used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The last time was that about the government having the right to protect itself against fellers that wants to talk about over-throwing it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Yesterday there wasnt so much news only a story about how the Spokesman had been delayed for a full minute after He had got into His automobile by the Spokeslady having to coax Her dog to get in too.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The last time was that about the government having the right to protect itself against fellers that wants to talk about over-throwing it.
automobilenounUS /ˈɔːtəmoʊbiːl/
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Yesterday there wasnt so much news only a story about how the Spokesman had been delayed for a full minute after He had got into His automobile by the Spokeslady having to coax Her dog to get in too.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Yesterday there wasnt so much news only a story about how the Spokesman had been delayed for a full minute after He had got into His automobile by the Spokeslady having to coax Her dog to get in too.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yesterday there wasnt so much news only a story about how the Spokesman had been delayed for a full minute after He had got into His automobile by the Spokeslady having to coax Her dog to get in too.
coaxverbUS /koʊks/
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
From this reading Yesterday there wasnt so much news only a story about how the Spokesman had been delayed for a full minute after He had got into His automobile by the Spokeslady having to coax Her dog to get in too.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It come out in the papers just like I said it to Mr. Edgerton.
dearly loved
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delayedadjectiveUS /dɪˈleɪd/
not as far along as normal in development
From this reading Yesterday there wasnt so much news only a story about how the Spokesman had been delayed for a full minute after He had got into His automobile by the Spokeslady having to coax Her dog to get in too.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading Yesterday there wasnt so much news only a story about how the Spokesman had been delayed for a full minute after He had got into His automobile by the Spokeslady having to coax Her dog to get in too.
Edgerton
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From this reading It come out in the papers just like I said it to Mr. Edgerton.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading If you have got the same habit that I have got of reading everything in the papers that the Spokesman says you will of saw how many times He says the things I have said for Him to say.
fellersnounUS /ˈfelərz/
plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees
From this reading The last time was that about the government having the right to protect itself against fellers that wants to talk about over-throwing it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If you have got the same habit that I have got of reading everything in the papers that the Spokesman says you will of saw how many times He says the things I have said for Him to say.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Yesterday there wasnt so much news only a story about how the Spokesman had been delayed for a full minute after He had got into His automobile by the Spokeslady having to coax Her dog to get in too.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Yesterday there wasnt so much news only a story about how the Spokesman had been delayed for a full minute after He had got into His automobile by the Spokeslady having to coax Her dog to get in too.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading If you have got the same habit that I have got of reading everything in the papers that the Spokesman says you will of saw how many times He says the things I have said for Him to say.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading The last time was that about the government having the right to protect itself against fellers that wants to talk about over-throwing it.
an established custom
From this reading If you have got the same habit that I have got of reading everything in the papers that the Spokesman says you will of saw how many times He says the things I have said for Him to say.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yesterday there wasnt so much news only a story about how the Spokesman had been delayed for a full minute after He had got into His automobile by the Spokeslady having to coax Her dog to get in too.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If you have got the same habit that I have got of reading everything in the papers that the Spokesman says you will of saw how many times He says the things I have said for Him to say.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The last time was that about the government having the right to protect itself against fellers that wants to talk about over-throwing it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If you have got the same habit that I have got of reading everything in the papers that the Spokesman says you will of saw how many times He says the things I have said for Him to say.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Yesterday there wasnt so much news only a story about how the Spokesman had been delayed for a full minute after He had got into His automobile by the Spokeslady having to coax Her dog to get in too.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you have got the same habit that I have got of reading everything in the papers that the Spokesman says you will of saw how many times He says the things I have said for Him to say.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yesterday there wasnt so much news only a story about how the Spokesman had been delayed for a full minute after He had got into His automobile by the Spokeslady having to coax Her dog to get in too.
how
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From this reading If you have got the same habit that I have got of reading everything in the papers that the Spokesman says you will of saw how many times He says the things I have said for Him to say.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you have got the same habit that I have got of reading everything in the papers that the Spokesman says you will of saw how many times He says the things I have said for Him to say.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The last time was that about the government having the right to protect itself against fellers that wants to talk about over-throwing it.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The last time was that about the government having the right to protect itself against fellers that wants to talk about over-throwing it.
and nothing more
From this reading It come out in the papers just like I said it to Mr. Edgerton.
immediately past
From this reading The last time was that about the government having the right to protect itself against fellers that wants to talk about over-throwing it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It come out in the papers just like I said it to Mr. Edgerton.
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 If you have got the same habit that I have got of reading everything in the papers that the Spokesman says you will of saw how many times He says the things I have said for Him to say.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Yesterday there wasnt so much news only a story about how the Spokesman had been delayed for a full minute after He had got into His automobile by the Spokeslady having to coax Her dog to get in too.
