used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE IN A NEW RÔLE “It’s all well enough for you to sit there and grin like a gargle.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Of course, it’s easy enough for you to laugh about it; it isn’t your funeral; but I guess if you’d had all your plans made up only to have them knocked higher than a kite at the last minute----” “I know,” said Harry Folsom soothingly.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE IN A NEW RÔLE “It’s all well enough for you to sit there and grin like a gargle.”
(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 AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE IN A NEW RÔLE “It’s all well enough for you to sit there and grin like a gargle.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE IN A NEW RÔLE “It’s all well enough for you to sit there and grin like a gargle.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE IN A NEW RÔLE “It’s all well enough for you to sit there and grin like a gargle.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Of course, it’s easy enough for you to laugh about it; it isn’t your funeral; but I guess if you’d had all your plans made up only to have them knocked higher than a kite at the last minute----” “I know,” said Harry Folsom soothingly.
Bert
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From this reading “Well, gargoyle,” continued Bert Middleton.
a youthful male person
From this reading “Gargoyle is what you mean, my boy!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of course, it’s easy enough for you to laugh about it; it isn’t your funeral; but I guess if you’d had all your plans made up only to have them knocked higher than a kite at the last minute----” “I know,” said Harry Folsom soothingly.
without stop or interruption
From this reading “Well, gargoyle,” continued Bert Middleton.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course, it’s easy enough for you to laugh about it; it isn’t your funeral; but I guess if you’d had all your plans made up only to have them knocked higher than a kite at the last minute----” “I know,” said Harry Folsom soothingly.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading “What’s the difference?
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Of course, it’s easy enough for you to laugh about it; it isn’t your funeral; but I guess if you’d had all your plans made up only to have them knocked higher than a kite at the last minute----” “I know,” said Harry Folsom soothingly.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE IN A NEW RÔLE “It’s all well enough for you to sit there and grin like a gargle.”
Folsom
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From this reading Of course, it’s easy enough for you to laugh about it; it isn’t your funeral; but I guess if you’d had all your plans made up only to have them knocked higher than a kite at the last minute----” “I know,” said Harry Folsom soothingly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE IN A NEW RÔLE “It’s all well enough for you to sit there and grin like a gargle.”
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading Of course, it’s easy enough for you to laugh about it; it isn’t your funeral; but I guess if you’d had all your plans made up only to have them knocked higher than a kite at the last minute----” “I know,” said Harry Folsom soothingly.
garglenoun
a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth
From this reading AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE IN A NEW RÔLE “It’s all well enough for you to sit there and grin like a gargle.”
GargoylenounUS /ˈɡɑːrɡɔɪl/
a spout that terminates in a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal
From this reading “Gargoyle is what you mean, my boy!”
grinnounUS /ɡrɪn/
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE IN A NEW RÔLE “It’s all well enough for you to sit there and grin like a gargle.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Of course, it’s easy enough for you to laugh about it; it isn’t your funeral; but I guess if you’d had all your plans made up only to have them knocked higher than a kite at the last minute----” “I know,” said Harry Folsom soothingly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of course, it’s easy enough for you to laugh about it; it isn’t your funeral; but I guess if you’d had all your plans made up only to have them knocked higher than a kite at the last minute----” “I know,” said Harry Folsom soothingly.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Of course, it’s easy enough for you to laugh about it; it isn’t your funeral; but I guess if you’d had all your plans made up only to have them knocked higher than a kite at the last minute----” “I know,” said Harry Folsom soothingly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Of course, it’s easy enough for you to laugh about it; it isn’t your funeral; but I guess if you’d had all your plans made up only to have them knocked higher than a kite at the last minute----” “I know,” said Harry Folsom soothingly.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading Of course, it’s easy enough for you to laugh about it; it isn’t your funeral; but I guess if you’d had all your plans made up only to have them knocked higher than a kite at the last minute----” “I know,” said Harry Folsom soothingly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of course, it’s easy enough for you to laugh about it; it isn’t your funeral; but I guess if you’d had all your plans made up only to have them knocked higher than a kite at the last minute----” “I know,” said Harry Folsom soothingly.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Of course, it’s easy enough for you to laugh about it; it isn’t your funeral; but I guess if you’d had all your plans made up only to have them knocked higher than a kite at the last minute----” “I know,” said Harry Folsom soothingly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE IN A NEW RÔLE “It’s all well enough for you to sit there and grin like a gargle.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Gargoyle is what you mean, my boy!”
isn't
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From this reading Of course, it’s easy enough for you to laugh about it; it isn’t your funeral; but I guess if you’d had all your plans made up only to have them knocked higher than a kite at the last minute----” “I know,” said Harry Folsom soothingly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of course, it’s easy enough for you to laugh about it; it isn’t your funeral; but I guess if you’d had all your plans made up only to have them knocked higher than a kite at the last minute----” “I know,” said Harry Folsom soothingly.
