used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Messick had his good points--I will not attempt to deny it, nor do I wish to do it but he was no more fitted for breakfast than a mummy would be, sir--not a bit.
Ah
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From this reading Ah, he was very tough!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Messick was very well, though rather high-flavored, but for genuine nutritiousness and delicacy of fiber, give me Harris.
any thing at all
From this reading You could not imagine it--you could never imagine anything like it."
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Messick had his good points--I will not attempt to deny it, nor do I wish to do it but he was no more fitted for breakfast than a mummy would be, sir--not a bit.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Messick had his good points--I will not attempt to deny it, nor do I wish to do it but he was no more fitted for breakfast than a mummy would be, sir--not a bit.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Messick had his good points--I will not attempt to deny it, nor do I wish to do it but he was no more fitted for breakfast than a mummy would be, sir--not a bit.
give a benediction to
From this reading Lean?--why, bless me!--and tough?
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Messick had his good points--I will not attempt to deny it, nor do I wish to do it but he was no more fitted for breakfast than a mummy would be, sir--not a bit.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Messick was very well, though rather high-flavored, but for genuine nutritiousness and delicacy of fiber, give me Harris.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading You could not imagine it--you could never imagine anything like it."
delicacynounUS /ˈdeləkəsi/
the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
From this reading Messick was very well, though rather high-flavored, but for genuine nutritiousness and delicacy of fiber, give me Harris.
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading Messick had his good points--I will not attempt to deny it, nor do I wish to do it but he was no more fitted for breakfast than a mummy would be, sir--not a bit.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Messick had his good points--I will not attempt to deny it, nor do I wish to do it but he was no more fitted for breakfast than a mummy would be, sir--not a bit.
fibernounUS /ˈfaɪbər/
a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
From this reading Messick was very well, though rather high-flavored, but for genuine nutritiousness and delicacy of fiber, give me Harris.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtəd/
being the right size and shape to fit as desired
From this reading Messick had his good points--I will not attempt to deny it, nor do I wish to do it but he was no more fitted for breakfast than a mummy would be, sir--not a bit.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Messick was very well, though rather high-flavored, but for genuine nutritiousness and delicacy of fiber, give me Harris.
not fake or counterfeit
From this reading Messick was very well, though rather high-flavored, but for genuine nutritiousness and delicacy of fiber, give me Harris.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Messick was very well, though rather high-flavored, but for genuine nutritiousness and delicacy of fiber, give me Harris.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Messick had his good points--I will not attempt to deny it, nor do I wish to do it but he was no more fitted for breakfast than a mummy would be, sir--not a bit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Messick had his good points--I will not attempt to deny it, nor do I wish to do it but he was no more fitted for breakfast than a mummy would be, sir--not a bit.
HarrisnounUS /ˈherɪs/
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading Messick was very well, though rather high-flavored, but for genuine nutritiousness and delicacy of fiber, give me Harris.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Messick had his good points--I will not attempt to deny it, nor do I wish to do it but he was no more fitted for breakfast than a mummy would be, sir--not a bit.
high-flavored
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From this reading Messick was very well, though rather high-flavored, but for genuine nutritiousness and delicacy of fiber, give me Harris.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Messick had his good points--I will not attempt to deny it, nor do I wish to do it but he was no more fitted for breakfast than a mummy would be, sir--not a bit.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Messick had his good points--I will not attempt to deny it, nor do I wish to do it but he was no more fitted for breakfast than a mummy would be, sir--not a bit.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading You could not imagine it--you could never imagine anything like it."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Messick had his good points--I will not attempt to deny it, nor do I wish to do it but he was no more fitted for breakfast than a mummy would be, sir--not a bit.
LeanverbUS /liːn/
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Lean?--why, bless me!--and tough?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading You could not imagine it--you could never imagine anything like it."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Messick was very well, though rather high-flavored, but for genuine nutritiousness and delicacy of fiber, give me Harris.
Messick
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From this reading Messick was very well, though rather high-flavored, but for genuine nutritiousness and delicacy of fiber, give me Harris.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Messick had his good points--I will not attempt to deny it, nor do I wish to do it but he was no more fitted for breakfast than a mummy would be, sir--not a bit.
mummynounUS /ˈmʌmi/
informal terms for a mother
From this reading Messick had his good points--I will not attempt to deny it, nor do I wish to do it but he was no more fitted for breakfast than a mummy would be, sir--not a bit.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading You could not imagine it--you could never imagine anything like it."
not any; not one
From this reading Messick had his good points--I will not attempt to deny it, nor do I wish to do it but he was no more fitted for breakfast than a mummy would be, sir--not a bit.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Messick had his good points--I will not attempt to deny it, nor do I wish to do it but he was no more fitted for breakfast than a mummy would be, sir--not a bit.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Messick had his good points--I will not attempt to deny it, nor do I wish to do it but he was no more fitted for breakfast than a mummy would be, sir--not a bit.
nutritiousnessnoun
the quality of being nourishing and promoting healthy growth
From this reading Messick was very well, though rather high-flavored, but for genuine nutritiousness and delicacy of fiber, give me Harris.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Messick was very well, though rather high-flavored, but for genuine nutritiousness and delicacy of fiber, give me Harris.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Messick had his good points--I will not attempt to deny it, nor do I wish to do it but he was no more fitted for breakfast than a mummy would be, sir--not a bit.
on the contrary
From this reading Messick was very well, though rather high-flavored, but for genuine nutritiousness and delicacy of fiber, give me Harris.
term of address for a man
From this reading Messick had his good points--I will not attempt to deny it, nor do I wish to do it but he was no more fitted for breakfast than a mummy would be, sir--not a bit.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Messick had his good points--I will not attempt to deny it, nor do I wish to do it but he was no more fitted for breakfast than a mummy would be, sir--not a bit.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Messick was very well, though rather high-flavored, but for genuine nutritiousness and delicacy of fiber, give me Harris.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Messick had his good points--I will not attempt to deny it, nor do I wish to do it but he was no more fitted for breakfast than a mummy would be, sir--not a bit.
toughadjectiveUS /tʌf/
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading Lean?--why, bless me!--and tough?
precisely as stated
From this reading Messick was very well, though rather high-flavored, but for genuine nutritiousness and delicacy of fiber, give me Harris.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Messick was very well, though rather high-flavored, but for genuine nutritiousness and delicacy of fiber, give me Harris.
(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 Messick was very well, though rather high-flavored, but for genuine nutritiousness and delicacy of fiber, give me Harris.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Lean?--why, bless me!--and tough?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Messick had his good points--I will not attempt to deny it, nor do I wish to do it but he was no more fitted for breakfast than a mummy would be, sir--not a bit.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Messick had his good points--I will not attempt to deny it, nor do I wish to do it but he was no more fitted for breakfast than a mummy would be, sir--not a bit.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Messick had his good points--I will not attempt to deny it, nor do I wish to do it but he was no more fitted for breakfast than a mummy would be, sir--not a bit.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You could not imagine it--you could never imagine anything like it."
