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| all of a sudden |
| 1. adv. (set phrase, colloquial) Suddenly, quickly. |
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| All of a sudden I felt very hot and tired. |
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| Analysis |
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| all |
| 1. adv. (degree) intensifier. |
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| It suddenly went all quiet. |
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| She was all, “Whatever.” |
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| 2. adv. (poetic) Entirely. |
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| 3. adv. Apiece; each. |
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| of |
| 1. prep. Expressing distance or motion. |
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| 2. prep. (now obsolete, or dialectal) From (of distance, direction), "off". |
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| 3. prep. (obsolete except in phrases) Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.). |
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| 4. prep. From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.). |
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| There are no shops within twenty miles of the cottage. |
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| a |
| 1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group. |
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| There was a man here looking for you yesterday. |
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| 2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word. |
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| I've seen it happen a hundred times. |
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| 3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003) |
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| sudden |
| 1. adj. Happening quickly and with little or no warning. |
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| The sudden drop in temperature left everyone cold and confused. |
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| 2. adj. (obsolete) Hastily prepared or employed; quick; rapid. |
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| 3. adj. (obsolete) Hasty; violent; rash; precipitate. |
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| 4. adv. (poetic) Suddenly. |
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