used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A good sensible Whig," interrupted the Squire.
(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 "If you want to sketch the Hall for him, you shall have leave to draw all the four sides; if you like.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are a painter, are you?
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading "Permit me to express my very great obligations," said the artist.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading I thought you must be some sort of a moonstruck fellow--painter, author, or what not--that you did not see me coming."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I thought you must be some sort of a moonstruck fellow--painter, author, or what not--that you did not see me coming."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I thought you must be some sort of a moonstruck fellow--painter, author, or what not--that you did not see me coming."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I thought you must be some sort of a moonstruck fellow--painter, author, or what not--that you did not see me coming."
cause to move by pulling
From this reading "If you want to sketch the Hall for him, you shall have leave to draw all the four sides; if you like.
give expression to
From this reading "Permit me to express my very great obligations," said the artist.
a boy or man
From this reading I thought you must be some sort of a moonstruck fellow--painter, author, or what not--that you did not see me coming."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "If you want to sketch the Hall for him, you shall have leave to draw all the four sides; if you like.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading "If you want to sketch the Hall for him, you shall have leave to draw all the four sides; if you like.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "A good sensible Whig," interrupted the Squire.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Permit me to express my very great obligations," said the artist.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading "If you want to sketch the Hall for him, you shall have leave to draw all the four sides; if you like.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If you want to sketch the Hall for him, you shall have leave to draw all the four sides; if you like.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If you want to sketch the Hall for him, you shall have leave to draw all the four sides; if you like.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought you must be some sort of a moonstruck fellow--painter, author, or what not--that you did not see me coming."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you want to sketch the Hall for him, you shall have leave to draw all the four sides; if you like.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading "A good sensible Whig," interrupted the Squire.
go away from a place
From this reading "If you want to sketch the Hall for him, you shall have leave to draw all the four sides; if you like.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "If you want to sketch the Hall for him, you shall have leave to draw all the four sides; if you like.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I thought you must be some sort of a moonstruck fellow--painter, author, or what not--that you did not see me coming."
moonstruckadjectiveUS /ˈmuːnstrʌk/
insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon
From this reading I thought you must be some sort of a moonstruck fellow--painter, author, or what not--that you did not see me coming."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I thought you must be some sort of a moonstruck fellow--painter, author, or what not--that you did not see me coming."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Permit me to express my very great obligations," said the artist.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I thought you must be some sort of a moonstruck fellow--painter, author, or what not--that you did not see me coming."
obligationsnounUS /ˌɑːbləˈɡeɪʃənz/
plural of “obligation” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading "Permit me to express my very great obligations," said the artist.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I thought you must be some sort of a moonstruck fellow--painter, author, or what not--that you did not see me coming."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I thought you must be some sort of a moonstruck fellow--painter, author, or what not--that you did not see me coming."
painternounUS /ˈpeɪntər/
an artist who paints
From this reading You are a painter, are you?
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading "Permit me to express my very great obligations," said the artist.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Permit me to express my very great obligations," said the artist.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I thought you must be some sort of a moonstruck fellow--painter, author, or what not--that you did not see me coming."
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading "A good sensible Whig," interrupted the Squire.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "If you want to sketch the Hall for him, you shall have leave to draw all the four sides; if you like.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "If you want to sketch the Hall for him, you shall have leave to draw all the four sides; if you like.
sketchnounUS /sketʃ/
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading "If you want to sketch the Hall for him, you shall have leave to draw all the four sides; if you like.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I thought you must be some sort of a moonstruck fellow--painter, author, or what not--that you did not see me coming."
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading I thought you must be some sort of a moonstruck fellow--painter, author, or what not--that you did not see me coming."
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading "A good sensible Whig," interrupted the Squire.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I thought you must be some sort of a moonstruck fellow--painter, author, or what not--that you did not see me coming."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A good sensible Whig," interrupted the Squire.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought you must be some sort of a moonstruck fellow--painter, author, or what not--that you did not see me coming."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If you want to sketch the Hall for him, you shall have leave to draw all the four sides; if you like.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Permit me to express my very great obligations," said the artist.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "If you want to sketch the Hall for him, you shall have leave to draw all the four sides; if you like.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I thought you must be some sort of a moonstruck fellow--painter, author, or what not--that you did not see me coming."
WhignounUS /wɪɡ/
a member of the political party that urged social reform in 18th and 19th century England; was the opposition party to the Tories
From this reading "A good sensible Whig," interrupted the Squire.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you want to sketch the Hall for him, you shall have leave to draw all the four sides; if you like.
