used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Oh! you fool! you--you--considerable fool!" cried he, supporting himself on a neighbouring hawthorn, which very kindly and considerately lent him an arm on the occasion.
afore
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From this reading "Forgive me, Tom," said the penitent joker; "I never was so near a corpse afore.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Oh! you fool! you--you--considerable fool!" cried he, supporting himself on a neighbouring hawthorn, which very kindly and considerately lent him an arm on the occasion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh! you fool! you--you--considerable fool!" cried he, supporting himself on a neighbouring hawthorn, which very kindly and considerately lent him an arm on the occasion.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "It's a great mercy--a very great mercy, Jim--as we wasn't both killed!--another minute, only another minute, and--but it won't bear thinking on."
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading "Oh! you fool! you--you--considerable fool!" cried he, supporting himself on a neighbouring hawthorn, which very kindly and considerately lent him an arm on the occasion.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It's a great mercy--a very great mercy, Jim--as we wasn't both killed!--another minute, only another minute, and--but it won't bear thinking on."
have
From this reading "It's a great mercy--a very great mercy, Jim--as we wasn't both killed!--another minute, only another minute, and--but it won't bear thinking on."
the two together, not just one
From this reading "It's a great mercy--a very great mercy, Jim--as we wasn't both killed!--another minute, only another minute, and--but it won't bear thinking on."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It's a great mercy--a very great mercy, Jim--as we wasn't both killed!--another minute, only another minute, and--but it won't bear thinking on."
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading If I didn't think the shots were clean through me, and that's flat."
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Oh! you fool! you--you--considerable fool!" cried he, supporting himself on a neighbouring hawthorn, which very kindly and considerately lent him an arm on the occasion.
consideratelyadverb
in a considerate manner
From this reading "Oh! you fool! you--you--considerable fool!" cried he, supporting himself on a neighbouring hawthorn, which very kindly and considerately lent him an arm on the occasion.
corpsenounUS /kɔːrps/
the dead body of a human being
From this reading "Forgive me, Tom," said the penitent joker; "I never was so near a corpse afore.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh! you fool! you--you--considerable fool!" cried he, supporting himself on a neighbouring hawthorn, which very kindly and considerately lent him an arm on the occasion.
didn't
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From this reading If I didn't think the shots were clean through me, and that's flat."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Down dropped the gun from the sportsman's grasp.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Down dropped the gun from the sportsman's grasp.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading If I didn't think the shots were clean through me, and that's flat."
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading "Oh! you fool! you--you--considerable fool!" cried he, supporting himself on a neighbouring hawthorn, which very kindly and considerately lent him an arm on the occasion.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading "Forgive me, Tom," said the penitent joker; "I never was so near a corpse afore.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Down dropped the gun from the sportsman's grasp.
hold firmly
From this reading Down dropped the gun from the sportsman's grasp.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "It's a great mercy--a very great mercy, Jim--as we wasn't both killed!--another minute, only another minute, and--but it won't bear thinking on."
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Down dropped the gun from the sportsman's grasp.
hawthornnounUS /ˈhɔːθɔːrn/
a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
From this reading "Oh! you fool! you--you--considerable fool!" cried he, supporting himself on a neighbouring hawthorn, which very kindly and considerately lent him an arm on the occasion.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh! you fool! you--you--considerable fool!" cried he, supporting himself on a neighbouring hawthorn, which very kindly and considerately lent him an arm on the occasion.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh! you fool! you--you--considerable fool!" cried he, supporting himself on a neighbouring hawthorn, which very kindly and considerately lent him an arm on the occasion.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Oh! you fool! you--you--considerable fool!" cried he, supporting himself on a neighbouring hawthorn, which very kindly and considerately lent him an arm on the occasion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Forgive me, Tom," said the penitent joker; "I never was so near a corpse afore.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I didn't think the shots were clean through me, and that's flat."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It's a great mercy--a very great mercy, Jim--as we wasn't both killed!--another minute, only another minute, and--but it won't bear thinking on."
It's
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From this reading "It's a great mercy--a very great mercy, Jim--as we wasn't both killed!--another minute, only another minute, and--but it won't bear thinking on."
Jim
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From this reading "It's a great mercy--a very great mercy, Jim--as we wasn't both killed!--another minute, only another minute, and--but it won't bear thinking on."
jokernounUS /ˈdʒoʊkər/
a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes
From this reading "Forgive me, Tom," said the penitent joker; "I never was so near a corpse afore.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "It's a great mercy--a very great mercy, Jim--as we wasn't both killed!--another minute, only another minute, and--but it won't bear thinking on."
