used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Oh! upon my word! it’s a long, long time since I stopped playing marbles; why, that’s a game for children.”
how long something has existed
From this reading “Really, Georget, you make me want to laugh; you are not old enough yet to be in love, it isn’t so very long since I used to see you playing marbles with urchins of your age!”
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading And let me tell you, Georget, you would do better to play now than to pass your time sighing and looking up at the sky, and always having a dismal expression; you are better looking when you laugh.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And let me tell you, Georget, you would do better to play now than to pass your time sighing and looking up at the sky, and always having a dismal expression; you are better looking when you laugh.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Really, Georget, you make me want to laugh; you are not old enough yet to be in love, it isn’t so very long since I used to see you playing marbles with urchins of your age!”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And let me tell you, Georget, you would do better to play now than to pass your time sighing and looking up at the sky, and always having a dismal expression; you are better looking when you laugh.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Really, Georget, you make me want to laugh; you are not old enough yet to be in love, it isn’t so very long since I used to see you playing marbles with urchins of your age!”
(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 And let me tell you, Georget, you would do better to play now than to pass your time sighing and looking up at the sky, and always having a dismal expression; you are better looking when you laugh.”
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “Oh! upon my word! it’s a long, long time since I stopped playing marbles; why, that’s a game for children.”
defendverbUS /dɪˈfend/
argue or speak in defense of
From this reading “Oh! mon Dieu! don’t defend yourself so eagerly; there’s no harm in it.
Dieu
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From this reading “Oh! mon Dieu! don’t defend yourself so eagerly; there’s no harm in it.
dismaladjectiveUS /ˈdɪzməl/
causing dejection
From this reading And let me tell you, Georget, you would do better to play now than to pass your time sighing and looking up at the sky, and always having a dismal expression; you are better looking when you laugh.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And let me tell you, Georget, you would do better to play now than to pass your time sighing and looking up at the sky, and always having a dismal expression; you are better looking when you laugh.”
don't
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From this reading “Oh! mon Dieu! don’t defend yourself so eagerly; there’s no harm in it.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “Oh! mon Dieu! don’t defend yourself so eagerly; there’s no harm in it.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “Really, Georget, you make me want to laugh; you are not old enough yet to be in love, it isn’t so very long since I used to see you playing marbles with urchins of your age!”
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading And let me tell you, Georget, you would do better to play now than to pass your time sighing and looking up at the sky, and always having a dismal expression; you are better looking when you laugh.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Oh! upon my word! it’s a long, long time since I stopped playing marbles; why, that’s a game for children.”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “Oh! upon my word! it’s a long, long time since I stopped playing marbles; why, that’s a game for children.”
Georget
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From this reading “Really, Georget, you make me want to laugh; you are not old enough yet to be in love, it isn’t so very long since I used to see you playing marbles with urchins of your age!”
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “Oh! mon Dieu! don’t defend yourself so eagerly; there’s no harm in it.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading And let me tell you, Georget, you would do better to play now than to pass your time sighing and looking up at the sky, and always having a dismal expression; you are better looking when you laugh.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Really, Georget, you make me want to laugh; you are not old enough yet to be in love, it isn’t so very long since I used to see you playing marbles with urchins of your age!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Really, Georget, you make me want to laugh; you are not old enough yet to be in love, it isn’t so very long since I used to see you playing marbles with urchins of your age!”
isn't
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From this reading “Really, Georget, you make me want to laugh; you are not old enough yet to be in love, it isn’t so very long since I used to see you playing marbles with urchins of your age!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Really, Georget, you make me want to laugh; you are not old enough yet to be in love, it isn’t so very long since I used to see you playing marbles with urchins of your age!”
it's
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From this reading “Oh! upon my word! it’s a long, long time since I stopped playing marbles; why, that’s a game for children.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “Really, Georget, you make me want to laugh; you are not old enough yet to be in love, it isn’t so very long since I used to see you playing marbles with urchins of your age!”
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading And let me tell you, Georget, you would do better to play now than to pass your time sighing and looking up at the sky, and always having a dismal expression; you are better looking when you laugh.”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “Really, Georget, you make me want to laugh; you are not old enough yet to be in love, it isn’t so very long since I used to see you playing marbles with urchins of your age!”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading And let me tell you, Georget, you would do better to play now than to pass your time sighing and looking up at the sky, and always having a dismal expression; you are better looking when you laugh.”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Really, Georget, you make me want to laugh; you are not old enough yet to be in love, it isn’t so very long since I used to see you playing marbles with urchins of your age!”
engage in
From this reading “Really, Georget, you make me want to laugh; you are not old enough yet to be in love, it isn’t so very long since I used to see you playing marbles with urchins of your age!”
mamzelle
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From this reading “Do you think so, mamzelle?
marblesnounUS /ˈmɑːrbəlz/
a children's game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass)
From this reading “Really, Georget, you make me want to laugh; you are not old enough yet to be in love, it isn’t so very long since I used to see you playing marbles with urchins of your age!”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Really, Georget, you make me want to laugh; you are not old enough yet to be in love, it isn’t so very long since I used to see you playing marbles with urchins of your age!”
monnounUS /moʊn/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “Oh! mon Dieu! don’t defend yourself so eagerly; there’s no harm in it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh! upon my word! it’s a long, long time since I stopped playing marbles; why, that’s a game for children.”
