1921
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From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
a youthful male person
From this reading And he said, "Mark--ME--boy!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading Be careful of your book."
pleasing or delighting
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
Dennis
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From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading And then he wheezed and then he sneezed, and gave me such a look.
a man of refinement
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
glaredverbUS /ɡlerd/
past form of “glare” — look at with a fixed gaze
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
heednounUS /hiːd/
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading A very charming gentleman, indeed, he seemed to be.
JnounUS /dʒeɪ/
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
KidsnounUS /kɪdz/
plural of “kid” — a young person of either sex
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading And then he wheezed and then he sneezed, and gave me such a look.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading And he said, "Mark--ME--boy!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
a condition requiring relief
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Be careful of your book."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading A very charming gentleman, indeed, he seemed to be.
sneezedverbUS /sniːzd/
past form of “sneeze” — exhale spasmodically, as when an irritant entered one's nose
From this reading And then he wheezed and then he sneezed, and gave me such a look.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And then he wheezed and then he sneezed, and gave me such a look.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
precisely as stated
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
wheezed
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From this reading And then he wheezed and then he sneezed, and gave me such a look.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A Book for Kids by C J Dennis (1921) A very charming gentleman, as old as old could be, Stared a while, and glared a while, and then he said to me: "Read your books, and heed your books, and put your books away, For you will surely need your books upon a later day."
