used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WHITE LILACS Burns, coming in to see King one day when the exchange of letters had been going on for nearly a fortnight, announced that he might soon be moved to his own home.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I'm not absolutely certain that I want to go till I can get about on my own feet," he said slowly.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "I'm not absolutely certain that I want to go till I can get about on my own feet," he said slowly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I know, but that will be some time yet, and your mother--well, I've put her off as long as I could, but without lying to her I can't say it would hurt you now to be taken home.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading WHITE LILACS Burns, coming in to see King one day when the exchange of letters had been going on for nearly a fortnight, announced that he might soon be moved to his own home.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I know, but that will be some time yet, and your mother--well, I've put her off as long as I could, but without lying to her I can't say it would hurt you now to be taken home.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading King stared at him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading WHITE LILACS Burns, coming in to see King one day when the exchange of letters had been going on for nearly a fortnight, announced that he might soon be moved to his own home.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading WHITE LILACS Burns, coming in to see King one day when the exchange of letters had been going on for nearly a fortnight, announced that he might soon be moved to his own home.
BurnsnounUS /bɜːrnz/
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading WHITE LILACS Burns, coming in to see King one day when the exchange of letters had been going on for nearly a fortnight, announced that he might soon be moved to his own home.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I know, but that will be some time yet, and your mother--well, I've put her off as long as I could, but without lying to her I can't say it would hurt you now to be taken home.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I'm not absolutely certain that I want to go till I can get about on my own feet," he said slowly.
can't
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From this reading "I know, but that will be some time yet, and your mother--well, I've put her off as long as I could, but without lying to her I can't say it would hurt you now to be taken home.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading "I'm not absolutely certain that I want to go till I can get about on my own feet," he said slowly.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading WHITE LILACS Burns, coming in to see King one day when the exchange of letters had been going on for nearly a fortnight, announced that he might soon be moved to his own home.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I know, but that will be some time yet, and your mother--well, I've put her off as long as I could, but without lying to her I can't say it would hurt you now to be taken home.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading WHITE LILACS Burns, coming in to see King one day when the exchange of letters had been going on for nearly a fortnight, announced that he might soon be moved to his own home.
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading WHITE LILACS Burns, coming in to see King one day when the exchange of letters had been going on for nearly a fortnight, announced that he might soon be moved to his own home.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "I'm not absolutely certain that I want to go till I can get about on my own feet," he said slowly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WHITE LILACS Burns, coming in to see King one day when the exchange of letters had been going on for nearly a fortnight, announced that he might soon be moved to his own home.
fortnightnounUS /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading WHITE LILACS Burns, coming in to see King one day when the exchange of letters had been going on for nearly a fortnight, announced that he might soon be moved to his own home.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I'm not absolutely certain that I want to go till I can get about on my own feet," he said slowly.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I'm not absolutely certain that I want to go till I can get about on my own feet," he said slowly.
the act of departing
From this reading WHITE LILACS Burns, coming in to see King one day when the exchange of letters had been going on for nearly a fortnight, announced that he might soon be moved to his own home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHITE LILACS Burns, coming in to see King one day when the exchange of letters had been going on for nearly a fortnight, announced that he might soon be moved to his own home.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHITE LILACS Burns, coming in to see King one day when the exchange of letters had been going on for nearly a fortnight, announced that he might soon be moved to his own home.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I know, but that will be some time yet, and your mother--well, I've put her off as long as I could, but without lying to her I can't say it would hurt you now to be taken home.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading King stared at him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHITE LILACS Burns, coming in to see King one day when the exchange of letters had been going on for nearly a fortnight, announced that he might soon be moved to his own home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading WHITE LILACS Burns, coming in to see King one day when the exchange of letters had been going on for nearly a fortnight, announced that he might soon be moved to his own home.
be the source of pain
From this reading "I know, but that will be some time yet, and your mother--well, I've put her off as long as I could, but without lying to her I can't say it would hurt you now to be taken home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'm not absolutely certain that I want to go till I can get about on my own feet," he said slowly.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm not absolutely certain that I want to go till I can get about on my own feet," he said slowly.
I've
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From this reading "I know, but that will be some time yet, and your mother--well, I've put her off as long as I could, but without lying to her I can't say it would hurt you now to be taken home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHITE LILACS Burns, coming in to see King one day when the exchange of letters had been going on for nearly a fortnight, announced that he might soon be moved to his own home.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I know, but that will be some time yet, and your mother--well, I've put her off as long as I could, but without lying to her I can't say it would hurt you now to be taken home.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading WHITE LILACS Burns, coming in to see King one day when the exchange of letters had been going on for nearly a fortnight, announced that he might soon be moved to his own home.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know, but that will be some time yet, and your mother--well, I've put her off as long as I could, but without lying to her I can't say it would hurt you now to be taken home.
the literary culture
From this reading WHITE LILACS Burns, coming in to see King one day when the exchange of letters had been going on for nearly a fortnight, announced that he might soon be moved to his own home.
LILACSnounUS /ˈlaɪlæks/
plural of “lilac” — any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
From this reading WHITE LILACS Burns, coming in to see King one day when the exchange of letters had been going on for nearly a fortnight, announced that he might soon be moved to his own home.
