used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Not so old, by more than a dozen years, as you are."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come, Lina, dear," said Mr. Wheeler to his little daughter, "lay by your knitting, if you please, and read me the paper."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Not so old, by more than a dozen years, as you are."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Not so old, by more than a dozen years, as you are."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But, pa, the _news_ is _olds_.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Come, Lina, dear," said Mr. Wheeler to his little daughter, "lay by your knitting, if you please, and read me the paper."
ChroniclenounUS /ˈkrɑː.nɪ.kəl/
A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)
From this reading "What, pa, this old paper, 'The Village Chronicle?'"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, Lina, dear," said Mr. Wheeler to his little daughter, "lay by your knitting, if you please, and read me the paper."
dampadjectiveUS /dæmp/
slightly wet
From this reading "Old, Lina!--why, it is damp from the press.
a female human offspring
From this reading "Come, Lina, dear," said Mr. Wheeler to his little daughter, "lay by your knitting, if you please, and read me the paper."
dearly loved
From this reading "Come, Lina, dear," said Mr. Wheeler to his little daughter, "lay by your knitting, if you please, and read me the paper."
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Not so old, by more than a dozen years, as you are."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Old, Lina!--why, it is damp from the press.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Come, Lina, dear," said Mr. Wheeler to his little daughter, "lay by your knitting, if you please, and read me the paper."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Come, Lina, dear," said Mr. Wheeler to his little daughter, "lay by your knitting, if you please, and read me the paper."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Old, Lina!--why, it is damp from the press.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Old, Lina!--why, it is damp from the press.
knittingnounUS /ˈnɪtɪŋ/
needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
From this reading "Come, Lina, dear," said Mr. Wheeler to his little daughter, "lay by your knitting, if you please, and read me the paper."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Come, Lina, dear," said Mr. Wheeler to his little daughter, "lay by your knitting, if you please, and read me the paper."
Lina
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From this reading "Come, Lina, dear," said Mr. Wheeler to his little daughter, "lay by your knitting, if you please, and read me the paper."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Come, Lina, dear," said Mr. Wheeler to his little daughter, "lay by your knitting, if you please, and read me the paper."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come, Lina, dear," said Mr. Wheeler to his little daughter, "lay by your knitting, if you please, and read me the paper."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Not so old, by more than a dozen years, as you are."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Come, Lina, dear," said Mr. Wheeler to his little daughter, "lay by your knitting, if you please, and read me the paper."
information about recent and important events
From this reading "But, pa, the _news_ is _olds_.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not so old, by more than a dozen years, as you are."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "What, pa, this old paper, 'The Village Chronicle?'"
oldsnounUS /oʊldz/
plural of “old” — past times (especially in the phrase “in days of old”)
From this reading "But, pa, the _news_ is _olds_.
panounUS /pɑː/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "What, pa, this old paper, 'The Village Chronicle?'"
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading "Come, Lina, dear," said Mr. Wheeler to his little daughter, "lay by your knitting, if you please, and read me the paper."
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Come, Lina, dear," said Mr. Wheeler to his little daughter, "lay by your knitting, if you please, and read me the paper."
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading "Old, Lina!--why, it is damp from the press.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "Come, Lina, dear," said Mr. Wheeler to his little daughter, "lay by your knitting, if you please, and read me the paper."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Come, Lina, dear," said Mr. Wheeler to his little daughter, "lay by your knitting, if you please, and read me the paper."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Not so old, by more than a dozen years, as you are."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Not so old, by more than a dozen years, as you are."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Come, Lina, dear," said Mr. Wheeler to his little daughter, "lay by your knitting, if you please, and read me the paper."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What, pa, this old paper, 'The Village Chronicle?'"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Come, Lina, dear," said Mr. Wheeler to his little daughter, "lay by your knitting, if you please, and read me the paper."
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading "What, pa, this old paper, 'The Village Chronicle?'"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What, pa, this old paper, 'The Village Chronicle?'"
WheelernounUS /ˈwiːlər/
Scottish archaeologist (1890-1976)
From this reading "Come, Lina, dear," said Mr. Wheeler to his little daughter, "lay by your knitting, if you please, and read me the paper."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Old, Lina!--why, it is damp from the press.
a late time of life
From this reading Not so old, by more than a dozen years, as you are."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come, Lina, dear," said Mr. Wheeler to his little daughter, "lay by your knitting, if you please, and read me the paper."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come, Lina, dear," said Mr. Wheeler to his little daughter, "lay by your knitting, if you please, and read me the paper."
