used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Presently the key turned in the lock of the door, he heard heavy footsteps and the voice of the man who had said to his father, "You have a little mad dog; muzzle him!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Presently the key turned in the lock of the door, he heard heavy footsteps and the voice of the man who had said to his father, "You have a little mad dog; muzzle him!"
Ay
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From this reading The voice said, "Ay, ay, you have called me a fool many times.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The voice said, "Ay, ay, you have called me a fool many times.
dirtyadjectiveUS /ˈdɜːrti/
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading Now you shall see what I have gotten for two hundred dirty florins.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading Presently the key turned in the lock of the door, he heard heavy footsteps and the voice of the man who had said to his father, "You have a little mad dog; muzzle him!"
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Presently the key turned in the lock of the door, he heard heavy footsteps and the voice of the man who had said to his father, "You have a little mad dog; muzzle him!"
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Yet it never once occurred to him to dream of going home.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Presently the key turned in the lock of the door, he heard heavy footsteps and the voice of the man who had said to his father, "You have a little mad dog; muzzle him!"
florins
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From this reading Now you shall see what I have gotten for two hundred dirty florins.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading The voice said, "Ay, ay, you have called me a fool many times.
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading Presently the key turned in the lock of the door, he heard heavy footsteps and the voice of the man who had said to his father, "You have a little mad dog; muzzle him!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now you shall see what I have gotten for two hundred dirty florins.
the act of departing
From this reading Yet it never once occurred to him to dream of going home.
gottenverbUS /ˈɡɑːtən/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Now you shall see what I have gotten for two hundred dirty florins.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Presently the key turned in the lock of the door, he heard heavy footsteps and the voice of the man who had said to his father, "You have a little mad dog; muzzle him!"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Presently the key turned in the lock of the door, he heard heavy footsteps and the voice of the man who had said to his father, "You have a little mad dog; muzzle him!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Presently the key turned in the lock of the door, he heard heavy footsteps and the voice of the man who had said to his father, "You have a little mad dog; muzzle him!"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Presently the key turned in the lock of the door, he heard heavy footsteps and the voice of the man who had said to his father, "You have a little mad dog; muzzle him!"
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Presently the key turned in the lock of the door, he heard heavy footsteps and the voice of the man who had said to his father, "You have a little mad dog; muzzle him!"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Hirschvogel was here.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet it never once occurred to him to dream of going home.
Hirschvogel
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From this reading Hirschvogel was here.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Presently the key turned in the lock of the door, he heard heavy footsteps and the voice of the man who had said to his father, "You have a little mad dog; muzzle him!"
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Yet it never once occurred to him to dream of going home.
ten 10s
From this reading Now you shall see what I have gotten for two hundred dirty florins.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now you shall see what I have gotten for two hundred dirty florins.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Presently the key turned in the lock of the door, he heard heavy footsteps and the voice of the man who had said to his father, "You have a little mad dog; muzzle him!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet it never once occurred to him to dream of going home.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading Presently the key turned in the lock of the door, he heard heavy footsteps and the voice of the man who had said to his father, "You have a little mad dog; muzzle him!"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Presently the key turned in the lock of the door, he heard heavy footsteps and the voice of the man who had said to his father, "You have a little mad dog; muzzle him!"
fasten with a lock
From this reading Presently the key turned in the lock of the door, he heard heavy footsteps and the voice of the man who had said to his father, "You have a little mad dog; muzzle him!"
roused to anger
From this reading Presently the key turned in the lock of the door, he heard heavy footsteps and the voice of the man who had said to his father, "You have a little mad dog; muzzle him!"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Presently the key turned in the lock of the door, he heard heavy footsteps and the voice of the man who had said to his father, "You have a little mad dog; muzzle him!"
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The voice said, "Ay, ay, you have called me a fool many times.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The voice said, "Ay, ay, you have called me a fool many times.
muzzlenounUS /ˈmʌzəl/
the open circular discharging end of a gun
From this reading Presently the key turned in the lock of the door, he heard heavy footsteps and the voice of the man who had said to his father, "You have a little mad dog; muzzle him!"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Yet it never once occurred to him to dream of going home.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now you shall see what I have gotten for two hundred dirty florins.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading Yet it never once occurred to him to dream of going home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet it never once occurred to him to dream of going home.
on one occasion
From this reading Yet it never once occurred to him to dream of going home.
in the near future
From this reading Presently the key turned in the lock of the door, he heard heavy footsteps and the voice of the man who had said to his father, "You have a little mad dog; muzzle him!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Presently the key turned in the lock of the door, he heard heavy footsteps and the voice of the man who had said to his father, "You have a little mad dog; muzzle him!"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Now you shall see what I have gotten for two hundred dirty florins.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Now you shall see what I have gotten for two hundred dirty florins.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Presently the key turned in the lock of the door, he heard heavy footsteps and the voice of the man who had said to his father, "You have a little mad dog; muzzle him!"
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading The voice said, "Ay, ay, you have called me a fool many times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet it never once occurred to him to dream of going home.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Presently the key turned in the lock of the door, he heard heavy footsteps and the voice of the man who had said to his father, "You have a little mad dog; muzzle him!"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Now you shall see what I have gotten for two hundred dirty florins.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Presently the key turned in the lock of the door, he heard heavy footsteps and the voice of the man who had said to his father, "You have a little mad dog; muzzle him!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hirschvogel was here.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now you shall see what I have gotten for two hundred dirty florins.
which person or people
From this reading Presently the key turned in the lock of the door, he heard heavy footsteps and the voice of the man who had said to his father, "You have a little mad dog; muzzle him!"
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet it never once occurred to him to dream of going home.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Presently the key turned in the lock of the door, he heard heavy footsteps and the voice of the man who had said to his father, "You have a little mad dog; muzzle him!"
