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he
     1. pron. (personal) A male person or animal already known or implied.
     2. pron. (personal, sometimes proscribed, see usage notes) A person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant.
           The rulebook clearly states that "if any student is caught cheating, he will be expelled", and you were caught cheating, were you not, Anna?
     3. pron. (personal) An animal whose gender is unknown.
     4. n. The game of tag, or it, in which the player attempting to catch the others is called "he".
     5. n. (informal) A male.
           Alex totally is a he.
     6. n. The name of the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
keeps
     1. n. plural of keep
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative 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.
quiet
     1. adj. With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
           I can't hear the music; it is too quiet.
     2. adj. Having little motion or activity; calm.
           the sea was quiet
           a quiet night at home
           all quiet on the Western front
     3. adj. Not busy, of low quantity.
           The traffic was quiet for a Monday morning.
           Business was quiet for the season.
     4. adj. Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
           He's a very quiet man usually, but is very chatty after a few beers.
     5. adj. Not showy; undemonstrative.
           a quiet dress
           quiet colours
           a quiet movement
     6. adj. (software) Requiring little or no interaction.
           a quiet install
     7. v. To become quiet, silent, still, tranquil, calm.
           When you quiet, we can start talking.
     8. v. To cause someone to become quiet.
           Can you quiet your child? He's making lots of noise.
           The umpire quieted the crowd, so the game could continue in peace.
     9. n. The absence of sound; quietness.
           There was a strange quiet in the normally very lively plaza.
           We need a bit of quiet before we can start the show.
     10. n. the absence of movement; stillness, tranquility
     11. interj. Be quiet.
           Quiet! The children are sleeping.
So
     1. n. A Mon-Khmer-speaking people of Laos and Thailand.
     2. conj. In order that.
           Eat your broccoli so you can have dessert.
     3. conj. With the result that; for that reason; therefore.
           I was hungry so I asked if there was any more food.
           He ate too much cake, so he fell ill.
           He wanted a book, so he went to the library.
           “I need to go to the bathroom.”―“So go!”
     4. conj. (archaic) Provided that; on condition that, as long as.
     5. adv. To the (explicitly stated) extent that.
           It was so hot outside that all the plants died.  He was so good, they hired him on the spot.
     6. adv. (informal) To the (implied) extent.
           I need a piece of cloth so long. = this long
     7. adv.          (informal) Very (positive clause).
                   He is so good!
     8. adv.          (informal) Very (negative clause).
                   It’s not so bad. i.e. it's acceptable
     9. adv.          (slang) Very much.
                   But I so want to see the Queen when she visits our town!  That is so not true!
     10. adv. In a particular manner.
           Place the napkin on the table just so. If that's what you mean, then say so; (or do so).
     11. adv. In the same manner or to the same extent as aforementioned; also.
           Just as you have the right to your free speech, so I have the right to mine.  Many people say she's the world's greatest athlete, but I don't think so.  "I can count backwards from on
     12. adv. (with as) To such an extent or degree; as.
           so far as;  so long as;  so much as
     13. adj. True, accurate.
           That is so.  You are responsible for this, is that not so?
     14. adj. In that state or manner; with that attribute. A proadjective that replaces the aforementioned adjective phrase.
     15. adj. (dated, UK, slang) Homosexual.
           Is he so?
     16. interj. Used after a pause for thought to introduce a new topic, question or story.
           So, let's go home.
           So, what'll you have?
           So, there was this squirrel stuck in the chimney...
     17. interj. (Short for) so what.
           "You park your car in front of my house every morning." — "So?".
     18. interj. Used to connect previous conversation or events to the following question.
           So how does this story end?
           So, everyone wants to know - did you win the contest or not?
     19. interj. (archaic) Be as you are; stand still; (used especially to cows; also used by sailors.)
     20. pron. abbreviation of someone
     21. n. (music) A syllable used in solfège to represent the fifth note of a major scale.
     22. n. (foods) A type of dairy product made in Japan between the seventh and 10th centuries.
that
     1. conj. Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
           He told me that the book is a good read.
           I believe that it is true. — She is convinced that he is British.
     2. conj. Introducing a subordinate clause expressing a reason or cause: because, in that.
           Be glad that you have enough to eat.
     3. conj. (now uncommon) Introducing a subordinate clause that expresses an aim, purpose or goal ("final"), and usually contains the auxiliaries may, might or should: so, so that.
     4. conj. Introducing — especially, but not exclusively, with an antecedent like so or such — a subordinate clause expressing a result, consequence or effect.
           The noise was so loud that she woke up.
           The problem was sufficiently important that it had to be addressed.
     5. conj. (archaic, or poetic) Introducing a premise or supposition for consideration: seeing as; inasmuch as; given that; as would appear from the fact that.
     6. conj. Introducing a subordinate clause modifying an adverb.
           Was John there? — Not that I saw.
           How often did she visit him? — Twice that I saw.
     7. conj. Introducing an exclamation expressing a desire or wish.
     8. conj. Introducing an exclamation expressing a strong emotion such as sadness or surprise.
     9. det. The (thing, person, idea, etc) indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote physically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction.
           That book is a good read. This one isn't.
           That battle was in 1450.
           That cat of yours is evil.
     10. pron. (demonstrative) The thing, person, idea, quality, event, action or time indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote geographically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "t
           He went home, and after that I never saw him again.
     11. pron. The known (thing); (used to refer to something just said).
           They're getting divorced. What do you think about that?
     12. pron. (demonstrative) The aforementioned quality; used together with a verb and pronoun to emphatically repeat a previous statement.
           The water is so cold! — That it is.
