used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading PIPPIN MAKES A FRIEND Elder Hadley had tried hard to persuade Pippin to commit himself to some definite plan when his time was up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'll guarantee your conduct, Pippin, and they'll be glad to help you, and give you a good start.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I'll guarantee your conduct, Pippin, and they'll be glad to help you, and give you a good start.
commitverbUS /kəˈmɪt/
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
From this reading PIPPIN MAKES A FRIEND Elder Hadley had tried hard to persuade Pippin to commit himself to some definite plan when his time was up.
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading I'll guarantee your conduct, Pippin, and they'll be glad to help you, and give you a good start.
definiteadjectiveUS /ˈdefənət/
precise; explicit and clearly defined
From this reading PIPPIN MAKES A FRIEND Elder Hadley had tried hard to persuade Pippin to commit himself to some definite plan when his time was up.
a person who is older than you are
From this reading PIPPIN MAKES A FRIEND Elder Hadley had tried hard to persuade Pippin to commit himself to some definite plan when his time was up.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading PIPPIN MAKES A FRIEND Elder Hadley had tried hard to persuade Pippin to commit himself to some definite plan when his time was up.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He wanted to give him letters to this friend or that, who would help him to this or that position.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I'll guarantee your conduct, Pippin, and they'll be glad to help you, and give you a good start.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Give you a leg up!" said the good man.
guaranteeverbUS /ˌɡerənˈtiː/
give surety or assume responsibility
From this reading I'll guarantee your conduct, Pippin, and they'll be glad to help you, and give you a good start.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PIPPIN MAKES A FRIEND Elder Hadley had tried hard to persuade Pippin to commit himself to some definite plan when his time was up.
Hadley
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From this reading PIPPIN MAKES A FRIEND Elder Hadley had tried hard to persuade Pippin to commit himself to some definite plan when his time was up.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading PIPPIN MAKES A FRIEND Elder Hadley had tried hard to persuade Pippin to commit himself to some definite plan when his time was up.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wanted to give him letters to this friend or that, who would help him to this or that position.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading He wanted to give him letters to this friend or that, who would help him to this or that position.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He wanted to give him letters to this friend or that, who would help him to this or that position.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading PIPPIN MAKES A FRIEND Elder Hadley had tried hard to persuade Pippin to commit himself to some definite plan when his time was up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PIPPIN MAKES A FRIEND Elder Hadley had tried hard to persuade Pippin to commit himself to some definite plan when his time was up.
I'll
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From this reading I'll guarantee your conduct, Pippin, and they'll be glad to help you, and give you a good start.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading "Give you a leg up!" said the good man.
the literary culture
From this reading He wanted to give him letters to this friend or that, who would help him to this or that position.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading PIPPIN MAKES A FRIEND Elder Hadley had tried hard to persuade Pippin to commit himself to some definite plan when his time was up.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Give you a leg up!" said the good man.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why not?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He wanted to give him letters to this friend or that, who would help him to this or that position.
persuadeverbUS /pərˈsweɪd/
win approval or support for
From this reading PIPPIN MAKES A FRIEND Elder Hadley had tried hard to persuade Pippin to commit himself to some definite plan when his time was up.
PIPPINnounUS /ˈpɪpɪn/
any of numerous superior eating apples with yellow or greenish yellow skin flushed with red
From this reading PIPPIN MAKES A FRIEND Elder Hadley had tried hard to persuade Pippin to commit himself to some definite plan when his time was up.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading PIPPIN MAKES A FRIEND Elder Hadley had tried hard to persuade Pippin to commit himself to some definite plan when his time was up.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading He wanted to give him letters to this friend or that, who would help him to this or that position.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Give you a leg up!" said the good man.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading PIPPIN MAKES A FRIEND Elder Hadley had tried hard to persuade Pippin to commit himself to some definite plan when his time was up.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I'll guarantee your conduct, Pippin, and they'll be glad to help you, and give you a good start.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He wanted to give him letters to this friend or that, who would help him to this or that position.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Give you a leg up!" said the good man.
they'll
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From this reading I'll guarantee your conduct, Pippin, and they'll be glad to help you, and give you a good start.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He wanted to give him letters to this friend or that, who would help him to this or that position.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading PIPPIN MAKES A FRIEND Elder Hadley had tried hard to persuade Pippin to commit himself to some definite plan when his time was up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PIPPIN MAKES A FRIEND Elder Hadley had tried hard to persuade Pippin to commit himself to some definite plan when his time was up.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading PIPPIN MAKES A FRIEND Elder Hadley had tried hard to persuade Pippin to commit himself to some definite plan when his time was up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading PIPPIN MAKES A FRIEND Elder Hadley had tried hard to persuade Pippin to commit himself to some definite plan when his time was up.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading He wanted to give him letters to this friend or that, who would help him to this or that position.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PIPPIN MAKES A FRIEND Elder Hadley had tried hard to persuade Pippin to commit himself to some definite plan when his time was up.
at the time that
From this reading PIPPIN MAKES A FRIEND Elder Hadley had tried hard to persuade Pippin to commit himself to some definite plan when his time was up.
which person or people
From this reading He wanted to give him letters to this friend or that, who would help him to this or that position.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why not?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He wanted to give him letters to this friend or that, who would help him to this or that position.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Give you a leg up!" said the good man.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'll guarantee your conduct, Pippin, and they'll be glad to help you, and give you a good start.
