used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They have a watch, and their blackberries won't run away, I suppose."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
anew
From this reading Those words were:--"If any man smite thee on thy right cheek turn to him the other also," and Fred was in the road again.
(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 "Well," said Riches, "we have done and said all we can, let us be going home, their disobeying orders is no excuse for us, so come along Parker--won't you?
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Well," said Riches, "we have done and said all we can, let us be going home, their disobeying orders is no excuse for us, so come along Parker--won't you?
in addition
From this reading Those words were:--"If any man smite thee on thy right cheek turn to him the other also," and Fred was in the road again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Those words were:--"If any man smite thee on thy right cheek turn to him the other also," and Fred was in the road again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They have a watch, and their blackberries won't run away, I suppose."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well," said Riches, "we have done and said all we can, let us be going home, their disobeying orders is no excuse for us, so come along Parker--won't you?
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "Can't we manage between us, though, to carry some of them?" said Fred.
blackberriesnounUS /ˈblækberiz/
plural of “blackberry” — large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus
From this reading They have a watch, and their blackberries won't run away, I suppose."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Well," said Riches, "we have done and said all we can, let us be going home, their disobeying orders is no excuse for us, so come along Parker--won't you?
Can't
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From this reading "Can't we manage between us, though, to carry some of them?" said Fred.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading "Can't we manage between us, though, to carry some of them?" said Fred.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Those words were:--"If any man smite thee on thy right cheek turn to him the other also," and Fred was in the road again.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Well," said Riches, "we have done and said all we can, let us be going home, their disobeying orders is no excuse for us, so come along Parker--won't you?
defensiveadjectiveUS /dɪˈfensɪv/
intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack
From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
disobeyingverbUS /ˌdɪsoʊˈbeɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “disobey” — refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient
From this reading "Well," said Riches, "we have done and said all we can, let us be going home, their disobeying orders is no excuse for us, so come along Parker--won't you?
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Well," said Riches, "we have done and said all we can, let us be going home, their disobeying orders is no excuse for us, so come along Parker--won't you?
Emilie
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From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
accept an excuse for
From this reading "Well," said Riches, "we have done and said all we can, let us be going home, their disobeying orders is no excuse for us, so come along Parker--won't you?
enclose with a fence
From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Well," said Riches, "we have done and said all we can, let us be going home, their disobeying orders is no excuse for us, so come along Parker--won't you?
Fred
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From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
the act of departing
From this reading "Well," said Riches, "we have done and said all we can, let us be going home, their disobeying orders is no excuse for us, so come along Parker--won't you?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well," said Riches, "we have done and said all we can, let us be going home, their disobeying orders is no excuse for us, so come along Parker--won't you?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Well," said Riches, "we have done and said all we can, let us be going home, their disobeying orders is no excuse for us, so come along Parker--won't you?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They have a watch, and their blackberries won't run away, I suppose."
I'll
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From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Those words were:--"If any man smite thee on thy right cheek turn to him the other also," and Fred was in the road again.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Those words were:--"If any man smite thee on thy right cheek turn to him the other also," and Fred was in the road again.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well," said Riches, "we have done and said all we can, let us be going home, their disobeying orders is no excuse for us, so come along Parker--won't you?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Well," said Riches, "we have done and said all we can, let us be going home, their disobeying orders is no excuse for us, so come along Parker--won't you?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Those words were:--"If any man smite thee on thy right cheek turn to him the other also," and Fred was in the road again.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading "Can't we manage between us, though, to carry some of them?" said Fred.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
not any; not one
From this reading "Well," said Riches, "we have done and said all we can, let us be going home, their disobeying orders is no excuse for us, so come along Parker--won't you?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Can't we manage between us, though, to carry some of them?" said Fred.
offensiveadjectiveUS /əˈfensɪv/
violating or tending to violate or offend against
From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Those words were:--"If any man smite thee on thy right cheek turn to him the other also," and Fred was in the road again.
on one occasion
From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading "Well," said Riches, "we have done and said all we can, let us be going home, their disobeying orders is no excuse for us, so come along Parker--won't you?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Those words were:--"If any man smite thee on thy right cheek turn to him the other also," and Fred was in the road again.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
ParkernounUS /ˈpɑːrkər/
United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)
From this reading "Well," said Riches, "we have done and said all we can, let us be going home, their disobeying orders is no excuse for us, so come along Parker--won't you?
recurring again and again
From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
RichesnounUS /ˈrɪtʃəz/
an abundance of material possessions and resources
From this reading "Well," said Riches, "we have done and said all we can, let us be going home, their disobeying orders is no excuse for us, so come along Parker--won't you?
precisely, exactly
From this reading Those words were:--"If any man smite thee on thy right cheek turn to him the other also," and Fred was in the road again.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Those words were:--"If any man smite thee on thy right cheek turn to him the other also," and Fred was in the road again.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading They have a watch, and their blackberries won't run away, I suppose."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
smiteverb
inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
From this reading Those words were:--"If any man smite thee on thy right cheek turn to him the other also," and Fred was in the road again.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Well," said Riches, "we have done and said all we can, let us be going home, their disobeying orders is no excuse for us, so come along Parker--won't you?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Can't we manage between us, though, to carry some of them?" said Fred.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
express a supposition
From this reading They have a watch, and their blackberries won't run away, I suppose."
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Those words were:--"If any man smite thee on thy right cheek turn to him the other also," and Fred was in the road again.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Well," said Riches, "we have done and said all we can, let us be going home, their disobeying orders is no excuse for us, so come along Parker--won't you?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Can't we manage between us, though, to carry some of them?" said Fred.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those words were:--"If any man smite thee on thy right cheek turn to him the other also," and Fred was in the road again.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Can't we manage between us, though, to carry some of them?" said Fred.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Those words were:--"If any man smite thee on thy right cheek turn to him the other also," and Fred was in the road again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Those words were:--"If any man smite thee on thy right cheek turn to him the other also," and Fred was in the road again.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well," said Riches, "we have done and said all we can, let us be going home, their disobeying orders is no excuse for us, so come along Parker--won't you?
vaultedadjectiveUS /ˈvɔːltɪd/
having a hemispherical vault or dome
From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
warfarenounUS /ˈwɔːrfer/
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Those words were:--"If any man smite thee on thy right cheek turn to him the other also," and Fred was in the road again.
look attentively
From this reading They have a watch, and their blackberries won't run away, I suppose."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well," said Riches, "we have done and said all we can, let us be going home, their disobeying orders is no excuse for us, so come along Parker--won't you?
(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 "Well," said Riches, "we have done and said all we can, let us be going home, their disobeying orders is no excuse for us, so come along Parker--won't you?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
at the time that
From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
won't
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From this reading "Well," said Riches, "we have done and said all we can, let us be going home, their disobeying orders is no excuse for us, so come along Parker--won't you?
the words that are spoken
From this reading "I'll give it to him," said Fred, as he vaulted over the fence, but immediately words, which Emilie had once repeated to him when they were talking about offensive and defensive warfare, came into his mind, and he stopped short.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well," said Riches, "we have done and said all we can, let us be going home, their disobeying orders is no excuse for us, so come along Parker--won't you?
