Chapter V · Chapter 5

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "I've a sharp tongue, as you know, Sybil Stanley, and I'm doubtful if she was too happy while she lived; but when she was gone I knew she'd been a good 'un, and I've always spoken of her accordingly.

(sentence connectors) because of the reason given

From this reading "I've a sharp tongue, as you know, Sybil Stanley, and I'm doubtful if she was too happy while she lived; but when she was gone I knew she'd been a good 'un, and I've always spoken of her accordingly.

later than; following

From this reading "My son's first wife died after Christian was born," said the old woman.

(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 "You're too young to remember that year; it was a year of slack trade and hard times all over.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading "I've a sharp tongue, as you know, Sybil Stanley, and I'm doubtful if she was too happy while she lived; but when she was gone I knew she'd been a good 'un, and I've always spoken of her accordingly.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "I've a sharp tongue, as you know, Sybil Stanley, and I'm doubtful if she was too happy while she lived; but when she was gone I knew she'd been a good 'un, and I've always spoken of her accordingly.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Farmer-folk grudged you fourpence to mend the kettle, and as to broken victuals, there wasn't as much went in at the front door to feed the family, as the servants would have thrown out at the back door another year to feed the pigs.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "I've a sharp tongue, as you know, Sybil Stanley, and I'm doubtful if she was too happy while she lived; but when she was gone I knew she'd been a good 'un, and I've always spoken of her accordingly.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Farmer-folk grudged you fourpence to mend the kettle, and as to broken victuals, there wasn't as much went in at the front door to feed the family, as the servants would have thrown out at the back door another year to feed the pigs.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Farmer-folk grudged you fourpence to mend the kettle, and as to broken victuals, there wasn't as much went in at the front door to feed the family, as the servants would have thrown out at the back door another year to feed the pigs.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "I've a sharp tongue, as you know, Sybil Stanley, and I'm doubtful if she was too happy while she lived; but when she was gone I knew she'd been a good 'un, and I've always spoken of her accordingly.

brought into existence

From this reading "My son's first wife died after Christian was born," said the old woman.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading Farmer-folk grudged you fourpence to mend the kettle, and as to broken victuals, there wasn't as much went in at the front door to feed the family, as the servants would have thrown out at the back door another year to feed the pigs.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "I've a sharp tongue, as you know, Sybil Stanley, and I'm doubtful if she was too happy while she lived; but when she was gone I knew she'd been a good 'un, and I've always spoken of her accordingly.

relating to or characteristic of Christianity

From this reading "My son's first wife died after Christian was born," said the old woman.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading "When one gets old, my daughter, and sits over the fire at night and thinks, instead of tramping all day and sleeping heavy after it, as one does when one is young--things comes back; things comes back, I say, as they says ghosts does.

a female human offspring

From this reading "When one gets old, my daughter, and sits over the fire at night and thinks, instead of tramping all day and sleeping heavy after it, as one does when one is young--things comes back; things comes back, I say, as they says ghosts does.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading "When one gets old, my daughter, and sits over the fire at night and thinks, instead of tramping all day and sleeping heavy after it, as one does when one is young--things comes back; things comes back, I say, as they says ghosts does.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading "My son's first wife died after Christian was born," said the old woman.

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "When one gets old, my daughter, and sits over the fire at night and thinks, instead of tramping all day and sleeping heavy after it, as one does when one is young--things comes back; things comes back, I say, as they says ghosts does.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading Farmer-folk grudged you fourpence to mend the kettle, and as to broken victuals, there wasn't as much went in at the front door to feed the family, as the servants would have thrown out at the back door another year to feed the pigs.

open to doubt or suspicion

From this reading "I've a sharp tongue, as you know, Sybil Stanley, and I'm doubtful if she was too happy while she lived; but when she was gone I knew she'd been a good 'un, and I've always spoken of her accordingly.

a social unit living together

From this reading Farmer-folk grudged you fourpence to mend the kettle, and as to broken victuals, there wasn't as much went in at the front door to feed the family, as the servants would have thrown out at the back door another year to feed the pigs.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Farmer-folk grudged you fourpence to mend the kettle, and as to broken victuals, there wasn't as much went in at the front door to feed the family, as the servants would have thrown out at the back door another year to feed the pigs.

provide as food

From this reading Farmer-folk grudged you fourpence to mend the kettle, and as to broken victuals, there wasn't as much went in at the front door to feed the family, as the servants would have thrown out at the back door another year to feed the pigs.

