used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I may seem to you ‘the impersonation of life,’ but my life is the impersonation of waiting, and that’s a poor creature.
(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 God help us all, and the deil be kind to the hindmost!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I may seem to you ‘the impersonation of life,’ but my life is the impersonation of waiting, and that’s a poor creature.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There would be cats in my home too if I could but get it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There would be cats in my home too if I could but get it.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading I envy you your wife, your home, your child—I was going to say your cat.
catsnounUS /kæts/
plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading There would be cats in my home too if I could but get it.
a young person of either sex
From this reading I envy you your wife, your home, your child—I was going to say your cat.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There would be cats in my home too if I could but get it.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading I may seem to you ‘the impersonation of life,’ but my life is the impersonation of waiting, and that’s a poor creature.
deil
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From this reading God help us all, and the deil be kind to the hindmost!
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading My enthusiasm has kind of dropped from me.
a feeling of excitement
From this reading My enthusiasm has kind of dropped from me.
envynounUS /ˈenvi/
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading I envy you your wife, your home, your child—I was going to say your cat.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My enthusiasm has kind of dropped from me.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading There would be cats in my home too if I could but get it.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading God help us all, and the deil be kind to the hindmost!
the act of departing
From this reading I envy you your wife, your home, your child—I was going to say your cat.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My enthusiasm has kind of dropped from me.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading God help us all, and the deil be kind to the hindmost!
hindmostadjective
located farthest to the rear
From this reading God help us all, and the deil be kind to the hindmost!
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I envy you your wife, your home, your child—I was going to say your cat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I envy you your wife, your home, your child—I was going to say your cat.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There would be cats in my home too if I could but get it.
impersonationnounUS /ˌɪmpərsəˈneɪʃən/
a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
From this reading I may seem to you ‘the impersonation of life,’ but my life is the impersonation of waiting, and that’s a poor creature.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There would be cats in my home too if I could but get it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I may seem to you ‘the impersonation of life,’ but my life is the impersonation of waiting, and that’s a poor creature.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There would be cats in my home too if I could but get it.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading My enthusiasm has kind of dropped from me.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I may seem to you ‘the impersonation of life,’ but my life is the impersonation of waiting, and that’s a poor creature.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I may seem to you ‘the impersonation of life,’ but my life is the impersonation of waiting, and that’s a poor creature.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My enthusiasm has kind of dropped from me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My enthusiasm has kind of dropped from me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My enthusiasm has kind of dropped from me.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading I may seem to you ‘the impersonation of life,’ but my life is the impersonation of waiting, and that’s a poor creature.
express in words
From this reading I envy you your wife, your home, your child—I was going to say your cat.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I may seem to you ‘the impersonation of life,’ but my life is the impersonation of waiting, and that’s a poor creature.
that's
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From this reading I may seem to you ‘the impersonation of life,’ but my life is the impersonation of waiting, and that’s a poor creature.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I may seem to you ‘the impersonation of life,’ but my life is the impersonation of waiting, and that’s a poor creature.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There would be cats in my home too if I could but get it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I envy you your wife, your home, your child—I was going to say your cat.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading There would be cats in my home too if I could but get it.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading God help us all, and the deil be kind to the hindmost!
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading I may seem to you ‘the impersonation of life,’ but my life is the impersonation of waiting, and that’s a poor creature.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I envy you your wife, your home, your child—I was going to say your cat.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading I envy you your wife, your home, your child—I was going to say your cat.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There would be cats in my home too if I could but get it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I envy you your wife, your home, your child—I was going to say your cat.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I envy you your wife, your home, your child—I was going to say your cat.
