used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I have had"--he hesitated--"I have had always a feeling of responsibility to your mother for you--more than for the others.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading His father went on: "So when you refused the motor, when you went into engineer's camp that first summer instead of going abroad, I was pleased.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I was afraid I had not treated you well--that it was my fault if you failed."
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "I have had"--he hesitated--"I have had always a feeling of responsibility to your mother for you--more than for the others.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy made a gesture--he could not very well speak.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading His father went on: "So when you refused the motor, when you went into engineer's camp that first summer instead of going abroad, I was pleased.
a young person of either sex
From this reading You were so young when she died that you seem more her child.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The boy made a gesture--he could not very well speak.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading You were so young when she died that you seem more her child.
engineer'snounUS /ˌendʒəˈniːrz/
possessive form of “engineer” — a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading His father went on: "So when you refused the motor, when you went into engineer's camp that first summer instead of going abroad, I was pleased.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading I was afraid I had not treated you well--that it was my fault if you failed."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading His father went on: "So when you refused the motor, when you went into engineer's camp that first summer instead of going abroad, I was pleased.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading I was afraid I had not treated you well--that it was my fault if you failed."
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading "I have had"--he hesitated--"I have had always a feeling of responsibility to your mother for you--more than for the others.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading His father went on: "So when you refused the motor, when you went into engineer's camp that first summer instead of going abroad, I was pleased.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I have had"--he hesitated--"I have had always a feeling of responsibility to your mother for you--more than for the others.
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading The boy made a gesture--he could not very well speak.
the act of departing
From this reading His father went on: "So when you refused the motor, when you went into engineer's camp that first summer instead of going abroad, I was pleased.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I have had"--he hesitated--"I have had always a feeling of responsibility to your mother for you--more than for the others.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have had"--he hesitated--"I have had always a feeling of responsibility to your mother for you--more than for the others.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I have had"--he hesitated--"I have had always a feeling of responsibility to your mother for you--more than for the others.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You were so young when she died that you seem more her child.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading "I have had"--he hesitated--"I have had always a feeling of responsibility to your mother for you--more than for the others.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His father went on: "So when you refused the motor, when you went into engineer's camp that first summer instead of going abroad, I was pleased.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have had"--he hesitated--"I have had always a feeling of responsibility to your mother for you--more than for the others.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I was afraid I had not treated you well--that it was my fault if you failed."
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading His father went on: "So when you refused the motor, when you went into engineer's camp that first summer instead of going abroad, I was pleased.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His father went on: "So when you refused the motor, when you went into engineer's camp that first summer instead of going abroad, I was pleased.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was afraid I had not treated you well--that it was my fault if you failed."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The boy made a gesture--he could not very well speak.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "I have had"--he hesitated--"I have had always a feeling of responsibility to your mother for you--more than for the others.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "I have had"--he hesitated--"I have had always a feeling of responsibility to your mother for you--more than for the others.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading His father went on: "So when you refused the motor, when you went into engineer's camp that first summer instead of going abroad, I was pleased.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was afraid I had not treated you well--that it was my fault if you failed."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was afraid I had not treated you well--that it was my fault if you failed."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I have had"--he hesitated--"I have had always a feeling of responsibility to your mother for you--more than for the others.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His father went on: "So when you refused the motor, when you went into engineer's camp that first summer instead of going abroad, I was pleased.
others
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From this reading "I have had"--he hesitated--"I have had always a feeling of responsibility to your mother for you--more than for the others.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading His father went on: "So when you refused the motor, when you went into engineer's camp that first summer instead of going abroad, I was pleased.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading His father went on: "So when you refused the motor, when you went into engineer's camp that first summer instead of going abroad, I was pleased.
responsibilitynounUS /riˌspɑːnsəˈbɪləti/
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading "I have had"--he hesitated--"I have had always a feeling of responsibility to your mother for you--more than for the others.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading You were so young when she died that you seem more her child.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You were so young when she died that you seem more her child.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You were so young when she died that you seem more her child.
express in speech
From this reading The boy made a gesture--he could not very well speak.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading His father went on: "So when you refused the motor, when you went into engineer's camp that first summer instead of going abroad, I was pleased.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I have had"--he hesitated--"I have had always a feeling of responsibility to your mother for you--more than for the others.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You were so young when she died that you seem more her child.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I have had"--he hesitated--"I have had always a feeling of responsibility to your mother for you--more than for the others.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I have had"--he hesitated--"I have had always a feeling of responsibility to your mother for you--more than for the others.
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading I was afraid I had not treated you well--that it was my fault if you failed."
precisely as stated
From this reading The boy made a gesture--he could not very well speak.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was afraid I had not treated you well--that it was my fault if you failed."
(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 I was afraid I had not treated you well--that it was my fault if you failed."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading His father went on: "So when you refused the motor, when you went into engineer's camp that first summer instead of going abroad, I was pleased.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You were so young when she died that you seem more her child.
at the time that
From this reading You were so young when she died that you seem more her child.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have had"--he hesitated--"I have had always a feeling of responsibility to your mother for you--more than for the others.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading You were so young when she died that you seem more her child.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have had"--he hesitated--"I have had always a feeling of responsibility to your mother for you--more than for the others.
