used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I have got a little poem here--if you can call it a poem--a few lines I wrote last Christmas: would you mind looking at it, and telling me if it is anything?”
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After awhile, as he did not appear, Molly went up to find him: she was anxious he should know how heartily she valued his _real_ opinion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THIS PICTURE AND THIS.
eagerly desirous
From this reading After awhile, as he did not appear, Molly went up to find him: she was anxious he should know how heartily she valued his _real_ opinion.
any thing at all
From this reading “I have got a little poem here--if you can call it a poem--a few lines I wrote last Christmas: would you mind looking at it, and telling me if it is anything?”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading After awhile, as he did not appear, Molly went up to find him: she was anxious he should know how heartily she valued his _real_ opinion.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After awhile, as he did not appear, Molly went up to find him: she was anxious he should know how heartily she valued his _real_ opinion.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I have got a little poem here--if you can call it a poem--a few lines I wrote last Christmas: would you mind looking at it, and telling me if it is anything?”
awhileadverbUS /əˈwaɪl/
for a short time
From this reading After awhile, as he did not appear, Molly went up to find him: she was anxious he should know how heartily she valued his _real_ opinion.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “So, my bird of paradise, you sing too?” said Walter.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I have got a little poem here--if you can call it a poem--a few lines I wrote last Christmas: would you mind looking at it, and telling me if it is anything?”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I have got a little poem here--if you can call it a poem--a few lines I wrote last Christmas: would you mind looking at it, and telling me if it is anything?”
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “I have got a little poem here--if you can call it a poem--a few lines I wrote last Christmas: would you mind looking at it, and telling me if it is anything?”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading After awhile, as he did not appear, Molly went up to find him: she was anxious he should know how heartily she valued his _real_ opinion.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading “I have got a little poem here--if you can call it a poem--a few lines I wrote last Christmas: would you mind looking at it, and telling me if it is anything?”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading After awhile, as he did not appear, Molly went up to find him: she was anxious he should know how heartily she valued his _real_ opinion.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I have got a little poem here--if you can call it a poem--a few lines I wrote last Christmas: would you mind looking at it, and telling me if it is anything?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have got a little poem here--if you can call it a poem--a few lines I wrote last Christmas: would you mind looking at it, and telling me if it is anything?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After awhile, as he did not appear, Molly went up to find him: she was anxious he should know how heartily she valued his _real_ opinion.
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading After awhile, as he did not appear, Molly went up to find him: she was anxious he should know how heartily she valued his _real_ opinion.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I have got a little poem here--if you can call it a poem--a few lines I wrote last Christmas: would you mind looking at it, and telling me if it is anything?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After awhile, as he did not appear, Molly went up to find him: she was anxious he should know how heartily she valued his _real_ opinion.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After awhile, as he did not appear, Molly went up to find him: she was anxious he should know how heartily she valued his _real_ opinion.
how
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From this reading After awhile, as he did not appear, Molly went up to find him: she was anxious he should know how heartily she valued his _real_ opinion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have got a little poem here--if you can call it a poem--a few lines I wrote last Christmas: would you mind looking at it, and telling me if it is anything?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I have got a little poem here--if you can call it a poem--a few lines I wrote last Christmas: would you mind looking at it, and telling me if it is anything?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I have got a little poem here--if you can call it a poem--a few lines I wrote last Christmas: would you mind looking at it, and telling me if it is anything?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I have got a little poem here--if you can call it a poem--a few lines I wrote last Christmas: would you mind looking at it, and telling me if it is anything?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading After awhile, as he did not appear, Molly went up to find him: she was anxious he should know how heartily she valued his _real_ opinion.
immediately past
From this reading “I have got a little poem here--if you can call it a poem--a few lines I wrote last Christmas: would you mind looking at it, and telling me if it is anything?”
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “I have got a little poem here--if you can call it a poem--a few lines I wrote last Christmas: would you mind looking at it, and telling me if it is anything?”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “I have got a little poem here--if you can call it a poem--a few lines I wrote last Christmas: would you mind looking at it, and telling me if it is anything?”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “I have got a little poem here--if you can call it a poem--a few lines I wrote last Christmas: would you mind looking at it, and telling me if it is anything?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I have got a little poem here--if you can call it a poem--a few lines I wrote last Christmas: would you mind looking at it, and telling me if it is anything?”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “I have got a little poem here--if you can call it a poem--a few lines I wrote last Christmas: would you mind looking at it, and telling me if it is anything?”
MollynounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading After awhile, as he did not appear, Molly went up to find him: she was anxious he should know how heartily she valued his _real_ opinion.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “So, my bird of paradise, you sing too?” said Walter.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading After awhile, as he did not appear, Molly went up to find him: she was anxious he should know how heartily she valued his _real_ opinion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “So, my bird of paradise, you sing too?” said Walter.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading After awhile, as he did not appear, Molly went up to find him: she was anxious he should know how heartily she valued his _real_ opinion.
paradisenounUS /ˈperədaɪs/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “So, my bird of paradise, you sing too?” said Walter.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading THIS PICTURE AND THIS.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “I have got a little poem here--if you can call it a poem--a few lines I wrote last Christmas: would you mind looking at it, and telling me if it is anything?”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading After awhile, as he did not appear, Molly went up to find him: she was anxious he should know how heartily she valued his _real_ opinion.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “So, my bird of paradise, you sing too?” said Walter.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After awhile, as he did not appear, Molly went up to find him: she was anxious he should know how heartily she valued his _real_ opinion.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading After awhile, as he did not appear, Molly went up to find him: she was anxious he should know how heartily she valued his _real_ opinion.
deliver by singing
From this reading “So, my bird of paradise, you sing too?” said Walter.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So, my bird of paradise, you sing too?” said Walter.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “I have got a little poem here--if you can call it a poem--a few lines I wrote last Christmas: would you mind looking at it, and telling me if it is anything?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THIS PICTURE AND THIS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After awhile, as he did not appear, Molly went up to find him: she was anxious he should know how heartily she valued his _real_ opinion.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “So, my bird of paradise, you sing too?” said Walter.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading After awhile, as he did not appear, Molly went up to find him: she was anxious he should know how heartily she valued his _real_ opinion.
valuedadjectiveUS /ˈvæljuːd/
(usually used in combination) having value of a specified kind
From this reading After awhile, as he did not appear, Molly went up to find him: she was anxious he should know how heartily she valued his _real_ opinion.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very little.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “So, my bird of paradise, you sing too?” said Walter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After awhile, as he did not appear, Molly went up to find him: she was anxious he should know how heartily she valued his _real_ opinion.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading After awhile, as he did not appear, Molly went up to find him: she was anxious he should know how heartily she valued his _real_ opinion.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I have got a little poem here--if you can call it a poem--a few lines I wrote last Christmas: would you mind looking at it, and telling me if it is anything?”
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “I have got a little poem here--if you can call it a poem--a few lines I wrote last Christmas: would you mind looking at it, and telling me if it is anything?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I have got a little poem here--if you can call it a poem--a few lines I wrote last Christmas: would you mind looking at it, and telling me if it is anything?”
