used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'I never bring a servant here.'
advisableadjectiveUS /ədˈvaɪzəbəl/
worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise
From this reading 'That is advisable,' said Dr. Cruden.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading 'He's a good fellow, but has lived so long alone that strange faces would scare him; and as to horses, I would not trust one in such a miserable wilderness of starvation for the world.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'He's a good fellow, but has lived so long alone that strange faces would scare him; and as to horses, I would not trust one in such a miserable wilderness of starvation for the world.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'He's a good fellow, but has lived so long alone that strange faces would scare him; and as to horses, I would not trust one in such a miserable wilderness of starvation for the world.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading 'I never bring a servant here.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'He's a good fellow, but has lived so long alone that strange faces would scare him; and as to horses, I would not trust one in such a miserable wilderness of starvation for the world.
chaisenounUS /ʃeɪz/
a long chair; for reclining
From this reading 'Take the chaise down to the inn,' said the squire.
Cruden
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From this reading 'That is advisable,' said Dr. Cruden.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading 'Take the chaise down to the inn,' said the squire.
Dr
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From this reading 'That is advisable,' said Dr. Cruden.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading 'He's a good fellow, but has lived so long alone that strange faces would scare him; and as to horses, I would not trust one in such a miserable wilderness of starvation for the world.
a boy or man
From this reading 'He's a good fellow, but has lived so long alone that strange faces would scare him; and as to horses, I would not trust one in such a miserable wilderness of starvation for the world.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'I haven't seen poor Shady for a long time,' said the squire.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading 'He's a good fellow, but has lived so long alone that strange faces would scare him; and as to horses, I would not trust one in such a miserable wilderness of starvation for the world.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'He's a good fellow, but has lived so long alone that strange faces would scare him; and as to horses, I would not trust one in such a miserable wilderness of starvation for the world.
haven't
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From this reading 'I haven't seen poor Shady for a long time,' said the squire.
He's
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From this reading 'He's a good fellow, but has lived so long alone that strange faces would scare him; and as to horses, I would not trust one in such a miserable wilderness of starvation for the world.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading 'I never bring a servant here.'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'He's a good fellow, but has lived so long alone that strange faces would scare him; and as to horses, I would not trust one in such a miserable wilderness of starvation for the world.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading 'He's a good fellow, but has lived so long alone that strange faces would scare him; and as to horses, I would not trust one in such a miserable wilderness of starvation for the world.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I never bring a servant here.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'He's a good fellow, but has lived so long alone that strange faces would scare him; and as to horses, I would not trust one in such a miserable wilderness of starvation for the world.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading 'Take the chaise down to the inn,' said the squire.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'That is advisable,' said Dr. Cruden.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading 'He's a good fellow, but has lived so long alone that strange faces would scare him; and as to horses, I would not trust one in such a miserable wilderness of starvation for the world.
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 'I haven't seen poor Shady for a long time,' said the squire.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading 'He's a good fellow, but has lived so long alone that strange faces would scare him; and as to horses, I would not trust one in such a miserable wilderness of starvation for the world.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading 'I never bring a servant here.'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'He's a good fellow, but has lived so long alone that strange faces would scare him; and as to horses, I would not trust one in such a miserable wilderness of starvation for the world.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'He's a good fellow, but has lived so long alone that strange faces would scare him; and as to horses, I would not trust one in such a miserable wilderness of starvation for the world.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'He's a good fellow, but has lived so long alone that strange faces would scare him; and as to horses, I would not trust one in such a miserable wilderness of starvation for the world.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading 'I haven't seen poor Shady for a long time,' said the squire.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Take the chaise down to the inn,' said the squire.
scareverbUS /sker/
cause fear in
From this reading 'He's a good fellow, but has lived so long alone that strange faces would scare him; and as to horses, I would not trust one in such a miserable wilderness of starvation for the world.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading 'I haven't seen poor Shady for a long time,' said the squire.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading 'I never bring a servant here.'
ShadyadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪdi/
quiet, dark, or concealed
From this reading 'I haven't seen poor Shady for a long time,' said the squire.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'He's a good fellow, but has lived so long alone that strange faces would scare him; and as to horses, I would not trust one in such a miserable wilderness of starvation for the world.
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading 'Take the chaise down to the inn,' said the squire.
starvationnounUS /stɑːrˈveɪʃən/
a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period
From this reading 'He's a good fellow, but has lived so long alone that strange faces would scare him; and as to horses, I would not trust one in such a miserable wilderness of starvation for the world.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading 'He's a good fellow, but has lived so long alone that strange faces would scare him; and as to horses, I would not trust one in such a miserable wilderness of starvation for the world.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading 'He's a good fellow, but has lived so long alone that strange faces would scare him; and as to horses, I would not trust one in such a miserable wilderness of starvation for the world.
carry out
From this reading 'Take the chaise down to the inn,' said the squire.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'That is advisable,' said Dr. Cruden.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Take the chaise down to the inn,' said the squire.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading 'I haven't seen poor Shady for a long time,' said the squire.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Take the chaise down to the inn,' said the squire.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading 'He's a good fellow, but has lived so long alone that strange faces would scare him; and as to horses, I would not trust one in such a miserable wilderness of starvation for the world.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading 'He's a good fellow, but has lived so long alone that strange faces would scare him; and as to horses, I would not trust one in such a miserable wilderness of starvation for the world.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading 'He's a good fellow, but has lived so long alone that strange faces would scare him; and as to horses, I would not trust one in such a miserable wilderness of starvation for the world.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'He's a good fellow, but has lived so long alone that strange faces would scare him; and as to horses, I would not trust one in such a miserable wilderness of starvation for the world.
