985
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From this reading 985.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A friend overtaking him one day in the street, said to him, Why, Ned, are you not ashamed to walk the streets with twenty holes in your stockings? why don’t you get them mended?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Ned Shuter was often very poor, and being still more negligent than poor, was careless about his dress.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading No, my friend, said Ned, I am above it; and if you have the pride of a gentleman, you will act like me, and walk with twenty holes rather than have one darn.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading No, my friend, said Ned, I am above it; and if you have the pride of a gentleman, you will act like me, and walk with twenty holes rather than have one darn.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading No, my friend, said Ned, I am above it; and if you have the pride of a gentleman, you will act like me, and walk with twenty holes rather than have one darn.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ned Shuter was often very poor, and being still more negligent than poor, was careless about his dress.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A friend overtaking him one day in the street, said to him, Why, Ned, are you not ashamed to walk the streets with twenty holes in your stockings? why don’t you get them mended?
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading A friend overtaking him one day in the street, said to him, Why, Ned, are you not ashamed to walk the streets with twenty holes in your stockings? why don’t you get them mended?
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Ned Shuter was often very poor, and being still more negligent than poor, was careless about his dress.
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading Ned Shuter was often very poor, and being still more negligent than poor, was careless about his dress.
darnverbUS /dɑːrn/
repair by sewing
From this reading No, my friend, said Ned, I am above it; and if you have the pride of a gentleman, you will act like me, and walk with twenty holes rather than have one darn.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A friend overtaking him one day in the street, said to him, Why, Ned, are you not ashamed to walk the streets with twenty holes in your stockings? why don’t you get them mended?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading How, replied the other, how do you make that out?
don't
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From this reading A friend overtaking him one day in the street, said to him, Why, Ned, are you not ashamed to walk the streets with twenty holes in your stockings? why don’t you get them mended?
put on clothes
From this reading Ned Shuter was often very poor, and being still more negligent than poor, was careless about his dress.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading A friend overtaking him one day in the street, said to him, Why, Ned, are you not ashamed to walk the streets with twenty holes in your stockings? why don’t you get them mended?
a man of refinement
From this reading No, my friend, said Ned, I am above it; and if you have the pride of a gentleman, you will act like me, and walk with twenty holes rather than have one darn.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A friend overtaking him one day in the street, said to him, Why, Ned, are you not ashamed to walk the streets with twenty holes in your stockings? why don’t you get them mended?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No, my friend, said Ned, I am above it; and if you have the pride of a gentleman, you will act like me, and walk with twenty holes rather than have one darn.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A friend overtaking him one day in the street, said to him, Why, Ned, are you not ashamed to walk the streets with twenty holes in your stockings? why don’t you get them mended?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ned Shuter was often very poor, and being still more negligent than poor, was careless about his dress.
holesnounUS /hoʊlz/
plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something
From this reading A friend overtaking him one day in the street, said to him, Why, Ned, are you not ashamed to walk the streets with twenty holes in your stockings? why don’t you get them mended?
How
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From this reading How, replied the other, how do you make that out?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading No, my friend, said Ned, I am above it; and if you have the pride of a gentleman, you will act like me, and walk with twenty holes rather than have one darn.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading No, my friend, said Ned, I am above it; and if you have the pride of a gentleman, you will act like me, and walk with twenty holes rather than have one darn.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A friend overtaking him one day in the street, said to him, Why, Ned, are you not ashamed to walk the streets with twenty holes in your stockings? why don’t you get them mended?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No, my friend, said Ned, I am above it; and if you have the pride of a gentleman, you will act like me, and walk with twenty holes rather than have one darn.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading No, my friend, said Ned, I am above it; and if you have the pride of a gentleman, you will act like me, and walk with twenty holes rather than have one darn.
engage in
From this reading How, replied the other, how do you make that out?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No, my friend, said Ned, I am above it; and if you have the pride of a gentleman, you will act like me, and walk with twenty holes rather than have one darn.
mendedverbUS /ˈmendɪd/
past form of “mend” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading A friend overtaking him one day in the street, said to him, Why, Ned, are you not ashamed to walk the streets with twenty holes in your stockings? why don’t you get them mended?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Ned Shuter was often very poor, and being still more negligent than poor, was careless about his dress.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading No, my friend, said Ned, I am above it; and if you have the pride of a gentleman, you will act like me, and walk with twenty holes rather than have one darn.
