used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I was still very young when one day the smell of a nice piece of bacon led him into one of those traps, vulgarly called rat-traps.
(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 We all met around his prison, and imitating our poor mother, wept and clamoured for his release.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We all met around his prison, and imitating our poor mother, wept and clamoured for his release.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those traps invented by the perversity of man are simple enough.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading We all met around his prison, and imitating our poor mother, wept and clamoured for his release.
baconnounUS /ˈbeɪkən/
back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading I was still very young when one day the smell of a nice piece of bacon led him into one of those traps, vulgarly called rat-traps.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The enemy may be hidden only a few steps off.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Those traps invented by the perversity of man are simple enough.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I was still very young when one day the smell of a nice piece of bacon led him into one of those traps, vulgarly called rat-traps.
make calm or still
From this reading My father, calm, dignified, and self-possessed even in misfortunes, said, “Stop your crying and work, every mother’s son of you.
clamoured
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From this reading We all met around his prison, and imitating our poor mother, wept and clamoured for his release.
demanding attention
From this reading My father, calm, dignified, and self-possessed even in misfortunes, said, “Stop your crying and work, every mother’s son of you.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I was still very young when one day the smell of a nice piece of bacon led him into one of those traps, vulgarly called rat-traps.
dignifiedadjectiveUS /ˈdɪɡnəfaɪd/
having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance
From this reading My father, calm, dignified, and self-possessed even in misfortunes, said, “Stop your crying and work, every mother’s son of you.
an opposing military force
From this reading The enemy may be hidden only a few steps off.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Those traps invented by the perversity of man are simple enough.
divisible by two
From this reading My father, calm, dignified, and self-possessed even in misfortunes, said, “Stop your crying and work, every mother’s son of you.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading My father, calm, dignified, and self-possessed even in misfortunes, said, “Stop your crying and work, every mother’s son of you.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading My father, calm, dignified, and self-possessed even in misfortunes, said, “Stop your crying and work, every mother’s son of you.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The enemy may be hidden only a few steps off.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We all met around his prison, and imitating our poor mother, wept and clamoured for his release.
not accessible to view
From this reading The enemy may be hidden only a few steps off.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was still very young when one day the smell of a nice piece of bacon led him into one of those traps, vulgarly called rat-traps.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We all met around his prison, and imitating our poor mother, wept and clamoured for his release.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was still very young when one day the smell of a nice piece of bacon led him into one of those traps, vulgarly called rat-traps.
imitatingverbUS /ˈɪməteɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “imitate” — reproduce someone's behavior or looks
From this reading We all met around his prison, and imitating our poor mother, wept and clamoured for his release.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My father, calm, dignified, and self-possessed even in misfortunes, said, “Stop your crying and work, every mother’s son of you.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I was still very young when one day the smell of a nice piece of bacon led him into one of those traps, vulgarly called rat-traps.
inventedverbUS /ˌɪnˈventəd/
past form of “invent” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading Those traps invented by the perversity of man are simple enough.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading I was still very young when one day the smell of a nice piece of bacon led him into one of those traps, vulgarly called rat-traps.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Those traps invented by the perversity of man are simple enough.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The enemy may be hidden only a few steps off.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading We all met around his prison, and imitating our poor mother, wept and clamoured for his release.
misfortunesnounUS /mɪˈsfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “misfortune” — unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading My father, calm, dignified, and self-possessed even in misfortunes, said, “Stop your crying and work, every mother’s son of you.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading We all met around his prison, and imitating our poor mother, wept and clamoured for his release.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading My father, calm, dignified, and self-possessed even in misfortunes, said, “Stop your crying and work, every mother’s son of you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My father, calm, dignified, and self-possessed even in misfortunes, said, “Stop your crying and work, every mother’s son of you.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading I was still very young when one day the smell of a nice piece of bacon led him into one of those traps, vulgarly called rat-traps.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was still very young when one day the smell of a nice piece of bacon led him into one of those traps, vulgarly called rat-traps.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The enemy may be hidden only a few steps off.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I was still very young when one day the smell of a nice piece of bacon led him into one of those traps, vulgarly called rat-traps.
and nothing more
From this reading The enemy may be hidden only a few steps off.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We all met around his prison, and imitating our poor mother, wept and clamoured for his release.
perversitynounUS /pərˈvɜːrsəti/
deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline
From this reading Those traps invented by the perversity of man are simple enough.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading I was still very young when one day the smell of a nice piece of bacon led him into one of those traps, vulgarly called rat-traps.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading We all met around his prison, and imitating our poor mother, wept and clamoured for his release.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading We all met around his prison, and imitating our poor mother, wept and clamoured for his release.
rat-traps
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From this reading I was still very young when one day the smell of a nice piece of bacon led him into one of those traps, vulgarly called rat-traps.
releaseverbUS /riˈliːs/
release, as from one's grip
From this reading We all met around his prison, and imitating our poor mother, wept and clamoured for his release.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading My father, calm, dignified, and self-possessed even in misfortunes, said, “Stop your crying and work, every mother’s son of you.
self-possessedadjective
in full control of your faculties
From this reading My father, calm, dignified, and self-possessed even in misfortunes, said, “Stop your crying and work, every mother’s son of you.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading Those traps invented by the perversity of man are simple enough.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading I was still very young when one day the smell of a nice piece of bacon led him into one of those traps, vulgarly called rat-traps.
a male human offspring
From this reading My father, calm, dignified, and self-possessed even in misfortunes, said, “Stop your crying and work, every mother’s son of you.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading The enemy may be hidden only a few steps off.
not in physical motion
From this reading I was still very young when one day the smell of a nice piece of bacon led him into one of those traps, vulgarly called rat-traps.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading My father, calm, dignified, and self-possessed even in misfortunes, said, “Stop your crying and work, every mother’s son of you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was still very young when one day the smell of a nice piece of bacon led him into one of those traps, vulgarly called rat-traps.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I was still very young when one day the smell of a nice piece of bacon led him into one of those traps, vulgarly called rat-traps.
trapsnounUS /træps/
plural of “trap” — a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading I was still very young when one day the smell of a nice piece of bacon led him into one of those traps, vulgarly called rat-traps.
precisely as stated
From this reading I was still very young when one day the smell of a nice piece of bacon led him into one of those traps, vulgarly called rat-traps.
vulgarlyadverb
in a smutty manner
From this reading I was still very young when one day the smell of a nice piece of bacon led him into one of those traps, vulgarly called rat-traps.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was still very young when one day the smell of a nice piece of bacon led him into one of those traps, vulgarly called rat-traps.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We all met around his prison, and imitating our poor mother, wept and clamoured for his release.
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading We all met around his prison, and imitating our poor mother, wept and clamoured for his release.
at the time that
From this reading I was still very young when one day the smell of a nice piece of bacon led him into one of those traps, vulgarly called rat-traps.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading My father, calm, dignified, and self-possessed even in misfortunes, said, “Stop your crying and work, every mother’s son of you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My father, calm, dignified, and self-possessed even in misfortunes, said, “Stop your crying and work, every mother’s son of you.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading I was still very young when one day the smell of a nice piece of bacon led him into one of those traps, vulgarly called rat-traps.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My father, calm, dignified, and self-possessed even in misfortunes, said, “Stop your crying and work, every mother’s son of you.
