used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'I'VE BROUGHT MY HOUSE WITH ME, LIKE A SNAIL' The interest of listening to mamma's story had made me for the time almost forget about Miss Trevor's present.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'I'VE BROUGHT MY HOUSE WITH ME, LIKE A SNAIL' The interest of listening to mamma's story had made me for the time almost forget about Miss Trevor's present.
anew
From this reading But as we got close to the Hut and saw George coming to meet us, it rushed back into my mind again.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading 'I'VE BROUGHT MY HOUSE WITH ME, LIKE A SNAIL' The interest of listening to mamma's story had made me for the time almost forget about Miss Trevor's present.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But as we got close to the Hut and saw George coming to meet us, it rushed back into my mind again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as we got close to the Hut and saw George coming to meet us, it rushed back into my mind again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'Oh no!' said mamma, 'I like tea at home best, my boy.'
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But as we got close to the Hut and saw George coming to meet us, it rushed back into my mind again.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading 'I say,' he called out, as he caught sight of us, 'it's past tea-time; Hoskins wanted us to begin without waiting for you, but I wouldn't.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading 'Oh no!' said mamma, 'I like tea at home best, my boy.'
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She said she was sure you were having it up there with those people,' and he nodded his head in the direction of the big house.
a youthful male person
From this reading 'Oh no!' said mamma, 'I like tea at home best, my boy.'
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading 'I'VE BROUGHT MY HOUSE WITH ME, LIKE A SNAIL' The interest of listening to mamma's story had made me for the time almost forget about Miss Trevor's present.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as we got close to the Hut and saw George coming to meet us, it rushed back into my mind again.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading 'I say,' he called out, as he caught sight of us, 'it's past tea-time; Hoskins wanted us to begin without waiting for you, but I wouldn't.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading 'I say,' he called out, as he caught sight of us, 'it's past tea-time; Hoskins wanted us to begin without waiting for you, but I wouldn't.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading But as we got close to the Hut and saw George coming to meet us, it rushed back into my mind again.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading But as we got close to the Hut and saw George coming to meet us, it rushed back into my mind again.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading She said she was sure you were having it up there with those people,' and he nodded his head in the direction of the big house.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'I'VE BROUGHT MY HOUSE WITH ME, LIKE A SNAIL' The interest of listening to mamma's story had made me for the time almost forget about Miss Trevor's present.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading 'I'VE BROUGHT MY HOUSE WITH ME, LIKE A SNAIL' The interest of listening to mamma's story had made me for the time almost forget about Miss Trevor's present.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading But as we got close to the Hut and saw George coming to meet us, it rushed back into my mind again.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But as we got close to the Hut and saw George coming to meet us, it rushed back into my mind again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'I'VE BROUGHT MY HOUSE WITH ME, LIKE A SNAIL' The interest of listening to mamma's story had made me for the time almost forget about Miss Trevor's present.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She said she was sure you were having it up there with those people,' and he nodded his head in the direction of the big house.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'I say,' he called out, as he caught sight of us, 'it's past tea-time; Hoskins wanted us to begin without waiting for you, but I wouldn't.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She said she was sure you were having it up there with those people,' and he nodded his head in the direction of the big house.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She said she was sure you were having it up there with those people,' and he nodded his head in the direction of the big house.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading 'Oh no!' said mamma, 'I like tea at home best, my boy.'
Hoskins
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From this reading 'I say,' he called out, as he caught sight of us, 'it's past tea-time; Hoskins wanted us to begin without waiting for you, but I wouldn't.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading 'I'VE BROUGHT MY HOUSE WITH ME, LIKE A SNAIL' The interest of listening to mamma's story had made me for the time almost forget about Miss Trevor's present.
temporary military shelter
From this reading But as we got close to the Hut and saw George coming to meet us, it rushed back into my mind again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I say,' he called out, as he caught sight of us, 'it's past tea-time; Hoskins wanted us to begin without waiting for you, but I wouldn't.
I'VE
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From this reading 'I'VE BROUGHT MY HOUSE WITH ME, LIKE A SNAIL' The interest of listening to mamma's story had made me for the time almost forget about Miss Trevor's present.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She said she was sure you were having it up there with those people,' and he nodded his head in the direction of the big house.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading 'I'VE BROUGHT MY HOUSE WITH ME, LIKE A SNAIL' The interest of listening to mamma's story had made me for the time almost forget about Miss Trevor's present.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But as we got close to the Hut and saw George coming to meet us, it rushed back into my mind again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But as we got close to the Hut and saw George coming to meet us, it rushed back into my mind again.
it's
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From this reading 'I say,' he called out, as he caught sight of us, 'it's past tea-time; Hoskins wanted us to begin without waiting for you, but I wouldn't.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading 'I'VE BROUGHT MY HOUSE WITH ME, LIKE A SNAIL' The interest of listening to mamma's story had made me for the time almost forget about Miss Trevor's present.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading 'I'VE BROUGHT MY HOUSE WITH ME, LIKE A SNAIL' The interest of listening to mamma's story had made me for the time almost forget about Miss Trevor's present.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading 'I'VE BROUGHT MY HOUSE WITH ME, LIKE A SNAIL' The interest of listening to mamma's story had made me for the time almost forget about Miss Trevor's present.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading 'Oh no!' said mamma, 'I like tea at home best, my boy.'
