one+after+another

  • 21one — [ wʌn ] function word *** One can be used in the following ways: as a number: We have only one child. How much does one pound of apples cost? as a determiner: He grew roses on one side of his garden, and vegetables on the other. We ll meet again… …

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  • 22after — prep, adj, adv After, behind are synonymous adverbs, prepositions, and adjectives when they mean following upon, especially in place or in time. They are rarely interchangeable, however, without a loss of precision. With reference to place after… …

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  • 23one — ► CARDINAL NUMBER 1) the lowest cardinal number; 1. (Roman numeral: i or I.) 2) single, or a single person or thing. 3) (before a person s name) a certain. 4) informal, chiefly N. Amer. a noteworthy example of. 5) identical; the same …

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  • 24After — Aft er, prep. 1. Behind in place; as, men in line one after another. Shut doors after you. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Below in rank; next to in order. Shak. [1913 Webster] Codrus after Ph?bus sings the best. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. Later in time;… …

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  • 25After — Aft er, prep. 1. Behind in place; as, men in line one after another. Shut doors after you. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Below in rank; next to in order. Shak. [1913 Webster] Codrus after Ph?bus sings the best. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. Later in time;… …

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  • 26After all — After Aft er, prep. 1. Behind in place; as, men in line one after another. Shut doors after you. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Below in rank; next to in order. Shak. [1913 Webster] Codrus after Ph?bus sings the best. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. Later in… …

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  • 27it's one thing after another — (it s) one thing after another bad things keep happening. Ever since my car was stolen last year, it s been one thing after another …

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  • 28It's just one thing after another! — It s (just) one thing after another! something that you say when bad things keep happening to you. We had our car stolen last week. It s one thing after another at the moment …

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  • 29It's one thing after another! — It s (just) one thing after another! something that you say when bad things keep happening to you. We had our car stolen last week. It s one thing after another at the moment …

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  • 30After one — One One, n. 1. A single unit; as, one is the base of all numbers. [1913 Webster] 2. A symbol representing a unit, as 1, or i. [1913 Webster] 3. A single person or thing. The shining ones. Bunyan. Hence, with your little ones. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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