Chapter V · Chapter 5

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "My dear old chap, I spoke to you like a brute.

(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 I ought not to have left you, but I was so delighted with the way in which you had brought down the game, and, as it were, filled our larder, that I thought you ought to have all the honour of keeping guard, while I played drudge and went to fetch the sledge to carry the meat home.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I ought not to have left you, but I was so delighted with the way in which you had brought down the game, and, as it were, filled our larder, that I thought you ought to have all the honour of keeping guard, while I played drudge and went to fetch the sledge to carry the meat home.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I ought not to have left you, but I was so delighted with the way in which you had brought down the game, and, as it were, filled our larder, that I thought you ought to have all the honour of keeping guard, while I played drudge and went to fetch the sledge to carry the meat home.

possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading "My poor old chap!" cried Emson, leaning forward to grasp his brother's shoulder.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading I ought not to have left you, but I was so delighted with the way in which you had brought down the game, and, as it were, filled our larder, that I thought you ought to have all the honour of keeping guard, while I played drudge and went to fetch the sledge to carry the meat home.

a cruelly rapacious person

From this reading "My dear old chap, I spoke to you like a brute.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "No, you couldn't know of it, but you were precious hard upon me."

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading I ought not to have left you, but I was so delighted with the way in which you had brought down the game, and, as it were, filled our larder, that I thought you ought to have all the honour of keeping guard, while I played drudge and went to fetch the sledge to carry the meat home.

a boy or man

From this reading "My poor old chap!" cried Emson, leaning forward to grasp his brother's shoulder.

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From this reading "No, you couldn't know of it, but you were precious hard upon me."

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "My poor old chap!" cried Emson, leaning forward to grasp his brother's shoulder.

dearly loved

From this reading "My dear old chap, I spoke to you like a brute.

greatly pleased

From this reading I ought not to have left you, but I was so delighted with the way in which you had brought down the game, and, as it were, filled our larder, that I thought you ought to have all the honour of keeping guard, while I played drudge and went to fetch the sledge to carry the meat home.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading "I did not know of this."

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading I ought not to have left you, but I was so delighted with the way in which you had brought down the game, and, as it were, filled our larder, that I thought you ought to have all the honour of keeping guard, while I played drudge and went to fetch the sledge to carry the meat home.

one who works hard at boring tasks

From this reading I ought not to have left you, but I was so delighted with the way in which you had brought down the game, and, as it were, filled our larder, that I thought you ought to have all the honour of keeping guard, while I played drudge and went to fetch the sledge to carry the meat home.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "My poor old chap!" cried Emson, leaning forward to grasp his brother's shoulder.

go or come after and bring or take back

From this reading I ought not to have left you, but I was so delighted with the way in which you had brought down the game, and, as it were, filled our larder, that I thought you ought to have all the honour of keeping guard, while I played drudge and went to fetch the sledge to carry the meat home.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading I ought not to have left you, but I was so delighted with the way in which you had brought down the game, and, as it were, filled our larder, that I thought you ought to have all the honour of keeping guard, while I played drudge and went to fetch the sledge to carry the meat home.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading "My poor old chap!" cried Emson, leaning forward to grasp his brother's shoulder.

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading I ought not to have left you, but I was so delighted with the way in which you had brought down the game, and, as it were, filled our larder, that I thought you ought to have all the honour of keeping guard, while I played drudge and went to fetch the sledge to carry the meat home.

hold firmly

From this reading "My poor old chap!" cried Emson, leaning forward to grasp his brother's shoulder.

a person who keeps watch over something or someone

From this reading I ought not to have left you, but I was so delighted with the way in which you had brought down the game, and, as it were, filled our larder, that I thought you ought to have all the honour of keeping guard, while I played drudge and went to fetch the sledge to carry the meat home.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading I ought not to have left you, but I was so delighted with the way in which you had brought down the game, and, as it were, filled our larder, that I thought you ought to have all the honour of keeping guard, while I played drudge and went to fetch the sledge to carry the meat home.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading "No, you couldn't know of it, but you were precious hard upon me."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I ought not to have left you, but I was so delighted with the way in which you had brought down the game, and, as it were, filled our larder, that I thought you ought to have all the honour of keeping guard, while I played drudge and went to fetch the sledge to carry the meat home.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "My poor old chap!" cried Emson, leaning forward to grasp his brother's shoulder.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading I ought not to have left you, but I was so delighted with the way in which you had brought down the game, and, as it were, filled our larder, that I thought you ought to have all the honour of keeping guard, while I played drudge and went to fetch the sledge to carry the meat home.

the state of being honored

From this reading I ought not to have left you, but I was so delighted with the way in which you had brought down the game, and, as it were, filled our larder, that I thought you ought to have all the honour of keeping guard, while I played drudge and went to fetch the sledge to carry the meat home.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I did not know of this."