MOMnounUS /mɑːm/
informal terms for a mother
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a form of address for a man
From this reading It come out in the papers just like I said it to Mr. Edgerton.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Yesterday there wasnt so much news only a story about how the Spokesman had been delayed for a full minute after He had got into His automobile by the Spokeslady having to coax Her dog to get in too.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Yesterday there wasnt so much news only a story about how the Spokesman had been delayed for a full minute after He had got into His automobile by the Spokeslady having to coax Her dog to get in too.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If you have got the same habit that I have got of reading everything in the papers that the Spokesman says you will of saw how many times He says the things I have said for Him to say.
and nothing more
From this reading Yesterday there wasnt so much news only a story about how the Spokesman had been delayed for a full minute after He had got into His automobile by the Spokeslady having to coax Her dog to get in too.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It come out in the papers just like I said it to Mr. Edgerton.
over-throwing
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From this reading The last time was that about the government having the right to protect itself against fellers that wants to talk about over-throwing it.
a large and stately mansion
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writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading If you have got the same habit that I have got of reading everything in the papers that the Spokesman says you will of saw how many times He says the things I have said for Him to say.
PEEKnounUS /piːk/
a secret look
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shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
From this reading The last time was that about the government having the right to protect itself against fellers that wants to talk about over-throwing it.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading If you have got the same habit that I have got of reading everything in the papers that the Spokesman says you will of saw how many times He says the things I have said for Him to say.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The last time was that about the government having the right to protect itself against fellers that wants to talk about over-throwing it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading If you have got the same habit that I have got of reading everything in the papers that the Spokesman says you will of saw how many times He says the things I have said for Him to say.
Identical; not different.
From this reading If you have got the same habit that I have got of reading everything in the papers that the Spokesman says you will of saw how many times He says the things I have said for Him to say.
cut with a saw
From this reading If you have got the same habit that I have got of reading everything in the papers that the Spokesman says you will of saw how many times He says the things I have said for Him to say.
express in words
From this reading If you have got the same habit that I have got of reading everything in the papers that the Spokesman says you will of saw how many times He says the things I have said for Him to say.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading If you have got the same habit that I have got of reading everything in the papers that the Spokesman says you will of saw how many times He says the things I have said for Him to say.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Yesterday there wasnt so much news only a story about how the Spokesman had been delayed for a full minute after He had got into His automobile by the Spokeslady having to coax Her dog to get in too.
Spokeslady
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From this reading Yesterday there wasnt so much news only a story about how the Spokesman had been delayed for a full minute after He had got into His automobile by the Spokeslady having to coax Her dog to get in too.
SpokesmannounUS /ˈspoʊksmən/
a male spokesperson
From this reading If you have got the same habit that I have got of reading everything in the papers that the Spokesman says you will of saw how many times He says the things I have said for Him to say.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Yesterday there wasnt so much news only a story about how the Spokesman had been delayed for a full minute after He had got into His automobile by the Spokeslady having to coax Her dog to get in too.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading The last time was that about the government having the right to protect itself against fellers that wants to talk about over-throwing it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If you have got the same habit that I have got of reading everything in the papers that the Spokesman says you will of saw how many times He says the things I have said for Him to say.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If you have got the same habit that I have got of reading everything in the papers that the Spokesman says you will of saw how many times He says the things I have said for Him to say.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Yesterday there wasnt so much news only a story about how the Spokesman had been delayed for a full minute after He had got into His automobile by the Spokeslady having to coax Her dog to get in too.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading If you have got the same habit that I have got of reading everything in the papers that the Spokesman says you will of saw how many times He says the things I have said for Him to say.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The last time was that about the government having the right to protect itself against fellers that wants to talk about over-throwing it.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading If you have got the same habit that I have got of reading everything in the papers that the Spokesman says you will of saw how many times He says the things I have said for Him to say.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If you have got the same habit that I have got of reading everything in the papers that the Spokesman says you will of saw how many times He says the things I have said for Him to say.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Yesterday there wasnt so much news only a story about how the Spokesman had been delayed for a full minute after He had got into His automobile by the Spokeslady having to coax Her dog to get in too.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading The last time was that about the government having the right to protect itself against fellers that wants to talk about over-throwing it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The last time was that about the government having the right to protect itself against fellers that wants to talk about over-throwing it.
wasnt
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From this reading Yesterday there wasnt so much news only a story about how the Spokesman had been delayed for a full minute after He had got into His automobile by the Spokeslady having to coax Her dog to get in too.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If you have got the same habit that I have got of reading everything in the papers that the Spokesman says you will of saw how many times He says the things I have said for Him to say.
the day immediately before today
From this reading Yesterday there wasnt so much news only a story about how the Spokesman had been delayed for a full minute after He had got into His automobile by the Spokeslady having to coax Her dog to get in too.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you have got the same habit that I have got of reading everything in the papers that the Spokesman says you will of saw how many times He says the things I have said for Him to say.
