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I
     1. pron. The speaker or writer, referred to as the grammatical subject, of a sentence.
             (audio, Here I am, sir.ogg, Audio)
     2. pron. (nonstandard, hypercorrection) The speaker or writer, referred to as the grammatical object, of a sentence.
     3. n. (metaphysics) The ego.
     4. n. (US, roadway) Interstate.
     5. n. (grammar) (abbreviation of instrumental case)
     6. pron. nonstandard spelling of I
wish
     1. n. a desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen
     2. n. an expression of such a desire etc.
     3. n. the process of expressing or thinking about such a desire etc. (often connected with ideas of magic and supernatural power(s)
     4. n. the thing desired or longed for
           Your dearest wish will come true.
     5. n. (Sussex) a water meadow.
     6. v. To desire; to want.
           I'll come tomorrow, if you wish it.
     7. v. (intransitive, followed by for) To hope (for a particular outcome).
     8. v. (ditransitive) To bestow (a thought or gesture) towards (someone or something).
           We wish you a Merry Christmas.
     9. v. (intransitive, followed by to and an infinitive) To request or desire to do an activity.
     10. v. To recommend; to seek confidence or favour on behalf of.
you
     1. pron. (object pronoun) The people spoken, or written to, as an object.
     2. pron. (reflexive pronoun, now US colloquial) (To) yourselves, (to) yourself.
     3. pron. (object pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.)
     4. pron. (subject pronoun) The people spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Replacing ye.)
           Both of you should get ready now.
           You are all supposed to do as I tell you.
     5. pron. (subject pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Originally as a mark of respect.)
     6. pron. (indefinite personal pronoun) Anyone, one; an unspecified individual or group of individuals (as subject or object).
     7. det. The individual or group spoken or written to.
           Have you gentlemen come to see the lady who fell backwards off a bus?
     8. det. Used before epithets for emphasis.
           You idiot!
     9. v. To address (a person) using the pronoun you, rather than thou, especially historically when you was more formal.
wouldn't
     1. v. would not (negative auxiliaryArnold M. Zwicky and Geoffrey K. Pullum, , Language 59 (3), 1983, pp. 502-513)
     would
          1. v. As a past-tense form of will.:
          2. v.          (obsolete) Wished, desired (something).
          3. v.          (archaic) Wanted to ( + bare infinitive).
          4. v.          Used to; was or were habitually accustomed to ( + bare infinitive); indicating an action in the past that happened repeatedly or commonly.
          5. v.          Used with bare infinitive to form the "anterior future", indicating a futurity relative to a past time.
          6. v.          (archaic) Used with ellipsis of the infinitive verb, or postponement to a relative clause, in various senses.
          7. v.          Was determined to; loosely, could naturally have been expected to (given the tendencies of someone's character etc.).
          8. v. As a modal verb, the subjunctive of will.:
          9. v.          Used to give a conditional or potential "softening" to the present; might, might wish.
          10. v.          Used as the auxiliary of the simple conditional modality (with a bare infinitive); indicating an action or state that is conditional on another.
          11. v.          (chiefly archaic) Might wish ( + verb in past subjunctive); often used in the first person (with or without that) in the sense of "if only".
          12. v.          Used to impart a sense of hesitancy or uncertainty to the present; might be inclined to. Now sometimes colloquially with ironic effect.
          13. v.          Used interrogatively to express a polite request; are (you) willing to …?
                        Would you pass the salt, please?
          14. v.          (chiefly archaic, transitive, or control verb) Might desire; wish (something).
          15. n. Something that would happen, or would be the case, under different circumstances; a potentiality.
     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.
nag
     1. n. A small horse; a pony.
     2. n. An old useless horse.
     3. n. (obsolete, derogatory) A paramour.
     4. v. To continuously remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way, often about insignificant or unnecessary matters.
     5. v. To bother with persistent thoughts or memories.
           The notion that he forgot something nagged him the rest of the day.
     6. v. To bother or disturb persistently in any way.
           a nagging pain in his left knee
           a nagging north wind
     7. n. Someone or something that nags.
     8. n. A repeated complaint or reminder.
     9. n. A persistent, bothersome thought or worry
Me
     1. n. en-abbr
     2. n. (chemistry) (abbreviation of methyl)
     3. pron. alternative case form of me often used when speaking as God or another important figure who is understood from context.
     4. pron. As the direct object of a verb.
           Can you hear me?
     5. pron. (obsolete) Myself; as a reflexive direct object of a verb.
     6. pron. As the object of a preposition.
           Come with me.
     7. pron. As the indirect object of a verb.
           He gave me this.
     8. pron. (US, colloquial) Myself; as a reflexive indirect object of a verb; the ethical dative.
     9. pron. (colloquial) As the complement of the copula (“be” or “is”).
           It wasn't me.
     10. pron. (Australia, British, New Zealand, colloquial) My; preceding a noun, marking ownership.
     11. pron. (colloquial, with "and") As the subject of a verb.
           Me and my friends played a game.
     12. pron. (nonstandard, not with "and") As the subject of a verb.
     13. det. (UK regional, Ireland) alternative form of my
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.
much
     1. det. A large amount of.
     2. det. (now archaic, or nonstandard) A great number of; many (people).
     3. det. (now Caribbean, African-American) Many ( + plural noun).
     4. adj. (obsolete) Large, great.
     5. adv. To a great extent.
           I don't like fish much.
           He is much fatter than I remember him.
           He left her, much to the satisfaction of her other suitor.
     6. adv. Often; frequently.
           Does he get drunk much?
     7. pron. A large amount or great extent.
           From those to whom much has been given much is expected.
dad
     1. n. (informal) A father, a male parent.
           He hadn't seen his dad in years.
     2. n. (familiar) Used to address one's father
           Happy Father's Day, Dad!
     3. n. (slang) Used to address an older adult male
     4. n. A lump or piece.
     5. n. A blow; act of striking something.
     6. v. To throw against something; to dash.
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