used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I've spent the best part of my life trying to do my fellow- creeturs a good turn.
(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 If all the people I've helped was to come 'ere now there wouldn't be standing room for them on this wharf.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And what do I get for it?
Arf
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From this reading 'Arf of them would be pushed overboard--and a good place for 'em, too.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If all the people I've helped was to come 'ere now there wouldn't be standing room for them on this wharf.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My biggest fault, said the night-watchman, gloomily, has been good nature.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading I've spent the best part of my life trying to do my fellow- creeturs a good turn.
biggestadjectiveUS /ˈbɪɡəst/
superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading My biggest fault, said the night-watchman, gloomily, has been good nature.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading If all the people I've helped was to come 'ere now there wouldn't be standing room for them on this wharf.
creeturs
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From this reading I've spent the best part of my life trying to do my fellow- creeturs a good turn.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I've spent the best part of my life trying to do my fellow- creeturs a good turn.
a quad with a square body
From this reading 'Arf of them would be pushed overboard--and a good place for 'em, too.
an old word for “before”
From this reading If all the people I've helped was to come 'ere now there wouldn't be standing room for them on this wharf.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading My biggest fault, said the night-watchman, gloomily, has been good nature.
a boy or man
From this reading I've spent the best part of my life trying to do my fellow- creeturs a good turn.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And what do I get for it?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And what do I get for it?
gloomilyadverbUS /ˈɡluːməli/
with gloom
From this reading My biggest fault, said the night-watchman, gloomily, has been good nature.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading My biggest fault, said the night-watchman, gloomily, has been good nature.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My biggest fault, said the night-watchman, gloomily, has been good nature.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading If all the people I've helped was to come 'ere now there wouldn't be standing room for them on this wharf.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And what do I get for it?
I've
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From this reading I've spent the best part of my life trying to do my fellow- creeturs a good turn.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If all the people I've helped was to come 'ere now there wouldn't be standing room for them on this wharf.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And what do I get for it?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I've spent the best part of my life trying to do my fellow- creeturs a good turn.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My biggest fault, said the night-watchman, gloomily, has been good nature.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading My biggest fault, said the night-watchman, gloomily, has been good nature.
night-watchman
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From this reading My biggest fault, said the night-watchman, gloomily, has been good nature.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading If all the people I've helped was to come 'ere now there wouldn't be standing room for them on this wharf.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I've spent the best part of my life trying to do my fellow- creeturs a good turn.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If all the people I've helped was to come 'ere now there wouldn't be standing room for them on this wharf.
overboardadverbUS /ˈoʊvərbɔːrd/
to extremes
From this reading 'Arf of them would be pushed overboard--and a good place for 'em, too.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading I've spent the best part of my life trying to do my fellow- creeturs a good turn.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading If all the people I've helped was to come 'ere now there wouldn't be standing room for them on this wharf.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading 'Arf of them would be pushed overboard--and a good place for 'em, too.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading 'Arf of them would be pushed overboard--and a good place for 'em, too.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading If all the people I've helped was to come 'ere now there wouldn't be standing room for them on this wharf.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading My biggest fault, said the night-watchman, gloomily, has been good nature.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading I've spent the best part of my life trying to do my fellow- creeturs a good turn.
having a supporting base
From this reading If all the people I've helped was to come 'ere now there wouldn't be standing room for them on this wharf.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My biggest fault, said the night-watchman, gloomily, has been good nature.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If all the people I've helped was to come 'ere now there wouldn't be standing room for them on this wharf.
in or at that place or location
From this reading If all the people I've helped was to come 'ere now there wouldn't be standing room for them on this wharf.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If all the people I've helped was to come 'ere now there wouldn't be standing room for them on this wharf.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I've spent the best part of my life trying to do my fellow- creeturs a good turn.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading 'Arf of them would be pushed overboard--and a good place for 'em, too.
hard to endure
From this reading I've spent the best part of my life trying to do my fellow- creeturs a good turn.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading I've spent the best part of my life trying to do my fellow- creeturs a good turn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If all the people I've helped was to come 'ere now there wouldn't be standing room for them on this wharf.
wharfnounUS /wɔːrf/
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading If all the people I've helped was to come 'ere now there wouldn't be standing room for them on this wharf.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what do I get for it?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'Arf of them would be pushed overboard--and a good place for 'em, too.
wouldn't
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From this reading If all the people I've helped was to come 'ere now there wouldn't be standing room for them on this wharf.
