used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Now, not a step do you go, my fine young blood, until you pick up every jolly lemon and put them away tidily, or I’ll tell the missus on you as sure as eggs.”
afflictedadjectiveUS /əˈflɪktɪd/
grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading I summed him up as conceited, but not with the disgusting conceit with which some are afflicted, or perhaps blessed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Now, not a step do you go, my fine young blood, until you pick up every jolly lemon and put them away tidily, or I’ll tell the missus on you as sure as eggs.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I summed him up as conceited, but not with the disgusting conceit with which some are afflicted, or perhaps blessed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Now, not a step do you go, my fine young blood, until you pick up every jolly lemon and put them away tidily, or I’ll tell the missus on you as sure as eggs.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Now, not a step do you go, my fine young blood, until you pick up every jolly lemon and put them away tidily, or I’ll tell the missus on you as sure as eggs.”
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading That wasn’t bad fun.
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading I summed him up as conceited, but not with the disgusting conceit with which some are afflicted, or perhaps blessed.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading “Now, not a step do you go, my fine young blood, until you pick up every jolly lemon and put them away tidily, or I’ll tell the missus on you as sure as eggs.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I determined not to undeceive but to have a lark with him.
conceitnounUS /kənˈsiːt/
feelings of excessive pride
From this reading I summed him up as conceited, but not with the disgusting conceit with which some are afflicted, or perhaps blessed.
conceitedadjectiveUS /kənˈsiːtəd/
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading I summed him up as conceited, but not with the disgusting conceit with which some are afflicted, or perhaps blessed.
dawnedverbUS /dɔːnd/
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading It dawned on me that he had mistaken me for one of the servant-girls.
characterized by great determination
From this reading I determined not to undeceive but to have a lark with him.
disgustingadjectiveUS /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading I summed him up as conceited, but not with the disgusting conceit with which some are afflicted, or perhaps blessed.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Now, not a step do you go, my fine young blood, until you pick up every jolly lemon and put them away tidily, or I’ll tell the missus on you as sure as eggs.”
eggsnounUS /eɡz/
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading “Now, not a step do you go, my fine young blood, until you pick up every jolly lemon and put them away tidily, or I’ll tell the missus on you as sure as eggs.”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Now, not a step do you go, my fine young blood, until you pick up every jolly lemon and put them away tidily, or I’ll tell the missus on you as sure as eggs.”
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “Now, not a step do you go, my fine young blood, until you pick up every jolly lemon and put them away tidily, or I’ll tell the missus on you as sure as eggs.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It dawned on me that he had mistaken me for one of the servant-girls.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading That wasn’t bad fun.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Now, not a step do you go, my fine young blood, until you pick up every jolly lemon and put them away tidily, or I’ll tell the missus on you as sure as eggs.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It dawned on me that he had mistaken me for one of the servant-girls.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I determined not to undeceive but to have a lark with him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It dawned on me that he had mistaken me for one of the servant-girls.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I determined not to undeceive but to have a lark with him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I determined not to undeceive but to have a lark with him.
I'll
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From this reading “Now, not a step do you go, my fine young blood, until you pick up every jolly lemon and put them away tidily, or I’ll tell the missus on you as sure as eggs.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It dawned on me that he had mistaken me for one of the servant-girls.
jollyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːli/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “Now, not a step do you go, my fine young blood, until you pick up every jolly lemon and put them away tidily, or I’ll tell the missus on you as sure as eggs.”
larknounUS /lɑːrk/
North American songbirds having a yellow breast
From this reading I determined not to undeceive but to have a lark with him.
lemonnounUS /ˈlemən/
yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
From this reading “Now, not a step do you go, my fine young blood, until you pick up every jolly lemon and put them away tidily, or I’ll tell the missus on you as sure as eggs.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It dawned on me that he had mistaken me for one of the servant-girls.
missusnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
informal term of address for someone's wife
From this reading “Now, not a step do you go, my fine young blood, until you pick up every jolly lemon and put them away tidily, or I’ll tell the missus on you as sure as eggs.”
