used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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(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 It’s just a rotten bad mistake, that’s all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NED NEWTON turned back to the telephone, from which he had moved but a moment to answer his chum and employer, and to his father, on the other end of the wire, the young manager said:
react verbally
From this reading NED NEWTON turned back to the telephone, from which he had moved but a moment to answer his chum and employer, and to his father, on the other end of the wire, the young manager said:
any thing at all
From this reading They’re not going to get by with anything like that—not in a thousand years!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “I’ll be with you right away, Dad!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading NED NEWTON turned back to the telephone, from which he had moved but a moment to answer his chum and employer, and to his father, on the other end of the wire, the young manager said:
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading It’s just a rotten bad mistake, that’s all.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I’ll be with you right away, Dad!
bluffnounUS /blʌf/
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading Don’t let them bluff you.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading NED NEWTON turned back to the telephone, from which he had moved but a moment to answer his chum and employer, and to his father, on the other end of the wire, the young manager said:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They’re not going to get by with anything like that—not in a thousand years!
chumnounUS /tʃʌm/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading NED NEWTON turned back to the telephone, from which he had moved but a moment to answer his chum and employer, and to his father, on the other end of the wire, the young manager said:
DadnounUS /dæd/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “I’ll be with you right away, Dad!
Don't
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From this reading Don’t let them bluff you.
employernounUS /emˈplɔɪər/
a person or firm that employs workers
From this reading NED NEWTON turned back to the telephone, from which he had moved but a moment to answer his chum and employer, and to his father, on the other end of the wire, the young manager said:
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading NED NEWTON turned back to the telephone, from which he had moved but a moment to answer his chum and employer, and to his father, on the other end of the wire, the young manager said:
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading NED NEWTON turned back to the telephone, from which he had moved but a moment to answer his chum and employer, and to his father, on the other end of the wire, the young manager said:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading NED NEWTON turned back to the telephone, from which he had moved but a moment to answer his chum and employer, and to his father, on the other end of the wire, the young manager said:
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They’re not going to get by with anything like that—not in a thousand years!
the act of departing
From this reading They’re not going to get by with anything like that—not in a thousand years!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading NED NEWTON turned back to the telephone, from which he had moved but a moment to answer his chum and employer, and to his father, on the other end of the wire, the young manager said:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading NED NEWTON turned back to the telephone, from which he had moved but a moment to answer his chum and employer, and to his father, on the other end of the wire, the young manager said:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading NED NEWTON turned back to the telephone, from which he had moved but a moment to answer his chum and employer, and to his father, on the other end of the wire, the young manager said:
I'll
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From this reading “I’ll be with you right away, Dad!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They’re not going to get by with anything like that—not in a thousand years!
It's
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From this reading It’s just a rotten bad mistake, that’s all.
and nothing more
From this reading It’s just a rotten bad mistake, that’s all.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Don’t let them bluff you.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They’re not going to get by with anything like that—not in a thousand years!
managernounUS /ˈmænədʒər/
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading NED NEWTON turned back to the telephone, from which he had moved but a moment to answer his chum and employer, and to his father, on the other end of the wire, the young manager said:
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading It’s just a rotten bad mistake, that’s all.
a particular point in time
From this reading NED NEWTON turned back to the telephone, from which he had moved but a moment to answer his chum and employer, and to his father, on the other end of the wire, the young manager said:
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading NED NEWTON turned back to the telephone, from which he had moved but a moment to answer his chum and employer, and to his father, on the other end of the wire, the young manager said:
NED
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NEWTONnounUS /ˈnuːtən/
English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727)
From this reading NED NEWTON turned back to the telephone, from which he had moved but a moment to answer his chum and employer, and to his father, on the other end of the wire, the young manager said:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They’re not going to get by with anything like that—not in a thousand years!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NED NEWTON turned back to the telephone, from which he had moved but a moment to answer his chum and employer, and to his father, on the other end of the wire, the young manager said:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading NED NEWTON turned back to the telephone, from which he had moved but a moment to answer his chum and employer, and to his father, on the other end of the wire, the young manager said:
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading NED NEWTON turned back to the telephone, from which he had moved but a moment to answer his chum and employer, and to his father, on the other end of the wire, the young manager said:
precisely, exactly
From this reading “I’ll be with you right away, Dad!
rottenadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːtən/
very bad
From this reading It’s just a rotten bad mistake, that’s all.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading NED NEWTON turned back to the telephone, from which he had moved but a moment to answer his chum and employer, and to his father, on the other end of the wire, the young manager said:
telephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading NED NEWTON turned back to the telephone, from which he had moved but a moment to answer his chum and employer, and to his father, on the other end of the wire, the young manager said:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They’re not going to get by with anything like that—not in a thousand years!
that's
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From this reading It’s just a rotten bad mistake, that’s all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NED NEWTON turned back to the telephone, from which he had moved but a moment to answer his chum and employer, and to his father, on the other end of the wire, the young manager said:
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Don’t let them bluff you.
They're
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From this reading They’re not going to get by with anything like that—not in a thousand years!
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading They’re not going to get by with anything like that—not in a thousand years!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NED NEWTON turned back to the telephone, from which he had moved but a moment to answer his chum and employer, and to his father, on the other end of the wire, the young manager said:
moved around an axis or center
From this reading NED NEWTON turned back to the telephone, from which he had moved but a moment to answer his chum and employer, and to his father, on the other end of the wire, the young manager said:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading NED NEWTON turned back to the telephone, from which he had moved but a moment to answer his chum and employer, and to his father, on the other end of the wire, the young manager said:
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading NED NEWTON turned back to the telephone, from which he had moved but a moment to answer his chum and employer, and to his father, on the other end of the wire, the young manager said:
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I’ll be with you right away, Dad!
a late time of life
From this reading They’re not going to get by with anything like that—not in a thousand years!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’ll be with you right away, Dad!
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading NED NEWTON turned back to the telephone, from which he had moved but a moment to answer his chum and employer, and to his father, on the other end of the wire, the young manager said:
