used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TIM SULLIVAN BREAKS A CONTRACT "And that will be the end of it," said Tim Sullivan, finality in his tone, his face stern, his manner severe.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading "He'll be the better able to look after you, and see they don't get his money away from him like some simpleton."
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading "In experience he's no lad, and I'm glad you've discovered it," said Tim, warming a little, speaking with more softness, not without admiration for her penetration.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "He'll be the better able to look after you, and see they don't get his money away from him like some simpleton."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TIM SULLIVAN BREAKS A CONTRACT "And that will be the end of it," said Tim Sullivan, finality in his tone, his face stern, his manner severe.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "He'll be the better able to look after you, and see they don't get his money away from him like some simpleton."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading TIM SULLIVAN BREAKS A CONTRACT "And that will be the end of it," said Tim Sullivan, finality in his tone, his face stern, his manner severe.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "He'll be the better able to look after you, and see they don't get his money away from him like some simpleton."
a youthful male person
From this reading "I've passed my word to old Malcolm that you'll have his boy, and have him you will."
BREAKSnounUS /breɪks/
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading TIM SULLIVAN BREAKS A CONTRACT "And that will be the end of it," said Tim Sullivan, finality in his tone, his face stern, his manner severe.
CONTRACTverbUS /ˈkɑːntrækt/
enter into a contractual arrangement
From this reading TIM SULLIVAN BREAKS A CONTRACT "And that will be the end of it," said Tim Sullivan, finality in his tone, his face stern, his manner severe.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "In experience he's no lad, and I'm glad you've discovered it," said Tim, warming a little, speaking with more softness, not without admiration for her penetration.
don't
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From this reading "He'll be the better able to look after you, and see they don't get his money away from him like some simpleton."
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading TIM SULLIVAN BREAKS A CONTRACT "And that will be the end of it," said Tim Sullivan, finality in his tone, his face stern, his manner severe.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading "In experience he's no lad, and I'm glad you've discovered it," said Tim, warming a little, speaking with more softness, not without admiration for her penetration.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading TIM SULLIVAN BREAKS A CONTRACT "And that will be the end of it," said Tim Sullivan, finality in his tone, his face stern, his manner severe.
finalitynounUS /faɪˈnæləti/
the quality of being final or definitely settled
From this reading TIM SULLIVAN BREAKS A CONTRACT "And that will be the end of it," said Tim Sullivan, finality in his tone, his face stern, his manner severe.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "In experience he's no lad, and I'm glad you've discovered it," said Tim, warming a little, speaking with more softness, not without admiration for her penetration.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "He'll be the better able to look after you, and see they don't get his money away from him like some simpleton."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "He'll be the better able to look after you, and see they don't get his money away from him like some simpleton."
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "In experience he's no lad, and I'm glad you've discovered it," said Tim, warming a little, speaking with more softness, not without admiration for her penetration.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I've passed my word to old Malcolm that you'll have his boy, and have him you will."
He'll
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From this reading "He'll be the better able to look after you, and see they don't get his money away from him like some simpleton."
he's
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From this reading "In experience he's no lad, and I'm glad you've discovered it," said Tim, warming a little, speaking with more softness, not without admiration for her penetration.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "In experience he's no lad, and I'm glad you've discovered it," said Tim, warming a little, speaking with more softness, not without admiration for her penetration.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I've passed my word to old Malcolm that you'll have his boy, and have him you will."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TIM SULLIVAN BREAKS A CONTRACT "And that will be the end of it," said Tim Sullivan, finality in his tone, his face stern, his manner severe.
I'm
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From this reading "In experience he's no lad, and I'm glad you've discovered it," said Tim, warming a little, speaking with more softness, not without admiration for her penetration.
I've
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From this reading "I've passed my word to old Malcolm that you'll have his boy, and have him you will."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TIM SULLIVAN BREAKS A CONTRACT "And that will be the end of it," said Tim Sullivan, finality in his tone, his face stern, his manner severe.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TIM SULLIVAN BREAKS A CONTRACT "And that will be the end of it," said Tim Sullivan, finality in his tone, his face stern, his manner severe.
Joan
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From this reading "Boy!" said Joan.
a boy or man
From this reading "In experience he's no lad, and I'm glad you've discovered it," said Tim, warming a little, speaking with more softness, not without admiration for her penetration.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "He'll be the better able to look after you, and see they don't get his money away from him like some simpleton."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "In experience he's no lad, and I'm glad you've discovered it," said Tim, warming a little, speaking with more softness, not without admiration for her penetration.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "He'll be the better able to look after you, and see they don't get his money away from him like some simpleton."
