used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Drink a drop of this water, old fellow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Not dead this time, are you, Dick, old lad?” came out of the darkness just as it was beginning to get light to the sufferer, and the young officer started up, but fell back sick and giddy.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Not dead this time, are you, Dick, old lad?” came out of the darkness just as it was beginning to get light to the sufferer, and the young officer started up, but fell back sick and giddy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Not dead this time, are you, Dick, old lad?” came out of the darkness just as it was beginning to get light to the sufferer, and the young officer started up, but fell back sick and giddy.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Not dead this time, are you, Dick, old lad?” came out of the darkness just as it was beginning to get light to the sufferer, and the young officer started up, but fell back sick and giddy.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “Not dead this time, are you, Dick, old lad?” came out of the darkness just as it was beginning to get light to the sufferer, and the young officer started up, but fell back sick and giddy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Not dead this time, are you, Dick, old lad?” came out of the darkness just as it was beginning to get light to the sufferer, and the young officer started up, but fell back sick and giddy.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Not dead this time, are you, Dick, old lad?” came out of the darkness just as it was beginning to get light to the sufferer, and the young officer started up, but fell back sick and giddy.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “Not dead this time, are you, Dick, old lad?” came out of the darkness just as it was beginning to get light to the sufferer, and the young officer started up, but fell back sick and giddy.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “Not dead this time, are you, Dick, old lad?” came out of the darkness just as it was beginning to get light to the sufferer, and the young officer started up, but fell back sick and giddy.
someone who is a detective
From this reading “Not dead this time, are you, Dick, old lad?” came out of the darkness just as it was beginning to get light to the sufferer, and the young officer started up, but fell back sick and giddy.
take in liquids
From this reading “Drink a drop of this water, old fellow.
let fall to the ground
From this reading “Drink a drop of this water, old fellow.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading “Not dead this time, are you, Dick, old lad?” came out of the darkness just as it was beginning to get light to the sufferer, and the young officer started up, but fell back sick and giddy.
a boy or man
From this reading “Drink a drop of this water, old fellow.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “Here,” he gasped, “where’s my horse—what’s matter?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Not dead this time, are you, Dick, old lad?” came out of the darkness just as it was beginning to get light to the sufferer, and the young officer started up, but fell back sick and giddy.
giddyadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪdi/
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
From this reading “Not dead this time, are you, Dick, old lad?” came out of the darkness just as it was beginning to get light to the sufferer, and the young officer started up, but fell back sick and giddy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Here,” he gasped, “where’s my horse—what’s matter?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Here,” he gasped, “where’s my horse—what’s matter?
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “Here,” he gasped, “where’s my horse—what’s matter?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Is—Oh, I remember now.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is—Oh, I remember now.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Not dead this time, are you, Dick, old lad?” came out of the darkness just as it was beginning to get light to the sufferer, and the young officer started up, but fell back sick and giddy.
and nothing more
From this reading “Not dead this time, are you, Dick, old lad?” came out of the darkness just as it was beginning to get light to the sufferer, and the young officer started up, but fell back sick and giddy.
a boy or man
From this reading “Not dead this time, are you, Dick, old lad?” came out of the darkness just as it was beginning to get light to the sufferer, and the young officer started up, but fell back sick and giddy.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “Not dead this time, are you, Dick, old lad?” came out of the darkness just as it was beginning to get light to the sufferer, and the young officer started up, but fell back sick and giddy.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “Here,” he gasped, “where’s my horse—what’s matter?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Here,” he gasped, “where’s my horse—what’s matter?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not dead this time, are you, Dick, old lad?” came out of the darkness just as it was beginning to get light to the sufferer, and the young officer started up, but fell back sick and giddy.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Is—Oh, I remember now.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Not dead this time, are you, Dick, old lad?” came out of the darkness just as it was beginning to get light to the sufferer, and the young officer started up, but fell back sick and giddy.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “Not dead this time, are you, Dick, old lad?” came out of the darkness just as it was beginning to get light to the sufferer, and the young officer started up, but fell back sick and giddy.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Is—Oh, I remember now.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Not dead this time, are you, Dick, old lad?” came out of the darkness just as it was beginning to get light to the sufferer, and the young officer started up, but fell back sick and giddy.
and nothing more
From this reading Robson says you’re only stunned.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Not dead this time, are you, Dick, old lad?” came out of the darkness just as it was beginning to get light to the sufferer, and the young officer started up, but fell back sick and giddy.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Is—Oh, I remember now.”
Robson
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From this reading Robson says you’re only stunned.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Robson says you’re only stunned.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “Not dead this time, are you, Dick, old lad?” came out of the darkness just as it was beginning to get light to the sufferer, and the young officer started up, but fell back sick and giddy.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Not dead this time, are you, Dick, old lad?” came out of the darkness just as it was beginning to get light to the sufferer, and the young officer started up, but fell back sick and giddy.
stunnedadjectiveUS /stʌnd/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading Robson says you’re only stunned.”
sufferernounUS /ˈsʌfərər/
a person suffering from an illness
From this reading “Not dead this time, are you, Dick, old lad?” came out of the darkness just as it was beginning to get light to the sufferer, and the young officer started up, but fell back sick and giddy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Not dead this time, are you, Dick, old lad?” came out of the darkness just as it was beginning to get light to the sufferer, and the young officer started up, but fell back sick and giddy.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Not dead this time, are you, Dick, old lad?” came out of the darkness just as it was beginning to get light to the sufferer, and the young officer started up, but fell back sick and giddy.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Not dead this time, are you, Dick, old lad?” came out of the darkness just as it was beginning to get light to the sufferer, and the young officer started up, but fell back sick and giddy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Not dead this time, are you, Dick, old lad?” came out of the darkness just as it was beginning to get light to the sufferer, and the young officer started up, but fell back sick and giddy.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Not dead this time, are you, Dick, old lad?” came out of the darkness just as it was beginning to get light to the sufferer, and the young officer started up, but fell back sick and giddy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Not dead this time, are you, Dick, old lad?” came out of the darkness just as it was beginning to get light to the sufferer, and the young officer started up, but fell back sick and giddy.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading “Drink a drop of this water, old fellow.
what's
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From this reading “Here,” he gasped, “where’s my horse—what’s matter?
where's
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From this reading “Here,” he gasped, “where’s my horse—what’s matter?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Not dead this time, are you, Dick, old lad?” came out of the darkness just as it was beginning to get light to the sufferer, and the young officer started up, but fell back sick and giddy.
you're
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From this reading Robson says you’re only stunned.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Not dead this time, are you, Dick, old lad?” came out of the darkness just as it was beginning to get light to the sufferer, and the young officer started up, but fell back sick and giddy.
