Contractions — ◊ GRAMMAR A contraction is a shortened form in which a subject and an auxiliary verb, or an auxiliary verb and not , are combined to form one word. I m getting desperate. She wouldn t believe me. You use contractions when you are writing down… … Useful english dictionary
contractions — ◊ GRAMMAR A contraction is a shortened form in which a subject and an auxiliary verb, or an auxiliary verb and not , are combined to form one word. I m getting desperate. She wouldn t believe me. You use contractions when you are writing down… … Useful english dictionary
Contractions, Braxton Hicks — Irregular contractions of the womb (the uterus) occurring towards the middle of pregnancy in the first pregnancy and, earlier and more intensely, in subsequent pregnancies. These contractions tend to occur during physical activity. The uterus… … Medical dictionary
Contractions of negated auxiliary verbs in English — The contraction of negated auxiliary verbs in English is most often achieved by suffixing n t , an abbreviated form of not , to the root of a verb with or without changes to the root. In nonstandard or colloquial language, the form ain t has… … Wikipedia
The Carrigrohane Straight — is a straight road segment that stretches for 2 ¾ miles west from the edge of Cork City to Carrigrohane. It is just over 140 years old and in its varied history it has caught the imagination of many.ConstructionThe Carrigrohane Straight was built … Wikipedia
The Carmelite Order — The Carmelite Order † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Carmelite Order One of the mendicant orders. Origin The date of the foundation of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel has been under discussion from the fourteenth century to … Catholic encyclopedia
The Two Noble Kinsmen — is a Jacobean comedy, first published in 1634 and attributed to John Fletcher and William Shakespeare, based on The Knight s Tale from Geoffrey Chaucer s The Canterbury Tales . Formerly a point of controversy, the dual attribution is now… … Wikipedia
The Queen (play) — The Queen, or The Excellency of Her Sex is a Caroline era tragicomedy. Though published anonymously in 1653, The play is now generally attributed to John Ford mdash; making it a significant addition to the very limited canon of Ford s works.The… … Wikipedia
The Jeffersons two part episodes — The Jeffersons had many two part episodes, either aired over two consecutive weeks, or as an hour long episode. Here are the list of The Jeffersons two part episodes, that aired from 1976 through the final season in 1985.*The first two part… … Wikipedia
The Apathists — were a collective of British playwrights who staged plays and happenings in London between March 2006 and March 2007. The events generated a cult following on the London theatre scene. The collective had a festival of their work at the Union… … Wikipedia
