used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had been away now for some years, and had grown taller than his father, with long white hands and a little dark growth on his upper lip.
airsnounUS /erz/
affected manners intended to impress others
From this reading He did not give himself airs, but seemed anxious to appear natural and kindly; his mother, was surprised and pleased.
(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 But, naturally, Eleseus had to take his share of the work in building the house; and tired and miserable it made him, all unused as he was to bodily fatigue of any kind.
a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading He shared the small bedroom with Sivert; the two brothers got on well together, and were constantly playing tricks on each other by way of amusement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been away now for some years, and had grown taller than his father, with long white hands and a little dark growth on his upper lip.
eagerly desirous
From this reading He did not give himself airs, but seemed anxious to appear natural and kindly; his mother, was surprised and pleased.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading But, naturally, Eleseus had to take his share of the work in building the house; and tired and miserable it made him, all unused as he was to bodily fatigue of any kind.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He did not give himself airs, but seemed anxious to appear natural and kindly; his mother, was surprised and pleased.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But, naturally, Eleseus had to take his share of the work in building the house; and tired and miserable it made him, all unused as he was to bodily fatigue of any kind.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He had been away now for some years, and had grown taller than his father, with long white hands and a little dark growth on his upper lip.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading He shared the small bedroom with Sivert; the two brothers got on well together, and were constantly playing tricks on each other by way of amusement.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been away now for some years, and had grown taller than his father, with long white hands and a little dark growth on his upper lip.
bodilyadverbUS /ˈbɑːdəli/
in bodily form
From this reading But, naturally, Eleseus had to take his share of the work in building the house; and tired and miserable it made him, all unused as he was to bodily fatigue of any kind.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading He shared the small bedroom with Sivert; the two brothers got on well together, and were constantly playing tricks on each other by way of amusement.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading But, naturally, Eleseus had to take his share of the work in building the house; and tired and miserable it made him, all unused as he was to bodily fatigue of any kind.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He did not give himself airs, but seemed anxious to appear natural and kindly; his mother, was surprised and pleased.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He shared the small bedroom with Sivert; the two brothers got on well together, and were constantly playing tricks on each other by way of amusement.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Eleseus came home.
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading He shared the small bedroom with Sivert; the two brothers got on well together, and were constantly playing tricks on each other by way of amusement.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading He had been away now for some years, and had grown taller than his father, with long white hands and a little dark growth on his upper lip.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not give himself airs, but seemed anxious to appear natural and kindly; his mother, was surprised and pleased.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He shared the small bedroom with Sivert; the two brothers got on well together, and were constantly playing tricks on each other by way of amusement.
Eleseus
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From this reading Eleseus came home.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading He had been away now for some years, and had grown taller than his father, with long white hands and a little dark growth on his upper lip.
fatiguenounUS /fəˈtiːɡ/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading But, naturally, Eleseus had to take his share of the work in building the house; and tired and miserable it made him, all unused as he was to bodily fatigue of any kind.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had been away now for some years, and had grown taller than his father, with long white hands and a little dark growth on his upper lip.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He did not give himself airs, but seemed anxious to appear natural and kindly; his mother, was surprised and pleased.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He shared the small bedroom with Sivert; the two brothers got on well together, and were constantly playing tricks on each other by way of amusement.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading He had been away now for some years, and had grown taller than his father, with long white hands and a little dark growth on his upper lip.
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading He had been away now for some years, and had grown taller than his father, with long white hands and a little dark growth on his upper lip.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been away now for some years, and had grown taller than his father, with long white hands and a little dark growth on his upper lip.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He had been away now for some years, and had grown taller than his father, with long white hands and a little dark growth on his upper lip.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been away now for some years, and had grown taller than his father, with long white hands and a little dark growth on his upper lip.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But, naturally, Eleseus had to take his share of the work in building the house; and tired and miserable it made him, all unused as he was to bodily fatigue of any kind.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He did not give himself airs, but seemed anxious to appear natural and kindly; his mother, was surprised and pleased.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been away now for some years, and had grown taller than his father, with long white hands and a little dark growth on his upper lip.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Eleseus came home.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading But, naturally, Eleseus had to take his share of the work in building the house; and tired and miserable it made him, all unused as he was to bodily fatigue of any kind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But, naturally, Eleseus had to take his share of the work in building the house; and tired and miserable it made him, all unused as he was to bodily fatigue of any kind.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But, naturally, Eleseus had to take his share of the work in building the house; and tired and miserable it made him, all unused as he was to bodily fatigue of any kind.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading But, naturally, Eleseus had to take his share of the work in building the house; and tired and miserable it made him, all unused as he was to bodily fatigue of any kind.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading He did not give himself airs, but seemed anxious to appear natural and kindly; his mother, was surprised and pleased.
