used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had rather a brutal manner sometimes of telling brutal things--the truth, he called it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They pretend these sorts of things, battle, murder, and sudden death, are so real--more real than white kid gloves and omnibuses and rose leaves--and yet when you give them the real thing, they curl up like school girls.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They pretend these sorts of things, battle, murder, and sudden death, are so real--more real than white kid gloves and omnibuses and rose leaves--and yet when you give them the real thing, they curl up like school girls.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading They pretend these sorts of things, battle, murder, and sudden death, are so real--more real than white kid gloves and omnibuses and rose leaves--and yet when you give them the real thing, they curl up like school girls.
brutaladjectiveUS /ˈbruːtəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading He had rather a brutal manner sometimes of telling brutal things--the truth, he called it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But why the devil shouldn't they?
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He had rather a brutal manner sometimes of telling brutal things--the truth, he called it.
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading "They don't like it," he once said to me in a rare moment of confidence.
curlverbUS /kɜːrl/
form a curl, curve, or kink
From this reading They pretend these sorts of things, battle, murder, and sudden death, are so real--more real than white kid gloves and omnibuses and rose leaves--and yet when you give them the real thing, they curl up like school girls.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading They pretend these sorts of things, battle, murder, and sudden death, are so real--more real than white kid gloves and omnibuses and rose leaves--and yet when you give them the real thing, they curl up like school girls.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading "But why the devil shouldn't they?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Many people did not like Jessop.
don't
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From this reading "They don't like it," he once said to me in a rare moment of confidence.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading They pretend these sorts of things, battle, murder, and sudden death, are so real--more real than white kid gloves and omnibuses and rose leaves--and yet when you give them the real thing, they curl up like school girls.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading They pretend these sorts of things, battle, murder, and sudden death, are so real--more real than white kid gloves and omnibuses and rose leaves--and yet when you give them the real thing, they curl up like school girls.
glovesnounUS /ɡlʌvz/
plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading They pretend these sorts of things, battle, murder, and sudden death, are so real--more real than white kid gloves and omnibuses and rose leaves--and yet when you give them the real thing, they curl up like school girls.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had rather a brutal manner sometimes of telling brutal things--the truth, he called it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had rather a brutal manner sometimes of telling brutal things--the truth, he called it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "They don't like it," he once said to me in a rare moment of confidence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had rather a brutal manner sometimes of telling brutal things--the truth, he called it.
Jessop
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From this reading Many people did not like Jessop.
kidverbUS /kɪd/
tell false information to for fun
From this reading They pretend these sorts of things, battle, murder, and sudden death, are so real--more real than white kid gloves and omnibuses and rose leaves--and yet when you give them the real thing, they curl up like school girls.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading They pretend these sorts of things, battle, murder, and sudden death, are so real--more real than white kid gloves and omnibuses and rose leaves--and yet when you give them the real thing, they curl up like school girls.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Many people did not like Jessop.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He had rather a brutal manner sometimes of telling brutal things--the truth, he called it.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many people did not like Jessop.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They don't like it," he once said to me in a rare moment of confidence.
a particular point in time
From this reading "They don't like it," he once said to me in a rare moment of confidence.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading They pretend these sorts of things, battle, murder, and sudden death, are so real--more real than white kid gloves and omnibuses and rose leaves--and yet when you give them the real thing, they curl up like school girls.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading They pretend these sorts of things, battle, murder, and sudden death, are so real--more real than white kid gloves and omnibuses and rose leaves--and yet when you give them the real thing, they curl up like school girls.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Many people did not like Jessop.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had rather a brutal manner sometimes of telling brutal things--the truth, he called it.
omnibusesnounUS /ˈɑːmnəbəsəz/
plural of “omnibus” — an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author
From this reading They pretend these sorts of things, battle, murder, and sudden death, are so real--more real than white kid gloves and omnibuses and rose leaves--and yet when you give them the real thing, they curl up like school girls.
