used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A NEW FRIEND.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "WE are to be friends, you see," said the lame boy, cheerfully, as Sandy set him to lean against the parapet, while he picked up the crutch.
(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 "I thought I should never catch you, though I have been following you as fast as ever I could all the way from the place where Mr. Mason was preaching.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I saw you listening as if you'd never heard anything like that before; and it's every word true, and more.
any thing at all
From this reading I saw you listening as if you'd never heard anything like that before; and it's every word true, and more.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "WE are to be friends, you see," said the lame boy, cheerfully, as Sandy set him to lean against the parapet, while he picked up the crutch.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "WE are to be friends, you see," said the lame boy, cheerfully, as Sandy set him to lean against the parapet, while he picked up the crutch.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "WE are to be friends, you see," said the lame boy, cheerfully, as Sandy set him to lean against the parapet, while he picked up the crutch.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I thought I should never catch you, though I have been following you as fast as ever I could all the way from the place where Mr. Mason was preaching.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I saw you listening as if you'd never heard anything like that before; and it's every word true, and more.
a youthful male person
From this reading "WE are to be friends, you see," said the lame boy, cheerfully, as Sandy set him to lean against the parapet, while he picked up the crutch.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "I thought I should never catch you, though I have been following you as fast as ever I could all the way from the place where Mr. Mason was preaching.
cheerfullyadverbUS /ˈtʃɪrfəli/
in a cheerful manner
From this reading "WE are to be friends, you see," said the lame boy, cheerfully, as Sandy set him to lean against the parapet, while he picked up the crutch.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I thought I should never catch you, though I have been following you as fast as ever I could all the way from the place where Mr. Mason was preaching.
crutchnounUS /krʌtʃ/
a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
From this reading "WE are to be friends, you see," said the lame boy, cheerfully, as Sandy set him to lean against the parapet, while he picked up the crutch.
didn't
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From this reading You liked his sermon, didn't you?
at any time
From this reading "I thought I should never catch you, though I have been following you as fast as ever I could all the way from the place where Mr. Mason was preaching.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I saw you listening as if you'd never heard anything like that before; and it's every word true, and more.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading "I thought I should never catch you, though I have been following you as fast as ever I could all the way from the place where Mr. Mason was preaching.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading "I thought I should never catch you, though I have been following you as fast as ever I could all the way from the place where Mr. Mason was preaching.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading A NEW FRIEND.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "WE are to be friends, you see," said the lame boy, cheerfully, as Sandy set him to lean against the parapet, while he picked up the crutch.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I thought I should never catch you, though I have been following you as fast as ever I could all the way from the place where Mr. Mason was preaching.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I thought I should never catch you, though I have been following you as fast as ever I could all the way from the place where Mr. Mason was preaching.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "WE are to be friends, you see," said the lame boy, cheerfully, as Sandy set him to lean against the parapet, while he picked up the crutch.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I saw you listening as if you'd never heard anything like that before; and it's every word true, and more.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "WE are to be friends, you see," said the lame boy, cheerfully, as Sandy set him to lean against the parapet, while he picked up the crutch.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You liked his sermon, didn't you?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought I should never catch you, though I have been following you as fast as ever I could all the way from the place where Mr. Mason was preaching.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I saw you listening as if you'd never heard anything like that before; and it's every word true, and more.
it's
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From this reading I saw you listening as if you'd never heard anything like that before; and it's every word true, and more.
lamenounUS /leɪm/
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading "WE are to be friends, you see," said the lame boy, cheerfully, as Sandy set him to lean against the parapet, while he picked up the crutch.
leanverbUS /liːn/
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading "WE are to be friends, you see," said the lame boy, cheerfully, as Sandy set him to lean against the parapet, while he picked up the crutch.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I saw you listening as if you'd never heard anything like that before; and it's every word true, and more.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading You liked his sermon, didn't you?
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading I saw you listening as if you'd never heard anything like that before; and it's every word true, and more.
MasonnounUS /ˈmeɪsən/
American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)
From this reading "I thought I should never catch you, though I have been following you as fast as ever I could all the way from the place where Mr. Mason was preaching.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I saw you listening as if you'd never heard anything like that before; and it's every word true, and more.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "I thought I should never catch you, though I have been following you as fast as ever I could all the way from the place where Mr. Mason was preaching.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I thought I should never catch you, though I have been following you as fast as ever I could all the way from the place where Mr. Mason was preaching.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A NEW FRIEND.
parapetnounUS /ˈperəpet/
a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony
From this reading "WE are to be friends, you see," said the lame boy, cheerfully, as Sandy set him to lean against the parapet, while he picked up the crutch.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading "WE are to be friends, you see," said the lame boy, cheerfully, as Sandy set him to lean against the parapet, while he picked up the crutch.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "I thought I should never catch you, though I have been following you as fast as ever I could all the way from the place where Mr. Mason was preaching.
preachingnounUS /ˈpriːtʃɪŋ/
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading "I thought I should never catch you, though I have been following you as fast as ever I could all the way from the place where Mr. Mason was preaching.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "WE are to be friends, you see," said the lame boy, cheerfully, as Sandy set him to lean against the parapet, while he picked up the crutch.
SandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading "WE are to be friends, you see," said the lame boy, cheerfully, as Sandy set him to lean against the parapet, while he picked up the crutch.
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw you listening as if you'd never heard anything like that before; and it's every word true, and more.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "WE are to be friends, you see," said the lame boy, cheerfully, as Sandy set him to lean against the parapet, while he picked up the crutch.
sermonnounUS /ˈsɜːrmən/
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading You liked his sermon, didn't you?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "WE are to be friends, you see," said the lame boy, cheerfully, as Sandy set him to lean against the parapet, while he picked up the crutch.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I thought I should never catch you, though I have been following you as fast as ever I could all the way from the place where Mr. Mason was preaching.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I saw you listening as if you'd never heard anything like that before; and it's every word true, and more.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "WE are to be friends, you see," said the lame boy, cheerfully, as Sandy set him to lean against the parapet, while he picked up the crutch.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "I thought I should never catch you, though I have been following you as fast as ever I could all the way from the place where Mr. Mason was preaching.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought I should never catch you, though I have been following you as fast as ever I could all the way from the place where Mr. Mason was preaching.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "WE are to be friends, you see," said the lame boy, cheerfully, as Sandy set him to lean against the parapet, while he picked up the crutch.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading I saw you listening as if you'd never heard anything like that before; and it's every word true, and more.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "WE are to be friends, you see," said the lame boy, cheerfully, as Sandy set him to lean against the parapet, while he picked up the crutch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I thought I should never catch you, though I have been following you as fast as ever I could all the way from the place where Mr. Mason was preaching.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "I thought I should never catch you, though I have been following you as fast as ever I could all the way from the place where Mr. Mason was preaching.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "WE are to be friends, you see," said the lame boy, cheerfully, as Sandy set him to lean against the parapet, while he picked up the crutch.
in or at the place that
From this reading "I thought I should never catch you, though I have been following you as fast as ever I could all the way from the place where Mr. Mason was preaching.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "WE are to be friends, you see," said the lame boy, cheerfully, as Sandy set him to lean against the parapet, while he picked up the crutch.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading I saw you listening as if you'd never heard anything like that before; and it's every word true, and more.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "WE are to be friends, you see," said the lame boy, cheerfully, as Sandy set him to lean against the parapet, while he picked up the crutch.
you'd
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From this reading I saw you listening as if you'd never heard anything like that before; and it's every word true, and more.
