used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Such a wonderful friend as you have always been, Ernest.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "After all you have done, all that we owe you, is there anything we could refuse you?" said Mrs. Beltrán.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "After all you have done, all that we owe you, is there anything we could refuse you?" said Mrs. Beltrán.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Such a wonderful friend as you have always been, Ernest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You shall see the boy every day," he promised Anita and her mother, "but I want him myself some of the time.
Anita
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From this reading "You shall see the boy every day," he promised Anita and her mother, "but I want him myself some of the time.
any thing at all
From this reading "After all you have done, all that we owe you, is there anything we could refuse you?" said Mrs. Beltrán.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading OPENED EYES Mr. Kirkby carried Pepé off to the rectory where he insisted he should remain as long as he stayed in England.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Such a wonderful friend as you have always been, Ernest.
Beltrán
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From this reading "After all you have done, all that we owe you, is there anything we could refuse you?" said Mrs. Beltrán.
a youthful male person
From this reading "You shall see the boy every day," he promised Anita and her mother, "but I want him myself some of the time.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You shall see the boy every day," he promised Anita and her mother, "but I want him myself some of the time.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading OPENED EYES Mr. Kirkby carried Pepé off to the rectory where he insisted he should remain as long as he stayed in England.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "After all you have done, all that we owe you, is there anything we could refuse you?" said Mrs. Beltrán.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "You shall see the boy every day," he promised Anita and her mother, "but I want him myself some of the time.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "After all you have done, all that we owe you, is there anything we could refuse you?" said Mrs. Beltrán.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading OPENED EYES Mr. Kirkby carried Pepé off to the rectory where he insisted he should remain as long as he stayed in England.
Ernest
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From this reading "Such a wonderful friend as you have always been, Ernest.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "You shall see the boy every day," he promised Anita and her mother, "but I want him myself some of the time.
opinion or judgment
From this reading OPENED EYES Mr. Kirkby carried Pepé off to the rectory where he insisted he should remain as long as he stayed in England.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Such a wonderful friend as you have always been, Ernest.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "After all you have done, all that we owe you, is there anything we could refuse you?" said Mrs. Beltrán.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OPENED EYES Mr. Kirkby carried Pepé off to the rectory where he insisted he should remain as long as he stayed in England.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You shall see the boy every day," he promised Anita and her mother, "but I want him myself some of the time.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You shall see the boy every day," he promised Anita and her mother, "but I want him myself some of the time.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You shall see the boy every day," he promised Anita and her mother, "but I want him myself some of the time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OPENED EYES Mr. Kirkby carried Pepé off to the rectory where he insisted he should remain as long as he stayed in England.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading OPENED EYES Mr. Kirkby carried Pepé off to the rectory where he insisted he should remain as long as he stayed in England.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "After all you have done, all that we owe you, is there anything we could refuse you?" said Mrs. Beltrán.
Katharine
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From this reading You won't refuse me that, Katharine."
Kirkby
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From this reading OPENED EYES Mr. Kirkby carried Pepé off to the rectory where he insisted he should remain as long as he stayed in England.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading OPENED EYES Mr. Kirkby carried Pepé off to the rectory where he insisted he should remain as long as he stayed in England.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You won't refuse me that, Katharine."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "You shall see the boy every day," he promised Anita and her mother, "but I want him myself some of the time.
a form of address for a man
From this reading OPENED EYES Mr. Kirkby carried Pepé off to the rectory where he insisted he should remain as long as he stayed in England.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "After all you have done, all that we owe you, is there anything we could refuse you?" said Mrs. Beltrán.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "You shall see the boy every day," he promised Anita and her mother, "but I want him myself some of the time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You shall see the boy every day," he promised Anita and her mother, "but I want him myself some of the time.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading OPENED EYES Mr. Kirkby carried Pepé off to the rectory where he insisted he should remain as long as he stayed in England.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading OPENED EYES Mr. Kirkby carried Pepé off to the rectory where he insisted he should remain as long as he stayed in England.
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading "After all you have done, all that we owe you, is there anything we could refuse you?" said Mrs. Beltrán.
Pepé
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From this reading OPENED EYES Mr. Kirkby carried Pepé off to the rectory where he insisted he should remain as long as he stayed in England.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading "You shall see the boy every day," he promised Anita and her mother, "but I want him myself some of the time.
rectorynounUS /ˈrektəri/
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading OPENED EYES Mr. Kirkby carried Pepé off to the rectory where he insisted he should remain as long as he stayed in England.
show unwillingness towards
From this reading You won't refuse me that, Katharine."
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading OPENED EYES Mr. Kirkby carried Pepé off to the rectory where he insisted he should remain as long as he stayed in England.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "After all you have done, all that we owe you, is there anything we could refuse you?" said Mrs. Beltrán.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You shall see the boy every day," he promised Anita and her mother, "but I want him myself some of the time.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "You shall see the boy every day," he promised Anita and her mother, "but I want him myself some of the time.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading OPENED EYES Mr. Kirkby carried Pepé off to the rectory where he insisted he should remain as long as he stayed in England.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "You shall see the boy every day," he promised Anita and her mother, "but I want him myself some of the time.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading OPENED EYES Mr. Kirkby carried Pepé off to the rectory where he insisted he should remain as long as he stayed in England.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Such a wonderful friend as you have always been, Ernest.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You won't refuse me that, Katharine."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OPENED EYES Mr. Kirkby carried Pepé off to the rectory where he insisted he should remain as long as he stayed in England.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "After all you have done, all that we owe you, is there anything we could refuse you?" said Mrs. Beltrán.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "You shall see the boy every day," he promised Anita and her mother, "but I want him myself some of the time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OPENED EYES Mr. Kirkby carried Pepé off to the rectory where he insisted he should remain as long as he stayed in England.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "You shall see the boy every day," he promised Anita and her mother, "but I want him myself some of the time.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "After all you have done, all that we owe you, is there anything we could refuse you?" said Mrs. Beltrán.
in or at the place that
From this reading OPENED EYES Mr. Kirkby carried Pepé off to the rectory where he insisted he should remain as long as he stayed in England.
won't
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From this reading You won't refuse me that, Katharine."
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading "Such a wonderful friend as you have always been, Ernest.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You shall see the boy every day," he promised Anita and her mother, "but I want him myself some of the time.