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I ought not to have left you, but I was so delighted with the way in which you had brought down the game, and, as it were, filled our larder, that I thought you ought to have all the honour of keeping guard, while I played drudge and went to fetch the sledge to carry the meat home.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "No, you couldn't know of it, but you were precious hard upon me."

conformity or harmony

From this reading I ought not to have left you, but I was so delighted with the way in which you had brought down the game, and, as it were, filled our larder, that I thought you ought to have all the honour of keeping guard, while I played drudge and went to fetch the sledge to carry the meat home.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "I did not know of this."

a supply of food especially for a household

From this reading I ought not to have left you, but I was so delighted with the way in which you had brought down the game, and, as it were, filled our larder, that I thought you ought to have all the honour of keeping guard, while I played drudge and went to fetch the sledge to carry the meat home.

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading "My poor old chap!" cried Emson, leaning forward to grasp his brother's shoulder.

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 I ought not to have left you, but I was so delighted with the way in which you had brought down the game, and, as it were, filled our larder, that I thought you ought to have all the honour of keeping guard, while I played drudge and went to fetch the sledge to carry the meat home.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "My dear old chap, I spoke to you like a brute.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "No, you couldn't know of it, but you were precious hard upon me."

the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

From this reading I ought not to have left you, but I was so delighted with the way in which you had brought down the game, and, as it were, filled our larder, that I thought you ought to have all the honour of keeping guard, while I played drudge and went to fetch the sledge to carry the meat home.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "My poor old chap!" cried Emson, leaning forward to grasp his brother's shoulder.

not any; not one

From this reading "No, you couldn't know of it, but you were precious hard upon me."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "I did not know of this."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "I did not know of this."

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading "My poor old chap!" cried Emson, leaning forward to grasp his brother's shoulder.

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading I ought not to have left you, but I was so delighted with the way in which you had brought down the game, and, as it were, filled our larder, that I thought you ought to have all the honour of keeping guard, while I played drudge and went to fetch the sledge to carry the meat home.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading I ought not to have left you, but I was so delighted with the way in which you had brought down the game, and, as it were, filled our larder, that I thought you ought to have all the honour of keeping guard, while I played drudge and went to fetch the sledge to carry the meat home.

(of games) engaged in

From this reading I ought not to have left you, but I was so delighted with the way in which you had brought down the game, and, as it were, filled our larder, that I thought you ought to have all the honour of keeping guard, while I played drudge and went to fetch the sledge to carry the meat home.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading "My poor old chap!" cried Emson, leaning forward to grasp his brother's shoulder.

characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for

From this reading "No, you couldn't know of it, but you were precious hard upon me."

lift onto one's shoulders

From this reading "My poor old chap!" cried Emson, leaning forward to grasp his brother's shoulder.

transport in a sleigh

From this reading I ought not to have left you, but I was so delighted with the way in which you had brought down the game, and, as it were, filled our larder, that I thought you ought to have all the honour of keeping guard, while I played drudge and went to fetch the sledge to carry the meat home.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I ought not to have left you, but I was so delighted with the way in which you had brought down the game, and, as it were, filled our larder, that I thought you ought to have all the honour of keeping guard, while I played drudge and went to fetch the sledge to carry the meat home.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading "My dear old chap, I spoke to you like a brute.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I ought not to have left you, but I was so delighted with the way in which you had brought down the game, and, as it were, filled our larder, that I thought you ought to have all the honour of keeping guard, while I played drudge and went to fetch the sledge to carry the meat home.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I ought not to have left you, but I was so delighted with the way in which you had brought down the game, and, as it were, filled our larder, that I thought you ought to have all the honour of keeping guard, while I played drudge and went to fetch the sledge to carry the meat home.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "I did not know of this."

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading I ought not to have left you, but I was so delighted with the way in which you had brought down the game, and, as it were, filled our larder, that I thought you ought to have all the honour of keeping guard, while I played drudge and went to fetch the sledge to carry the meat home.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "My poor old chap!" cried Emson, leaning forward to grasp his brother's shoulder.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading "No, you couldn't know of it, but you were precious hard upon me."

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I ought not to have left you, but I was so delighted with the way in which you had brought down the game, and, as it were, filled our larder, that I thought you ought to have all the honour of keeping guard, while I played drudge and went to fetch the sledge to carry the meat home.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading I ought not to have left you, but I was so delighted with the way in which you had brought down the game, and, as it were, filled our larder, that I thought you ought to have all the honour of keeping guard, while I played drudge and went to fetch the sledge to carry the meat home.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading I ought not to have left you, but I was so delighted with the way in which you had brought down the game, and, as it were, filled our larder, that I thought you ought to have all the honour of keeping guard, while I played drudge and went to fetch the sledge to carry the meat home.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "No, you couldn't know of it, but you were precious hard upon me."

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading I ought not to have left you, but I was so delighted with the way in which you had brought down the game, and, as it were, filled our larder, that I thought you ought to have all the honour of keeping guard, while I played drudge and went to fetch the sledge to carry the meat home.

during the time that

From this reading I ought not to have left you, but I was so delighted with the way in which you had brought down the game, and, as it were, filled our larder, that I thought you ought to have all the honour of keeping guard, while I played drudge and went to fetch the sledge to carry the meat home.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I ought not to have left you, but I was so delighted with the way in which you had brought down the game, and, as it were, filled our larder, that I thought you ought to have all the honour of keeping guard, while I played drudge and went to fetch the sledge to carry the meat home.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "No, you couldn't know of it, but you were precious hard upon me."