used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There is a time coming when no one will need to work himself to death for others, and when every one will reap what he himself has sown.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Now you must be reasonable and see about becoming cheerful again,” said Sort.
anew
From this reading “Now you must be reasonable and see about becoming cheerful again,” said Sort.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Now you must be reasonable and see about becoming cheerful again,” said Sort.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For you are on the right side and have thousands of kroner on which you can draw a bill.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “The bad times for the poor man will soon be over.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Now you must be reasonable and see about becoming cheerful again,” said Sort.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading “Now you must be reasonable and see about becoming cheerful again,” said Sort.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading For you are on the right side and have thousands of kroner on which you can draw a bill.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading For you are on the right side and have thousands of kroner on which you can draw a bill.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading “Now you must be reasonable and see about becoming cheerful again,” said Sort.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading There is a time coming when no one will need to work himself to death for others, and when every one will reap what he himself has sown.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading There is a time coming when no one will need to work himself to death for others, and when every one will reap what he himself has sown.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading For you are on the right side and have thousands of kroner on which you can draw a bill.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There is a time coming when no one will need to work himself to death for others, and when every one will reap what he himself has sown.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “The bad times for the poor man will soon be over.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a time coming when no one will need to work himself to death for others, and when every one will reap what he himself has sown.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What injury have you suffered?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There is a time coming when no one will need to work himself to death for others, and when every one will reap what he himself has sown.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading There is a time coming when no one will need to work himself to death for others, and when every one will reap what he himself has sown.
injurynounUS /ˈɪndʒəri/
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading What injury have you suffered?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a time coming when no one will need to work himself to death for others, and when every one will reap what he himself has sown.
kronernounUS /ˈkroʊnər/
plural of “krone” — the basic unit of money in Norway
From this reading For you are on the right side and have thousands of kroner on which you can draw a bill.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “The bad times for the poor man will soon be over.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Now you must be reasonable and see about becoming cheerful again,” said Sort.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading There is a time coming when no one will need to work himself to death for others, and when every one will reap what he himself has sown.
not any; not one
From this reading There is a time coming when no one will need to work himself to death for others, and when every one will reap what he himself has sown.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now you must be reasonable and see about becoming cheerful again,” said Sort.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For you are on the right side and have thousands of kroner on which you can draw a bill.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For you are on the right side and have thousands of kroner on which you can draw a bill.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There is a time coming when no one will need to work himself to death for others, and when every one will reap what he himself has sown.
others
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From this reading There is a time coming when no one will need to work himself to death for others, and when every one will reap what he himself has sown.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “The bad times for the poor man will soon be over.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “The bad times for the poor man will soon be over.
reapverbUS /riːp/
gather, as of natural products
From this reading There is a time coming when no one will need to work himself to death for others, and when every one will reap what he himself has sown.
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading “Now you must be reasonable and see about becoming cheerful again,” said Sort.
precisely, exactly
From this reading For you are on the right side and have thousands of kroner on which you can draw a bill.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Now you must be reasonable and see about becoming cheerful again,” said Sort.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Now you must be reasonable and see about becoming cheerful again,” said Sort.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading For you are on the right side and have thousands of kroner on which you can draw a bill.
in the near future
From this reading “The bad times for the poor man will soon be over.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “Now you must be reasonable and see about becoming cheerful again,” said Sort.
sownadjectiveUS /soʊn/
sprinkled with seed
From this reading There is a time coming when no one will need to work himself to death for others, and when every one will reap what he himself has sown.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading What injury have you suffered?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The bad times for the poor man will soon be over.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is a time coming when no one will need to work himself to death for others, and when every one will reap what he himself has sown.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading For you are on the right side and have thousands of kroner on which you can draw a bill.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There is a time coming when no one will need to work himself to death for others, and when every one will reap what he himself has sown.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “The bad times for the poor man will soon be over.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is a time coming when no one will need to work himself to death for others, and when every one will reap what he himself has sown.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There is a time coming when no one will need to work himself to death for others, and when every one will reap what he himself has sown.
at the time that
From this reading There is a time coming when no one will need to work himself to death for others, and when every one will reap what he himself has sown.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For you are on the right side and have thousands of kroner on which you can draw a bill.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “The bad times for the poor man will soon be over.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading There is a time coming when no one will need to work himself to death for others, and when every one will reap what he himself has sown.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now you must be reasonable and see about becoming cheerful again,” said Sort.
