used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was a sensible fellow with character; in appearance, thick-set and broad-shouldered with a square face covered with freckles, with red hair, small grey eyes, thick lips, a short nose, and short fingers--a sturdy lad, in fact--and strong for his age!
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading My aunt could not endure him; my father was positively afraid of him ... or perhaps he felt himself to blame towards him.
how long something has existed
From this reading He was a sensible fellow with character; in appearance, thick-set and broad-shouldered with a square face covered with freckles, with red hair, small grey eyes, thick lips, a short nose, and short fingers--a sturdy lad, in fact--and strong for his age!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yegor's son David, my cousin, was left on my father's hands and lived with us.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading He was a sensible fellow with character; in appearance, thick-set and broad-shouldered with a square face covered with freckles, with red hair, small grey eyes, thick lips, a short nose, and short fingers--a sturdy lad, in fact--and strong for his age!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was only one year older than I; but I respected him and obeyed him as though he were quite grown up.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading My aunt could not endure him; my father was positively afraid of him ... or perhaps he felt himself to blame towards him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There was a rumour that, if my father had not given his brother away, David's father would not have been sent to Siberia.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was a rumour that, if my father had not given his brother away, David's father would not have been sent to Siberia.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading My aunt could not endure him; my father was positively afraid of him ... or perhaps he felt himself to blame towards him.
broad-shoulderedadjective
having broad shoulders
From this reading He was a sensible fellow with character; in appearance, thick-set and broad-shouldered with a square face covered with freckles, with red hair, small grey eyes, thick lips, a short nose, and short fingers--a sturdy lad, in fact--and strong for his age!
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading There was a rumour that, if my father had not given his brother away, David's father would not have been sent to Siberia.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was only one year older than I; but I respected him and obeyed him as though he were quite grown up.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading He was a sensible fellow with character; in appearance, thick-set and broad-shouldered with a square face covered with freckles, with red hair, small grey eyes, thick lips, a short nose, and short fingers--a sturdy lad, in fact--and strong for his age!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading My aunt could not endure him; my father was positively afraid of him ... or perhaps he felt himself to blame towards him.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Yegor's son David, my cousin, was left on my father's hands and lived with us.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading He was a sensible fellow with character; in appearance, thick-set and broad-shouldered with a square face covered with freckles, with red hair, small grey eyes, thick lips, a short nose, and short fingers--a sturdy lad, in fact--and strong for his age!
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading Yegor's son David, my cousin, was left on my father's hands and lived with us.
David'snounUS /ˈdeɪvɪdz/
possessive form of “david” — patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading There was a rumour that, if my father had not given his brother away, David's father would not have been sent to Siberia.
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading My aunt could not endure him; my father was positively afraid of him ... or perhaps he felt himself to blame towards him.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He was a sensible fellow with character; in appearance, thick-set and broad-shouldered with a square face covered with freckles, with red hair, small grey eyes, thick lips, a short nose, and short fingers--a sturdy lad, in fact--and strong for his age!
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He was a sensible fellow with character; in appearance, thick-set and broad-shouldered with a square face covered with freckles, with red hair, small grey eyes, thick lips, a short nose, and short fingers--a sturdy lad, in fact--and strong for his age!
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading He was a sensible fellow with character; in appearance, thick-set and broad-shouldered with a square face covered with freckles, with red hair, small grey eyes, thick lips, a short nose, and short fingers--a sturdy lad, in fact--and strong for his age!
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading My aunt could not endure him; my father was positively afraid of him ... or perhaps he felt himself to blame towards him.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Yegor's son David, my cousin, was left on my father's hands and lived with us.
a boy or man
From this reading He was a sensible fellow with character; in appearance, thick-set and broad-shouldered with a square face covered with freckles, with red hair, small grey eyes, thick lips, a short nose, and short fingers--a sturdy lad, in fact--and strong for his age!
