(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 He said he knew all the time I was driving too fast and hurting something, and thought he had proved it by the cylinders being hot--as though they aren't always hot.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading He said he knew all the time I was driving too fast and hurting something, and thought he had proved it by the cylinders being hot--as though they aren't always hot.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He said he knew all the time I was driving too fast and hurting something, and thought he had proved it by the cylinders being hot--as though they aren't always hot.
eagerly desirous
From this reading Finally I got so desperate that I sat down and cried, while he nursed his hand and said we ought to desert the machine and go home, and that papa would be anxious if we didn't turn up to lunch.
aren't
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From this reading He said he knew all the time I was driving too fast and hurting something, and thought he had proved it by the cylinders being hot--as though they aren't always hot.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He said he knew all the time I was driving too fast and hurting something, and thought he had proved it by the cylinders being hot--as though they aren't always hot.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading It was awful how stupid he was and helpless and disagreeable.
back-fired
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From this reading He couldn't even crank properly and the engine back-fired on him and hurt his hand.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Finally I got so desperate that I sat down and cried, while he nursed his hand and said we ought to desert the machine and go home, and that papa would be anxious if we didn't turn up to lunch.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If I had been out of patience with him before, imagine what I felt then!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading If I had been out of patience with him before, imagine what I felt then!
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He said he knew all the time I was driving too fast and hurting something, and thought he had proved it by the cylinders being hot--as though they aren't always hot.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He said he knew all the time I was driving too fast and hurting something, and thought he had proved it by the cylinders being hot--as though they aren't always hot.
couldn't
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From this reading He couldn't even crank properly and the engine back-fired on him and hurt his hand.
crankverbUS /kræŋk/
travel along a zigzag path
From this reading He couldn't even crank properly and the engine back-fired on him and hurt his hand.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Finally I got so desperate that I sat down and cried, while he nursed his hand and said we ought to desert the machine and go home, and that papa would be anxious if we didn't turn up to lunch.
cylindersnounUS /ˈsɪləndərz/
plural of “cylinder” — a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
From this reading He said he knew all the time I was driving too fast and hurting something, and thought he had proved it by the cylinders being hot--as though they aren't always hot.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading Finally I got so desperate that I sat down and cried, while he nursed his hand and said we ought to desert the machine and go home, and that papa would be anxious if we didn't turn up to lunch.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading Finally I got so desperate that I sat down and cried, while he nursed his hand and said we ought to desert the machine and go home, and that papa would be anxious if we didn't turn up to lunch.
didn't
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From this reading Finally I got so desperate that I sat down and cried, while he nursed his hand and said we ought to desert the machine and go home, and that papa would be anxious if we didn't turn up to lunch.
disagreeableadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbəl/
not to your liking
From this reading It was awful how stupid he was and helpless and disagreeable.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Finally I got so desperate that I sat down and cried, while he nursed his hand and said we ought to desert the machine and go home, and that papa would be anxious if we didn't turn up to lunch.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading He said he knew all the time I was driving too fast and hurting something, and thought he had proved it by the cylinders being hot--as though they aren't always hot.
enginenounUS /ˈendʒən/
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading He couldn't even crank properly and the engine back-fired on him and hurt his hand.
divisible by two
From this reading He couldn't even crank properly and the engine back-fired on him and hurt his hand.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading He said he knew all the time I was driving too fast and hurting something, and thought he had proved it by the cylinders being hot--as though they aren't always hot.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading If I had been out of patience with him before, imagine what I felt then!
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Finally I got so desperate that I sat down and cried, while he nursed his hand and said we ought to desert the machine and go home, and that papa would be anxious if we didn't turn up to lunch.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Finally I got so desperate that I sat down and cried, while he nursed his hand and said we ought to desert the machine and go home, and that papa would be anxious if we didn't turn up to lunch.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Finally I got so desperate that I sat down and cried, while he nursed his hand and said we ought to desert the machine and go home, and that papa would be anxious if we didn't turn up to lunch.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If I had been out of patience with him before, imagine what I felt then!
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He couldn't even crank properly and the engine back-fired on him and hurt his hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said he knew all the time I was driving too fast and hurting something, and thought he had proved it by the cylinders being hot--as though they aren't always hot.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading It was awful how stupid he was and helpless and disagreeable.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If I had been out of patience with him before, imagine what I felt then!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He couldn't even crank properly and the engine back-fired on him and hurt his hand.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Finally I got so desperate that I sat down and cried, while he nursed his hand and said we ought to desert the machine and go home, and that papa would be anxious if we didn't turn up to lunch.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading He said he knew all the time I was driving too fast and hurting something, and thought he had proved it by the cylinders being hot--as though they aren't always hot.
how
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From this reading It was awful how stupid he was and helpless and disagreeable.
be the source of pain
From this reading He couldn't even crank properly and the engine back-fired on him and hurt his hand.
hurtingnounUS /ˈhɜːrtɪŋ/
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading He said he knew all the time I was driving too fast and hurting something, and thought he had proved it by the cylinders being hot--as though they aren't always hot.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I had been out of patience with him before, imagine what I felt then!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I had been out of patience with him before, imagine what I felt then!
