used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But he had a glorious summer and throve so well on his new diet of love and companionship that one day Uncle Walter, with fewer sick children to think about than usual, looked at him curiously and said:
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But he had a glorious summer and throve so well on his new diet of love and companionship that one day Uncle Walter, with fewer sick children to think about than usual, looked at him curiously and said:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And _then_ the fat would be in the fire," said Jims.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He has a good color and his eyes are getting to look more like a boy's eyes should.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But he had a glorious summer and throve so well on his new diet of love and companionship that one day Uncle Walter, with fewer sick children to think about than usual, looked at him curiously and said:
AugustanounUS /əˈɡʌstə/
the capital of the state of Maine
From this reading "Augusta, that boy seems to be growing much stronger.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And _then_ the fat would be in the fire," said Jims.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Augusta, that boy seems to be growing much stronger.
boy'snounUS /bɔɪz/
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading He has a good color and his eyes are getting to look more like a boy's eyes should.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he had a glorious summer and throve so well on his new diet of love and companionship that one day Uncle Walter, with fewer sick children to think about than usual, looked at him curiously and said:
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading But he had a glorious summer and throve so well on his new diet of love and companionship that one day Uncle Walter, with fewer sick children to think about than usual, looked at him curiously and said:
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading He has a good color and his eyes are getting to look more like a boy's eyes should.
companionshipnounUS /kəmˈpænjənʃɪp/
the state of being with someone
From this reading But he had a glorious summer and throve so well on his new diet of love and companionship that one day Uncle Walter, with fewer sick children to think about than usual, looked at him curiously and said:
curiouslyadverbUS /ˈkjʊriəsli/
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading But he had a glorious summer and throve so well on his new diet of love and companionship that one day Uncle Walter, with fewer sick children to think about than usual, looked at him curiously and said:
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But he had a glorious summer and throve so well on his new diet of love and companionship that one day Uncle Walter, with fewer sick children to think about than usual, looked at him curiously and said:
dietnounUS /ˈdaɪət/
a prescribed selection of foods
From this reading But he had a glorious summer and throve so well on his new diet of love and companionship that one day Uncle Walter, with fewer sick children to think about than usual, looked at him curiously and said:
opinion or judgment
From this reading He has a good color and his eyes are getting to look more like a boy's eyes should.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading "And _then_ the fat would be in the fire," said Jims.
feweradjectiveUS /ˈfjuːər/
(comparative of “few” used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of
From this reading But he had a glorious summer and throve so well on his new diet of love and companionship that one day Uncle Walter, with fewer sick children to think about than usual, looked at him curiously and said:
start firing a weapon
From this reading "And _then_ the fat would be in the fire," said Jims.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading He has a good color and his eyes are getting to look more like a boy's eyes should.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading But he had a glorious summer and throve so well on his new diet of love and companionship that one day Uncle Walter, with fewer sick children to think about than usual, looked at him curiously and said:
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He has a good color and his eyes are getting to look more like a boy's eyes should.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading "Augusta, that boy seems to be growing much stronger.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But he had a glorious summer and throve so well on his new diet of love and companionship that one day Uncle Walter, with fewer sick children to think about than usual, looked at him curiously and said:
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has a good color and his eyes are getting to look more like a boy's eyes should.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he had a glorious summer and throve so well on his new diet of love and companionship that one day Uncle Walter, with fewer sick children to think about than usual, looked at him curiously and said:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But he had a glorious summer and throve so well on his new diet of love and companionship that one day Uncle Walter, with fewer sick children to think about than usual, looked at him curiously and said:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But he had a glorious summer and throve so well on his new diet of love and companionship that one day Uncle Walter, with fewer sick children to think about than usual, looked at him curiously and said:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And _then_ the fat would be in the fire," said Jims.
