used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Come now, you needn't be down on a fellow in that way," he said, angrily.
(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 Let all your wits lie fallow; with the skill and energy you are showing at present, you may get to the level of a ploughboy in time."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I just observed that you were sticking to it now, heart and soul.
with anger
From this reading "Come now, you needn't be down on a fellow in that way," he said, angrily.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Let all your wits lie fallow; with the skill and energy you are showing at present, you may get to the level of a ploughboy in time."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Let all your wits lie fallow; with the skill and energy you are showing at present, you may get to the level of a ploughboy in time."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Come now, you needn't be down on a fellow in that way," he said, angrily.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "My line mayn't be yours, but I'll--I'll stick to it one day."
CherrynounUS /ˈtʃeri/
wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
From this reading "I say, Cherry," said Jack, "that's a little strong."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come now, you needn't be down on a fellow in that way," he said, angrily.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "My line mayn't be yours, but I'll--I'll stick to it one day."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Come now, you needn't be down on a fellow in that way," he said, angrily.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading Let all your wits lie fallow; with the skill and energy you are showing at present, you may get to the level of a ploughboy in time."
fallowadjectiveUS /ˈfæloʊ/
left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season
From this reading Let all your wits lie fallow; with the skill and energy you are showing at present, you may get to the level of a ploughboy in time."
a boy or man
From this reading "Come now, you needn't be down on a fellow in that way," he said, angrily.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Let all your wits lie fallow; with the skill and energy you are showing at present, you may get to the level of a ploughboy in time."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come now, you needn't be down on a fellow in that way," he said, angrily.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "I just observed that you were sticking to it now, heart and soul.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I just observed that you were sticking to it now, heart and soul.
I'll
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From this reading "My line mayn't be yours, but I'll--I'll stick to it one day."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Come now, you needn't be down on a fellow in that way," he said, angrily.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "My line mayn't be yours, but I'll--I'll stick to it one day."
a small worthless amount
From this reading "I say, Cherry," said Jack, "that's a little strong."
and nothing more
From this reading "I just observed that you were sticking to it now, heart and soul.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let all your wits lie fallow; with the skill and energy you are showing at present, you may get to the level of a ploughboy in time."
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Let all your wits lie fallow; with the skill and energy you are showing at present, you may get to the level of a ploughboy in time."
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Let all your wits lie fallow; with the skill and energy you are showing at present, you may get to the level of a ploughboy in time."
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading "My line mayn't be yours, but I'll--I'll stick to it one day."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I say, Cherry," said Jack, "that's a little strong."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Let all your wits lie fallow; with the skill and energy you are showing at present, you may get to the level of a ploughboy in time."
mayn't
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From this reading "My line mayn't be yours, but I'll--I'll stick to it one day."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My line mayn't be yours, but I'll--I'll stick to it one day."
needn't
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From this reading "Come now, you needn't be down on a fellow in that way," he said, angrily.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Come now, you needn't be down on a fellow in that way," he said, angrily.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "I just observed that you were sticking to it now, heart and soul.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Let all your wits lie fallow; with the skill and energy you are showing at present, you may get to the level of a ploughboy in time."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Come now, you needn't be down on a fellow in that way," he said, angrily.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "My line mayn't be yours, but I'll--I'll stick to it one day."
ploughboynoun
a boy who leads the animals that draw a plow
From this reading Let all your wits lie fallow; with the skill and energy you are showing at present, you may get to the level of a ploughboy in time."
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Let all your wits lie fallow; with the skill and energy you are showing at present, you may get to the level of a ploughboy in time."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Come now, you needn't be down on a fellow in that way," he said, angrily.
express in words
From this reading "I say, Cherry," said Jack, "that's a little strong."
the display of a motion picture
From this reading Let all your wits lie fallow; with the skill and energy you are showing at present, you may get to the level of a ploughboy in time."
an ability that has been acquired by training
From this reading Let all your wits lie fallow; with the skill and energy you are showing at present, you may get to the level of a ploughboy in time."
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "I just observed that you were sticking to it now, heart and soul.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading "My line mayn't be yours, but I'll--I'll stick to it one day."
stickingadjectiveUS /ˈstɪkɪŋ/
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading "I just observed that you were sticking to it now, heart and soul.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading "I say, Cherry," said Jack, "that's a little strong."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Come now, you needn't be down on a fellow in that way," he said, angrily.
that's
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From this reading "I say, Cherry," said Jack, "that's a little strong."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let all your wits lie fallow; with the skill and energy you are showing at present, you may get to the level of a ploughboy in time."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Let all your wits lie fallow; with the skill and energy you are showing at present, you may get to the level of a ploughboy in time."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My line mayn't be yours, but I'll--I'll stick to it one day."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Come now, you needn't be down on a fellow in that way," he said, angrily.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I just observed that you were sticking to it now, heart and soul.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Let all your wits lie fallow; with the skill and energy you are showing at present, you may get to the level of a ploughboy in time."
witsnounUS /wɪts/
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading Let all your wits lie fallow; with the skill and energy you are showing at present, you may get to the level of a ploughboy in time."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come now, you needn't be down on a fellow in that way," he said, angrily.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Let all your wits lie fallow; with the skill and energy you are showing at present, you may get to the level of a ploughboy in time."
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "My line mayn't be yours, but I'll--I'll stick to it one day."
