used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My father was never up against the police; epileptic fits is what he went in for--I oughtn’t to have had him for a father; I oughtn’t to have had a mother that liked her drop o’ trouble, leavin’ me what you might call violent from a child.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading My father was never up against the police; epileptic fits is what he went in for--I oughtn’t to have had him for a father; I oughtn’t to have had a mother that liked her drop o’ trouble, leavin’ me what you might call violent from a child.
Ammersmith
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From this reading You tell me I did wrong to get in here, brought up like what I was--born in the purple--Brick Street, ’Ammersmith.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This, by the expression of their eyes, is what the men in yellow seem to hear, and this, by the expression of their eyes, is what they seem to answer:
react verbally
From this reading This, by the expression of their eyes, is what the men in yellow seem to hear, and this, by the expression of their eyes, is what they seem to answer:
brought into existence
From this reading You tell me I did wrong to get in here, brought up like what I was--born in the purple--Brick Street, ’Ammersmith.
BricknounUS /brɪk/
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading You tell me I did wrong to get in here, brought up like what I was--born in the purple--Brick Street, ’Ammersmith.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading You tell me I did wrong to get in here, brought up like what I was--born in the purple--Brick Street, ’Ammersmith.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This, by the expression of their eyes, is what the men in yellow seem to hear, and this, by the expression of their eyes, is what they seem to answer:
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading My father was never up against the police; epileptic fits is what he went in for--I oughtn’t to have had him for a father; I oughtn’t to have had a mother that liked her drop o’ trouble, leavin’ me what you might call violent from a child.
a young person of either sex
From this reading My father was never up against the police; epileptic fits is what he went in for--I oughtn’t to have had him for a father; I oughtn’t to have had a mother that liked her drop o’ trouble, leavin’ me what you might call violent from a child.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading You tell me I did wrong to get in here, brought up like what I was--born in the purple--Brick Street, ’Ammersmith.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading That’s where the little difficulty was, you see.
let fall to the ground
From this reading My father was never up against the police; epileptic fits is what he went in for--I oughtn’t to have had him for a father; I oughtn’t to have had a mother that liked her drop o’ trouble, leavin’ me what you might call violent from a child.
epilepticadjectiveUS /ˌepəˈleptɪk/
of or relating to or characteristic of epilepsy
From this reading My father was never up against the police; epileptic fits is what he went in for--I oughtn’t to have had him for a father; I oughtn’t to have had a mother that liked her drop o’ trouble, leavin’ me what you might call violent from a child.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading This, by the expression of their eyes, is what the men in yellow seem to hear, and this, by the expression of their eyes, is what they seem to answer:
opinion or judgment
From this reading This, by the expression of their eyes, is what the men in yellow seem to hear, and this, by the expression of their eyes, is what they seem to answer:
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading My father was never up against the police; epileptic fits is what he went in for--I oughtn’t to have had him for a father; I oughtn’t to have had a mother that liked her drop o’ trouble, leavin’ me what you might call violent from a child.
fitsnounUS /fɪts/
plural of “fit” — a display of bad temper
From this reading My father was never up against the police; epileptic fits is what he went in for--I oughtn’t to have had him for a father; I oughtn’t to have had a mother that liked her drop o’ trouble, leavin’ me what you might call violent from a child.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My father was never up against the police; epileptic fits is what he went in for--I oughtn’t to have had him for a father; I oughtn’t to have had a mother that liked her drop o’ trouble, leavin’ me what you might call violent from a child.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My father was never up against the police; epileptic fits is what he went in for--I oughtn’t to have had him for a father; I oughtn’t to have had a mother that liked her drop o’ trouble, leavin’ me what you might call violent from a child.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You tell me I did wrong to get in here, brought up like what I was--born in the purple--Brick Street, ’Ammersmith.
Guv'nor
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From this reading “Guv’nor!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My father was never up against the police; epileptic fits is what he went in for--I oughtn’t to have had him for a father; I oughtn’t to have had a mother that liked her drop o’ trouble, leavin’ me what you might call violent from a child.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My father was never up against the police; epileptic fits is what he went in for--I oughtn’t to have had him for a father; I oughtn’t to have had a mother that liked her drop o’ trouble, leavin’ me what you might call violent from a child.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My father was never up against the police; epileptic fits is what he went in for--I oughtn’t to have had him for a father; I oughtn’t to have had a mother that liked her drop o’ trouble, leavin’ me what you might call violent from a child.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading This, by the expression of their eyes, is what the men in yellow seem to hear, and this, by the expression of their eyes, is what they seem to answer:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading My father was never up against the police; epileptic fits is what he went in for--I oughtn’t to have had him for a father; I oughtn’t to have had a mother that liked her drop o’ trouble, leavin’ me what you might call violent from a child.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading You tell me I did wrong to get in here, brought up like what I was--born in the purple--Brick Street, ’Ammersmith.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My father was never up against the police; epileptic fits is what he went in for--I oughtn’t to have had him for a father; I oughtn’t to have had a mother that liked her drop o’ trouble, leavin’ me what you might call violent from a child.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You tell me I did wrong to get in here, brought up like what I was--born in the purple--Brick Street, ’Ammersmith.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This, by the expression of their eyes, is what the men in yellow seem to hear, and this, by the expression of their eyes, is what they seem to answer:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This, by the expression of their eyes, is what the men in yellow seem to hear, and this, by the expression of their eyes, is what they seem to answer:
leavin
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From this reading My father was never up against the police; epileptic fits is what he went in for--I oughtn’t to have had him for a father; I oughtn’t to have had a mother that liked her drop o’ trouble, leavin’ me what you might call violent from a child.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading You tell me I did wrong to get in here, brought up like what I was--born in the purple--Brick Street, ’Ammersmith.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading My father was never up against the police; epileptic fits is what he went in for--I oughtn’t to have had him for a father; I oughtn’t to have had a mother that liked her drop o’ trouble, leavin’ me what you might call violent from a child.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading That’s where the little difficulty was, you see.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You tell me I did wrong to get in here, brought up like what I was--born in the purple--Brick Street, ’Ammersmith.
