aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This story is not about myself, though, because I tell of things that I have seen, my name must needs come into it now and then.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Havelok the Dane men call him here, and that is how he will always be known, as I think.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GRIM THE FISHER AND HIS SONS.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Havelok the Dane men call him here, and that is how he will always be known, as I think.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He being so well known, it is likely that some will write down his doings, and, not knowing them save by hearsay, will write them wrongly and in different ways, whereof will come confusion, and at last none will be believed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Havelok the Dane men call him here, and that is how he will always be known, as I think.
for the reason that
From this reading This story is not about myself, though, because I tell of things that I have seen, my name must needs come into it now and then.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He being so well known, it is likely that some will write down his doings, and, not knowing them save by hearsay, will write them wrongly and in different ways, whereof will come confusion, and at last none will be believed.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading He being so well known, it is likely that some will write down his doings, and, not knowing them save by hearsay, will write them wrongly and in different ways, whereof will come confusion, and at last none will be believed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He being so well known, it is likely that some will write down his doings, and, not knowing them save by hearsay, will write them wrongly and in different ways, whereof will come confusion, and at last none will be believed.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Havelok the Dane men call him here, and that is how he will always be known, as I think.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading This story is not about myself, though, because I tell of things that I have seen, my name must needs come into it now and then.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading He being so well known, it is likely that some will write down his doings, and, not knowing them save by hearsay, will write them wrongly and in different ways, whereof will come confusion, and at last none will be believed.
DanenounUS /deɪn/
a native or inhabitant of Denmark
From this reading Havelok the Dane men call him here, and that is how he will always be known, as I think.
performance of moral or religious acts
From this reading The man whose deeds I would not have forgotten is my foster-brother, Havelok, of whom I suppose every one in England has heard.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading He being so well known, it is likely that some will write down his doings, and, not knowing them save by hearsay, will write them wrongly and in different ways, whereof will come confusion, and at last none will be believed.
doingsnounUS /ˈduːɪŋz/
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading He being so well known, it is likely that some will write down his doings, and, not knowing them save by hearsay, will write them wrongly and in different ways, whereof will come confusion, and at last none will be believed.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He being so well known, it is likely that some will write down his doings, and, not knowing them save by hearsay, will write them wrongly and in different ways, whereof will come confusion, and at last none will be believed.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading The man whose deeds I would not have forgotten is my foster-brother, Havelok, of whom I suppose every one in England has heard.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The man whose deeds I would not have forgotten is my foster-brother, Havelok, of whom I suppose every one in England has heard.
FISHERnounUS /ˈfɪʃər/
someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading GRIM THE FISHER AND HIS SONS.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading The man whose deeds I would not have forgotten is my foster-brother, Havelok, of whom I suppose every one in England has heard.
foster-brothernoun
your foster brother is a male who is not a son of your parents but who is raised by your parents
From this reading The man whose deeds I would not have forgotten is my foster-brother, Havelok, of whom I suppose every one in England has heard.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading GRIM THE FISHER AND HIS SONS.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man whose deeds I would not have forgotten is my foster-brother, Havelok, of whom I suppose every one in England has heard.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This story is not about myself, though, because I tell of things that I have seen, my name must needs come into it now and then.
Havelok
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From this reading The man whose deeds I would not have forgotten is my foster-brother, Havelok, of whom I suppose every one in England has heard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Havelok the Dane men call him here, and that is how he will always be known, as I think.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The man whose deeds I would not have forgotten is my foster-brother, Havelok, of whom I suppose every one in England has heard.
hearsaynounUS /ˈhiːrseɪ/
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
From this reading He being so well known, it is likely that some will write down his doings, and, not knowing them save by hearsay, will write them wrongly and in different ways, whereof will come confusion, and at last none will be believed.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Havelok the Dane men call him here, and that is how he will always be known, as I think.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Havelok the Dane men call him here, and that is how he will always be known, as I think.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GRIM THE FISHER AND HIS SONS.
how
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From this reading Havelok the Dane men call him here, and that is how he will always be known, as I think.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This story is not about myself, though, because I tell of things that I have seen, my name must needs come into it now and then.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The man whose deeds I would not have forgotten is my foster-brother, Havelok, of whom I suppose every one in England has heard.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This story is not about myself, though, because I tell of things that I have seen, my name must needs come into it now and then.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This story is not about myself, though, because I tell of things that I have seen, my name must needs come into it now and then.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This story is not about myself, though, because I tell of things that I have seen, my name must needs come into it now and then.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading He being so well known, it is likely that some will write down his doings, and, not knowing them save by hearsay, will write them wrongly and in different ways, whereof will come confusion, and at last none will be believed.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Havelok the Dane men call him here, and that is how he will always be known, as I think.
