used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When first I saw you, nice and clean, It was a sight to show the Queen!
(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 I will be plain with, you: I am not pleased with all you do.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I will be plain with, you: I am not pleased with all you do.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I was an ass to like you so; But where we _wish_ to like, we do.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I hate to scold, and yet I must; And you will take it well, I trust.
assnounUS /æs/
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading I was an ass to like you so; But where we _wish_ to like, we do.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I will be plain with, you: I am not pleased with all you do.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was an ass to like you so; But where we _wish_ to like, we do.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading When first I saw you, nice and clean, It was a sight to show the Queen!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I should have known it could not be; For luck, of late, is gone from me.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I will be plain with, you: I am not pleased with all you do.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When first I saw you, nice and clean, It was a sight to show the Queen!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I should have known it could not be; For luck, of late, is gone from me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I should have known it could not be; For luck, of late, is gone from me.
destroyed or killed
From this reading I should have known it could not be; For luck, of late, is gone from me.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading I hate to scold, and yet I must; And you will take it well, I trust.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I should have known it could not be; For luck, of late, is gone from me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will be plain with, you: I am not pleased with all you do.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I should have known it could not be; For luck, of late, is gone from me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I hate to scold, and yet I must; And you will take it well, I trust.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading I should have known it could not be; For luck, of late, is gone from me.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading I should have known it could not be; For luck, of late, is gone from me.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I was an ass to like you so; But where we _wish_ to like, we do.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading I should have known it could not be; For luck, of late, is gone from me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I should have known it could not be; For luck, of late, is gone from me.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I hate to scold, and yet I must; And you will take it well, I trust.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading When first I saw you, nice and clean, It was a sight to show the Queen!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I will be plain with, you: I am not pleased with all you do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I should have known it could not be; For luck, of late, is gone from me.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading I will be plain with, you: I am not pleased with all you do.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading I will be plain with, you: I am not pleased with all you do.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading When first I saw you, nice and clean, It was a sight to show the Queen!
cut with a saw
From this reading When first I saw you, nice and clean, It was a sight to show the Queen!
scoldverbUS /skoʊld/
censure severely or angrily
From this reading I hate to scold, and yet I must; And you will take it well, I trust.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should have known it could not be; For luck, of late, is gone from me.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading When first I saw you, nice and clean, It was a sight to show the Queen!
an instance of visual perception
From this reading When first I saw you, nice and clean, It was a sight to show the Queen!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was an ass to like you so; But where we _wish_ to like, we do.
carry out
From this reading I hate to scold, and yet I must; And you will take it well, I trust.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When first I saw you, nice and clean, It was a sight to show the Queen!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I hate to scold, and yet I must; And you will take it well, I trust.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading I hate to scold, and yet I must; And you will take it well, I trust.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When first I saw you, nice and clean, It was a sight to show the Queen!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I was an ass to like you so; But where we _wish_ to like, we do.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I hate to scold, and yet I must; And you will take it well, I trust.
at the time that
From this reading When first I saw you, nice and clean, It was a sight to show the Queen!
in or at the place that
From this reading I was an ass to like you so; But where we _wish_ to like, we do.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will be plain with, you: I am not pleased with all you do.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I was an ass to like you so; But where we _wish_ to like, we do.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I will be plain with, you: I am not pleased with all you do.
but in spite of that
From this reading I hate to scold, and yet I must; And you will take it well, I trust.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I will be plain with, you: I am not pleased with all you do.
