used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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anew
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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in or near a particular place or position
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in or to or toward a former location
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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enter or assume a certain state or condition
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inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
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buttonsnounUS /ˈbʌtənz/
plural of “button” — a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
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either side of the face below the eyes
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the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
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a young person of either sex
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neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
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having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading What have they done with you?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
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an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
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a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
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Faw-Faw
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From this reading How I wish Faw-Faw were here!
feveredadjectiveUS /ˈfiːvərd/
highly or nervously excited
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after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
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plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What have they done with you?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading How I wish Faw-Faw were here!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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How
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From this reading How I wish Faw-Faw were here!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How I wish Faw-Faw were here!
idlyadverbUS /ˈaɪdli/
in an idle manner
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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the emotion of great happiness
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lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
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immediately past
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leathernounUS /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
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letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
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The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Memory, memory.
metalnounUS /ˈmetəl/
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
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(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
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belonging to the person speaking
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not any; not one
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, Faw-Faw!
on one occasion
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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and nothing more
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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have ownership or possession of
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a set of two similar things considered as a unit
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participate in games or sport
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deserving or inciting pity
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exert pressure or force to or upon
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not move; be in a resting position
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shoe-maker
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a particular situation
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be seated
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smoothingverbUS /ˈsmuːðɪŋ/
-ing form of “smooth” — make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
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for that reason; with the result that
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soothingadjectiveUS /ˈsuːðɪŋ/
affording physical relief
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stickyadjectiveUS /ˈstɪki/
having the sticky properties of an adhesive
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story-telling
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having strength or power greater than average or expected
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stumpyadjective
short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
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the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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in or at that place or location
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the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What have they done with you?
from one end or side of something to the other
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How I wish Faw-Faw were here!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
which person or people
From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
hope for; have a wish
From this reading How I wish Faw-Faw were here!
in the company of; together with
From this reading What have they done with you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What have they done with you?
