used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They don't give you a table-spoonful of cream, fidgeting and looking round to see if anybody else wants it: one of them turns the jug upside-down into your saucer, and before another can lay hold of it and say, "Halloa!
(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 The milk's all gone,"--you have generally had time to lap it up under the table.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They have comfortable chairs, and keep good fires.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading They don't give you a table-spoonful of cream, fidgeting and looking round to see if anybody else wants it: one of them turns the jug upside-down into your saucer, and before another can lay hold of it and say, "Halloa!
any person at all
From this reading They don't give you a table-spoonful of cream, fidgeting and looking round to see if anybody else wants it: one of them turns the jug upside-down into your saucer, and before another can lay hold of it and say, "Halloa!
bachelorsnounUS /ˈbætʃlərz/
plural of “bachelor” — a man who has never been married
From this reading I like living with bachelors.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They don't give you a table-spoonful of cream, fidgeting and looking round to see if anybody else wants it: one of them turns the jug upside-down into your saucer, and before another can lay hold of it and say, "Halloa!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading They don't put water into the tea-pot: they call the man-servant and send for more tea.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading They don't give you a table-spoonful of cream, fidgeting and looking round to see if anybody else wants it: one of them turns the jug upside-down into your saucer, and before another can lay hold of it and say, "Halloa!
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading They have comfortable chairs, and keep good fires.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading They have comfortable chairs, and keep good fires.
creamnounUS /kriːm/
the best people or things in a group
From this reading They don't give you a table-spoonful of cream, fidgeting and looking round to see if anybody else wants it: one of them turns the jug upside-down into your saucer, and before another can lay hold of it and say, "Halloa!
don't
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From this reading They don't put water into the tea-pot: they call the man-servant and send for more tea.
else
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From this reading They don't give you a table-spoonful of cream, fidgeting and looking round to see if anybody else wants it: one of them turns the jug upside-down into your saucer, and before another can lay hold of it and say, "Halloa!
fidgetingverbUS /ˈfɪdʒətɪŋ/
-ing form of “fidget” — move restlessly
From this reading They don't give you a table-spoonful of cream, fidgeting and looking round to see if anybody else wants it: one of them turns the jug upside-down into your saucer, and before another can lay hold of it and say, "Halloa!
firesnounUS /ˈfaɪərz/
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading They have comfortable chairs, and keep good fires.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They don't put water into the tea-pot: they call the man-servant and send for more tea.
usually; as a rule
From this reading The milk's all gone,"--you have generally had time to lap it up under the table.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading They don't give you a table-spoonful of cream, fidgeting and looking round to see if anybody else wants it: one of them turns the jug upside-down into your saucer, and before another can lay hold of it and say, "Halloa!
destroyed or killed
From this reading The milk's all gone,"--you have generally had time to lap it up under the table.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading They have comfortable chairs, and keep good fires.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The milk's all gone,"--you have generally had time to lap it up under the table.
Halloa
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From this reading They don't give you a table-spoonful of cream, fidgeting and looking round to see if anybody else wants it: one of them turns the jug upside-down into your saucer, and before another can lay hold of it and say, "Halloa!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have comfortable chairs, and keep good fires.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading They don't give you a table-spoonful of cream, fidgeting and looking round to see if anybody else wants it: one of them turns the jug upside-down into your saucer, and before another can lay hold of it and say, "Halloa!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I like living with bachelors.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They don't give you a table-spoonful of cream, fidgeting and looking round to see if anybody else wants it: one of them turns the jug upside-down into your saucer, and before another can lay hold of it and say, "Halloa!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They don't put water into the tea-pot: they call the man-servant and send for more tea.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They don't give you a table-spoonful of cream, fidgeting and looking round to see if anybody else wants it: one of them turns the jug upside-down into your saucer, and before another can lay hold of it and say, "Halloa!
jugnounUS /dʒʌɡ/
a large bottle with a narrow mouth
From this reading They don't give you a table-spoonful of cream, fidgeting and looking round to see if anybody else wants it: one of them turns the jug upside-down into your saucer, and before another can lay hold of it and say, "Halloa!
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading They have comfortable chairs, and keep good fires.
