used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading O my dear boy, I can hardly believe it!" and Winnie clasped her feeble arms tighter round the young sailor's neck, as if fearful of waking and finding it all a dream.
anew
From this reading "Yes, it's the same old fellow turned up again, Win," was the reply, given half chokingly.
(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 O my dear boy, I can hardly believe it!" and Winnie clasped her feeble arms tighter round the young sailor's neck, as if fearful of waking and finding it all a dream.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Nip me, and you will find I am neither ghost nor spirit, but real flesh and blood."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading O my dear boy, I can hardly believe it!" and Winnie clasped her feeble arms tighter round the young sailor's neck, as if fearful of waking and finding it all a dream.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading O my dear boy, I can hardly believe it!" and Winnie clasped her feeble arms tighter round the young sailor's neck, as if fearful of waking and finding it all a dream.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading O my dear boy, I can hardly believe it!" and Winnie clasped her feeble arms tighter round the young sailor's neck, as if fearful of waking and finding it all a dream.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I SHALL LEARN TO BE GOOD NOW."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading O my dear boy, I can hardly believe it!" and Winnie clasped her feeble arms tighter round the young sailor's neck, as if fearful of waking and finding it all a dream.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading "Nip me, and you will find I am neither ghost nor spirit, but real flesh and blood."
a youthful male person
From this reading O my dear boy, I can hardly believe it!" and Winnie clasped her feeble arms tighter round the young sailor's neck, as if fearful of waking and finding it all a dream.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Nip me, and you will find I am neither ghost nor spirit, but real flesh and blood."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading O my dear boy, I can hardly believe it!" and Winnie clasped her feeble arms tighter round the young sailor's neck, as if fearful of waking and finding it all a dream.
chokingly
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From this reading "Yes, it's the same old fellow turned up again, Win," was the reply, given half chokingly.
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading O my dear boy, I can hardly believe it!" and Winnie clasped her feeble arms tighter round the young sailor's neck, as if fearful of waking and finding it all a dream.
dearly loved
From this reading O my dear boy, I can hardly believe it!" and Winnie clasped her feeble arms tighter round the young sailor's neck, as if fearful of waking and finding it all a dream.
someone who is a detective
From this reading "Dick, Dick! is it really you?
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading O my dear boy, I can hardly believe it!" and Winnie clasped her feeble arms tighter round the young sailor's neck, as if fearful of waking and finding it all a dream.
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading O my dear boy, I can hardly believe it!" and Winnie clasped her feeble arms tighter round the young sailor's neck, as if fearful of waking and finding it all a dream.
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading O my dear boy, I can hardly believe it!" and Winnie clasped her feeble arms tighter round the young sailor's neck, as if fearful of waking and finding it all a dream.
a boy or man
From this reading "Yes, it's the same old fellow turned up again, Win," was the reply, given half chokingly.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Nip me, and you will find I am neither ghost nor spirit, but real flesh and blood."
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading O my dear boy, I can hardly believe it!" and Winnie clasped her feeble arms tighter round the young sailor's neck, as if fearful of waking and finding it all a dream.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading "Nip me, and you will find I am neither ghost nor spirit, but real flesh and blood."
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading "Nip me, and you will find I am neither ghost nor spirit, but real flesh and blood."
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "Yes, it's the same old fellow turned up again, Win," was the reply, given half chokingly.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "I SHALL LEARN TO BE GOOD NOW."
