used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "There's a little boy in the hall, sir, asking to see you," said he to his master.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "That you shall, my sweetest; and everything that's good," assented his mother.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading "There's a little boy in the hall, sir, asking to see you," said he to his master.
assented
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From this reading "That you shall, my sweetest; and everything that's good," assented his mother.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In came Japhet at this juncture.
a youthful male person
From this reading "There's a little boy in the hall, sir, asking to see you," said he to his master.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "He----" "Oh, we shall have plenty of boys here to-day, asking for a new year's gift," interposed Mrs. Hamlyn, rather impatiently.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In came Japhet at this juncture.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "That you shall, my sweetest; and everything that's good," assented his mother.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "He----" "Oh, we shall have plenty of boys here to-day, asking for a new year's gift," interposed Mrs. Hamlyn, rather impatiently.
something acquired without compensation
From this reading "He----" "Oh, we shall have plenty of boys here to-day, asking for a new year's gift," interposed Mrs. Hamlyn, rather impatiently.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "That you shall, my sweetest; and everything that's good," assented his mother.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading "There's a little boy in the hall, sir, asking to see you," said he to his master.
Hamlyn
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From this reading "He----" "Oh, we shall have plenty of boys here to-day, asking for a new year's gift," interposed Mrs. Hamlyn, rather impatiently.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "He----" "Oh, we shall have plenty of boys here to-day, asking for a new year's gift," interposed Mrs. Hamlyn, rather impatiently.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There's a little boy in the hall, sir, asking to see you," said he to his master.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "He----" "Oh, we shall have plenty of boys here to-day, asking for a new year's gift," interposed Mrs. Hamlyn, rather impatiently.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Send him a shilling, Philip."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "That you shall, my sweetest; and everything that's good," assented his mother.
impatientlyadverbUS /ˌɪmˈpeɪʃəntli/
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading "He----" "Oh, we shall have plenty of boys here to-day, asking for a new year's gift," interposed Mrs. Hamlyn, rather impatiently.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In came Japhet at this juncture.
interposed
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From this reading "He----" "Oh, we shall have plenty of boys here to-day, asking for a new year's gift," interposed Mrs. Hamlyn, rather impatiently.
Japhet
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From this reading In came Japhet at this juncture.
juncturenounUS /ˈdʒʌŋktʃər/
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading In came Japhet at this juncture.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "There's a little boy in the hall, sir, asking to see you," said he to his master.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "There's a little boy in the hall, sir, asking to see you," said he to his master.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "That you shall, my sweetest; and everything that's good," assented his mother.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "He----" "Oh, we shall have plenty of boys here to-day, asking for a new year's gift," interposed Mrs. Hamlyn, rather impatiently.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "That you shall, my sweetest; and everything that's good," assented his mother.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "He----" "Oh, we shall have plenty of boys here to-day, asking for a new year's gift," interposed Mrs. Hamlyn, rather impatiently.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He----" "Oh, we shall have plenty of boys here to-day, asking for a new year's gift," interposed Mrs. Hamlyn, rather impatiently.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "He----" "Oh, we shall have plenty of boys here to-day, asking for a new year's gift," interposed Mrs. Hamlyn, rather impatiently.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading "Send him a shilling, Philip."
a full supply
From this reading "He----" "Oh, we shall have plenty of boys here to-day, asking for a new year's gift," interposed Mrs. Hamlyn, rather impatiently.
on the contrary
From this reading "He----" "Oh, we shall have plenty of boys here to-day, asking for a new year's gift," interposed Mrs. Hamlyn, rather impatiently.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There's a little boy in the hall, sir, asking to see you," said he to his master.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "There's a little boy in the hall, sir, asking to see you," said he to his master.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "Send him a shilling, Philip."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "That you shall, my sweetest; and everything that's good," assented his mother.
shillingnounUS /ˈʃɪlɪŋ/
the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading "Send him a shilling, Philip."
term of address for a man
From this reading "There's a little boy in the hall, sir, asking to see you," said he to his master.
sweetestadjectiveUS /ˈswiːtəst/
superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading "That you shall, my sweetest; and everything that's good," assented his mother.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That you shall, my sweetest; and everything that's good," assented his mother.
that's
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From this reading "That you shall, my sweetest; and everything that's good," assented his mother.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There's a little boy in the hall, sir, asking to see you," said he to his master.
There's
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From this reading "There's a little boy in the hall, sir, asking to see you," said he to his master.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In came Japhet at this juncture.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There's a little boy in the hall, sir, asking to see you," said he to his master.
to-day
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From this reading "He----" "Oh, we shall have plenty of boys here to-day, asking for a new year's gift," interposed Mrs. Hamlyn, rather impatiently.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "He----" "Oh, we shall have plenty of boys here to-day, asking for a new year's gift," interposed Mrs. Hamlyn, rather impatiently.
year'snounUS /jɪrz/
possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading "He----" "Oh, we shall have plenty of boys here to-day, asking for a new year's gift," interposed Mrs. Hamlyn, rather impatiently.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That you shall, my sweetest; and everything that's good," assented his mother.
