used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come, Claud, my lad," and he walked straight out, without glancing to right or left, and remained silent till they were crossing Russell Square.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I say, guv'nor," said Claud, who passed his tongue over his lips before speaking, as if they were dry, "you don't think that, do you?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I say, guv'nor," said Claud, who passed his tongue over his lips before speaking, as if they were dry, "you don't think that, do you?
Claud
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From this reading "Come, Claud, my lad," and he walked straight out, without glancing to right or left, and remained silent till they were crossing Russell Square.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, Claud, my lad," and he walked straight out, without glancing to right or left, and remained silent till they were crossing Russell Square.
traveling across
From this reading "Come, Claud, my lad," and he walked straight out, without glancing to right or left, and remained silent till they were crossing Russell Square.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I say, guv'nor," said Claud, who passed his tongue over his lips before speaking, as if they were dry, "you don't think that, do you?
don't
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From this reading "I say, guv'nor," said Claud, who passed his tongue over his lips before speaking, as if they were dry, "you don't think that, do you?
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading "I say, guv'nor," said Claud, who passed his tongue over his lips before speaking, as if they were dry, "you don't think that, do you?
-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading "Come, Claud, my lad," and he walked straight out, without glancing to right or left, and remained silent till they were crossing Russell Square.
guv'nor
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From this reading "I say, guv'nor," said Claud, who passed his tongue over his lips before speaking, as if they were dry, "you don't think that, do you?
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading "Perhaps so," said Wilton hastily.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come, Claud, my lad," and he walked straight out, without glancing to right or left, and remained silent till they were crossing Russell Square.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I say, guv'nor," said Claud, who passed his tongue over his lips before speaking, as if they were dry, "you don't think that, do you?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I say, guv'nor," said Claud, who passed his tongue over his lips before speaking, as if they were dry, "you don't think that, do you?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I say, guv'nor," said Claud, who passed his tongue over his lips before speaking, as if they were dry, "you don't think that, do you?
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading "No, no, impossible.
It's
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From this reading It's what the mater said."
a boy or man
From this reading "Come, Claud, my lad," and he walked straight out, without glancing to right or left, and remained silent till they were crossing Russell Square.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "Come, Claud, my lad," and he walked straight out, without glancing to right or left, and remained silent till they were crossing Russell Square.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading "I say, guv'nor," said Claud, who passed his tongue over his lips before speaking, as if they were dry, "you don't think that, do you?
maternounUS /ˈmɑːtər/
an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
From this reading It's what the mater said."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Come, Claud, my lad," and he walked straight out, without glancing to right or left, and remained silent till they were crossing Russell Square.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no, impossible.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Come, Claud, my lad," and he walked straight out, without glancing to right or left, and remained silent till they were crossing Russell Square.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Come, Claud, my lad," and he walked straight out, without glancing to right or left, and remained silent till they were crossing Russell Square.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "I say, guv'nor," said Claud, who passed his tongue over his lips before speaking, as if they were dry, "you don't think that, do you?
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading "I say, guv'nor," said Claud, who passed his tongue over his lips before speaking, as if they were dry, "you don't think that, do you?
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps so," said Wilton hastily.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "Come, Claud, my lad," and he walked straight out, without glancing to right or left, and remained silent till they were crossing Russell Square.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Come, Claud, my lad," and he walked straight out, without glancing to right or left, and remained silent till they were crossing Russell Square.
RussellnounUS /ˈrʌsəl/
United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading "Come, Claud, my lad," and he walked straight out, without glancing to right or left, and remained silent till they were crossing Russell Square.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Perhaps so," said Wilton hastily.
express in words
From this reading "I say, guv'nor," said Claud, who passed his tongue over his lips before speaking, as if they were dry, "you don't think that, do you?
marked by absence of sound
From this reading "Come, Claud, my lad," and he walked straight out, without glancing to right or left, and remained silent till they were crossing Russell Square.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Perhaps so," said Wilton hastily.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading "I say, guv'nor," said Claud, who passed his tongue over his lips before speaking, as if they were dry, "you don't think that, do you?
make square
From this reading "Come, Claud, my lad," and he walked straight out, without glancing to right or left, and remained silent till they were crossing Russell Square.
successive (without a break)
From this reading "Come, Claud, my lad," and he walked straight out, without glancing to right or left, and remained silent till they were crossing Russell Square.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I say, guv'nor," said Claud, who passed his tongue over his lips before speaking, as if they were dry, "you don't think that, do you?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It's what the mater said."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come, Claud, my lad," and he walked straight out, without glancing to right or left, and remained silent till they were crossing Russell Square.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I say, guv'nor," said Claud, who passed his tongue over his lips before speaking, as if they were dry, "you don't think that, do you?
up to a particular time
From this reading "Come, Claud, my lad," and he walked straight out, without glancing to right or left, and remained silent till they were crossing Russell Square.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Come, Claud, my lad," and he walked straight out, without glancing to right or left, and remained silent till they were crossing Russell Square.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading "I say, guv'nor," said Claud, who passed his tongue over his lips before speaking, as if they were dry, "you don't think that, do you?
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading "Come, Claud, my lad," and he walked straight out, without glancing to right or left, and remained silent till they were crossing Russell Square.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Come, Claud, my lad," and he walked straight out, without glancing to right or left, and remained silent till they were crossing Russell Square.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It's what the mater said."
which person or people
From this reading "I say, guv'nor," said Claud, who passed his tongue over his lips before speaking, as if they were dry, "you don't think that, do you?
WiltonnounUS /ˈwɪltən/
a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile
From this reading "Perhaps so," said Wilton hastily.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Come, Claud, my lad," and he walked straight out, without glancing to right or left, and remained silent till they were crossing Russell Square.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I say, guv'nor," said Claud, who passed his tongue over his lips before speaking, as if they were dry, "you don't think that, do you?
