used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SOME HOOP-LA FOR THE BOSS I must say it wa'n't such a swell time for Mr. Robert to be indulgin' in any complicated love affair.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And our directors was about as calm as a bunch of high school girls havin' hysterics.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading SOME HOOP-LA FOR THE BOSS I must say it wa'n't such a swell time for Mr. Robert to be indulgin' in any complicated love affair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And our directors was about as calm as a bunch of high school girls havin' hysterics.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading SOME HOOP-LA FOR THE BOSS I must say it wa'n't such a swell time for Mr. Robert to be indulgin' in any complicated love affair.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And our directors was about as calm as a bunch of high school girls havin' hysterics.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading SOME HOOP-LA FOR THE BOSS I must say it wa'n't such a swell time for Mr. Robert to be indulgin' in any complicated love affair.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You know how business has been, specially our line.
BOSSnounUS /bɑːs/
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading SOME HOOP-LA FOR THE BOSS I must say it wa'n't such a swell time for Mr. Robert to be indulgin' in any complicated love affair.
bunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading And our directors was about as calm as a bunch of high school girls havin' hysterics.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading You know how business has been, specially our line.
make calm or still
From this reading And our directors was about as calm as a bunch of high school girls havin' hysterics.
complicatedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmpləkeɪtəd/
difficult to analyze or understand
From this reading SOME HOOP-LA FOR THE BOSS I must say it wa'n't such a swell time for Mr. Robert to be indulgin' in any complicated love affair.
couldn't
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From this reading Say, some of them double-chinned old plutes couldn't reach for a glass of ice water without goin' through motions like they was shakin' dice.
dicenounUS /daɪs/
a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading Say, some of them double-chinned old plutes couldn't reach for a glass of ice water without goin' through motions like they was shakin' dice.
directorsnounUS /dərˈektərz/
plural of “director” — someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading And our directors was about as calm as a bunch of high school girls havin' hysterics.
double-chinnedadjective
having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin or lower jaw
From this reading Say, some of them double-chinned old plutes couldn't reach for a glass of ice water without goin' through motions like they was shakin' dice.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SOME HOOP-LA FOR THE BOSS I must say it wa'n't such a swell time for Mr. Robert to be indulgin' in any complicated love affair.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading And our directors was about as calm as a bunch of high school girls havin' hysterics.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Say, some of them double-chinned old plutes couldn't reach for a glass of ice water without goin' through motions like they was shakin' dice.
goin
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From this reading Say, some of them double-chinned old plutes couldn't reach for a glass of ice water without goin' through motions like they was shakin' dice.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You know how business has been, specially our line.
havin
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From this reading And our directors was about as calm as a bunch of high school girls havin' hysterics.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading And our directors was about as calm as a bunch of high school girls havin' hysterics.
HOOP-LA
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From this reading SOME HOOP-LA FOR THE BOSS I must say it wa'n't such a swell time for Mr. Robert to be indulgin' in any complicated love affair.
how
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From this reading You know how business has been, specially our line.
hystericsnounUS /ˌhɪˈsterɪks/
an attack of hysteria
From this reading And our directors was about as calm as a bunch of high school girls havin' hysterics.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SOME HOOP-LA FOR THE BOSS I must say it wa'n't such a swell time for Mr. Robert to be indulgin' in any complicated love affair.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading Say, some of them double-chinned old plutes couldn't reach for a glass of ice water without goin' through motions like they was shakin' dice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SOME HOOP-LA FOR THE BOSS I must say it wa'n't such a swell time for Mr. Robert to be indulgin' in any complicated love affair.
indulgin
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From this reading SOME HOOP-LA FOR THE BOSS I must say it wa'n't such a swell time for Mr. Robert to be indulgin' in any complicated love affair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SOME HOOP-LA FOR THE BOSS I must say it wa'n't such a swell time for Mr. Robert to be indulgin' in any complicated love affair.
JumpyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒʌmpi/
being in a tense state
From this reading Jumpy?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know how business has been, specially our line.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Say, some of them double-chinned old plutes couldn't reach for a glass of ice water without goin' through motions like they was shakin' dice.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading You know how business has been, specially our line.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading SOME HOOP-LA FOR THE BOSS I must say it wa'n't such a swell time for Mr. Robert to be indulgin' in any complicated love affair.
motionsnounUS /ˈmoʊʃənz/
plural of “motion” — the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading Say, some of them double-chinned old plutes couldn't reach for a glass of ice water without goin' through motions like they was shakin' dice.
a form of address for a man
From this reading SOME HOOP-LA FOR THE BOSS I must say it wa'n't such a swell time for Mr. Robert to be indulgin' in any complicated love affair.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading SOME HOOP-LA FOR THE BOSS I must say it wa'n't such a swell time for Mr. Robert to be indulgin' in any complicated love affair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And our directors was about as calm as a bunch of high school girls havin' hysterics.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Say, some of them double-chinned old plutes couldn't reach for a glass of ice water without goin' through motions like they was shakin' dice.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading You know how business has been, specially our line.
plutes
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From this reading Say, some of them double-chinned old plutes couldn't reach for a glass of ice water without goin' through motions like they was shakin' dice.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Say, some of them double-chinned old plutes couldn't reach for a glass of ice water without goin' through motions like they was shakin' dice.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading SOME HOOP-LA FOR THE BOSS I must say it wa'n't such a swell time for Mr. Robert to be indulgin' in any complicated love affair.
express in words
From this reading SOME HOOP-LA FOR THE BOSS I must say it wa'n't such a swell time for Mr. Robert to be indulgin' in any complicated love affair.
an educational institution
From this reading And our directors was about as calm as a bunch of high school girls havin' hysterics.
shakin
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From this reading Say, some of them double-chinned old plutes couldn't reach for a glass of ice water without goin' through motions like they was shakin' dice.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading SOME HOOP-LA FOR THE BOSS I must say it wa'n't such a swell time for Mr. Robert to be indulgin' in any complicated love affair.
speciallyadverbUS /ˈspeʃəli/
in a special manner
From this reading You know how business has been, specially our line.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading SOME HOOP-LA FOR THE BOSS I must say it wa'n't such a swell time for Mr. Robert to be indulgin' in any complicated love affair.
swellverbUS /swel/
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
From this reading SOME HOOP-LA FOR THE BOSS I must say it wa'n't such a swell time for Mr. Robert to be indulgin' in any complicated love affair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOME HOOP-LA FOR THE BOSS I must say it wa'n't such a swell time for Mr. Robert to be indulgin' in any complicated love affair.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Say, some of them double-chinned old plutes couldn't reach for a glass of ice water without goin' through motions like they was shakin' dice.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Say, some of them double-chinned old plutes couldn't reach for a glass of ice water without goin' through motions like they was shakin' dice.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Say, some of them double-chinned old plutes couldn't reach for a glass of ice water without goin' through motions like they was shakin' dice.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading SOME HOOP-LA FOR THE BOSS I must say it wa'n't such a swell time for Mr. Robert to be indulgin' in any complicated love affair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SOME HOOP-LA FOR THE BOSS I must say it wa'n't such a swell time for Mr. Robert to be indulgin' in any complicated love affair.
wa'n't
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From this reading SOME HOOP-LA FOR THE BOSS I must say it wa'n't such a swell time for Mr. Robert to be indulgin' in any complicated love affair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And our directors was about as calm as a bunch of high school girls havin' hysterics.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Say, some of them double-chinned old plutes couldn't reach for a glass of ice water without goin' through motions like they was shakin' dice.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Say, some of them double-chinned old plutes couldn't reach for a glass of ice water without goin' through motions like they was shakin' dice.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know how business has been, specially our line.