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading "Oh! you fool! you--you--considerable fool!" cried he, supporting himself on a neighbouring hawthorn, which very kindly and considerately lent him an arm on the occasion.
lentnounUS /lent/
a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
From this reading "Oh! you fool! you--you--considerable fool!" cried he, supporting himself on a neighbouring hawthorn, which very kindly and considerately lent him an arm on the occasion.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Forgive me, Tom," said the penitent joker; "I never was so near a corpse afore.
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading "It's a great mercy--a very great mercy, Jim--as we wasn't both killed!--another minute, only another minute, and--but it won't bear thinking on."
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "It's a great mercy--a very great mercy, Jim--as we wasn't both killed!--another minute, only another minute, and--but it won't bear thinking on."
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "Forgive me, Tom," said the penitent joker; "I never was so near a corpse afore.
neighbouringverbUS /ˈneɪbərɪŋ/
-ing form of “neighbour” — live or be located as a neighbor
From this reading "Oh! you fool! you--you--considerable fool!" cried he, supporting himself on a neighbouring hawthorn, which very kindly and considerately lent him an arm on the occasion.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Forgive me, Tom," said the penitent joker; "I never was so near a corpse afore.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading "Oh! you fool! you--you--considerable fool!" cried he, supporting himself on a neighbouring hawthorn, which very kindly and considerately lent him an arm on the occasion.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! you fool! you--you--considerable fool!" cried he, supporting himself on a neighbouring hawthorn, which very kindly and considerately lent him an arm on the occasion.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Oh! you fool! you--you--considerable fool!" cried he, supporting himself on a neighbouring hawthorn, which very kindly and considerately lent him an arm on the occasion.
and nothing more
From this reading "It's a great mercy--a very great mercy, Jim--as we wasn't both killed!--another minute, only another minute, and--but it won't bear thinking on."
penitentnounUS /ˈpenɪtɪnt/
(Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
From this reading "Forgive me, Tom," said the penitent joker; "I never was so near a corpse afore.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Forgive me, Tom," said the penitent joker; "I never was so near a corpse afore.
shotsnounUS /ʃɑːts/
plural of “shot” — the act of firing a projectile
From this reading If I didn't think the shots were clean through me, and that's flat."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Forgive me, Tom," said the penitent joker; "I never was so near a corpse afore.
sportsman's
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From this reading Down dropped the gun from the sportsman's grasp.
supportingadjectiveUS /səˈpɔːrtɪŋ/
furnishing support and encouragement
From this reading "Oh! you fool! you--you--considerable fool!" cried he, supporting himself on a neighbouring hawthorn, which very kindly and considerately lent him an arm on the occasion.
that's
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From this reading If I didn't think the shots were clean through me, and that's flat."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Down dropped the gun from the sportsman's grasp.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading If I didn't think the shots were clean through me, and that's flat."
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "It's a great mercy--a very great mercy, Jim--as we wasn't both killed!--another minute, only another minute, and--but it won't bear thinking on."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading If I didn't think the shots were clean through me, and that's flat."
male cat
From this reading "Forgive me, Tom," said the penitent joker; "I never was so near a corpse afore.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Oh! you fool! you--you--considerable fool!" cried he, supporting himself on a neighbouring hawthorn, which very kindly and considerately lent him an arm on the occasion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Forgive me, Tom," said the penitent joker; "I never was so near a corpse afore.
wasn't
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From this reading "It's a great mercy--a very great mercy, Jim--as we wasn't both killed!--another minute, only another minute, and--but it won't bear thinking on."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It's a great mercy--a very great mercy, Jim--as we wasn't both killed!--another minute, only another minute, and--but it won't bear thinking on."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If I didn't think the shots were clean through me, and that's flat."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Oh! you fool! you--you--considerable fool!" cried he, supporting himself on a neighbouring hawthorn, which very kindly and considerately lent him an arm on the occasion.
won't
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From this reading "It's a great mercy--a very great mercy, Jim--as we wasn't both killed!--another minute, only another minute, and--but it won't bear thinking on."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh! you fool! you--you--considerable fool!" cried he, supporting himself on a neighbouring hawthorn, which very kindly and considerately lent him an arm on the occasion.
