used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Old Woodcock says, that if Providence had not made him a Justice of the Peace, he’d have been a vagabond himself.
anew
From this reading I never could be sent to school, alone, like other children--they always had to see me there safe, and fetch me back again.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading I never could be sent to school, alone, like other children--they always had to see me there safe, and fetch me back again.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I never could be sent to school, alone, like other children--they always had to see me there safe, and fetch me back again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I never could be sent to school, alone, like other children--they always had to see me there safe, and fetch me back again.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I never could be sent to school, alone, like other children--they always had to see me there safe, and fetch me back again.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I never could be sent to school, alone, like other children--they always had to see me there safe, and fetch me back again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Old Woodcock says, that if Providence had not made him a Justice of the Peace, he’d have been a vagabond himself.
bumpverbUS /bʌmp/
knock against with force or violence
From this reading The rambling bump monopolized my whole head.
an occurrence of something
From this reading No such kind interference prevailed in my case.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading I never could be sent to school, alone, like other children--they always had to see me there safe, and fetch me back again.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I never could be sent to school, alone, like other children--they always had to see me there safe, and fetch me back again.
cradlenounUS /ˈkreɪdəl/
a baby bed with sides and rockers
From this reading I was a vagabond from my cradle.
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading I never could be sent to school, alone, like other children--they always had to see me there safe, and fetch me back again.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I was a vagabond from my cradle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Old Woodcock says, that if Providence had not made him a Justice of the Peace, he’d have been a vagabond himself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Old Woodcock says, that if Providence had not made him a Justice of the Peace, he’d have been a vagabond himself.
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From this reading Old Woodcock says, that if Providence had not made him a Justice of the Peace, he’d have been a vagabond himself.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The rambling bump monopolized my whole head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Old Woodcock says, that if Providence had not made him a Justice of the Peace, he’d have been a vagabond himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Old Woodcock says, that if Providence had not made him a Justice of the Peace, he’d have been a vagabond himself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was a vagabond from my cradle.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Old Woodcock says, that if Providence had not made him a Justice of the Peace, he’d have been a vagabond himself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No such kind interference prevailed in my case.
interferencenounUS /ˌɪntərˈfɪrəns/
a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
From this reading No such kind interference prevailed in my case.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading Old Woodcock says, that if Providence had not made him a Justice of the Peace, he’d have been a vagabond himself.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading No such kind interference prevailed in my case.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I never could be sent to school, alone, like other children--they always had to see me there safe, and fetch me back again.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Old Woodcock says, that if Providence had not made him a Justice of the Peace, he’d have been a vagabond himself.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I never could be sent to school, alone, like other children--they always had to see me there safe, and fetch me back again.
monopolizedverbUS /məˈnɑːpəlaɪzd/
past form of “monopolize” — have and control fully and exclusively
From this reading The rambling bump monopolized my whole head.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading No such kind interference prevailed in my case.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never could be sent to school, alone, like other children--they always had to see me there safe, and fetch me back again.
not any; not one
From this reading No such kind interference prevailed in my case.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Old Woodcock says, that if Providence had not made him a Justice of the Peace, he’d have been a vagabond himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Old Woodcock says, that if Providence had not made him a Justice of the Peace, he’d have been a vagabond himself.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Woodcock says, that if Providence had not made him a Justice of the Peace, he’d have been a vagabond himself.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I never could be sent to school, alone, like other children--they always had to see me there safe, and fetch me back again.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Old Woodcock says, that if Providence had not made him a Justice of the Peace, he’d have been a vagabond himself.
prevailedverbUS /prɪˈveɪld/
past form of “prevail” — be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
From this reading No such kind interference prevailed in my case.
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading Old Woodcock says, that if Providence had not made him a Justice of the Peace, he’d have been a vagabond himself.
ramblingadjectiveUS /ˈræmblɪŋ/
spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly
From this reading The rambling bump monopolized my whole head.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading I never could be sent to school, alone, like other children--they always had to see me there safe, and fetch me back again.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Old Woodcock says, that if Providence had not made him a Justice of the Peace, he’d have been a vagabond himself.
an educational institution
From this reading I never could be sent to school, alone, like other children--they always had to see me there safe, and fetch me back again.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I never could be sent to school, alone, like other children--they always had to see me there safe, and fetch me back again.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading I never could be sent to school, alone, like other children--they always had to see me there safe, and fetch me back again.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading No such kind interference prevailed in my case.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Old Woodcock says, that if Providence had not made him a Justice of the Peace, he’d have been a vagabond himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Old Woodcock says, that if Providence had not made him a Justice of the Peace, he’d have been a vagabond himself.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I never could be sent to school, alone, like other children--they always had to see me there safe, and fetch me back again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I never could be sent to school, alone, like other children--they always had to see me there safe, and fetch me back again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I never could be sent to school, alone, like other children--they always had to see me there safe, and fetch me back again.
vagabondnounUS /ˈvæɡəbɑːnd/
anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place
From this reading Old Woodcock says, that if Providence had not made him a Justice of the Peace, he’d have been a vagabond himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was a vagabond from my cradle.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The rambling bump monopolized my whole head.
WoodcocknounUS /ˈwʊdkɑːk/
game bird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
From this reading Old Woodcock says, that if Providence had not made him a Justice of the Peace, he’d have been a vagabond himself.
