used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It's the merest accident--suppose you had been the son of a poor man or a clerk.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading It's the merest accident--suppose you had been the son of a poor man or a clerk.
any thing at all
From this reading I never did anything of the sort myself.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I can't see what's to become of you if these are your principles.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Obtaining money with a cheque you knew your bank could not meet.
BARTHWICK
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From this reading BARTHWICK.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading I can't see what's to become of you if these are your principles.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If you hadn't had me to come to, where would you have been?
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Yes, John, let Jack have his breakfast.
can't
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From this reading I can't see what's to become of you if these are your principles.
chequenounUS /tʃek/
a written order directing a bank to pay money
From this reading Obtaining money with a cheque you knew your bank could not meet.
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading It's the merest accident--suppose you had been the son of a poor man or a clerk.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading If you hadn't had me to come to, where would you have been?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Obtaining money with a cheque you knew your bank could not meet.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I never did anything of the sort myself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It might have ruined you for life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If you hadn't had me to come to, where would you have been?
hadn't
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From this reading If you hadn't had me to come to, where would you have been?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Yes, John, let Jack have his breakfast.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yes, John, let Jack have his breakfast.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can't see what's to become of you if these are your principles.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you hadn't had me to come to, where would you have been?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It might have ruined you for life.
It's
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From this reading It's the merest accident--suppose you had been the son of a poor man or a clerk.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Yes, John, let Jack have his breakfast.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Yes, John, let Jack have his breakfast.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Obtaining money with a cheque you knew your bank could not meet.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Yes, John, let Jack have his breakfast.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It might have ruined you for life.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It's the merest accident--suppose you had been the son of a poor man or a clerk.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you hadn't had me to come to, where would you have been?
come together
From this reading Obtaining money with a cheque you knew your bank could not meet.
merestadjectiveUS /ˈmerəst/
superlative of “mere” — being nothing more than specified
From this reading It's the merest accident--suppose you had been the son of a poor man or a clerk.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might have ruined you for life.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Obtaining money with a cheque you knew your bank could not meet.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I never did anything of the sort myself.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never did anything of the sort myself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Obtaining money with a cheque you knew your bank could not meet.
ObtainingverbUS /əbˈteɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading Obtaining money with a cheque you knew your bank could not meet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It's the merest accident--suppose you had been the son of a poor man or a clerk.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It's the merest accident--suppose you had been the son of a poor man or a clerk.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading It's the merest accident--suppose you had been the son of a poor man or a clerk.
plural of “principle” — a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
From this reading I can't see what's to become of you if these are your principles.
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading It might have ruined you for life.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I can't see what's to become of you if these are your principles.
a male human offspring
From this reading It's the merest accident--suppose you had been the son of a poor man or a clerk.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading I never did anything of the sort myself.
express a supposition
From this reading It's the merest accident--suppose you had been the son of a poor man or a clerk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It's the merest accident--suppose you had been the son of a poor man or a clerk.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I can't see what's to become of you if these are your principles.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If you hadn't had me to come to, where would you have been?
what's
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From this reading I can't see what's to become of you if these are your principles.
in or at the place that
From this reading If you hadn't had me to come to, where would you have been?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Obtaining money with a cheque you knew your bank could not meet.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If you hadn't had me to come to, where would you have been?
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, John, let Jack have his breakfast.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you hadn't had me to come to, where would you have been?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Obtaining money with a cheque you knew your bank could not meet.