     13. pron. (relative) (plural that) Which, who; (representing a subject, direct object, indirect object, or object of a preposition).
           The CPR course that she took really came in handy.
           The house that he lived in was old and dilapidated.
     14. pron. (colloquial) (Used in place of relative adverbs such as where or when; often omitted.)
           the place that = where or to which I went last year
           the last time that = when I went to Europe
     15. adv. (degree) To a given extent or degree.
           "The ribbon was that thin." "I disagree, I say it was not that thin, it was thicker... or maybe thinner...".
     16. adv. (degree) To a great extent or degree; very, particularly (in negative constructions).
           I'm just not that sick.
           I did the run last year, and it wasn't that difficult.
     17. adv. (obsolete, outside, dialects) To such an extent; so. (in positive constructions).
           Ooh, I was that happy I nearly kissed her.
     18. n. (philosophy) Something being indicated that is there; one of those.
He
     1. pron. honoraltcaps, he
           I love the Lord for He is Great and Holy.
     2. pron. (personal) A male person or animal already known or implied.
     3. pron. (personal, sometimes proscribed, see usage notes) A person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant.
           The rulebook clearly states that "if any student is caught cheating, he will be expelled", and you were caught cheating, were you not, Anna?
     4. pron. (personal) An animal whose gender is unknown.
     5. n. The game of tag, or it, in which the player attempting to catch the others is called "he".
     6. n. (informal) A male.
           Alex totally is a he.
     7. n. The name of the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
won't
     1. v. will not (negative auxiliaryArnold M. Zwicky and Geoffrey K. Pullum, , Language 59 (3), 1983, pp. 502-513); used to indicate a future non-occurring action.
           Sam won't be doing any work this afternoon.
     will
          1. v. (rare, transitive) To wish, desire (something).
                Do what you will.
          2. v. (rare, intransitive) To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that).
          3. v. (auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action).
          4. v. (auxiliary) To choose to (do something), used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive).
          5. v. (auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.
          6. v. (auxiliary) To be able to, to have the capacity to.
                Unfortunately, only one of these gloves will actually fit over my hand.
          7. n. One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention.
                Of course, man's will is often regulated by his reason.
          8. n. One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands.
                Eventually I submitted to my parents' will.
          9. n. The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition.
                Most creatures have a will to live.
          10. n. (law) A formal declaration of one's intent concerning the disposal of one's property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes.
          11. n. (archaic) That which is desired; one's wish.
          12. n. (archaic) Desire, longing. (Now generally merged with later senses.)
                He felt a great will to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
          13. v. (archaic) To wish, desire.
          14. v. (transitive, intransitive) To instruct (that something be done) in one's will.
          15. v. To try to make (something) happen by using one's will (intention).
                All the fans were willing their team to win the game.
          16. v. To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document).
                He willed his stamp collection to the local museum.
     not
          1. adv. Negates the meaning of the modified verb.
                Did you take out the trash? No, I did not.
                Not knowing any better, I went ahead.
          2. adv. To no degree.
                That is not red; it's orange.
          3. conj. And not.
                I wanted a plate of shrimp, not a bucket of chicken.
                He painted the car blue and black, not solid purple.
          4. interj. (slang) Used to indicate that the previous phrase was meant sarcastically or ironically.
                I really like hanging out with my little brother watching Barney... not!
                Sure, you're perfect the way you are... not!
          5. n. Unary logical function NOT, true if input is false, or a gate implementing that negation function.
                You need a not there to conform with the negative logic of the memory chip.
          6. contraction. (obsolete) Contraction of ne wot, wot not; know not; knows not.
disturb
     1. v. to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.
           The noisy ventilation disturbed me during the exam.
           The performance was disturbed twice by a ringing mobile phone.
           A school of fish disturbed the water.
     2. v. to divert, redirect, or alter by disturbing.
           A mudslide disturbed the course of the river.
           The trauma disturbed his mind.
     3. v. (intransitive) to have a negative emotional impact; to cause emotional distress or confusion.
           A disturbing film that tries to explore the mind of a serial killer.
           His behaviour is very disturbing.
     4. n. (obsolete) disturbance
His
     1. pron. honoraltcaps, his
     2. det. Belonging to him.
     3. det. (dated) Belonging to a person of unspecified gender.
     4. det. (obsolete) Its; belonging to it. (Now only when implying personification.)
     5. det. (archaic) Used as a genitive marker in place of ’s after a noun, especially a masculine noun ending in -s, to express the possessive case.
           Ahab his mark for Ahab's mark.
           Sejanus his Fall
     6. pron. That which belongs to him; the possessive case of he, used without a following noun.
           The decision was his to live with.
     7. pron. alternative spelling of His
     8. n. plural of hi
father
     1. n. A (generally human) male who begets a child.
           My father was a strong influence on me.
           My friend Tony just became a father.
     2. n. , trans-album=The Borrowers
     3. n. , , Father, dear fatherWill you be proud of me?I wish I could beJust like you.
     4. n. A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor; especially, a first ancestor.
     5. n. A term of respectful address for an elderly man.
           Come, father; you can sit here.
     6. n. A term of respectful address for a priest.
     7. n. A person who plays the role of a father in some way.
           My brother was a father to me after my parents got divorced.
           The child is father to the man.
     8. n. The founder of a discipline or science.
           Albert Einstein is the father of modern physics.
     9. n. Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind.
     10. n. A senator of Ancient Rome.
     11. v. To be a father to; to sire.
     12. v. (figuratively) To give rise to.
     13. v. To act as a father; to support and nurture.
     14. v. To provide with a father.
     15. v. To adopt as one's own.
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