on one occasion
From this reading "They don't like it," he once said to me in a rare moment of confidence.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Many people did not like Jessop.
pretendverbUS /priˈtend/
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading They pretend these sorts of things, battle, murder, and sudden death, are so real--more real than white kid gloves and omnibuses and rose leaves--and yet when you give them the real thing, they curl up like school girls.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading "They don't like it," he once said to me in a rare moment of confidence.
on the contrary
From this reading He had rather a brutal manner sometimes of telling brutal things--the truth, he called it.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading They pretend these sorts of things, battle, murder, and sudden death, are so real--more real than white kid gloves and omnibuses and rose leaves--and yet when you give them the real thing, they curl up like school girls.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading They pretend these sorts of things, battle, murder, and sudden death, are so real--more real than white kid gloves and omnibuses and rose leaves--and yet when you give them the real thing, they curl up like school girls.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "They don't like it," he once said to me in a rare moment of confidence.
an educational institution
From this reading They pretend these sorts of things, battle, murder, and sudden death, are so real--more real than white kid gloves and omnibuses and rose leaves--and yet when you give them the real thing, they curl up like school girls.
shouldn't
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From this reading "But why the devil shouldn't they?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They pretend these sorts of things, battle, murder, and sudden death, are so real--more real than white kid gloves and omnibuses and rose leaves--and yet when you give them the real thing, they curl up like school girls.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading He had rather a brutal manner sometimes of telling brutal things--the truth, he called it.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading They pretend these sorts of things, battle, murder, and sudden death, are so real--more real than white kid gloves and omnibuses and rose leaves--and yet when you give them the real thing, they curl up like school girls.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading They pretend these sorts of things, battle, murder, and sudden death, are so real--more real than white kid gloves and omnibuses and rose leaves--and yet when you give them the real thing, they curl up like school girls.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading He had rather a brutal manner sometimes of telling brutal things--the truth, he called it.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They pretend these sorts of things, battle, murder, and sudden death, are so real--more real than white kid gloves and omnibuses and rose leaves--and yet when you give them the real thing, they curl up like school girls.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had rather a brutal manner sometimes of telling brutal things--the truth, he called it.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They pretend these sorts of things, battle, murder, and sudden death, are so real--more real than white kid gloves and omnibuses and rose leaves--and yet when you give them the real thing, they curl up like school girls.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading They pretend these sorts of things, battle, murder, and sudden death, are so real--more real than white kid gloves and omnibuses and rose leaves--and yet when you give them the real thing, they curl up like school girls.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They don't like it," he once said to me in a rare moment of confidence.
a special situation
From this reading They pretend these sorts of things, battle, murder, and sudden death, are so real--more real than white kid gloves and omnibuses and rose leaves--and yet when you give them the real thing, they curl up like school girls.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading He had rather a brutal manner sometimes of telling brutal things--the truth, he called it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "They don't like it," he once said to me in a rare moment of confidence.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading He had rather a brutal manner sometimes of telling brutal things--the truth, he called it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They pretend these sorts of things, battle, murder, and sudden death, are so real--more real than white kid gloves and omnibuses and rose leaves--and yet when you give them the real thing, they curl up like school girls.
at the time that
From this reading They pretend these sorts of things, battle, murder, and sudden death, are so real--more real than white kid gloves and omnibuses and rose leaves--and yet when you give them the real thing, they curl up like school girls.
a Caucasian
From this reading They pretend these sorts of things, battle, murder, and sudden death, are so real--more real than white kid gloves and omnibuses and rose leaves--and yet when you give them the real thing, they curl up like school girls.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "But why the devil shouldn't they?
but in spite of that
From this reading They pretend these sorts of things, battle, murder, and sudden death, are so real--more real than white kid gloves and omnibuses and rose leaves--and yet when you give them the real thing, they curl up like school girls.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They pretend these sorts of things, battle, murder, and sudden death, are so real--more real than white kid gloves and omnibuses and rose leaves--and yet when you give them the real thing, they curl up like school girls.