start firing a weapon

From this reading "When one gets old, my daughter, and sits over the fire at night and thinks, instead of tramping all day and sleeping heavy after it, as one does when one is young--things comes back; things comes back, I say, as they says ghosts does.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading "My son's first wife died after Christian was born," said the old woman.

a former English silver coin worth four pennies

From this reading Farmer-folk grudged you fourpence to mend the kettle, and as to broken victuals, there wasn't as much went in at the front door to feed the family, as the servants would have thrown out at the back door another year to feed the pigs.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading Farmer-folk grudged you fourpence to mend the kettle, and as to broken victuals, there wasn't as much went in at the front door to feed the family, as the servants would have thrown out at the back door another year to feed the pigs.

plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

From this reading "When one gets old, my daughter, and sits over the fire at night and thinks, instead of tramping all day and sleeping heavy after it, as one does when one is young--things comes back; things comes back, I say, as they says ghosts does.

plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading "When one gets old, my daughter, and sits over the fire at night and thinks, instead of tramping all day and sleeping heavy after it, as one does when one is young--things comes back; things comes back, I say, as they says ghosts does.

destroyed or killed

From this reading "I've a sharp tongue, as you know, Sybil Stanley, and I'm doubtful if she was too happy while she lived; but when she was gone I knew she'd been a good 'un, and I've always spoken of her accordingly.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "I've a sharp tongue, as you know, Sybil Stanley, and I'm doubtful if she was too happy while she lived; but when she was gone I knew she'd been a good 'un, and I've always spoken of her accordingly.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Farmer-folk grudged you fourpence to mend the kettle, and as to broken victuals, there wasn't as much went in at the front door to feed the family, as the servants would have thrown out at the back door another year to feed the pigs.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading "I've a sharp tongue, as you know, Sybil Stanley, and I'm doubtful if she was too happy while she lived; but when she was gone I knew she'd been a good 'un, and I've always spoken of her accordingly.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading "You're too young to remember that year; it was a year of slack trade and hard times all over.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Farmer-folk grudged you fourpence to mend the kettle, and as to broken victuals, there wasn't as much went in at the front door to feed the family, as the servants would have thrown out at the back door another year to feed the pigs.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading "When one gets old, my daughter, and sits over the fire at night and thinks, instead of tramping all day and sleeping heavy after it, as one does when one is young--things comes back; things comes back, I say, as they says ghosts does.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "I've a sharp tongue, as you know, Sybil Stanley, and I'm doubtful if she was too happy while she lived; but when she was gone I knew she'd been a good 'un, and I've always spoken of her accordingly.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I've a sharp tongue, as you know, Sybil Stanley, and I'm doubtful if she was too happy while she lived; but when she was gone I knew she'd been a good 'un, and I've always spoken of her accordingly.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I've a sharp tongue, as you know, Sybil Stanley, and I'm doubtful if she was too happy while she lived; but when she was gone I knew she'd been a good 'un, and I've always spoken of her accordingly.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I've a sharp tongue, as you know, Sybil Stanley, and I'm doubtful if she was too happy while she lived; but when she was gone I knew she'd been a good 'un, and I've always spoken of her accordingly.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "I've a sharp tongue, as you know, Sybil Stanley, and I'm doubtful if she was too happy while she lived; but when she was gone I knew she'd been a good 'un, and I've always spoken of her accordingly.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Farmer-folk grudged you fourpence to mend the kettle, and as to broken victuals, there wasn't as much went in at the front door to feed the family, as the servants would have thrown out at the back door another year to feed the pigs.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading "When one gets old, my daughter, and sits over the fire at night and thinks, instead of tramping all day and sleeping heavy after it, as one does when one is young--things comes back; things comes back, I say, as they says ghosts does.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "When one gets old, my daughter, and sits over the fire at night and thinks, instead of tramping all day and sleeping heavy after it, as one does when one is young--things comes back; things comes back, I say, as they says ghosts does.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "You're too young to remember that year; it was a year of slack trade and hard times all over.

