used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Even the good priest who plays me to you so glibly doesn't understand what I am talking about half so well as _you_ do, who can't read a word I write!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Even the good priest who plays me to you so glibly doesn't understand what I am talking about half so well as _you_ do, who can't read a word I write!
(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 And all through her, your ears, like your remaining eye, are worth a hatful of the common kind--and some day it will be the same with your heart and brain...."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Even the good priest who plays me to you so glibly doesn't understand what I am talking about half so well as _you_ do, who can't read a word I write!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And all through her, your ears, like your remaining eye, are worth a hatful of the common kind--and some day it will be the same with your heart and brain...."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And all through her, your ears, like your remaining eye, are worth a hatful of the common kind--and some day it will be the same with your heart and brain...."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Even the good priest who plays me to you so glibly doesn't understand what I am talking about half so well as _you_ do, who can't read a word I write!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You learned it as you sucked at your sweet young mother's breast, my poor love-child!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And all through her, your ears, like your remaining eye, are worth a hatful of the common kind--and some day it will be the same with your heart and brain...."
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading He had to learn my language note by note from the best music-master in Brussels.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading And all through her, your ears, like your remaining eye, are worth a hatful of the common kind--and some day it will be the same with your heart and brain...."
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading You learned it as you sucked at your sweet young mother's breast, my poor love-child!
BrusselsnounUS /ˈbrʌsəlz/
the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
From this reading He had to learn my language note by note from the best music-master in Brussels.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had to learn my language note by note from the best music-master in Brussels.
can't
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From this reading "Even the good priest who plays me to you so glibly doesn't understand what I am talking about half so well as _you_ do, who can't read a word I write!
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading And all through her, your ears, like your remaining eye, are worth a hatful of the common kind--and some day it will be the same with your heart and brain...."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And all through her, your ears, like your remaining eye, are worth a hatful of the common kind--and some day it will be the same with your heart and brain...."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Even the good priest who plays me to you so glibly doesn't understand what I am talking about half so well as _you_ do, who can't read a word I write!
doesn't
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From this reading "Even the good priest who plays me to you so glibly doesn't understand what I am talking about half so well as _you_ do, who can't read a word I write!
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading And all through her, your ears, like your remaining eye, are worth a hatful of the common kind--and some day it will be the same with your heart and brain...."
divisible by two
From this reading "Even the good priest who plays me to you so glibly doesn't understand what I am talking about half so well as _you_ do, who can't read a word I write!
the organ of sight
From this reading And all through her, your ears, like your remaining eye, are worth a hatful of the common kind--and some day it will be the same with your heart and brain...."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had to learn my language note by note from the best music-master in Brussels.
gliblyadverbUS /ˈɡlɪbli/
with superficial plausibility
From this reading "Even the good priest who plays me to you so glibly doesn't understand what I am talking about half so well as _you_ do, who can't read a word I write!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Even the good priest who plays me to you so glibly doesn't understand what I am talking about half so well as _you_ do, who can't read a word I write!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had to learn my language note by note from the best music-master in Brussels.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "Even the good priest who plays me to you so glibly doesn't understand what I am talking about half so well as _you_ do, who can't read a word I write!
hatfulnoun
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading And all through her, your ears, like your remaining eye, are worth a hatful of the common kind--and some day it will be the same with your heart and brain...."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had to learn my language note by note from the best music-master in Brussels.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading And all through her, your ears, like your remaining eye, are worth a hatful of the common kind--and some day it will be the same with your heart and brain...."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And all through her, your ears, like your remaining eye, are worth a hatful of the common kind--and some day it will be the same with your heart and brain...."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Even the good priest who plays me to you so glibly doesn't understand what I am talking about half so well as _you_ do, who can't read a word I write!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had to learn my language note by note from the best music-master in Brussels.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You learned it as you sucked at your sweet young mother's breast, my poor love-child!
It's
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From this reading It's your mother-tongue!
