used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I said, ‘Do you want me to be a substitute for Hammer, Mrs. Rust?’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I will give you two hundred a year if you will promise to stay by me as long as you can bear me’—and then she shouted as if she had made a mistake, and thought that noise could cover it—‘I mean as long as I can bear you.’” “So what did you answer?” asked the suffragette.
react verbally
From this reading I will give you two hundred a year if you will promise to stay by me as long as you can bear me’—and then she shouted as if she had made a mistake, and thought that noise could cover it—‘I mean as long as I can bear you.’” “So what did you answer?” asked the suffragette.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I will give you two hundred a year if you will promise to stay by me as long as you can bear me’—and then she shouted as if she had made a mistake, and thought that noise could cover it—‘I mean as long as I can bear you.’” “So what did you answer?” asked the suffragette.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I will give you two hundred a year if you will promise to stay by me as long as you can bear me’—and then she shouted as if she had made a mistake, and thought that noise could cover it—‘I mean as long as I can bear you.’” “So what did you answer?” asked the suffragette.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I said, ‘Do you want me to be a substitute for Hammer, Mrs. Rust?’
have
From this reading I will give you two hundred a year if you will promise to stay by me as long as you can bear me’—and then she shouted as if she had made a mistake, and thought that noise could cover it—‘I mean as long as I can bear you.’” “So what did you answer?” asked the suffragette.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I will give you two hundred a year if you will promise to stay by me as long as you can bear me’—and then she shouted as if she had made a mistake, and thought that noise could cover it—‘I mean as long as I can bear you.’” “So what did you answer?” asked the suffragette.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I will give you two hundred a year if you will promise to stay by me as long as you can bear me’—and then she shouted as if she had made a mistake, and thought that noise could cover it—‘I mean as long as I can bear you.’” “So what did you answer?” asked the suffragette.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I will give you two hundred a year if you will promise to stay by me as long as you can bear me’—and then she shouted as if she had made a mistake, and thought that noise could cover it—‘I mean as long as I can bear you.’” “So what did you answer?” asked the suffragette.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading I will give you two hundred a year if you will promise to stay by me as long as you can bear me’—and then she shouted as if she had made a mistake, and thought that noise could cover it—‘I mean as long as I can bear you.’” “So what did you answer?” asked the suffragette.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I will give you two hundred a year if you will promise to stay by me as long as you can bear me’—and then she shouted as if she had made a mistake, and thought that noise could cover it—‘I mean as long as I can bear you.’” “So what did you answer?” asked the suffragette.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I said, ‘Do you want me to be a substitute for Hammer, Mrs. Rust?’
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I said, ‘Do you want me to be a substitute for Hammer, Mrs. Rust?’
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I will give you two hundred a year if you will promise to stay by me as long as you can bear me’—and then she shouted as if she had made a mistake, and thought that noise could cover it—‘I mean as long as I can bear you.’” “So what did you answer?” asked the suffragette.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I will give you two hundred a year if you will promise to stay by me as long as you can bear me’—and then she shouted as if she had made a mistake, and thought that noise could cover it—‘I mean as long as I can bear you.’” “So what did you answer?” asked the suffragette.
HammernounUS /ˈhæmər/
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
From this reading I said, ‘Do you want me to be a substitute for Hammer, Mrs. Rust?’
ten 10s
From this reading I will give you two hundred a year if you will promise to stay by me as long as you can bear me’—and then she shouted as if she had made a mistake, and thought that noise could cover it—‘I mean as long as I can bear you.’” “So what did you answer?” asked the suffragette.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I screamed with laughter—on the quiet, you know.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I will give you two hundred a year if you will promise to stay by me as long as you can bear me’—and then she shouted as if she had made a mistake, and thought that noise could cover it—‘I mean as long as I can bear you.’” “So what did you answer?” asked the suffragette.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I will give you two hundred a year if you will promise to stay by me as long as you can bear me’—and then she shouted as if she had made a mistake, and thought that noise could cover it—‘I mean as long as I can bear you.’” “So what did you answer?” asked the suffragette.
conformity or harmony
From this reading ‘Hammer was only a stopgap; I was keeping the position open for a person like you.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I screamed with laughter—on the quiet, you know.
the sound of laughing
From this reading I screamed with laughter—on the quiet, you know.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading ‘Hammer was only a stopgap; I was keeping the position open for a person like you.
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 I will give you two hundred a year if you will promise to stay by me as long as you can bear me’—and then she shouted as if she had made a mistake, and thought that noise could cover it—‘I mean as long as I can bear you.’” “So what did you answer?” asked the suffragette.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I will give you two hundred a year if you will promise to stay by me as long as you can bear me’—and then she shouted as if she had made a mistake, and thought that noise could cover it—‘I mean as long as I can bear you.’” “So what did you answer?” asked the suffragette.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I said, ‘Do you want me to be a substitute for Hammer, Mrs. Rust?’
