used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For I have given you here a thread of mine own life.--SHAKESPEARE.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading You may work at that invention until the day of doom, and have fifty experts, and I'll back Wilmarth against you all.
(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 You may work at that invention until the day of doom, and have fifty experts, and I'll back Wilmarth against you all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Floyd Grandon leans back in the carriage and opens Eugene's letter.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You may work at that invention until the day of doom, and have fifty experts, and I'll back Wilmarth against you all.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Do you think me a baby in leading-strings, or a fool?
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Floyd Grandon leans back in the carriage and opens Eugene's letter.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Floyd Grandon leans back in the carriage and opens Eugene's letter.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading You may work at that invention until the day of doom, and have fifty experts, and I'll back Wilmarth against you all.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you think me a baby in leading-strings, or a fool?
doomverbUS /duːm/
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading You may work at that invention until the day of doom, and have fifty experts, and I'll back Wilmarth against you all.
Eugene's
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From this reading Floyd Grandon leans back in the carriage and opens Eugene's letter.
expertsnounUS /ˈekspərts/
plural of “expert” — a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
From this reading You may work at that invention until the day of doom, and have fifty experts, and I'll back Wilmarth against you all.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading You may work at that invention until the day of doom, and have fifty experts, and I'll back Wilmarth against you all.
Floyd
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From this reading Floyd Grandon leans back in the carriage and opens Eugene's letter.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Do you think me a baby in leading-strings, or a fool?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For I have given you here a thread of mine own life.--SHAKESPEARE.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading For I have given you here a thread of mine own life.--SHAKESPEARE.
Grandon
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From this reading Floyd Grandon leans back in the carriage and opens Eugene's letter.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For I have given you here a thread of mine own life.--SHAKESPEARE.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "What idiotic stuff have you in your head?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading For I have given you here a thread of mine own life.--SHAKESPEARE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For I have given you here a thread of mine own life.--SHAKESPEARE.
I'll
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From this reading You may work at that invention until the day of doom, and have fifty experts, and I'll back Wilmarth against you all.
idioticadjectiveUS /ˌɪdiˈɑːtɪk/
insanely irresponsible
From this reading "What idiotic stuff have you in your head?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Floyd Grandon leans back in the carriage and opens Eugene's letter.
inventionnounUS /ˌɪnˈvenʃən/
the creation of something in the mind
From this reading You may work at that invention until the day of doom, and have fifty experts, and I'll back Wilmarth against you all.
leading-strings
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From this reading Do you think me a baby in leading-strings, or a fool?
leansnounUS /liːnz/
plural of “lean” — the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
From this reading Floyd Grandon leans back in the carriage and opens Eugene's letter.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Floyd Grandon leans back in the carriage and opens Eugene's letter.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading For I have given you here a thread of mine own life.--SHAKESPEARE.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You may work at that invention until the day of doom, and have fifty experts, and I'll back Wilmarth against you all.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do you think me a baby in leading-strings, or a fool?
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For I have given you here a thread of mine own life.--SHAKESPEARE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For I have given you here a thread of mine own life.--SHAKESPEARE.
opensnounUS /ˈoʊpənz/
plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
From this reading Floyd Grandon leans back in the carriage and opens Eugene's letter.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Do you think me a baby in leading-strings, or a fool?
have ownership or possession of
From this reading For I have given you here a thread of mine own life.--SHAKESPEARE.
SHAKESPEAREnounUS /ˈʃeɪkspiːr/
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading For I have given you here a thread of mine own life.--SHAKESPEARE.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading "What idiotic stuff have you in your head?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You may work at that invention until the day of doom, and have fifty experts, and I'll back Wilmarth against you all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Floyd Grandon leans back in the carriage and opens Eugene's letter.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Do you think me a baby in leading-strings, or a fool?
threadverbUS /θred/
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading For I have given you here a thread of mine own life.--SHAKESPEARE.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading You may work at that invention until the day of doom, and have fifty experts, and I'll back Wilmarth against you all.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What idiotic stuff have you in your head?
Wilmarth
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From this reading You may work at that invention until the day of doom, and have fifty experts, and I'll back Wilmarth against you all.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading You may work at that invention until the day of doom, and have fifty experts, and I'll back Wilmarth against you all.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading For I have given you here a thread of mine own life.--SHAKESPEARE.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What idiotic stuff have you in your head?
