used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "He looks rather a fool of a horse!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had remarked dubiously to Joey the Smith, who was `willin' to let him go,' and I can recall now the peculiar glint in Joey's eye and the way he sort of steadied himself with a little cough before he answered feelingly:
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading I had remarked dubiously to Joey the Smith, who was `willin' to let him go,' and I can recall now the peculiar glint in Joey's eye and the way he sort of steadied himself with a little cough before he answered feelingly:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You won't want to get a cleverer horse as long as you live!"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I had remarked dubiously to Joey the Smith, who was `willin' to let him go,' and I can recall now the peculiar glint in Joey's eye and the way he sort of steadied himself with a little cough before he answered feelingly:
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I had remarked dubiously to Joey the Smith, who was `willin' to let him go,' and I can recall now the peculiar glint in Joey's eye and the way he sort of steadied himself with a little cough before he answered feelingly:
clevereradjectiveUS /ˈklevərɜːr/
comparative of “clever” — showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading You won't want to get a cleverer horse as long as you live!"
coughverbUS /kɑːf/
exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
From this reading I had remarked dubiously to Joey the Smith, who was `willin' to let him go,' and I can recall now the peculiar glint in Joey's eye and the way he sort of steadied himself with a little cough before he answered feelingly:
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And no more I did--as we used to say!
dubiouslyadverbUS /ˈduːbiəsliː/
in a questionable and dubious manner
From this reading I had remarked dubiously to Joey the Smith, who was `willin' to let him go,' and I can recall now the peculiar glint in Joey's eye and the way he sort of steadied himself with a little cough before he answered feelingly:
the organ of sight
From this reading I had remarked dubiously to Joey the Smith, who was `willin' to let him go,' and I can recall now the peculiar glint in Joey's eye and the way he sort of steadied himself with a little cough before he answered feelingly:
feelinglyadverb
with great feeling
From this reading I had remarked dubiously to Joey the Smith, who was `willin' to let him go,' and I can recall now the peculiar glint in Joey's eye and the way he sort of steadied himself with a little cough before he answered feelingly:
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading "He looks rather a fool of a horse!"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You won't want to get a cleverer horse as long as you live!"
glintverbUS /ɡlɪnt/
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading I had remarked dubiously to Joey the Smith, who was `willin' to let him go,' and I can recall now the peculiar glint in Joey's eye and the way he sort of steadied himself with a little cough before he answered feelingly:
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I had remarked dubiously to Joey the Smith, who was `willin' to let him go,' and I can recall now the peculiar glint in Joey's eye and the way he sort of steadied himself with a little cough before he answered feelingly:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had remarked dubiously to Joey the Smith, who was `willin' to let him go,' and I can recall now the peculiar glint in Joey's eye and the way he sort of steadied himself with a little cough before he answered feelingly:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He looks rather a fool of a horse!"
He's
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From this reading "He's no fool, sonny!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had remarked dubiously to Joey the Smith, who was `willin' to let him go,' and I can recall now the peculiar glint in Joey's eye and the way he sort of steadied himself with a little cough before he answered feelingly:
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I had remarked dubiously to Joey the Smith, who was `willin' to let him go,' and I can recall now the peculiar glint in Joey's eye and the way he sort of steadied himself with a little cough before he answered feelingly:
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "He looks rather a fool of a horse!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had remarked dubiously to Joey the Smith, who was `willin' to let him go,' and I can recall now the peculiar glint in Joey's eye and the way he sort of steadied himself with a little cough before he answered feelingly:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had remarked dubiously to Joey the Smith, who was `willin' to let him go,' and I can recall now the peculiar glint in Joey's eye and the way he sort of steadied himself with a little cough before he answered feelingly:
Joey
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From this reading I had remarked dubiously to Joey the Smith, who was `willin' to let him go,' and I can recall now the peculiar glint in Joey's eye and the way he sort of steadied himself with a little cough before he answered feelingly:
Joey's
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From this reading I had remarked dubiously to Joey the Smith, who was `willin' to let him go,' and I can recall now the peculiar glint in Joey's eye and the way he sort of steadied himself with a little cough before he answered feelingly:
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I had remarked dubiously to Joey the Smith, who was `willin' to let him go,' and I can recall now the peculiar glint in Joey's eye and the way he sort of steadied himself with a little cough before he answered feelingly:
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I had remarked dubiously to Joey the Smith, who was `willin' to let him go,' and I can recall now the peculiar glint in Joey's eye and the way he sort of steadied himself with a little cough before he answered feelingly:
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading You won't want to get a cleverer horse as long as you live!"
