used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "My poor pets!" a lady exclaimed, sorrowfully; "it is too bad.
(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 They all knew me so well; and ran to meet me, when they saw me coming; and seemed really pleased to see me, even when I had no food to give them."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They all knew me so well; and ran to meet me, when they saw me coming; and seemed really pleased to see me, even when I had no food to give them."
apieceadverbUS /əˈpiːs/
to or from every one of two or more (considered individually)
From this reading There are twelve prize fowls--worth a couple of guineas apiece, not to mention the fact of their being pets of yours--stolen, probably by tramps; who will eat them, and for whom the commonest barn-door chickens would have done as well.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are twelve prize fowls--worth a couple of guineas apiece, not to mention the fact of their being pets of yours--stolen, probably by tramps; who will eat them, and for whom the commonest barn-door chickens would have done as well.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "However it is, as you say, too bad; and I will bring the fellow to justice, if I can.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "My poor pets!" a lady exclaimed, sorrowfully; "it is too bad.
barn-door
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From this reading There are twelve prize fowls--worth a couple of guineas apiece, not to mention the fact of their being pets of yours--stolen, probably by tramps; who will eat them, and for whom the commonest barn-door chickens would have done as well.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There are twelve prize fowls--worth a couple of guineas apiece, not to mention the fact of their being pets of yours--stolen, probably by tramps; who will eat them, and for whom the commonest barn-door chickens would have done as well.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "However it is, as you say, too bad; and I will bring the fellow to justice, if I can.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There are twelve prize fowls--worth a couple of guineas apiece, not to mention the fact of their being pets of yours--stolen, probably by tramps; who will eat them, and for whom the commonest barn-door chickens would have done as well.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "However it is, as you say, too bad; and I will bring the fellow to justice, if I can.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Which was not often, my dear," Captain Ripon--her husband--said.
chickensnounUS /ˈtʃɪkənz/
plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading There are twelve prize fowls--worth a couple of guineas apiece, not to mention the fact of their being pets of yours--stolen, probably by tramps; who will eat them, and for whom the commonest barn-door chickens would have done as well.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading They all knew me so well; and ran to meet me, when they saw me coming; and seemed really pleased to see me, even when I had no food to give them."
commonest
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From this reading There are twelve prize fowls--worth a couple of guineas apiece, not to mention the fact of their being pets of yours--stolen, probably by tramps; who will eat them, and for whom the commonest barn-door chickens would have done as well.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading There are twelve prize fowls--worth a couple of guineas apiece, not to mention the fact of their being pets of yours--stolen, probably by tramps; who will eat them, and for whom the commonest barn-door chickens would have done as well.
dearly loved
From this reading "Which was not often, my dear," Captain Ripon--her husband--said.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading There are twelve prize fowls--worth a couple of guineas apiece, not to mention the fact of their being pets of yours--stolen, probably by tramps; who will eat them, and for whom the commonest barn-door chickens would have done as well.
take in solid food
From this reading There are twelve prize fowls--worth a couple of guineas apiece, not to mention the fact of their being pets of yours--stolen, probably by tramps; who will eat them, and for whom the commonest barn-door chickens would have done as well.
divisible by two
From this reading They all knew me so well; and ran to meet me, when they saw me coming; and seemed really pleased to see me, even when I had no food to give them."
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "My poor pets!" a lady exclaimed, sorrowfully; "it is too bad.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading There are twelve prize fowls--worth a couple of guineas apiece, not to mention the fact of their being pets of yours--stolen, probably by tramps; who will eat them, and for whom the commonest barn-door chickens would have done as well.
a boy or man
From this reading "However it is, as you say, too bad; and I will bring the fellow to justice, if I can.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading They all knew me so well; and ran to meet me, when they saw me coming; and seemed really pleased to see me, even when I had no food to give them."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There are twelve prize fowls--worth a couple of guineas apiece, not to mention the fact of their being pets of yours--stolen, probably by tramps; who will eat them, and for whom the commonest barn-door chickens would have done as well.
