used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A pause.
(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 "Well, of course if it's all arranged there isn't anything more to be said, I suppose."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WORK AND WORRY Some matters of business routine called Ned Newton from the room while Tom was still telephoning, and when the financial manager returned he heard his chum say:
any thing at all
From this reading "Well, of course if it's all arranged there isn't anything more to be said, I suppose."
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading "Well, of course if it's all arranged there isn't anything more to be said, I suppose."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well, of course if it's all arranged there isn't anything more to be said, I suppose."
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading WORK AND WORRY Some matters of business routine called Ned Newton from the room while Tom was still telephoning, and when the financial manager returned he heard his chum say:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But--it's pretty sudden.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading WORK AND WORRY Some matters of business routine called Ned Newton from the room while Tom was still telephoning, and when the financial manager returned he heard his chum say:
chumnounUS /tʃʌm/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading WORK AND WORRY Some matters of business routine called Ned Newton from the room while Tom was still telephoning, and when the financial manager returned he heard his chum say:
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then: "Of course I'll come over to see you off.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Well, of course if it's all arranged there isn't anything more to be said, I suppose."
financialadjectiveUS /fəˈnænʃəl/
involving financial matters
From this reading WORK AND WORRY Some matters of business routine called Ned Newton from the room while Tom was still telephoning, and when the financial manager returned he heard his chum say:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WORK AND WORRY Some matters of business routine called Ned Newton from the room while Tom was still telephoning, and when the financial manager returned he heard his chum say:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WORK AND WORRY Some matters of business routine called Ned Newton from the room while Tom was still telephoning, and when the financial manager returned he heard his chum say:
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading WORK AND WORRY Some matters of business routine called Ned Newton from the room while Tom was still telephoning, and when the financial manager returned he heard his chum say:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WORK AND WORRY Some matters of business routine called Ned Newton from the room while Tom was still telephoning, and when the financial manager returned he heard his chum say:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, of course if it's all arranged there isn't anything more to be said, I suppose."
I'll
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From this reading Then: "Of course I'll come over to see you off.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, of course if it's all arranged there isn't anything more to be said, I suppose."
isn't
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From this reading "Well, of course if it's all arranged there isn't anything more to be said, I suppose."
it's
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From this reading "Well, of course if it's all arranged there isn't anything more to be said, I suppose."
managernounUS /ˈmænədʒər/
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading WORK AND WORRY Some matters of business routine called Ned Newton from the room while Tom was still telephoning, and when the financial manager returned he heard his chum say:
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading WORK AND WORRY Some matters of business routine called Ned Newton from the room while Tom was still telephoning, and when the financial manager returned he heard his chum say:
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Well, of course if it's all arranged there isn't anything more to be said, I suppose."
Ned
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From this reading WORK AND WORRY Some matters of business routine called Ned Newton from the room while Tom was still telephoning, and when the financial manager returned he heard his chum say:
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 WORK AND WORRY Some matters of business routine called Ned Newton from the room while Tom was still telephoning, and when the financial manager returned he heard his chum say:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WORK AND WORRY Some matters of business routine called Ned Newton from the room while Tom was still telephoning, and when the financial manager returned he heard his chum say:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then: "Of course I'll come over to see you off.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then: "Of course I'll come over to see you off.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading A pause.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading But--it's pretty sudden.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading WORK AND WORRY Some matters of business routine called Ned Newton from the room while Tom was still telephoning, and when the financial manager returned he heard his chum say:
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading WORK AND WORRY Some matters of business routine called Ned Newton from the room while Tom was still telephoning, and when the financial manager returned he heard his chum say:
routinenounUS /ruːˈtiːn/
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading WORK AND WORRY Some matters of business routine called Ned Newton from the room while Tom was still telephoning, and when the financial manager returned he heard his chum say:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, of course if it's all arranged there isn't anything more to be said, I suppose."
express in words
From this reading WORK AND WORRY Some matters of business routine called Ned Newton from the room while Tom was still telephoning, and when the financial manager returned he heard his chum say:
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Then: "Of course I'll come over to see you off.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading WORK AND WORRY Some matters of business routine called Ned Newton from the room while Tom was still telephoning, and when the financial manager returned he heard his chum say:
not in physical motion
From this reading WORK AND WORRY Some matters of business routine called Ned Newton from the room while Tom was still telephoning, and when the financial manager returned he heard his chum say:
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading But--it's pretty sudden.
express a supposition
From this reading "Well, of course if it's all arranged there isn't anything more to be said, I suppose."
telephoningverbUS /ˈteləfoʊnɪŋ/
-ing form of “telephone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
From this reading WORK AND WORRY Some matters of business routine called Ned Newton from the room while Tom was still telephoning, and when the financial manager returned he heard his chum say:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WORK AND WORRY Some matters of business routine called Ned Newton from the room while Tom was still telephoning, and when the financial manager returned he heard his chum say:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then: "Of course I'll come over to see you off.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Well, of course if it's all arranged there isn't anything more to be said, I suppose."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, of course if it's all arranged there isn't anything more to be said, I suppose."
male cat
From this reading WORK AND WORRY Some matters of business routine called Ned Newton from the room while Tom was still telephoning, and when the financial manager returned he heard his chum say:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WORK AND WORRY Some matters of business routine called Ned Newton from the room while Tom was still telephoning, and when the financial manager returned he heard his chum say:
(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 "Well, of course if it's all arranged there isn't anything more to be said, I suppose."
at the time that
From this reading WORK AND WORRY Some matters of business routine called Ned Newton from the room while Tom was still telephoning, and when the financial manager returned he heard his chum say:
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading WORK AND WORRY Some matters of business routine called Ned Newton from the room while Tom was still telephoning, and when the financial manager returned he heard his chum say:
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading WORK AND WORRY Some matters of business routine called Ned Newton from the room while Tom was still telephoning, and when the financial manager returned he heard his chum say:
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading WORK AND WORRY Some matters of business routine called Ned Newton from the room while Tom was still telephoning, and when the financial manager returned he heard his chum say:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then: "Of course I'll come over to see you off.