Jims
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From this reading "And _then_ the fat would be in the fire," said Jims.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He has a good color and his eyes are getting to look more like a boy's eyes should.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He has a good color and his eyes are getting to look more like a boy's eyes should.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But he had a glorious summer and throve so well on his new diet of love and companionship that one day Uncle Walter, with fewer sick children to think about than usual, looked at him curiously and said:
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading But he had a glorious summer and throve so well on his new diet of love and companionship that one day Uncle Walter, with fewer sick children to think about than usual, looked at him curiously and said:
engage in
From this reading We'll make a man of you yet, Jims."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading We'll make a man of you yet, Jims."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He has a good color and his eyes are getting to look more like a boy's eyes should.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Augusta, that boy seems to be growing much stronger.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading But he had a glorious summer and throve so well on his new diet of love and companionship that one day Uncle Walter, with fewer sick children to think about than usual, looked at him curiously and said:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But he had a glorious summer and throve so well on his new diet of love and companionship that one day Uncle Walter, with fewer sick children to think about than usual, looked at him curiously and said:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But he had a glorious summer and throve so well on his new diet of love and companionship that one day Uncle Walter, with fewer sick children to think about than usual, looked at him curiously and said:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But he had a glorious summer and throve so well on his new diet of love and companionship that one day Uncle Walter, with fewer sick children to think about than usual, looked at him curiously and said:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "And _then_ the fat would be in the fire," said Jims.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Augusta, that boy seems to be growing much stronger.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He has a good color and his eyes are getting to look more like a boy's eyes should.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading But he had a glorious summer and throve so well on his new diet of love and companionship that one day Uncle Walter, with fewer sick children to think about than usual, looked at him curiously and said:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But he had a glorious summer and throve so well on his new diet of love and companionship that one day Uncle Walter, with fewer sick children to think about than usual, looked at him curiously and said:
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading "Augusta, that boy seems to be growing much stronger.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading But he had a glorious summer and throve so well on his new diet of love and companionship that one day Uncle Walter, with fewer sick children to think about than usual, looked at him curiously and said:
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But he had a glorious summer and throve so well on his new diet of love and companionship that one day Uncle Walter, with fewer sick children to think about than usual, looked at him curiously and said:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But he had a glorious summer and throve so well on his new diet of love and companionship that one day Uncle Walter, with fewer sick children to think about than usual, looked at him curiously and said:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And _then_ the fat would be in the fire," said Jims.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "And _then_ the fat would be in the fire," said Jims.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading But he had a glorious summer and throve so well on his new diet of love and companionship that one day Uncle Walter, with fewer sick children to think about than usual, looked at him curiously and said:
throveverbUS /θroʊv/
inflected form of “thrive” — grow vigorously
From this reading But he had a glorious summer and throve so well on his new diet of love and companionship that one day Uncle Walter, with fewer sick children to think about than usual, looked at him curiously and said:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But he had a glorious summer and throve so well on his new diet of love and companionship that one day Uncle Walter, with fewer sick children to think about than usual, looked at him curiously and said:
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading But he had a glorious summer and throve so well on his new diet of love and companionship that one day Uncle Walter, with fewer sick children to think about than usual, looked at him curiously and said:
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading But he had a glorious summer and throve so well on his new diet of love and companionship that one day Uncle Walter, with fewer sick children to think about than usual, looked at him curiously and said:
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading But he had a glorious summer and throve so well on his new diet of love and companionship that one day Uncle Walter, with fewer sick children to think about than usual, looked at him curiously and said:
We'll
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From this reading We'll make a man of you yet, Jims."
(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 But he had a glorious summer and throve so well on his new diet of love and companionship that one day Uncle Walter, with fewer sick children to think about than usual, looked at him curiously and said:
in the company of; together with
From this reading But he had a glorious summer and throve so well on his new diet of love and companionship that one day Uncle Walter, with fewer sick children to think about than usual, looked at him curiously and said:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "And _then_ the fat would be in the fire," said Jims.
but in spite of that
From this reading We'll make a man of you yet, Jims."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We'll make a man of you yet, Jims."
