used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Only he could not bolt--he could not get a moment to himself for love or money.
(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 He had to go into the country to dinner with them all and be lionized and made speeches at, and made fun of, and treated as the darling child and the pride and joy and--what was harder to bear--as the hero and the great man of the class.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had to go into the country to dinner with them all and be lionized and made speeches at, and made fun of, and treated as the darling child and the pride and joy and--what was harder to bear--as the hero and the great man of the class.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had to go into the country to dinner with them all and be lionized and made speeches at, and made fun of, and treated as the darling child and the pride and joy and--what was harder to bear--as the hero and the great man of the class.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had to go into the country to dinner with them all and be lionized and made speeches at, and made fun of, and treated as the darling child and the pride and joy and--what was harder to bear--as the hero and the great man of the class.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had to go into the country to dinner with them all and be lionized and made speeches at, and made fun of, and treated as the darling child and the pride and joy and--what was harder to bear--as the hero and the great man of the class.
have
From this reading He had to go into the country to dinner with them all and be lionized and made speeches at, and made fun of, and treated as the darling child and the pride and joy and--what was harder to bear--as the hero and the great man of the class.
boltnounUS /boʊlt/
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading Only he could not bolt--he could not get a moment to himself for love or money.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he had to wait.
a young person of either sex
From this reading He had to go into the country to dinner with them all and be lionized and made speeches at, and made fun of, and treated as the darling child and the pride and joy and--what was harder to bear--as the hero and the great man of the class.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading He had to go into the country to dinner with them all and be lionized and made speeches at, and made fun of, and treated as the darling child and the pride and joy and--what was harder to bear--as the hero and the great man of the class.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Only he could not bolt--he could not get a moment to himself for love or money.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading He had to go into the country to dinner with them all and be lionized and made speeches at, and made fun of, and treated as the darling child and the pride and joy and--what was harder to bear--as the hero and the great man of the class.
a special loved one
From this reading He had to go into the country to dinner with them all and be lionized and made speeches at, and made fun of, and treated as the darling child and the pride and joy and--what was harder to bear--as the hero and the great man of the class.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading He had to go into the country to dinner with them all and be lionized and made speeches at, and made fun of, and treated as the darling child and the pride and joy and--what was harder to bear--as the hero and the great man of the class.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading He must find her--he could not wait now.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Only he could not bolt--he could not get a moment to himself for love or money.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading He had to go into the country to dinner with them all and be lionized and made speeches at, and made fun of, and treated as the darling child and the pride and joy and--what was harder to bear--as the hero and the great man of the class.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Only he could not bolt--he could not get a moment to himself for love or money.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He had to go into the country to dinner with them all and be lionized and made speeches at, and made fun of, and treated as the darling child and the pride and joy and--what was harder to bear--as the hero and the great man of the class.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He had to go into the country to dinner with them all and be lionized and made speeches at, and made fun of, and treated as the darling child and the pride and joy and--what was harder to bear--as the hero and the great man of the class.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But he had to wait.
harderadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdər/
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading He had to go into the country to dinner with them all and be lionized and made speeches at, and made fun of, and treated as the darling child and the pride and joy and--what was harder to bear--as the hero and the great man of the class.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Only he could not bolt--he could not get a moment to himself for love or money.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He must find her--he could not wait now.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading He had to go into the country to dinner with them all and be lionized and made speeches at, and made fun of, and treated as the darling child and the pride and joy and--what was harder to bear--as the hero and the great man of the class.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Only he could not bolt--he could not get a moment to himself for love or money.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had to go into the country to dinner with them all and be lionized and made speeches at, and made fun of, and treated as the darling child and the pride and joy and--what was harder to bear--as the hero and the great man of the class.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was for love he wanted it.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading He had to go into the country to dinner with them all and be lionized and made speeches at, and made fun of, and treated as the darling child and the pride and joy and--what was harder to bear--as the hero and the great man of the class.
lionizedverbUS /ˈlaɪənaɪzd/
past form of “lionize” — assign great social importance to
From this reading He had to go into the country to dinner with them all and be lionized and made speeches at, and made fun of, and treated as the darling child and the pride and joy and--what was harder to bear--as the hero and the great man of the class.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Only he could not bolt--he could not get a moment to himself for love or money.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He had to go into the country to dinner with them all and be lionized and made speeches at, and made fun of, and treated as the darling child and the pride and joy and--what was harder to bear--as the hero and the great man of the class.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He had to go into the country to dinner with them all and be lionized and made speeches at, and made fun of, and treated as the darling child and the pride and joy and--what was harder to bear--as the hero and the great man of the class.
a particular point in time
From this reading Only he could not bolt--he could not get a moment to himself for love or money.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Only he could not bolt--he could not get a moment to himself for love or money.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must find her--he could not wait now.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Only he could not bolt--he could not get a moment to himself for love or money.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He must find her--he could not wait now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had to go into the country to dinner with them all and be lionized and made speeches at, and made fun of, and treated as the darling child and the pride and joy and--what was harder to bear--as the hero and the great man of the class.
and nothing more
From this reading Only he could not bolt--he could not get a moment to himself for love or money.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Only he could not bolt--he could not get a moment to himself for love or money.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading He had to go into the country to dinner with them all and be lionized and made speeches at, and made fun of, and treated as the darling child and the pride and joy and--what was harder to bear--as the hero and the great man of the class.
speechesnounUS /ˈspiːtʃəz/
plural of “speech” — the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading He had to go into the country to dinner with them all and be lionized and made speeches at, and made fun of, and treated as the darling child and the pride and joy and--what was harder to bear--as the hero and the great man of the class.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had to go into the country to dinner with them all and be lionized and made speeches at, and made fun of, and treated as the darling child and the pride and joy and--what was harder to bear--as the hero and the great man of the class.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had to go into the country to dinner with them all and be lionized and made speeches at, and made fun of, and treated as the darling child and the pride and joy and--what was harder to bear--as the hero and the great man of the class.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Only he could not bolt--he could not get a moment to himself for love or money.
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading He had to go into the country to dinner with them all and be lionized and made speeches at, and made fun of, and treated as the darling child and the pride and joy and--what was harder to bear--as the hero and the great man of the class.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading He must find her--he could not wait now.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading It was for love he wanted it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was for love he wanted it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had to go into the country to dinner with them all and be lionized and made speeches at, and made fun of, and treated as the darling child and the pride and joy and--what was harder to bear--as the hero and the great man of the class.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had to go into the country to dinner with them all and be lionized and made speeches at, and made fun of, and treated as the darling child and the pride and joy and--what was harder to bear--as the hero and the great man of the class.
