used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This is a dreadful big house,' he said to himself; 'where did it come from, for all?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was hard set to get to the door with the blocks of stone lying about like frozen men.
(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 'In the name of Fortune where am I at all?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'In the name of Fortune where am I at all?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'I'd swear,' he said to himself as he stumbled over one, 'that this was lil' Neddy Hom, the dwarf man tha's missin', only it's stone.'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'In the name of Fortune where am I at all?
completely unclothed
From this reading Nobody never seen the like of it on this bare breas' before--else where am I at all, at all?'
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Nobody never seen the like of it on this bare breas' before--else where am I at all, at all?'
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading This is a dreadful big house,' he said to himself; 'where did it come from, for all?
blocksnounUS /blɑːks/
plural of “block” — a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading He was hard set to get to the door with the blocks of stone lying about like frozen men.
breas
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From this reading Nobody never seen the like of it on this bare breas' before--else where am I at all, at all?'
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading This is a dreadful big house,' he said to himself; 'where did it come from, for all?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This is a dreadful big house,' he said to himself; 'where did it come from, for all?
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He was hard set to get to the door with the blocks of stone lying about like frozen men.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading This is a dreadful big house,' he said to himself; 'where did it come from, for all?
dwarfnounUS /dwɔːrf/
a person who is markedly small
From this reading 'I'd swear,' he said to himself as he stumbled over one, 'that this was lil' Neddy Hom, the dwarf man tha's missin', only it's stone.'
else
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From this reading Nobody never seen the like of it on this bare breas' before--else where am I at all, at all?'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This is a dreadful big house,' he said to himself; 'where did it come from, for all?
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading 'In the name of Fortune where am I at all?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This is a dreadful big house,' he said to himself; 'where did it come from, for all?
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading He was hard set to get to the door with the blocks of stone lying about like frozen men.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He was hard set to get to the door with the blocks of stone lying about like frozen men.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading He was hard set to get to the door with the blocks of stone lying about like frozen men.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This is a dreadful big house,' he said to himself; 'where did it come from, for all?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading This is a dreadful big house,' he said to himself; 'where did it come from, for all?
Hom
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From this reading 'I'd swear,' he said to himself as he stumbled over one, 'that this was lil' Neddy Hom, the dwarf man tha's missin', only it's stone.'
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading This is a dreadful big house,' he said to himself; 'where did it come from, for all?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'In the name of Fortune where am I at all?
I'd
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From this reading 'I'd swear,' he said to himself as he stumbled over one, 'that this was lil' Neddy Hom, the dwarf man tha's missin', only it's stone.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'In the name of Fortune where am I at all?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is a dreadful big house,' he said to himself; 'where did it come from, for all?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This is a dreadful big house,' he said to himself; 'where did it come from, for all?
it's
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From this reading 'I'd swear,' he said to himself as he stumbled over one, 'that this was lil' Neddy Hom, the dwarf man tha's missin', only it's stone.'
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Nobody never seen the like of it on this bare breas' before--else where am I at all, at all?'
lil
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From this reading 'I'd swear,' he said to himself as he stumbled over one, 'that this was lil' Neddy Hom, the dwarf man tha's missin', only it's stone.'
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading He was hard set to get to the door with the blocks of stone lying about like frozen men.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading 'I'd swear,' he said to himself as he stumbled over one, 'that this was lil' Neddy Hom, the dwarf man tha's missin', only it's stone.'
the force of workers available
From this reading He was hard set to get to the door with the blocks of stone lying about like frozen men.
missin
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From this reading 'I'd swear,' he said to himself as he stumbled over one, 'that this was lil' Neddy Hom, the dwarf man tha's missin', only it's stone.'
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading 'In the name of Fortune where am I at all?
Neddy
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From this reading 'I'd swear,' he said to himself as he stumbled over one, 'that this was lil' Neddy Hom, the dwarf man tha's missin', only it's stone.'
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Nobody never seen the like of it on this bare breas' before--else where am I at all, at all?'
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody never seen the like of it on this bare breas' before--else where am I at all, at all?'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'In the name of Fortune where am I at all?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nobody never seen the like of it on this bare breas' before--else where am I at all, at all?'
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'I'd swear,' he said to himself as he stumbled over one, 'that this was lil' Neddy Hom, the dwarf man tha's missin', only it's stone.'
and nothing more
From this reading 'I'd swear,' he said to himself as he stumbled over one, 'that this was lil' Neddy Hom, the dwarf man tha's missin', only it's stone.'
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading 'I'd swear,' he said to himself as he stumbled over one, 'that this was lil' Neddy Hom, the dwarf man tha's missin', only it's stone.'
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading This is a dreadful big house,' he said to himself; 'where did it come from, for all?
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Nobody never seen the like of it on this bare breas' before--else where am I at all, at all?'
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He was hard set to get to the door with the blocks of stone lying about like frozen men.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading He was hard set to get to the door with the blocks of stone lying about like frozen men.
stumbledverbUS /ˈstʌmbəld/
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading 'I'd swear,' he said to himself as he stumbled over one, 'that this was lil' Neddy Hom, the dwarf man tha's missin', only it's stone.'
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading 'I'd swear,' he said to himself as he stumbled over one, 'that this was lil' Neddy Hom, the dwarf man tha's missin', only it's stone.'
tha's
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From this reading 'I'd swear,' he said to himself as he stumbled over one, 'that this was lil' Neddy Hom, the dwarf man tha's missin', only it's stone.'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'I'd swear,' he said to himself as he stumbled over one, 'that this was lil' Neddy Hom, the dwarf man tha's missin', only it's stone.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'In the name of Fortune where am I at all?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is a dreadful big house,' he said to himself; 'where did it come from, for all?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This is a dreadful big house,' he said to himself; 'where did it come from, for all?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was hard set to get to the door with the blocks of stone lying about like frozen men.
in or at the place that
From this reading 'In the name of Fortune where am I at all?
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was hard set to get to the door with the blocks of stone lying about like frozen men.
