used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Well, sir shepherd, you are losing your time finely, for I am a worn-out goat.
adhereverbUS /ədˈhɪr/
be compatible or in accordance with
From this reading --You should not have troubled yourself, my dear sir, and you should adhere to that; I belong so little to the holy flock.
(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 --I owe myself to all, said Marcel smiling, to the bad sheep--I mean to the wandering sheep, just as to the good ones; to watch over the one, to bring back and cure the others.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Well, sir shepherd, you are losing your time finely, for I am a worn-out goat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --You should not have troubled yourself, my dear sir, and you should adhere to that; I belong so little to the holy flock.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Well, sir shepherd, you are losing your time finely, for I am a worn-out goat.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading --I owe myself to all, said Marcel smiling, to the bad sheep--I mean to the wandering sheep, just as to the good ones; to watch over the one, to bring back and cure the others.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading --I owe myself to all, said Marcel smiling, to the bad sheep--I mean to the wandering sheep, just as to the good ones; to watch over the one, to bring back and cure the others.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading --I owe myself to all, said Marcel smiling, to the bad sheep--I mean to the wandering sheep, just as to the good ones; to watch over the one, to bring back and cure the others.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading --You should not have troubled yourself, my dear sir, and you should adhere to that; I belong so little to the holy flock.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading --I owe myself to all, said Marcel smiling, to the bad sheep--I mean to the wandering sheep, just as to the good ones; to watch over the one, to bring back and cure the others.
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading --I owe myself to all, said Marcel smiling, to the bad sheep--I mean to the wandering sheep, just as to the good ones; to watch over the one, to bring back and cure the others.
dearly loved
From this reading --You should not have troubled yourself, my dear sir, and you should adhere to that; I belong so little to the holy flock.
finelyadverbUS /ˈfaɪnli/
in tiny pieces
From this reading Well, sir shepherd, you are losing your time finely, for I am a worn-out goat.
flocknounUS /flɑːk/
a church congregation guided by a pastor
From this reading --You should not have troubled yourself, my dear sir, and you should adhere to that; I belong so little to the holy flock.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well, sir shepherd, you are losing your time finely, for I am a worn-out goat.
goatnounUS /ɡoʊt/
any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
From this reading Well, sir shepherd, you are losing your time finely, for I am a worn-out goat.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading --I owe myself to all, said Marcel smiling, to the bad sheep--I mean to the wandering sheep, just as to the good ones; to watch over the one, to bring back and cure the others.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading --You should not have troubled yourself, my dear sir, and you should adhere to that; I belong so little to the holy flock.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading --You should not have troubled yourself, my dear sir, and you should adhere to that; I belong so little to the holy flock.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading --You should not have troubled yourself, my dear sir, and you should adhere to that; I belong so little to the holy flock.
and nothing more
From this reading --I owe myself to all, said Marcel smiling, to the bad sheep--I mean to the wandering sheep, just as to the good ones; to watch over the one, to bring back and cure the others.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading --You should not have troubled yourself, my dear sir, and you should adhere to that; I belong so little to the holy flock.
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Well, sir shepherd, you are losing your time finely, for I am a worn-out goat.
MarcelnounUS /mɑːrˈsel/
a hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made by a heated curling iron
From this reading --I owe myself to all, said Marcel smiling, to the bad sheep--I mean to the wandering sheep, just as to the good ones; to watch over the one, to bring back and cure the others.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading --I owe myself to all, said Marcel smiling, to the bad sheep--I mean to the wandering sheep, just as to the good ones; to watch over the one, to bring back and cure the others.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading --You should not have troubled yourself, my dear sir, and you should adhere to that; I belong so little to the holy flock.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading --I owe myself to all, said Marcel smiling, to the bad sheep--I mean to the wandering sheep, just as to the good ones; to watch over the one, to bring back and cure the others.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading --You should not have troubled yourself, my dear sir, and you should adhere to that; I belong so little to the holy flock.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading --Oh!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading --I owe myself to all, said Marcel smiling, to the bad sheep--I mean to the wandering sheep, just as to the good ones; to watch over the one, to bring back and cure the others.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading --I owe myself to all, said Marcel smiling, to the bad sheep--I mean to the wandering sheep, just as to the good ones; to watch over the one, to bring back and cure the others.
others
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From this reading --I owe myself to all, said Marcel smiling, to the bad sheep--I mean to the wandering sheep, just as to the good ones; to watch over the one, to bring back and cure the others.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading --I owe myself to all, said Marcel smiling, to the bad sheep--I mean to the wandering sheep, just as to the good ones; to watch over the one, to bring back and cure the others.
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading --I owe myself to all, said Marcel smiling, to the bad sheep--I mean to the wandering sheep, just as to the good ones; to watch over the one, to bring back and cure the others.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading --I owe myself to all, said Marcel smiling, to the bad sheep--I mean to the wandering sheep, just as to the good ones; to watch over the one, to bring back and cure the others.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading --I owe myself to all, said Marcel smiling, to the bad sheep--I mean to the wandering sheep, just as to the good ones; to watch over the one, to bring back and cure the others.
shepherdnounUS /ˈʃepərd/
a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading Well, sir shepherd, you are losing your time finely, for I am a worn-out goat.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading --You should not have troubled yourself, my dear sir, and you should adhere to that; I belong so little to the holy flock.
term of address for a man
From this reading --You should not have troubled yourself, my dear sir, and you should adhere to that; I belong so little to the holy flock.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading --I owe myself to all, said Marcel smiling, to the bad sheep--I mean to the wandering sheep, just as to the good ones; to watch over the one, to bring back and cure the others.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading --You should not have troubled yourself, my dear sir, and you should adhere to that; I belong so little to the holy flock.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading --You should not have troubled yourself, my dear sir, and you should adhere to that; I belong so little to the holy flock.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --You should not have troubled yourself, my dear sir, and you should adhere to that; I belong so little to the holy flock.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Well, sir shepherd, you are losing your time finely, for I am a worn-out goat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading --You should not have troubled yourself, my dear sir, and you should adhere to that; I belong so little to the holy flock.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading --You should not have troubled yourself, my dear sir, and you should adhere to that; I belong so little to the holy flock.
migratory
From this reading --I owe myself to all, said Marcel smiling, to the bad sheep--I mean to the wandering sheep, just as to the good ones; to watch over the one, to bring back and cure the others.
look attentively
From this reading --I owe myself to all, said Marcel smiling, to the bad sheep--I mean to the wandering sheep, just as to the good ones; to watch over the one, to bring back and cure the others.
(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, sir shepherd, you are losing your time finely, for I am a worn-out goat.
worn-outadjective
used until no longer useful
From this reading Well, sir shepherd, you are losing your time finely, for I am a worn-out goat.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading --You should not have troubled yourself, my dear sir, and you should adhere to that; I belong so little to the holy flock.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, sir shepherd, you are losing your time finely, for I am a worn-out goat.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading --You should not have troubled yourself, my dear sir, and you should adhere to that; I belong so little to the holy flock.
