used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Talking about eddication, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, the finest eddication you can give a lad is to send 'im to sea.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Talking about eddication, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, the finest eddication you can give a lad is to send 'im to sea.
(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 School is all right up to a certain p'int, but arter that comes the sea.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading All that I am I owe to 'aving been to sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I've been there myself and I know wot I'm talking about.
arter
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From this reading School is all right up to a certain p'int, but arter that comes the sea.
aving
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From this reading All that I am I owe to 'aving been to sea.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There's a saying that boys will be boys.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I've been there myself and I know wot I'm talking about.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading There's a saying that boys will be boys.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading School is all right up to a certain p'int, but arter that comes the sea.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Talking about eddication, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, the finest eddication you can give a lad is to send 'im to sea.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading School is all right up to a certain p'int, but arter that comes the sea.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading School is all right up to a certain p'int, but arter that comes the sea.
eddication
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From this reading Talking about eddication, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, the finest eddication you can give a lad is to send 'im to sea.
finestadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəst/
superlative of “fine” — being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Talking about eddication, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, the finest eddication you can give a lad is to send 'im to sea.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Talking about eddication, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, the finest eddication you can give a lad is to send 'im to sea.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I've been there myself and I know wot I'm talking about.
I'm
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From this reading I've been there myself and I know wot I'm talking about.
I've
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From this reading I've been there myself and I know wot I'm talking about.
im
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From this reading Talking about eddication, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, the finest eddication you can give a lad is to send 'im to sea.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Talking about eddication, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, the finest eddication you can give a lad is to send 'im to sea.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I've been there myself and I know wot I'm talking about.
a boy or man
From this reading Talking about eddication, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, the finest eddication you can give a lad is to send 'im to sea.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I've been there myself and I know wot I'm talking about.
night-watchman
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From this reading Talking about eddication, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, the finest eddication you can give a lad is to send 'im to sea.
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading All that I am I owe to 'aving been to sea.
p'int
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From this reading School is all right up to a certain p'int, but arter that comes the sea.
precisely, exactly
From this reading School is all right up to a certain p'int, but arter that comes the sea.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Talking about eddication, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, the finest eddication you can give a lad is to send 'im to sea.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading There's a saying that boys will be boys.
an educational institution
From this reading School is all right up to a certain p'int, but arter that comes the sea.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Talking about eddication, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, the finest eddication you can give a lad is to send 'im to sea.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Talking about eddication, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, the finest eddication you can give a lad is to send 'im to sea.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Talking about eddication, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, the finest eddication you can give a lad is to send 'im to sea.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading School is all right up to a certain p'int, but arter that comes the sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Talking about eddication, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, the finest eddication you can give a lad is to send 'im to sea.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I've been there myself and I know wot I'm talking about.
There's
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From this reading There's a saying that boys will be boys.
thoughtfullyadverbUS /ˈθɔːtfəli/
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading Talking about eddication, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, the finest eddication you can give a lad is to send 'im to sea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Talking about eddication, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, the finest eddication you can give a lad is to send 'im to sea.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading School is all right up to a certain p'int, but arter that comes the sea.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There's a saying that boys will be boys.
wot
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From this reading I've been there myself and I know wot I'm talking about.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Talking about eddication, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, the finest eddication you can give a lad is to send 'im to sea.
