used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You give me something to eat as a favour.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Your gift proceeds from disinterested kindness; they would throw me a bone because they thought it would weigh something in the balance against their sins.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They would give me my supper with their hypocritical patronage and put it down to charity.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You give me something to eat as a favour.
balanceverbUS /ˈbæləns/
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading Your gift proceeds from disinterested kindness; they would throw me a bone because they thought it would weigh something in the balance against their sins.
for the reason that
From this reading Your gift proceeds from disinterested kindness; they would throw me a bone because they thought it would weigh something in the balance against their sins.
bonenounUS /boʊn/
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading Your gift proceeds from disinterested kindness; they would throw me a bone because they thought it would weigh something in the balance against their sins.
charitynounUS /ˈtʃerɪti/
a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)
From this reading They would give me my supper with their hypocritical patronage and put it down to charity.
disinterestedadjectiveUS /dɪˈsɪntrɪstɪd/
unaffected by self-interest
From this reading Your gift proceeds from disinterested kindness; they would throw me a bone because they thought it would weigh something in the balance against their sins.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They would give me my supper with their hypocritical patronage and put it down to charity.
take in solid food
From this reading You give me something to eat as a favour.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The stranger’s eyes flashed suddenly.
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading You give me something to eat as a favour.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading The stranger’s eyes flashed suddenly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Your gift proceeds from disinterested kindness; they would throw me a bone because they thought it would weigh something in the balance against their sins.
something acquired without compensation
From this reading Your gift proceeds from disinterested kindness; they would throw me a bone because they thought it would weigh something in the balance against their sins.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading They would give me my supper with their hypocritical patronage and put it down to charity.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Go to them up here?” he said; “never.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Go to them up here?” he said; “never.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Go to them up here?” he said; “never.
hypocriticaladjectiveUS /ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪkəl/
professing feelings or virtues one does not have
From this reading They would give me my supper with their hypocritical patronage and put it down to charity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Your gift proceeds from disinterested kindness; they would throw me a bone because they thought it would weigh something in the balance against their sins.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They would give me my supper with their hypocritical patronage and put it down to charity.
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading Your gift proceeds from disinterested kindness; they would throw me a bone because they thought it would weigh something in the balance against their sins.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They would give me my supper with their hypocritical patronage and put it down to charity.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading They would give me my supper with their hypocritical patronage and put it down to charity.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Go to them up here?” he said; “never.
patronagenounUS /ˈpætrənɪdʒ/
the act of providing approval and support
From this reading They would give me my supper with their hypocritical patronage and put it down to charity.
proceedsnounUS /prəˈsiːdz/
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading Your gift proceeds from disinterested kindness; they would throw me a bone because they thought it would weigh something in the balance against their sins.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They would give me my supper with their hypocritical patronage and put it down to charity.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Go to them up here?” he said; “never.
sinsnounUS /sɪnz/
plural of “sin” — estrangement from god
From this reading Your gift proceeds from disinterested kindness; they would throw me a bone because they thought it would weigh something in the balance against their sins.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading You give me something to eat as a favour.
stranger'snounUS /ˈstreɪndʒərz/
possessive form of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading The stranger’s eyes flashed suddenly.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading The stranger’s eyes flashed suddenly.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading They would give me my supper with their hypocritical patronage and put it down to charity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The stranger’s eyes flashed suddenly.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They would give me my supper with their hypocritical patronage and put it down to charity.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Go to them up here?” he said; “never.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They would give me my supper with their hypocritical patronage and put it down to charity.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Your gift proceeds from disinterested kindness; they would throw me a bone because they thought it would weigh something in the balance against their sins.
propel through the air
From this reading Your gift proceeds from disinterested kindness; they would throw me a bone because they thought it would weigh something in the balance against their sins.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Go to them up here?” he said; “never.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Go to them up here?” he said; “never.
weighverbUS /weɪ/
have a certain weight
From this reading Your gift proceeds from disinterested kindness; they would throw me a bone because they thought it would weigh something in the balance against their sins.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They would give me my supper with their hypocritical patronage and put it down to charity.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They would give me my supper with their hypocritical patronage and put it down to charity.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You give me something to eat as a favour.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your gift proceeds from disinterested kindness; they would throw me a bone because they thought it would weigh something in the balance against their sins.