It's
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From this reading AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE IN A NEW RÔLE “It’s all well enough for you to sit there and grin like a gargle.”
kitenounUS /kaɪt/
a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
From this reading Of course, it’s easy enough for you to laugh about it; it isn’t your funeral; but I guess if you’d had all your plans made up only to have them knocked higher than a kite at the last minute----” “I know,” said Harry Folsom soothingly.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading Of course, it’s easy enough for you to laugh about it; it isn’t your funeral; but I guess if you’d had all your plans made up only to have them knocked higher than a kite at the last minute----” “I know,” said Harry Folsom soothingly.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Of course, it’s easy enough for you to laugh about it; it isn’t your funeral; but I guess if you’d had all your plans made up only to have them knocked higher than a kite at the last minute----” “I know,” said Harry Folsom soothingly.
immediately past
From this reading Of course, it’s easy enough for you to laugh about it; it isn’t your funeral; but I guess if you’d had all your plans made up only to have them knocked higher than a kite at the last minute----” “I know,” said Harry Folsom soothingly.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Of course, it’s easy enough for you to laugh about it; it isn’t your funeral; but I guess if you’d had all your plans made up only to have them knocked higher than a kite at the last minute----” “I know,” said Harry Folsom soothingly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE IN A NEW RÔLE “It’s all well enough for you to sit there and grin like a gargle.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Of course, it’s easy enough for you to laugh about it; it isn’t your funeral; but I guess if you’d had all your plans made up only to have them knocked higher than a kite at the last minute----” “I know,” said Harry Folsom soothingly.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Gargoyle is what you mean, my boy!”
MiddletonnounUS /ˈmɪdəltən/
English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627)
From this reading “Well, gargoyle,” continued Bert Middleton.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Of course, it’s easy enough for you to laugh about it; it isn’t your funeral; but I guess if you’d had all your plans made up only to have them knocked higher than a kite at the last minute----” “I know,” said Harry Folsom soothingly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Gargoyle is what you mean, my boy!”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE IN A NEW RÔLE “It’s all well enough for you to sit there and grin like a gargle.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course, it’s easy enough for you to laugh about it; it isn’t your funeral; but I guess if you’d had all your plans made up only to have them knocked higher than a kite at the last minute----” “I know,” said Harry Folsom soothingly.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE IN A NEW RÔLE “It’s all well enough for you to sit there and grin like a gargle.”
and nothing more
From this reading Of course, it’s easy enough for you to laugh about it; it isn’t your funeral; but I guess if you’d had all your plans made up only to have them knocked higher than a kite at the last minute----” “I know,” said Harry Folsom soothingly.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading Of course, it’s easy enough for you to laugh about it; it isn’t your funeral; but I guess if you’d had all your plans made up only to have them knocked higher than a kite at the last minute----” “I know,” said Harry Folsom soothingly.
RÔLE
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From this reading AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE IN A NEW RÔLE “It’s all well enough for you to sit there and grin like a gargle.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Of course, it’s easy enough for you to laugh about it; it isn’t your funeral; but I guess if you’d had all your plans made up only to have them knocked higher than a kite at the last minute----” “I know,” said Harry Folsom soothingly.
be seated
From this reading AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE IN A NEW RÔLE “It’s all well enough for you to sit there and grin like a gargle.”
soothinglyadverbUS /ˈsuːðɪŋli/
in a soothing manner
From this reading Of course, it’s easy enough for you to laugh about it; it isn’t your funeral; but I guess if you’d had all your plans made up only to have them knocked higher than a kite at the last minute----” “I know,” said Harry Folsom soothingly.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Of course, it’s easy enough for you to laugh about it; it isn’t your funeral; but I guess if you’d had all your plans made up only to have them knocked higher than a kite at the last minute----” “I know,” said Harry Folsom soothingly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What’s the difference?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Of course, it’s easy enough for you to laugh about it; it isn’t your funeral; but I guess if you’d had all your plans made up only to have them knocked higher than a kite at the last minute----” “I know,” said Harry Folsom soothingly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE IN A NEW RÔLE “It’s all well enough for you to sit there and grin like a gargle.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE IN A NEW RÔLE “It’s all well enough for you to sit there and grin like a gargle.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Of course, it’s easy enough for you to laugh about it; it isn’t your funeral; but I guess if you’d had all your plans made up only to have them knocked higher than a kite at the last minute----” “I know,” said Harry Folsom soothingly.
(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 AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE IN A NEW RÔLE “It’s all well enough for you to sit there and grin like a gargle.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Gargoyle is what you mean, my boy!”
What's
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From this reading “What’s the difference?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE IN A NEW RÔLE “It’s all well enough for you to sit there and grin like a gargle.”
you'd
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From this reading Of course, it’s easy enough for you to laugh about it; it isn’t your funeral; but I guess if you’d had all your plans made up only to have them knocked higher than a kite at the last minute----” “I know,” said Harry Folsom soothingly.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Of course, it’s easy enough for you to laugh about it; it isn’t your funeral; but I guess if you’d had all your plans made up only to have them knocked higher than a kite at the last minute----” “I know,” said Harry Folsom soothingly.