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh! mon Dieu! don’t defend yourself so eagerly; there’s no harm in it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Really, Georget, you make me want to laugh; you are not old enough yet to be in love, it isn’t so very long since I used to see you playing marbles with urchins of your age!”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And let me tell you, Georget, you would do better to play now than to pass your time sighing and looking up at the sky, and always having a dismal expression; you are better looking when you laugh.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Really, Georget, you make me want to laugh; you are not old enough yet to be in love, it isn’t so very long since I used to see you playing marbles with urchins of your age!”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh! upon my word! it’s a long, long time since I stopped playing marbles; why, that’s a game for children.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Really, Georget, you make me want to laugh; you are not old enough yet to be in love, it isn’t so very long since I used to see you playing marbles with urchins of your age!”
go across or through
From this reading And let me tell you, Georget, you would do better to play now than to pass your time sighing and looking up at the sky, and always having a dismal expression; you are better looking when you laugh.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading And let me tell you, Georget, you would do better to play now than to pass your time sighing and looking up at the sky, and always having a dismal expression; you are better looking when you laugh.”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “Really, Georget, you make me want to laugh; you are not old enough yet to be in love, it isn’t so very long since I used to see you playing marbles with urchins of your age!”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Really, Georget, you make me want to laugh; you are not old enough yet to be in love, it isn’t so very long since I used to see you playing marbles with urchins of your age!”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Really, Georget, you make me want to laugh; you are not old enough yet to be in love, it isn’t so very long since I used to see you playing marbles with urchins of your age!”
sighingverbUS /ˈsaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading And let me tell you, Georget, you would do better to play now than to pass your time sighing and looking up at the sky, and always having a dismal expression; you are better looking when you laugh.”
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Really, Georget, you make me want to laugh; you are not old enough yet to be in love, it isn’t so very long since I used to see you playing marbles with urchins of your age!”
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading And let me tell you, Georget, you would do better to play now than to pass your time sighing and looking up at the sky, and always having a dismal expression; you are better looking when you laugh.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Really, Georget, you make me want to laugh; you are not old enough yet to be in love, it isn’t so very long since I used to see you playing marbles with urchins of your age!”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “Oh! upon my word! it’s a long, long time since I stopped playing marbles; why, that’s a game for children.”
express in words
From this reading And let me tell you, Georget, you would do better to play now than to pass your time sighing and looking up at the sky, and always having a dismal expression; you are better looking when you laugh.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And let me tell you, Georget, you would do better to play now than to pass your time sighing and looking up at the sky, and always having a dismal expression; you are better looking when you laugh.”
that's
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From this reading “Oh! upon my word! it’s a long, long time since I stopped playing marbles; why, that’s a game for children.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And let me tell you, Georget, you would do better to play now than to pass your time sighing and looking up at the sky, and always having a dismal expression; you are better looking when you laugh.”
there's
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From this reading “Oh! mon Dieu! don’t defend yourself so eagerly; there’s no harm in it.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Do you think so, mamzelle?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Oh! upon my word! it’s a long, long time since I stopped playing marbles; why, that’s a game for children.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Really, Georget, you make me want to laugh; you are not old enough yet to be in love, it isn’t so very long since I used to see you playing marbles with urchins of your age!”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And let me tell you, Georget, you would do better to play now than to pass your time sighing and looking up at the sky, and always having a dismal expression; you are better looking when you laugh.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Oh! upon my word! it’s a long, long time since I stopped playing marbles; why, that’s a game for children.”
urchinsnounUS /ˈɜːrtʃənz/
plural of “urchin” — poor and often mischievous city child
From this reading “Really, Georget, you make me want to laugh; you are not old enough yet to be in love, it isn’t so very long since I used to see you playing marbles with urchins of your age!”
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “Really, Georget, you make me want to laugh; you are not old enough yet to be in love, it isn’t so very long since I used to see you playing marbles with urchins of your age!”
precisely as stated
From this reading “Really, Georget, you make me want to laugh; you are not old enough yet to be in love, it isn’t so very long since I used to see you playing marbles with urchins of your age!”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Really, Georget, you make me want to laugh; you are not old enough yet to be in love, it isn’t so very long since I used to see you playing marbles with urchins of your age!”
at the time that
From this reading And let me tell you, Georget, you would do better to play now than to pass your time sighing and looking up at the sky, and always having a dismal expression; you are better looking when you laugh.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Oh! upon my word! it’s a long, long time since I stopped playing marbles; why, that’s a game for children.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Really, Georget, you make me want to laugh; you are not old enough yet to be in love, it isn’t so very long since I used to see you playing marbles with urchins of your age!”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “Oh! upon my word! it’s a long, long time since I stopped playing marbles; why, that’s a game for children.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And let me tell you, Georget, you would do better to play now than to pass your time sighing and looking up at the sky, and always having a dismal expression; you are better looking when you laugh.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Really, Georget, you make me want to laugh; you are not old enough yet to be in love, it isn’t so very long since I used to see you playing marbles with urchins of your age!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Really, Georget, you make me want to laugh; you are not old enough yet to be in love, it isn’t so very long since I used to see you playing marbles with urchins of your age!”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Really, Georget, you make me want to laugh; you are not old enough yet to be in love, it isn’t so very long since I used to see you playing marbles with urchins of your age!”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Oh! mon Dieu! don’t defend yourself so eagerly; there’s no harm in it.
