used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I take it, had not that tall corporal of yours come hither and opened up the matter to us, you’d have gone sweat in a stable, eh?
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Frank Pleydall, having ended his last hot tirade, suffered himself to fall back once more with his shoulders against one arm of his big chair and his legs hanging over the other.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Frank Pleydall, having ended his last hot tirade, suffered himself to fall back once more with his shoulders against one arm of his big chair and his legs hanging over the other.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Frank Pleydall, having ended his last hot tirade, suffered himself to fall back once more with his shoulders against one arm of his big chair and his legs hanging over the other.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Frank Pleydall, having ended his last hot tirade, suffered himself to fall back once more with his shoulders against one arm of his big chair and his legs hanging over the other.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Frank Pleydall, having ended his last hot tirade, suffered himself to fall back once more with his shoulders against one arm of his big chair and his legs hanging over the other.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Frank Pleydall, having ended his last hot tirade, suffered himself to fall back once more with his shoulders against one arm of his big chair and his legs hanging over the other.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I take it, had not that tall corporal of yours come hither and opened up the matter to us, you’d have gone sweat in a stable, eh?
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading THE WAY TO WAR “That was friendly conduct of you!”
corporalnounUS /ˈkɔːrpərəl/
a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
From this reading “I take it, had not that tall corporal of yours come hither and opened up the matter to us, you’d have gone sweat in a stable, eh?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading On your honor, Hugh, did you enjoy the life?”
eh
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From this reading “I take it, had not that tall corporal of yours come hither and opened up the matter to us, you’d have gone sweat in a stable, eh?
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading Frank Pleydall, having ended his last hot tirade, suffered himself to fall back once more with his shoulders against one arm of his big chair and his legs hanging over the other.
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading On your honor, Hugh, did you enjoy the life?”
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Frank Pleydall, having ended his last hot tirade, suffered himself to fall back once more with his shoulders against one arm of his big chair and his legs hanging over the other.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Frank Pleydall, having ended his last hot tirade, suffered himself to fall back once more with his shoulders against one arm of his big chair and his legs hanging over the other.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading THE WAY TO WAR “That was friendly conduct of you!”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “I take it, had not that tall corporal of yours come hither and opened up the matter to us, you’d have gone sweat in a stable, eh?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I take it, had not that tall corporal of yours come hither and opened up the matter to us, you’d have gone sweat in a stable, eh?
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading Frank Pleydall, having ended his last hot tirade, suffered himself to fall back once more with his shoulders against one arm of his big chair and his legs hanging over the other.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I take it, had not that tall corporal of yours come hither and opened up the matter to us, you’d have gone sweat in a stable, eh?
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Frank Pleydall, having ended his last hot tirade, suffered himself to fall back once more with his shoulders against one arm of his big chair and his legs hanging over the other.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Frank Pleydall, having ended his last hot tirade, suffered himself to fall back once more with his shoulders against one arm of his big chair and his legs hanging over the other.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Frank Pleydall, having ended his last hot tirade, suffered himself to fall back once more with his shoulders against one arm of his big chair and his legs hanging over the other.
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading “I take it, had not that tall corporal of yours come hither and opened up the matter to us, you’d have gone sweat in a stable, eh?
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading On your honor, Hugh, did you enjoy the life?”
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Frank Pleydall, having ended his last hot tirade, suffered himself to fall back once more with his shoulders against one arm of his big chair and his legs hanging over the other.
