used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
anew
From this reading Get out of this and never speak to me again!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading In his anger he laid on young Torode a punishment hard to bear.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
have
From this reading In his anger he laid on young Torode a punishment hard to bear.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
a youthful male person
From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
lacking funds
From this reading "You pledged me your word and you broke it," said he, "and you think to redeem it with money.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Get out of this and never speak to me again!
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
Hamon
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From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading In his anger he laid on young Torode a punishment hard to bear.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In his anger he laid on young Torode a punishment hard to bear.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
HOW
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From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his anger he laid on young Torode a punishment hard to bear.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You pledged me your word and you broke it," said he, "and you think to redeem it with money.
set down according to a plan
From this reading In his anger he laid on young Torode a punishment hard to bear.
something that is lost
From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You pledged me your word and you broke it," said he, "and you think to redeem it with money.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "You pledged me your word and you broke it," said he, "and you think to redeem it with money.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Get out of this and never speak to me again!
NormannounUS /ˈnɔːrmən/
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In his anger he laid on young Torode a punishment hard to bear.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
pledgedadjectiveUS /pledʒd/
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading "You pledged me your word and you broke it," said he, "and you think to redeem it with money.
the act of punishing
From this reading In his anger he laid on young Torode a punishment hard to bear.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
redeemverbUS /rɪˈdiːm/
save from sins
From this reading "You pledged me your word and you broke it," said he, "and you think to redeem it with money.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You pledged me your word and you broke it," said he, "and you think to redeem it with money.
sharpestadjectiveUS /ˈʃɑːrpəst/
superlative of “sharp” — (of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
sorelyadverbUS /ˈsɔːrli/
to a great degree
From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
express in speech
From this reading Get out of this and never speak to me again!
SPURnounUS /spɜːr/
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
carry out
From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "You pledged me your word and you broke it," said he, "and you think to redeem it with money.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Get out of this and never speak to me again!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In his anger he laid on young Torode a punishment hard to bear.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
Torode
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From this reading In his anger he laid on young Torode a punishment hard to bear.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
at the time that
From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You pledged me your word and you broke it," said he, "and you think to redeem it with money.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "You pledged me your word and you broke it," said he, "and you think to redeem it with money.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You pledged me your word and you broke it," said he, "and you think to redeem it with money.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading In his anger he laid on young Torode a punishment hard to bear.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You pledged me your word and you broke it," said he, "and you think to redeem it with money.
