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a
1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group.
There was a man here looking for you yesterday.
2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word.
I've seen it happen a hundred times.
3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003)
We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London.
4. art. The same; one.
We are of a mind on matters of morals.
5. art. Any, every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope; also used with a negative to indicate not a single one.Lindberg, Christine A. (2007)
A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties.
He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head?
6. art. Used before plural nouns modified by few, good many, couple, great many, etc.
7. art. Someone or something like; similar to; Used before a proper noun to create an example out of it.
The center of the village was becoming a Times Square.
8. prep. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.
Stand a tiptoe.
9. prep. To do with separation; In, into.
Torn a pieces.
10. prep. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by.
I brush my teeth twice a day.
11. prep. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with.
12. prep. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In.
A God’s name.
13. prep. To do with status; In.
King James Bible (II Chronicles 2:18)
To set the people a worke.
14. prep. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing.
1964, Bob Dylan, The Times They Are a-Changin’
The times, they are a-changin'.
15. prep. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in.
1611, King James Bible, Hebrews 11-21
Jacob, when he was a dying
16. prep. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into.
17. v. (archaic, or slang) Have.
I'd a come, if you'd a asked.
18. pron. (obsolete, outside, England, and Scotland dialects) He.
19. interj. A meaningless syllable; ah.
20. prep. (archaic, slang) Of.
The name of John a Gaunt.
21. adv. (chiefly Scotland) All.
22. adj. (chiefly Scotland) All.
place
1. n. (physical) An area; somewhere within an area.
2. n. An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard.
3. n. A group of houses.
They live at Westminster Place.
4. n. An inhabited area: a village, town, or city.
5. n. Any area of the earth: a region.
He is going back to his native place on vacation.
6. n. The area one occupies, particularly somewhere to sit.
We asked the restaurant to give us a table with three places.
7. n. The area where one lives: one's home, formerly(chiefly) country estates and farms.
Do you want to come over to my place later?
8. n. An area of the skin.
9. n. (euphemism) An area to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.
10. n. (obsolete) An area to fight: a battlefield or the contested ground in a battle.
11. n. A location or position in space.
12. n. A particular location in a book or document, particularly the current location of a reader.
13. n. (obsolete) A passage or extract from a book or document.
14. n. (obsolete) A topic.
15. n. A frame of mind.
I'm in a strange place at the moment.
16. n. (chess) A chess position; a square of the chessboard.
17. n. (social) A responsibility or position in an organization.
18. n. A role or purpose; a station.
It is really not my place to say what is right and wrong in this case.
19. n. The position of a contestant in a competition.
We thought we would win but only ended up in fourth place.
20. n. (horse-racing) The position of first, second, or third at the finish, especially the second position.
to win a bet on a horse for place
21. n. The position as a member of a sports team.
He lost his place in the national team.
22. n. (obsolete) A fortified position: a fortress, citadel, or walled town.
23. n. Numerically, the column counting a certain quantity.
three decimal places; the hundreds place
24. n. Ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding.
That's what I said in the first place!
25. n. Reception; effect; implying the making room for.
26. v. To put (an object or person) in a specific location.
He placed the glass on the table.
27. v. (intransitive) To earn a given spot in a competition.
The Cowboys placed third in the league.
28. v. (intransitive, racing) To finish second, especially of horses or dogs.
In the third race: Aces Up won, paying eight dollars; Blarney Stone placed, paying three dollars; and Cinnamon showed, paying five dollars.
29. v. To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered.
I've seen him before, but I can't quite place where.
30. v. (transitive, in the passive) To achieve (a certain position, often followed by an ordinal) as in a horse race.
Run Ragged was placed fourth in the race.
31. v. To sing (a note) with the correct pitch.
32. v. To arrange for or to make (a bet).
I placed ten dollars on the Lakers beating the Bulls.
33. v. To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job.
They phoned hoping to place her in the management team.
34. v. (sports) To place-kick (a goal).
where
1. conj. While on the contrary; although; whereas.
Where Susy has trouble coloring inside the lines, Johnny has already mastered shading.
2. conj. At or in which place or situation.
He is looking for a house where he can have a complete office.
I've forgotten where I was in this book, but it was probably around chapter four.
3. conj. To which place or situation.
The snowbirds travel where it is warm.
4. conj. Wherever.
Their job is to go where they are called.
5. conj. (legal) In a position, case, etc., in which.
