used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DAILY TROUBLES It was getting on towards Christmas, a couple of months after they had come to the hamlet, when one day Lars Peter was mad enough to quarrel with the inn-keeper.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading DAILY TROUBLES It was getting on towards Christmas, a couple of months after they had come to the hamlet, when one day Lars Peter was mad enough to quarrel with the inn-keeper.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading But he had been more than stupid, every one agreed, and he himself too.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was not even drunk and it was a thing unheard of in the hamlet for a sober man to give the inn-keeper a piece of his mind.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But he had been more than stupid, every one agreed, and he himself too.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he had been more than stupid, every one agreed, and he himself too.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading DAILY TROUBLES It was getting on towards Christmas, a couple of months after they had come to the hamlet, when one day Lars Peter was mad enough to quarrel with the inn-keeper.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading DAILY TROUBLES It was getting on towards Christmas, a couple of months after they had come to the hamlet, when one day Lars Peter was mad enough to quarrel with the inn-keeper.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Lars Peter could not get used to seeing the horse work for others, and it cut him to the heart that it should have to work so hard.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading DAILY TROUBLES It was getting on towards Christmas, a couple of months after they had come to the hamlet, when one day Lars Peter was mad enough to quarrel with the inn-keeper.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Lars Peter could not get used to seeing the horse work for others, and it cut him to the heart that it should have to work so hard.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading DAILY TROUBLES It was getting on towards Christmas, a couple of months after they had come to the hamlet, when one day Lars Peter was mad enough to quarrel with the inn-keeper.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading DAILY TROUBLES It was getting on towards Christmas, a couple of months after they had come to the hamlet, when one day Lars Peter was mad enough to quarrel with the inn-keeper.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading He was not even drunk and it was a thing unheard of in the hamlet for a sober man to give the inn-keeper a piece of his mind.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading DAILY TROUBLES It was getting on towards Christmas, a couple of months after they had come to the hamlet, when one day Lars Peter was mad enough to quarrel with the inn-keeper.
divisible by two
From this reading He was not even drunk and it was a thing unheard of in the hamlet for a sober man to give the inn-keeper a piece of his mind.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But he had been more than stupid, every one agreed, and he himself too.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was not even drunk and it was a thing unheard of in the hamlet for a sober man to give the inn-keeper a piece of his mind.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Lars Peter could not get used to seeing the horse work for others, and it cut him to the heart that it should have to work so hard.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading DAILY TROUBLES It was getting on towards Christmas, a couple of months after they had come to the hamlet, when one day Lars Peter was mad enough to quarrel with the inn-keeper.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He was not even drunk and it was a thing unheard of in the hamlet for a sober man to give the inn-keeper a piece of his mind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DAILY TROUBLES It was getting on towards Christmas, a couple of months after they had come to the hamlet, when one day Lars Peter was mad enough to quarrel with the inn-keeper.
hamletnounUS /ˈhæmlət/
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading DAILY TROUBLES It was getting on towards Christmas, a couple of months after they had come to the hamlet, when one day Lars Peter was mad enough to quarrel with the inn-keeper.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Lars Peter could not get used to seeing the horse work for others, and it cut him to the heart that it should have to work so hard.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Lars Peter could not get used to seeing the horse work for others, and it cut him to the heart that it should have to work so hard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not even drunk and it was a thing unheard of in the hamlet for a sober man to give the inn-keeper a piece of his mind.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Lars Peter could not get used to seeing the horse work for others, and it cut him to the heart that it should have to work so hard.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lars Peter could not get used to seeing the horse work for others, and it cut him to the heart that it should have to work so hard.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But he had been more than stupid, every one agreed, and he himself too.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was not even drunk and it was a thing unheard of in the hamlet for a sober man to give the inn-keeper a piece of his mind.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Lars Peter could not get used to seeing the horse work for others, and it cut him to the heart that it should have to work so hard.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was not even drunk and it was a thing unheard of in the hamlet for a sober man to give the inn-keeper a piece of his mind.
inn-keeper
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From this reading DAILY TROUBLES It was getting on towards Christmas, a couple of months after they had come to the hamlet, when one day Lars Peter was mad enough to quarrel with the inn-keeper.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading DAILY TROUBLES It was getting on towards Christmas, a couple of months after they had come to the hamlet, when one day Lars Peter was mad enough to quarrel with the inn-keeper.
