used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
(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 All that you can say is that the person you refer to came from, you knew not where, and has gone, you know not where.
AmosnounUS /ˈeɪməs/
a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
From this reading "You will merely bring ridicule upon yourself," he said, "if you assert that the man you wish to protect is Amos Kilbright.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All that you can say is that the person you refer to came from, you knew not where, and has gone, you know not where.
angrilyadverbUS /ˈæŋɡrəli/
with anger
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
any person at all
From this reading On the other hand, if you choose to assert that he is, or was, anybody else, how are you going to prove it?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the other hand, if you choose to assert that he is, or was, anybody else, how are you going to prove it?
assertverbUS /əˈsɜːrt/
state categorically
From this reading "You will merely bring ridicule upon yourself," he said, "if you assert that the man you wish to protect is Amos Kilbright.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We can prove by records, still to be seen in Bixbury, that said person died in seventeen eighty-five.
have
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
Bixbury
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From this reading We can prove by records, still to be seen in Bixbury, that said person died in seventeen eighty-five.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "You will merely bring ridicule upon yourself," he said, "if you assert that the man you wish to protect is Amos Kilbright.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We can prove by records, still to be seen in Bixbury, that said person died in seventeen eighty-five.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading All that you can say is that the person you refer to came from, you knew not where, and has gone, you know not where.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can prove by records, still to be seen in Bixbury, that said person died in seventeen eighty-five.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading On the other hand, if you choose to assert that he is, or was, anybody else, how are you going to prove it?
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading We can prove by records, still to be seen in Bixbury, that said person died in seventeen eighty-five.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
eighty-fiveadjective
being five more than eighty
From this reading We can prove by records, still to be seen in Bixbury, that said person died in seventeen eighty-five.
else
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From this reading On the other hand, if you choose to assert that he is, or was, anybody else, how are you going to prove it?
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All that you can say is that the person you refer to came from, you knew not where, and has gone, you know not where.
the act of departing
From this reading On the other hand, if you choose to assert that he is, or was, anybody else, how are you going to prove it?
destroyed or killed
From this reading All that you can say is that the person you refer to came from, you knew not where, and has gone, you know not where.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading On the other hand, if you choose to assert that he is, or was, anybody else, how are you going to prove it?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All that you can say is that the person you refer to came from, you knew not where, and has gone, you know not where.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You will merely bring ridicule upon yourself," he said, "if you assert that the man you wish to protect is Amos Kilbright.
how
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From this reading On the other hand, if you choose to assert that he is, or was, anybody else, how are you going to prove it?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "You will merely bring ridicule upon yourself," he said, "if you assert that the man you wish to protect is Amos Kilbright.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We can prove by records, still to be seen in Bixbury, that said person died in seventeen eighty-five.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You will merely bring ridicule upon yourself," he said, "if you assert that the man you wish to protect is Amos Kilbright.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the other hand, if you choose to assert that he is, or was, anybody else, how are you going to prove it?
Kilbright
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From this reading "You will merely bring ridicule upon yourself," he said, "if you assert that the man you wish to protect is Amos Kilbright.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading All that you can say is that the person you refer to came from, you knew not where, and has gone, you know not where.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading All that you can say is that the person you refer to came from, you knew not where, and has gone, you know not where.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "You will merely bring ridicule upon yourself," he said, "if you assert that the man you wish to protect is Amos Kilbright.
and nothing more
From this reading "You will merely bring ridicule upon yourself," he said, "if you assert that the man you wish to protect is Amos Kilbright.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the other hand, if you choose to assert that he is, or was, anybody else, how are you going to prove it?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading On the other hand, if you choose to assert that he is, or was, anybody else, how are you going to prove it?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading On the other hand, if you choose to assert that he is, or was, anybody else, how are you going to prove it?
a human being
From this reading We can prove by records, still to be seen in Bixbury, that said person died in seventeen eighty-five.
shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
From this reading "You will merely bring ridicule upon yourself," he said, "if you assert that the man you wish to protect is Amos Kilbright.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading We can prove by records, still to be seen in Bixbury, that said person died in seventeen eighty-five.
recordsnounUS /rəˈkɔːrdz/
plural of “record” — anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading We can prove by records, still to be seen in Bixbury, that said person died in seventeen eighty-five.
referverbUS /rəˈfɜːr/
make reference to
From this reading All that you can say is that the person you refer to came from, you knew not where, and has gone, you know not where.
ridiculenounUS /ˈrɪdəkjuːl/
language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
From this reading "You will merely bring ridicule upon yourself," he said, "if you assert that the man you wish to protect is Amos Kilbright.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
express in words
From this reading All that you can say is that the person you refer to came from, you knew not where, and has gone, you know not where.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We can prove by records, still to be seen in Bixbury, that said person died in seventeen eighty-five.
seventeenadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːn/
being one more than sixteen
From this reading We can prove by records, still to be seen in Bixbury, that said person died in seventeen eighty-five.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
not in physical motion
From this reading We can prove by records, still to be seen in Bixbury, that said person died in seventeen eighty-five.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You will merely bring ridicule upon yourself," he said, "if you assert that the man you wish to protect is Amos Kilbright.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the other hand, if you choose to assert that he is, or was, anybody else, how are you going to prove it?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can prove by records, still to be seen in Bixbury, that said person died in seventeen eighty-five.
at the time that
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
in or at the place that
From this reading All that you can say is that the person you refer to came from, you knew not where, and has gone, you know not where.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "You will merely bring ridicule upon yourself," he said, "if you assert that the man you wish to protect is Amos Kilbright.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You will find you have made a great mistake," said I, angrily, "when I have brought the law to bear upon you, which now I shall not delay to do."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "You will merely bring ridicule upon yourself," he said, "if you assert that the man you wish to protect is Amos Kilbright.