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading It dawned on me that he had mistaken me for one of the servant-girls.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Now, not a step do you go, my fine young blood, until you pick up every jolly lemon and put them away tidily, or I’ll tell the missus on you as sure as eggs.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Now, not a step do you go, my fine young blood, until you pick up every jolly lemon and put them away tidily, or I’ll tell the missus on you as sure as eggs.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now, not a step do you go, my fine young blood, until you pick up every jolly lemon and put them away tidily, or I’ll tell the missus on you as sure as eggs.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It dawned on me that he had mistaken me for one of the servant-girls.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Now, not a step do you go, my fine young blood, until you pick up every jolly lemon and put them away tidily, or I’ll tell the missus on you as sure as eggs.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It dawned on me that he had mistaken me for one of the servant-girls.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Now, not a step do you go, my fine young blood, until you pick up every jolly lemon and put them away tidily, or I’ll tell the missus on you as sure as eggs.”
by chance
From this reading I summed him up as conceited, but not with the disgusting conceit with which some are afflicted, or perhaps blessed.
select carefully from a group
From this reading “Now, not a step do you go, my fine young blood, until you pick up every jolly lemon and put them away tidily, or I’ll tell the missus on you as sure as eggs.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Now, not a step do you go, my fine young blood, until you pick up every jolly lemon and put them away tidily, or I’ll tell the missus on you as sure as eggs.”
servant-girls
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From this reading It dawned on me that he had mistaken me for one of the servant-girls.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I summed him up as conceited, but not with the disgusting conceit with which some are afflicted, or perhaps blessed.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “Now, not a step do you go, my fine young blood, until you pick up every jolly lemon and put them away tidily, or I’ll tell the missus on you as sure as eggs.”
summedverbUS /sʌmd/
inflected form of “sum” — be a summary of
From this reading I summed him up as conceited, but not with the disgusting conceit with which some are afflicted, or perhaps blessed.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Now, not a step do you go, my fine young blood, until you pick up every jolly lemon and put them away tidily, or I’ll tell the missus on you as sure as eggs.”
express in words
From this reading “Now, not a step do you go, my fine young blood, until you pick up every jolly lemon and put them away tidily, or I’ll tell the missus on you as sure as eggs.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It dawned on me that he had mistaken me for one of the servant-girls.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Now, not a step do you go, my fine young blood, until you pick up every jolly lemon and put them away tidily, or I’ll tell the missus on you as sure as eggs.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Now, not a step do you go, my fine young blood, until you pick up every jolly lemon and put them away tidily, or I’ll tell the missus on you as sure as eggs.”
tidilyadverb
in a tidy manner
From this reading “Now, not a step do you go, my fine young blood, until you pick up every jolly lemon and put them away tidily, or I’ll tell the missus on you as sure as eggs.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I determined not to undeceive but to have a lark with him.
undeceiveverb
free from deception or illusion
From this reading I determined not to undeceive but to have a lark with him.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “Now, not a step do you go, my fine young blood, until you pick up every jolly lemon and put them away tidily, or I’ll tell the missus on you as sure as eggs.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Now, not a step do you go, my fine young blood, until you pick up every jolly lemon and put them away tidily, or I’ll tell the missus on you as sure as eggs.”
wasn't
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From this reading That wasn’t bad fun.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I summed him up as conceited, but not with the disgusting conceit with which some are afflicted, or perhaps blessed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I determined not to undeceive but to have a lark with him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now, not a step do you go, my fine young blood, until you pick up every jolly lemon and put them away tidily, or I’ll tell the missus on you as sure as eggs.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Now, not a step do you go, my fine young blood, until you pick up every jolly lemon and put them away tidily, or I’ll tell the missus on you as sure as eggs.”