the force of workers available
From this reading This, by the expression of their eyes, is what the men in yellow seem to hear, and this, by the expression of their eyes, is what they seem to answer:
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading My father was never up against the police; epileptic fits is what he went in for--I oughtn’t to have had him for a father; I oughtn’t to have had a mother that liked her drop o’ trouble, leavin’ me what you might call violent from a child.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading My father was never up against the police; epileptic fits is what he went in for--I oughtn’t to have had him for a father; I oughtn’t to have had a mother that liked her drop o’ trouble, leavin’ me what you might call violent from a child.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My father was never up against the police; epileptic fits is what he went in for--I oughtn’t to have had him for a father; I oughtn’t to have had a mother that liked her drop o’ trouble, leavin’ me what you might call violent from a child.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading My father was never up against the police; epileptic fits is what he went in for--I oughtn’t to have had him for a father; I oughtn’t to have had a mother that liked her drop o’ trouble, leavin’ me what you might call violent from a child.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading My father was never up against the police; epileptic fits is what he went in for--I oughtn’t to have had him for a father; I oughtn’t to have had a mother that liked her drop o’ trouble, leavin’ me what you might call violent from a child.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This, by the expression of their eyes, is what the men in yellow seem to hear, and this, by the expression of their eyes, is what they seem to answer:
oughtn't
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From this reading My father was never up against the police; epileptic fits is what he went in for--I oughtn’t to have had him for a father; I oughtn’t to have had a mother that liked her drop o’ trouble, leavin’ me what you might call violent from a child.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading My father was never up against the police; epileptic fits is what he went in for--I oughtn’t to have had him for a father; I oughtn’t to have had a mother that liked her drop o’ trouble, leavin’ me what you might call violent from a child.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading You tell me I did wrong to get in here, brought up like what I was--born in the purple--Brick Street, ’Ammersmith.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading That’s where the little difficulty was, you see.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading This, by the expression of their eyes, is what the men in yellow seem to hear, and this, by the expression of their eyes, is what they seem to answer:
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading You tell me I did wrong to get in here, brought up like what I was--born in the purple--Brick Street, ’Ammersmith.
express in words
From this reading You tell me I did wrong to get in here, brought up like what I was--born in the purple--Brick Street, ’Ammersmith.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My father was never up against the police; epileptic fits is what he went in for--I oughtn’t to have had him for a father; I oughtn’t to have had a mother that liked her drop o’ trouble, leavin’ me what you might call violent from a child.
That's
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From this reading That’s where the little difficulty was, you see.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This, by the expression of their eyes, is what the men in yellow seem to hear, and this, by the expression of their eyes, is what they seem to answer:
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This, by the expression of their eyes, is what the men in yellow seem to hear, and this, by the expression of their eyes, is what they seem to answer:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This, by the expression of their eyes, is what the men in yellow seem to hear, and this, by the expression of their eyes, is what they seem to answer:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, by the expression of their eyes, is what the men in yellow seem to hear, and this, by the expression of their eyes, is what they seem to answer:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This, by the expression of their eyes, is what the men in yellow seem to hear, and this, by the expression of their eyes, is what they seem to answer:
a source of difficulty
From this reading My father was never up against the police; epileptic fits is what he went in for--I oughtn’t to have had him for a father; I oughtn’t to have had a mother that liked her drop o’ trouble, leavin’ me what you might call violent from a child.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading You tell me I did wrong to get in here, brought up like what I was--born in the purple--Brick Street, ’Ammersmith.
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading My father was never up against the police; epileptic fits is what he went in for--I oughtn’t to have had him for a father; I oughtn’t to have had a mother that liked her drop o’ trouble, leavin’ me what you might call violent from a child.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You tell me I did wrong to get in here, brought up like what I was--born in the purple--Brick Street, ’Ammersmith.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading My father was never up against the police; epileptic fits is what he went in for--I oughtn’t to have had him for a father; I oughtn’t to have had a mother that liked her drop o’ trouble, leavin’ me what you might call violent from a child.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This, by the expression of their eyes, is what the men in yellow seem to hear, and this, by the expression of their eyes, is what they seem to answer:
in or at the place that
From this reading That’s where the little difficulty was, you see.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading You tell me I did wrong to get in here, brought up like what I was--born in the purple--Brick Street, ’Ammersmith.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading This, by the expression of their eyes, is what the men in yellow seem to hear, and this, by the expression of their eyes, is what they seem to answer:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You tell me I did wrong to get in here, brought up like what I was--born in the purple--Brick Street, ’Ammersmith.