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "Yes, it's the same old fellow turned up again, Win," was the reply, given half chokingly.
only a very short time before
From this reading O my dear boy, I can hardly believe it!" and Winnie clasped her feeble arms tighter round the young sailor's neck, as if fearful of waking and finding it all a dream.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading O my dear boy, I can hardly believe it!" and Winnie clasped her feeble arms tighter round the young sailor's neck, as if fearful of waking and finding it all a dream.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I SHALL LEARN TO BE GOOD NOW."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading O my dear boy, I can hardly believe it!" and Winnie clasped her feeble arms tighter round the young sailor's neck, as if fearful of waking and finding it all a dream.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Dick, Dick! is it really you?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Dick, Dick! is it really you?
it's
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From this reading "Yes, it's the same old fellow turned up again, Win," was the reply, given half chokingly.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading "I SHALL LEARN TO BE GOOD NOW."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Nip me, and you will find I am neither ghost nor spirit, but real flesh and blood."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading O my dear boy, I can hardly believe it!" and Winnie clasped her feeble arms tighter round the young sailor's neck, as if fearful of waking and finding it all a dream.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading O my dear boy, I can hardly believe it!" and Winnie clasped her feeble arms tighter round the young sailor's neck, as if fearful of waking and finding it all a dream.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "Nip me, and you will find I am neither ghost nor spirit, but real flesh and blood."
NipverbUS /nɪp/
squeeze tightly between the fingers
From this reading "Nip me, and you will find I am neither ghost nor spirit, but real flesh and blood."
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Nip me, and you will find I am neither ghost nor spirit, but real flesh and blood."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I SHALL LEARN TO BE GOOD NOW."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O my dear boy, I can hardly believe it!" and Winnie clasped her feeble arms tighter round the young sailor's neck, as if fearful of waking and finding it all a dream.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading O my dear boy, I can hardly believe it!" and Winnie clasped her feeble arms tighter round the young sailor's neck, as if fearful of waking and finding it all a dream.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Yes, it's the same old fellow turned up again, Win," was the reply, given half chokingly.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading "Nip me, and you will find I am neither ghost nor spirit, but real flesh and blood."
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Dick, Dick! is it really you?
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading "Yes, it's the same old fellow turned up again, Win," was the reply, given half chokingly.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading O my dear boy, I can hardly believe it!" and Winnie clasped her feeble arms tighter round the young sailor's neck, as if fearful of waking and finding it all a dream.
sailor'snounUS /ˈseɪlərz/
possessive form of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading O my dear boy, I can hardly believe it!" and Winnie clasped her feeble arms tighter round the young sailor's neck, as if fearful of waking and finding it all a dream.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "Yes, it's the same old fellow turned up again, Win," was the reply, given half chokingly.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I SHALL LEARN TO BE GOOD NOW."
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading "Nip me, and you will find I am neither ghost nor spirit, but real flesh and blood."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading O my dear boy, I can hardly believe it!" and Winnie clasped her feeble arms tighter round the young sailor's neck, as if fearful of waking and finding it all a dream.
tighteradjectiveUS /ˈtaɪtər/
comparative of “tight” — closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading O my dear boy, I can hardly believe it!" and Winnie clasped her feeble arms tighter round the young sailor's neck, as if fearful of waking and finding it all a dream.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I SHALL LEARN TO BE GOOD NOW."
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "Yes, it's the same old fellow turned up again, Win," was the reply, given half chokingly.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Yes, it's the same old fellow turned up again, Win," was the reply, given half chokingly.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading O my dear boy, I can hardly believe it!" and Winnie clasped her feeble arms tighter round the young sailor's neck, as if fearful of waking and finding it all a dream.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, it's the same old fellow turned up again, Win," was the reply, given half chokingly.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Nip me, and you will find I am neither ghost nor spirit, but real flesh and blood."
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading "Yes, it's the same old fellow turned up again, Win," was the reply, given half chokingly.
Winnie
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From this reading O my dear boy, I can hardly believe it!" and Winnie clasped her feeble arms tighter round the young sailor's neck, as if fearful of waking and finding it all a dream.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, it's the same old fellow turned up again, Win," was the reply, given half chokingly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dick, Dick! is it really you?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading O my dear boy, I can hardly believe it!" and Winnie clasped her feeble arms tighter round the young sailor's neck, as if fearful of waking and finding it all a dream.
