used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, I’m very sorry, but I can’t tell you,” and the colour surged perceptibly under her dark skin.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
brought into existence
From this reading “Do you mean where I was born?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Well, I’m very sorry, but I can’t tell you,” and the colour surged perceptibly under her dark skin.
can't
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From this reading “Well, I’m very sorry, but I can’t tell you,” and the colour surged perceptibly under her dark skin.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading “Well, I’m very sorry, but I can’t tell you,” and the colour surged perceptibly under her dark skin.
carefully weighed
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “Well, I’m very sorry, but I can’t tell you,” and the colour surged perceptibly under her dark skin.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you mean where I was born?”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
H'm
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From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
an established custom
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
hailverbUS /heɪl/
praise vociferously
From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well, I’m very sorry, but I can’t tell you,” and the colour surged perceptibly under her dark skin.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Do you mean where I was born?”
I'm
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From this reading “Well, I’m very sorry, but I can’t tell you,” and the colour surged perceptibly under her dark skin.
Joe
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From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
kinnounUS /kɪn/
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Do you mean where I was born?”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Joe nodded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
perceptiblyadverb
in a noticeable manner
From this reading “Well, I’m very sorry, but I can’t tell you,” and the colour surged perceptibly under her dark skin.
pressingnounUS /ˈpresɪŋ/
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
on the contrary
From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading “Well, I’m very sorry, but I can’t tell you,” and the colour surged perceptibly under her dark skin.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
solemnlyadverbUS /ˈsɔːləmli/
in a grave and sedate manner
From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “Well, I’m very sorry, but I can’t tell you,” and the colour surged perceptibly under her dark skin.
surgedverbUS /sɜːrdʒd/
past form of “surge” — rise and move, as in waves or billows
From this reading “Well, I’m very sorry, but I can’t tell you,” and the colour surged perceptibly under her dark skin.
Sylvy
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From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
express in words
From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
ter
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From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, I’m very sorry, but I can’t tell you,” and the colour surged perceptibly under her dark skin.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Well, I’m very sorry, but I can’t tell you,” and the colour surged perceptibly under her dark skin.
the topmost one of two
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Well, I’m very sorry, but I can’t tell you,” and the colour surged perceptibly under her dark skin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Do you mean where I was born?”
(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, I’m very sorry, but I can’t tell you,” and the colour surged perceptibly under her dark skin.
whar
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From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
at the time that
From this reading “H’m,” said Joe, pressing his lower lip over the upper one, as he had a habit of doing when he considered any matter required careful thought.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Do you mean where I was born?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Miss Sylvy,” asked Joe, rather solemnly, “would you be so kin’ as ter tell me whar you hail from?”
