used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Why, it has a punch in it; he lent it me to punch a hole in my strap when we got home from skating one day.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What was that you said, Penryhn, about Buller lending you his knife?" asked Crawley, who was cutting threes on the new bit of ice.
any thing at all
From this reading "Like my luck!" sighed Simmonds; "I never found anything yet but what it belonged to some other fellow."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What was that you said, Penryhn, about Buller lending you his knife?" asked Crawley, who was cutting threes on the new bit of ice.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading "Like my luck!" sighed Simmonds; "I never found anything yet but what it belonged to some other fellow."
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "What was that you said, Penryhn, about Buller lending you his knife?" asked Crawley, who was cutting threes on the new bit of ice.
Buller
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It has his name engraved upon it somewhere; there it is, look, on that plate--`T. Buller'."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Like my luck!" sighed Simmonds; "I never found anything yet but what it belonged to some other fellow."
Crawley
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From this reading "What was that you said, Penryhn, about Buller lending you his knife?" asked Crawley, who was cutting threes on the new bit of ice.
cuttingnounUS /ˈkʌtɪŋ/
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading "What was that you said, Penryhn, about Buller lending you his knife?" asked Crawley, who was cutting threes on the new bit of ice.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Why, it has a punch in it; he lent it me to punch a hole in my strap when we got home from skating one day.
engravedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈɡreɪvd/
cut or impressed into a surface
From this reading It has his name engraved upon it somewhere; there it is, look, on that plate--`T. Buller'."
a boy or man
From this reading "Like my luck!" sighed Simmonds; "I never found anything yet but what it belonged to some other fellow."
set up or found
From this reading "Like my luck!" sighed Simmonds; "I never found anything yet but what it belonged to some other fellow."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Why, it has a punch in it; he lent it me to punch a hole in my strap when we got home from skating one day.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Why, it has a punch in it; he lent it me to punch a hole in my strap when we got home from skating one day.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why, it has a punch in it; he lent it me to punch a hole in my strap when we got home from skating one day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why, it has a punch in it; he lent it me to punch a hole in my strap when we got home from skating one day.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It has his name engraved upon it somewhere; there it is, look, on that plate--`T. Buller'."
an opening into or through something
From this reading "Why, it has a punch in it; he lent it me to punch a hole in my strap when we got home from skating one day.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Why, it has a punch in it; he lent it me to punch a hole in my strap when we got home from skating one day.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Like my luck!" sighed Simmonds; "I never found anything yet but what it belonged to some other fellow."
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading "What was that you said, Penryhn, about Buller lending you his knife?" asked Crawley, who was cutting threes on the new bit of ice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Why, it has a punch in it; he lent it me to punch a hole in my strap when we got home from skating one day.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has his name engraved upon it somewhere; there it is, look, on that plate--`T. Buller'."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Why, it has a punch in it; he lent it me to punch a hole in my strap when we got home from skating one day.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading "What was that you said, Penryhn, about Buller lending you his knife?" asked Crawley, who was cutting threes on the new bit of ice.
lendingnounUS /ˈlendɪŋ/
disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned
From this reading "What was that you said, Penryhn, about Buller lending you his knife?" asked Crawley, who was cutting threes on the new bit of ice.
lentnounUS /lent/
a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
From this reading "Why, it has a punch in it; he lent it me to punch a hole in my strap when we got home from skating one day.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Like my luck!" sighed Simmonds; "I never found anything yet but what it belonged to some other fellow."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It has his name engraved upon it somewhere; there it is, look, on that plate--`T. Buller'."
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading "Like my luck!" sighed Simmonds; "I never found anything yet but what it belonged to some other fellow."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why, it has a punch in it; he lent it me to punch a hole in my strap when we got home from skating one day.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Why, it has a punch in it; he lent it me to punch a hole in my strap when we got home from skating one day.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It has his name engraved upon it somewhere; there it is, look, on that plate--`T. Buller'."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Like my luck!" sighed Simmonds; "I never found anything yet but what it belonged to some other fellow."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "What was that you said, Penryhn, about Buller lending you his knife?" asked Crawley, who was cutting threes on the new bit of ice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What was that you said, Penryhn, about Buller lending you his knife?" asked Crawley, who was cutting threes on the new bit of ice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It has his name engraved upon it somewhere; there it is, look, on that plate--`T. Buller'."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Why, it has a punch in it; he lent it me to punch a hole in my strap when we got home from skating one day.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Like my luck!" sighed Simmonds; "I never found anything yet but what it belonged to some other fellow."
Penryhn
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What was that you said, Penryhn, about Buller lending you his knife?" asked Crawley, who was cutting threes on the new bit of ice.
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading It has his name engraved upon it somewhere; there it is, look, on that plate--`T. Buller'."
punchverbUS /pʌntʃ/
deliver a quick blow to
From this reading "Why, it has a punch in it; he lent it me to punch a hole in my strap when we got home from skating one day.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "What was that you said, Penryhn, about Buller lending you his knife?" asked Crawley, who was cutting threes on the new bit of ice.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "Like my luck!" sighed Simmonds; "I never found anything yet but what it belonged to some other fellow."
Simmonds
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Like my luck!" sighed Simmonds; "I never found anything yet but what it belonged to some other fellow."
skatingnounUS /ˈskeɪtɪŋ/
the sport of gliding on skates
From this reading "Why, it has a punch in it; he lent it me to punch a hole in my strap when we got home from skating one day.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Like my luck!" sighed Simmonds; "I never found anything yet but what it belonged to some other fellow."
in or at or to some place
From this reading It has his name engraved upon it somewhere; there it is, look, on that plate--`T. Buller'."
strapnounUS /stræp/
an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
From this reading "Why, it has a punch in it; he lent it me to punch a hole in my strap when we got home from skating one day.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading It has his name engraved upon it somewhere; there it is, look, on that plate--`T. Buller'."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It has his name engraved upon it somewhere; there it is, look, on that plate--`T. Buller'."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What was that you said, Penryhn, about Buller lending you his knife?" asked Crawley, who was cutting threes on the new bit of ice.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It has his name engraved upon it somewhere; there it is, look, on that plate--`T. Buller'."
threesnounUS /θriːz/
plural of “three” — the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "What was that you said, Penryhn, about Buller lending you his knife?" asked Crawley, who was cutting threes on the new bit of ice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Why, it has a punch in it; he lent it me to punch a hole in my strap when we got home from skating one day.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It has his name engraved upon it somewhere; there it is, look, on that plate--`T. Buller'."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What was that you said, Penryhn, about Buller lending you his knife?" asked Crawley, who was cutting threes on the new bit of ice.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Why, it has a punch in it; he lent it me to punch a hole in my strap when we got home from skating one day.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Like my luck!" sighed Simmonds; "I never found anything yet but what it belonged to some other fellow."
at the time that
From this reading "Why, it has a punch in it; he lent it me to punch a hole in my strap when we got home from skating one day.
which person or people
From this reading "What was that you said, Penryhn, about Buller lending you his knife?" asked Crawley, who was cutting threes on the new bit of ice.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, it has a punch in it; he lent it me to punch a hole in my strap when we got home from skating one day.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Like my luck!" sighed Simmonds; "I never found anything yet but what it belonged to some other fellow."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What was that you said, Penryhn, about Buller lending you his knife?" asked Crawley, who was cutting threes on the new bit of ice.
