used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SETTLING OF ACCOUNTS “Good-by, and hail my fancy!” shouted Balcomb as Leighton entered the promoter’s office.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I’ve come to talk seriously about an unpleasant matter.”
ACCOUNTSnounUS /əˈkaʊnts/
plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading A SETTLING OF ACCOUNTS “Good-by, and hail my fancy!” shouted Balcomb as Leighton entered the promoter’s office.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “Excuse my quotation from Whitman, the good gray poet; but you always suggest bright college years, the dearest, best of life to me, Demetrius.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I’ve come to talk seriously about an unpleasant matter.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A SETTLING OF ACCOUNTS “Good-by, and hail my fancy!” shouted Balcomb as Leighton entered the promoter’s office.
any thing at all
From this reading “I don’t want to suggest anything to you, Balcomb.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A SETTLING OF ACCOUNTS “Good-by, and hail my fancy!” shouted Balcomb as Leighton entered the promoter’s office.
Balcomb
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From this reading A SETTLING OF ACCOUNTS “Good-by, and hail my fancy!” shouted Balcomb as Leighton entered the promoter’s office.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “Excuse my quotation from Whitman, the good gray poet; but you always suggest bright college years, the dearest, best of life to me, Demetrius.”
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading “Excuse my quotation from Whitman, the good gray poet; but you always suggest bright college years, the dearest, best of life to me, Demetrius.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Excuse my quotation from Whitman, the good gray poet; but you always suggest bright college years, the dearest, best of life to me, Demetrius.”
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading “Excuse my quotation from Whitman, the good gray poet; but you always suggest bright college years, the dearest, best of life to me, Demetrius.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I’ve come to talk seriously about an unpleasant matter.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “Excuse my quotation from Whitman, the good gray poet; but you always suggest bright college years, the dearest, best of life to me, Demetrius.”
DemetriusnounUS /dɪˈmiːtriəs/
son of Antigonus Cyclops and king of Macedonia; he and his father were defeated at the battle of Ipsus (337-283 BC)
From this reading “Excuse my quotation from Whitman, the good gray poet; but you always suggest bright college years, the dearest, best of life to me, Demetrius.”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “The devil you have!
don't
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From this reading “I don’t want to suggest anything to you, Balcomb.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading A SETTLING OF ACCOUNTS “Good-by, and hail my fancy!” shouted Balcomb as Leighton entered the promoter’s office.
accept an excuse for
From this reading “Excuse my quotation from Whitman, the good gray poet; but you always suggest bright college years, the dearest, best of life to me, Demetrius.”
something many people believe that is false
From this reading A SETTLING OF ACCOUNTS “Good-by, and hail my fancy!” shouted Balcomb as Leighton entered the promoter’s office.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Excuse my quotation from Whitman, the good gray poet; but you always suggest bright college years, the dearest, best of life to me, Demetrius.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Excuse my quotation from Whitman, the good gray poet; but you always suggest bright college years, the dearest, best of life to me, Demetrius.”
Good-bynoun
a farewell remark
From this reading A SETTLING OF ACCOUNTS “Good-by, and hail my fancy!” shouted Balcomb as Leighton entered the promoter’s office.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “Excuse my quotation from Whitman, the good gray poet; but you always suggest bright college years, the dearest, best of life to me, Demetrius.”
hailverbUS /heɪl/
praise vociferously
From this reading A SETTLING OF ACCOUNTS “Good-by, and hail my fancy!” shouted Balcomb as Leighton entered the promoter’s office.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The devil you have!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t want to suggest anything to you, Balcomb.
I've
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From this reading I’ve come to talk seriously about an unpleasant matter.”
Leighton
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From this reading A SETTLING OF ACCOUNTS “Good-by, and hail my fancy!” shouted Balcomb as Leighton entered the promoter’s office.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Excuse my quotation from Whitman, the good gray poet; but you always suggest bright college years, the dearest, best of life to me, Demetrius.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I’ve come to talk seriously about an unpleasant matter.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Excuse my quotation from Whitman, the good gray poet; but you always suggest bright college years, the dearest, best of life to me, Demetrius.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A SETTLING OF ACCOUNTS “Good-by, and hail my fancy!” shouted Balcomb as Leighton entered the promoter’s office.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SETTLING OF ACCOUNTS “Good-by, and hail my fancy!” shouted Balcomb as Leighton entered the promoter’s office.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading A SETTLING OF ACCOUNTS “Good-by, and hail my fancy!” shouted Balcomb as Leighton entered the promoter’s office.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading “Excuse my quotation from Whitman, the good gray poet; but you always suggest bright college years, the dearest, best of life to me, Demetrius.”
promoter's
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From this reading A SETTLING OF ACCOUNTS “Good-by, and hail my fancy!” shouted Balcomb as Leighton entered the promoter’s office.
quotationnounUS /kwoʊˈteɪʃən/
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
From this reading “Excuse my quotation from Whitman, the good gray poet; but you always suggest bright college years, the dearest, best of life to me, Demetrius.”
in a serious manner
From this reading I’ve come to talk seriously about an unpleasant matter.”
SETTLINGnounUS /ˈsetəlɪŋ/
a gradual sinking to a lower level
From this reading A SETTLING OF ACCOUNTS “Good-by, and hail my fancy!” shouted Balcomb as Leighton entered the promoter’s office.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading A SETTLING OF ACCOUNTS “Good-by, and hail my fancy!” shouted Balcomb as Leighton entered the promoter’s office.
suggestverbUS /səˈdʒest/
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “Excuse my quotation from Whitman, the good gray poet; but you always suggest bright college years, the dearest, best of life to me, Demetrius.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I’ve come to talk seriously about an unpleasant matter.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SETTLING OF ACCOUNTS “Good-by, and hail my fancy!” shouted Balcomb as Leighton entered the promoter’s office.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Excuse my quotation from Whitman, the good gray poet; but you always suggest bright college years, the dearest, best of life to me, Demetrius.”
offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
From this reading I’ve come to talk seriously about an unpleasant matter.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I don’t want to suggest anything to you, Balcomb.
WhitmannounUS /ˈwɪtmən/
United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)
From this reading “Excuse my quotation from Whitman, the good gray poet; but you always suggest bright college years, the dearest, best of life to me, Demetrius.”
a late time of life
From this reading “Excuse my quotation from Whitman, the good gray poet; but you always suggest bright college years, the dearest, best of life to me, Demetrius.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Excuse my quotation from Whitman, the good gray poet; but you always suggest bright college years, the dearest, best of life to me, Demetrius.”
