used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After a moment she said, bluntly: "You haven't any real faith in him, even now, have you, Jim?"
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a moment she said, bluntly: "You haven't any real faith in him, even now, have you, Jim?"
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Oh, you needn't worry," he replied, significantly, "I don't think there's any immediate danger."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Had she, he asked himself, been sitting there reading his mind as though it were a show bill, printed in large type?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Had she, he asked himself, been sitting there reading his mind as though it were a show bill, printed in large type?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had she, he asked himself, been sitting there reading his mind as though it were a show bill, printed in large type?
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Had she, he asked himself, been sitting there reading his mind as though it were a show bill, printed in large type?
bluntlyadverbUS /ˈblʌntli/
in a blunt direct manner
From this reading After a moment she said, bluntly: "You haven't any real faith in him, even now, have you, Jim?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was a little startled by her question.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading "Oh, you needn't worry," he replied, significantly, "I don't think there's any immediate danger."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do hope," she said, "you won't let him get sick working so hard."
don't
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From this reading "Oh, you needn't worry," he replied, significantly, "I don't think there's any immediate danger."
divisible by two
From this reading After a moment she said, bluntly: "You haven't any real faith in him, even now, have you, Jim?"
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading After a moment she said, bluntly: "You haven't any real faith in him, even now, have you, Jim?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I do hope," she said, "you won't let him get sick working so hard."
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had she, he asked himself, been sitting there reading his mind as though it were a show bill, printed in large type?
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "I do hope," she said, "you won't let him get sick working so hard."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading After a moment she said, bluntly: "You haven't any real faith in him, even now, have you, Jim?"
haven't
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From this reading After a moment she said, bluntly: "You haven't any real faith in him, even now, have you, Jim?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, you needn't worry," he replied, significantly, "I don't think there's any immediate danger."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was a little startled by her question.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I do hope," she said, "you won't let him get sick working so hard."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Had she, he asked himself, been sitting there reading his mind as though it were a show bill, printed in large type?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Had she, he asked himself, been sitting there reading his mind as though it were a show bill, printed in large type?
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "I do hope," she said, "you won't let him get sick working so hard."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do hope," she said, "you won't let him get sick working so hard."
of the present time and place
From this reading "Oh, you needn't worry," he replied, significantly, "I don't think there's any immediate danger."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After a moment she said, bluntly: "You haven't any real faith in him, even now, have you, Jim?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Had she, he asked himself, been sitting there reading his mind as though it were a show bill, printed in large type?
Jim
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From this reading After a moment she said, bluntly: "You haven't any real faith in him, even now, have you, Jim?"
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Had she, he asked himself, been sitting there reading his mind as though it were a show bill, printed in large type?
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "I do hope," she said, "you won't let him get sick working so hard."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was a little startled by her question.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Had she, he asked himself, been sitting there reading his mind as though it were a show bill, printed in large type?
a particular point in time
From this reading After a moment she said, bluntly: "You haven't any real faith in him, even now, have you, Jim?"
needn't
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From this reading "Oh, you needn't worry," he replied, significantly, "I don't think there's any immediate danger."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading After a moment she said, bluntly: "You haven't any real faith in him, even now, have you, Jim?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, you needn't worry," he replied, significantly, "I don't think there's any immediate danger."
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading Had she, he asked himself, been sitting there reading his mind as though it were a show bill, printed in large type?
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading He was a little startled by her question.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Had she, he asked himself, been sitting there reading his mind as though it were a show bill, printed in large type?
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading After a moment she said, bluntly: "You haven't any real faith in him, even now, have you, Jim?"
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Oh, you needn't worry," he replied, significantly, "I don't think there's any immediate danger."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I do hope," she said, "you won't let him get sick working so hard."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I do hope," she said, "you won't let him get sick working so hard."
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Had she, he asked himself, been sitting there reading his mind as though it were a show bill, printed in large type?
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "I do hope," she said, "you won't let him get sick working so hard."
significantlyadverbUS /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli/
in a statistically significant way
From this reading "Oh, you needn't worry," he replied, significantly, "I don't think there's any immediate danger."
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Had she, he asked himself, been sitting there reading his mind as though it were a show bill, printed in large type?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I do hope," she said, "you won't let him get sick working so hard."
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading He was a little startled by her question.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Had she, he asked himself, been sitting there reading his mind as though it were a show bill, printed in large type?
there's
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From this reading "Oh, you needn't worry," he replied, significantly, "I don't think there's any immediate danger."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Oh, you needn't worry," he replied, significantly, "I don't think there's any immediate danger."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Had she, he asked himself, been sitting there reading his mind as though it were a show bill, printed in large type?
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading Had she, he asked himself, been sitting there reading his mind as though it were a show bill, printed in large type?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a little startled by her question.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Had she, he asked himself, been sitting there reading his mind as though it were a show bill, printed in large type?
won't
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From this reading "I do hope," she said, "you won't let him get sick working so hard."
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading "I do hope," she said, "you won't let him get sick working so hard."
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading "Oh, you needn't worry," he replied, significantly, "I don't think there's any immediate danger."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I do hope," she said, "you won't let him get sick working so hard."
