used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Well now, jest tell me all about it," said Tom, hurrying little Paul away from his playmates to a corner of the school-house where a few gleams of sunshine gave some slight idea of warmth.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Well now, jest tell me all about it," said Tom, hurrying little Paul away from his playmates to a corner of the school-house where a few gleams of sunshine gave some slight idea of warmth.
(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 "Well now, jest tell me all about it," said Tom, hurrying little Paul away from his playmates to a corner of the school-house where a few gleams of sunshine gave some slight idea of warmth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Didn't they rip and tear beautifully?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Well now, jest tell me all about it," said Tom, hurrying little Paul away from his playmates to a corner of the school-house where a few gleams of sunshine gave some slight idea of warmth.
beautifullyadverbUS /ˈbjuːtəfli/
in a beautiful manner
From this reading Didn't they rip and tear beautifully?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Tell me what them chaps did when they found out what we'd been up to.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Oh, golly, but I'd a gin the last four-pence half-penny I've got to have seen 'em.
chapsnounUS /tʃæps/
plural of “chap” — a boy or man
From this reading "Tell me what them chaps did when they found out what we'd been up to.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading "Well now, jest tell me all about it," said Tom, hurrying little Paul away from his playmates to a corner of the school-house where a few gleams of sunshine gave some slight idea of warmth.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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Didn't
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From this reading Didn't they rip and tear beautifully?
a quad with a square body
From this reading Oh, golly, but I'd a gin the last four-pence half-penny I've got to have seen 'em.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "Well now, jest tell me all about it," said Tom, hurrying little Paul away from his playmates to a corner of the school-house where a few gleams of sunshine gave some slight idea of warmth.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
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set up or found
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four-pence
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From this reading Oh, golly, but I'd a gin the last four-pence half-penny I've got to have seen 'em.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Well now, jest tell me all about it," said Tom, hurrying little Paul away from his playmates to a corner of the school-house where a few gleams of sunshine gave some slight idea of warmth.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Well now, jest tell me all about it," said Tom, hurrying little Paul away from his playmates to a corner of the school-house where a few gleams of sunshine gave some slight idea of warmth.
ginnounUS /dʒɪn/
strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
From this reading Oh, golly, but I'd a gin the last four-pence half-penny I've got to have seen 'em.
gleamsnounUS /ɡliːmz/
plural of “gleam” — an appearance of reflected light
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golly
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From this reading Oh, golly, but I'd a gin the last four-pence half-penny I've got to have seen 'em.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Oh, golly, but I'd a gin the last four-pence half-penny I've got to have seen 'em.
half-penny
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From this reading Oh, golly, but I'd a gin the last four-pence half-penny I've got to have seen 'em.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Oh, golly, but I'd a gin the last four-pence half-penny I've got to have seen 'em.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well now, jest tell me all about it," said Tom, hurrying little Paul away from his playmates to a corner of the school-house where a few gleams of sunshine gave some slight idea of warmth.
hurryingadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːriɪŋ/
moving with great haste
From this reading "Well now, jest tell me all about it," said Tom, hurrying little Paul away from his playmates to a corner of the school-house where a few gleams of sunshine gave some slight idea of warmth.
I'd
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From this reading Oh, golly, but I'd a gin the last four-pence half-penny I've got to have seen 'em.
I've
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From this reading Oh, golly, but I'd a gin the last four-pence half-penny I've got to have seen 'em.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Well now, jest tell me all about it," said Tom, hurrying little Paul away from his playmates to a corner of the school-house where a few gleams of sunshine gave some slight idea of warmth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well now, jest tell me all about it," said Tom, hurrying little Paul away from his playmates to a corner of the school-house where a few gleams of sunshine gave some slight idea of warmth.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading "Well now, jest tell me all about it," said Tom, hurrying little Paul away from his playmates to a corner of the school-house where a few gleams of sunshine gave some slight idea of warmth.
