ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MILL
Old English mylen from Late Latin molīna a mill, from Latin mola mill, millstone, from molere to grind.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MILL
PRESENT
Present
I mill
you mill
he/she/it mills
we mill
you mill
they mill
Present continuous
I am milling
you are milling
he/she/it is milling
we are milling
you are milling
they are milling
Present perfect
I have milled
you have milled
he/she/it has milled
we have milled
you have milled
they have milled
Present perfect continuous
I have been milling
you have been milling
he/she/it has been milling
we have been milling
you have been milling
they have been milling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I milled
you milled
he/she/it milled
we milled
you milled
they milled
Past continuous
I was milling
you were milling
he/she/it was milling
we were milling
you were milling
they were milling
Past perfect
I had milled
you had milled
he/she/it had milled
we had milled
you had milled
they had milled
Past perfect continuous
I had been milling
you had been milling
he/she/it had been milling
we had been milling
you had been milling
they had been milling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will mill
you will mill
he/she/it will mill
we will mill
you will mill
they will mill
Future continuous
I will be milling
you will be milling
he/she/it will be milling
we will be milling
you will be milling
they will be milling
Future perfect
I will have milled
you will have milled
he/she/it will have milled
we will have milled
you will have milled
they will have milled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been milling
you will have been milling
he/she/it will have been milling
we will have been milling
you will have been milling
they will have been milling
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would mill
you would mill
he/she/it would mill
we would mill
you would mill
they would mill
Conditional continuous
I would be milling
you would be milling
he/she/it would be milling
we would be milling
you would be milling
they would be milling
Conditional perfect
I would have mill
you would have mill
he/she/it would have mill
we would have mill
you would have mill
they would have mill
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been milling
you would have been milling
he/she/it would have been milling
we would have been milling
you would have been milling
they would have been milling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you mill
we let´s mill
you mill
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
milling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MILL»
The term «mill» is very widely used and occupies the
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English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
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10 QUOTES WITH «MILL»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
mill.
For a long time I wanted to do the kind of work my dad did. He was going to ask his foreman at the mill to put me on after I graduated. So I worked at the mill for about six months. But I hated the work and knew from the first day I didn't want to do that for the rest of my life.
I was afraid of Korean food when I moved to L.A., let alone sushi. I remember thinking either sink or swim. Living here in Studio City, Ventura Blvd. is the Mecca of sushi restaurants. What you thought was so exotic is just run of the mill.
Oh, to be home again, home again, home again! Under the apple-boughs, down by the mill!
You can't work in a steel mill and think small. Giant converters hundreds of feet high. Every night, the sky looked enormous. It was a torrent of flames - of fire. The place that Pittsburgh used to be had such scale.
I'm frustrated by something, it's my fault for exposing myself to it in the first place. The rumor mill always seemed like a grass fire to me. Why walk out in the middle of the field, it's just going to flame out and go away just like everything else does?
The theatre has always been voraciously omnivorous. Dramatists have always raided every medium to find grist to their mill: myths, folk tales, newspapers, novels, films, works of art of all kinds.
I live in a market town in a mill house with the river running both sides and Somerfield's car park only a loose nine iron away, and I really, really, really love it.
My mother was an English teacher who decided to become a math teacher, and she used me as a guinea pig at home. My father had been a math teacher and then went to work at a steel mill because, frankly, he could make more money doing that.
For the longest time I was afraid I'd have to keep on working at the factories. There was a steel mill and a pottery; if you didn't go to college, you went to work in those places.
We had grain but no mills, so I designed a special mill of wood so we could make flour.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MILL»
Discover the use of
mill in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
mill and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
J. S.
Mill: 'On Liberty' and Other Writings
This edition, first published in 1989, brings together these two classic texts, plus Mill's posthumous Chapters on Socialism, his somewhat neglected examination of the strengths and weaknesses of various forms of socialism.
John Stuart Mill, Stefan Collini, 1989
2
Hamlet's
Mill: An Essay on Myth and the Frame of Time
This is a truly seminal and original thesis, a book that should be read by anyone interested in science, myth, and the interactions between the two.
