used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Rufus and his young friend walked together silently as far as a large square.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading “I’ve a word of advice, my son, for your private ear,” said the New Englander.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Come along to home with me--you want a whisky cocktail badly.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rufus and his young friend walked together silently as far as a large square.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Rufus and his young friend walked together silently as far as a large square.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Here they stopped, having reached the point at which it was necessary to take different directions on their way home.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading “The barometer behind your waistcoat points to a downhearted state of the moral atmosphere.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading Come along to home with me--you want a whisky cocktail badly.”
barometernounUS /bərˈɑːmɪtər/
an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
From this reading “The barometer behind your waistcoat points to a downhearted state of the moral atmosphere.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “The barometer behind your waistcoat points to a downhearted state of the moral atmosphere.
cocktailnounUS /ˈkɑːkteɪl/
a short mixed drink
From this reading Come along to home with me--you want a whisky cocktail badly.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come along to home with me--you want a whisky cocktail badly.”
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Here they stopped, having reached the point at which it was necessary to take different directions on their way home.
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Here they stopped, having reached the point at which it was necessary to take different directions on their way home.
downheartedadjective
filled with melancholy and despondency
From this reading “The barometer behind your waistcoat points to a downhearted state of the moral atmosphere.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “I’ve a word of advice, my son, for your private ear,” said the New Englander.
Englander
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From this reading “I’ve a word of advice, my son, for your private ear,” said the New Englander.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Rufus and his young friend walked together silently as far as a large square.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I’ve a word of advice, my son, for your private ear,” said the New Englander.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Rufus and his young friend walked together silently as far as a large square.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Here they stopped, having reached the point at which it was necessary to take different directions on their way home.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here they stopped, having reached the point at which it was necessary to take different directions on their way home.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rufus and his young friend walked together silently as far as a large square.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Here they stopped, having reached the point at which it was necessary to take different directions on their way home.
I've
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From this reading “I’ve a word of advice, my son, for your private ear,” said the New Englander.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Here they stopped, having reached the point at which it was necessary to take different directions on their way home.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Rufus and his young friend walked together silently as far as a large square.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come along to home with me--you want a whisky cocktail badly.”
moraladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrəl/
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading “The barometer behind your waistcoat points to a downhearted state of the moral atmosphere.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I’ve a word of advice, my son, for your private ear,” said the New Englander.
absolutely essential
From this reading Here they stopped, having reached the point at which it was necessary to take different directions on their way home.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “I’ve a word of advice, my son, for your private ear,” said the New Englander.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I’ve a word of advice, my son, for your private ear,” said the New Englander.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Here they stopped, having reached the point at which it was necessary to take different directions on their way home.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Here they stopped, having reached the point at which it was necessary to take different directions on their way home.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading “The barometer behind your waistcoat points to a downhearted state of the moral atmosphere.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading “I’ve a word of advice, my son, for your private ear,” said the New Englander.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Here they stopped, having reached the point at which it was necessary to take different directions on their way home.
Rufus
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From this reading Rufus and his young friend walked together silently as far as a large square.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I’ve a word of advice, my son, for your private ear,” said the New Englander.
without speaking
From this reading Rufus and his young friend walked together silently as far as a large square.
a male human offspring
From this reading “I’ve a word of advice, my son, for your private ear,” said the New Englander.
make square
From this reading Rufus and his young friend walked together silently as far as a large square.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “The barometer behind your waistcoat points to a downhearted state of the moral atmosphere.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Here they stopped, having reached the point at which it was necessary to take different directions on their way home.
carry out
From this reading Here they stopped, having reached the point at which it was necessary to take different directions on their way home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here they stopped, having reached the point at which it was necessary to take different directions on their way home.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Here they stopped, having reached the point at which it was necessary to take different directions on their way home.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here they stopped, having reached the point at which it was necessary to take different directions on their way home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here they stopped, having reached the point at which it was necessary to take different directions on their way home.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Rufus and his young friend walked together silently as far as a large square.
waistcoatnoun
a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
From this reading “The barometer behind your waistcoat points to a downhearted state of the moral atmosphere.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Rufus and his young friend walked together silently as far as a large square.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Come along to home with me--you want a whisky cocktail badly.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here they stopped, having reached the point at which it was necessary to take different directions on their way home.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Here they stopped, having reached the point at which it was necessary to take different directions on their way home.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Here they stopped, having reached the point at which it was necessary to take different directions on their way home.
whiskynounUS /ˈwɪski/
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading Come along to home with me--you want a whisky cocktail badly.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Come along to home with me--you want a whisky cocktail badly.”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “I’ve a word of advice, my son, for your private ear,” said the New Englander.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Come along to home with me--you want a whisky cocktail badly.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Rufus and his young friend walked together silently as far as a large square.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’ve a word of advice, my son, for your private ear,” said the New Englander.
