used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And he dried a tear.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading You are not yet completed, and you are already beginning to show want of respect to your father!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Geppetto at this insolent and derisive behavior felt sadder and more melancholy than he had ever been in his life before; and turning to Pinocchio he said to him:
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are not yet completed, and you are already beginning to show want of respect to your father!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Geppetto at this insolent and derisive behavior felt sadder and more melancholy than he had ever been in his life before; and turning to Pinocchio he said to him:
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading That is bad, my boy, very bad."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Geppetto at this insolent and derisive behavior felt sadder and more melancholy than he had ever been in his life before; and turning to Pinocchio he said to him:
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Geppetto at this insolent and derisive behavior felt sadder and more melancholy than he had ever been in his life before; and turning to Pinocchio he said to him:
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading You are not yet completed, and you are already beginning to show want of respect to your father!
behaviornounUS /bɪˈheɪvjər/
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading Geppetto at this insolent and derisive behavior felt sadder and more melancholy than he had ever been in his life before; and turning to Pinocchio he said to him:
a youthful male person
From this reading That is bad, my boy, very bad."
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading You are not yet completed, and you are already beginning to show want of respect to your father!
derisiveadjectiveUS /dərˈɪsɪv/
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
From this reading Geppetto at this insolent and derisive behavior felt sadder and more melancholy than he had ever been in his life before; and turning to Pinocchio he said to him:
driedadjectiveUS /draɪd/
not still wet
From this reading And he dried a tear.
at any time
From this reading Geppetto at this insolent and derisive behavior felt sadder and more melancholy than he had ever been in his life before; and turning to Pinocchio he said to him:
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading You are not yet completed, and you are already beginning to show want of respect to your father!
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Geppetto at this insolent and derisive behavior felt sadder and more melancholy than he had ever been in his life before; and turning to Pinocchio he said to him:
Geppetto
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From this reading Geppetto at this insolent and derisive behavior felt sadder and more melancholy than he had ever been in his life before; and turning to Pinocchio he said to him:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Geppetto at this insolent and derisive behavior felt sadder and more melancholy than he had ever been in his life before; and turning to Pinocchio he said to him:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Geppetto at this insolent and derisive behavior felt sadder and more melancholy than he had ever been in his life before; and turning to Pinocchio he said to him:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Geppetto at this insolent and derisive behavior felt sadder and more melancholy than he had ever been in his life before; and turning to Pinocchio he said to him:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Geppetto at this insolent and derisive behavior felt sadder and more melancholy than he had ever been in his life before; and turning to Pinocchio he said to him:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Geppetto at this insolent and derisive behavior felt sadder and more melancholy than he had ever been in his life before; and turning to Pinocchio he said to him:
insolentadjectiveUS /ˈɪnsələnt/
marked by casual disrespect
From this reading Geppetto at this insolent and derisive behavior felt sadder and more melancholy than he had ever been in his life before; and turning to Pinocchio he said to him:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is bad, my boy, very bad."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Geppetto at this insolent and derisive behavior felt sadder and more melancholy than he had ever been in his life before; and turning to Pinocchio he said to him:
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading Geppetto at this insolent and derisive behavior felt sadder and more melancholy than he had ever been in his life before; and turning to Pinocchio he said to him:
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Geppetto at this insolent and derisive behavior felt sadder and more melancholy than he had ever been in his life before; and turning to Pinocchio he said to him:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That is bad, my boy, very bad."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You are not yet completed, and you are already beginning to show want of respect to your father!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You are not yet completed, and you are already beginning to show want of respect to your father!
Pinocchio
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Geppetto at this insolent and derisive behavior felt sadder and more melancholy than he had ever been in his life before; and turning to Pinocchio he said to him:
rascalnounUS /ˈræskəl/
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading "You young rascal!
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading You are not yet completed, and you are already beginning to show want of respect to your father!
sadderadjectiveUS /ˈsædər/
comparative of “sad” — experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Geppetto at this insolent and derisive behavior felt sadder and more melancholy than he had ever been in his life before; and turning to Pinocchio he said to him:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Geppetto at this insolent and derisive behavior felt sadder and more melancholy than he had ever been in his life before; and turning to Pinocchio he said to him:
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading You are not yet completed, and you are already beginning to show want of respect to your father!
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading And he dried a tear.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Geppetto at this insolent and derisive behavior felt sadder and more melancholy than he had ever been in his life before; and turning to Pinocchio he said to him:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is bad, my boy, very bad."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Geppetto at this insolent and derisive behavior felt sadder and more melancholy than he had ever been in his life before; and turning to Pinocchio he said to him:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Geppetto at this insolent and derisive behavior felt sadder and more melancholy than he had ever been in his life before; and turning to Pinocchio he said to him:
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Geppetto at this insolent and derisive behavior felt sadder and more melancholy than he had ever been in his life before; and turning to Pinocchio he said to him:
precisely as stated
From this reading That is bad, my boy, very bad."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading You are not yet completed, and you are already beginning to show want of respect to your father!
but in spite of that
From this reading You are not yet completed, and you are already beginning to show want of respect to your father!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You young rascal!
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "You young rascal!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are not yet completed, and you are already beginning to show want of respect to your father!
