filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "He is afraid he did not quite hear you, when you set the work yesterday."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading 'Why,' said she, 'if I had told him only nineteen times, I should have lost all my labor.'"
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading He always turns his deaf ear to you, and makes his little infirmity pay.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading * * * * * I am not sure that the boy with only one ear is not still more tiresome.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He always turns his deaf ear to you, and makes his little infirmity pay.
blockheadnounUS /ˈblɑːkhed/
a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
a youthful male person
From this reading * * * * * I am not sure that the boy with only one ear is not still more tiresome.
celebratedadjectiveUS /ˈseləbreɪtɪd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
deafadjectiveUS /def/
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
From this reading He always turns his deaf ear to you, and makes his little infirmity pay.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "He is afraid he did not quite hear you, when you set the work yesterday."
emanating from God
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading * * * * * I am not sure that the boy with only one ear is not still more tiresome.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'Why,' said she, 'if I had told him only nineteen times, I should have lost all my labor.'"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He always turns his deaf ear to you, and makes his little infirmity pay.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "He is afraid he did not quite hear you, when you set the work yesterday."
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Why,' said she, 'if I had told him only nineteen times, I should have lost all my labor.'"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He always turns his deaf ear to you, and makes his little infirmity pay.
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From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'Why,' said she, 'if I had told him only nineteen times, I should have lost all my labor.'"
infirmitynounUS /ɪnˈfɜːrmɪti/
the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
From this reading He always turns his deaf ear to you, and makes his little infirmity pay.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * * * I am not sure that the boy with only one ear is not still more tiresome.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading 'Why,' said she, 'if I had told him only nineteen times, I should have lost all my labor.'"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He always turns his deaf ear to you, and makes his little infirmity pay.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading 'Why,' said she, 'if I had told him only nineteen times, I should have lost all my labor.'"
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading He always turns his deaf ear to you, and makes his little infirmity pay.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading * * * * * I am not sure that the boy with only one ear is not still more tiresome.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
nineteennounUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading 'Why,' said she, 'if I had told him only nineteen times, I should have lost all my labor.'"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading * * * * * I am not sure that the boy with only one ear is not still more tiresome.
on one occasion
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading * * * * * I am not sure that the boy with only one ear is not still more tiresome.
and nothing more
From this reading 'Why,' said she, 'if I had told him only nineteen times, I should have lost all my labor.'"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading He always turns his deaf ear to you, and makes his little infirmity pay.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "He is afraid he did not quite hear you, when you set the work yesterday."
To recall to mind.
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
Identical; not different.
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
express in words
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "He is afraid he did not quite hear you, when you set the work yesterday."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Why,' said she, 'if I had told him only nineteen times, I should have lost all my labor.'"
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading 'Why,' said she, 'if I had told him only nineteen times, I should have lost all my labor.'"
not in physical motion
From this reading * * * * * I am not sure that the boy with only one ear is not still more tiresome.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading * * * * * I am not sure that the boy with only one ear is not still more tiresome.
express in words
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
a special situation
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
tiresomeadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərsəm/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading * * * * * I am not sure that the boy with only one ear is not still more tiresome.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading 'Why,' said she, 'if I had told him only nineteen times, I should have lost all my labor.'"
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading He always turns his deaf ear to you, and makes his little infirmity pay.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
at the time that
From this reading "He is afraid he did not quite hear you, when you set the work yesterday."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading 'Why,' said she, 'if I had told him only nineteen times, I should have lost all my labor.'"
in the company of; together with
From this reading * * * * * I am not sure that the boy with only one ear is not still more tiresome.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "He is afraid he did not quite hear you, when you set the work yesterday."
the day immediately before today
From this reading "He is afraid he did not quite hear you, when you set the work yesterday."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