fowls
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From this reading There are twelve prize fowls--worth a couple of guineas apiece, not to mention the fact of their being pets of yours--stolen, probably by tramps; who will eat them, and for whom the commonest barn-door chickens would have done as well.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading They all knew me so well; and ran to meet me, when they saw me coming; and seemed really pleased to see me, even when I had no food to give them."
guineasnounUS /ˈɡɪniz/
plural of “guinea” — a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
From this reading There are twelve prize fowls--worth a couple of guineas apiece, not to mention the fact of their being pets of yours--stolen, probably by tramps; who will eat them, and for whom the commonest barn-door chickens would have done as well.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They all knew me so well; and ran to meet me, when they saw me coming; and seemed really pleased to see me, even when I had no food to give them."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There are twelve prize fowls--worth a couple of guineas apiece, not to mention the fact of their being pets of yours--stolen, probably by tramps; who will eat them, and for whom the commonest barn-door chickens would have done as well.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Which was not often, my dear," Captain Ripon--her husband--said.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading "However it is, as you say, too bad; and I will bring the fellow to justice, if I can.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading "Which was not often, my dear," Captain Ripon--her husband--said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They all knew me so well; and ran to meet me, when they saw me coming; and seemed really pleased to see me, even when I had no food to give them."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "However it is, as you say, too bad; and I will bring the fellow to justice, if I can.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My poor pets!" a lady exclaimed, sorrowfully; "it is too bad.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "My poor pets!" a lady exclaimed, sorrowfully; "it is too bad.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading "However it is, as you say, too bad; and I will bring the fellow to justice, if I can.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They all knew me so well; and ran to meet me, when they saw me coming; and seemed really pleased to see me, even when I had no food to give them."
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "My poor pets!" a lady exclaimed, sorrowfully; "it is too bad.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They all knew me so well; and ran to meet me, when they saw me coming; and seemed really pleased to see me, even when I had no food to give them."
come together
From this reading They all knew me so well; and ran to meet me, when they saw me coming; and seemed really pleased to see me, even when I had no food to give them."
make reference to
From this reading There are twelve prize fowls--worth a couple of guineas apiece, not to mention the fact of their being pets of yours--stolen, probably by tramps; who will eat them, and for whom the commonest barn-door chickens would have done as well.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My poor pets!" a lady exclaimed, sorrowfully; "it is too bad.
not any; not one
From this reading They all knew me so well; and ran to meet me, when they saw me coming; and seemed really pleased to see me, even when I had no food to give them."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Which was not often, my dear," Captain Ripon--her husband--said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are twelve prize fowls--worth a couple of guineas apiece, not to mention the fact of their being pets of yours--stolen, probably by tramps; who will eat them, and for whom the commonest barn-door chickens would have done as well.
many times at short intervals
From this reading "Which was not often, my dear," Captain Ripon--her husband--said.
petsnounUS /pets/
plural of “pet” — a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading "My poor pets!" a lady exclaimed, sorrowfully; "it is too bad.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading They all knew me so well; and ran to meet me, when they saw me coming; and seemed really pleased to see me, even when I had no food to give them."
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "My poor pets!" a lady exclaimed, sorrowfully; "it is too bad.
prizenounUS /praɪz/
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading There are twelve prize fowls--worth a couple of guineas apiece, not to mention the fact of their being pets of yours--stolen, probably by tramps; who will eat them, and for whom the commonest barn-door chickens would have done as well.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading There are twelve prize fowls--worth a couple of guineas apiece, not to mention the fact of their being pets of yours--stolen, probably by tramps; who will eat them, and for whom the commonest barn-door chickens would have done as well.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading They all knew me so well; and ran to meet me, when they saw me coming; and seemed really pleased to see me, even when I had no food to give them."
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading They all knew me so well; and ran to meet me, when they saw me coming; and seemed really pleased to see me, even when I had no food to give them."
