used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mr. Timothy O’Flaherty was a tramp.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. O’Flaherty would have called himself a knight of the road, and a comic editor would have called him Tired Tim; but to everybody else he was a plain tramp.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. O’Flaherty was very, very tired, having walked nearly twenty miles that day without getting even so much as a square meal.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mr. O’Flaherty would have called himself a knight of the road, and a comic editor would have called him Tired Tim; but to everybody else he was a plain tramp.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Mr. O’Flaherty would have called himself a knight of the road, and a comic editor would have called him Tired Tim; but to everybody else he was a plain tramp.
an occurrence of something
From this reading That was the plain unvarnished statement of the case.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading MARK COMES TO TOWN.
comicadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmɪk/
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading Mr. O’Flaherty would have called himself a knight of the road, and a comic editor would have called him Tired Tim; but to everybody else he was a plain tramp.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Mr. O’Flaherty was very, very tired, having walked nearly twenty miles that day without getting even so much as a square meal.
editornounUS /ˈedətər/
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading Mr. O’Flaherty would have called himself a knight of the road, and a comic editor would have called him Tired Tim; but to everybody else he was a plain tramp.
else
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From this reading Mr. O’Flaherty would have called himself a knight of the road, and a comic editor would have called him Tired Tim; but to everybody else he was a plain tramp.
divisible by two
From this reading Mr. O’Flaherty was very, very tired, having walked nearly twenty miles that day without getting even so much as a square meal.
every person
From this reading Mr. O’Flaherty would have called himself a knight of the road, and a comic editor would have called him Tired Tim; but to everybody else he was a plain tramp.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Mr. O’Flaherty was very, very tired, having walked nearly twenty miles that day without getting even so much as a square meal.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mr. O’Flaherty would have called himself a knight of the road, and a comic editor would have called him Tired Tim; but to everybody else he was a plain tramp.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Mr. O’Flaherty was very, very tired, having walked nearly twenty miles that day without getting even so much as a square meal.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. O’Flaherty would have called himself a knight of the road, and a comic editor would have called him Tired Tim; but to everybody else he was a plain tramp.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. O’Flaherty would have called himself a knight of the road, and a comic editor would have called him Tired Tim; but to everybody else he was a plain tramp.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr. O’Flaherty would have called himself a knight of the road, and a comic editor would have called him Tired Tim; but to everybody else he was a plain tramp.
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading Mr. O’Flaherty would have called himself a knight of the road, and a comic editor would have called him Tired Tim; but to everybody else he was a plain tramp.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading MARK COMES TO TOWN.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading Mr. O’Flaherty was very, very tired, having walked nearly twenty miles that day without getting even so much as a square meal.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Mr. O’Flaherty was very, very tired, having walked nearly twenty miles that day without getting even so much as a square meal.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Timothy O’Flaherty was a tramp.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Mr. O’Flaherty was very, very tired, having walked nearly twenty miles that day without getting even so much as a square meal.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Mr. O’Flaherty was very, very tired, having walked nearly twenty miles that day without getting even so much as a square meal.
O'FlahertynounUS /oʊˈfleɪhərti/
Irish writer of short stories (1896-1984)
From this reading Mr. Timothy O’Flaherty was a tramp.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That was the plain unvarnished statement of the case.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading That was the plain unvarnished statement of the case.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Mr. O’Flaherty would have called himself a knight of the road, and a comic editor would have called him Tired Tim; but to everybody else he was a plain tramp.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mr. O’Flaherty was very, very tired, having walked nearly twenty miles that day without getting even so much as a square meal.
make square
From this reading Mr. O’Flaherty was very, very tired, having walked nearly twenty miles that day without getting even so much as a square meal.
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading That was the plain unvarnished statement of the case.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was the plain unvarnished statement of the case.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That was the plain unvarnished statement of the case.
Tim
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From this reading Mr. O’Flaherty would have called himself a knight of the road, and a comic editor would have called him Tired Tim; but to everybody else he was a plain tramp.
TimothynounUS /ˈtɪməθi/
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading Mr. Timothy O’Flaherty was a tramp.
TiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading Mr. O’Flaherty would have called himself a knight of the road, and a comic editor would have called him Tired Tim; but to everybody else he was a plain tramp.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MARK COMES TO TOWN.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading MARK COMES TO TOWN.
trampnounUS /træmp/
a vagrant
From this reading Mr. Timothy O’Flaherty was a tramp.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Mr. O’Flaherty was very, very tired, having walked nearly twenty miles that day without getting even so much as a square meal.
unvarnishedadjectiveUS /ənˈvɑːrnɪʃt/
not having a coating of stain or varnish
From this reading That was the plain unvarnished statement of the case.
precisely as stated
From this reading Mr. O’Flaherty was very, very tired, having walked nearly twenty miles that day without getting even so much as a square meal.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Mr. O’Flaherty was very, very tired, having walked nearly twenty miles that day without getting even so much as a square meal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Timothy O’Flaherty was a tramp.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Mr. O’Flaherty was very, very tired, having walked nearly twenty miles that day without getting even so much as a square meal.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mr. O’Flaherty would have called himself a knight of the road, and a comic editor would have called him Tired Tim; but to everybody else he was a plain tramp.
