used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Nearly always when people go away for a long time, they come back at Christmas, and bring such lots of nice things with them."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading One December evening, after the opening of Sunshine Hall, Janie was telling little Jack wonderful stories about what people did at Christmas.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading One December evening, after the opening of Sunshine Hall, Janie was telling little Jack wonderful stories about what people did at Christmas.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Nearly always when people go away for a long time, they come back at Christmas, and bring such lots of nice things with them."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Nearly always when people go away for a long time, they come back at Christmas, and bring such lots of nice things with them."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One December evening, after the opening of Sunshine Hall, Janie was telling little Jack wonderful stories about what people did at Christmas.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Nearly always when people go away for a long time, they come back at Christmas, and bring such lots of nice things with them."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Nearly always when people go away for a long time, they come back at Christmas, and bring such lots of nice things with them."
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Nearly always when people go away for a long time, they come back at Christmas, and bring such lots of nice things with them."
a young person of either sex
From this reading "My daddy's gone away," said the child, "mummy said so."
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading One December evening, after the opening of Sunshine Hall, Janie was telling little Jack wonderful stories about what people did at Christmas.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Nearly always when people go away for a long time, they come back at Christmas, and bring such lots of nice things with them."
daddy'snounUS /ˈdædiz/
possessive form of “daddy” — an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "My daddy's gone away," said the child, "mummy said so."
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading One December evening, after the opening of Sunshine Hall, Janie was telling little Jack wonderful stories about what people did at Christmas.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading One December evening, after the opening of Sunshine Hall, Janie was telling little Jack wonderful stories about what people did at Christmas.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading One December evening, after the opening of Sunshine Hall, Janie was telling little Jack wonderful stories about what people did at Christmas.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Nearly always when people go away for a long time, they come back at Christmas, and bring such lots of nice things with them."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Nearly always when people go away for a long time, they come back at Christmas, and bring such lots of nice things with them."
destroyed or killed
From this reading "My daddy's gone away," said the child, "mummy said so."
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading One December evening, after the opening of Sunshine Hall, Janie was telling little Jack wonderful stories about what people did at Christmas.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, I know he has," said the slow-witted Janie.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, I know he has," said the slow-witted Janie.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I know he has," said the slow-witted Janie.
a small worthless amount
From this reading One December evening, after the opening of Sunshine Hall, Janie was telling little Jack wonderful stories about what people did at Christmas.
Janie
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From this reading One December evening, after the opening of Sunshine Hall, Janie was telling little Jack wonderful stories about what people did at Christmas.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Yes, I know he has," said the slow-witted Janie.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading One December evening, after the opening of Sunshine Hall, Janie was telling little Jack wonderful stories about what people did at Christmas.
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 "Nearly always when people go away for a long time, they come back at Christmas, and bring such lots of nice things with them."
a large number or amount
From this reading "Nearly always when people go away for a long time, they come back at Christmas, and bring such lots of nice things with them."
mummynounUS /ˈmʌmi/
informal terms for a mother
From this reading "My daddy's gone away," said the child, "mummy said so."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My daddy's gone away," said the child, "mummy said so."
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "Nearly always when people go away for a long time, they come back at Christmas, and bring such lots of nice things with them."
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "Nearly always when people go away for a long time, they come back at Christmas, and bring such lots of nice things with them."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One December evening, after the opening of Sunshine Hall, Janie was telling little Jack wonderful stories about what people did at Christmas.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One December evening, after the opening of Sunshine Hall, Janie was telling little Jack wonderful stories about what people did at Christmas.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading One December evening, after the opening of Sunshine Hall, Janie was telling little Jack wonderful stories about what people did at Christmas.
PARTNERSnounUS /ˈpɑːrtnərz/
plural of “partner” — a person's partner in marriage
From this reading PARTNERS!
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading One December evening, after the opening of Sunshine Hall, Janie was telling little Jack wonderful stories about what people did at Christmas.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "My daddy's gone away," said the child, "mummy said so."
slow-wittedadjective
retarded in intellectual development
From this reading "Yes, I know he has," said the slow-witted Janie.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "My daddy's gone away," said the child, "mummy said so."
plural of “story” — 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 One December evening, after the opening of Sunshine Hall, Janie was telling little Jack wonderful stories about what people did at Christmas.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Nearly always when people go away for a long time, they come back at Christmas, and bring such lots of nice things with them."
the rays of the sun
From this reading One December evening, after the opening of Sunshine Hall, Janie was telling little Jack wonderful stories about what people did at Christmas.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading One December evening, after the opening of Sunshine Hall, Janie was telling little Jack wonderful stories about what people did at Christmas.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One December evening, after the opening of Sunshine Hall, Janie was telling little Jack wonderful stories about what people did at Christmas.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Nearly always when people go away for a long time, they come back at Christmas, and bring such lots of nice things with them."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Nearly always when people go away for a long time, they come back at Christmas, and bring such lots of nice things with them."
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Nearly always when people go away for a long time, they come back at Christmas, and bring such lots of nice things with them."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Nearly always when people go away for a long time, they come back at Christmas, and bring such lots of nice things with them."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One December evening, after the opening of Sunshine Hall, Janie was telling little Jack wonderful stories about what people did at Christmas.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading One December evening, after the opening of Sunshine Hall, Janie was telling little Jack wonderful stories about what people did at Christmas.
at the time that
From this reading "Nearly always when people go away for a long time, they come back at Christmas, and bring such lots of nice things with them."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Nearly always when people go away for a long time, they come back at Christmas, and bring such lots of nice things with them."
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading One December evening, after the opening of Sunshine Hall, Janie was telling little Jack wonderful stories about what people did at Christmas.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I know he has," said the slow-witted Janie.
