used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading (_In a low voice to Margaret._) Do I have to shake hands with all these people?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Dolores, I want you to tell me about your new car.
AlinounUS /ˈɑːli/
United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
From this reading {Margaret} (_Shaking her head, speaking low._) Dear delightful Ali Baba.
(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 (_In a low voice to Margaret._) Do I have to shake hands with all these people?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading {Knox} (_As if suddenly recollecting himself._) And I must be going.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading {Margaret} (_Arising while they are laughing._) We've talked politics long enough.
ArisingverbUS /ərˈaɪzɪŋ/
-ing form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading {Margaret} (_Arising while they are laughing._) We've talked politics long enough.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading {Knox} (_As if suddenly recollecting himself._) And I must be going.
BabanounUS /ˈbʌbə/
a small cake leavened with yeast
From this reading {Margaret} (_Shaking her head, speaking low._) Dear delightful Ali Baba.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading {Knox} (_As if suddenly recollecting himself._) And I must be going.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Dolores, I want you to tell me about your new car.
dearly loved
From this reading {Margaret} (_Shaking her head, speaking low._) Dear delightful Ali Baba.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading {Margaret} (_Shaking her head, speaking low._) Dear delightful Ali Baba.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading (_In a low voice to Margaret._) Do I have to shake hands with all these people?
Dolores
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From this reading Dolores, I want you to tell me about your new car.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading {Margaret} (_Arising while they are laughing._) We've talked politics long enough.
the act of departing
From this reading {Knox} (_As if suddenly recollecting himself._) And I must be going.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading (_In a low voice to Margaret._) Do I have to shake hands with all these people?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading (_In a low voice to Margaret._) Do I have to shake hands with all these people?
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading {Margaret} (_Shaking her head, speaking low._) Dear delightful Ali Baba.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading {Margaret} (_Shaking her head, speaking low._) Dear delightful Ali Baba.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading {Knox} (_As if suddenly recollecting himself._) And I must be going.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dolores, I want you to tell me about your new car.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading {Knox} (_As if suddenly recollecting himself._) And I must be going.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (_In a low voice to Margaret._) Do I have to shake hands with all these people?
KnoxnounUS /nɑːks/
Scottish theologian who founded Presbyterianism in Scotland and wrote a history of the Reformation in Scotland (1514-1572)
From this reading {Knox} (_As if suddenly recollecting himself._) And I must be going.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading {Margaret} (_Arising while they are laughing._) We've talked politics long enough.
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 {Margaret} (_Arising while they are laughing._) We've talked politics long enough.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading (_In a low voice to Margaret._) Do I have to shake hands with all these people?
Margaret
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From this reading {Margaret} (_Arising while they are laughing._) We've talked politics long enough.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dolores, I want you to tell me about your new car.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading {Knox} (_As if suddenly recollecting himself._) And I must be going.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Dolores, I want you to tell me about your new car.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading (_In a low voice to Margaret._) Do I have to shake hands with all these people?
social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power
From this reading {Margaret} (_Arising while they are laughing._) We've talked politics long enough.
recollectingverbUS /ˌrekəˈlektɪŋ/
-ing form of “recollect” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading {Knox} (_As if suddenly recollecting himself._) And I must be going.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading (_In a low voice to Margaret._) Do I have to shake hands with all these people?
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading {Margaret} (_Shaking her head, speaking low._) Dear delightful Ali Baba.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading {Margaret} (_Shaking her head, speaking low._) Dear delightful Ali Baba.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading {Knox} (_As if suddenly recollecting himself._) And I must be going.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading {Margaret} (_Arising while they are laughing._) We've talked politics long enough.
express in words
From this reading Dolores, I want you to tell me about your new car.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading (_In a low voice to Margaret._) Do I have to shake hands with all these people?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading {Margaret} (_Arising while they are laughing._) We've talked politics long enough.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dolores, I want you to tell me about your new car.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading (_In a low voice to Margaret._) Do I have to shake hands with all these people?
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Dolores, I want you to tell me about your new car.
We've
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From this reading {Margaret} (_Arising while they are laughing._) We've talked politics long enough.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading {Margaret} (_Arising while they are laughing._) We've talked politics long enough.
in the company of; together with
From this reading (_In a low voice to Margaret._) Do I have to shake hands with all these people?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dolores, I want you to tell me about your new car.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dolores, I want you to tell me about your new car.
