used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Neal,” said the schoolmaster, meekly, “I won't fight; I have been too often subdued ever to presume on the hope of a single victory.
afeardadjective
a pronunciation of afraid
From this reading “Do you mean to say that any woman would make me afeard?” said the tailor, deliberately rising up and getting his cudgel.
agin
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From this reading “I'll thank you merely to go over the words agin till I thrash you widin an inch o' your life.
(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 That's all.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading My spirit is long since evaporated: I am like one, of your own shreds, a mere selvage.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I'll thank you merely to go over the words agin till I thrash you widin an inch o' your life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Do you mean to say that any woman would make me afeard?” said the tailor, deliberately rising up and getting his cudgel.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Do you mean to say that any woman would make me afeard?” said the tailor, deliberately rising up and getting his cudgel.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Neal,” said the schoolmaster, meekly, “I won't fight; I have been too often subdued ever to presume on the hope of a single victory.
cudgelnounUS /ˈkʌdʒəl/
a club that is used as a weapon
From this reading “Do you mean to say that any woman would make me afeard?” said the tailor, deliberately rising up and getting his cudgel.
deliberatelyadverbUS /dɪˈlɪbərətli/
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading “Do you mean to say that any woman would make me afeard?” said the tailor, deliberately rising up and getting his cudgel.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you mean to say that any woman would make me afeard?” said the tailor, deliberately rising up and getting his cudgel.
evaporatedadjectiveUS /ɪˈvæpəreɪtəd/
drawn off in the form of vapor
From this reading My spirit is long since evaporated: I am like one, of your own shreds, a mere selvage.
at any time
From this reading “Neal,” said the schoolmaster, meekly, “I won't fight; I have been too often subdued ever to presume on the hope of a single victory.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “Neal,” said the schoolmaster, meekly, “I won't fight; I have been too often subdued ever to presume on the hope of a single victory.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “Do you mean to say that any woman would make me afeard?” said the tailor, deliberately rising up and getting his cudgel.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I'll thank you merely to go over the words agin till I thrash you widin an inch o' your life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Neal,” said the schoolmaster, meekly, “I won't fight; I have been too often subdued ever to presume on the hope of a single victory.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Do you mean to say that any woman would make me afeard?” said the tailor, deliberately rising up and getting his cudgel.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “Neal,” said the schoolmaster, meekly, “I won't fight; I have been too often subdued ever to presume on the hope of a single victory.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I'll thank you merely to go over the words agin till I thrash you widin an inch o' your life.
I'll
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From this reading “I'll thank you merely to go over the words agin till I thrash you widin an inch o' your life.
inchnounUS /ɪntʃ/
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading “I'll thank you merely to go over the words agin till I thrash you widin an inch o' your life.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My spirit is long since evaporated: I am like one, of your own shreds, a mere selvage.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “I'll thank you merely to go over the words agin till I thrash you widin an inch o' your life.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading My spirit is long since evaporated: I am like one, of your own shreds, a mere selvage.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading My spirit is long since evaporated: I am like one, of your own shreds, a mere selvage.
engage in
From this reading “Do you mean to say that any woman would make me afeard?” said the tailor, deliberately rising up and getting his cudgel.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Do you mean to say that any woman would make me afeard?” said the tailor, deliberately rising up and getting his cudgel.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Do you mean to say that any woman would make me afeard?” said the tailor, deliberately rising up and getting his cudgel.
meeklyadverbUS /ˈmiːkli/
in a submissive or spiritless manner
From this reading “Neal,” said the schoolmaster, meekly, “I won't fight; I have been too often subdued ever to presume on the hope of a single victory.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading My spirit is long since evaporated: I am like one, of your own shreds, a mere selvage.
and nothing more
From this reading “I'll thank you merely to go over the words agin till I thrash you widin an inch o' your life.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My spirit is long since evaporated: I am like one, of your own shreds, a mere selvage.
