used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lem Redding had a dimple in his cheek that appeared when he smiled.
agileadjectiveUS /ˈædʒəl/
moving quickly and lightly
From this reading Lem was quick, agile, lively, and Harvey was plumb lazy.
aidedadjectiveUS /ˈeɪdəd/
having help; often used as a combining form
From this reading He had dear, bright gray eyes, and his smile, aided by the dimple, made most folks love him at sight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had dear, bright gray eyes, and his smile, aided by the dimple, made most folks love him at sight.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Lem Redding had a dimple in his cheek that appeared when he smiled.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His hair was brown, as his dead mother's had been; in fact he was much like that mother in more ways than one--far more like her than he was like Harvey Redding, his father.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had dear, bright gray eyes, and his smile, aided by the dimple, made most folks love him at sight.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His hair was brown, as his dead mother's had been; in fact he was much like that mother in more ways than one--far more like her than he was like Harvey Redding, his father.
a youthful male person
From this reading For a boy with a faceful of freckles he was pretty.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading He had dear, bright gray eyes, and his smile, aided by the dimple, made most folks love him at sight.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading His hair was brown, as his dead mother's had been; in fact he was much like that mother in more ways than one--far more like her than he was like Harvey Redding, his father.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had dear, bright gray eyes, and his smile, aided by the dimple, made most folks love him at sight.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Lem Redding had a dimple in his cheek that appeared when he smiled.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading His hair was brown, as his dead mother's had been; in fact he was much like that mother in more ways than one--far more like her than he was like Harvey Redding, his father.
dearly loved
From this reading He had dear, bright gray eyes, and his smile, aided by the dimple, made most folks love him at sight.
dimplenounUS /ˈdɪmpəl/
a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached
From this reading Lem Redding had a dimple in his cheek that appeared when he smiled.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He had dear, bright gray eyes, and his smile, aided by the dimple, made most folks love him at sight.
faceful
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From this reading For a boy with a faceful of freckles he was pretty.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading His hair was brown, as his dead mother's had been; in fact he was much like that mother in more ways than one--far more like her than he was like Harvey Redding, his father.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading His hair was brown, as his dead mother's had been; in fact he was much like that mother in more ways than one--far more like her than he was like Harvey Redding, his father.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading His hair was brown, as his dead mother's had been; in fact he was much like that mother in more ways than one--far more like her than he was like Harvey Redding, his father.
your parents
From this reading He had dear, bright gray eyes, and his smile, aided by the dimple, made most folks love him at sight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a boy with a faceful of freckles he was pretty.
frecklesnounUS /ˈfrekəlz/
plural of “freckle” — a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
From this reading For a boy with a faceful of freckles he was pretty.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading He had dear, bright gray eyes, and his smile, aided by the dimple, made most folks love him at sight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lem Redding had a dimple in his cheek that appeared when he smiled.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading His hair was brown, as his dead mother's had been; in fact he was much like that mother in more ways than one--far more like her than he was like Harvey Redding, his father.
HarveynounUS /ˈhɑːrvi/
English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading His hair was brown, as his dead mother's had been; in fact he was much like that mother in more ways than one--far more like her than he was like Harvey Redding, his father.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lem Redding had a dimple in his cheek that appeared when he smiled.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His hair was brown, as his dead mother's had been; in fact he was much like that mother in more ways than one--far more like her than he was like Harvey Redding, his father.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had dear, bright gray eyes, and his smile, aided by the dimple, made most folks love him at sight.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lem Redding had a dimple in his cheek that appeared when he smiled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lem Redding had a dimple in his cheek that appeared when he smiled.
lazyadjectiveUS /ˈleɪzi/
moving slowly and gently
From this reading Lem was quick, agile, lively, and Harvey was plumb lazy.
LemnounUS /lem/
a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back
From this reading Lem Redding had a dimple in his cheek that appeared when he smiled.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading His hair was brown, as his dead mother's had been; in fact he was much like that mother in more ways than one--far more like her than he was like Harvey Redding, his father.
full of life and energy
From this reading Lem was quick, agile, lively, and Harvey was plumb lazy.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading He had dear, bright gray eyes, and his smile, aided by the dimple, made most folks love him at sight.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He had dear, bright gray eyes, and his smile, aided by the dimple, made most folks love him at sight.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading His hair was brown, as his dead mother's had been; in fact he was much like that mother in more ways than one--far more like her than he was like Harvey Redding, his father.
used to form the superlative
From this reading He had dear, bright gray eyes, and his smile, aided by the dimple, made most folks love him at sight.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading His hair was brown, as his dead mother's had been; in fact he was much like that mother in more ways than one--far more like her than he was like Harvey Redding, his father.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading His hair was brown, as his dead mother's had been; in fact he was much like that mother in more ways than one--far more like her than he was like Harvey Redding, his father.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading His hair was brown, as his dead mother's had been; in fact he was much like that mother in more ways than one--far more like her than he was like Harvey Redding, his father.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a boy with a faceful of freckles he was pretty.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His hair was brown, as his dead mother's had been; in fact he was much like that mother in more ways than one--far more like her than he was like Harvey Redding, his father.
plumbverbUS /plʌm/
measure the depth of something
From this reading Lem was quick, agile, lively, and Harvey was plumb lazy.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading For a boy with a faceful of freckles he was pretty.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Lem was quick, agile, lively, and Harvey was plumb lazy.
ReddingnounUS /ˈredɪŋ/
a town in north central California on the Sacramento River
From this reading Lem Redding had a dimple in his cheek that appeared when he smiled.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading He had dear, bright gray eyes, and his smile, aided by the dimple, made most folks love him at sight.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He had dear, bright gray eyes, and his smile, aided by the dimple, made most folks love him at sight.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Lem Redding had a dimple in his cheek that appeared when he smiled.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His hair was brown, as his dead mother's had been; in fact he was much like that mother in more ways than one--far more like her than he was like Harvey Redding, his father.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lem Redding had a dimple in his cheek that appeared when he smiled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had dear, bright gray eyes, and his smile, aided by the dimple, made most folks love him at sight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a boy with a faceful of freckles he was pretty.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading His hair was brown, as his dead mother's had been; in fact he was much like that mother in more ways than one--far more like her than he was like Harvey Redding, his father.
at the time that
From this reading Lem Redding had a dimple in his cheek that appeared when he smiled.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For a boy with a faceful of freckles he was pretty.