Giorgio De Santillana, Hertha von Dechend, 1977
3
Bob's Red
Mill Baking Book: More Than 400 Recipes Featuring ...
Presents baking recipes which include grains and whole grain flour as a healthy alternative to cooking with white flour, along with explanations of the various types of grains available and advice on baking equipment.
John Ettinger, Bob's Red Mill Family, 2006
A detailed account of the planning and construction of a cotton mill in Providence, Rhode Island, includes a description of the mill's operation
5
James
Mill: Political Writings
This 1992 volume presents a wide sampling of the political writings and polemical essays of James Mill (1773-1836). This volume presents a wide sampling of Mill's political writings and polemical essays.
James Mill, Terence Ball, 1992
6
Tandem Cold Metal Rolling
Mill Control: Using Practical ...
This book deals with a novel and practical advanced method for control of tandem cold metal rolling processes based on the emerging state-dependent Riccati equation technique.
John Pittner, Marwan A. Simaan, 2010
When first published in 1963, this interpretation of Mill's thought caused much controversy.
8
Utilitarianism, Liberty & Representative Government
John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) was a British philosopher, political economist, civil servant, and Member of Parliament. An advocate of utilitarianism, he was one of the most influential liberal thinkers of the 19th century.
9
Autobiography of John Stuart
Mill
John Stuart Mill (1806 - 1873) was a great liberal thinker of the nineteenth century, a noted philosopher, political theorist, and Member of Parliament.
10
Marx and
Mill: Two Views of Social Conflict and Social Harmony
First published in 1973, this was the first detailed comparative analysis of the writings of Karl Marx and John Stuart Mill. it contains a full, careful and sympathetic account of their respective social doctrines, and concludes with a ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MILL»
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mill is used in the context of the following news items.
Meek Mill Blasts Drake for Using a Ghostwriter, Rick Ross and Chris …
Not to be outdone, Nicki Minaj's boyfriend Meek Mill went off on Drake on Twitter—just hours after Nicki's VMAs tirade aimed at Taylor Swift. «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
Meek Mill Can't Help Himself, Shades Safaree Samuels on Twitter
Meek Mill is done playing nice with the men in Nicki Minaj's life. We're not sure what made him pop off on Tuesday night, but the rapper fired ... «BET, Jul 15»
Wood flour mill explosions: body 'probably' identified as missing …
... missing worker. A body recovered from the blast wreckage at a wood flour mill has been identified as "probably" one of four missing workers. «BT.com, Jul 15»
'Future looks bleak' for historic paper mill after planning refusal
Frogmore Paper Mill in Apsley signed a contract with Dacorum Borough Council (DBC) in November 2013, which agreed to sell off a parcel of ... «Hemel Gazette, Jul 15»
Rumour Mill: Celtic target Papy Djilobodji | Bilel Mohsni offer | Rangers
Rumour Mill: Celtic target Papy Djilobodji | Bilel Mohsni offer | Rangers. Papy Djilobodji is reportedly keen on a move to the UK. Picture: Getty. «Scotsman, Jul 15»
Steel mill redevelopment project getting a boost from state DEQ
A project to redevelop an old steel mill south of Detroit is getting over $2 million in grants and loans from the Michigan Department of ... «Michigan Radio, Jul 15»
Victory mill project approved
The old mill in Victory was once a plant used to manufacture cardboard. A reconstruction project would turn the abandoned ... «Glens Falls Post-Star, Jul 15»
Imagining a new life for Saw Mill La Cantina site
Informally, it was “that place on the Saw Mill” between Ardsley and Elmsford, accessed by a death-defying, white-knuckle turn from the ... «The Journal News | LoHud.com, Jul 15»
Aston Villa transfer rumour mill: Liverpool player welcomes Christian …
The £32.5m transfer is expected to be completed today, and the Ivorian defender believes it's a very good piece of business by the Reds. «Birmingham Mail, Jul 15»
Owner of former Sartell mill appealing property taxes
FOLEY – The corporation that bought the former Verso paper mill site is appealing its property tax bill in Benton County. While it's not unusual ... «St. Cloud Times, Jul 15»
