afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading All that the mother did after the little man was gone I shall not pretend to say.
(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 All that the mother did after the little man was gone I shall not pretend to say.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Had I been there I would have been obliged to stand with my feet outside and my head within; how could I have had both head and feet within when there was no room to stand?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are not sorry that you were not there?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was not there at the time.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had I been there I would have been obliged to stand with my feet outside and my head within; how could I have had both head and feet within when there was no room to stand?
the two together, not just one
From this reading Had I been there I would have been obliged to stand with my feet outside and my head within; how could I have had both head and feet within when there was no room to stand?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I was not there, and never have been sorry that I was not.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Had I been there I would have been obliged to stand with my feet outside and my head within; how could I have had both head and feet within when there was no room to stand?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading All that the mother did after the little man was gone I shall not pretend to say.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Had I been there I would have been obliged to stand with my feet outside and my head within; how could I have had both head and feet within when there was no room to stand?
destroyed or killed
From this reading All that the mother did after the little man was gone I shall not pretend to say.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had I been there I would have been obliged to stand with my feet outside and my head within; how could I have had both head and feet within when there was no room to stand?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had I been there I would have been obliged to stand with my feet outside and my head within; how could I have had both head and feet within when there was no room to stand?
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Had I been there I would have been obliged to stand with my feet outside and my head within; how could I have had both head and feet within when there was no room to stand?
how
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From this reading Had I been there I would have been obliged to stand with my feet outside and my head within; how could I have had both head and feet within when there was no room to stand?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading All that the mother did after the little man was gone I shall not pretend to say.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading All that the mother did after the little man was gone I shall not pretend to say.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading All that the mother did after the little man was gone I shall not pretend to say.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading All that the mother did after the little man was gone I shall not pretend to say.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Had I been there I would have been obliged to stand with my feet outside and my head within; how could I have had both head and feet within when there was no room to stand?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But I was not there, and never have been sorry that I was not.
not any; not one
From this reading Had I been there I would have been obliged to stand with my feet outside and my head within; how could I have had both head and feet within when there was no room to stand?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All that the mother did after the little man was gone I shall not pretend to say.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading Had I been there I would have been obliged to stand with my feet outside and my head within; how could I have had both head and feet within when there was no room to stand?
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Had I been there I would have been obliged to stand with my feet outside and my head within; how could I have had both head and feet within when there was no room to stand?
pretendverbUS /priˈtend/
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading All that the mother did after the little man was gone I shall not pretend to say.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Had I been there I would have been obliged to stand with my feet outside and my head within; how could I have had both head and feet within when there was no room to stand?
express in words
From this reading All that the mother did after the little man was gone I shall not pretend to say.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading All that the mother did after the little man was gone I shall not pretend to say.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading But I was not there, and never have been sorry that I was not.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Had I been there I would have been obliged to stand with my feet outside and my head within; how could I have had both head and feet within when there was no room to stand?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that the mother did after the little man was gone I shall not pretend to say.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All that the mother did after the little man was gone I shall not pretend to say.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I was not there at the time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I was not there at the time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All that the mother did after the little man was gone I shall not pretend to say.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All that the mother did after the little man was gone I shall not pretend to say.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are not sorry that you were not there?
at the time that
From this reading Had I been there I would have been obliged to stand with my feet outside and my head within; how could I have had both head and feet within when there was no room to stand?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Had I been there I would have been obliged to stand with my feet outside and my head within; how could I have had both head and feet within when there was no room to stand?
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Had I been there I would have been obliged to stand with my feet outside and my head within; how could I have had both head and feet within when there was no room to stand?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had I been there I would have been obliged to stand with my feet outside and my head within; how could I have had both head and feet within when there was no room to stand?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are not sorry that you were not there?
