used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I'll give a hundred and scratch it."
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading I've five hundred on it on my own account.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading "See, now, Colonel," interposed the Captain, "then there is no other way but Mr Fortescue letting me off altogether.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am really very sorry for you, but stay, there is yet one way, and if I can manage it the race may yet come off.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'll give a hundred and scratch it."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "See, now, Colonel," interposed the Captain, "then there is no other way but Mr Fortescue letting me off altogether.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I am really very sorry for you, but stay, there is yet one way, and if I can manage it the race may yet come off.
can't
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From this reading "Quite impossible," said the Colonel; "you know I can't do it.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "See, now, Colonel," interposed the Captain, "then there is no other way but Mr Fortescue letting me off altogether.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading "See, now, Colonel," interposed the Captain, "then there is no other way but Mr Fortescue letting me off altogether.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I am really very sorry for you, but stay, there is yet one way, and if I can manage it the race may yet come off.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Quite impossible," said the Colonel; "you know I can't do it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading I've five hundred on it on my own account.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am really very sorry for you, but stay, there is yet one way, and if I can manage it the race may yet come off.
Fortescue
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From this reading "See, now, Colonel," interposed the Captain, "then there is no other way but Mr Fortescue letting me off altogether.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I'll give a hundred and scratch it."
ten 10s
From this reading I've five hundred on it on my own account.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Quite impossible," said the Colonel; "you know I can't do it.
I'll
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From this reading I'll give a hundred and scratch it."
I've
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From this reading I've five hundred on it on my own account.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I am really very sorry for you, but stay, there is yet one way, and if I can manage it the race may yet come off.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading "Quite impossible," said the Colonel; "you know I can't do it.
interposed
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From this reading "See, now, Colonel," interposed the Captain, "then there is no other way but Mr Fortescue letting me off altogether.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "See, now, Colonel," interposed the Captain, "then there is no other way but Mr Fortescue letting me off altogether.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I've five hundred on it on my own account.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Quite impossible," said the Colonel; "you know I can't do it.
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading "See, now, Colonel," interposed the Captain, "then there is no other way but Mr Fortescue letting me off altogether.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading I am really very sorry for you, but stay, there is yet one way, and if I can manage it the race may yet come off.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I am really very sorry for you, but stay, there is yet one way, and if I can manage it the race may yet come off.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "See, now, Colonel," interposed the Captain, "then there is no other way but Mr Fortescue letting me off altogether.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "See, now, Colonel," interposed the Captain, "then there is no other way but Mr Fortescue letting me off altogether.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I've five hundred on it on my own account.
not any; not one
From this reading "See, now, Colonel," interposed the Captain, "then there is no other way but Mr Fortescue letting me off altogether.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "See, now, Colonel," interposed the Captain, "then there is no other way but Mr Fortescue letting me off altogether.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "See, now, Colonel," interposed the Captain, "then there is no other way but Mr Fortescue letting me off altogether.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I've five hundred on it on my own account.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I am really very sorry for you, but stay, there is yet one way, and if I can manage it the race may yet come off.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "See, now, Colonel," interposed the Captain, "then there is no other way but Mr Fortescue letting me off altogether.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I've five hundred on it on my own account.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Quite impossible," said the Colonel; "you know I can't do it.
any competition
From this reading I am really very sorry for you, but stay, there is yet one way, and if I can manage it the race may yet come off.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I am really very sorry for you, but stay, there is yet one way, and if I can manage it the race may yet come off.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Quite impossible," said the Colonel; "you know I can't do it.
scratchverbUS /skrætʃ/
cause friction
From this reading I'll give a hundred and scratch it."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "See, now, Colonel," interposed the Captain, "then there is no other way but Mr Fortescue letting me off altogether.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I am really very sorry for you, but stay, there is yet one way, and if I can manage it the race may yet come off.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I am really very sorry for you, but stay, there is yet one way, and if I can manage it the race may yet come off.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "See, now, Colonel," interposed the Captain, "then there is no other way but Mr Fortescue letting me off altogether.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "See, now, Colonel," interposed the Captain, "then there is no other way but Mr Fortescue letting me off altogether.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "See, now, Colonel," interposed the Captain, "then there is no other way but Mr Fortescue letting me off altogether.
precisely as stated
From this reading I am really very sorry for you, but stay, there is yet one way, and if I can manage it the race may yet come off.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "See, now, Colonel," interposed the Captain, "then there is no other way but Mr Fortescue letting me off altogether.
but in spite of that
From this reading I am really very sorry for you, but stay, there is yet one way, and if I can manage it the race may yet come off.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Quite impossible," said the Colonel; "you know I can't do it.
