used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Five minutes before, a man and a boy had been walking up and down the long platform.
abusingverbUS /əˈbjuːzɪŋ/
-ing form of “abuse” — treat badly
From this reading "You'll find plenty of fellows abusing Harrow," he said quietly; "but take it from me, that the fault lies not in Harrow, but in them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Five minutes before, a man and a boy had been walking up and down the long platform.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then, suddenly, the elder John Verney had placed his hands upon the shoulders of the younger John, looking down into eyes as grey and as steady as his own.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Five minutes before, a man and a boy had been walking up and down the long platform.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Five minutes before, a man and a boy had been walking up and down the long platform.
a youthful male person
From this reading Five minutes before, a man and a boy had been walking up and down the long platform.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Such boys, as a rule, do not come out of the top drawer.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You'll find plenty of fellows abusing Harrow," he said quietly; "but take it from me, that the fault lies not in Harrow, but in them.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Such boys, as a rule, do not come out of the top drawer.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Such boys, as a rule, do not come out of the top drawer.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Five minutes before, a man and a boy had been walking up and down the long platform.
drawernounUS /drɔːr/
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
From this reading Such boys, as a rule, do not come out of the top drawer.
a person who is older than you are
From this reading Then, suddenly, the elder John Verney had placed his hands upon the shoulders of the younger John, looking down into eyes as grey and as steady as his own.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Then, suddenly, the elder John Verney had placed his hands upon the shoulders of the younger John, looking down into eyes as grey and as steady as his own.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "You'll find plenty of fellows abusing Harrow," he said quietly; "but take it from me, that the fault lies not in Harrow, but in them.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "You'll find plenty of fellows abusing Harrow," he said quietly; "but take it from me, that the fault lies not in Harrow, but in them.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "You'll find plenty of fellows abusing Harrow," he said quietly; "but take it from me, that the fault lies not in Harrow, but in them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Five minutes before, a man and a boy had been walking up and down the long platform.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "You'll find plenty of fellows abusing Harrow," he said quietly; "but take it from me, that the fault lies not in Harrow, but in them.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Then, suddenly, the elder John Verney had placed his hands upon the shoulders of the younger John, looking down into eyes as grey and as steady as his own.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Five minutes before, a man and a boy had been walking up and down the long platform.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Then, suddenly, the elder John Verney had placed his hands upon the shoulders of the younger John, looking down into eyes as grey and as steady as his own.
HarrowverbUS /ˈhæroʊ/
draw a harrow over
From this reading "You'll find plenty of fellows abusing Harrow," he said quietly; "but take it from me, that the fault lies not in Harrow, but in them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You'll find plenty of fellows abusing Harrow," he said quietly; "but take it from me, that the fault lies not in Harrow, but in them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The boy wondered why the man, his uncle, was so strangely silent.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You'll find plenty of fellows abusing Harrow," he said quietly; "but take it from me, that the fault lies not in Harrow, but in them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then, suddenly, the elder John Verney had placed his hands upon the shoulders of the younger John, looking down into eyes as grey and as steady as his own.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You'll find plenty of fellows abusing Harrow," he said quietly; "but take it from me, that the fault lies not in Harrow, but in them.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Then, suddenly, the elder John Verney had placed his hands upon the shoulders of the younger John, looking down into eyes as grey and as steady as his own.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading "You'll find plenty of fellows abusing Harrow," he said quietly; "but take it from me, that the fault lies not in Harrow, but in them.
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 Five minutes before, a man and a boy had been walking up and down the long platform.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Then, suddenly, the elder John Verney had placed his hands upon the shoulders of the younger John, looking down into eyes as grey and as steady as his own.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Five minutes before, a man and a boy had been walking up and down the long platform.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You'll find plenty of fellows abusing Harrow," he said quietly; "but take it from me, that the fault lies not in Harrow, but in them.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Five minutes before, a man and a boy had been walking up and down the long platform.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You'll find plenty of fellows abusing Harrow," he said quietly; "but take it from me, that the fault lies not in Harrow, but in them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then, suddenly, the elder John Verney had placed his hands upon the shoulders of the younger John, looking down into eyes as grey and as steady as his own.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Such boys, as a rule, do not come out of the top drawer.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Then, suddenly, the elder John Verney had placed his hands upon the shoulders of the younger John, looking down into eyes as grey and as steady as his own.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading Then, suddenly, the elder John Verney had placed his hands upon the shoulders of the younger John, looking down into eyes as grey and as steady as his own.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading Five minutes before, a man and a boy had been walking up and down the long platform.
a full supply
From this reading "You'll find plenty of fellows abusing Harrow," he said quietly; "but take it from me, that the fault lies not in Harrow, but in them.
with low volume
From this reading "You'll find plenty of fellows abusing Harrow," he said quietly; "but take it from me, that the fault lies not in Harrow, but in them.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading Such boys, as a rule, do not come out of the top drawer.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You'll find plenty of fellows abusing Harrow," he said quietly; "but take it from me, that the fault lies not in Harrow, but in them.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Then, suddenly, the elder John Verney had placed his hands upon the shoulders of the younger John, looking down into eyes as grey and as steady as his own.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The boy wondered why the man, his uncle, was so strangely silent.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The boy wondered why the man, his uncle, was so strangely silent.
make steady
From this reading Then, suddenly, the elder John Verney had placed his hands upon the shoulders of the younger John, looking down into eyes as grey and as steady as his own.
in a strange manner
From this reading The boy wondered why the man, his uncle, was so strangely silent.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such boys, as a rule, do not come out of the top drawer.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Then, suddenly, the elder John Verney had placed his hands upon the shoulders of the younger John, looking down into eyes as grey and as steady as his own.
carry out
From this reading "You'll find plenty of fellows abusing Harrow," he said quietly; "but take it from me, that the fault lies not in Harrow, but in them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You'll find plenty of fellows abusing Harrow," he said quietly; "but take it from me, that the fault lies not in Harrow, but in them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Five minutes before, a man and a boy had been walking up and down the long platform.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "You'll find plenty of fellows abusing Harrow," he said quietly; "but take it from me, that the fault lies not in Harrow, but in them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, suddenly, the elder John Verney had placed his hands upon the shoulders of the younger John, looking down into eyes as grey and as steady as his own.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Such boys, as a rule, do not come out of the top drawer.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading The boy wondered why the man, his uncle, was so strangely silent.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Five minutes before, a man and a boy had been walking up and down the long platform.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then, suddenly, the elder John Verney had placed his hands upon the shoulders of the younger John, looking down into eyes as grey and as steady as his own.
Verney
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From this reading Then, suddenly, the elder John Verney had placed his hands upon the shoulders of the younger John, looking down into eyes as grey and as steady as his own.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Five minutes before, a man and a boy had been walking up and down the long platform.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The boy wondered why the man, his uncle, was so strangely silent.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading The boy wondered why the man, his uncle, was so strangely silent.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading The boy wondered why the man, his uncle, was so strangely silent.
You'll
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From this reading "You'll find plenty of fellows abusing Harrow," he said quietly; "but take it from me, that the fault lies not in Harrow, but in them.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading Then, suddenly, the elder John Verney had placed his hands upon the shoulders of the younger John, looking down into eyes as grey and as steady as his own.