immediately past
From this reading He being so well known, it is likely that some will write down his doings, and, not knowing them save by hearsay, will write them wrongly and in different ways, whereof will come confusion, and at last none will be believed.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading He being so well known, it is likely that some will write down his doings, and, not knowing them save by hearsay, will write them wrongly and in different ways, whereof will come confusion, and at last none will be believed.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man whose deeds I would not have forgotten is my foster-brother, Havelok, of whom I suppose every one in England has heard.
the force of workers available
From this reading Havelok the Dane men call him here, and that is how he will always be known, as I think.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading This story is not about myself, though, because I tell of things that I have seen, my name must needs come into it now and then.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This story is not about myself, though, because I tell of things that I have seen, my name must needs come into it now and then.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading This story is not about myself, though, because I tell of things that I have seen, my name must needs come into it now and then.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading This story is not about myself, though, because I tell of things that I have seen, my name must needs come into it now and then.
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading This story is not about myself, though, because I tell of things that I have seen, my name must needs come into it now and then.
not one, and not any
From this reading He being so well known, it is likely that some will write down his doings, and, not knowing them save by hearsay, will write them wrongly and in different ways, whereof will come confusion, and at last none will be believed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This story is not about myself, though, because I tell of things that I have seen, my name must needs come into it now and then.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading This story is not about myself, though, because I tell of things that I have seen, my name must needs come into it now and then.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This story is not about myself, though, because I tell of things that I have seen, my name must needs come into it now and then.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The man whose deeds I would not have forgotten is my foster-brother, Havelok, of whom I suppose every one in England has heard.
except for; apart from
From this reading He being so well known, it is likely that some will write down his doings, and, not knowing them save by hearsay, will write them wrongly and in different ways, whereof will come confusion, and at last none will be believed.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading This story is not about myself, though, because I tell of things that I have seen, my name must needs come into it now and then.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He being so well known, it is likely that some will write down his doings, and, not knowing them save by hearsay, will write them wrongly and in different ways, whereof will come confusion, and at last none will be believed.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He being so well known, it is likely that some will write down his doings, and, not knowing them save by hearsay, will write them wrongly and in different ways, whereof will come confusion, and at last none will be believed.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading GRIM THE FISHER AND HIS SONS.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading This story is not about myself, though, because I tell of things that I have seen, my name must needs come into it now and then.
express a supposition
From this reading The man whose deeds I would not have forgotten is my foster-brother, Havelok, of whom I suppose every one in England has heard.
express in words
From this reading This story is not about myself, though, because I tell of things that I have seen, my name must needs come into it now and then.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This story is not about myself, though, because I tell of things that I have seen, my name must needs come into it now and then.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GRIM THE FISHER AND HIS SONS.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He being so well known, it is likely that some will write down his doings, and, not knowing them save by hearsay, will write them wrongly and in different ways, whereof will come confusion, and at last none will be believed.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading This story is not about myself, though, because I tell of things that I have seen, my name must needs come into it now and then.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading This story is not about myself, though, because I tell of things that I have seen, my name must needs come into it now and then.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Havelok the Dane men call him here, and that is how he will always be known, as I think.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This story is not about myself, though, because I tell of things that I have seen, my name must needs come into it now and then.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading This story is not about myself, though, because I tell of things that I have seen, my name must needs come into it now and then.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading He being so well known, it is likely that some will write down his doings, and, not knowing them save by hearsay, will write them wrongly and in different ways, whereof will come confusion, and at last none will be believed.
(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 being so well known, it is likely that some will write down his doings, and, not knowing them save by hearsay, will write them wrongly and in different ways, whereof will come confusion, and at last none will be believed.
whereof
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From this reading He being so well known, it is likely that some will write down his doings, and, not knowing them save by hearsay, will write them wrongly and in different ways, whereof will come confusion, and at last none will be believed.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man whose deeds I would not have forgotten is my foster-brother, Havelok, of whom I suppose every one in England has heard.
belonging to which person
From this reading The man whose deeds I would not have forgotten is my foster-brother, Havelok, of whom I suppose every one in England has heard.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Havelok the Dane men call him here, and that is how he will always be known, as I think.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The man whose deeds I would not have forgotten is my foster-brother, Havelok, of whom I suppose every one in England has heard.
produce a literary work
From this reading He being so well known, it is likely that some will write down his doings, and, not knowing them save by hearsay, will write them wrongly and in different ways, whereof will come confusion, and at last none will be believed.
wronglyadverbUS /ˈrɔːŋli/
without justice or fairness
From this reading He being so well known, it is likely that some will write down his doings, and, not knowing them save by hearsay, will write them wrongly and in different ways, whereof will come confusion, and at last none will be believed.