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading If I had been out of patience with him before, imagine what I felt then!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He said he knew all the time I was driving too fast and hurting something, and thought he had proved it by the cylinders being hot--as though they aren't always hot.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He said he knew all the time I was driving too fast and hurting something, and thought he had proved it by the cylinders being hot--as though they aren't always hot.
take the midday meal
From this reading Finally I got so desperate that I sat down and cried, while he nursed his hand and said we ought to desert the machine and go home, and that papa would be anxious if we didn't turn up to lunch.
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading Finally I got so desperate that I sat down and cried, while he nursed his hand and said we ought to desert the machine and go home, and that papa would be anxious if we didn't turn up to lunch.
nursedadjectiveUS /nɜːrst/
(of an infant) breast-fed
From this reading Finally I got so desperate that I sat down and cried, while he nursed his hand and said we ought to desert the machine and go home, and that papa would be anxious if we didn't turn up to lunch.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If I had been out of patience with him before, imagine what I felt then!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He couldn't even crank properly and the engine back-fired on him and hurt his hand.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Finally I got so desperate that I sat down and cried, while he nursed his hand and said we ought to desert the machine and go home, and that papa would be anxious if we didn't turn up to lunch.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading If I had been out of patience with him before, imagine what I felt then!
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Finally I got so desperate that I sat down and cried, while he nursed his hand and said we ought to desert the machine and go home, and that papa would be anxious if we didn't turn up to lunch.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading If I had been out of patience with him before, imagine what I felt then!
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading He couldn't even crank properly and the engine back-fired on him and hurt his hand.
established beyond doubt
From this reading He said he knew all the time I was driving too fast and hurting something, and thought he had proved it by the cylinders being hot--as though they aren't always hot.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He said he knew all the time I was driving too fast and hurting something, and thought he had proved it by the cylinders being hot--as though they aren't always hot.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Finally I got so desperate that I sat down and cried, while he nursed his hand and said we ought to desert the machine and go home, and that papa would be anxious if we didn't turn up to lunch.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Finally I got so desperate that I sat down and cried, while he nursed his hand and said we ought to desert the machine and go home, and that papa would be anxious if we didn't turn up to lunch.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He said he knew all the time I was driving too fast and hurting something, and thought he had proved it by the cylinders being hot--as though they aren't always hot.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading It was awful how stupid he was and helpless and disagreeable.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Finally I got so desperate that I sat down and cried, while he nursed his hand and said we ought to desert the machine and go home, and that papa would be anxious if we didn't turn up to lunch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He said he knew all the time I was driving too fast and hurting something, and thought he had proved it by the cylinders being hot--as though they aren't always hot.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading If I had been out of patience with him before, imagine what I felt then!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said he knew all the time I was driving too fast and hurting something, and thought he had proved it by the cylinders being hot--as though they aren't always hot.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He said he knew all the time I was driving too fast and hurting something, and thought he had proved it by the cylinders being hot--as though they aren't always hot.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He said he knew all the time I was driving too fast and hurting something, and thought he had proved it by the cylinders being hot--as though they aren't always hot.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He said he knew all the time I was driving too fast and hurting something, and thought he had proved it by the cylinders being hot--as though they aren't always hot.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Finally I got so desperate that I sat down and cried, while he nursed his hand and said we ought to desert the machine and go home, and that papa would be anxious if we didn't turn up to lunch.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He said he knew all the time I was driving too fast and hurting something, and thought he had proved it by the cylinders being hot--as though they aren't always hot.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Finally I got so desperate that I sat down and cried, while he nursed his hand and said we ought to desert the machine and go home, and that papa would be anxious if we didn't turn up to lunch.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Finally I got so desperate that I sat down and cried, while he nursed his hand and said we ought to desert the machine and go home, and that papa would be anxious if we didn't turn up to lunch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He said he knew all the time I was driving too fast and hurting something, and thought he had proved it by the cylinders being hot--as though they aren't always hot.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Finally I got so desperate that I sat down and cried, while he nursed his hand and said we ought to desert the machine and go home, and that papa would be anxious if we didn't turn up to lunch.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If I had been out of patience with him before, imagine what I felt then!
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Finally I got so desperate that I sat down and cried, while he nursed his hand and said we ought to desert the machine and go home, and that papa would be anxious if we didn't turn up to lunch.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If I had been out of patience with him before, imagine what I felt then!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Finally I got so desperate that I sat down and cried, while he nursed his hand and said we ought to desert the machine and go home, and that papa would be anxious if we didn't turn up to lunch.
