used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I hardly think that is a charitable desire of yours!"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am glad to learn that you had no worse motive than that for your wish," laughed the stranger.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I only mean that it would have been so jolly to hear the rain outside, and yet to know you had such a good roof over your head that it couldn’t get through," explained Robin.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Now, my little chap, can you tell me which direction I must take to get to the high-road, as I haven’t had my breakfast yet and I’m growing hungrier every moment.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I only mean that it would have been so jolly to hear the rain outside, and yet to know you had such a good roof over your head that it couldn’t get through," explained Robin.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "Now, my little chap, can you tell me which direction I must take to get to the high-road, as I haven’t had my breakfast yet and I’m growing hungrier every moment.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Now, my little chap, can you tell me which direction I must take to get to the high-road, as I haven’t had my breakfast yet and I’m growing hungrier every moment.
a boy or man
From this reading "Now, my little chap, can you tell me which direction I must take to get to the high-road, as I haven’t had my breakfast yet and I’m growing hungrier every moment.
charitableadjectiveUS /ˈtʃærətəbəl/
relating to or characterized by charity
From this reading "I hardly think that is a charitable desire of yours!"
couldn't
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From this reading "I only mean that it would have been so jolly to hear the rain outside, and yet to know you had such a good roof over your head that it couldn’t get through," explained Robin.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading "I hardly think that is a charitable desire of yours!"
didn't
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From this reading "I’m very glad it didn’t," was the reply.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading "Now, my little chap, can you tell me which direction I must take to get to the high-road, as I haven’t had my breakfast yet and I’m growing hungrier every moment.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Now, my little chap, can you tell me which direction I must take to get to the high-road, as I haven’t had my breakfast yet and I’m growing hungrier every moment.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "I only mean that it would have been so jolly to hear the rain outside, and yet to know you had such a good roof over your head that it couldn’t get through," explained Robin.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I am glad to learn that you had no worse motive than that for your wish," laughed the stranger.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I only mean that it would have been so jolly to hear the rain outside, and yet to know you had such a good roof over your head that it couldn’t get through," explained Robin.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "I’m very glad it didn’t," was the reply.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "I only mean that it would have been so jolly to hear the rain outside, and yet to know you had such a good roof over your head that it couldn’t get through," explained Robin.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading "Now, my little chap, can you tell me which direction I must take to get to the high-road, as I haven’t had my breakfast yet and I’m growing hungrier every moment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I only mean that it would have been so jolly to hear the rain outside, and yet to know you had such a good roof over your head that it couldn’t get through," explained Robin.
only a very short time before
From this reading "I hardly think that is a charitable desire of yours!"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I only mean that it would have been so jolly to hear the rain outside, and yet to know you had such a good roof over your head that it couldn’t get through," explained Robin.
haven't
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From this reading "Now, my little chap, can you tell me which direction I must take to get to the high-road, as I haven’t had my breakfast yet and I’m growing hungrier every moment.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "I only mean that it would have been so jolly to hear the rain outside, and yet to know you had such a good roof over your head that it couldn’t get through," explained Robin.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "I only mean that it would have been so jolly to hear the rain outside, and yet to know you had such a good roof over your head that it couldn’t get through," explained Robin.
high-road
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From this reading "Now, my little chap, can you tell me which direction I must take to get to the high-road, as I haven’t had my breakfast yet and I’m growing hungrier every moment.
hungrieradjectiveUS /ˈhʌŋɡriər/
comparative of “hungry” — feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading "Now, my little chap, can you tell me which direction I must take to get to the high-road, as I haven’t had my breakfast yet and I’m growing hungrier every moment.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hardly think that is a charitable desire of yours!"
I'm
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From this reading "I’m very glad it didn’t," was the reply.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I hardly think that is a charitable desire of yours!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I’m very glad it didn’t," was the reply.
jollyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːli/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading "I only mean that it would have been so jolly to hear the rain outside, and yet to know you had such a good roof over your head that it couldn’t get through," explained Robin.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I only mean that it would have been so jolly to hear the rain outside, and yet to know you had such a good roof over your head that it couldn’t get through," explained Robin.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "I am glad to learn that you had no worse motive than that for your wish," laughed the stranger.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading "I am glad to learn that you had no worse motive than that for your wish," laughed the stranger.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Now, my little chap, can you tell me which direction I must take to get to the high-road, as I haven’t had my breakfast yet and I’m growing hungrier every moment.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now, my little chap, can you tell me which direction I must take to get to the high-road, as I haven’t had my breakfast yet and I’m growing hungrier every moment.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "I only mean that it would have been so jolly to hear the rain outside, and yet to know you had such a good roof over your head that it couldn’t get through," explained Robin.
