used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
(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 “La, my dear,” was her first remark, “it’s all noise and nonsense!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “La, my dear,” was her first remark, “it’s all noise and nonsense!
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
dearly loved
From this reading “La, my dear,” was her first remark, “it’s all noise and nonsense!
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading I’d like to see them doing it.
don't
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From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “La, my dear,” was her first remark, “it’s all noise and nonsense!
Gaisford
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From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
goingsnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋz/
plural of “going” — the act of departing
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “La, my dear,” was her first remark, “it’s all noise and nonsense!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
where you live at a particular time
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
be the source of pain
From this reading Hurt us, my lady?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
I'd
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From this reading I’d like to see them doing it.
I'll
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From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I’d like to see them doing it.
it's
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From this reading “La, my dear,” was her first remark, “it’s all noise and nonsense!
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
jollyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːli/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading “La, my dear,” was her first remark, “it’s all noise and nonsense!
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Hurt us, my lady?
the sound of laughing
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
staying power
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I’d like to see them doing it.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “La, my dear,” was her first remark, “it’s all noise and nonsense!
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “La, my dear,” was her first remark, “it’s all noise and nonsense!
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “La, my dear,” was her first remark, “it’s all noise and nonsense!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
Pithay
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From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading “La, my dear,” was her first remark, “it’s all noise and nonsense!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I’d like to see them doing it.
sneakverbUS /sniːk/
to go stealthily or furtively
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
soundlyadverbUS /ˈsaʊndli/
deeply or completely
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
successive (without a break)
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
express in words
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
there's
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From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’d like to see them doing it.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hurt us, my lady?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “La, my dear,” was her first remark, “it’s all noise and nonsense!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
in the company of; together with
From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
wouldn't
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From this reading You live in the Pithay, and if you don’t go straight home this minute I’ll tell her of your goings on!’—there’s not one of them, my dear,” with a jolly laugh, “wouldn’t sneak off with his tail between his legs!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They look fierce, but there’s not a man of them all, that if I took him soundly by the ear and said, ‘John Thomas Gaisford, I know you well and your wife!