immediately past
From this reading Oh, golly, but I'd a gin the last four-pence half-penny I've got to have seen 'em.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Well now, jest tell me all about it," said Tom, hurrying little Paul away from his playmates to a corner of the school-house where a few gleams of sunshine gave some slight idea of warmth.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well now, jest tell me all about it," said Tom, hurrying little Paul away from his playmates to a corner of the school-house where a few gleams of sunshine gave some slight idea of warmth.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Well now, jest tell me all about it," said Tom, hurrying little Paul away from his playmates to a corner of the school-house where a few gleams of sunshine gave some slight idea of warmth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well now, jest tell me all about it," said Tom, hurrying little Paul away from his playmates to a corner of the school-house where a few gleams of sunshine gave some slight idea of warmth.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, golly, but I'd a gin the last four-pence half-penny I've got to have seen 'em.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE FIRST STAGE TO PRISON.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
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United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading "Well now, jest tell me all about it," said Tom, hurrying little Paul away from his playmates to a corner of the school-house where a few gleams of sunshine gave some slight idea of warmth.
playmatesnounUS /ˈpleɪmeɪts/
plural of “playmate” — a companion at play
From this reading "Well now, jest tell me all about it," said Tom, hurrying little Paul away from his playmates to a corner of the school-house where a few gleams of sunshine gave some slight idea of warmth.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading ON THE FIRST STAGE TO PRISON.
ripverbUS /rɪp/
tear or be torn violently
From this reading Didn't they rip and tear beautifully?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well now, jest tell me all about it," said Tom, hurrying little Paul away from his playmates to a corner of the school-house where a few gleams of sunshine gave some slight idea of warmth.
school-house
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From this reading "Well now, jest tell me all about it," said Tom, hurrying little Paul away from his playmates to a corner of the school-house where a few gleams of sunshine gave some slight idea of warmth.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Oh, golly, but I'd a gin the last four-pence half-penny I've got to have seen 'em.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading "Well now, jest tell me all about it," said Tom, hurrying little Paul away from his playmates to a corner of the school-house where a few gleams of sunshine gave some slight idea of warmth.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Well now, jest tell me all about it," said Tom, hurrying little Paul away from his playmates to a corner of the school-house where a few gleams of sunshine gave some slight idea of warmth.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading ON THE FIRST STAGE TO PRISON.
the rays of the sun
From this reading "Well now, jest tell me all about it," said Tom, hurrying little Paul away from his playmates to a corner of the school-house where a few gleams of sunshine gave some slight idea of warmth.
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading Didn't they rip and tear beautifully?
express in words
From this reading "Well now, jest tell me all about it," said Tom, hurrying little Paul away from his playmates to a corner of the school-house where a few gleams of sunshine gave some slight idea of warmth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE FIRST STAGE TO PRISON.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Tell me what them chaps did when they found out what we'd been up to.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Tell me what them chaps did when they found out what we'd been up to.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON THE FIRST STAGE TO PRISON.
male cat
From this reading "Well now, jest tell me all about it," said Tom, hurrying little Paul away from his playmates to a corner of the school-house where a few gleams of sunshine gave some slight idea of warmth.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Tell me what them chaps did when they found out what we'd been up to.
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading "Well now, jest tell me all about it," said Tom, hurrying little Paul away from his playmates to a corner of the school-house where a few gleams of sunshine gave some slight idea of warmth.
we'd
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From this reading "Tell me what them chaps did when they found out what we'd been up to.
(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 "Well now, jest tell me all about it," said Tom, hurrying little Paul away from his playmates to a corner of the school-house where a few gleams of sunshine gave some slight idea of warmth.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Tell me what them chaps did when they found out what we'd been up to.
at the time that
From this reading "Tell me what them chaps did when they found out what we'd been up to.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Well now, jest tell me all about it," said Tom, hurrying little Paul away from his playmates to a corner of the school-house where a few gleams of sunshine gave some slight idea of warmth.