a particular point in time
From this reading "Now, my little chap, can you tell me which direction I must take to get to the high-road, as I haven’t had my breakfast yet and I’m growing hungrier every moment.
motivenounUS /ˈmoʊtɪv/
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
From this reading "I am glad to learn that you had no worse motive than that for your wish," laughed the stranger.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Now, my little chap, can you tell me which direction I must take to get to the high-road, as I haven’t had my breakfast yet and I’m growing hungrier every moment.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Now, my little chap, can you tell me which direction I must take to get to the high-road, as I haven’t had my breakfast yet and I’m growing hungrier every moment.
not any; not one
From this reading "I am glad to learn that you had no worse motive than that for your wish," laughed the stranger.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, my little chap, can you tell me which direction I must take to get to the high-road, as I haven’t had my breakfast yet and I’m growing hungrier every moment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I hardly think that is a charitable desire of yours!"
and nothing more
From this reading "I only mean that it would have been so jolly to hear the rain outside, and yet to know you had such a good roof over your head that it couldn’t get through," explained Robin.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading "I only mean that it would have been so jolly to hear the rain outside, and yet to know you had such a good roof over your head that it couldn’t get through," explained Robin.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "I only mean that it would have been so jolly to hear the rain outside, and yet to know you had such a good roof over your head that it couldn’t get through," explained Robin.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading "I only mean that it would have been so jolly to hear the rain outside, and yet to know you had such a good roof over your head that it couldn’t get through," explained Robin.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading "I’m very glad it didn’t," was the reply.
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading "I only mean that it would have been so jolly to hear the rain outside, and yet to know you had such a good roof over your head that it couldn’t get through," explained Robin.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading "I only mean that it would have been so jolly to hear the rain outside, and yet to know you had such a good roof over your head that it couldn’t get through," explained Robin.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I only mean that it would have been so jolly to hear the rain outside, and yet to know you had such a good roof over your head that it couldn’t get through," explained Robin.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading "I am glad to learn that you had no worse motive than that for your wish," laughed the stranger.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I only mean that it would have been so jolly to hear the rain outside, and yet to know you had such a good roof over your head that it couldn’t get through," explained Robin.
carry out
From this reading "Now, my little chap, can you tell me which direction I must take to get to the high-road, as I haven’t had my breakfast yet and I’m growing hungrier every moment.
express in words
From this reading "Now, my little chap, can you tell me which direction I must take to get to the high-road, as I haven’t had my breakfast yet and I’m growing hungrier every moment.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I am glad to learn that you had no worse motive than that for your wish," laughed the stranger.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I hardly think that is a charitable desire of yours!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I’m very glad it didn’t," was the reply.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I hardly think that is a charitable desire of yours!"
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "I only mean that it would have been so jolly to hear the rain outside, and yet to know you had such a good roof over your head that it couldn’t get through," explained Robin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I only mean that it would have been so jolly to hear the rain outside, and yet to know you had such a good roof over your head that it couldn’t get through," explained Robin.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I’m very glad it didn’t," was the reply.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I’m very glad it didn’t," was the reply.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Now, my little chap, can you tell me which direction I must take to get to the high-road, as I haven’t had my breakfast yet and I’m growing hungrier every moment.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I am glad to learn that you had no worse motive than that for your wish," laughed the stranger.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading "I am glad to learn that you had no worse motive than that for your wish," laughed the stranger.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I only mean that it would have been so jolly to hear the rain outside, and yet to know you had such a good roof over your head that it couldn’t get through," explained Robin.
but in spite of that
From this reading "I only mean that it would have been so jolly to hear the rain outside, and yet to know you had such a good roof over your head that it couldn’t get through," explained Robin.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I only mean that it would have been so jolly to hear the rain outside, and yet to know you had such a good roof over your head that it couldn’t get through," explained Robin.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I only mean that it would have been so jolly to hear the rain outside, and yet to know you had such a good roof over your head that it couldn’t get through," explained Robin.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "I hardly think that is a charitable desire of yours!"
