used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pelle looked at him and wondered that his own offence should be so little regarded.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pelle looked at him and wondered that his own offence should be so little regarded.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Pelle looked at him and wondered that his own offence should be so little regarded.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at this moment Smith Dam went and sat next to Thieving Jacob, and they sat hand-in-hand and whispered.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Yes, he certainly had to pay the penalty!
DamnounUS /dæm/
a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
From this reading But at this moment Smith Dam went and sat next to Thieving Jacob, and they sat hand-in-hand and whispered.
divisible by two
From this reading Even here no one would sit next to him!
opinion or judgment
From this reading The remembrance of it now only lay in people’s eyes when they spoke to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yes, he certainly had to pay the penalty!
hand-in-hand
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From this reading But at this moment Smith Dam went and sat next to Thieving Jacob, and they sat hand-in-hand and whispered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yes, he certainly had to pay the penalty!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Even here no one would sit next to him!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even here no one would sit next to him!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pelle looked at him and wondered that his own offence should be so little regarded.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The remembrance of it now only lay in people’s eyes when they spoke to him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The remembrance of it now only lay in people’s eyes when they spoke to him.
JacobnounUS /ˈdʒeɪkəb/
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading But at this moment Smith Dam went and sat next to Thieving Jacob, and they sat hand-in-hand and whispered.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The remembrance of it now only lay in people’s eyes when they spoke to him.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Pelle looked at him and wondered that his own offence should be so little regarded.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Pelle looked at him and wondered that his own offence should be so little regarded.
a particular point in time
From this reading But at this moment Smith Dam went and sat next to Thieving Jacob, and they sat hand-in-hand and whispered.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Even here no one would sit next to him!
not any; not one
From this reading Even here no one would sit next to him!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The remembrance of it now only lay in people’s eyes when they spoke to him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The remembrance of it now only lay in people’s eyes when they spoke to him.
offencenoun
the action of attacking an enemy
From this reading Pelle looked at him and wondered that his own offence should be so little regarded.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Even here no one would sit next to him!
and nothing more
From this reading The remembrance of it now only lay in people’s eyes when they spoke to him.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Pelle looked at him and wondered that his own offence should be so little regarded.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Yes, he certainly had to pay the penalty!
Pelle
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pelle looked at him and wondered that his own offence should be so little regarded.
penaltynounUS /ˈpenəlti/
the act of punishing
From this reading Yes, he certainly had to pay the penalty!
people'snounUS /ˈpiːpəlz/
possessive form of “people” — (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The remembrance of it now only lay in people’s eyes when they spoke to him.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading Pelle looked at him and wondered that his own offence should be so little regarded.
remembrancenounUS /riˈmembrəns/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading The remembrance of it now only lay in people’s eyes when they spoke to him.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading But at this moment Smith Dam went and sat next to Thieving Jacob, and they sat hand-in-hand and whispered.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Pelle looked at him and wondered that his own offence should be so little regarded.
be seated
From this reading Even here no one would sit next to him!
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading But at this moment Smith Dam went and sat next to Thieving Jacob, and they sat hand-in-hand and whispered.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Pelle looked at him and wondered that his own offence should be so little regarded.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading The remembrance of it now only lay in people’s eyes when they spoke to him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Pelle looked at him and wondered that his own offence should be so little regarded.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yes, he certainly had to pay the penalty!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The remembrance of it now only lay in people’s eyes when they spoke to him.
ThievingnounUS /ˈθiːvɪŋ/
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading But at this moment Smith Dam went and sat next to Thieving Jacob, and they sat hand-in-hand and whispered.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But at this moment Smith Dam went and sat next to Thieving Jacob, and they sat hand-in-hand and whispered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yes, he certainly had to pay the penalty!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But at this moment Smith Dam went and sat next to Thieving Jacob, and they sat hand-in-hand and whispered.
at the time that
From this reading The remembrance of it now only lay in people’s eyes when they spoke to him.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading But at this moment Smith Dam went and sat next to Thieving Jacob, and they sat hand-in-hand and whispered.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading Pelle looked at him and wondered that his own offence should be so little regarded.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Even here no one would sit next to him!
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, he certainly had to pay the penalty!
