used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You used to play with my mamma when you were a little boy like me; didn't you, uncle Harold?" queried Eddie, coming up close on the other side.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Uncle Harold," said Elsie, coming to the side of his chair and looking up into his face with eyes full of tender sympathy, "I'm so, so sorry for you.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I'll ask Jesus to please make you well, or else take you soon to the happy land where you'll never have any more pain."
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I'll ask Jesus to please make you well, or else take you soon to the happy land where you'll never have any more pain."
bendingnounUS /ˈbendɪŋ/
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading "Thank you, darling," he said, bending down to kiss the sweet lips.
a youthful male person
From this reading "You used to play with my mamma when you were a little boy like me; didn't you, uncle Harold?" queried Eddie, coming up close on the other side.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading "Uncle Harold," said Elsie, coming to the side of his chair and looking up into his face with eyes full of tender sympathy, "I'm so, so sorry for you.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "You used to play with my mamma when you were a little boy like me; didn't you, uncle Harold?" queried Eddie, coming up close on the other side.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Uncle Harold," said Elsie, coming to the side of his chair and looking up into his face with eyes full of tender sympathy, "I'm so, so sorry for you.
a special loved one
From this reading "Thank you, darling," he said, bending down to kiss the sweet lips.
dearly loved
From this reading "I know the dear Saviour will listen to your prayer."
didn't
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From this reading "You used to play with my mamma when you were a little boy like me; didn't you, uncle Harold?" queried Eddie, coming up close on the other side.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Thank you, darling," he said, bending down to kiss the sweet lips.
Eddie
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From this reading "You used to play with my mamma when you were a little boy like me; didn't you, uncle Harold?" queried Eddie, coming up close on the other side.
else
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From this reading I'll ask Jesus to please make you well, or else take you soon to the happy land where you'll never have any more pain."
Elsie
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From this reading "Uncle Harold," said Elsie, coming to the side of his chair and looking up into his face with eyes full of tender sympathy, "I'm so, so sorry for you.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Uncle Harold," said Elsie, coming to the side of his chair and looking up into his face with eyes full of tender sympathy, "I'm so, so sorry for you.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Uncle Harold," said Elsie, coming to the side of his chair and looking up into his face with eyes full of tender sympathy, "I'm so, so sorry for you.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Uncle Harold," said Elsie, coming to the side of his chair and looking up into his face with eyes full of tender sympathy, "I'm so, so sorry for you.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading "Uncle Harold," said Elsie, coming to the side of his chair and looking up into his face with eyes full of tender sympathy, "I'm so, so sorry for you.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading I'll ask Jesus to please make you well, or else take you soon to the happy land where you'll never have any more pain."
Harold
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From this reading "Uncle Harold," said Elsie, coming to the side of his chair and looking up into his face with eyes full of tender sympathy, "I'm so, so sorry for you.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I'll ask Jesus to please make you well, or else take you soon to the happy land where you'll never have any more pain."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Thank you, darling," he said, bending down to kiss the sweet lips.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Uncle Harold," said Elsie, coming to the side of his chair and looking up into his face with eyes full of tender sympathy, "I'm so, so sorry for you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know the dear Saviour will listen to your prayer."
I'll
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From this reading I'll ask Jesus to please make you well, or else take you soon to the happy land where you'll never have any more pain."
I'm
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From this reading "Uncle Harold," said Elsie, coming to the side of his chair and looking up into his face with eyes full of tender sympathy, "I'm so, so sorry for you.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Uncle Harold," said Elsie, coming to the side of his chair and looking up into his face with eyes full of tender sympathy, "I'm so, so sorry for you.
JesusnounUS /ˈdʒiːzəs/
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading I'll ask Jesus to please make you well, or else take you soon to the happy land where you'll never have any more pain."
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading "Thank you, darling," he said, bending down to kiss the sweet lips.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know the dear Saviour will listen to your prayer."
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading I'll ask Jesus to please make you well, or else take you soon to the happy land where you'll never have any more pain."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "You used to play with my mamma when you were a little boy like me; didn't you, uncle Harold?" queried Eddie, coming up close on the other side.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading "Thank you, darling," he said, bending down to kiss the sweet lips.
hear with intention
From this reading "I know the dear Saviour will listen to your prayer."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "You used to play with my mamma when you were a little boy like me; didn't you, uncle Harold?" queried Eddie, coming up close on the other side.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Uncle Harold," said Elsie, coming to the side of his chair and looking up into his face with eyes full of tender sympathy, "I'm so, so sorry for you.
engage in
From this reading I'll ask Jesus to please make you well, or else take you soon to the happy land where you'll never have any more pain."
