, and do most of the time; and if they can look like us, there's really no need for them to think like us, is there?
a condition requiring relief
From this reading We are hardly ever aware of their existence, because they can _make_ themselves look like us, and do most of the time; and if they can look like us, there's really no need for them to think like us, is there?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading _The main trouble is that you'd never suspect anything was wrong; you'd enjoy associating with _slizzers_, so long as you didn't know...._ They're all around us.
not any; not one
From this reading We are hardly ever aware of their existence, because they can _make_ themselves look like us, and do most of the time; and if they can look like us, there's really no need for them to think like us, is there?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lord only knows how long they've been on Earth, and how many of them there are....
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lord only knows how long they've been on Earth, and how many of them there are....
and nothing more
From this reading Lord only knows how long they've been on Earth, and how many of them there are....
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I'll call them the _slizzers_, because they _sliz_ people.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading We are hardly ever aware of their existence, because they can _make_ themselves look like us, and do most of the time; and if they can look like us, there's really no need for them to think like us, is there?
sliz
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From this reading I'll call them the _slizzers_, because they _sliz_ people.
slizzers
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From this reading _The main trouble is that you'd never suspect anything was wrong; you'd enjoy associating with _slizzers_, so long as you didn't know...._ They're all around us.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _The main trouble is that you'd never suspect anything was wrong; you'd enjoy associating with _slizzers_, so long as you didn't know...._ They're all around us.
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading _The main trouble is that you'd never suspect anything was wrong; you'd enjoy associating with _slizzers_, so long as you didn't know...._ They're all around us.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _The main trouble is that you'd never suspect anything was wrong; you'd enjoy associating with _slizzers_, so long as you didn't know...._ They're all around us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The main trouble is that you'd never suspect anything was wrong; you'd enjoy associating with _slizzers_, so long as you didn't know...._ They're all around us.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We are hardly ever aware of their existence, because they can _make_ themselves look like us, and do most of the time; and if they can look like us, there's really no need for them to think like us, is there?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I'll call them the _slizzers_, because they _sliz_ people.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading We are hardly ever aware of their existence, because they can _make_ themselves look like us, and do most of the time; and if they can look like us, there's really no need for them to think like us, is there?
in or at that place or location
From this reading Lord only knows how long they've been on Earth, and how many of them there are....
there's
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From this reading We are hardly ever aware of their existence, because they can _make_ themselves look like us, and do most of the time; and if they can look like us, there's really no need for them to think like us, is there?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I'll call them the _slizzers_, because they _sliz_ people.
They're
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From this reading _The main trouble is that you'd never suspect anything was wrong; you'd enjoy associating with _slizzers_, so long as you didn't know...._ They're all around us.
they've
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From this reading Lord only knows how long they've been on Earth, and how many of them there are....
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading We are hardly ever aware of their existence, because they can _make_ themselves look like us, and do most of the time; and if they can look like us, there's really no need for them to think like us, is there?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We are hardly ever aware of their existence, because they can _make_ themselves look like us, and do most of the time; and if they can look like us, there's really no need for them to think like us, is there?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We are hardly ever aware of their existence, because they can _make_ themselves look like us, and do most of the time; and if they can look like us, there's really no need for them to think like us, is there?
a source of difficulty
From this reading _The main trouble is that you'd never suspect anything was wrong; you'd enjoy associating with _slizzers_, so long as you didn't know...._ They're all around us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _The main trouble is that you'd never suspect anything was wrong; you'd enjoy associating with _slizzers_, so long as you didn't know...._ They're all around us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The main trouble is that you'd never suspect anything was wrong; you'd enjoy associating with _slizzers_, so long as you didn't know...._ They're all around us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are hardly ever aware of their existence, because they can _make_ themselves look like us, and do most of the time; and if they can look like us, there's really no need for them to think like us, is there?
in the company of; together with
From this reading _The main trouble is that you'd never suspect anything was wrong; you'd enjoy associating with _slizzers_, so long as you didn't know...._ They're all around us.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading _The main trouble is that you'd never suspect anything was wrong; you'd enjoy associating with _slizzers_, so long as you didn't know...._ They're all around us.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _The main trouble is that you'd never suspect anything was wrong; you'd enjoy associating with _slizzers_, so long as you didn't know...._ They're all around us.
you'd
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From this reading _The main trouble is that you'd never suspect anything was wrong; you'd enjoy associating with _slizzers_, so long as you didn't know...._ They're all around us.
