used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARK MANNING left the cabin and made his way as quickly as possible to the edge of the wood.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MARK MANNING left the cabin and made his way as quickly as possible to the edge of the wood.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He hadn't got over his wonder at the hermit's commission and singular confidence in him.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading MARK MANNING left the cabin and made his way as quickly as possible to the edge of the wood.
commissionnounUS /kəˈmɪʃən/
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading He hadn't got over his wonder at the hermit's commission and singular confidence in him.
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading He hadn't got over his wonder at the hermit's commission and singular confidence in him.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Nearly thirty dollars!
the boundary of a surface
From this reading MARK MANNING left the cabin and made his way as quickly as possible to the edge of the wood.
at any time
From this reading I wonder whether I shall ever have as much of my own?"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He hadn't got over his wonder at the hermit's commission and singular confidence in him.
hadn't
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From this reading He hadn't got over his wonder at the hermit's commission and singular confidence in him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It seems strange," he said to himself, "to have so much money in my pocket.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hadn't got over his wonder at the hermit's commission and singular confidence in him.
hermit's
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From this reading He hadn't got over his wonder at the hermit's commission and singular confidence in him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He hadn't got over his wonder at the hermit's commission and singular confidence in him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "It seems strange," he said to himself, "to have so much money in my pocket.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MARK MANNING left the cabin and made his way as quickly as possible to the edge of the wood.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wonder whether I shall ever have as much of my own?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He hadn't got over his wonder at the hermit's commission and singular confidence in him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It seems strange," he said to himself, "to have so much money in my pocket.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading MARK MANNING left the cabin and made his way as quickly as possible to the edge of the wood.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading MARK MANNING left the cabin and made his way as quickly as possible to the edge of the wood.
MANNINGverbUS /ˈmænɪŋ/
inflected form of “man” — take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
From this reading MARK MANNING left the cabin and made his way as quickly as possible to the edge of the wood.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading MARK MANNING left the cabin and made his way as quickly as possible to the edge of the wood.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "It seems strange," he said to himself, "to have so much money in my pocket.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "It seems strange," he said to himself, "to have so much money in my pocket.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It seems strange," he said to himself, "to have so much money in my pocket.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Nearly thirty dollars!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MARK MANNING left the cabin and made his way as quickly as possible to the edge of the wood.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He hadn't got over his wonder at the hermit's commission and singular confidence in him.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I wonder whether I shall ever have as much of my own?"
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading "It seems strange," he said to himself, "to have so much money in my pocket.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading MARK MANNING left the cabin and made his way as quickly as possible to the edge of the wood.
with speed
From this reading MARK MANNING left the cabin and made his way as quickly as possible to the edge of the wood.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It seems strange," he said to himself, "to have so much money in my pocket.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "It seems strange," he said to himself, "to have so much money in my pocket.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I wonder whether I shall ever have as much of my own?"
unusual or striking
From this reading He hadn't got over his wonder at the hermit's commission and singular confidence in him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It seems strange," he said to himself, "to have so much money in my pocket.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "It seems strange," he said to himself, "to have so much money in my pocket.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARK MANNING left the cabin and made his way as quickly as possible to the edge of the wood.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading Nearly thirty dollars!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MARK MANNING left the cabin and made his way as quickly as possible to the edge of the wood.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading MARK MANNING left the cabin and made his way as quickly as possible to the edge of the wood.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I wonder whether I shall ever have as much of my own?"
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading He hadn't got over his wonder at the hermit's commission and singular confidence in him.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading MARK MANNING left the cabin and made his way as quickly as possible to the edge of the wood.
