used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Millar says,” he added, seeing that Lewis appeared doubtful, “Millar says all real gentlemen like shooting, and that I’m quite old enough to learn.”
(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 Millar says,” he added, seeing that Lewis appeared doubtful, “Millar says all real gentlemen like shooting, and that I’m quite old enough to learn.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Millar says,” he added, seeing that Lewis appeared doubtful, “Millar says all real gentlemen like shooting, and that I’m quite old enough to learn.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “Only Millar wanted--that is, he didn’t want, but he said he would take me out with him to see him shoot those great pretty birds.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Only Millar wanted--that is, he didn’t want, but he said he would take me out with him to see him shoot those great pretty birds.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
without stop or interruption
From this reading “Yes, to see him shoot pheasants,” continued Walter, “if you would let me go.
didn't
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From this reading “Only Millar wanted--that is, he didn’t want, but he said he would take me out with him to see him shoot those great pretty birds.”
dog-whip
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From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
doubtfuladjectiveUS /ˈdaʊtfəl/
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading Millar says,” he added, seeing that Lewis appeared doubtful, “Millar says all real gentlemen like shooting, and that I’m quite old enough to learn.”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Millar says,” he added, seeing that Lewis appeared doubtful, “Millar says all real gentlemen like shooting, and that I’m quite old enough to learn.”
opinion or judgment
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading Millar says,” he added, seeing that Lewis appeared doubtful, “Millar says all real gentlemen like shooting, and that I’m quite old enough to learn.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Yes, to see him shoot pheasants,” continued Walter, “if you would let me go.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “Only Millar wanted--that is, he didn’t want, but he said he would take me out with him to see him shoot those great pretty birds.”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Only Millar wanted--that is, he didn’t want, but he said he would take me out with him to see him shoot those great pretty birds.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
I'm
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From this reading Millar says,” he added, seeing that Lewis appeared doubtful, “Millar says all real gentlemen like shooting, and that I’m quite old enough to learn.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Yes, to see him shoot pheasants,” continued Walter, “if you would let me go.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
lashverbUS /læʃ/
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading Millar says,” he added, seeing that Lewis appeared doubtful, “Millar says all real gentlemen like shooting, and that I’m quite old enough to learn.”
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Yes, to see him shoot pheasants,” continued Walter, “if you would let me go.
LewisnounUS /ˈluːɪs/
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Millar says,” he added, seeing that Lewis appeared doubtful, “Millar says all real gentlemen like shooting, and that I’m quite old enough to learn.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
Millar
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From this reading “Only Millar wanted--that is, he didn’t want, but he said he would take me out with him to see him shoot those great pretty birds.”
in motion
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
nervouslyadverbUS /ˈnɜːrvəsli/
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Millar says,” he added, seeing that Lewis appeared doubtful, “Millar says all real gentlemen like shooting, and that I’m quite old enough to learn.”
and nothing more
From this reading “Only Millar wanted--that is, he didn’t want, but he said he would take me out with him to see him shoot those great pretty birds.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Only Millar wanted--that is, he didn’t want, but he said he would take me out with him to see him shoot those great pretty birds.”
PheasantsnounUS /ˈfezənts/
plural of “pheasant” — large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere
From this reading “Pheasants,” suggested Lewis.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “Only Millar wanted--that is, he didn’t want, but he said he would take me out with him to see him shoot those great pretty birds.”
pupilnounUS /ˈpjuːpəl/
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Millar says,” he added, seeing that Lewis appeared doubtful, “Millar says all real gentlemen like shooting, and that I’m quite old enough to learn.”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Millar says,” he added, seeing that Lewis appeared doubtful, “Millar says all real gentlemen like shooting, and that I’m quite old enough to learn.”
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Only Millar wanted--that is, he didn’t want, but he said he would take me out with him to see him shoot those great pretty birds.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Millar says,” he added, seeing that Lewis appeared doubtful, “Millar says all real gentlemen like shooting, and that I’m quite old enough to learn.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Millar says,” he added, seeing that Lewis appeared doubtful, “Millar says all real gentlemen like shooting, and that I’m quite old enough to learn.”
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “Only Millar wanted--that is, he didn’t want, but he said he would take me out with him to see him shoot those great pretty birds.”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Millar says,” he added, seeing that Lewis appeared doubtful, “Millar says all real gentlemen like shooting, and that I’m quite old enough to learn.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “Pheasants,” suggested Lewis.
carry out
From this reading “Only Millar wanted--that is, he didn’t want, but he said he would take me out with him to see him shoot those great pretty birds.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Only Millar wanted--that is, he didn’t want, but he said he would take me out with him to see him shoot those great pretty birds.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
twistingnounUS /ˈtwɪstɪŋ/
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Only Millar wanted--that is, he didn’t want, but he said he would take me out with him to see him shoot those great pretty birds.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “Only Millar wanted--that is, he didn’t want, but he said he would take me out with him to see him shoot those great pretty birds.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Only Millar wanted--that is, he didn’t want, but he said he would take me out with him to see him shoot those great pretty birds.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Only Millar wanted--that is, he didn’t want, but he said he would take me out with him to see him shoot those great pretty birds.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, to see him shoot pheasants,” continued Walter, “if you would let me go.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, what is it? for I can see by your eyes that you have something you wish to ask me, Walter,” observed Lewis, as his pupil stood before him nervously moving his feet and twisting the lash of a dog-whip round his hands.