informal terms for a mother
From this reading "You used to play with my mamma when you were a little boy like me; didn't you, uncle Harold?" queried Eddie, coming up close on the other side.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You used to play with my mamma when you were a little boy like me; didn't you, uncle Harold?" queried Eddie, coming up close on the other side.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I'll ask Jesus to please make you well, or else take you soon to the happy land where you'll never have any more pain."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You used to play with my mamma when you were a little boy like me; didn't you, uncle Harold?" queried Eddie, coming up close on the other side.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I'll ask Jesus to please make you well, or else take you soon to the happy land where you'll never have any more pain."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Uncle Harold," said Elsie, coming to the side of his chair and looking up into his face with eyes full of tender sympathy, "I'm so, so sorry for you.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You used to play with my mamma when you were a little boy like me; didn't you, uncle Harold?" queried Eddie, coming up close on the other side.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I'll ask Jesus to please make you well, or else take you soon to the happy land where you'll never have any more pain."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "You used to play with my mamma when you were a little boy like me; didn't you, uncle Harold?" queried Eddie, coming up close on the other side.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading I'll ask Jesus to please make you well, or else take you soon to the happy land where you'll never have any more pain."
participate in games or sport
From this reading "You used to play with my mamma when you were a little boy like me; didn't you, uncle Harold?" queried Eddie, coming up close on the other side.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading I'll ask Jesus to please make you well, or else take you soon to the happy land where you'll never have any more pain."
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading "I know the dear Saviour will listen to your prayer."
queriedverbUS /ˈkwɪrid/
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading "You used to play with my mamma when you were a little boy like me; didn't you, uncle Harold?" queried Eddie, coming up close on the other side.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Uncle Harold," said Elsie, coming to the side of his chair and looking up into his face with eyes full of tender sympathy, "I'm so, so sorry for you.
Saviournoun
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading "I know the dear Saviour will listen to your prayer."
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "Uncle Harold," said Elsie, coming to the side of his chair and looking up into his face with eyes full of tender sympathy, "I'm so, so sorry for you.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Uncle Harold," said Elsie, coming to the side of his chair and looking up into his face with eyes full of tender sympathy, "I'm so, so sorry for you.
in the near future
From this reading I'll ask Jesus to please make you well, or else take you soon to the happy land where you'll never have any more pain."
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "Uncle Harold," said Elsie, coming to the side of his chair and looking up into his face with eyes full of tender sympathy, "I'm so, so sorry for you.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading "Thank you, darling," he said, bending down to kiss the sweet lips.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading "Uncle Harold," said Elsie, coming to the side of his chair and looking up into his face with eyes full of tender sympathy, "I'm so, so sorry for you.
carry out
From this reading I'll ask Jesus to please make you well, or else take you soon to the happy land where you'll never have any more pain."
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading "Uncle Harold," said Elsie, coming to the side of his chair and looking up into his face with eyes full of tender sympathy, "I'm so, so sorry for you.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Thank you, darling," he said, bending down to kiss the sweet lips.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Uncle Harold," said Elsie, coming to the side of his chair and looking up into his face with eyes full of tender sympathy, "I'm so, so sorry for you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Uncle Harold," said Elsie, coming to the side of his chair and looking up into his face with eyes full of tender sympathy, "I'm so, so sorry for you.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "Uncle Harold," said Elsie, coming to the side of his chair and looking up into his face with eyes full of tender sympathy, "I'm so, so sorry for you.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Uncle Harold," said Elsie, coming to the side of his chair and looking up into his face with eyes full of tender sympathy, "I'm so, so sorry for you.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading "You used to play with my mamma when you were a little boy like me; didn't you, uncle Harold?" queried Eddie, coming up close on the other side.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I'll ask Jesus to please make you well, or else take you soon to the happy land where you'll never have any more pain."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You used to play with my mamma when you were a little boy like me; didn't you, uncle Harold?" queried Eddie, coming up close on the other side.
at the time that
From this reading "You used to play with my mamma when you were a little boy like me; didn't you, uncle Harold?" queried Eddie, coming up close on the other side.
in or at the place that
From this reading I'll ask Jesus to please make you well, or else take you soon to the happy land where you'll never have any more pain."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I know the dear Saviour will listen to your prayer."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Uncle Harold," said Elsie, coming to the side of his chair and looking up into his face with eyes full of tender sympathy, "I'm so, so sorry for you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Uncle Harold," said Elsie, coming to the side of his chair and looking up into his face with eyes full of tender sympathy, "I'm so, so sorry for you.
you'll
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From this reading I'll ask Jesus to please make you well, or else take you soon to the happy land where you'll never have any more pain."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I know the dear Saviour will listen to your prayer."