Malcolm
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From this reading "I've passed my word to old Malcolm that you'll have his boy, and have him you will."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading TIM SULLIVAN BREAKS A CONTRACT "And that will be the end of it," said Tim Sullivan, finality in his tone, his face stern, his manner severe.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "He'll be the better able to look after you, and see they don't get his money away from him like some simpleton."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "In experience he's no lad, and I'm glad you've discovered it," said Tim, warming a little, speaking with more softness, not without admiration for her penetration.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I've passed my word to old Malcolm that you'll have his boy, and have him you will."
not any; not one
From this reading "In experience he's no lad, and I'm glad you've discovered it," said Tim, warming a little, speaking with more softness, not without admiration for her penetration.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "In experience he's no lad, and I'm glad you've discovered it," said Tim, warming a little, speaking with more softness, not without admiration for her penetration.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TIM SULLIVAN BREAKS A CONTRACT "And that will be the end of it," said Tim Sullivan, finality in his tone, his face stern, his manner severe.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "I've passed my word to old Malcolm that you'll have his boy, and have him you will."
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading "I've passed my word to old Malcolm that you'll have his boy, and have him you will."
penetrationnounUS /ˌpenəˈtreɪʃən/
an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
From this reading "In experience he's no lad, and I'm glad you've discovered it," said Tim, warming a little, speaking with more softness, not without admiration for her penetration.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading TIM SULLIVAN BREAKS A CONTRACT "And that will be the end of it," said Tim Sullivan, finality in his tone, his face stern, his manner severe.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "He'll be the better able to look after you, and see they don't get his money away from him like some simpleton."
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading TIM SULLIVAN BREAKS A CONTRACT "And that will be the end of it," said Tim Sullivan, finality in his tone, his face stern, his manner severe.
simpletonnoun
a person lacking intelligence or common sense
From this reading "He'll be the better able to look after you, and see they don't get his money away from him like some simpleton."
softnessnounUS /ˈsɔːftnəs/
the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded
From this reading "In experience he's no lad, and I'm glad you've discovered it," said Tim, warming a little, speaking with more softness, not without admiration for her penetration.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "He'll be the better able to look after you, and see they don't get his money away from him like some simpleton."
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading "In experience he's no lad, and I'm glad you've discovered it," said Tim, warming a little, speaking with more softness, not without admiration for her penetration.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading TIM SULLIVAN BREAKS A CONTRACT "And that will be the end of it," said Tim Sullivan, finality in his tone, his face stern, his manner severe.
SULLIVANnounUS /ˈsʌləvən/
United States architect known for his steel framed skyscrapers and for coining the phrase “form follows function” (1856-1924)
From this reading TIM SULLIVAN BREAKS A CONTRACT "And that will be the end of it," said Tim Sullivan, finality in his tone, his face stern, his manner severe.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TIM SULLIVAN BREAKS A CONTRACT "And that will be the end of it," said Tim Sullivan, finality in his tone, his face stern, his manner severe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TIM SULLIVAN BREAKS A CONTRACT "And that will be the end of it," said Tim Sullivan, finality in his tone, his face stern, his manner severe.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He'll be the better able to look after you, and see they don't get his money away from him like some simpleton."
TIM
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From this reading TIM SULLIVAN BREAKS A CONTRACT "And that will be the end of it," said Tim Sullivan, finality in his tone, his face stern, his manner severe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I've passed my word to old Malcolm that you'll have his boy, and have him you will."
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading TIM SULLIVAN BREAKS A CONTRACT "And that will be the end of it," said Tim Sullivan, finality in his tone, his face stern, his manner severe.
warmingadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːrmɪŋ/
imparting heat
From this reading "In experience he's no lad, and I'm glad you've discovered it," said Tim, warming a little, speaking with more softness, not without admiration for her penetration.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading TIM SULLIVAN BREAKS A CONTRACT "And that will be the end of it," said Tim Sullivan, finality in his tone, his face stern, his manner severe.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "In experience he's no lad, and I'm glad you've discovered it," said Tim, warming a little, speaking with more softness, not without admiration for her penetration.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "In experience he's no lad, and I'm glad you've discovered it," said Tim, warming a little, speaking with more softness, not without admiration for her penetration.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "I've passed my word to old Malcolm that you'll have his boy, and have him you will."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I've passed my word to old Malcolm that you'll have his boy, and have him you will."
you'll
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From this reading "I've passed my word to old Malcolm that you'll have his boy, and have him you will."
you've
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From this reading "In experience he's no lad, and I'm glad you've discovered it," said Tim, warming a little, speaking with more softness, not without admiration for her penetration.
