Chapter V

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Tom Mainwaring put up his hand--it had become a very thin hand in these few days, though the tan had not gone from it--and said in a husky voice, for he was very feeble:

(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 have made a mistake--ran out of the course a bit--but you're all right at the finish.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Tom Mainwaring put up his hand--it had become a very thin hand in these few days, though the tan had not gone from it--and said in a husky voice, for he was very feeble:

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading "Don't say another word, old chap.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading You have made a mistake--ran out of the course a bit--but you're all right at the finish.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Tom Mainwaring put up his hand--it had become a very thin hand in these few days, though the tan had not gone from it--and said in a husky voice, for he was very feeble:

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I should have been a dead man by now if it hadn't been for all your kindness and thought.

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading You have made a mistake--ran out of the course a bit--but you're all right at the finish.

rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material

From this reading And you've nursed me like a brick.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading You have made a mistake--ran out of the course a bit--but you're all right at the finish.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I should have been a dead man by now if it hadn't been for all your kindness and thought.

a boy or man

From this reading "Don't say another word, old chap.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading You have made a mistake--ran out of the course a bit--but you're all right at the finish.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Tom Mainwaring put up his hand--it had become a very thin hand in these few days, though the tan had not gone from it--and said in a husky voice, for he was very feeble:

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading I should have been a dead man by now if it hadn't been for all your kindness and thought.

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From this reading "Don't say another word, old chap.

pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness

From this reading Tom Mainwaring put up his hand--it had become a very thin hand in these few days, though the tan had not gone from it--and said in a husky voice, for he was very feeble:

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Tom Mainwaring put up his hand--it had become a very thin hand in these few days, though the tan had not gone from it--and said in a husky voice, for he was very feeble:

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading You have made a mistake--ran out of the course a bit--but you're all right at the finish.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Tom Mainwaring put up his hand--it had become a very thin hand in these few days, though the tan had not gone from it--and said in a husky voice, for he was very feeble:

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Tom Mainwaring put up his hand--it had become a very thin hand in these few days, though the tan had not gone from it--and said in a husky voice, for he was very feeble:

destroyed or killed

From this reading Tom Mainwaring put up his hand--it had become a very thin hand in these few days, though the tan had not gone from it--and said in a husky voice, for he was very feeble:

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Tom Mainwaring put up his hand--it had become a very thin hand in these few days, though the tan had not gone from it--and said in a husky voice, for he was very feeble:

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From this reading I should have been a dead man by now if it hadn't been for all your kindness and thought.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Tom Mainwaring put up his hand--it had become a very thin hand in these few days, though the tan had not gone from it--and said in a husky voice, for he was very feeble:

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading You have made a mistake--ran out of the course a bit--but you're all right at the finish.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Tom Mainwaring put up his hand--it had become a very thin hand in these few days, though the tan had not gone from it--and said in a husky voice, for he was very feeble:

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Tom Mainwaring put up his hand--it had become a very thin hand in these few days, though the tan had not gone from it--and said in a husky voice, for he was very feeble:

muscular and heavily built

From this reading Tom Mainwaring put up his hand--it had become a very thin hand in these few days, though the tan had not gone from it--and said in a husky voice, for he was very feeble:

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I should have been a dead man by now if it hadn't been for all your kindness and thought.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I should have been a dead man by now if it hadn't been for all your kindness and thought.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Tom Mainwaring put up his hand--it had become a very thin hand in these few days, though the tan had not gone from it--and said in a husky voice, for he was very feeble:

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Tom Mainwaring put up his hand--it had become a very thin hand in these few days, though the tan had not gone from it--and said in a husky voice, for he was very feeble:

the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic

From this reading I should have been a dead man by now if it hadn't been for all your kindness and thought.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading And you've nursed me like a brick.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading You have made a mistake--ran out of the course a bit--but you're all right at the finish.

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From this reading Tom Mainwaring put up his hand--it had become a very thin hand in these few days, though the tan had not gone from it--and said in a husky voice, for he was very feeble:

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading I should have been a dead man by now if it hadn't been for all your kindness and thought.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And you've nursed me like a brick.

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading You have made a mistake--ran out of the course a bit--but you're all right at the finish.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Tom Mainwaring put up his hand--it had become a very thin hand in these few days, though the tan had not gone from it--and said in a husky voice, for he was very feeble:

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading I should have been a dead man by now if it hadn't been for all your kindness and thought.

(of an infant) breast-fed

From this reading And you've nursed me like a brick.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading You have made a mistake--ran out of the course a bit--but you're all right at the finish.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading "Don't say another word, old chap.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading You have made a mistake--ran out of the course a bit--but you're all right at the finish.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Tom Mainwaring put up his hand--it had become a very thin hand in these few days, though the tan had not gone from it--and said in a husky voice, for he was very feeble:

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading You have made a mistake--ran out of the course a bit--but you're all right at the finish.

precisely, exactly

From this reading You have made a mistake--ran out of the course a bit--but you're all right at the finish.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Tom Mainwaring put up his hand--it had become a very thin hand in these few days, though the tan had not gone from it--and said in a husky voice, for he was very feeble:

express in words

From this reading "Don't say another word, old chap.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading I should have been a dead man by now if it hadn't been for all your kindness and thought.

a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun

From this reading Tom Mainwaring put up his hand--it had become a very thin hand in these few days, though the tan had not gone from it--and said in a husky voice, for he was very feeble:

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Tom Mainwaring put up his hand--it had become a very thin hand in these few days, though the tan had not gone from it--and said in a husky voice, for he was very feeble:

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Tom Mainwaring put up his hand--it had become a very thin hand in these few days, though the tan had not gone from it--and said in a husky voice, for he was very feeble:

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading Tom Mainwaring put up his hand--it had become a very thin hand in these few days, though the tan had not gone from it--and said in a husky voice, for he was very feeble:

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Tom Mainwaring put up his hand--it had become a very thin hand in these few days, though the tan had not gone from it--and said in a husky voice, for he was very feeble:

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading I should have been a dead man by now if it hadn't been for all your kindness and thought.

male cat

From this reading Tom Mainwaring put up his hand--it had become a very thin hand in these few days, though the tan had not gone from it--and said in a husky voice, for he was very feeble:

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Tom Mainwaring put up his hand--it had become a very thin hand in these few days, though the tan had not gone from it--and said in a husky voice, for he was very feeble:

precisely as stated

From this reading Tom Mainwaring put up his hand--it had become a very thin hand in these few days, though the tan had not gone from it--and said in a husky voice, for he was very feeble:

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading Tom Mainwaring put up his hand--it had become a very thin hand in these few days, though the tan had not gone from it--and said in a husky voice, for he was very feeble:

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Tom Mainwaring put up his hand--it had become a very thin hand in these few days, though the tan had not gone from it--and said in a husky voice, for he was very feeble:

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading "Don't say another word, old chap.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You have made a mistake--ran out of the course a bit--but you're all right at the finish.

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From this reading You have made a mistake--ran out of the course a bit--but you're all right at the finish.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And you've nursed me like a brick.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I should have been a dead man by now if it hadn't been for all your kindness and thought.