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 You won't want to get a cleverer horse as long as you live!"
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "He looks rather a fool of a horse!"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And no more I did--as we used to say!
not any; not one
From this reading "He's no fool, sonny!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I had remarked dubiously to Joey the Smith, who was `willin' to let him go,' and I can recall now the peculiar glint in Joey's eye and the way he sort of steadied himself with a little cough before he answered feelingly:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He looks rather a fool of a horse!"
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading I had remarked dubiously to Joey the Smith, who was `willin' to let him go,' and I can recall now the peculiar glint in Joey's eye and the way he sort of steadied himself with a little cough before he answered feelingly:
on the contrary
From this reading "He looks rather a fool of a horse!"
recallverbUS /ˈriːkɔːl/
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading I had remarked dubiously to Joey the Smith, who was `willin' to let him go,' and I can recall now the peculiar glint in Joey's eye and the way he sort of steadied himself with a little cough before he answered feelingly:
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading I had remarked dubiously to Joey the Smith, who was `willin' to let him go,' and I can recall now the peculiar glint in Joey's eye and the way he sort of steadied himself with a little cough before he answered feelingly:
express in words
From this reading And no more I did--as we used to say!
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading I had remarked dubiously to Joey the Smith, who was `willin' to let him go,' and I can recall now the peculiar glint in Joey's eye and the way he sort of steadied himself with a little cough before he answered feelingly:
sonnynounUS /ˈsʌni/
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
From this reading "He's no fool, sonny!
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading I had remarked dubiously to Joey the Smith, who was `willin' to let him go,' and I can recall now the peculiar glint in Joey's eye and the way he sort of steadied himself with a little cough before he answered feelingly:
steadiedadjectiveUS /ˈstedid/
made steady or constant
From this reading I had remarked dubiously to Joey the Smith, who was `willin' to let him go,' and I can recall now the peculiar glint in Joey's eye and the way he sort of steadied himself with a little cough before he answered feelingly:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had remarked dubiously to Joey the Smith, who was `willin' to let him go,' and I can recall now the peculiar glint in Joey's eye and the way he sort of steadied himself with a little cough before he answered feelingly:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had remarked dubiously to Joey the Smith, who was `willin' to let him go,' and I can recall now the peculiar glint in Joey's eye and the way he sort of steadied himself with a little cough before he answered feelingly:
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading And no more I did--as we used to say!
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading You won't want to get a cleverer horse as long as you live!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had remarked dubiously to Joey the Smith, who was `willin' to let him go,' and I can recall now the peculiar glint in Joey's eye and the way he sort of steadied himself with a little cough before he answered feelingly:
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I had remarked dubiously to Joey the Smith, who was `willin' to let him go,' and I can recall now the peculiar glint in Joey's eye and the way he sort of steadied himself with a little cough before he answered feelingly:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And no more I did--as we used to say!
which person or people
From this reading I had remarked dubiously to Joey the Smith, who was `willin' to let him go,' and I can recall now the peculiar glint in Joey's eye and the way he sort of steadied himself with a little cough before he answered feelingly:
willin
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From this reading I had remarked dubiously to Joey the Smith, who was `willin' to let him go,' and I can recall now the peculiar glint in Joey's eye and the way he sort of steadied himself with a little cough before he answered feelingly:
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had remarked dubiously to Joey the Smith, who was `willin' to let him go,' and I can recall now the peculiar glint in Joey's eye and the way he sort of steadied himself with a little cough before he answered feelingly:
won't
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From this reading You won't want to get a cleverer horse as long as you live!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You won't want to get a cleverer horse as long as you live!"