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading My aunt could not endure him; my father was positively afraid of him ... or perhaps he felt himself to blame towards him.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading He was a sensible fellow with character; in appearance, thick-set and broad-shouldered with a square face covered with freckles, with red hair, small grey eyes, thick lips, a short nose, and short fingers--a sturdy lad, in fact--and strong for his age!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was a sensible fellow with character; in appearance, thick-set and broad-shouldered with a square face covered with freckles, with red hair, small grey eyes, thick lips, a short nose, and short fingers--a sturdy lad, in fact--and strong for his age!
frecklesnounUS /ˈfrekəlz/
plural of “freckle” — a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
From this reading He was a sensible fellow with character; in appearance, thick-set and broad-shouldered with a square face covered with freckles, with red hair, small grey eyes, thick lips, a short nose, and short fingers--a sturdy lad, in fact--and strong for his age!
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading There was a rumour that, if my father had not given his brother away, David's father would not have been sent to Siberia.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading He was a sensible fellow with character; in appearance, thick-set and broad-shouldered with a square face covered with freckles, with red hair, small grey eyes, thick lips, a short nose, and short fingers--a sturdy lad, in fact--and strong for his age!
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading He was only one year older than I; but I respected him and obeyed him as though he were quite grown up.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was a rumour that, if my father had not given his brother away, David's father would not have been sent to Siberia.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading He was a sensible fellow with character; in appearance, thick-set and broad-shouldered with a square face covered with freckles, with red hair, small grey eyes, thick lips, a short nose, and short fingers--a sturdy lad, in fact--and strong for his age!
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Yegor's son David, my cousin, was left on my father's hands and lived with us.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was a rumour that, if my father had not given his brother away, David's father would not have been sent to Siberia.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was only one year older than I; but I respected him and obeyed him as though he were quite grown up.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was only one year older than I; but I respected him and obeyed him as though he were quite grown up.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading My aunt could not endure him; my father was positively afraid of him ... or perhaps he felt himself to blame towards him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was a sensible fellow with character; in appearance, thick-set and broad-shouldered with a square face covered with freckles, with red hair, small grey eyes, thick lips, a short nose, and short fingers--a sturdy lad, in fact--and strong for his age!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He was only one year older than I; but I respected him and obeyed him as though he were quite grown up.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There was a rumour that, if my father had not given his brother away, David's father would not have been sent to Siberia.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was a sensible fellow with character; in appearance, thick-set and broad-shouldered with a square face covered with freckles, with red hair, small grey eyes, thick lips, a short nose, and short fingers--a sturdy lad, in fact--and strong for his age!
a boy or man
From this reading He was a sensible fellow with character; in appearance, thick-set and broad-shouldered with a square face covered with freckles, with red hair, small grey eyes, thick lips, a short nose, and short fingers--a sturdy lad, in fact--and strong for his age!
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Yegor's son David, my cousin, was left on my father's hands and lived with us.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading He was a sensible fellow with character; in appearance, thick-set and broad-shouldered with a square face covered with freckles, with red hair, small grey eyes, thick lips, a short nose, and short fingers--a sturdy lad, in fact--and strong for his age!
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Yegor's son David, my cousin, was left on my father's hands and lived with us.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Yegor's son David, my cousin, was left on my father's hands and lived with us.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading He was a sensible fellow with character; in appearance, thick-set and broad-shouldered with a square face covered with freckles, with red hair, small grey eyes, thick lips, a short nose, and short fingers--a sturdy lad, in fact--and strong for his age!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My aunt could not endure him; my father was positively afraid of him ... or perhaps he felt himself to blame towards him.
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading He was only one year older than I; but I respected him and obeyed him as though he were quite grown up.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My aunt could not endure him; my father was positively afraid of him ... or perhaps he felt himself to blame towards him.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading He was only one year older than I; but I respected him and obeyed him as though he were quite grown up.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yegor's son David, my cousin, was left on my father's hands and lived with us.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was only one year older than I; but I respected him and obeyed him as though he were quite grown up.
and nothing more
From this reading He was only one year older than I; but I respected him and obeyed him as though he were quite grown up.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading My aunt could not endure him; my father was positively afraid of him ... or perhaps he felt himself to blame towards him.
by chance
From this reading My aunt could not endure him; my father was positively afraid of him ... or perhaps he felt himself to blame towards him.
