used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Well, sir, I hear that's to be it, unless a stronger party comes and drives us away.
a-top
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From this reading Seems to me as we're like the little ones playing king o' the castle; and no sooner is one up a-top than another comes and pushes him down.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, sir, I hear that's to be it, unless a stronger party comes and drives us away.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Seems to me as we're like the little ones playing king o' the castle; and no sooner is one up a-top than another comes and pushes him down.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Seems to me as we're like the little ones playing king o' the castle; and no sooner is one up a-top than another comes and pushes him down.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Well, sir, I hear that's to be it, unless a stronger party comes and drives us away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well, sir, I hear that's to be it, unless a stronger party comes and drives us away.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Seems to me as we're like the little ones playing king o' the castle; and no sooner is one up a-top than another comes and pushes him down.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "Well, sir, I hear that's to be it, unless a stronger party comes and drives us away.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Seems to me as we're like the little ones playing king o' the castle; and no sooner is one up a-top than another comes and pushes him down.
drivesnounUS /draɪvz/
plural of “drive” — the act of applying force to propel something
From this reading "Well, sir, I hear that's to be it, unless a stronger party comes and drives us away.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "News of our stopping here for the present."
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Well, sir, I hear that's to be it, unless a stronger party comes and drives us away.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "News of our stopping here for the present."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Seems to me as we're like the little ones playing king o' the castle; and no sooner is one up a-top than another comes and pushes him down.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, sir, I hear that's to be it, unless a stronger party comes and drives us away.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Seems to me as we're like the little ones playing king o' the castle; and no sooner is one up a-top than another comes and pushes him down.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, sir, I hear that's to be it, unless a stronger party comes and drives us away.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Seems to me as we're like the little ones playing king o' the castle; and no sooner is one up a-top than another comes and pushes him down.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Seems to me as we're like the little ones playing king o' the castle; and no sooner is one up a-top than another comes and pushes him down.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Seems to me as we're like the little ones playing king o' the castle; and no sooner is one up a-top than another comes and pushes him down.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Seems to me as we're like the little ones playing king o' the castle; and no sooner is one up a-top than another comes and pushes him down.
information about recent and important events
From this reading "No, sir; not news of them," replied Samson, sadly.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, sir; not news of them," replied Samson, sadly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No, sir; not news of them," replied Samson, sadly.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Seems to me as we're like the little ones playing king o' the castle; and no sooner is one up a-top than another comes and pushes him down.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "No, sir; not news of them," replied Samson, sadly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Seems to me as we're like the little ones playing king o' the castle; and no sooner is one up a-top than another comes and pushes him down.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Seems to me as we're like the little ones playing king o' the castle; and no sooner is one up a-top than another comes and pushes him down.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "News of our stopping here for the present."
an organization to gain political power
From this reading "Well, sir, I hear that's to be it, unless a stronger party comes and drives us away.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading Seems to me as we're like the little ones playing king o' the castle; and no sooner is one up a-top than another comes and pushes him down.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "News of our stopping here for the present."
pushesnounUS /ˈpʊʃəz/
plural of “push” — the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading Seems to me as we're like the little ones playing king o' the castle; and no sooner is one up a-top than another comes and pushes him down.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "No, sir; not news of them," replied Samson, sadly.
in an unfortunate way
From this reading "No, sir; not news of them," replied Samson, sadly.
SamsonnounUS /ˈsæmsən/
(Old Testament) a judge of Israel who performed herculean feats of strength against the Philistines until he was betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah
From this reading "No, sir; not news of them," replied Samson, sadly.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Seems to me as we're like the little ones playing king o' the castle; and no sooner is one up a-top than another comes and pushes him down.
term of address for a man
From this reading "No, sir; not news of them," replied Samson, sadly.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading Seems to me as we're like the little ones playing king o' the castle; and no sooner is one up a-top than another comes and pushes him down.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading "News of our stopping here for the present."
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading "Well, sir, I hear that's to be it, unless a stronger party comes and drives us away.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Seems to me as we're like the little ones playing king o' the castle; and no sooner is one up a-top than another comes and pushes him down.
that's
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From this reading "Well, sir, I hear that's to be it, unless a stronger party comes and drives us away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "News of our stopping here for the present."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "No, sir; not news of them," replied Samson, sadly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, sir, I hear that's to be it, unless a stronger party comes and drives us away.
except if; if not
From this reading "Well, sir, I hear that's to be it, unless a stronger party comes and drives us away.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Seems to me as we're like the little ones playing king o' the castle; and no sooner is one up a-top than another comes and pushes him down.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, sir, I hear that's to be it, unless a stronger party comes and drives us away.
we're
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From this reading Seems to me as we're like the little ones playing king o' the castle; and no sooner is one up a-top than another comes and pushes him down.
(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 "Well, sir, I hear that's to be it, unless a stronger party comes and drives us away.