Where no provision under this Act is applicable, the case shall be decided in accordance with the customary practices.
6. adv. (Interrogative adverb, used in either a direct or indirect question): at what place; to what place; what place.
Where are you?
Where are you going?
He asked where I grew up.
7. adv. (With the preposition from)
Where did you come from?
8. adv. In what situation.
Where would we be without our parents?
9. adv. (relative) At which, on which.
That is the place where we first met.
10. pron. The place in which.
He lives within five miles of where he was born.
11. n. The place in which something happens.
A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how.
Finding the nymph asleep in secret where. — Spenser.
Bees
1. n. plural of Bee
2. n. plural of bee
bee
1. n. A flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only a minority have them), for collecting pollen and (in some species)
2. n. A contest, especially for spelling; see spelling bee.
geography bee
3. n. A gathering for a specific purpose, e.g. a sewing bee or a quilting bee.
4. n. (obsolete) A ring or torque; a bracelet.
5. v. (obsolete) past of be; been
Cride out, Now now Sir knight, shew what ye bee
6. n. (nautical, usually plural) Any of the pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays through.
and
1. conj. As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other.
2. conj. Used simply to connect two noun phrases, adjectives or adverbs.
3. conj. Simply connecting two clauses or sentences.
4. conj. Introducing a clause or sentence which follows on in time or consequence from the first.
5. conj. (obsolete) Yet; but.
6. conj. Used to connect certain numbers: connecting units when they precede tens (not dated); connecting tens and units to hundreds, thousands etc. (now often
7. conj. (now colloquial, or literary) Used to connect more than two elements together in a chain, sometimes to stress the number of elements.
8. conj. Connecting two identical elements, with implications of continued or infinite repetition.
9. conj. Introducing a parenthetical or explanatory clause.
10. conj. Introducing the continuation of narration from a previous understood point; also used alone as a question: ‘and so what?’.
11. conj. (now regional or somewhat colloquial) Used to connect two verbs where the second is dependent on the first: ‘to’. Used especially after come,
12. conj. Introducing a qualitative difference between things having the same name; "as well as other".
13. conj. Used to combine numbers in addition; plus (with singular or plural verb).
14. conj. Expressing a condition.:
15. conj. (now US dialect) If; provided that.
16. conj. (obsolete) As if, as though.
17. n. (enm, music, often informal) In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.
18. n. (UK dialectal) Breath.
19. n. (UK dialectal) Sea smoke; steam fog.
20. v. (UK dialectal, intransitive) To breathe; whisper; devise; imagine.
their
1. det. Belonging to, from, of, or relating to, them (plural).
they will meet tomorrow at their convenience; this is probably their cat
2. det. Belonging to someone (one person, singular).
3. adv. misspelling of there
4. contraction. misspelling of they’re
hives
1. n. Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or due to other conditions.
2. n. plural of hive
3. v. third-person singular present indicative of hive
hive
1. n. A structure, whether artificial or natural, for housing a swarm of honeybees.
2. n. The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees.
3. n. A place swarming with busy occupants; a crowd.
4. n. (computing, Microsoft Windows) A section of the registry.
5. v. (intransitive, entomology) To enter or possess a hive.
6. v. (intransitive) To form a hive-like entity.
7. v. To collect into a hive.
to hive a swarm of bees
8. v. To store in a hive or similarly.
9. v. (intransitive) To take shelter or lodgings together; to reside in a collective body.
are
1. v. second-person singular present of be
Mary, where are you going?
2. v. first-person plural present of be
We are not coming.
3. v. second-person plural present of be
Mary and John, are you listening?
4. v. third-person plural present of be
They are here somewhere.
5. v. (East Yorkshire, Midlands) present of be
6. n. (dialectal, or obsolete) grace, mercy
To bid God's are.
God's are is what children of God seech and seek.
7. n. (obsolete) honour, dignity
8. n. (rare) an accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) SI unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a
be
1. v. (intransitive, now literary) To exist; to have real existence.
2. v. (with there, or dialectally it, as dummy subject) To exist.
There is just one woman in town who can help us. (or, dialectally:) It is just one woman in town who can help us.
3. v. (intransitive) To occupy a place.
The cup is on the table.
4. v. (intransitive) To occur, to take place.
When will the meeting be?
5. v. (intransitive, in perfect tenses, without predicate) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar.