Ripon
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From this reading "Which was not often, my dear," Captain Ripon--her husband--said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Which was not often, my dear," Captain Ripon--her husband--said.
cut with a saw
From this reading They all knew me so well; and ran to meet me, when they saw me coming; and seemed really pleased to see me, even when I had no food to give them."
express in words
From this reading "However it is, as you say, too bad; and I will bring the fellow to justice, if I can.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They all knew me so well; and ran to meet me, when they saw me coming; and seemed really pleased to see me, even when I had no food to give them."
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They all knew me so well; and ran to meet me, when they saw me coming; and seemed really pleased to see me, even when I had no food to give them."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They all knew me so well; and ran to meet me, when they saw me coming; and seemed really pleased to see me, even when I had no food to give them."
sorrowfullyadverb
in a sorrowful manner
From this reading "My poor pets!" a lady exclaimed, sorrowfully; "it is too bad.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading There are twelve prize fowls--worth a couple of guineas apiece, not to mention the fact of their being pets of yours--stolen, probably by tramps; who will eat them, and for whom the commonest barn-door chickens would have done as well.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "However it is, as you say, too bad; and I will bring the fellow to justice, if I can.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There are twelve prize fowls--worth a couple of guineas apiece, not to mention the fact of their being pets of yours--stolen, probably by tramps; who will eat them, and for whom the commonest barn-door chickens would have done as well.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They all knew me so well; and ran to meet me, when they saw me coming; and seemed really pleased to see me, even when I had no food to give them."
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are twelve prize fowls--worth a couple of guineas apiece, not to mention the fact of their being pets of yours--stolen, probably by tramps; who will eat them, and for whom the commonest barn-door chickens would have done as well.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all knew me so well; and ran to meet me, when they saw me coming; and seemed really pleased to see me, even when I had no food to give them."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They all knew me so well; and ran to meet me, when they saw me coming; and seemed really pleased to see me, even when I had no food to give them."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "My poor pets!" a lady exclaimed, sorrowfully; "it is too bad.
trampsnounUS /træmpz/
plural of “tramp” — a vagrant
From this reading There are twelve prize fowls--worth a couple of guineas apiece, not to mention the fact of their being pets of yours--stolen, probably by tramps; who will eat them, and for whom the commonest barn-door chickens would have done as well.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading There are twelve prize fowls--worth a couple of guineas apiece, not to mention the fact of their being pets of yours--stolen, probably by tramps; who will eat them, and for whom the commonest barn-door chickens would have done as well.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Which was not often, my dear," Captain Ripon--her husband--said.
(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 They all knew me so well; and ran to meet me, when they saw me coming; and seemed really pleased to see me, even when I had no food to give them."
at the time that
From this reading They all knew me so well; and ran to meet me, when they saw me coming; and seemed really pleased to see me, even when I had no food to give them."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Which was not often, my dear," Captain Ripon--her husband--said.
which person or people
From this reading There are twelve prize fowls--worth a couple of guineas apiece, not to mention the fact of their being pets of yours--stolen, probably by tramps; who will eat them, and for whom the commonest barn-door chickens would have done as well.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There are twelve prize fowls--worth a couple of guineas apiece, not to mention the fact of their being pets of yours--stolen, probably by tramps; who will eat them, and for whom the commonest barn-door chickens would have done as well.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "However it is, as you say, too bad; and I will bring the fellow to justice, if I can.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading There are twelve prize fowls--worth a couple of guineas apiece, not to mention the fact of their being pets of yours--stolen, probably by tramps; who will eat them, and for whom the commonest barn-door chickens would have done as well.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There are twelve prize fowls--worth a couple of guineas apiece, not to mention the fact of their being pets of yours--stolen, probably by tramps; who will eat them, and for whom the commonest barn-door chickens would have done as well.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "However it is, as you say, too bad; and I will bring the fellow to justice, if I can.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading There are twelve prize fowls--worth a couple of guineas apiece, not to mention the fact of their being pets of yours--stolen, probably by tramps; who will eat them, and for whom the commonest barn-door chickens would have done as well.
