accordverbUS /əˈkɔːrd/
go together
From this reading "The child may have lost himself in the wood, and yet not be dead; and who knows whether he may not be at home at this moment, having gone of his own accord, or some one have brought him home."
AdamnounUS /ˈædəm/
(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading "Let me carry the clothes; give me his clothes," said Adam, as they went along.
(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 "No, I cannot part with them, they are all I now have belonging to him, and I have the new boots in the bundle, that he never wore, and in my hurry I brought his little wooden horse, too."
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Let me carry the clothes; give me his clothes," said Adam, as they went along.
in addition
From this reading "Does he like horses? then he will like me also."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No, I cannot part with them, they are all I now have belonging to him, and I have the new boots in the bundle, that he never wore, and in my hurry I brought his little wooden horse, too."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "No, I cannot part with them, they are all I now have belonging to him, and I have the new boots in the bundle, that he never wore, and in my hurry I brought his little wooden horse, too."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Let me carry the clothes; give me his clothes," said Adam, as they went along.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "The child may have lost himself in the wood, and yet not be dead; and who knows whether he may not be at home at this moment, having gone of his own accord, or some one have brought him home."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Oh! do not speak so lightly; remember that he may be dead."
belongingnounUS /bɪˈlɔːŋɪŋ/
happiness felt in a secure relationship
From this reading "No, I cannot part with them, they are all I now have belonging to him, and I have the new boots in the bundle, that he never wore, and in my hurry I brought his little wooden horse, too."
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading "No, I cannot part with them, they are all I now have belonging to him, and I have the new boots in the bundle, that he never wore, and in my hurry I brought his little wooden horse, too."
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "No, I cannot part with them, they are all I now have belonging to him, and I have the new boots in the bundle, that he never wore, and in my hurry I brought his little wooden horse, too."
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading "No, I cannot part with them, they are all I now have belonging to him, and I have the new boots in the bundle, that he never wore, and in my hurry I brought his little wooden horse, too."
cannot
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From this reading "No, I cannot part with them, they are all I now have belonging to him, and I have the new boots in the bundle, that he never wore, and in my hurry I brought his little wooden horse, too."
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading "Let me carry the clothes; give me his clothes," said Adam, as they went along.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "The child may have lost himself in the wood, and yet not be dead; and who knows whether he may not be at home at this moment, having gone of his own accord, or some one have brought him home."
clothing in general
From this reading "Let me carry the clothes; give me his clothes," said Adam, as they went along.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Oh! do not speak so lightly; remember that he may be dead."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Oh! do not speak so lightly; remember that he may be dead."
Doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Does he like horses? then he will like me also."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Let me carry the clothes; give me his clothes," said Adam, as they went along.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "The child may have lost himself in the wood, and yet not be dead; and who knows whether he may not be at home at this moment, having gone of his own accord, or some one have brought him home."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "No, I cannot part with them, they are all I now have belonging to him, and I have the new boots in the bundle, that he never wore, and in my hurry I brought his little wooden horse, too."
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "The child may have lost himself in the wood, and yet not be dead; and who knows whether he may not be at home at this moment, having gone of his own accord, or some one have brought him home."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No, I cannot part with them, they are all I now have belonging to him, and I have the new boots in the bundle, that he never wore, and in my hurry I brought his little wooden horse, too."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No, I cannot part with them, they are all I now have belonging to him, and I have the new boots in the bundle, that he never wore, and in my hurry I brought his little wooden horse, too."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "The child may have lost himself in the wood, and yet not be dead; and who knows whether he may not be at home at this moment, having gone of his own accord, or some one have brought him home."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Let me carry the clothes; give me his clothes," said Adam, as they went along.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "The child may have lost himself in the wood, and yet not be dead; and who knows whether he may not be at home at this moment, having gone of his own accord, or some one have brought him home."
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "No, I cannot part with them, they are all I now have belonging to him, and I have the new boots in the bundle, that he never wore, and in my hurry I brought his little wooden horse, too."
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "Does he like horses? then he will like me also."
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading "No, I cannot part with them, they are all I now have belonging to him, and I have the new boots in the bundle, that he never wore, and in my hurry I brought his little wooden horse, too."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, I cannot part with them, they are all I now have belonging to him, and I have the new boots in the bundle, that he never wore, and in my hurry I brought his little wooden horse, too."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "No, I cannot part with them, they are all I now have belonging to him, and I have the new boots in the bundle, that he never wore, and in my hurry I brought his little wooden horse, too."
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading "The child may have lost himself in the wood, and yet not be dead; and who knows whether he may not be at home at this moment, having gone of his own accord, or some one have brought him home."
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me carry the clothes; give me his clothes," said Adam, as they went along.
without good reason
From this reading "Oh! do not speak so lightly; remember that he may be dead."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Does he like horses? then he will like me also."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "No, I cannot part with them, they are all I now have belonging to him, and I have the new boots in the bundle, that he never wore, and in my hurry I brought his little wooden horse, too."