mamma's
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From this reading 'I'VE BROUGHT MY HOUSE WITH ME, LIKE A SNAIL' The interest of listening to mamma's story had made me for the time almost forget about Miss Trevor's present.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'I'VE BROUGHT MY HOUSE WITH ME, LIKE A SNAIL' The interest of listening to mamma's story had made me for the time almost forget about Miss Trevor's present.
come together
From this reading But as we got close to the Hut and saw George coming to meet us, it rushed back into my mind again.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But as we got close to the Hut and saw George coming to meet us, it rushed back into my mind again.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading 'I'VE BROUGHT MY HOUSE WITH ME, LIKE A SNAIL' The interest of listening to mamma's story had made me for the time almost forget about Miss Trevor's present.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'I'VE BROUGHT MY HOUSE WITH ME, LIKE A SNAIL' The interest of listening to mamma's story had made me for the time almost forget about Miss Trevor's present.
not any; not one
From this reading 'Oh no!' said mamma, 'I like tea at home best, my boy.'
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading She said she was sure you were having it up there with those people,' and he nodded his head in the direction of the big house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'I'VE BROUGHT MY HOUSE WITH ME, LIKE A SNAIL' The interest of listening to mamma's story had made me for the time almost forget about Miss Trevor's present.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'Oh no!' said mamma, 'I like tea at home best, my boy.'
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading 'I say,' he called out, as he caught sight of us, 'it's past tea-time; Hoskins wanted us to begin without waiting for you, but I wouldn't.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading 'I say,' he called out, as he caught sight of us, 'it's past tea-time; Hoskins wanted us to begin without waiting for you, but I wouldn't.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading She said she was sure you were having it up there with those people,' and he nodded his head in the direction of the big house.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading 'I'VE BROUGHT MY HOUSE WITH ME, LIKE A SNAIL' The interest of listening to mamma's story had made me for the time almost forget about Miss Trevor's present.
done under pressure
From this reading But as we got close to the Hut and saw George coming to meet us, it rushed back into my mind again.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She said she was sure you were having it up there with those people,' and he nodded his head in the direction of the big house.
cut with a saw
From this reading But as we got close to the Hut and saw George coming to meet us, it rushed back into my mind again.
express in words
From this reading 'I say,' he called out, as he caught sight of us, 'it's past tea-time; Hoskins wanted us to begin without waiting for you, but I wouldn't.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said she was sure you were having it up there with those people,' and he nodded his head in the direction of the big house.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading 'I say,' he called out, as he caught sight of us, 'it's past tea-time; Hoskins wanted us to begin without waiting for you, but I wouldn't.
SNAILnounUS /sneɪl/
freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
From this reading 'I'VE BROUGHT MY HOUSE WITH ME, LIKE A SNAIL' The interest of listening to mamma's story had made me for the time almost forget about Miss Trevor's present.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading 'I'VE BROUGHT MY HOUSE WITH ME, LIKE A SNAIL' The interest of listening to mamma's story had made me for the time almost forget about Miss Trevor's present.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading She said she was sure you were having it up there with those people,' and he nodded his head in the direction of the big house.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading 'Oh no!' said mamma, 'I like tea at home best, my boy.'
tea-time
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From this reading 'I say,' he called out, as he caught sight of us, 'it's past tea-time; Hoskins wanted us to begin without waiting for you, but I wouldn't.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'I'VE BROUGHT MY HOUSE WITH ME, LIKE A SNAIL' The interest of listening to mamma's story had made me for the time almost forget about Miss Trevor's present.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She said she was sure you were having it up there with those people,' and he nodded his head in the direction of the big house.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She said she was sure you were having it up there with those people,' and he nodded his head in the direction of the big house.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading 'I'VE BROUGHT MY HOUSE WITH ME, LIKE A SNAIL' The interest of listening to mamma's story had made me for the time almost forget about Miss Trevor's present.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'I'VE BROUGHT MY HOUSE WITH ME, LIKE A SNAIL' The interest of listening to mamma's story had made me for the time almost forget about Miss Trevor's present.
Trevor's
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From this reading 'I'VE BROUGHT MY HOUSE WITH ME, LIKE A SNAIL' The interest of listening to mamma's story had made me for the time almost forget about Miss Trevor's present.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She said she was sure you were having it up there with those people,' and he nodded his head in the direction of the big house.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But as we got close to the Hut and saw George coming to meet us, it rushed back into my mind again.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading 'I say,' he called out, as he caught sight of us, 'it's past tea-time; Hoskins wanted us to begin without waiting for you, but I wouldn't.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading 'I say,' he called out, as he caught sight of us, 'it's past tea-time; Hoskins wanted us to begin without waiting for you, but I wouldn't.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She said she was sure you were having it up there with those people,' and he nodded his head in the direction of the big house.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But as we got close to the Hut and saw George coming to meet us, it rushed back into my mind again.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She said she was sure you were having it up there with those people,' and he nodded his head in the direction of the big house.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'I'VE BROUGHT MY HOUSE WITH ME, LIKE A SNAIL' The interest of listening to mamma's story had made me for the time almost forget about Miss Trevor's present.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading 'I say,' he called out, as he caught sight of us, 'it's past tea-time; Hoskins wanted us to begin without waiting for you, but I wouldn't.
wouldn't
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From this reading 'I say,' he called out, as he caught sight of us, 'it's past tea-time; Hoskins wanted us to begin without waiting for you, but I wouldn't.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I say,' he called out, as he caught sight of us, 'it's past tea-time; Hoskins wanted us to begin without waiting for you, but I wouldn't.
