used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You've what?" demanded Mrs. Porter, placing the hot iron carefully on its stand and turning a heated face on the head of the family.
adnounUS /æd/
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading If I was to tell you all we've 'ad to put up with I don't suppose you'd believe me."
(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 If I was to tell you all we've 'ad to put up with I don't suppose you'd believe me."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You've what?" demanded Mrs. Porter, placing the hot iron carefully on its stand and turning a heated face on the head of the family.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Struck," repeated Mr. Porter; "and the only wonder to me is we've stood it so long as we have.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading If I was to tell you all we've 'ad to put up with I don't suppose you'd believe me."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You can keep your fairy-tales for them that like 'em.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading "You've what?" demanded Mrs. Porter, placing the hot iron carefully on its stand and turning a heated face on the head of the family.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "You've what?" demanded Mrs. Porter, placing the hot iron carefully on its stand and turning a heated face on the head of the family.
don't
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From this reading If I was to tell you all we've 'ad to put up with I don't suppose you'd believe me."
a quad with a square body
From this reading "You can keep your fairy-tales for them that like 'em.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "You've what?" demanded Mrs. Porter, placing the hot iron carefully on its stand and turning a heated face on the head of the family.
fairy-tales
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From this reading "You can keep your fairy-tales for them that like 'em.
a social unit living together
From this reading "You've what?" demanded Mrs. Porter, placing the hot iron carefully on its stand and turning a heated face on the head of the family.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You can keep your fairy-tales for them that like 'em.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Struck," repeated Mr. Porter; "and the only wonder to me is we've stood it so long as we have.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "You've what?" demanded Mrs. Porter, placing the hot iron carefully on its stand and turning a heated face on the head of the family.
heatedadjectiveUS /ˈhiːtəd/
made warm or hot (“het” is a dialectal variant of “heated”)
From this reading "You've what?" demanded Mrs. Porter, placing the hot iron carefully on its stand and turning a heated face on the head of the family.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading "You've what?" demanded Mrs. Porter, placing the hot iron carefully on its stand and turning a heated face on the head of the family.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I was to tell you all we've 'ad to put up with I don't suppose you'd believe me."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I was to tell you all we've 'ad to put up with I don't suppose you'd believe me."
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading "You've what?" demanded Mrs. Porter, placing the hot iron carefully on its stand and turning a heated face on the head of the family.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Struck," repeated Mr. Porter; "and the only wonder to me is we've stood it so long as we have.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Struck," repeated Mr. Porter; "and the only wonder to me is we've stood it so long as we have.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "You've what?" demanded Mrs. Porter, placing the hot iron carefully on its stand and turning a heated face on the head of the family.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "You can keep your fairy-tales for them that like 'em.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "You can keep your fairy-tales for them that like 'em.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading "Very likely," was the reply.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Struck," repeated Mr. Porter; "and the only wonder to me is we've stood it so long as we have.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Struck," repeated Mr. Porter; "and the only wonder to me is we've stood it so long as we have.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Struck," repeated Mr. Porter; "and the only wonder to me is we've stood it so long as we have.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "You've what?" demanded Mrs. Porter, placing the hot iron carefully on its stand and turning a heated face on the head of the family.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You've what?" demanded Mrs. Porter, placing the hot iron carefully on its stand and turning a heated face on the head of the family.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You've what?" demanded Mrs. Porter, placing the hot iron carefully on its stand and turning a heated face on the head of the family.
and nothing more
From this reading "Struck," repeated Mr. Porter; "and the only wonder to me is we've stood it so long as we have.
placingverbUS /ˈpleɪsɪŋ/
-ing form of “place” — put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "You've what?" demanded Mrs. Porter, placing the hot iron carefully on its stand and turning a heated face on the head of the family.
PorternounUS /ˈpɔːrtər/
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading "You've what?" demanded Mrs. Porter, placing the hot iron carefully on its stand and turning a heated face on the head of the family.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading If I was to tell you all we've 'ad to put up with I don't suppose you'd believe me."
recurring again and again
From this reading "Struck," repeated Mr. Porter; "and the only wonder to me is we've stood it so long as we have.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading "Very likely," was the reply.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Struck," repeated Mr. Porter; "and the only wonder to me is we've stood it so long as we have.
be standing; be upright
From this reading "You've what?" demanded Mrs. Porter, placing the hot iron carefully on its stand and turning a heated face on the head of the family.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading "Struck," repeated Mr. Porter; "and the only wonder to me is we've stood it so long as we have.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading "Struck," repeated Mr. Porter; "and the only wonder to me is we've stood it so long as we have.
express a supposition
From this reading If I was to tell you all we've 'ad to put up with I don't suppose you'd believe me."
express in words
From this reading If I was to tell you all we've 'ad to put up with I don't suppose you'd believe me."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You can keep your fairy-tales for them that like 'em.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You've what?" demanded Mrs. Porter, placing the hot iron carefully on its stand and turning a heated face on the head of the family.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "You can keep your fairy-tales for them that like 'em.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Struck," repeated Mr. Porter; "and the only wonder to me is we've stood it so long as we have.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "You've what?" demanded Mrs. Porter, placing the hot iron carefully on its stand and turning a heated face on the head of the family.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading If I was to tell you all we've 'ad to put up with I don't suppose you'd believe me."
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very likely," was the reply.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If I was to tell you all we've 'ad to put up with I don't suppose you'd believe me."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Struck," repeated Mr. Porter; "and the only wonder to me is we've stood it so long as we have.
we've
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From this reading "Struck," repeated Mr. Porter; "and the only wonder to me is we've stood it so long as we have.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "You've what?" demanded Mrs. Porter, placing the hot iron carefully on its stand and turning a heated face on the head of the family.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If I was to tell you all we've 'ad to put up with I don't suppose you'd believe me."
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "Struck," repeated Mr. Porter; "and the only wonder to me is we've stood it so long as we have.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If I was to tell you all we've 'ad to put up with I don't suppose you'd believe me."
you'd
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From this reading If I was to tell you all we've 'ad to put up with I don't suppose you'd believe me."
You've
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From this reading "You've what?" demanded Mrs. Porter, placing the hot iron carefully on its stand and turning a heated face on the head of the family.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You can keep your fairy-tales for them that like 'em.
