used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had been leaning against a tree on the lawn, afraid to enter the house, yet knowing that there was nothing else for me to do.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I had been leaning against a tree on the lawn, afraid to enter the house, yet knowing that there was nothing else for me to do.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I had been leaning against a tree on the lawn, afraid to enter the house, yet knowing that there was nothing else for me to do.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I AM TOLD" "Maester Hugh!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the sound of a voice close to my elbow I turned quickly round, and found myself face to face with our solitary man-servant, a raw country yokel with the garb and manners of a ploughboy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the sound of a voice close to my elbow I turned quickly round, and found myself face to face with our solitary man-servant, a raw country yokel with the garb and manners of a ploughboy.
Ay
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From this reading "Ay, William, have you seen him?"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been leaning against a tree on the lawn, afraid to enter the house, yet knowing that there was nothing else for me to do.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading At the sound of a voice close to my elbow I turned quickly round, and found myself face to face with our solitary man-servant, a raw country yokel with the garb and manners of a ploughboy.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading At the sound of a voice close to my elbow I turned quickly round, and found myself face to face with our solitary man-servant, a raw country yokel with the garb and manners of a ploughboy.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I had been leaning against a tree on the lawn, afraid to enter the house, yet knowing that there was nothing else for me to do.
dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Maester Hugh, dost thee want t' master?"
elbownounUS /ˈelboʊ/
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading At the sound of a voice close to my elbow I turned quickly round, and found myself face to face with our solitary man-servant, a raw country yokel with the garb and manners of a ploughboy.
else
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From this reading I had been leaning against a tree on the lawn, afraid to enter the house, yet knowing that there was nothing else for me to do.
to come or go into
From this reading I had been leaning against a tree on the lawn, afraid to enter the house, yet knowing that there was nothing else for me to do.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading At the sound of a voice close to my elbow I turned quickly round, and found myself face to face with our solitary man-servant, a raw country yokel with the garb and manners of a ploughboy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had been leaning against a tree on the lawn, afraid to enter the house, yet knowing that there was nothing else for me to do.
set up or found
From this reading At the sound of a voice close to my elbow I turned quickly round, and found myself face to face with our solitary man-servant, a raw country yokel with the garb and manners of a ploughboy.
garbnounUS /ɡɑːrb/
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
From this reading At the sound of a voice close to my elbow I turned quickly round, and found myself face to face with our solitary man-servant, a raw country yokel with the garb and manners of a ploughboy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had been leaning against a tree on the lawn, afraid to enter the house, yet knowing that there was nothing else for me to do.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Ay, William, have you seen him?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ay, William, have you seen him?"
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I had been leaning against a tree on the lawn, afraid to enter the house, yet knowing that there was nothing else for me to do.
Hugh
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From this reading "I AM TOLD" "Maester Hugh!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I AM TOLD" "Maester Hugh!"
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading I had been leaning against a tree on the lawn, afraid to enter the house, yet knowing that there was nothing else for me to do.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading I had been leaning against a tree on the lawn, afraid to enter the house, yet knowing that there was nothing else for me to do.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading I had been leaning against a tree on the lawn, afraid to enter the house, yet knowing that there was nothing else for me to do.
Maester
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From this reading "I AM TOLD" "Maester Hugh!"
man-servant
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From this reading At the sound of a voice close to my elbow I turned quickly round, and found myself face to face with our solitary man-servant, a raw country yokel with the garb and manners of a ploughboy.
social deportment
From this reading At the sound of a voice close to my elbow I turned quickly round, and found myself face to face with our solitary man-servant, a raw country yokel with the garb and manners of a ploughboy.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "Maester Hugh, dost thee want t' master?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had been leaning against a tree on the lawn, afraid to enter the house, yet knowing that there was nothing else for me to do.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At the sound of a voice close to my elbow I turned quickly round, and found myself face to face with our solitary man-servant, a raw country yokel with the garb and manners of a ploughboy.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading At the sound of a voice close to my elbow I turned quickly round, and found myself face to face with our solitary man-servant, a raw country yokel with the garb and manners of a ploughboy.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I had been leaning against a tree on the lawn, afraid to enter the house, yet knowing that there was nothing else for me to do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the sound of a voice close to my elbow I turned quickly round, and found myself face to face with our solitary man-servant, a raw country yokel with the garb and manners of a ploughboy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I had been leaning against a tree on the lawn, afraid to enter the house, yet knowing that there was nothing else for me to do.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading At the sound of a voice close to my elbow I turned quickly round, and found myself face to face with our solitary man-servant, a raw country yokel with the garb and manners of a ploughboy.
ploughboynoun
a boy who leads the animals that draw a plow
From this reading At the sound of a voice close to my elbow I turned quickly round, and found myself face to face with our solitary man-servant, a raw country yokel with the garb and manners of a ploughboy.
with speed
From this reading At the sound of a voice close to my elbow I turned quickly round, and found myself face to face with our solitary man-servant, a raw country yokel with the garb and manners of a ploughboy.
rawadjectiveUS /rɑː/
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading At the sound of a voice close to my elbow I turned quickly round, and found myself face to face with our solitary man-servant, a raw country yokel with the garb and manners of a ploughboy.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading At the sound of a voice close to my elbow I turned quickly round, and found myself face to face with our solitary man-servant, a raw country yokel with the garb and manners of a ploughboy.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Ay, William, have you seen him?"
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading At the sound of a voice close to my elbow I turned quickly round, and found myself face to face with our solitary man-servant, a raw country yokel with the garb and manners of a ploughboy.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading At the sound of a voice close to my elbow I turned quickly round, and found myself face to face with our solitary man-servant, a raw country yokel with the garb and manners of a ploughboy.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading "Maester Hugh, dost thee want t' master?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had been leaning against a tree on the lawn, afraid to enter the house, yet knowing that there was nothing else for me to do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had been leaning against a tree on the lawn, afraid to enter the house, yet knowing that there was nothing else for me to do.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Maester Hugh, dost thee want t' master?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading I had been leaning against a tree on the lawn, afraid to enter the house, yet knowing that there was nothing else for me to do.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had been leaning against a tree on the lawn, afraid to enter the house, yet knowing that there was nothing else for me to do.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "I AM TOLD" "Maester Hugh!"
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading I had been leaning against a tree on the lawn, afraid to enter the house, yet knowing that there was nothing else for me to do.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading At the sound of a voice close to my elbow I turned quickly round, and found myself face to face with our solitary man-servant, a raw country yokel with the garb and manners of a ploughboy.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading At the sound of a voice close to my elbow I turned quickly round, and found myself face to face with our solitary man-servant, a raw country yokel with the garb and manners of a ploughboy.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Maester Hugh, dost thee want t' master?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had been leaning against a tree on the lawn, afraid to enter the house, yet knowing that there was nothing else for me to do.
William
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From this reading "Ay, William, have you seen him?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the sound of a voice close to my elbow I turned quickly round, and found myself face to face with our solitary man-servant, a raw country yokel with the garb and manners of a ploughboy.
but in spite of that
From this reading I had been leaning against a tree on the lawn, afraid to enter the house, yet knowing that there was nothing else for me to do.
yokelnounUS /ˈjoʊkel/
a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
From this reading At the sound of a voice close to my elbow I turned quickly round, and found myself face to face with our solitary man-servant, a raw country yokel with the garb and manners of a ploughboy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ay, William, have you seen him?"
