used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I'm a very much puzzled boy.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I'm always pulling myself up short, and I'm dreadfully, dreadfully tired of it."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'm always pulling myself up short, and I'm dreadfully, dreadfully tired of it."
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "I can't help it, Kitty; you really must not ask me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It must be something like giving a sudden jerk to one of our ponies," said Kitty.
a youthful male person
From this reading I'm a very much puzzled boy.
can't
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From this reading "I can't help it, Kitty; you really must not ask me.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I'm--I'm--Kitty, did you ever have to pull yourself up short just when you wanted to say something most interesting?
dreadfullyadverbUS /ˈdredfəli/
of a dreadful kind
From this reading I'm always pulling myself up short, and I'm dreadfully, dreadfully tired of it."
at any time
From this reading I'm--I'm--Kitty, did you ever have to pull yourself up short just when you wanted to say something most interesting?
the act of giving
From this reading "It must be something like giving a sudden jerk to one of our ponies," said Kitty.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I'm--I'm--Kitty, did you ever have to pull yourself up short just when you wanted to say something most interesting?
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "I can't help it, Kitty; you really must not ask me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't help it, Kitty; you really must not ask me.
I'm
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From this reading I'm a very much puzzled boy.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading I'm--I'm--Kitty, did you ever have to pull yourself up short just when you wanted to say something most interesting?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I can't help it, Kitty; you really must not ask me.
jerkverbUS /dʒɜːrk/
pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading "It must be something like giving a sudden jerk to one of our ponies," said Kitty.
and nothing more
From this reading I'm--I'm--Kitty, did you ever have to pull yourself up short just when you wanted to say something most interesting?
KittynounUS /ˈkɪti/
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading "I can't help it, Kitty; you really must not ask me.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "It must be something like giving a sudden jerk to one of our ponies," said Kitty.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I can't help it, Kitty; you really must not ask me.
used to form the superlative
From this reading I'm--I'm--Kitty, did you ever have to pull yourself up short just when you wanted to say something most interesting?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I'm a very much puzzled boy.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I can't help it, Kitty; you really must not ask me.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I'm always pulling myself up short, and I'm dreadfully, dreadfully tired of it."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I can't help it, Kitty; you really must not ask me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I'm always pulling myself up short, and I'm dreadfully, dreadfully tired of it."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "It must be something like giving a sudden jerk to one of our ponies," said Kitty.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "It must be something like giving a sudden jerk to one of our ponies," said Kitty.
poniesnounUS /ˈpoʊniz/
plural of “pony” — a range horse of the western United States
From this reading "It must be something like giving a sudden jerk to one of our ponies," said Kitty.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading I'm--I'm--Kitty, did you ever have to pull yourself up short just when you wanted to say something most interesting?
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading I'm always pulling myself up short, and I'm dreadfully, dreadfully tired of it."
filled with bewilderment
From this reading I'm a very much puzzled boy.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "I can't help it, Kitty; you really must not ask me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It must be something like giving a sudden jerk to one of our ponies," said Kitty.
express in words
From this reading I'm--I'm--Kitty, did you ever have to pull yourself up short just when you wanted to say something most interesting?
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading I'm--I'm--Kitty, did you ever have to pull yourself up short just when you wanted to say something most interesting?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I'm--I'm--Kitty, did you ever have to pull yourself up short just when you wanted to say something most interesting?
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading "It must be something like giving a sudden jerk to one of our ponies," said Kitty.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading I'm always pulling myself up short, and I'm dreadfully, dreadfully tired of it."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'm--I'm--Kitty, did you ever have to pull yourself up short just when you wanted to say something most interesting?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I'm--I'm--Kitty, did you ever have to pull yourself up short just when you wanted to say something most interesting?
precisely as stated
From this reading I'm a very much puzzled boy.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading I'm--I'm--Kitty, did you ever have to pull yourself up short just when you wanted to say something most interesting?
at the time that
From this reading I'm--I'm--Kitty, did you ever have to pull yourself up short just when you wanted to say something most interesting?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I can't help it, Kitty; you really must not ask me.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading I'm--I'm--Kitty, did you ever have to pull yourself up short just when you wanted to say something most interesting?