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading "The child may have lost himself in the wood, and yet not be dead; and who knows whether he may not be at home at this moment, having gone of his own accord, or some one have brought him home."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Oh! do not speak so lightly; remember that he may be dead."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let me carry the clothes; give me his clothes," said Adam, as they went along.
a particular point in time
From this reading "The child may have lost himself in the wood, and yet not be dead; and who knows whether he may not be at home at this moment, having gone of his own accord, or some one have brought him home."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "No, I cannot part with them, they are all I now have belonging to him, and I have the new boots in the bundle, that he never wore, and in my hurry I brought his little wooden horse, too."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "No, I cannot part with them, they are all I now have belonging to him, and I have the new boots in the bundle, that he never wore, and in my hurry I brought his little wooden horse, too."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "No, I cannot part with them, they are all I now have belonging to him, and I have the new boots in the bundle, that he never wore, and in my hurry I brought his little wooden horse, too."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I cannot part with them, they are all I now have belonging to him, and I have the new boots in the bundle, that he never wore, and in my hurry I brought his little wooden horse, too."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh! do not speak so lightly; remember that he may be dead."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "No, I cannot part with them, they are all I now have belonging to him, and I have the new boots in the bundle, that he never wore, and in my hurry I brought his little wooden horse, too."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The child may have lost himself in the wood, and yet not be dead; and who knows whether he may not be at home at this moment, having gone of his own accord, or some one have brought him home."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! do not speak so lightly; remember that he may be dead."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "The child may have lost himself in the wood, and yet not be dead; and who knows whether he may not be at home at this moment, having gone of his own accord, or some one have brought him home."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "The child may have lost himself in the wood, and yet not be dead; and who knows whether he may not be at home at this moment, having gone of his own accord, or some one have brought him home."
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "The child may have lost himself in the wood, and yet not be dead; and who knows whether he may not be at home at this moment, having gone of his own accord, or some one have brought him home."
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "No, I cannot part with them, they are all I now have belonging to him, and I have the new boots in the bundle, that he never wore, and in my hurry I brought his little wooden horse, too."
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Oh! do not speak so lightly; remember that he may be dead."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Let me carry the clothes; give me his clothes," said Adam, as they went along.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Oh! do not speak so lightly; remember that he may be dead."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "The child may have lost himself in the wood, and yet not be dead; and who knows whether he may not be at home at this moment, having gone of his own accord, or some one have brought him home."
express in speech
From this reading "Oh! do not speak so lightly; remember that he may be dead."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No, I cannot part with them, they are all I now have belonging to him, and I have the new boots in the bundle, that he never wore, and in my hurry I brought his little wooden horse, too."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Let me carry the clothes; give me his clothes," said Adam, as they went along.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "No, I cannot part with them, they are all I now have belonging to him, and I have the new boots in the bundle, that he never wore, and in my hurry I brought his little wooden horse, too."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Does he like horses? then he will like me also."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Let me carry the clothes; give me his clothes," said Adam, as they went along.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "The child may have lost himself in the wood, and yet not be dead; and who knows whether he may not be at home at this moment, having gone of his own accord, or some one have brought him home."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No, I cannot part with them, they are all I now have belonging to him, and I have the new boots in the bundle, that he never wore, and in my hurry I brought his little wooden horse, too."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "No, I cannot part with them, they are all I now have belonging to him, and I have the new boots in the bundle, that he never wore, and in my hurry I brought his little wooden horse, too."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Let me carry the clothes; give me his clothes," said Adam, as they went along.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "The child may have lost himself in the wood, and yet not be dead; and who knows whether he may not be at home at this moment, having gone of his own accord, or some one have brought him home."
which person or people
From this reading "The child may have lost himself in the wood, and yet not be dead; and who knows whether he may not be at home at this moment, having gone of his own accord, or some one have brought him home."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Does he like horses? then he will like me also."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "No, I cannot part with them, they are all I now have belonging to him, and I have the new boots in the bundle, that he never wore, and in my hurry I brought his little wooden horse, too."
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading "The child may have lost himself in the wood, and yet not be dead; and who knows whether he may not be at home at this moment, having gone of his own accord, or some one have brought him home."
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading "No, I cannot part with them, they are all I now have belonging to him, and I have the new boots in the bundle, that he never wore, and in my hurry I brought his little wooden horse, too."
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading "No, I cannot part with them, they are all I now have belonging to him, and I have the new boots in the bundle, that he never wore, and in my hurry I brought his little wooden horse, too."
but in spite of that
From this reading "The child may have lost himself in the wood, and yet not be dead; and who knows whether he may not be at home at this moment, having gone of his own accord, or some one have brought him home."
