used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “And do men always appoint a head,” said Rollo, “when they work together?”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Even when no one is particularly authorized to direct, they generally let the one who is oldest, or who knows most about the business, take the lead, and the rest do as he says.”
advisedadjectiveUS /ædˈvaɪzd/
having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
From this reading They all then walked slowly back to the garden-house, and the farmer advised them to have a head, if they wanted their business to go on smoothly and well.
(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 They all then walked slowly back to the garden-house, and the farmer advised them to have a head, if they wanted their business to go on smoothly and well.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “And do men always appoint a head,” said Rollo, “when they work together?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And do men always appoint a head,” said Rollo, “when they work together?”
appointverbUS /əˈpɔɪnt/
create and charge with a task or function
From this reading “And do men always appoint a head,” said Rollo, “when they work together?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even when no one is particularly authorized to direct, they generally let the one who is oldest, or who knows most about the business, take the lead, and the rest do as he says.”
authorizedadjectiveUS /ˈɔːθəraɪzd/
endowed with authority
From this reading Even when no one is particularly authorized to direct, they generally let the one who is oldest, or who knows most about the business, take the lead, and the rest do as he says.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They all then walked slowly back to the garden-house, and the farmer advised them to have a head, if they wanted their business to go on smoothly and well.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Who do you think ought to be our head?”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Even when no one is particularly authorized to direct, they generally let the one who is oldest, or who knows most about the business, take the lead, and the rest do as he says.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “No,” said the farmer, “they do not always _appoint_ one regularly, but they always _have_ one, in some way or other.
command with authority
From this reading Even when no one is particularly authorized to direct, they generally let the one who is oldest, or who knows most about the business, take the lead, and the rest do as he says.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “And do men always appoint a head,” said Rollo, “when they work together?”
divisible by two
From this reading Even when no one is particularly authorized to direct, they generally let the one who is oldest, or who knows most about the business, take the lead, and the rest do as he says.”
a person who operates a farm
From this reading “No,” said the farmer, “they do not always _appoint_ one regularly, but they always _have_ one, in some way or other.
garden-house
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From this reading They all then walked slowly back to the garden-house, and the farmer advised them to have a head, if they wanted their business to go on smoothly and well.
usually; as a rule
From this reading Even when no one is particularly authorized to direct, they generally let the one who is oldest, or who knows most about the business, take the lead, and the rest do as he says.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They all then walked slowly back to the garden-house, and the farmer advised them to have a head, if they wanted their business to go on smoothly and well.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “No,” said the farmer, “they do not always _appoint_ one regularly, but they always _have_ one, in some way or other.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even when no one is particularly authorized to direct, they generally let the one who is oldest, or who knows most about the business, take the lead, and the rest do as he says.”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “And do men always appoint a head,” said Rollo, “when they work together?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They all then walked slowly back to the garden-house, and the farmer advised them to have a head, if they wanted their business to go on smoothly and well.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “No,” said the farmer, “they do not always _appoint_ one regularly, but they always _have_ one, in some way or other.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even when no one is particularly authorized to direct, they generally let the one who is oldest, or who knows most about the business, take the lead, and the rest do as he says.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Even when no one is particularly authorized to direct, they generally let the one who is oldest, or who knows most about the business, take the lead, and the rest do as he says.”
take somebody somewhere
From this reading Even when no one is particularly authorized to direct, they generally let the one who is oldest, or who knows most about the business, take the lead, and the rest do as he says.”
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Even when no one is particularly authorized to direct, they generally let the one who is oldest, or who knows most about the business, take the lead, and the rest do as he says.”
the force of workers available
From this reading “And do men always appoint a head,” said Rollo, “when they work together?”
used to form the superlative
From this reading Even when no one is particularly authorized to direct, they generally let the one who is oldest, or who knows most about the business, take the lead, and the rest do as he says.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” said the farmer, “they do not always _appoint_ one regularly, but they always _have_ one, in some way or other.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No,” said the farmer, “they do not always _appoint_ one regularly, but they always _have_ one, in some way or other.
oldestadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldəst/
superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Even when no one is particularly authorized to direct, they generally let the one who is oldest, or who knows most about the business, take the lead, and the rest do as he says.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They all then walked slowly back to the garden-house, and the farmer advised them to have a head, if they wanted their business to go on smoothly and well.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No,” said the farmer, “they do not always _appoint_ one regularly, but they always _have_ one, in some way or other.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “No,” said the farmer, “they do not always _appoint_ one regularly, but they always _have_ one, in some way or other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “No,” said the farmer, “they do not always _appoint_ one regularly, but they always _have_ one, in some way or other.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “Who do you think ought to be our head?”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Who do you think ought to be our head?”
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Even when no one is particularly authorized to direct, they generally let the one who is oldest, or who knows most about the business, take the lead, and the rest do as he says.”
regularlyadverbUS /ˈreɡjələrli/
in a regular manner
From this reading “No,” said the farmer, “they do not always _appoint_ one regularly, but they always _have_ one, in some way or other.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Even when no one is particularly authorized to direct, they generally let the one who is oldest, or who knows most about the business, take the lead, and the rest do as he says.”
RollonounUS /ˈrɑːloʊ/
Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)
From this reading “And do men always appoint a head,” said Rollo, “when they work together?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “And do men always appoint a head,” said Rollo, “when they work together?”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Even when no one is particularly authorized to direct, they generally let the one who is oldest, or who knows most about the business, take the lead, and the rest do as he says.”
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading They all then walked slowly back to the garden-house, and the farmer advised them to have a head, if they wanted their business to go on smoothly and well.
smoothlyadverbUS /ˈsmuːðli/
with no problems or difficulties
From this reading They all then walked slowly back to the garden-house, and the farmer advised them to have a head, if they wanted their business to go on smoothly and well.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “No,” said the farmer, “they do not always _appoint_ one regularly, but they always _have_ one, in some way or other.
carry out
From this reading Even when no one is particularly authorized to direct, they generally let the one who is oldest, or who knows most about the business, take the lead, and the rest do as he says.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “No,” said the farmer, “they do not always _appoint_ one regularly, but they always _have_ one, in some way or other.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They all then walked slowly back to the garden-house, and the farmer advised them to have a head, if they wanted their business to go on smoothly and well.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They all then walked slowly back to the garden-house, and the farmer advised them to have a head, if they wanted their business to go on smoothly and well.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading They all then walked slowly back to the garden-house, and the farmer advised them to have a head, if they wanted their business to go on smoothly and well.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And do men always appoint a head,” said Rollo, “when they work together?”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Who do you think ought to be our head?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even when no one is particularly authorized to direct, they generally let the one who is oldest, or who knows most about the business, take the lead, and the rest do as he says.”
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “And do men always appoint a head,” said Rollo, “when they work together?”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading They all then walked slowly back to the garden-house, and the farmer advised them to have a head, if they wanted their business to go on smoothly and well.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading They all then walked slowly back to the garden-house, and the farmer advised them to have a head, if they wanted their business to go on smoothly and well.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “No,” said the farmer, “they do not always _appoint_ one regularly, but they always _have_ one, in some way or other.
(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 They all then walked slowly back to the garden-house, and the farmer advised them to have a head, if they wanted their business to go on smoothly and well.
at the time that
From this reading “And do men always appoint a head,” said Rollo, “when they work together?”
which person or people
From this reading Even when no one is particularly authorized to direct, they generally let the one who is oldest, or who knows most about the business, take the lead, and the rest do as he says.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “And do men always appoint a head,” said Rollo, “when they work together?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Who do you think ought to be our head?”
