used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He is not a pretty child and is the more likely to grow into a fine lad.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Carefully, stumbling now and then on his little knock-kneed legs, he makes his way over the paving-stones, looks at everything that there is to look at and bites at every apple, both those which are his due and those which are forbidden him.
applenounUS /ˈæpəl/
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading Carefully, stumbling now and then on his little knock-kneed legs, he makes his way over the paving-stones, looks at everything that there is to look at and bites at every apple, both those which are his due and those which are forbidden him.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Carefully, stumbling now and then on his little knock-kneed legs, he makes his way over the paving-stones, looks at everything that there is to look at and bites at every apple, both those which are his due and those which are forbidden him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Carefully, stumbling now and then on his little knock-kneed legs, he makes his way over the paving-stones, looks at everything that there is to look at and bites at every apple, both those which are his due and those which are forbidden him.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading His face can light up suddenly and become radiant; he can look at you with quite cold eyes.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading My little boy is beginning to live.
bitesnounUS /baɪts/
plural of “bite” — a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
From this reading Carefully, stumbling now and then on his little knock-kneed legs, he makes his way over the paving-stones, looks at everything that there is to look at and bites at every apple, both those which are his due and those which are forbidden him.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Carefully, stumbling now and then on his little knock-kneed legs, he makes his way over the paving-stones, looks at everything that there is to look at and bites at every apple, both those which are his due and those which are forbidden him.
a youthful male person
From this reading My little boy is beginning to live.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he is charming.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading His face can light up suddenly and become radiant; he can look at you with quite cold eyes.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Carefully, stumbling now and then on his little knock-kneed legs, he makes his way over the paving-stones, looks at everything that there is to look at and bites at every apple, both those which are his due and those which are forbidden him.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading But he is charming.
a young person of either sex
From this reading He is not a pretty child and is the more likely to grow into a fine lad.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading His face can light up suddenly and become radiant; he can look at you with quite cold eyes.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading Carefully, stumbling now and then on his little knock-kneed legs, he makes his way over the paving-stones, looks at everything that there is to look at and bites at every apple, both those which are his due and those which are forbidden him.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Carefully, stumbling now and then on his little knock-kneed legs, he makes his way over the paving-stones, looks at everything that there is to look at and bites at every apple, both those which are his due and those which are forbidden him.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Carefully, stumbling now and then on his little knock-kneed legs, he makes his way over the paving-stones, looks at everything that there is to look at and bites at every apple, both those which are his due and those which are forbidden him.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His face can light up suddenly and become radiant; he can look at you with quite cold eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face can light up suddenly and become radiant; he can look at you with quite cold eyes.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading He is not a pretty child and is the more likely to grow into a fine lad.
forbiddenadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading Carefully, stumbling now and then on his little knock-kneed legs, he makes his way over the paving-stones, looks at everything that there is to look at and bites at every apple, both those which are his due and those which are forbidden him.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading He is not a pretty child and is the more likely to grow into a fine lad.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Carefully, stumbling now and then on his little knock-kneed legs, he makes his way over the paving-stones, looks at everything that there is to look at and bites at every apple, both those which are his due and those which are forbidden him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Carefully, stumbling now and then on his little knock-kneed legs, he makes his way over the paving-stones, looks at everything that there is to look at and bites at every apple, both those which are his due and those which are forbidden him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Carefully, stumbling now and then on his little knock-kneed legs, he makes his way over the paving-stones, looks at everything that there is to look at and bites at every apple, both those which are his due and those which are forbidden him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He is not a pretty child and is the more likely to grow into a fine lad.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My little boy is beginning to live.
knock-kneedadjective
having the knees abnormally close together and the ankles wide apart
From this reading Carefully, stumbling now and then on his little knock-kneed legs, he makes his way over the paving-stones, looks at everything that there is to look at and bites at every apple, both those which are his due and those which are forbidden him.
a boy or man
From this reading He is not a pretty child and is the more likely to grow into a fine lad.
