used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
in the past
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
Ah
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From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Am I not a first mate with a handsome salary?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
a period of 100 years
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading But how dare you, sir, venture to think of marryin' on nothin'?"
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
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 "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "I don't think of doing so.
don't
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From this reading "I don't think of doing so.
eye-language
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From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Am I not a first mate with a handsome salary?"
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
how
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From this reading But how dare you, sir, venture to think of marryin' on nothin'?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't think of doing so.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
a boy or man
From this reading "No, lad, you're not.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
marryin
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From this reading But how dare you, sir, venture to think of marryin' on nothin'?"
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading Am I not a first mate with a handsome salary?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
nighadjectiveUS /naɪ/
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, lad, you're not.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Am I not a first mate with a handsome salary?"
nothin
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From this reading But how dare you, sir, venture to think of marryin' on nothin'?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But how dare you, sir, venture to think of marryin' on nothin'?"
and nothing more
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
by chance
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
participate in games or sport
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
poetessnoun
a woman poet
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
one of four equal parts
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
revertverbUS /rɪˈvɜːrt/
go back to a previous state
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
salarynounUS /ˈsæləri/
something that remunerates
From this reading Am I not a first mate with a handsome salary?"
term of address for a man
From this reading But how dare you, sir, venture to think of marryin' on nothin'?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I don't think of doing so.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading But how dare you, sir, venture to think of marryin' on nothin'?"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
translateverbUS /trænzˈleɪt/
restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading But how dare you, sir, venture to think of marryin' on nothin'?"
at the time that
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
you'll
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From this reading "Really, father, you press me too hard; it is difficult to translate eye-language, but if you'll only let memory have free play and revert to that time, nigh quarter of a century ago, when you first met with a certain _real_ poetess, perhaps--" "Ah! you dog! you have me there.
you're
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From this reading "No, lad, you're not.
