used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "That only goes to show what for a stomach patriot you are, Abe," Morris commented.
Abe
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From this reading "Say, listen," Abe protested, "let me alone, will you?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
in actual fact
From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
(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 I bet yer you don't remember that such a feller as Hoover ever existed at all, let alone what he says about eating reasonable."
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading "Say, listen," Abe protested, "let me alone, will you?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It's only eleven o'clock, and I couldn't go out to lunch for another hour yet."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading It's only eleven o'clock, and I couldn't go out to lunch for another hour yet."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "That only goes to show what for a stomach patriot you are, Abe," Morris commented.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I bet yer you don't remember that such a feller as Hoover ever existed at all, let alone what he says about eating reasonable."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I bet yer you don't remember that such a feller as Hoover ever existed at all, let alone what he says about eating reasonable."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading I bet yer you don't remember that such a feller as Hoover ever existed at all, let alone what he says about eating reasonable."
commentedverbUS /ˈkɑːmentəd/
past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on
From this reading "That only goes to show what for a stomach patriot you are, Abe," Morris commented.
couldn't
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From this reading It's only eleven o'clock, and I couldn't go out to lunch for another hour yet."
don't
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From this reading I bet yer you don't remember that such a feller as Hoover ever existed at all, let alone what he says about eating reasonable."
the act of consuming food
From this reading I bet yer you don't remember that such a feller as Hoover ever existed at all, let alone what he says about eating reasonable."
being one more than ten
From this reading It's only eleven o'clock, and I couldn't go out to lunch for another hour yet."
divisible by two
From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
at any time
From this reading I bet yer you don't remember that such a feller as Hoover ever existed at all, let alone what he says about eating reasonable."
existedverbUS /ɪɡˈzɪstəd/
past form of “exist” — have an existence, be extant
From this reading I bet yer you don't remember that such a feller as Hoover ever existed at all, let alone what he says about eating reasonable."
fellernounUS /ˈfelər/
a person who fells trees
From this reading I bet yer you don't remember that such a feller as Hoover ever existed at all, let alone what he says about eating reasonable."
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It's only eleven o'clock, and I couldn't go out to lunch for another hour yet."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It's only eleven o'clock, and I couldn't go out to lunch for another hour yet."
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading "That only goes to show what for a stomach patriot you are, Abe," Morris commented.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I bet yer you don't remember that such a feller as Hoover ever existed at all, let alone what he says about eating reasonable."
HoovernounUS /ˈhuːvər/
United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932)
From this reading I bet yer you don't remember that such a feller as Hoover ever existed at all, let alone what he says about eating reasonable."
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading It's only eleven o'clock, and I couldn't go out to lunch for another hour yet."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It's only eleven o'clock, and I couldn't go out to lunch for another hour yet."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
It's
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From this reading It's only eleven o'clock, and I couldn't go out to lunch for another hour yet."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Say, listen," Abe protested, "let me alone, will you?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
hear with intention
From this reading "Say, listen," Abe protested, "let me alone, will you?
take the midday meal
From this reading It's only eleven o'clock, and I couldn't go out to lunch for another hour yet."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Say, listen," Abe protested, "let me alone, will you?
MorrisnounUS /ˈmɔːrəs/
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading "That only goes to show what for a stomach patriot you are, Abe," Morris commented.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading It's only eleven o'clock, and I couldn't go out to lunch for another hour yet."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
and nothing more
From this reading It's only eleven o'clock, and I couldn't go out to lunch for another hour yet."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It's only eleven o'clock, and I couldn't go out to lunch for another hour yet."
patriotnounUS /ˈpeɪtriət/
one who loves and defends his or her country
From this reading "That only goes to show what for a stomach patriot you are, Abe," Morris commented.
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading "Say, listen," Abe protested, "let me alone, will you?
reasonableadjectiveUS /ˈriːzənəbəl/
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading I bet yer you don't remember that such a feller as Hoover ever existed at all, let alone what he says about eating reasonable."
To recall to mind.
From this reading I bet yer you don't remember that such a feller as Hoover ever existed at all, let alone what he says about eating reasonable."
restrainverbUS /riˈstreɪn/
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
express in words
From this reading "Say, listen," Abe protested, "let me alone, will you?
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading I bet yer you don't remember that such a feller as Hoover ever existed at all, let alone what he says about eating reasonable."
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "That only goes to show what for a stomach patriot you are, Abe," Morris commented.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
stomachnounUS /ˈstʌmək/
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading "That only goes to show what for a stomach patriot you are, Abe," Morris commented.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I bet yer you don't remember that such a feller as Hoover ever existed at all, let alone what he says about eating reasonable."
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That only goes to show what for a stomach patriot you are, Abe," Morris commented.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's only eleven o'clock, and I couldn't go out to lunch for another hour yet."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That only goes to show what for a stomach patriot you are, Abe," Morris commented.
at the time that
From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Say, listen," Abe protested, "let me alone, will you?
yer
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From this reading I bet yer you don't remember that such a feller as Hoover ever existed at all, let alone what he says about eating reasonable."
but in spite of that
From this reading It's only eleven o'clock, and I couldn't go out to lunch for another hour yet."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Say, listen," Abe protested, "let me alone, will you?
you've
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From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