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading The milk's all gone,"--you have generally had time to lap it up under the table.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They don't give you a table-spoonful of cream, fidgeting and looking round to see if anybody else wants it: one of them turns the jug upside-down into your saucer, and before another can lay hold of it and say, "Halloa!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I like living with bachelors.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading I like living with bachelors.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading They don't give you a table-spoonful of cream, fidgeting and looking round to see if anybody else wants it: one of them turns the jug upside-down into your saucer, and before another can lay hold of it and say, "Halloa!
man-servant
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From this reading They don't put water into the tea-pot: they call the man-servant and send for more tea.
milk's
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From this reading The milk's all gone,"--you have generally had time to lap it up under the table.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading They don't put water into the tea-pot: they call the man-servant and send for more tea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They don't give you a table-spoonful of cream, fidgeting and looking round to see if anybody else wants it: one of them turns the jug upside-down into your saucer, and before another can lay hold of it and say, "Halloa!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They don't give you a table-spoonful of cream, fidgeting and looking round to see if anybody else wants it: one of them turns the jug upside-down into your saucer, and before another can lay hold of it and say, "Halloa!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They don't put water into the tea-pot: they call the man-servant and send for more tea.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading They don't give you a table-spoonful of cream, fidgeting and looking round to see if anybody else wants it: one of them turns the jug upside-down into your saucer, and before another can lay hold of it and say, "Halloa!
saucernounUS /ˈsɔːsər/
something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
From this reading They don't give you a table-spoonful of cream, fidgeting and looking round to see if anybody else wants it: one of them turns the jug upside-down into your saucer, and before another can lay hold of it and say, "Halloa!
express in words
From this reading They don't give you a table-spoonful of cream, fidgeting and looking round to see if anybody else wants it: one of them turns the jug upside-down into your saucer, and before another can lay hold of it and say, "Halloa!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They don't give you a table-spoonful of cream, fidgeting and looking round to see if anybody else wants it: one of them turns the jug upside-down into your saucer, and before another can lay hold of it and say, "Halloa!
cause to go somewhere
From this reading They don't put water into the tea-pot: they call the man-servant and send for more tea.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The milk's all gone,"--you have generally had time to lap it up under the table.
table-spoonful
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From this reading They don't give you a table-spoonful of cream, fidgeting and looking round to see if anybody else wants it: one of them turns the jug upside-down into your saucer, and before another can lay hold of it and say, "Halloa!
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading They don't put water into the tea-pot: they call the man-servant and send for more tea.
tea-pot
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From this reading They don't put water into the tea-pot: they call the man-servant and send for more tea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They don't put water into the tea-pot: they call the man-servant and send for more tea.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They don't give you a table-spoonful of cream, fidgeting and looking round to see if anybody else wants it: one of them turns the jug upside-down into your saucer, and before another can lay hold of it and say, "Halloa!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have comfortable chairs, and keep good fires.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The milk's all gone,"--you have generally had time to lap it up under the table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They don't give you a table-spoonful of cream, fidgeting and looking round to see if anybody else wants it: one of them turns the jug upside-down into your saucer, and before another can lay hold of it and say, "Halloa!
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading They don't give you a table-spoonful of cream, fidgeting and looking round to see if anybody else wants it: one of them turns the jug upside-down into your saucer, and before another can lay hold of it and say, "Halloa!
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The milk's all gone,"--you have generally had time to lap it up under the table.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The milk's all gone,"--you have generally had time to lap it up under the table.
upside-downadjectiveUS /ˈʌpsaɪddaʊn/
being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed
From this reading They don't give you a table-spoonful of cream, fidgeting and looking round to see if anybody else wants it: one of them turns the jug upside-down into your saucer, and before another can lay hold of it and say, "Halloa!
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading They don't give you a table-spoonful of cream, fidgeting and looking round to see if anybody else wants it: one of them turns the jug upside-down into your saucer, and before another can lay hold of it and say, "Halloa!
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading They don't put water into the tea-pot: they call the man-servant and send for more tea.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I like living with bachelors.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They don't give you a table-spoonful of cream, fidgeting and looking round to see if anybody else wants it: one of them turns the jug upside-down into your saucer, and before another can lay hold of it and say, "Halloa!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They don't give you a table-spoonful of cream, fidgeting and looking round to see if anybody else wants it: one of them turns the jug upside-down into your saucer, and before another can lay hold of it and say, "Halloa!
