used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It's a good thing you had someone to look after you."
having companions or an escort
From this reading And the swift glance which accompanied this should have been eminently gratifying to the "someone" who had looked after him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It's a good thing you had someone to look after you."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Oh, if you're all down upon a chap, I shall scoot.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "You are much too quarrelsome, Frank," she said; "I don't see anything particularly plucky in always wanting to fight people.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the swift glance which accompanied this should have been eminently gratifying to the "someone" who had looked after him.
any thing at all
From this reading "You are much too quarrelsome, Frank," she said; "I don't see anything particularly plucky in always wanting to fight people.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are much too quarrelsome, Frank," she said; "I don't see anything particularly plucky in always wanting to fight people.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And the swift glance which accompanied this should have been eminently gratifying to the "someone" who had looked after him.
a boy or man
From this reading "Oh, if you're all down upon a chap, I shall scoot.
don't
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From this reading "You are much too quarrelsome, Frank," she said; "I don't see anything particularly plucky in always wanting to fight people.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Oh, if you're all down upon a chap, I shall scoot.
eminentlyadverbUS /ˈemənəntli/
in an eminent manner
From this reading And the swift glance which accompanied this should have been eminently gratifying to the "someone" who had looked after him.
provide as food
From this reading I'm going round to give the horses a feed.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading "You are much too quarrelsome, Frank," she said; "I don't see anything particularly plucky in always wanting to fight people.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading "You are much too quarrelsome, Frank," she said; "I don't see anything particularly plucky in always wanting to fight people.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I'm going round to give the horses a feed.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading And the swift glance which accompanied this should have been eminently gratifying to the "someone" who had looked after him.
the act of departing
From this reading I'm going round to give the horses a feed.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It's a good thing you had someone to look after you."
gratifyingadjectiveUS /ˈɡrætəfaɪɪŋ/
pleasing to the mind or feeling
From this reading And the swift glance which accompanied this should have been eminently gratifying to the "someone" who had looked after him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It's a good thing you had someone to look after you."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And the swift glance which accompanied this should have been eminently gratifying to the "someone" who had looked after him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And the swift glance which accompanied this should have been eminently gratifying to the "someone" who had looked after him.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading I'm going round to give the horses a feed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You are much too quarrelsome, Frank," she said; "I don't see anything particularly plucky in always wanting to fight people.
I'm
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From this reading I'm going round to give the horses a feed.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Oh, if you're all down upon a chap, I shall scoot.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You are much too quarrelsome, Frank," she said; "I don't see anything particularly plucky in always wanting to fight people.
It's
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From this reading It's a good thing you had someone to look after you."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It's a good thing you had someone to look after you."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading And the swift glance which accompanied this should have been eminently gratifying to the "someone" who had looked after him.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "You are much too quarrelsome, Frank," she said; "I don't see anything particularly plucky in always wanting to fight people.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, if you're all down upon a chap, I shall scoot.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading "You are much too quarrelsome, Frank," she said; "I don't see anything particularly plucky in always wanting to fight people.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "You are much too quarrelsome, Frank," she said; "I don't see anything particularly plucky in always wanting to fight people.
pluckyadjectiveUS /ˈplʌki/
marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited
From this reading "You are much too quarrelsome, Frank," she said; "I don't see anything particularly plucky in always wanting to fight people.
quarrelsomeadjectiveUS /ˈkwɔːrəlsəm/
given to quarreling
From this reading "You are much too quarrelsome, Frank," she said; "I don't see anything particularly plucky in always wanting to fight people.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading I'm going round to give the horses a feed.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You are much too quarrelsome, Frank," she said; "I don't see anything particularly plucky in always wanting to fight people.
scootverbUS /skuːt/
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading "Oh, if you're all down upon a chap, I shall scoot.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You are much too quarrelsome, Frank," she said; "I don't see anything particularly plucky in always wanting to fight people.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Oh, if you're all down upon a chap, I shall scoot.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You are much too quarrelsome, Frank," she said; "I don't see anything particularly plucky in always wanting to fight people.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And the swift glance which accompanied this should have been eminently gratifying to the "someone" who had looked after him.
a person, without saying who
From this reading It's a good thing you had someone to look after you."
moving very fast
From this reading And the swift glance which accompanied this should have been eminently gratifying to the "someone" who had looked after him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the swift glance which accompanied this should have been eminently gratifying to the "someone" who had looked after him.
a special situation
From this reading It's a good thing you had someone to look after you."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And the swift glance which accompanied this should have been eminently gratifying to the "someone" who had looked after him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You are much too quarrelsome, Frank," she said; "I don't see anything particularly plucky in always wanting to fight people.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "You are much too quarrelsome, Frank," she said; "I don't see anything particularly plucky in always wanting to fight people.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Oh, if you're all down upon a chap, I shall scoot.
nonexistent
From this reading "You are much too quarrelsome, Frank," she said; "I don't see anything particularly plucky in always wanting to fight people.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And the swift glance which accompanied this should have been eminently gratifying to the "someone" who had looked after him.
which person or people
From this reading And the swift glance which accompanied this should have been eminently gratifying to the "someone" who had looked after him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are much too quarrelsome, Frank," she said; "I don't see anything particularly plucky in always wanting to fight people.
you're
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From this reading "Oh, if you're all down upon a chap, I shall scoot.
