used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The next Monday Seth happened to go into the shed-chamber for a piece of leather to mend an old harness, and met Willy coming down the stairs with a basket full of old iron.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Willy would have obeyed at once, if it had not been for that lordly tone and air of Seth's, which always made him feel contrary.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Willy would have obeyed at once, if it had not been for that lordly tone and air of Seth's, which always made him feel contrary.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The next Monday Seth happened to go into the shed-chamber for a piece of leather to mend an old harness, and met Willy coming down the stairs with a basket full of old iron.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next Monday Seth happened to go into the shed-chamber for a piece of leather to mend an old harness, and met Willy coming down the stairs with a basket full of old iron.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Willy would have obeyed at once, if it had not been for that lordly tone and air of Seth's, which always made him feel contrary.
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading The next Monday Seth happened to go into the shed-chamber for a piece of leather to mend an old harness, and met Willy coming down the stairs with a basket full of old iron.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Willy would have obeyed at once, if it had not been for that lordly tone and air of Seth's, which always made him feel contrary.
a youthful male person
From this reading THE BOY THAT CHEATED.
CHEATEDverbUS /ˈtʃiːtəd/
past form of “cheat” — deprive somebody of something by deceit
From this reading THE BOY THAT CHEATED.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The next Monday Seth happened to go into the shed-chamber for a piece of leather to mend an old harness, and met Willy coming down the stairs with a basket full of old iron.
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading Willy would have obeyed at once, if it had not been for that lordly tone and air of Seth's, which always made him feel contrary.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The next Monday Seth happened to go into the shed-chamber for a piece of leather to mend an old harness, and met Willy coming down the stairs with a basket full of old iron.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Willy would have obeyed at once, if it had not been for that lordly tone and air of Seth's, which always made him feel contrary.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next Monday Seth happened to go into the shed-chamber for a piece of leather to mend an old harness, and met Willy coming down the stairs with a basket full of old iron.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The next Monday Seth happened to go into the shed-chamber for a piece of leather to mend an old harness, and met Willy coming down the stairs with a basket full of old iron.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The next Monday Seth happened to go into the shed-chamber for a piece of leather to mend an old harness, and met Willy coming down the stairs with a basket full of old iron.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading What have you got there?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Willy would have obeyed at once, if it had not been for that lordly tone and air of Seth's, which always made him feel contrary.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading The next Monday Seth happened to go into the shed-chamber for a piece of leather to mend an old harness, and met Willy coming down the stairs with a basket full of old iron.
harnessverbUS /ˈhɑːrnəs/
put a harness
From this reading The next Monday Seth happened to go into the shed-chamber for a piece of leather to mend an old harness, and met Willy coming down the stairs with a basket full of old iron.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What have you got there?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Willy would have obeyed at once, if it had not been for that lordly tone and air of Seth's, which always made him feel contrary.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Willy would have obeyed at once, if it had not been for that lordly tone and air of Seth's, which always made him feel contrary.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The next Monday Seth happened to go into the shed-chamber for a piece of leather to mend an old harness, and met Willy coming down the stairs with a basket full of old iron.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading The next Monday Seth happened to go into the shed-chamber for a piece of leather to mend an old harness, and met Willy coming down the stairs with a basket full of old iron.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Willy would have obeyed at once, if it had not been for that lordly tone and air of Seth's, which always made him feel contrary.
leathernounUS /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading The next Monday Seth happened to go into the shed-chamber for a piece of leather to mend an old harness, and met Willy coming down the stairs with a basket full of old iron.
lordlyadjectiveUS /ˈlɔːrdliː/
of or befitting a lord
From this reading Willy would have obeyed at once, if it had not been for that lordly tone and air of Seth's, which always made him feel contrary.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Willy would have obeyed at once, if it had not been for that lordly tone and air of Seth's, which always made him feel contrary.
mendverbUS /mend/
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading The next Monday Seth happened to go into the shed-chamber for a piece of leather to mend an old harness, and met Willy coming down the stairs with a basket full of old iron.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading The next Monday Seth happened to go into the shed-chamber for a piece of leather to mend an old harness, and met Willy coming down the stairs with a basket full of old iron.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Stop a minute, Willy.
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading The next Monday Seth happened to go into the shed-chamber for a piece of leather to mend an old harness, and met Willy coming down the stairs with a basket full of old iron.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next Monday Seth happened to go into the shed-chamber for a piece of leather to mend an old harness, and met Willy coming down the stairs with a basket full of old iron.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Willy would have obeyed at once, if it had not been for that lordly tone and air of Seth's, which always made him feel contrary.
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading Willy would have obeyed at once, if it had not been for that lordly tone and air of Seth's, which always made him feel contrary.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next Monday Seth happened to go into the shed-chamber for a piece of leather to mend an old harness, and met Willy coming down the stairs with a basket full of old iron.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The next Monday Seth happened to go into the shed-chamber for a piece of leather to mend an old harness, and met Willy coming down the stairs with a basket full of old iron.
on one occasion
From this reading Willy would have obeyed at once, if it had not been for that lordly tone and air of Seth's, which always made him feel contrary.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading The next Monday Seth happened to go into the shed-chamber for a piece of leather to mend an old harness, and met Willy coming down the stairs with a basket full of old iron.
SethnounUS /seθ/
(Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel
From this reading The next Monday Seth happened to go into the shed-chamber for a piece of leather to mend an old harness, and met Willy coming down the stairs with a basket full of old iron.
Seth'snounUS /seθs/
possessive form of “seth” — (Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel
From this reading Willy would have obeyed at once, if it had not been for that lordly tone and air of Seth's, which always made him feel contrary.
shed-chamber
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From this reading The next Monday Seth happened to go into the shed-chamber for a piece of leather to mend an old harness, and met Willy coming down the stairs with a basket full of old iron.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading The next Monday Seth happened to go into the shed-chamber for a piece of leather to mend an old harness, and met Willy coming down the stairs with a basket full of old iron.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "Stop a minute, Willy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE BOY THAT CHEATED.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOY THAT CHEATED.
in or at that place or location
From this reading What have you got there?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next Monday Seth happened to go into the shed-chamber for a piece of leather to mend an old harness, and met Willy coming down the stairs with a basket full of old iron.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Willy would have obeyed at once, if it had not been for that lordly tone and air of Seth's, which always made him feel contrary.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What have you got there?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Willy would have obeyed at once, if it had not been for that lordly tone and air of Seth's, which always made him feel contrary.
Willy
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From this reading The next Monday Seth happened to go into the shed-chamber for a piece of leather to mend an old harness, and met Willy coming down the stairs with a basket full of old iron.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next Monday Seth happened to go into the shed-chamber for a piece of leather to mend an old harness, and met Willy coming down the stairs with a basket full of old iron.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Willy would have obeyed at once, if it had not been for that lordly tone and air of Seth's, which always made him feel contrary.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What have you got there?"