positivelyadverbUS /ˈpɑːzətɪvli/
extremely
From this reading My aunt could not endure him; my father was positively afraid of him ... or perhaps he felt himself to blame towards him.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading He was only one year older than I; but I respected him and obeyed him as though he were quite grown up.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading He was a sensible fellow with character; in appearance, thick-set and broad-shouldered with a square face covered with freckles, with red hair, small grey eyes, thick lips, a short nose, and short fingers--a sturdy lad, in fact--and strong for his age!
respectedadjectiveUS /rɪˈspektɪd/
receiving deferential regard
From this reading He was only one year older than I; but I respected him and obeyed him as though he were quite grown up.
rumournounUS /ˈruːmər/
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
From this reading There was a rumour that, if my father had not given his brother away, David's father would not have been sent to Siberia.
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading He was a sensible fellow with character; in appearance, thick-set and broad-shouldered with a square face covered with freckles, with red hair, small grey eyes, thick lips, a short nose, and short fingers--a sturdy lad, in fact--and strong for his age!
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading There was a rumour that, if my father had not given his brother away, David's father would not have been sent to Siberia.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading He was a sensible fellow with character; in appearance, thick-set and broad-shouldered with a square face covered with freckles, with red hair, small grey eyes, thick lips, a short nose, and short fingers--a sturdy lad, in fact--and strong for his age!
SiberianounUS /saɪˈbɪriə/
a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters
From this reading There was a rumour that, if my father had not given his brother away, David's father would not have been sent to Siberia.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was a sensible fellow with character; in appearance, thick-set and broad-shouldered with a square face covered with freckles, with red hair, small grey eyes, thick lips, a short nose, and short fingers--a sturdy lad, in fact--and strong for his age!
a male human offspring
From this reading Yegor's son David, my cousin, was left on my father's hands and lived with us.
make square
From this reading He was a sensible fellow with character; in appearance, thick-set and broad-shouldered with a square face covered with freckles, with red hair, small grey eyes, thick lips, a short nose, and short fingers--a sturdy lad, in fact--and strong for his age!
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading He was a sensible fellow with character; in appearance, thick-set and broad-shouldered with a square face covered with freckles, with red hair, small grey eyes, thick lips, a short nose, and short fingers--a sturdy lad, in fact--and strong for his age!
sturdyadjectiveUS /ˈstɜːrdi/
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading He was a sensible fellow with character; in appearance, thick-set and broad-shouldered with a square face covered with freckles, with red hair, small grey eyes, thick lips, a short nose, and short fingers--a sturdy lad, in fact--and strong for his age!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was only one year older than I; but I respected him and obeyed him as though he were quite grown up.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a rumour that, if my father had not given his brother away, David's father would not have been sent to Siberia.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a rumour that, if my father had not given his brother away, David's father would not have been sent to Siberia.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading He was a sensible fellow with character; in appearance, thick-set and broad-shouldered with a square face covered with freckles, with red hair, small grey eyes, thick lips, a short nose, and short fingers--a sturdy lad, in fact--and strong for his age!
thick-set
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From this reading He was a sensible fellow with character; in appearance, thick-set and broad-shouldered with a square face covered with freckles, with red hair, small grey eyes, thick lips, a short nose, and short fingers--a sturdy lad, in fact--and strong for his age!
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He was only one year older than I; but I respected him and obeyed him as though he were quite grown up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My aunt could not endure him; my father was positively afraid of him ... or perhaps he felt himself to blame towards him.
in the direction of
From this reading My aunt could not endure him; my father was positively afraid of him ... or perhaps he felt himself to blame towards him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He was only one year older than I; but I respected him and obeyed him as though he were quite grown up.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yegor's son David, my cousin, was left on my father's hands and lived with us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yegor's son David, my cousin, was left on my father's hands and lived with us.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was only one year older than I; but I respected him and obeyed him as though he were quite grown up.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yegor's son David, my cousin, was left on my father's hands and lived with us.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was a rumour that, if my father had not given his brother away, David's father would not have been sent to Siberia.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading He was only one year older than I; but I respected him and obeyed him as though he were quite grown up.
Yegor's
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From this reading Yegor's son David, my cousin, was left on my father's hands and lived with us.
