used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Yes, our Sasha is a good fellow," said Boris.
(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 You are all pure gold, you and Grisha and Sasha and Sonya.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You are all pure gold, you and Grisha and Sasha and Sonya.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are all pure gold, you and Grisha and Sasha and Sonya.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It would be all very well if I had been a decent father to you--but as it is!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be all very well if I had been a decent father to you--but as it is!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It would be all very well if I had been a decent father to you--but as it is!
Boris
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From this reading "Yes, our Sasha is a good fellow," said Boris.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It would be all very well if I had been a decent father to you--but as it is!
travel across or pass over
From this reading I worry you, torment you, disgrace you, rob you, and all my life I have not heard one word of reproach from you, you have never given me one cross look.
decentadjectiveUS /ˈdiːsənt/
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading It would be all very well if I had been a decent father to you--but as it is!
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading I worry you, torment you, disgrace you, rob you, and all my life I have not heard one word of reproach from you, you have never given me one cross look.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading It would be all very well if I had been a decent father to you--but as it is!
a boy or man
From this reading "Yes, our Sasha is a good fellow," said Boris.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I worry you, torment you, disgrace you, rob you, and all my life I have not heard one word of reproach from you, you have never given me one cross look.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading I worry you, torment you, disgrace you, rob you, and all my life I have not heard one word of reproach from you, you have never given me one cross look.
coins made of gold
From this reading You are all pure gold, you and Grisha and Sasha and Sonya.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Yes, our Sasha is a good fellow," said Boris.
Grisha
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From this reading You are all pure gold, you and Grisha and Sasha and Sonya.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It would be all very well if I had been a decent father to you--but as it is!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I worry you, torment you, disgrace you, rob you, and all my life I have not heard one word of reproach from you, you have never given me one cross look.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I worry you, torment you, disgrace you, rob you, and all my life I have not heard one word of reproach from you, you have never given me one cross look.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I worry you, torment you, disgrace you, rob you, and all my life I have not heard one word of reproach from you, you have never given me one cross look.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It would be all very well if I had been a decent father to you--but as it is!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, our Sasha is a good fellow," said Boris.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be all very well if I had been a decent father to you--but as it is!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I worry you, torment you, disgrace you, rob you, and all my life I have not heard one word of reproach from you, you have never given me one cross look.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I worry you, torment you, disgrace you, rob you, and all my life I have not heard one word of reproach from you, you have never given me one cross look.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I worry you, torment you, disgrace you, rob you, and all my life I have not heard one word of reproach from you, you have never given me one cross look.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "The most splendid fellow!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I worry you, torment you, disgrace you, rob you, and all my life I have not heard one word of reproach from you, you have never given me one cross look.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I worry you, torment you, disgrace you, rob you, and all my life I have not heard one word of reproach from you, you have never given me one cross look.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I worry you, torment you, disgrace you, rob you, and all my life I have not heard one word of reproach from you, you have never given me one cross look.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I worry you, torment you, disgrace you, rob you, and all my life I have not heard one word of reproach from you, you have never given me one cross look.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I worry you, torment you, disgrace you, rob you, and all my life I have not heard one word of reproach from you, you have never given me one cross look.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Yes, our Sasha is a good fellow," said Boris.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading You are all pure gold, you and Grisha and Sasha and Sonya.
reproachnounUS /riˈproʊtʃ/
a mild rebuke or criticism
From this reading I worry you, torment you, disgrace you, rob you, and all my life I have not heard one word of reproach from you, you have never given me one cross look.
robverbUS /rɑːb/
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading I worry you, torment you, disgrace you, rob you, and all my life I have not heard one word of reproach from you, you have never given me one cross look.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes, our Sasha is a good fellow," said Boris.
Sasha
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From this reading "Yes, our Sasha is a good fellow," said Boris.
Sonya
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From this reading You are all pure gold, you and Grisha and Sasha and Sonya.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading "The most splendid fellow!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The most splendid fellow!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would be all very well if I had been a decent father to you--but as it is!
tormentnounUS /ˈtɔːrment/
unbearable physical pain
From this reading I worry you, torment you, disgrace you, rob you, and all my life I have not heard one word of reproach from you, you have never given me one cross look.
precisely as stated
From this reading It would be all very well if I had been a decent father to you--but as it is!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading It would be all very well if I had been a decent father to you--but as it is!
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading I worry you, torment you, disgrace you, rob you, and all my life I have not heard one word of reproach from you, you have never given me one cross look.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading I worry you, torment you, disgrace you, rob you, and all my life I have not heard one word of reproach from you, you have never given me one cross look.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be all very well if I had been a decent father to you--but as it is!
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, our Sasha is a good fellow," said Boris.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are all pure gold, you and Grisha and Sasha and Sonya.
