used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
(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 "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LEMON, AND STRIKES TERROR TO THE SOUL OF FANNY LEMON.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And he can talk, sir, by the hour, and it never seens to tire him, whatever it does with other people.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
couldn't
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From this reading Lemon was took with him, and couldn't keep his eyes off him.
cribbagenounUS /ˈkrɪbɪdʒ/
a card game (usually for two players) in which each player is dealt six cards and discards one or two
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
DEVLIN
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From this reading DEVLIN PERFORMS SOME WONDERFUL TRICKS, FASCINATES MR.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And he can talk, sir, by the hour, and it never seens to tire him, whatever it does with other people.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
droring
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From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Lemon was took with him, and couldn't keep his eyes off him.
FANNYnounUS /ˈfæni/
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading LEMON, AND STRIKES TERROR TO THE SOUL OF FANNY LEMON.
FASCINATESverbUS /ˈfæsəneɪts/
third-person singular of “fascinate” — cause to be interested or curious
From this reading DEVLIN PERFORMS SOME WONDERFUL TRICKS, FASCINATES MR.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
ha'pennynoun
an English coin worth half a penny
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
he'd
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From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And he can talk, sir, by the hour, and it never seens to tire him, whatever it does with other people.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading And he can talk, sir, by the hour, and it never seens to tire him, whatever it does with other people.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And he can talk, sir, by the hour, and it never seens to tire him, whatever it does with other people.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Lemon was took with him, and couldn't keep his eyes off him.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
go away from a place
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
LEMONnounUS /ˈlemən/
yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
From this reading LEMON, AND STRIKES TERROR TO THE SOUL OF FANNY LEMON.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
a form of address for a man
From this reading DEVLIN PERFORMS SOME WONDERFUL TRICKS, FASCINATES MR.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading And he can talk, sir, by the hour, and it never seens to tire him, whatever it does with other people.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LEMON, AND STRIKES TERROR TO THE SOUL OF FANNY LEMON.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Lemon was took with him, and couldn't keep his eyes off him.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading And he can talk, sir, by the hour, and it never seens to tire him, whatever it does with other people.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading And he can talk, sir, by the hour, and it never seens to tire him, whatever it does with other people.
PERFORMSverbUS /pərˈfɔːrmz/
third-person singular of “perform” — carry out or perform an action
From this reading DEVLIN PERFORMS SOME WONDERFUL TRICKS, FASCINATES MR.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
seens
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From this reading And he can talk, sir, by the hour, and it never seens to tire him, whatever it does with other people.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
term of address for a man
From this reading And he can talk, sir, by the hour, and it never seens to tire him, whatever it does with other people.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading DEVLIN PERFORMS SOME WONDERFUL TRICKS, FASCINATES MR.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading LEMON, AND STRIKES TERROR TO THE SOUL OF FANNY LEMON.
STRIKESnounUS /straɪks/
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading LEMON, AND STRIKES TERROR TO THE SOUL OF FANNY LEMON.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading LEMON, AND STRIKES TERROR TO THE SOUL OF FANNY LEMON.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LEMON, AND STRIKES TERROR TO THE SOUL OF FANNY LEMON.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
tireverbUS /ˈtaɪər/
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
From this reading And he can talk, sir, by the hour, and it never seens to tire him, whatever it does with other people.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LEMON, AND STRIKES TERROR TO THE SOUL OF FANNY LEMON.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Lemon was took with him, and couldn't keep his eyes off him.
TRICKSnounUS /trɪks/
plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading DEVLIN PERFORMS SOME WONDERFUL TRICKS, FASCINATES MR.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
precisely as stated
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading And he can talk, sir, by the hour, and it never seens to tire him, whatever it does with other people.
in or at the place that
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading DEVLIN PERFORMS SOME WONDERFUL TRICKS, FASCINATES MR.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
