used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CANDY-MAKING "If there's a pleasanter place than this in your village, I wish you'd show it to me!" said Calvin Parks.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mr. Cheeseman looked about him with contented eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'm glad you like it, friend Parks, for you are one of the folks I like to see in it, and them isn't everybody."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I'm glad you like it, friend Parks, for you are one of the folks I like to see in it, and them isn't everybody."
CalvinnounUS /ˈkælvən/
United States chemist noted for discovering the series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis (1911-)
From this reading CANDY-MAKING "If there's a pleasanter place than this in your village, I wish you'd show it to me!" said Calvin Parks.
CANDY-MAKING
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From this reading CANDY-MAKING "If there's a pleasanter place than this in your village, I wish you'd show it to me!" said Calvin Parks.
Cheeseman
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From this reading "I declare, Mr. Cheeseman, it does me good every time I come in here."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I declare, Mr. Cheeseman, it does me good every time I come in here."
contentedadjectiveUS /kənˈtentəd/
satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
From this reading Mr. Cheeseman looked about him with contented eyes.
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading "I declare, Mr. Cheeseman, it does me good every time I come in here."
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I declare, Mr. Cheeseman, it does me good every time I come in here."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "I declare, Mr. Cheeseman, it does me good every time I come in here."
every person
From this reading "I'm glad you like it, friend Parks, for you are one of the folks I like to see in it, and them isn't everybody."
opinion or judgment
From this reading Mr. Cheeseman looked about him with contented eyes.
your parents
From this reading "I'm glad you like it, friend Parks, for you are one of the folks I like to see in it, and them isn't everybody."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I'm glad you like it, friend Parks, for you are one of the folks I like to see in it, and them isn't everybody."
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "I'm glad you like it, friend Parks, for you are one of the folks I like to see in it, and them isn't everybody."
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "I'm glad you like it, friend Parks, for you are one of the folks I like to see in it, and them isn't everybody."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "I declare, Mr. Cheeseman, it does me good every time I come in here."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It is pleasant," he said.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I declare, Mr. Cheeseman, it does me good every time I come in here."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Cheeseman looked about him with contented eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CANDY-MAKING "If there's a pleasanter place than this in your village, I wish you'd show it to me!" said Calvin Parks.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm glad you like it, friend Parks, for you are one of the folks I like to see in it, and them isn't everybody."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading CANDY-MAKING "If there's a pleasanter place than this in your village, I wish you'd show it to me!" said Calvin Parks.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CANDY-MAKING "If there's a pleasanter place than this in your village, I wish you'd show it to me!" said Calvin Parks.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is pleasant," he said.
isn't
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From this reading "I'm glad you like it, friend Parks, for you are one of the folks I like to see in it, and them isn't everybody."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading CANDY-MAKING "If there's a pleasanter place than this in your village, I wish you'd show it to me!" said Calvin Parks.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I'm glad you like it, friend Parks, for you are one of the folks I like to see in it, and them isn't everybody."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Mr. Cheeseman looked about him with contented eyes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading CANDY-MAKING "If there's a pleasanter place than this in your village, I wish you'd show it to me!" said Calvin Parks.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "I declare, Mr. Cheeseman, it does me good every time I come in here."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I'm glad you like it, friend Parks, for you are one of the folks I like to see in it, and them isn't everybody."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I'm glad you like it, friend Parks, for you are one of the folks I like to see in it, and them isn't everybody."
ParksnounUS /pɑːrks/
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
From this reading CANDY-MAKING "If there's a pleasanter place than this in your village, I wish you'd show it to me!" said Calvin Parks.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading CANDY-MAKING "If there's a pleasanter place than this in your village, I wish you'd show it to me!" said Calvin Parks.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading "It is pleasant," he said.
pleasanter
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From this reading CANDY-MAKING "If there's a pleasanter place than this in your village, I wish you'd show it to me!" said Calvin Parks.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading CANDY-MAKING "If there's a pleasanter place than this in your village, I wish you'd show it to me!" said Calvin Parks.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I'm glad you like it, friend Parks, for you are one of the folks I like to see in it, and them isn't everybody."
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading CANDY-MAKING "If there's a pleasanter place than this in your village, I wish you'd show it to me!" said Calvin Parks.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading CANDY-MAKING "If there's a pleasanter place than this in your village, I wish you'd show it to me!" said Calvin Parks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'm glad you like it, friend Parks, for you are one of the folks I like to see in it, and them isn't everybody."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I'm glad you like it, friend Parks, for you are one of the folks I like to see in it, and them isn't everybody."
there's
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From this reading CANDY-MAKING "If there's a pleasanter place than this in your village, I wish you'd show it to me!" said Calvin Parks.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading CANDY-MAKING "If there's a pleasanter place than this in your village, I wish you'd show it to me!" said Calvin Parks.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I declare, Mr. Cheeseman, it does me good every time I come in here."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CANDY-MAKING "If there's a pleasanter place than this in your village, I wish you'd show it to me!" said Calvin Parks.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading CANDY-MAKING "If there's a pleasanter place than this in your village, I wish you'd show it to me!" said Calvin Parks.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading CANDY-MAKING "If there's a pleasanter place than this in your village, I wish you'd show it to me!" said Calvin Parks.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Cheeseman looked about him with contented eyes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'm glad you like it, friend Parks, for you are one of the folks I like to see in it, and them isn't everybody."
you'd
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From this reading CANDY-MAKING "If there's a pleasanter place than this in your village, I wish you'd show it to me!" said Calvin Parks.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading CANDY-MAKING "If there's a pleasanter place than this in your village, I wish you'd show it to me!" said Calvin Parks.
