addingverbUS /ˈædɪŋ/
-ing form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “Not that part of him,” I laughed; adding: “Nor do you, General Arnold.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are fresh from Washington’s camp, Captain.
ArnoldnounUS /ˈɑːrnəld/
English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
From this reading “Not that part of him,” I laughed; adding: “Nor do you, General Arnold.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet I find myself growing thoughtful now, where I once took no thought,” he said reflectively; “as in the present instance.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading You are fresh from Washington’s camp, Captain.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading You are fresh from Washington’s camp, Captain.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Not that part of him,” I laughed; adding: “Nor do you, General Arnold.”
estatesnounUS /ɪˈsteɪts/
plural of “estate” — everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading Have you ever heard it said that he would give the half of his Virginia estates to lay his hands upon me?”
at any time
From this reading Have you ever heard it said that he would give the half of his Virginia estates to lay his hands upon me?”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Yet I find myself growing thoughtful now, where I once took no thought,” he said reflectively; “as in the present instance.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading You are fresh from Washington’s camp, Captain.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You are fresh from Washington’s camp, Captain.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading “Not that part of him,” I laughed; adding: “Nor do you, General Arnold.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Have you ever heard it said that he would give the half of his Virginia estates to lay his hands upon me?”
(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 Yet I find myself growing thoughtful now, where I once took no thought,” he said reflectively; “as in the present instance.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Have you ever heard it said that he would give the half of his Virginia estates to lay his hands upon me?”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Have you ever heard it said that he would give the half of his Virginia estates to lay his hands upon me?”
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you ever heard it said that he would give the half of his Virginia estates to lay his hands upon me?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet I find myself growing thoughtful now, where I once took no thought,” he said reflectively; “as in the present instance.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Have you ever heard it said that he would give the half of his Virginia estates to lay his hands upon me?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Not that part of him,” I laughed; adding: “Nor do you, General Arnold.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Have you ever heard it said that he would give the half of his Virginia estates to lay his hands upon me?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Not that part of him,” I laughed; adding: “Nor do you, General Arnold.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet I find myself growing thoughtful now, where I once took no thought,” he said reflectively; “as in the present instance.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Yet I find myself growing thoughtful now, where I once took no thought,” he said reflectively; “as in the present instance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Have you ever heard it said that he would give the half of his Virginia estates to lay his hands upon me?”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Not that part of him,” I laughed; adding: “Nor do you, General Arnold.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Have you ever heard it said that he would give the half of his Virginia estates to lay his hands upon me?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Have you ever heard it said that he would give the half of his Virginia estates to lay his hands upon me?”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Yet I find myself growing thoughtful now, where I once took no thought,” he said reflectively; “as in the present instance.
not any; not one
From this reading Yet I find myself growing thoughtful now, where I once took no thought,” he said reflectively; “as in the present instance.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “Not that part of him,” I laughed; adding: “Nor do you, General Arnold.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not that part of him,” I laughed; adding: “Nor do you, General Arnold.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Yet I find myself growing thoughtful now, where I once took no thought,” he said reflectively; “as in the present instance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Not that part of him,” I laughed; adding: “Nor do you, General Arnold.”
on one occasion
From this reading Yet I find myself growing thoughtful now, where I once took no thought,” he said reflectively; “as in the present instance.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading “Not that part of him,” I laughed; adding: “Nor do you, General Arnold.”
by chance
From this reading “Perhaps not.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Yet I find myself growing thoughtful now, where I once took no thought,” he said reflectively; “as in the present instance.
reflectivelyadverb
in a reflective manner
From this reading Yet I find myself growing thoughtful now, where I once took no thought,” he said reflectively; “as in the present instance.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Yet I find myself growing thoughtful now, where I once took no thought,” he said reflectively; “as in the present instance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Not that part of him,” I laughed; adding: “Nor do you, General Arnold.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet I find myself growing thoughtful now, where I once took no thought,” he said reflectively; “as in the present instance.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Yet I find myself growing thoughtful now, where I once took no thought,” he said reflectively; “as in the present instance.
thoughtfuladjectiveUS /ˈθɔːtfəl/
having intellectual depth
From this reading Yet I find myself growing thoughtful now, where I once took no thought,” he said reflectively; “as in the present instance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Have you ever heard it said that he would give the half of his Virginia estates to lay his hands upon me?”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Yet I find myself growing thoughtful now, where I once took no thought,” he said reflectively; “as in the present instance.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Have you ever heard it said that he would give the half of his Virginia estates to lay his hands upon me?”
VirginianounUS /vərˈdʒɪnjə/
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading Have you ever heard it said that he would give the half of his Virginia estates to lay his hands upon me?”
Washington'snounUS /ˈwɑːʃɪŋtənz/
possessive form of “washington” — the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading You are fresh from Washington’s camp, Captain.
in or at the place that
From this reading Yet I find myself growing thoughtful now, where I once took no thought,” he said reflectively; “as in the present instance.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Have you ever heard it said that he would give the half of his Virginia estates to lay his hands upon me?”
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet I find myself growing thoughtful now, where I once took no thought,” he said reflectively; “as in the present instance.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Not that part of him,” I laughed; adding: “Nor do you, General Arnold.”
