used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
(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 “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading There never was any dispute, and Barney was extremely popular with the driving fraternity.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
Barney
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From this reading There never was any dispute, and Barney was extremely popular with the driving fraternity.
Barney's
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From this reading It was Barney’s habit, now that money flowed in upon him, to deal liberally with his cabmen.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
cabnounUS /kæb/
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading When the date of the wedding was fixed, Barney, on his return to London, took a cab at ten pounds in honour of the forthcoming event.
cabmen
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From this reading It was Barney’s habit, now that money flowed in upon him, to deal liberally with his cabmen.
the specified day of the month
From this reading When the date of the wedding was fixed, Barney, on his return to London, took a cab at ten pounds in honour of the forthcoming event.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading It was Barney’s habit, now that money flowed in upon him, to deal liberally with his cabmen.
disputeverbUS /dɪsˈpjuːt/
take exception to
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
don't
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From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
divisible by two
From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading When the date of the wedding was fixed, Barney, on his return to London, took a cab at ten pounds in honour of the forthcoming event.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading There never was any dispute, and Barney was extremely popular with the driving fraternity.
faresnounUS /ferz/
plural of “fare” — an agenda of things to do
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
five-pound
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From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading When the date of the wedding was fixed, Barney, on his return to London, took a cab at ten pounds in honour of the forthcoming event.
flowedverbUS /floʊd/
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading It was Barney’s habit, now that money flowed in upon him, to deal liberally with his cabmen.
forthcomingadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrθˈkʌmɪŋ/
at ease in talking to others
From this reading When the date of the wedding was fixed, Barney, on his return to London, took a cab at ten pounds in honour of the forthcoming event.
fraternitynounUS /frəˈtɜːrnəti/
a social club for male undergraduates
From this reading There never was any dispute, and Barney was extremely popular with the driving fraternity.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
the act of departing
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
an established custom
From this reading It was Barney’s habit, now that money flowed in upon him, to deal liberally with his cabmen.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
here's
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From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was Barney’s habit, now that money flowed in upon him, to deal liberally with his cabmen.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Barney’s habit, now that money flowed in upon him, to deal liberally with his cabmen.
the state of being honored
From this reading When the date of the wedding was fixed, Barney, on his return to London, took a cab at ten pounds in honour of the forthcoming event.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
I'm
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From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was Barney’s habit, now that money flowed in upon him, to deal liberally with his cabmen.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Barney’s habit, now that money flowed in upon him, to deal liberally with his cabmen.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
liberallyadverbUS /ˈlɪbɜːrəliː/
freely in a nonliteral manner
From this reading It was Barney’s habit, now that money flowed in upon him, to deal liberally with his cabmen.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading When the date of the wedding was fixed, Barney, on his return to London, took a cab at ten pounds in honour of the forthcoming event.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading It was Barney’s habit, now that money flowed in upon him, to deal liberally with his cabmen.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading There never was any dispute, and Barney was extremely popular with the driving fraternity.
not any; not one
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
a brief written record
From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was Barney’s habit, now that money flowed in upon him, to deal liberally with his cabmen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the date of the wedding was fixed, Barney, on his return to London, took a cab at ten pounds in honour of the forthcoming event.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
and nothing more
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading There never was any dispute, and Barney was extremely popular with the driving fraternity.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading When the date of the wedding was fixed, Barney, on his return to London, took a cab at ten pounds in honour of the forthcoming event.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading When the date of the wedding was fixed, Barney, on his return to London, took a cab at ten pounds in honour of the forthcoming event.
express in words
From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
sovereignsnounUS /ˈsɑːvrənz/
plural of “sovereign” — a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading When the date of the wedding was fixed, Barney, on his return to London, took a cab at ten pounds in honour of the forthcoming event.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was Barney’s habit, now that money flowed in upon him, to deal liberally with his cabmen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
in or at that place or location
From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Barney’s habit, now that money flowed in upon him, to deal liberally with his cabmen.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading When the date of the wedding was fixed, Barney, on his return to London, took a cab at ten pounds in honour of the forthcoming event.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was Barney’s habit, now that money flowed in upon him, to deal liberally with his cabmen.
waistcoatnoun
a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Barney’s habit, now that money flowed in upon him, to deal liberally with his cabmen.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading When the date of the wedding was fixed, Barney, on his return to London, took a cab at ten pounds in honour of the forthcoming event.
at the time that
From this reading When the date of the wedding was fixed, Barney, on his return to London, took a cab at ten pounds in honour of the forthcoming event.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was Barney’s habit, now that money flowed in upon him, to deal liberally with his cabmen.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
you're
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From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
