used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
after-piece
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From this reading He jumped out and I followed him; and of course I was not surprised to see him wait, as if for the inevitable after-piece that follows the doing of a service to a fellow- citizen.
anew
From this reading He nodded, and brought her head round with a sharp stroke, and in a trice we were at the landing-stage again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
ashoreadverbUS /əˈʃɔːr/
towards the shore from the water
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
BarnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading "Well, I'm glad that they have not built over Barn Elms."
blushedverbUS /blʌʃt/
past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
eat an early morning meal
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He nodded, and brought her head round with a sharp stroke, and in a trice we were at the landing-stage again.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading "Well, I'm glad that they have not built over Barn Elms."
citizennounUS /ˈsɪtəzən/
a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading He jumped out and I followed him; and of course I was not surprised to see him wait, as if for the inevitable after-piece that follows the doing of a service to a fellow- citizen.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading He jumped out and I followed him; and of course I was not surprised to see him wait, as if for the inevitable after-piece that follows the doing of a service to a fellow- citizen.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading He jumped out and I followed him; and of course I was not surprised to see him wait, as if for the inevitable after-piece that follows the doing of a service to a fellow- citizen.
ElmsnounUS /elmz/
plural of “elm” — any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading "Well, I'm glad that they have not built over Barn Elms."
fatuitynoun
a ludicrous folly
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading So I put my hand into my waistcoat-pocket, and said, "How much?" though still with the uncomfortable feeling that perhaps I was offering money to a gentleman.
a boy or man
From this reading He jumped out and I followed him; and of course I was not surprised to see him wait, as if for the inevitable after-piece that follows the doing of a service to a fellow- citizen.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading He jumped out and I followed him; and of course I was not surprised to see him wait, as if for the inevitable after-piece that follows the doing of a service to a fellow- citizen.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading He jumped out and I followed him; and of course I was not surprised to see him wait, as if for the inevitable after-piece that follows the doing of a service to a fellow- citizen.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
a man of refinement
From this reading So I put my hand into my waistcoat-pocket, and said, "How much?" though still with the uncomfortable feeling that perhaps I was offering money to a gentleman.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Well, I'm glad that they have not built over Barn Elms."
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading So I put my hand into my waistcoat-pocket, and said, "How much?" though still with the uncomfortable feeling that perhaps I was offering money to a gentleman.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, I'm glad that they have not built over Barn Elms."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He nodded, and brought her head round with a sharp stroke, and in a trice we were at the landing-stage again.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He nodded, and brought her head round with a sharp stroke, and in a trice we were at the landing-stage again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He nodded, and brought her head round with a sharp stroke, and in a trice we were at the landing-stage again.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He jumped out and I followed him; and of course I was not surprised to see him wait, as if for the inevitable after-piece that follows the doing of a service to a fellow- citizen.
How
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From this reading So I put my hand into my waistcoat-pocket, and said, "How much?" though still with the uncomfortable feeling that perhaps I was offering money to a gentleman.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
I'm
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From this reading "Well, I'm glad that they have not built over Barn Elms."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He jumped out and I followed him; and of course I was not surprised to see him wait, as if for the inevitable after-piece that follows the doing of a service to a fellow- citizen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He nodded, and brought her head round with a sharp stroke, and in a trice we were at the landing-stage again.
inevitableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnevətəbəl/
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading He jumped out and I followed him; and of course I was not surprised to see him wait, as if for the inevitable after-piece that follows the doing of a service to a fellow- citizen.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So I put my hand into my waistcoat-pocket, and said, "How much?" though still with the uncomfortable feeling that perhaps I was offering money to a gentleman.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading He jumped out and I followed him; and of course I was not surprised to see him wait, as if for the inevitable after-piece that follows the doing of a service to a fellow- citizen.
landing-stage
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From this reading He nodded, and brought her head round with a sharp stroke, and in a trice we were at the landing-stage again.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading So I put my hand into my waistcoat-pocket, and said, "How much?" though still with the uncomfortable feeling that perhaps I was offering money to a gentleman.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading So I put my hand into my waistcoat-pocket, and said, "How much?" though still with the uncomfortable feeling that perhaps I was offering money to a gentleman.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading He nodded, and brought her head round with a sharp stroke, and in a trice we were at the landing-stage again.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Well, I'm glad that they have not built over Barn Elms."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
offeringnounUS /ˈɔːfərɪŋ/
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading So I put my hand into my waistcoat-pocket, and said, "How much?" though still with the uncomfortable feeling that perhaps I was offering money to a gentleman.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Well, I'm glad that they have not built over Barn Elms."
by chance
From this reading So I put my hand into my waistcoat-pocket, and said, "How much?" though still with the uncomfortable feeling that perhaps I was offering money to a gentleman.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading So I put my hand into my waistcoat-pocket, and said, "How much?" though still with the uncomfortable feeling that perhaps I was offering money to a gentleman.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He nodded, and brought her head round with a sharp stroke, and in a trice we were at the landing-stage again.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He jumped out and I followed him; and of course I was not surprised to see him wait, as if for the inevitable after-piece that follows the doing of a service to a fellow- citizen.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading He jumped out and I followed him; and of course I was not surprised to see him wait, as if for the inevitable after-piece that follows the doing of a service to a fellow- citizen.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading He nodded, and brought her head round with a sharp stroke, and in a trice we were at the landing-stage again.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
not in physical motion
From this reading So I put my hand into my waistcoat-pocket, and said, "How much?" though still with the uncomfortable feeling that perhaps I was offering money to a gentleman.
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading He nodded, and brought her head round with a sharp stroke, and in a trice we were at the landing-stage again.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading He jumped out and I followed him; and of course I was not surprised to see him wait, as if for the inevitable after-piece that follows the doing of a service to a fellow- citizen.
carry out
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, I'm glad that they have not built over Barn Elms."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, I'm glad that they have not built over Barn Elms."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading So I put my hand into my waistcoat-pocket, and said, "How much?" though still with the uncomfortable feeling that perhaps I was offering money to a gentleman.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
triceverbUS /traɪs/
raise with a line
From this reading He nodded, and brought her head round with a sharp stroke, and in a trice we were at the landing-stage again.
uncomfortableadjectiveUS /ənˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading So I put my hand into my waistcoat-pocket, and said, "How much?" though still with the uncomfortable feeling that perhaps I was offering money to a gentleman.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
waistcoat-pocket
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From this reading So I put my hand into my waistcoat-pocket, and said, "How much?" though still with the uncomfortable feeling that perhaps I was offering money to a gentleman.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading He jumped out and I followed him; and of course I was not surprised to see him wait, as if for the inevitable after-piece that follows the doing of a service to a fellow- citizen.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He jumped out and I followed him; and of course I was not surprised to see him wait, as if for the inevitable after-piece that follows the doing of a service to a fellow- citizen.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He nodded, and brought her head round with a sharp stroke, and in a trice we were at the landing-stage again.
(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 "Well, I'm glad that they have not built over Barn Elms."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He nodded, and brought her head round with a sharp stroke, and in a trice we were at the landing-stage again.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
in the company of; together with
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
the words that are spoken
From this reading I blushed for my fatuity as the words slipped out of my mouth, and my companion looked at me with a half smile which I thought I understood; so to hide my confusion I said, "Please take me ashore now: I want to get my breakfast."