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 "I know, but that will be some time yet, and your mother--well, I've put her off as long as I could, but without lying to her I can't say it would hurt you now to be taken home.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading "I know, but that will be some time yet, and your mother--well, I've put her off as long as I could, but without lying to her I can't say it would hurt you now to be taken home.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading WHITE LILACS Burns, coming in to see King one day when the exchange of letters had been going on for nearly a fortnight, announced that he might soon be moved to his own home.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "I know, but that will be some time yet, and your mother--well, I've put her off as long as I could, but without lying to her I can't say it would hurt you now to be taken home.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading WHITE LILACS Burns, coming in to see King one day when the exchange of letters had been going on for nearly a fortnight, announced that he might soon be moved to his own home.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I'm not absolutely certain that I want to go till I can get about on my own feet," he said slowly.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading WHITE LILACS Burns, coming in to see King one day when the exchange of letters had been going on for nearly a fortnight, announced that he might soon be moved to his own home.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Burns nodded.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I'm not absolutely certain that I want to go till I can get about on my own feet," he said slowly.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I know, but that will be some time yet, and your mother--well, I've put her off as long as I could, but without lying to her I can't say it would hurt you now to be taken home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHITE LILACS Burns, coming in to see King one day when the exchange of letters had been going on for nearly a fortnight, announced that he might soon be moved to his own home.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I know, but that will be some time yet, and your mother--well, I've put her off as long as I could, but without lying to her I can't say it would hurt you now to be taken home.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHITE LILACS Burns, coming in to see King one day when the exchange of letters had been going on for nearly a fortnight, announced that he might soon be moved to his own home.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading WHITE LILACS Burns, coming in to see King one day when the exchange of letters had been going on for nearly a fortnight, announced that he might soon be moved to his own home.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading WHITE LILACS Burns, coming in to see King one day when the exchange of letters had been going on for nearly a fortnight, announced that he might soon be moved to his own home.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "I know, but that will be some time yet, and your mother--well, I've put her off as long as I could, but without lying to her I can't say it would hurt you now to be taken home.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'm not absolutely certain that I want to go till I can get about on my own feet," he said slowly.
express in words
From this reading "I know, but that will be some time yet, and your mother--well, I've put her off as long as I could, but without lying to her I can't say it would hurt you now to be taken home.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading WHITE LILACS Burns, coming in to see King one day when the exchange of letters had been going on for nearly a fortnight, announced that he might soon be moved to his own home.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading "I'm not absolutely certain that I want to go till I can get about on my own feet," he said slowly.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I know, but that will be some time yet, and your mother--well, I've put her off as long as I could, but without lying to her I can't say it would hurt you now to be taken home.
in the near future
From this reading WHITE LILACS Burns, coming in to see King one day when the exchange of letters had been going on for nearly a fortnight, announced that he might soon be moved to his own home.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading King stared at him.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "I know, but that will be some time yet, and your mother--well, I've put her off as long as I could, but without lying to her I can't say it would hurt you now to be taken home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WHITE LILACS Burns, coming in to see King one day when the exchange of letters had been going on for nearly a fortnight, announced that he might soon be moved to his own home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHITE LILACS Burns, coming in to see King one day when the exchange of letters had been going on for nearly a fortnight, announced that he might soon be moved to his own home.
up to a particular time
From this reading "I'm not absolutely certain that I want to go till I can get about on my own feet," he said slowly.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I know, but that will be some time yet, and your mother--well, I've put her off as long as I could, but without lying to her I can't say it would hurt you now to be taken home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHITE LILACS Burns, coming in to see King one day when the exchange of letters had been going on for nearly a fortnight, announced that he might soon be moved to his own home.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I'm not absolutely certain that I want to go till I can get about on my own feet," he said slowly.
(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 know, but that will be some time yet, and your mother--well, I've put her off as long as I could, but without lying to her I can't say it would hurt you now to be taken home.
at the time that
From this reading WHITE LILACS Burns, coming in to see King one day when the exchange of letters had been going on for nearly a fortnight, announced that he might soon be moved to his own home.
a Caucasian
From this reading WHITE LILACS Burns, coming in to see King one day when the exchange of letters had been going on for nearly a fortnight, announced that he might soon be moved to his own home.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I know, but that will be some time yet, and your mother--well, I've put her off as long as I could, but without lying to her I can't say it would hurt you now to be taken home.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "I know, but that will be some time yet, and your mother--well, I've put her off as long as I could, but without lying to her I can't say it would hurt you now to be taken home.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I know, but that will be some time yet, and your mother--well, I've put her off as long as I could, but without lying to her I can't say it would hurt you now to be taken home.
but in spite of that
From this reading "I know, but that will be some time yet, and your mother--well, I've put her off as long as I could, but without lying to her I can't say it would hurt you now to be taken home.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I know, but that will be some time yet, and your mother--well, I've put her off as long as I could, but without lying to her I can't say it would hurt you now to be taken home.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I know, but that will be some time yet, and your mother--well, I've put her off as long as I could, but without lying to her I can't say it would hurt you now to be taken home.