Hugh
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From this reading On your honor, Hugh, did you enjoy the life?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I take it, had not that tall corporal of yours come hither and opened up the matter to us, you’d have gone sweat in a stable, eh?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I take it, had not that tall corporal of yours come hither and opened up the matter to us, you’d have gone sweat in a stable, eh?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I take it, had not that tall corporal of yours come hither and opened up the matter to us, you’d have gone sweat in a stable, eh?
immediately past
From this reading Frank Pleydall, having ended his last hot tirade, suffered himself to fall back once more with his shoulders against one arm of his big chair and his legs hanging over the other.
staying power
From this reading Frank Pleydall, having ended his last hot tirade, suffered himself to fall back once more with his shoulders against one arm of his big chair and his legs hanging over the other.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading On your honor, Hugh, did you enjoy the life?”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “I take it, had not that tall corporal of yours come hither and opened up the matter to us, you’d have gone sweat in a stable, eh?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Frank Pleydall, having ended his last hot tirade, suffered himself to fall back once more with his shoulders against one arm of his big chair and his legs hanging over the other.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I take it, had not that tall corporal of yours come hither and opened up the matter to us, you’d have gone sweat in a stable, eh?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WAY TO WAR “That was friendly conduct of you!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On your honor, Hugh, did you enjoy the life?”
on one occasion
From this reading Frank Pleydall, having ended his last hot tirade, suffered himself to fall back once more with his shoulders against one arm of his big chair and his legs hanging over the other.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Frank Pleydall, having ended his last hot tirade, suffered himself to fall back once more with his shoulders against one arm of his big chair and his legs hanging over the other.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading “I take it, had not that tall corporal of yours come hither and opened up the matter to us, you’d have gone sweat in a stable, eh?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Frank Pleydall, having ended his last hot tirade, suffered himself to fall back once more with his shoulders against one arm of his big chair and his legs hanging over the other.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Frank Pleydall, having ended his last hot tirade, suffered himself to fall back once more with his shoulders against one arm of his big chair and his legs hanging over the other.
Pleydall
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From this reading Frank Pleydall, having ended his last hot tirade, suffered himself to fall back once more with his shoulders against one arm of his big chair and his legs hanging over the other.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Frank Pleydall, having ended his last hot tirade, suffered himself to fall back once more with his shoulders against one arm of his big chair and his legs hanging over the other.
stableadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪbəl/
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading “I take it, had not that tall corporal of yours come hither and opened up the matter to us, you’d have gone sweat in a stable, eh?
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Frank Pleydall, having ended his last hot tirade, suffered himself to fall back once more with his shoulders against one arm of his big chair and his legs hanging over the other.
sweatnounUS /swet/
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading “I take it, had not that tall corporal of yours come hither and opened up the matter to us, you’d have gone sweat in a stable, eh?
carry out
From this reading “I take it, had not that tall corporal of yours come hither and opened up the matter to us, you’d have gone sweat in a stable, eh?
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading “I take it, had not that tall corporal of yours come hither and opened up the matter to us, you’d have gone sweat in a stable, eh?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE WAY TO WAR “That was friendly conduct of you!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAY TO WAR “That was friendly conduct of you!”
tiradenounUS /taɪˈreɪd/
a speech of violent denunciation
From this reading Frank Pleydall, having ended his last hot tirade, suffered himself to fall back once more with his shoulders against one arm of his big chair and his legs hanging over the other.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WAY TO WAR “That was friendly conduct of you!”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “I take it, had not that tall corporal of yours come hither and opened up the matter to us, you’d have gone sweat in a stable, eh?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I take it, had not that tall corporal of yours come hither and opened up the matter to us, you’d have gone sweat in a stable, eh?
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading THE WAY TO WAR “That was friendly conduct of you!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WAY TO WAR “That was friendly conduct of you!”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE WAY TO WAR “That was friendly conduct of you!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Frank Pleydall, having ended his last hot tirade, suffered himself to fall back once more with his shoulders against one arm of his big chair and his legs hanging over the other.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would you?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE WAY TO WAR “That was friendly conduct of you!”
you'd
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From this reading “I take it, had not that tall corporal of yours come hither and opened up the matter to us, you’d have gone sweat in a stable, eh?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading On your honor, Hugh, did you enjoy the life?”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “I take it, had not that tall corporal of yours come hither and opened up the matter to us, you’d have gone sweat in a stable, eh?