Neal
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From this reading “Neal,” said the schoolmaster, meekly, “I won't fight; I have been too often subdued ever to presume on the hope of a single victory.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “I'll thank you merely to go over the words agin till I thrash you widin an inch o' your life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Neal,” said the schoolmaster, meekly, “I won't fight; I have been too often subdued ever to presume on the hope of a single victory.
many times at short intervals
From this reading “Neal,” said the schoolmaster, meekly, “I won't fight; I have been too often subdued ever to presume on the hope of a single victory.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Neal,” said the schoolmaster, meekly, “I won't fight; I have been too often subdued ever to presume on the hope of a single victory.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My spirit is long since evaporated: I am like one, of your own shreds, a mere selvage.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “I'll thank you merely to go over the words agin till I thrash you widin an inch o' your life.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading My spirit is long since evaporated: I am like one, of your own shreds, a mere selvage.
presumeverbUS /prɪˈzuːm/
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading “Neal,” said the schoolmaster, meekly, “I won't fight; I have been too often subdued ever to presume on the hope of a single victory.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading “Do you mean to say that any woman would make me afeard?” said the tailor, deliberately rising up and getting his cudgel.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Do you mean to say that any woman would make me afeard?” said the tailor, deliberately rising up and getting his cudgel.
express in words
From this reading “Do you mean to say that any woman would make me afeard?” said the tailor, deliberately rising up and getting his cudgel.
schoolmasternounUS /ˈskuːlmæstər/
presiding officer of a school
From this reading “Neal,” said the schoolmaster, meekly, “I won't fight; I have been too often subdued ever to presume on the hope of a single victory.
selvagenounUS /ˈselvɪdʒ/
border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet
From this reading My spirit is long since evaporated: I am like one, of your own shreds, a mere selvage.
shredsnounUS /ʃredz/
plural of “shred” — a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
From this reading My spirit is long since evaporated: I am like one, of your own shreds, a mere selvage.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading My spirit is long since evaporated: I am like one, of your own shreds, a mere selvage.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading “Neal,” said the schoolmaster, meekly, “I won't fight; I have been too often subdued ever to presume on the hope of a single victory.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading My spirit is long since evaporated: I am like one, of your own shreds, a mere selvage.
subduedadjectiveUS /səbˈduːd/
in a softened tone
From this reading “Neal,” said the schoolmaster, meekly, “I won't fight; I have been too often subdued ever to presume on the hope of a single victory.
tailorverbUS /ˈteɪlər/
adjust to a specific need or market
From this reading “Do you mean to say that any woman would make me afeard?” said the tailor, deliberately rising up and getting his cudgel.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “I'll thank you merely to go over the words agin till I thrash you widin an inch o' your life.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Do you mean to say that any woman would make me afeard?” said the tailor, deliberately rising up and getting his cudgel.
That's
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From this reading That's all.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Do you mean to say that any woman would make me afeard?” said the tailor, deliberately rising up and getting his cudgel.
thrashverbUS /θræʃ/
give a thrashing to; beat hard
From this reading “I'll thank you merely to go over the words agin till I thrash you widin an inch o' your life.
up to a particular time
From this reading “I'll thank you merely to go over the words agin till I thrash you widin an inch o' your life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Do you mean to say that any woman would make me afeard?” said the tailor, deliberately rising up and getting his cudgel.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Neal,” said the schoolmaster, meekly, “I won't fight; I have been too often subdued ever to presume on the hope of a single victory.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Do you mean to say that any woman would make me afeard?” said the tailor, deliberately rising up and getting his cudgel.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “Neal,” said the schoolmaster, meekly, “I won't fight; I have been too often subdued ever to presume on the hope of a single victory.
widin
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From this reading “I'll thank you merely to go over the words agin till I thrash you widin an inch o' your life.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Do you mean to say that any woman would make me afeard?” said the tailor, deliberately rising up and getting his cudgel.
won't
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From this reading “Neal,” said the schoolmaster, meekly, “I won't fight; I have been too often subdued ever to presume on the hope of a single victory.
the words that are spoken
From this reading “I'll thank you merely to go over the words agin till I thrash you widin an inch o' your life.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Do you mean to say that any woman would make me afeard?” said the tailor, deliberately rising up and getting his cudgel.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you mean to say that any woman would make me afeard?” said the tailor, deliberately rising up and getting his cudgel.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I'll thank you merely to go over the words agin till I thrash you widin an inch o' your life.