staying power
From this reading Carefully, stumbling now and then on his little knock-kneed legs, he makes his way over the paving-stones, looks at everything that there is to look at and bites at every apple, both those which are his due and those which are forbidden him.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading His face can light up suddenly and become radiant; he can look at you with quite cold eyes.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading He is not a pretty child and is the more likely to grow into a fine lad.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading My little boy is beginning to live.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading My little boy is beginning to live.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Carefully, stumbling now and then on his little knock-kneed legs, he makes his way over the paving-stones, looks at everything that there is to look at and bites at every apple, both those which are his due and those which are forbidden him.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Carefully, stumbling now and then on his little knock-kneed legs, he makes his way over the paving-stones, looks at everything that there is to look at and bites at every apple, both those which are his due and those which are forbidden him.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Carefully, stumbling now and then on his little knock-kneed legs, he makes his way over the paving-stones, looks at everything that there is to look at and bites at every apple, both those which are his due and those which are forbidden him.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He is not a pretty child and is the more likely to grow into a fine lad.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My little boy is beginning to live.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He is not a pretty child and is the more likely to grow into a fine lad.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Carefully, stumbling now and then on his little knock-kneed legs, he makes his way over the paving-stones, looks at everything that there is to look at and bites at every apple, both those which are his due and those which are forbidden him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Carefully, stumbling now and then on his little knock-kneed legs, he makes his way over the paving-stones, looks at everything that there is to look at and bites at every apple, both those which are his due and those which are forbidden him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Carefully, stumbling now and then on his little knock-kneed legs, he makes his way over the paving-stones, looks at everything that there is to look at and bites at every apple, both those which are his due and those which are forbidden him.
paving-stones
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From this reading Carefully, stumbling now and then on his little knock-kneed legs, he makes his way over the paving-stones, looks at everything that there is to look at and bites at every apple, both those which are his due and those which are forbidden him.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading He is not a pretty child and is the more likely to grow into a fine lad.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading His face can light up suddenly and become radiant; he can look at you with quite cold eyes.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiːənt/
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading His face can light up suddenly and become radiant; he can look at you with quite cold eyes.
stumblingverbUS /ˈstʌmbəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading Carefully, stumbling now and then on his little knock-kneed legs, he makes his way over the paving-stones, looks at everything that there is to look at and bites at every apple, both those which are his due and those which are forbidden him.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading His face can light up suddenly and become radiant; he can look at you with quite cold eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Carefully, stumbling now and then on his little knock-kneed legs, he makes his way over the paving-stones, looks at everything that there is to look at and bites at every apple, both those which are his due and those which are forbidden him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Carefully, stumbling now and then on his little knock-kneed legs, he makes his way over the paving-stones, looks at everything that there is to look at and bites at every apple, both those which are his due and those which are forbidden him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Carefully, stumbling now and then on his little knock-kneed legs, he makes his way over the paving-stones, looks at everything that there is to look at and bites at every apple, both those which are his due and those which are forbidden him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Carefully, stumbling now and then on his little knock-kneed legs, he makes his way over the paving-stones, looks at everything that there is to look at and bites at every apple, both those which are his due and those which are forbidden him.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Carefully, stumbling now and then on his little knock-kneed legs, he makes his way over the paving-stones, looks at everything that there is to look at and bites at every apple, both those which are his due and those which are forbidden him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My little boy is beginning to live.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading His face can light up suddenly and become radiant; he can look at you with quite cold eyes.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Carefully, stumbling now and then on his little knock-kneed legs, he makes his way over the paving-stones, looks at everything that there is to look at and bites at every apple, both those which are his due and those which are forbidden him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Carefully, stumbling now and then on his little knock-kneed legs, he makes his way over the paving-stones, looks at everything that there is to look at and bites at every apple, both those which are his due and those which are forbidden him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His face can light up suddenly and become radiant; he can look at you with quite cold eyes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading His face can light up suddenly and become radiant; he can look at you with quite cold eyes.
