used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then she went on, as quietly as if we were at a funeral:
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “George!” said my mother, and she was sad about it, as if she was now quite hopeless about me.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading You called him to the fence and struck him across the face with a stick or a switch.
anew
From this reading “That poor child's mother came here to beg me to protect her child against you--to beg me to ask you not to harm him again!
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “That poor child's mother came here to beg me to protect her child against you--to beg me to ask you not to harm him again!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “George!” said my mother, and she was sad about it, as if she was now quite hopeless about me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “George!” said my mother, and she was sad about it, as if she was now quite hopeless about me.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “That poor child's mother came here to beg me to protect her child against you--to beg me to ask you not to harm him again!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then she went on, as quietly as if we were at a funeral:
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “That poor child's mother came here to beg me to protect her child against you--to beg me to ask you not to harm him again!
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading You called him to the fence and struck him across the face with a stick or a switch.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “That poor child's mother came here to beg me to protect her child against you--to beg me to ask you not to harm him again!
a young person of either sex
From this reading “That poor child's mother came here to beg me to protect her child against you--to beg me to ask you not to harm him again!
child'snounUS /tʃaɪldz/
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “That poor child's mother came here to beg me to protect her child against you--to beg me to ask you not to harm him again!
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading Oh, don't deny it!
don't
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From this reading Oh, don't deny it!
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading You called him to the fence and struck him across the face with a stick or a switch.
enclose with a fence
From this reading You called him to the fence and struck him across the face with a stick or a switch.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading Then she went on, as quietly as if we were at a funeral:
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “George!” said my mother, and she was sad about it, as if she was now quite hopeless about me.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “That poor child's mother came here to beg me to protect her child against you--to beg me to ask you not to harm him again!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “That poor child's mother came here to beg me to protect her child against you--to beg me to ask you not to harm him again!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “That poor child's mother came here to beg me to protect her child against you--to beg me to ask you not to harm him again!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That poor child's mother came here to beg me to protect her child against you--to beg me to ask you not to harm him again!
hopelessadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpləs/
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading “George!” said my mother, and she was sad about it, as if she was now quite hopeless about me.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “George!” said my mother, and she was sad about it, as if she was now quite hopeless about me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “George!” said my mother, and she was sad about it, as if she was now quite hopeless about me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “George!” said my mother, and she was sad about it, as if she was now quite hopeless about me.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “George!” said my mother, and she was sad about it, as if she was now quite hopeless about me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “George!” said my mother, and she was sad about it, as if she was now quite hopeless about me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “That poor child's mother came here to beg me to protect her child against you--to beg me to ask you not to harm him again!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “George!” said my mother, and she was sad about it, as if she was now quite hopeless about me.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, don't deny it!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then she went on, as quietly as if we were at a funeral:
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You called him to the fence and struck him across the face with a stick or a switch.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “That poor child's mother came here to beg me to protect her child against you--to beg me to ask you not to harm him again!
shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
From this reading “That poor child's mother came here to beg me to protect her child against you--to beg me to ask you not to harm him again!
with low volume
From this reading Then she went on, as quietly as if we were at a funeral:
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “George!” said my mother, and she was sad about it, as if she was now quite hopeless about me.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “George!” said my mother, and she was sad about it, as if she was now quite hopeless about me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “George!” said my mother, and she was sad about it, as if she was now quite hopeless about me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “George!” said my mother, and she was sad about it, as if she was now quite hopeless about me.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading You called him to the fence and struck him across the face with a stick or a switch.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading You called him to the fence and struck him across the face with a stick or a switch.
switchverbUS /swɪtʃ/
change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading You called him to the fence and struck him across the face with a stick or a switch.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That poor child's mother came here to beg me to protect her child against you--to beg me to ask you not to harm him again!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You called him to the fence and struck him across the face with a stick or a switch.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she went on, as quietly as if we were at a funeral:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “That poor child's mother came here to beg me to protect her child against you--to beg me to ask you not to harm him again!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “George!” said my mother, and she was sad about it, as if she was now quite hopeless about me.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Then she went on, as quietly as if we were at a funeral:
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then she went on, as quietly as if we were at a funeral:
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then she went on, as quietly as if we were at a funeral:
in the company of; together with
From this reading You called him to the fence and struck him across the face with a stick or a switch.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “That poor child's mother came here to beg me to protect her child against you--to beg me to ask you not to harm him again!