The postman has been today, but my tickets have still not yet come.
I have been to Spain many times.
Moscow, huh? I've never been, but it sounds fascinating.
6. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject and object are the same.
Knowledge is bliss.
Hi, I’m Jim.
7. v. (transitive, copulative, mathematics) Used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same.
3 times 5 is fifteen.
8. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal.
François Mitterrand was president of France from 1981 to 1995.
9. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it.
The sky is blue.
10. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase.
The sky is a deep blue today.
11. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the passive voice.
The dog was drowned by the boy.
12. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the continuous forms of various tenses.
The woman is walking.
I shall be writing to you soon.
We liked to chat while we were eating.
13. v. (archaic, auxiliary) Used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs, most of which indicate motion. Often still used for "to go".
14. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form future tenses, especially the future periphrastic.
I am to leave tomorrow.
I would drive you, were I to obtain a car.
15. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to link a subject to a measurement.
This building is three hundred years old.
I am 75 kilograms.
He’s about 6 feet tall.
16. v. (transitive, copulative, with a cardinal numeral) Used to state the age of a subject in years.
I’m 20. (= I am 20 years old.)
17. v. (with a dummy subject) it Used to indicate the time of day.
It is almost eight. (= It is almost eight o’clock.)
It’s 8:30 read eight-thirty in Tokyo.
What time is it there? It’s night.
18. v. (With since) Used to indicate passage of time since the occurrence of an event.
It has been three years since my grandmother died. (similar to My grandmother died three years ago, but emphasizes the intervening period)
It had been six days since his departure, when I received a letter from him.
19. v. (often, impersonal, with it as a dummy subject) Used to indicate weather, air quality, or the like.
It is hot in Arizona, but it is not usually humid.
Why is it so dark in here?
20. v. (dynamic/lexical "be", especially in progressive tenses, conjugated non-suppletively in the present tense, see usage notes) To exist or behave in a certain way.
"What do we do?" "We be ourselves.".
Why is he being nice to me?
kept
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of keep
keep
1. v. To continue in (a course or mode of action); not to intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
to keep silence; to keep one's word; to keep possession
2. v. (heading, transitive) To hold the status of something.
3. v. To maintain possession of.
I keep a small stock of painkillers for emergencies.
4. v. To maintain the condition of.
I keep my specimens under glass to protect them.
The abundance of squirrels kept the dogs running for hours.
5. v. To record transactions, accounts, or events in.
I used to keep a diary.
6. v. To enter (accounts, records, etc.) in a book.
7. v. (archaic) To remain in, to be confined to.
8. v. To restrain.
I keep my brother out of trouble by keeping him away from his friends and hard at work.
9. v. (with from) To watch over, look after, guard, protect.
May the Lord keep you from harm.
10. v. To supply with necessities and financially support a person.
He kept a mistress for over ten years.
11. v. (of living things) To raise; to care for.
He has been keeping orchids since retiring.
12. v. To maintain (an establishment or institution); to conduct; to manage.
13. v. To have habitually in stock for sale.
14. v. (heading, intransitive) To hold or be held in a state.
15. v. (obsolete) To reside for a time; to lodge; to dwell.
She kept to her bed while the fever lasted.
16. v. To continue.
I keep taking the tablets, but to no avail.
17. v. To remain edible or otherwise usable.
Potatoes can keep if they are in a root cellar.
Latex paint won't keep indefinitely.
18. v. (copulative) To remain in a state.
The rabbit avoided detection by keeping still.
Keep calm! There's no need to panic.
19. v. (obsolete) To wait for, keep watch for.
20. v. (intransitive, cricket) To act as wicket-keeper.
Godfrey Evans kept for England for many years.
21. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To take care; to be solicitous; to watch.
22. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To be in session; to take place.
School keeps today.
23. v. To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; not to swerve from or violate.
24. v. (transitive, dated) To confine oneself to; not to quit; to remain in.
to keep one's house, room, bed, etc.
25. v. (transitive, dated, by extension) To visit (a place) often; to frequent.
26. n. (obsolete) Care, notice
27. n. (historical) The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls.
28. n. The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance.
He works as a cobbler's apprentice for his keep.
29. n. The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge.
30. n. The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case.
to be in good keep
31. n. (obsolete) That which is kept in charge; a charge.
32. n. (engineering) A cap for holding something, such as a journal box, in place.

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