used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Where one might lie and be lazy, Careless of Town and all in it!-- Bluebottles drive me crazy: I shall go mad in a minute!
(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 Where one might lie and be lazy, Careless of Town and all in it!-- Bluebottles drive me crazy: I shall go mad in a minute!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Where one might lie and be lazy, Careless of Town and all in it!-- Bluebottles drive me crazy: I shall go mad in a minute!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With some one to soothe and to still you, As only one's feminine kin do,-- Bluebottle, then I shall kill you: There now!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Where one might lie and be lazy, Careless of Town and all in it!-- Bluebottles drive me crazy: I shall go mad in a minute!
BluebottlenounUS /ˈbluːbɔːtəl/
an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
From this reading Careless of Town and all in it, With some one to soothe and to still you;-- I shall go mad in a minute; Bluebottle, then I shall kill you!
BluebottlesnounUS /ˈbluːbɔːtəlz/
plural of “bluebottle” — an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
From this reading Where one might lie and be lazy, Careless of Town and all in it!-- Bluebottles drive me crazy: I shall go mad in a minute!
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading I've broken the window!
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading Where one might lie and be lazy, Careless of Town and all in it!-- Bluebottles drive me crazy: I shall go mad in a minute!
crazyadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪzi/
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading Where one might lie and be lazy, Careless of Town and all in it!-- Bluebottles drive me crazy: I shall go mad in a minute!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading With some one to soothe and to still you, As only one's feminine kin do,-- Bluebottle, then I shall kill you: There now!
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading Where one might lie and be lazy, Careless of Town and all in it!-- Bluebottles drive me crazy: I shall go mad in a minute!
feminineadjectiveUS /ˈfemənən/
associated with women and not with men
From this reading With some one to soothe and to still you, As only one's feminine kin do,-- Bluebottle, then I shall kill you: There now!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Where one might lie and be lazy, Careless of Town and all in it!-- Bluebottles drive me crazy: I shall go mad in a minute!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Where one might lie and be lazy, Careless of Town and all in it!-- Bluebottles drive me crazy: I shall go mad in a minute!
I've
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From this reading I've broken the window!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Where one might lie and be lazy, Careless of Town and all in it!-- Bluebottles drive me crazy: I shall go mad in a minute!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Where one might lie and be lazy, Careless of Town and all in it!-- Bluebottles drive me crazy: I shall go mad in a minute!
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Careless of Town and all in it, With some one to soothe and to still you;-- I shall go mad in a minute; Bluebottle, then I shall kill you!
kinnounUS /kɪn/
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading With some one to soothe and to still you, As only one's feminine kin do,-- Bluebottle, then I shall kill you: There now!
lazyadjectiveUS /ˈleɪzi/
moving slowly and gently
From this reading Where one might lie and be lazy, Careless of Town and all in it!-- Bluebottles drive me crazy: I shall go mad in a minute!
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Where one might lie and be lazy, Careless of Town and all in it!-- Bluebottles drive me crazy: I shall go mad in a minute!
Mabel
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From this reading As only one's feminine kin do,-- Some muslin-clad Mabel or May!-- There now!
roused to anger
From this reading Where one might lie and be lazy, Careless of Town and all in it!-- Bluebottles drive me crazy: I shall go mad in a minute!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading As only one's feminine kin do,-- Some muslin-clad Mabel or May!-- There now!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Where one might lie and be lazy, Careless of Town and all in it!-- Bluebottles drive me crazy: I shall go mad in a minute!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Where one might lie and be lazy, Careless of Town and all in it!-- Bluebottles drive me crazy: I shall go mad in a minute!
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Where one might lie and be lazy, Careless of Town and all in it!-- Bluebottles drive me crazy: I shall go mad in a minute!
muslin-clad
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From this reading As only one's feminine kin do,-- Some muslin-clad Mabel or May!-- There now!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading With some one to soothe and to still you, As only one's feminine kin do,-- Bluebottle, then I shall kill you: There now!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Where one might lie and be lazy, Careless of Town and all in it!-- Bluebottles drive me crazy: I shall go mad in a minute!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Where one might lie and be lazy, Careless of Town and all in it!-- Bluebottles drive me crazy: I shall go mad in a minute!
one's
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From this reading With some one to soothe and to still you, As only one's feminine kin do,-- Bluebottle, then I shall kill you: There now!
and nothing more
From this reading With some one to soothe and to still you, As only one's feminine kin do,-- Bluebottle, then I shall kill you: There now!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As only one's feminine kin do,-- Some muslin-clad Mabel or May!-- There now!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Where one might lie and be lazy, Careless of Town and all in it!-- Bluebottles drive me crazy: I shall go mad in a minute!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Careless of Town and all in it, With some one to soothe and to still you;-- I shall go mad in a minute; Bluebottle, then I shall kill you!
sootheverbUS /suːð/
give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading Careless of Town and all in it, With some one to soothe and to still you;-- I shall go mad in a minute; Bluebottle, then I shall kill you!
not in physical motion
From this reading Careless of Town and all in it, With some one to soothe and to still you;-- I shall go mad in a minute; Bluebottle, then I shall kill you!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I've broken the window!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Careless of Town and all in it, With some one to soothe and to still you;-- I shall go mad in a minute; Bluebottle, then I shall kill you!
in or at that place or location
From this reading With some one to soothe and to still you, As only one's feminine kin do,-- Bluebottle, then I shall kill you: There now!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Careless of Town and all in it, With some one to soothe and to still you;-- I shall go mad in a minute; Bluebottle, then I shall kill you!
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Where one might lie and be lazy, Careless of Town and all in it!-- Bluebottles drive me crazy: I shall go mad in a minute!
in or at the place that
From this reading Where one might lie and be lazy, Careless of Town and all in it!-- Bluebottles drive me crazy: I shall go mad in a minute!
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading I've broken the window!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Careless of Town and all in it, With some one to soothe and to still you;-- I shall go mad in a minute; Bluebottle, then I shall kill you!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Careless of Town and all in it, With some one to soothe and to still you;-- I shall go mad in a minute; Bluebottle, then I shall kill you!