lipnounUS /lɪp/
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading He had been away now for some years, and had grown taller than his father, with long white hands and a little dark growth on his upper lip.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He had been away now for some years, and had grown taller than his father, with long white hands and a little dark growth on his upper lip.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He had been away now for some years, and had grown taller than his father, with long white hands and a little dark growth on his upper lip.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But, naturally, Eleseus had to take his share of the work in building the house; and tired and miserable it made him, all unused as he was to bodily fatigue of any kind.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading But, naturally, Eleseus had to take his share of the work in building the house; and tired and miserable it made him, all unused as he was to bodily fatigue of any kind.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading He did not give himself airs, but seemed anxious to appear natural and kindly; his mother, was surprised and pleased.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading He did not give himself airs, but seemed anxious to appear natural and kindly; his mother, was surprised and pleased.
as might be expected
From this reading But, naturally, Eleseus had to take his share of the work in building the house; and tired and miserable it made him, all unused as he was to bodily fatigue of any kind.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not give himself airs, but seemed anxious to appear natural and kindly; his mother, was surprised and pleased.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He had been away now for some years, and had grown taller than his father, with long white hands and a little dark growth on his upper lip.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He shared the small bedroom with Sivert; the two brothers got on well together, and were constantly playing tricks on each other by way of amusement.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had been away now for some years, and had grown taller than his father, with long white hands and a little dark growth on his upper lip.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He shared the small bedroom with Sivert; the two brothers got on well together, and were constantly playing tricks on each other by way of amusement.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading He shared the small bedroom with Sivert; the two brothers got on well together, and were constantly playing tricks on each other by way of amusement.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading He did not give himself airs, but seemed anxious to appear natural and kindly; his mother, was surprised and pleased.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He did not give himself airs, but seemed anxious to appear natural and kindly; his mother, was surprised and pleased.
have in common
From this reading But, naturally, Eleseus had to take his share of the work in building the house; and tired and miserable it made him, all unused as he was to bodily fatigue of any kind.
sharedadjectiveUS /ʃerd/
have in common; held or experienced in common
From this reading He shared the small bedroom with Sivert; the two brothers got on well together, and were constantly playing tricks on each other by way of amusement.
Sivert
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From this reading He shared the small bedroom with Sivert; the two brothers got on well together, and were constantly playing tricks on each other by way of amusement.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He shared the small bedroom with Sivert; the two brothers got on well together, and were constantly playing tricks on each other by way of amusement.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He had been away now for some years, and had grown taller than his father, with long white hands and a little dark growth on his upper lip.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading He did not give himself airs, but seemed anxious to appear natural and kindly; his mother, was surprised and pleased.
carry out
From this reading But, naturally, Eleseus had to take his share of the work in building the house; and tired and miserable it made him, all unused as he was to bodily fatigue of any kind.
talleradjectiveUS /ˈtɔːlər/
comparative of “tall” — great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading He had been away now for some years, and had grown taller than his father, with long white hands and a little dark growth on his upper lip.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had been away now for some years, and had grown taller than his father, with long white hands and a little dark growth on his upper lip.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He shared the small bedroom with Sivert; the two brothers got on well together, and were constantly playing tricks on each other by way of amusement.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading But, naturally, Eleseus had to take his share of the work in building the house; and tired and miserable it made him, all unused as he was to bodily fatigue of any kind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He did not give himself airs, but seemed anxious to appear natural and kindly; his mother, was surprised and pleased.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading He shared the small bedroom with Sivert; the two brothers got on well together, and were constantly playing tricks on each other by way of amusement.
tricksnounUS /trɪks/
plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading He shared the small bedroom with Sivert; the two brothers got on well together, and were constantly playing tricks on each other by way of amusement.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He shared the small bedroom with Sivert; the two brothers got on well together, and were constantly playing tricks on each other by way of amusement.
unusedadjectiveUS /əˈnjuːzd/
not yet used or soiled
From this reading But, naturally, Eleseus had to take his share of the work in building the house; and tired and miserable it made him, all unused as he was to bodily fatigue of any kind.
the topmost one of two
From this reading He had been away now for some years, and had grown taller than his father, with long white hands and a little dark growth on his upper lip.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He did not give himself airs, but seemed anxious to appear natural and kindly; his mother, was surprised and pleased.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He shared the small bedroom with Sivert; the two brothers got on well together, and were constantly playing tricks on each other by way of amusement.
(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 He shared the small bedroom with Sivert; the two brothers got on well together, and were constantly playing tricks on each other by way of amusement.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He shared the small bedroom with Sivert; the two brothers got on well together, and were constantly playing tricks on each other by way of amusement.
a Caucasian
From this reading He had been away now for some years, and had grown taller than his father, with long white hands and a little dark growth on his upper lip.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had been away now for some years, and had grown taller than his father, with long white hands and a little dark growth on his upper lip.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading But, naturally, Eleseus had to take his share of the work in building the house; and tired and miserable it made him, all unused as he was to bodily fatigue of any kind.
a late time of life
From this reading He had been away now for some years, and had grown taller than his father, with long white hands and a little dark growth on his upper lip.