a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid

From this reading Farmer-folk grudged you fourpence to mend the kettle, and as to broken victuals, there wasn't as much went in at the front door to feed the family, as the servants would have thrown out at the back door another year to feed the pigs.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "I've a sharp tongue, as you know, Sybil Stanley, and I'm doubtful if she was too happy while she lived; but when she was gone I knew she'd been a good 'un, and I've always spoken of her accordingly.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "I've a sharp tongue, as you know, Sybil Stanley, and I'm doubtful if she was too happy while she lived; but when she was gone I knew she'd been a good 'un, and I've always spoken of her accordingly.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading "I've a sharp tongue, as you know, Sybil Stanley, and I'm doubtful if she was too happy while she lived; but when she was gone I knew she'd been a good 'un, and I've always spoken of her accordingly.

restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

From this reading Farmer-folk grudged you fourpence to mend the kettle, and as to broken victuals, there wasn't as much went in at the front door to feed the family, as the servants would have thrown out at the back door another year to feed the pigs.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Farmer-folk grudged you fourpence to mend the kettle, and as to broken victuals, there wasn't as much went in at the front door to feed the family, as the servants would have thrown out at the back door another year to feed the pigs.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "My son's first wife died after Christian was born," said the old woman.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading "When one gets old, my daughter, and sits over the fire at night and thinks, instead of tramping all day and sleeping heavy after it, as one does when one is young--things comes back; things comes back, I say, as they says ghosts does.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "I've a sharp tongue, as you know, Sybil Stanley, and I'm doubtful if she was too happy while she lived; but when she was gone I knew she'd been a good 'un, and I've always spoken of her accordingly.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading "My son's first wife died after Christian was born," said the old woman.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "When one gets old, my daughter, and sits over the fire at night and thinks, instead of tramping all day and sleeping heavy after it, as one does when one is young--things comes back; things comes back, I say, as they says ghosts does.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Farmer-folk grudged you fourpence to mend the kettle, and as to broken victuals, there wasn't as much went in at the front door to feed the family, as the servants would have thrown out at the back door another year to feed the pigs.

above and across; more than

From this reading "You're too young to remember that year; it was a year of slack trade and hard times all over.

plural of “pig” — domestic swine

From this reading Farmer-folk grudged you fourpence to mend the kettle, and as to broken victuals, there wasn't as much went in at the front door to feed the family, as the servants would have thrown out at the back door another year to feed the pigs.

To recall to mind.

From this reading "You're too young to remember that year; it was a year of slack trade and hard times all over.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "My son's first wife died after Christian was born," said the old woman.

express in words

From this reading "When one gets old, my daughter, and sits over the fire at night and thinks, instead of tramping all day and sleeping heavy after it, as one does when one is young--things comes back; things comes back, I say, as they says ghosts does.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading "When one gets old, my daughter, and sits over the fire at night and thinks, instead of tramping all day and sleeping heavy after it, as one does when one is young--things comes back; things comes back, I say, as they says ghosts does.

plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading Farmer-folk grudged you fourpence to mend the kettle, and as to broken victuals, there wasn't as much went in at the front door to feed the family, as the servants would have thrown out at the back door another year to feed the pigs.

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined

From this reading "I've a sharp tongue, as you know, Sybil Stanley, and I'm doubtful if she was too happy while she lived; but when she was gone I knew she'd been a good 'un, and I've always spoken of her accordingly.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "I've a sharp tongue, as you know, Sybil Stanley, and I'm doubtful if she was too happy while she lived; but when she was gone I knew she'd been a good 'un, and I've always spoken of her accordingly.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I've a sharp tongue, as you know, Sybil Stanley, and I'm doubtful if she was too happy while she lived; but when she was gone I knew she'd been a good 'un, and I've always spoken of her accordingly.

third-person singular of “sit” — be seated

From this reading "When one gets old, my daughter, and sits over the fire at night and thinks, instead of tramping all day and sleeping heavy after it, as one does when one is young--things comes back; things comes back, I say, as they says ghosts does.

not tense or taut

From this reading "You're too young to remember that year; it was a year of slack trade and hard times all over.

the state of being asleep

From this reading "When one gets old, my daughter, and sits over the fire at night and thinks, instead of tramping all day and sleeping heavy after it, as one does when one is young--things comes back; things comes back, I say, as they says ghosts does.

possessive form of “son” — a male human offspring

From this reading "My son's first wife died after Christian was born," said the old woman.

uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination

From this reading "I've a sharp tongue, as you know, Sybil Stanley, and I'm doubtful if she was too happy while she lived; but when she was gone I knew she'd been a good 'un, and I've always spoken of her accordingly.