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I will give you two hundred a year if you will promise to stay by me as long as you can bear me’—and then she shouted as if she had made a mistake, and thought that noise could cover it—‘I mean as long as I can bear you.’” “So what did you answer?” asked the suffragette.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading I will give you two hundred a year if you will promise to stay by me as long as you can bear me’—and then she shouted as if she had made a mistake, and thought that noise could cover it—‘I mean as long as I can bear you.’” “So what did you answer?” asked the suffragette.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading I said, ‘Do you want me to be a substitute for Hammer, Mrs. Rust?’
not any; not one
From this reading ‘No,’ she said.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading I will give you two hundred a year if you will promise to stay by me as long as you can bear me’—and then she shouted as if she had made a mistake, and thought that noise could cover it—‘I mean as long as I can bear you.’” “So what did you answer?” asked the suffragette.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I screamed with laughter—on the quiet, you know.
and nothing more
From this reading ‘Hammer was only a stopgap; I was keeping the position open for a person like you.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading ‘Hammer was only a stopgap; I was keeping the position open for a person like you.
a human being
From this reading ‘Hammer was only a stopgap; I was keeping the position open for a person like you.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading ‘Hammer was only a stopgap; I was keeping the position open for a person like you.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading I will give you two hundred a year if you will promise to stay by me as long as you can bear me’—and then she shouted as if she had made a mistake, and thought that noise could cover it—‘I mean as long as I can bear you.’” “So what did you answer?” asked the suffragette.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading I screamed with laughter—on the quiet, you know.
RustverbUS /rʌst/
become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid
From this reading I said, ‘Do you want me to be a substitute for Hammer, Mrs. Rust?’
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said, ‘Do you want me to be a substitute for Hammer, Mrs. Rust?’
screamedverbUS /skriːmd/
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I screamed with laughter—on the quiet, you know.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘No,’ she said.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading I will give you two hundred a year if you will promise to stay by me as long as you can bear me’—and then she shouted as if she had made a mistake, and thought that noise could cover it—‘I mean as long as I can bear you.’” “So what did you answer?” asked the suffragette.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I will give you two hundred a year if you will promise to stay by me as long as you can bear me’—and then she shouted as if she had made a mistake, and thought that noise could cover it—‘I mean as long as I can bear you.’” “So what did you answer?” asked the suffragette.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I will give you two hundred a year if you will promise to stay by me as long as you can bear me’—and then she shouted as if she had made a mistake, and thought that noise could cover it—‘I mean as long as I can bear you.’” “So what did you answer?” asked the suffragette.
stopgapnounUS /ˈstɑːpɡæp/
something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
From this reading ‘Hammer was only a stopgap; I was keeping the position open for a person like you.
substituteverbUS /ˈsʌbstətuːt/
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
From this reading I said, ‘Do you want me to be a substitute for Hammer, Mrs. Rust?’
suffragettenounUS /ˌsʌfrəˈdʒet/
a woman advocate of women's right to vote (especially a militant advocate in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century)
From this reading I will give you two hundred a year if you will promise to stay by me as long as you can bear me’—and then she shouted as if she had made a mistake, and thought that noise could cover it—‘I mean as long as I can bear you.’” “So what did you answer?” asked the suffragette.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I will give you two hundred a year if you will promise to stay by me as long as you can bear me’—and then she shouted as if she had made a mistake, and thought that noise could cover it—‘I mean as long as I can bear you.’” “So what did you answer?” asked the suffragette.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I screamed with laughter—on the quiet, you know.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I will give you two hundred a year if you will promise to stay by me as long as you can bear me’—and then she shouted as if she had made a mistake, and thought that noise could cover it—‘I mean as long as I can bear you.’” “So what did you answer?” asked the suffragette.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I will give you two hundred a year if you will promise to stay by me as long as you can bear me’—and then she shouted as if she had made a mistake, and thought that noise could cover it—‘I mean as long as I can bear you.’” “So what did you answer?” asked the suffragette.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I said, ‘Do you want me to be a substitute for Hammer, Mrs. Rust?’
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I will give you two hundred a year if you will promise to stay by me as long as you can bear me’—and then she shouted as if she had made a mistake, and thought that noise could cover it—‘I mean as long as I can bear you.’” “So what did you answer?” asked the suffragette.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I said, ‘Do you want me to be a substitute for Hammer, Mrs. Rust?’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Hammer was only a stopgap; I was keeping the position open for a person like you.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I will give you two hundred a year if you will promise to stay by me as long as you can bear me’—and then she shouted as if she had made a mistake, and thought that noise could cover it—‘I mean as long as I can bear you.’” “So what did you answer?” asked the suffragette.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will give you two hundred a year if you will promise to stay by me as long as you can bear me’—and then she shouted as if she had made a mistake, and thought that noise could cover it—‘I mean as long as I can bear you.’” “So what did you answer?” asked the suffragette.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I screamed with laughter—on the quiet, you know.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading I will give you two hundred a year if you will promise to stay by me as long as you can bear me’—and then she shouted as if she had made a mistake, and thought that noise could cover it—‘I mean as long as I can bear you.’” “So what did you answer?” asked the suffragette.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I screamed with laughter—on the quiet, you know.
