used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
BlinksnounUS /blɪŋks/
small Indian lettuce of northern regions
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
BobbynounUS /ˈbɑːbi/
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
a youthful male person
From this reading _Boy:_ Sawed the top of my finger off.
dearly loved
From this reading _Sympathetic Lady:_ Dear, dear, how did you do that?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _Sympathetic Lady:_ Dear, dear, how did you do that?
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Sympathetic Lady:_ Dear, dear, how did you do that?
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading _Boy:_ Sawed the top of my finger off.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading _Sympathetic Lady:_ What's the matter with your hand, my little man?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
how
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From this reading _Sympathetic Lady:_ Dear, dear, how did you do that?
invitingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ/
attractive and tempting
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
JinksnounUS /dʒɪŋks/
noisy and mischievous merrymaking
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
and nothing more
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading _Sympathetic Lady:_ What's the matter with your hand, my little man?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _Sympathetic Lady:_ What's the matter with your hand, my little man?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _Sympathetic Lady:_ What's the matter with your hand, my little man?
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading _Sympathetic Lady:_ What's the matter with your hand, my little man?
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Sympathetic Lady:_ What's the matter with your hand, my little man?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Boy:_ Sawed the top of my finger off.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _Boy:_ Sawed the top of my finger off.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
SawedverbUS /sɔːd/
past form of “saw” — cut with a saw
From this reading _Boy:_ Sawed the top of my finger off.
SawingverbUS /ˈsɔːɪŋ/
-ing form of “saw” — cut with a saw
From this reading _Boy:_ Sawing.
a male human offspring
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
SympatheticadjectiveUS /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading _Sympathetic Lady:_ What's the matter with your hand, my little man?
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Sympathetic Lady:_ Dear, dear, how did you do that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Sympathetic Lady:_ What's the matter with your hand, my little man?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
the upper part of anything
From this reading _Boy:_ Sawed the top of my finger off.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
What's
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From this reading _Sympathetic Lady:_ What's the matter with your hand, my little man?
which person or people
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Sympathetic Lady:_ What's the matter with your hand, my little man?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Sympathetic Lady:_ Dear, dear, how did you do that?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Sympathetic Lady:_ What's the matter with your hand, my little man?