United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)

From this reading "I've a sharp tongue, as you know, Sybil Stanley, and I'm doubtful if she was too happy while she lived; but when she was gone I knew she'd been a good 'un, and I've always spoken of her accordingly.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I've a sharp tongue, as you know, Sybil Stanley, and I'm doubtful if she was too happy while she lived; but when she was gone I knew she'd been a good 'un, and I've always spoken of her accordingly.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "You're too young to remember that year; it was a year of slack trade and hard times all over.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "My son's first wife died after Christian was born," said the old woman.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Farmer-folk grudged you fourpence to mend the kettle, and as to broken victuals, there wasn't as much went in at the front door to feed the family, as the servants would have thrown out at the back door another year to feed the pigs.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "When one gets old, my daughter, and sits over the fire at night and thinks, instead of tramping all day and sleeping heavy after it, as one does when one is young--things comes back; things comes back, I say, as they says ghosts does.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading "When one gets old, my daughter, and sits over the fire at night and thinks, instead of tramping all day and sleeping heavy after it, as one does when one is young--things comes back; things comes back, I say, as they says ghosts does.

plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking

From this reading "When one gets old, my daughter, and sits over the fire at night and thinks, instead of tramping all day and sleeping heavy after it, as one does when one is young--things comes back; things comes back, I say, as they says ghosts does.

caused to fall to the ground

From this reading Farmer-folk grudged you fourpence to mend the kettle, and as to broken victuals, there wasn't as much went in at the front door to feed the family, as the servants would have thrown out at the back door another year to feed the pigs.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading "You're too young to remember that year; it was a year of slack trade and hard times all over.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "You're too young to remember that year; it was a year of slack trade and hard times all over.

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading "I've a sharp tongue, as you know, Sybil Stanley, and I'm doubtful if she was too happy while she lived; but when she was gone I knew she'd been a good 'un, and I've always spoken of her accordingly.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading "I've a sharp tongue, as you know, Sybil Stanley, and I'm doubtful if she was too happy while she lived; but when she was gone I knew she'd been a good 'un, and I've always spoken of her accordingly.

the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

From this reading "You're too young to remember that year; it was a year of slack trade and hard times all over.

-ing form of “tramp” — travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition

From this reading "When one gets old, my daughter, and sits over the fire at night and thinks, instead of tramping all day and sleeping heavy after it, as one does when one is young--things comes back; things comes back, I say, as they says ghosts does.

an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security

From this reading "I've a sharp tongue, as you know, Sybil Stanley, and I'm doubtful if she was too happy while she lived; but when she was gone I knew she'd been a good 'un, and I've always spoken of her accordingly.

a stock or supply of foods

From this reading Farmer-folk grudged you fourpence to mend the kettle, and as to broken victuals, there wasn't as much went in at the front door to feed the family, as the servants would have thrown out at the back door another year to feed the pigs.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "My son's first wife died after Christian was born," said the old woman.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Farmer-folk grudged you fourpence to mend the kettle, and as to broken victuals, there wasn't as much went in at the front door to feed the family, as the servants would have thrown out at the back door another year to feed the pigs.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Farmer-folk grudged you fourpence to mend the kettle, and as to broken victuals, there wasn't as much went in at the front door to feed the family, as the servants would have thrown out at the back door another year to feed the pigs.

at the time that

From this reading "I've a sharp tongue, as you know, Sybil Stanley, and I'm doubtful if she was too happy while she lived; but when she was gone I knew she'd been a good 'un, and I've always spoken of her accordingly.

during the time that

From this reading "I've a sharp tongue, as you know, Sybil Stanley, and I'm doubtful if she was too happy while she lived; but when she was gone I knew she'd been a good 'un, and I've always spoken of her accordingly.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading "My son's first wife died after Christian was born," said the old woman.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading "My son's first wife died after Christian was born," said the old woman.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Farmer-folk grudged you fourpence to mend the kettle, and as to broken victuals, there wasn't as much went in at the front door to feed the family, as the servants would have thrown out at the back door another year to feed the pigs.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading "You're too young to remember that year; it was a year of slack trade and hard times all over.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I've a sharp tongue, as you know, Sybil Stanley, and I'm doubtful if she was too happy while she lived; but when she was gone I knew she'd been a good 'un, and I've always spoken of her accordingly.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You're too young to remember that year; it was a year of slack trade and hard times all over.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading "You're too young to remember that year; it was a year of slack trade and hard times all over.