used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PRESENT FROM THE FAIR.
anew
From this reading "If you have, I won't bear it, for you're the one most to blame, coming here again and again, without so much as speaking a word, though ye know well enough how hungry I am for the least bit of notice."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "If you have, I won't bear it, for you're the one most to blame, coming here again and again, without so much as speaking a word, though ye know well enough how hungry I am for the least bit of notice."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "If you have, I won't bear it, for you're the one most to blame, coming here again and again, without so much as speaking a word, though ye know well enough how hungry I am for the least bit of notice."
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading "Well, now, have you come round to take a fling at me?" said the girl, with more of terror than anger in her voice.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "If you have, I won't bear it, for you're the one most to blame, coming here again and again, without so much as speaking a word, though ye know well enough how hungry I am for the least bit of notice."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Well, now, have you come round to take a fling at me?" said the girl, with more of terror than anger in her voice.
have
From this reading "If you have, I won't bear it, for you're the one most to blame, coming here again and again, without so much as speaking a word, though ye know well enough how hungry I am for the least bit of notice."
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "If you have, I won't bear it, for you're the one most to blame, coming here again and again, without so much as speaking a word, though ye know well enough how hungry I am for the least bit of notice."
put or pin the blame on
From this reading "If you have, I won't bear it, for you're the one most to blame, coming here again and again, without so much as speaking a word, though ye know well enough how hungry I am for the least bit of notice."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Well, now, have you come round to take a fling at me?" said the girl, with more of terror than anger in her voice.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "If you have, I won't bear it, for you're the one most to blame, coming here again and again, without so much as speaking a word, though ye know well enough how hungry I am for the least bit of notice."
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Storms was waiting for her near the door, where he stood in shadow.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "If you have, I won't bear it, for you're the one most to blame, coming here again and again, without so much as speaking a word, though ye know well enough how hungry I am for the least bit of notice."
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading A PRESENT FROM THE FAIR.
flingverbUS /flɪŋ/
throw with force or recklessness
From this reading "Well, now, have you come round to take a fling at me?" said the girl, with more of terror than anger in her voice.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Storms was waiting for her near the door, where he stood in shadow.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A PRESENT FROM THE FAIR.
a young female
From this reading "Well, now, have you come round to take a fling at me?" said the girl, with more of terror than anger in her voice.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, now, have you come round to take a fling at me?" said the girl, with more of terror than anger in her voice.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Storms was waiting for her near the door, where he stood in shadow.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Storms was waiting for her near the door, where he stood in shadow.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "If you have, I won't bear it, for you're the one most to blame, coming here again and again, without so much as speaking a word, though ye know well enough how hungry I am for the least bit of notice."
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you have, I won't bear it, for you're the one most to blame, coming here again and again, without so much as speaking a word, though ye know well enough how hungry I am for the least bit of notice."
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading "If you have, I won't bear it, for you're the one most to blame, coming here again and again, without so much as speaking a word, though ye know well enough how hungry I am for the least bit of notice."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If you have, I won't bear it, for you're the one most to blame, coming here again and again, without so much as speaking a word, though ye know well enough how hungry I am for the least bit of notice."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you have, I won't bear it, for you're the one most to blame, coming here again and again, without so much as speaking a word, though ye know well enough how hungry I am for the least bit of notice."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Storms was waiting for her near the door, where he stood in shadow.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If you have, I won't bear it, for you're the one most to blame, coming here again and again, without so much as speaking a word, though ye know well enough how hungry I am for the least bit of notice."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "If you have, I won't bear it, for you're the one most to blame, coming here again and again, without so much as speaking a word, though ye know well enough how hungry I am for the least bit of notice."
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "If you have, I won't bear it, for you're the one most to blame, coming here again and again, without so much as speaking a word, though ye know well enough how hungry I am for the least bit of notice."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, now, have you come round to take a fling at me?" said the girl, with more of terror than anger in her voice.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Well, now, have you come round to take a fling at me?" said the girl, with more of terror than anger in her voice.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "If you have, I won't bear it, for you're the one most to blame, coming here again and again, without so much as speaking a word, though ye know well enough how hungry I am for the least bit of notice."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "If you have, I won't bear it, for you're the one most to blame, coming here again and again, without so much as speaking a word, though ye know well enough how hungry I am for the least bit of notice."
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Storms was waiting for her near the door, where he stood in shadow.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading "If you have, I won't bear it, for you're the one most to blame, coming here again and again, without so much as speaking a word, though ye know well enough how hungry I am for the least bit of notice."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Well, now, have you come round to take a fling at me?" said the girl, with more of terror than anger in her voice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, now, have you come round to take a fling at me?" said the girl, with more of terror than anger in her voice.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "If you have, I won't bear it, for you're the one most to blame, coming here again and again, without so much as speaking a word, though ye know well enough how hungry I am for the least bit of notice."
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading A PRESENT FROM THE FAIR.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "Well, now, have you come round to take a fling at me?" said the girl, with more of terror than anger in her voice.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, now, have you come round to take a fling at me?" said the girl, with more of terror than anger in her voice.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Storms was waiting for her near the door, where he stood in shadow.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "If you have, I won't bear it, for you're the one most to blame, coming here again and again, without so much as speaking a word, though ye know well enough how hungry I am for the least bit of notice."
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading "If you have, I won't bear it, for you're the one most to blame, coming here again and again, without so much as speaking a word, though ye know well enough how hungry I am for the least bit of notice."
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Storms was waiting for her near the door, where he stood in shadow.
StormsnounUS /stɔːrmz/
plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
From this reading Storms was waiting for her near the door, where he stood in shadow.
carry out
From this reading "Well, now, have you come round to take a fling at me?" said the girl, with more of terror than anger in her voice.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading "Well, now, have you come round to take a fling at me?" said the girl, with more of terror than anger in her voice.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Well, now, have you come round to take a fling at me?" said the girl, with more of terror than anger in her voice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PRESENT FROM THE FAIR.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This way.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "If you have, I won't bear it, for you're the one most to blame, coming here again and again, without so much as speaking a word, though ye know well enough how hungry I am for the least bit of notice."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, now, have you come round to take a fling at me?" said the girl, with more of terror than anger in her voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Well, now, have you come round to take a fling at me?" said the girl, with more of terror than anger in her voice.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Storms was waiting for her near the door, where he stood in shadow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Storms was waiting for her near the door, where he stood in shadow.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "This way.
(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, now, have you come round to take a fling at me?" said the girl, with more of terror than anger in her voice.
in or at the place that
From this reading Storms was waiting for her near the door, where he stood in shadow.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well, now, have you come round to take a fling at me?" said the girl, with more of terror than anger in her voice.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "If you have, I won't bear it, for you're the one most to blame, coming here again and again, without so much as speaking a word, though ye know well enough how hungry I am for the least bit of notice."
won't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you have, I won't bear it, for you're the one most to blame, coming here again and again, without so much as speaking a word, though ye know well enough how hungry I am for the least bit of notice."
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "If you have, I won't bear it, for you're the one most to blame, coming here again and again, without so much as speaking a word, though ye know well enough how hungry I am for the least bit of notice."
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "If you have, I won't bear it, for you're the one most to blame, coming here again and again, without so much as speaking a word, though ye know well enough how hungry I am for the least bit of notice."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, now, have you come round to take a fling at me?" said the girl, with more of terror than anger in her voice.
you're
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you have, I won't bear it, for you're the one most to blame, coming here again and again, without so much as speaking a word, though ye know well enough how hungry I am for the least bit of notice."
