used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Staffy:_ Well, there is nothing so certain in the world as the running of a fool to a fool.
(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 _Damer:_ With that same pack of cards you laid out under my hand, I lost all I had gathered to that one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I thinking him to be as simple as you'd see in the world, and he putting bread upon his own butter as we slept!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Delia:_ Is it taking that lad you are to be a fool?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Staffy:_ Well, there is nothing so certain in the world as the running of a fool to a fool.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Delia:_ Is it at cards you lost it?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Delia:_ Is it taking that lad you are to be a fool?
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading I thinking him to be as simple as you'd see in the world, and he putting bread upon his own butter as we slept!
butternounUS /ˈbʌtər/
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading I thinking him to be as simple as you'd see in the world, and he putting bread upon his own butter as we slept!
a game played with playing cards
From this reading _Delia:_ Is it at cards you lost it?
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading _Staffy:_ Well, there is nothing so certain in the world as the running of a fool to a fool.
Damer
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Damer:_ With that same pack of cards you laid out under my hand, I lost all I had gathered to that one.
Delia
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Delia:_ Is it at cards you lost it?
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading _Staffy:_ Well, there is nothing so certain in the world as the running of a fool to a fool.
brought together in one place
From this reading _Damer:_ With that same pack of cards you laid out under my hand, I lost all I had gathered to that one.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Damer:_ With that same pack of cards you laid out under my hand, I lost all I had gathered to that one.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading _Damer:_ With that same pack of cards you laid out under my hand, I lost all I had gathered to that one.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I thinking him to be as simple as you'd see in the world, and he putting bread upon his own butter as we slept!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I thinking him to be as simple as you'd see in the world, and he putting bread upon his own butter as we slept!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I thinking him to be as simple as you'd see in the world, and he putting bread upon his own butter as we slept!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Damer:_ With that same pack of cards you laid out under my hand, I lost all I had gathered to that one.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Staffy:_ Well, there is nothing so certain in the world as the running of a fool to a fool.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Delia:_ Is it at cards you lost it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Delia:_ Is it at cards you lost it?
a boy or man
From this reading _Delia:_ Is it taking that lad you are to be a fool?
set down according to a plan
From this reading _Damer:_ With that same pack of cards you laid out under my hand, I lost all I had gathered to that one.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading _Delia:_ Is it at cards you lost it?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Damer:_ With that same pack of cards you laid out under my hand, I lost all I had gathered to that one.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading _Staffy:_ Well, there is nothing so certain in the world as the running of a fool to a fool.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Damer:_ With that same pack of cards you laid out under my hand, I lost all I had gathered to that one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Damer:_ With that same pack of cards you laid out under my hand, I lost all I had gathered to that one.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _Damer:_ With that same pack of cards you laid out under my hand, I lost all I had gathered to that one.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I thinking him to be as simple as you'd see in the world, and he putting bread upon his own butter as we slept!
arrange in a container
From this reading _Damer:_ With that same pack of cards you laid out under my hand, I lost all I had gathered to that one.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading I thinking him to be as simple as you'd see in the world, and he putting bread upon his own butter as we slept!
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading _Staffy:_ Well, there is nothing so certain in the world as the running of a fool to a fool.
Identical; not different.
From this reading _Damer:_ With that same pack of cards you laid out under my hand, I lost all I had gathered to that one.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I thinking him to be as simple as you'd see in the world, and he putting bread upon his own butter as we slept!
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading I thinking him to be as simple as you'd see in the world, and he putting bread upon his own butter as we slept!
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading I thinking him to be as simple as you'd see in the world, and he putting bread upon his own butter as we slept!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Staffy:_ Well, there is nothing so certain in the world as the running of a fool to a fool.
Staffy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Staffy:_ Well, there is nothing so certain in the world as the running of a fool to a fool.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading _Delia:_ Is it taking that lad you are to be a fool?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Damer:_ With that same pack of cards you laid out under my hand, I lost all I had gathered to that one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Staffy:_ Well, there is nothing so certain in the world as the running of a fool to a fool.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _Staffy:_ Well, there is nothing so certain in the world as the running of a fool to a fool.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I thinking him to be as simple as you'd see in the world, and he putting bread upon his own butter as we slept!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Damer:_ With that same pack of cards you laid out under my hand, I lost all I had gathered to that one.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading _Damer:_ With that same pack of cards you laid out under my hand, I lost all I had gathered to that one.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I thinking him to be as simple as you'd see in the world, and he putting bread upon his own butter as we slept!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I thinking him to be as simple as you'd see in the world, and he putting bread upon his own butter as we slept!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading _Staffy:_ Well, there is nothing so certain in the world as the running of a fool to a fool.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Damer:_ With that same pack of cards you laid out under my hand, I lost all I had gathered to that one.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading _Staffy:_ Well, there is nothing so certain in the world as the running of a fool to a fool.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Delia:_ Is it at cards you lost it?
you'd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thinking him to be as simple as you'd see in the world, and he putting bread upon his own butter as we slept!