Ned
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From this reading Ned Shuter was often very poor, and being still more negligent than poor, was careless about his dress.
negligentadjectiveUS /ˈneɡlədʒənt/
characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern
From this reading Ned Shuter was often very poor, and being still more negligent than poor, was careless about his dress.
not any; not one
From this reading No, my friend, said Ned, I am above it; and if you have the pride of a gentleman, you will act like me, and walk with twenty holes rather than have one darn.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A friend overtaking him one day in the street, said to him, Why, Ned, are you not ashamed to walk the streets with twenty holes in your stockings? why don’t you get them mended?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No, my friend, said Ned, I am above it; and if you have the pride of a gentleman, you will act like me, and walk with twenty holes rather than have one darn.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Ned Shuter was often very poor, and being still more negligent than poor, was careless about his dress.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A friend overtaking him one day in the street, said to him, Why, Ned, are you not ashamed to walk the streets with twenty holes in your stockings? why don’t you get them mended?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading How, replied the other, how do you make that out?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading How, replied the other, how do you make that out?
overtakingnounUS /ˈoʊvərteɪkɪŋ/
going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
From this reading A friend overtaking him one day in the street, said to him, Why, Ned, are you not ashamed to walk the streets with twenty holes in your stockings? why don’t you get them mended?
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Ned Shuter was often very poor, and being still more negligent than poor, was careless about his dress.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading No, my friend, said Ned, I am above it; and if you have the pride of a gentleman, you will act like me, and walk with twenty holes rather than have one darn.
on the contrary
From this reading No, my friend, said Ned, I am above it; and if you have the pride of a gentleman, you will act like me, and walk with twenty holes rather than have one darn.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading How, replied the other, how do you make that out?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A friend overtaking him one day in the street, said to him, Why, Ned, are you not ashamed to walk the streets with twenty holes in your stockings? why don’t you get them mended?
Shuter
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From this reading Ned Shuter was often very poor, and being still more negligent than poor, was careless about his dress.
not in physical motion
From this reading Ned Shuter was often very poor, and being still more negligent than poor, was careless about his dress.
stockingsnounUS /ˈstɑːkɪŋz/
plural of “stocking” — close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
From this reading A friend overtaking him one day in the street, said to him, Why, Ned, are you not ashamed to walk the streets with twenty holes in your stockings? why don’t you get them mended?
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading A friend overtaking him one day in the street, said to him, Why, Ned, are you not ashamed to walk the streets with twenty holes in your stockings? why don’t you get them mended?
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading A friend overtaking him one day in the street, said to him, Why, Ned, are you not ashamed to walk the streets with twenty holes in your stockings? why don’t you get them mended?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Ned Shuter was often very poor, and being still more negligent than poor, was careless about his dress.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How, replied the other, how do you make that out?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A friend overtaking him one day in the street, said to him, Why, Ned, are you not ashamed to walk the streets with twenty holes in your stockings? why don’t you get them mended?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A friend overtaking him one day in the street, said to him, Why, Ned, are you not ashamed to walk the streets with twenty holes in your stockings? why don’t you get them mended?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A friend overtaking him one day in the street, said to him, Why, Ned, are you not ashamed to walk the streets with twenty holes in your stockings? why don’t you get them mended?
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading A friend overtaking him one day in the street, said to him, Why, Ned, are you not ashamed to walk the streets with twenty holes in your stockings? why don’t you get them mended?
precisely as stated
From this reading Ned Shuter was often very poor, and being still more negligent than poor, was careless about his dress.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading A friend overtaking him one day in the street, said to him, Why, Ned, are you not ashamed to walk the streets with twenty holes in your stockings? why don’t you get them mended?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ned Shuter was often very poor, and being still more negligent than poor, was careless about his dress.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading A friend overtaking him one day in the street, said to him, Why, Ned, are you not ashamed to walk the streets with twenty holes in your stockings? why don’t you get them mended?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading No, my friend, said Ned, I am above it; and if you have the pride of a gentleman, you will act like me, and walk with twenty holes rather than have one darn.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A friend overtaking him one day in the street, said to him, Why, Ned, are you not ashamed to walk the streets with twenty holes in your stockings? why don’t you get them mended?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A friend overtaking him one day in the street, said to him, Why, Ned, are you not ashamed to walk the streets with twenty holes in your stockings? why don’t you get them mended?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A friend overtaking him one day in the street, said to him, Why, Ned, are you not ashamed to walk the streets with twenty holes in your stockings? why don’t you get them mended?