Lars
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From this reading DAILY TROUBLES It was getting on towards Christmas, a couple of months after they had come to the hamlet, when one day Lars Peter was mad enough to quarrel with the inn-keeper.
roused to anger
From this reading DAILY TROUBLES It was getting on towards Christmas, a couple of months after they had come to the hamlet, when one day Lars Peter was mad enough to quarrel with the inn-keeper.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was not even drunk and it was a thing unheard of in the hamlet for a sober man to give the inn-keeper a piece of his mind.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading He was not even drunk and it was a thing unheard of in the hamlet for a sober man to give the inn-keeper a piece of his mind.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading DAILY TROUBLES It was getting on towards Christmas, a couple of months after they had come to the hamlet, when one day Lars Peter was mad enough to quarrel with the inn-keeper.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading But he had been more than stupid, every one agreed, and he himself too.
nagverbUS /næɡ/
bother persistently with trivial complaints
From this reading It was over the nag.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not even drunk and it was a thing unheard of in the hamlet for a sober man to give the inn-keeper a piece of his mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DAILY TROUBLES It was getting on towards Christmas, a couple of months after they had come to the hamlet, when one day Lars Peter was mad enough to quarrel with the inn-keeper.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DAILY TROUBLES It was getting on towards Christmas, a couple of months after they had come to the hamlet, when one day Lars Peter was mad enough to quarrel with the inn-keeper.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading DAILY TROUBLES It was getting on towards Christmas, a couple of months after they had come to the hamlet, when one day Lars Peter was mad enough to quarrel with the inn-keeper.
others
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From this reading Lars Peter could not get used to seeing the horse work for others, and it cut him to the heart that it should have to work so hard.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was over the nag.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading DAILY TROUBLES It was getting on towards Christmas, a couple of months after they had come to the hamlet, when one day Lars Peter was mad enough to quarrel with the inn-keeper.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading He was not even drunk and it was a thing unheard of in the hamlet for a sober man to give the inn-keeper a piece of his mind.
an angry dispute
From this reading DAILY TROUBLES It was getting on towards Christmas, a couple of months after they had come to the hamlet, when one day Lars Peter was mad enough to quarrel with the inn-keeper.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Lars Peter could not get used to seeing the horse work for others, and it cut him to the heart that it should have to work so hard.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Lars Peter could not get used to seeing the horse work for others, and it cut him to the heart that it should have to work so hard.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Lars Peter could not get used to seeing the horse work for others, and it cut him to the heart that it should have to work so hard.
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading He was not even drunk and it was a thing unheard of in the hamlet for a sober man to give the inn-keeper a piece of his mind.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading But he had been more than stupid, every one agreed, and he himself too.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But he had been more than stupid, every one agreed, and he himself too.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lars Peter could not get used to seeing the horse work for others, and it cut him to the heart that it should have to work so hard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DAILY TROUBLES It was getting on towards Christmas, a couple of months after they had come to the hamlet, when one day Lars Peter was mad enough to quarrel with the inn-keeper.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DAILY TROUBLES It was getting on towards Christmas, a couple of months after they had come to the hamlet, when one day Lars Peter was mad enough to quarrel with the inn-keeper.
a special situation
From this reading He was not even drunk and it was a thing unheard of in the hamlet for a sober man to give the inn-keeper a piece of his mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DAILY TROUBLES It was getting on towards Christmas, a couple of months after they had come to the hamlet, when one day Lars Peter was mad enough to quarrel with the inn-keeper.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading But he had been more than stupid, every one agreed, and he himself too.
in the direction of
From this reading DAILY TROUBLES It was getting on towards Christmas, a couple of months after they had come to the hamlet, when one day Lars Peter was mad enough to quarrel with the inn-keeper.
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading DAILY TROUBLES It was getting on towards Christmas, a couple of months after they had come to the hamlet, when one day Lars Peter was mad enough to quarrel with the inn-keeper.
unheardadjectiveUS /ənˈhɜːrd/
not necessarily inaudible but not heard
From this reading He was not even drunk and it was a thing unheard of in the hamlet for a sober man to give the inn-keeper a piece of his mind.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Lars Peter could not get used to seeing the horse work for others, and it cut him to the heart that it should have to work so hard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DAILY TROUBLES It was getting on towards Christmas, a couple of months after they had come to the hamlet, when one day Lars Peter was mad enough to quarrel with the inn-keeper.
at the time that
From this reading DAILY TROUBLES It was getting on towards Christmas, a couple of months after they had come to the hamlet, when one day Lars Peter was mad enough to quarrel with the inn-keeper.
in the company of; together with
From this reading DAILY TROUBLES It was getting on towards Christmas, a couple of months after they had come to the hamlet, when one day Lars Peter was mad enough to quarrel with the inn-keeper.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Lars Peter could not get used to seeing the horse work for others, and it cut him to the heart that it should have to work so hard.