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading And all through her, your ears, like your remaining eye, are worth a hatful of the common kind--and some day it will be the same with your heart and brain...."
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading He had to learn my language note by note from the best music-master in Brussels.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading He had to learn my language note by note from the best music-master in Brussels.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading You learned it as you sucked at your sweet young mother's breast, my poor love-child!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And all through her, your ears, like your remaining eye, are worth a hatful of the common kind--and some day it will be the same with your heart and brain...."
love-child
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From this reading You learned it as you sucked at your sweet young mother's breast, my poor love-child!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Even the good priest who plays me to you so glibly doesn't understand what I am talking about half so well as _you_ do, who can't read a word I write!
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading You learned it as you sucked at your sweet young mother's breast, my poor love-child!
mother-tongue
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From this reading It's your mother-tongue!
music-master
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From this reading He had to learn my language note by note from the best music-master in Brussels.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He had to learn my language note by note from the best music-master in Brussels.
a brief written record
From this reading He had to learn my language note by note from the best music-master in Brussels.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And all through her, your ears, like your remaining eye, are worth a hatful of the common kind--and some day it will be the same with your heart and brain...."
playsnounUS /pleɪz/
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading "Even the good priest who plays me to you so glibly doesn't understand what I am talking about half so well as _you_ do, who can't read a word I write!
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading You learned it as you sucked at your sweet young mother's breast, my poor love-child!
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading "Even the good priest who plays me to you so glibly doesn't understand what I am talking about half so well as _you_ do, who can't read a word I write!
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "Even the good priest who plays me to you so glibly doesn't understand what I am talking about half so well as _you_ do, who can't read a word I write!
not used up
From this reading And all through her, your ears, like your remaining eye, are worth a hatful of the common kind--and some day it will be the same with your heart and brain...."
Identical; not different.
From this reading And all through her, your ears, like your remaining eye, are worth a hatful of the common kind--and some day it will be the same with your heart and brain...."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Even the good priest who plays me to you so glibly doesn't understand what I am talking about half so well as _you_ do, who can't read a word I write!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And all through her, your ears, like your remaining eye, are worth a hatful of the common kind--and some day it will be the same with your heart and brain...."
suckedverbUS /sʌkt/
past form of “suck” — draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth
From this reading You learned it as you sucked at your sweet young mother's breast, my poor love-child!
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading You learned it as you sucked at your sweet young mother's breast, my poor love-child!
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading "Even the good priest who plays me to you so glibly doesn't understand what I am talking about half so well as _you_ do, who can't read a word I write!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Even the good priest who plays me to you so glibly doesn't understand what I am talking about half so well as _you_ do, who can't read a word I write!
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading And all through her, your ears, like your remaining eye, are worth a hatful of the common kind--and some day it will be the same with your heart and brain...."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Even the good priest who plays me to you so glibly doesn't understand what I am talking about half so well as _you_ do, who can't read a word I write!
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "Even the good priest who plays me to you so glibly doesn't understand what I am talking about half so well as _you_ do, who can't read a word I write!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Even the good priest who plays me to you so glibly doesn't understand what I am talking about half so well as _you_ do, who can't read a word I write!
used to ask for information about something
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which person or people
From this reading "Even the good priest who plays me to you so glibly doesn't understand what I am talking about half so well as _you_ do, who can't read a word I write!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And all through her, your ears, like your remaining eye, are worth a hatful of the common kind--and some day it will be the same with your heart and brain...."
in the company of; together with
From this reading And all through her, your ears, like your remaining eye, are worth a hatful of the common kind--and some day it will be the same with your heart and brain...."
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "Even the good priest who plays me to you so glibly doesn't understand what I am talking about half so well as _you_ do, who can't read a word I write!
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading And all through her, your ears, like your remaining eye, are worth a hatful of the common kind--and some day it will be the same with your heart and brain...."
produce a literary work
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the person or people being spoken to
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(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading You learned it as you sucked at your sweet young mother's breast, my poor love-child!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It's your mother-tongue!
