used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT AUCTION BRIDGE Receiving letters which I promptly forget to answer is a hobby with me.
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT AUCTION BRIDGE Receiving letters which I promptly forget to answer is a hobby with me.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Well, here's one I am going to answer.
react verbally
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT AUCTION BRIDGE Receiving letters which I promptly forget to answer is a hobby with me.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading He used to get a lot of letters he never answered.
ashoreadverbUS /əˈʃɔːr/
towards the shore from the water
From this reading (Man the life-line, lads; we'll get him ashore yet!)
AUCTIONnounUS /ˈɑːkʃən/
a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT AUCTION BRIDGE Receiving letters which I promptly forget to answer is a hobby with me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The disease must be hereditary--possibly from my grandfather, who was a village postmaster.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT AUCTION BRIDGE Receiving letters which I promptly forget to answer is a hobby with me.
diseasenounUS /dɪˈziːz/
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading The disease must be hereditary--possibly from my grandfather, who was a village postmaster.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT AUCTION BRIDGE Receiving letters which I promptly forget to answer is a hobby with me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The disease must be hereditary--possibly from my grandfather, who was a village postmaster.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He used to get a lot of letters he never answered.
the act of departing
From this reading Well, here's one I am going to answer.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading The disease must be hereditary--possibly from my grandfather, who was a village postmaster.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He used to get a lot of letters he never answered.
here's
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From this reading Well, here's one I am going to answer.
hereditaryadjectiveUS /hərˈedəteri/
occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
From this reading The disease must be hereditary--possibly from my grandfather, who was a village postmaster.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading (Man the life-line, lads; we'll get him ashore yet!)
hobbynounUS /ˈhɑːbi/
an auxiliary activity
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT AUCTION BRIDGE Receiving letters which I promptly forget to answer is a hobby with me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT AUCTION BRIDGE Receiving letters which I promptly forget to answer is a hobby with me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT AUCTION BRIDGE Receiving letters which I promptly forget to answer is a hobby with me.
ladsnounUS /lædz/
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading (Man the life-line, lads; we'll get him ashore yet!)
the literary culture
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT AUCTION BRIDGE Receiving letters which I promptly forget to answer is a hobby with me.
life-line
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From this reading (Man the life-line, lads; we'll get him ashore yet!)
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading He used to get a lot of letters he never answered.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading (Man the life-line, lads; we'll get him ashore yet!)
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT AUCTION BRIDGE Receiving letters which I promptly forget to answer is a hobby with me.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The disease must be hereditary--possibly from my grandfather, who was a village postmaster.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The disease must be hereditary--possibly from my grandfather, who was a village postmaster.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He used to get a lot of letters he never answered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He used to get a lot of letters he never answered.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Well, here's one I am going to answer.
by chance
From this reading The disease must be hereditary--possibly from my grandfather, who was a village postmaster.
postmasternounUS /ˈpoʊstmæstər/
the person in charge of a post office
From this reading The disease must be hereditary--possibly from my grandfather, who was a village postmaster.
promptlyadverbUS /ˈprɑːmptli/
with little or no delay
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT AUCTION BRIDGE Receiving letters which I promptly forget to answer is a hobby with me.
ReceivingverbUS /rəˈsiːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT AUCTION BRIDGE Receiving letters which I promptly forget to answer is a hobby with me.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT AUCTION BRIDGE Receiving letters which I promptly forget to answer is a hobby with me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The disease must be hereditary--possibly from my grandfather, who was a village postmaster.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT AUCTION BRIDGE Receiving letters which I promptly forget to answer is a hobby with me.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading He used to get a lot of letters he never answered.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading The disease must be hereditary--possibly from my grandfather, who was a village postmaster.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The disease must be hereditary--possibly from my grandfather, who was a village postmaster.
we'll
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From this reading (Man the life-line, lads; we'll get him ashore yet!)
(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, here's one I am going to answer.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT AUCTION BRIDGE Receiving letters which I promptly forget to answer is a hobby with me.
which person or people
From this reading The disease must be hereditary--possibly from my grandfather, who was a village postmaster.
in the company of; together with
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT AUCTION BRIDGE Receiving letters which I promptly forget to answer is a hobby with me.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT AUCTION BRIDGE Receiving letters which I promptly forget to answer is a hobby with me.
but in spite of that
From this reading (Man the life-line, lads; we'll get him ashore yet!)
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT AUCTION BRIDGE Receiving letters which I promptly forget to answer is a hobby with me.
