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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Why, your jacket has a rent of fully five inches and your trowsers look as if you had been rolling over in the dirt."

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Here it is almost one o'clock--and--why--what have you been doing?

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE PRIMROSE COTTAGE AND TOM GLAZE "Ande, laddie, thou art late to-day.

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From this reading THE PRIMROSE COTTAGE AND TOM GLAZE "Ande, laddie, thou art late to-day.

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading THE PRIMROSE COTTAGE AND TOM GLAZE "Ande, laddie, thou art late to-day.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Why, your jacket has a rent of fully five inches and your trowsers look as if you had been rolling over in the dirt."

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Here it is almost one o'clock--and--why--what have you been doing?

a small house with a single story

From this reading THE PRIMROSE COTTAGE AND TOM GLAZE "Ande, laddie, thou art late to-day.

the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

From this reading Why, your jacket has a rent of fully five inches and your trowsers look as if you had been rolling over in the dirt."

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading Here it is almost one o'clock--and--why--what have you been doing?

the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

From this reading Hast been fighting?

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading Why, your jacket has a rent of fully five inches and your trowsers look as if you had been rolling over in the dirt."

to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)

From this reading Why, your jacket has a rent of fully five inches and your trowsers look as if you had been rolling over in the dirt."

coat with a glaze

From this reading THE PRIMROSE COTTAGE AND TOM GLAZE "Ande, laddie, thou art late to-day.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Why, your jacket has a rent of fully five inches and your trowsers look as if you had been rolling over in the dirt."

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Why, your jacket has a rent of fully five inches and your trowsers look as if you had been rolling over in the dirt."

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading Hast been fighting?

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Here it is almost one o'clock--and--why--what have you been doing?

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Here it is almost one o'clock--and--why--what have you been doing?

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Why, your jacket has a rent of fully five inches and your trowsers look as if you had been rolling over in the dirt."

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Why, your jacket has a rent of fully five inches and your trowsers look as if you had been rolling over in the dirt."

plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

From this reading Why, your jacket has a rent of fully five inches and your trowsers look as if you had been rolling over in the dirt."

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Here it is almost one o'clock--and--why--what have you been doing?

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Here it is almost one o'clock--and--why--what have you been doing?

a short coat

From this reading Why, your jacket has a rent of fully five inches and your trowsers look as if you had been rolling over in the dirt."

a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)

From this reading THE PRIMROSE COTTAGE AND TOM GLAZE "Ande, laddie, thou art late to-day.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading THE PRIMROSE COTTAGE AND TOM GLAZE "Ande, laddie, thou art late to-day.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The scene was in the main living room of a little stone cottage.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading The scene was in the main living room of a little stone cottage.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Why, your jacket has a rent of fully five inches and your trowsers look as if you had been rolling over in the dirt."

most important element

From this reading The scene was in the main living room of a little stone cottage.

according to the clock

From this reading Here it is almost one o'clock--and--why--what have you been doing?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Why, your jacket has a rent of fully five inches and your trowsers look as if you had been rolling over in the dirt."

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Here it is almost one o'clock--and--why--what have you been doing?

above and across; more than

From this reading Why, your jacket has a rent of fully five inches and your trowsers look as if you had been rolling over in the dirt."

any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads

From this reading THE PRIMROSE COTTAGE AND TOM GLAZE "Ande, laddie, thou art late to-day.

let for money

From this reading Why, your jacket has a rent of fully five inches and your trowsers look as if you had been rolling over in the dirt."

uttered with a trill

From this reading Why, your jacket has a rent of fully five inches and your trowsers look as if you had been rolling over in the dirt."

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading The scene was in the main living room of a little stone cottage.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading The scene was in the main living room of a little stone cottage.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading The scene was in the main living room of a little stone cottage.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE PRIMROSE COTTAGE AND TOM GLAZE "Ande, laddie, thou art late to-day.

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading THE PRIMROSE COTTAGE AND TOM GLAZE "Ande, laddie, thou art late to-day.

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From this reading THE PRIMROSE COTTAGE AND TOM GLAZE "Ande, laddie, thou art late to-day.

male cat

From this reading THE PRIMROSE COTTAGE AND TOM GLAZE "Ande, laddie, thou art late to-day.

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From this reading Why, your jacket has a rent of fully five inches and your trowsers look as if you had been rolling over in the dirt."

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The scene was in the main living room of a little stone cottage.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Here it is almost one o'clock--and--why--what have you been doing?

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading Here it is almost one o'clock--and--why--what have you been doing?

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Here it is almost one o'clock--and--why--what have you been doing?

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Why, your jacket has a rent of fully five inches and your trowsers look as if you had been rolling over in the dirt."