used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have fixed up a nice home for myself here, under the floor of the barn, and the youngsters may come as soon as they like.
(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 However, it went pretty well and we escaped all right, as you see, because the case was not unpacked at once.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading However, it went pretty well and we escaped all right, as you see, because the case was not unpacked at once.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading So I was particularly frightened lest they should arrive during the journey.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading However, it went pretty well and we escaped all right, as you see, because the case was not unpacked at once.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading However, it went pretty well and we escaped all right, as you see, because the case was not unpacked at once.
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading I have fixed up a nice home for myself here, under the floor of the barn, and the youngsters may come as soon as they like.
for the reason that
From this reading However, it went pretty well and we escaped all right, as you see, because the case was not unpacked at once.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Well, even if it had been, I daresay I should have managed to jump past them.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading But it's better as it is.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it's better as it is.
an occurrence of something
From this reading However, it went pretty well and we escaped all right, as you see, because the case was not unpacked at once.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I have fixed up a nice home for myself here, under the floor of the barn, and the youngsters may come as soon as they like.
daresay
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From this reading Well, even if it had been, I daresay I should have managed to jump past them.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading So I was particularly frightened lest they should arrive during the journey.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading However, it went pretty well and we escaped all right, as you see, because the case was not unpacked at once.
divisible by two
From this reading Well, even if it had been, I daresay I should have managed to jump past them.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading I have fixed up a nice home for myself here, under the floor of the barn, and the youngsters may come as soon as they like.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading I have fixed up a nice home for myself here, under the floor of the barn, and the youngsters may come as soon as they like.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have fixed up a nice home for myself here, under the floor of the barn, and the youngsters may come as soon as they like.
made afraid
From this reading So I was particularly frightened lest they should arrive during the journey.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Well, even if it had been, I daresay I should have managed to jump past them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Well, even if it had been, I daresay I should have managed to jump past them.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I have fixed up a nice home for myself here, under the floor of the barn, and the youngsters may come as soon as they like.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I have fixed up a nice home for myself here, under the floor of the barn, and the youngsters may come as soon as they like.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, it went pretty well and we escaped all right, as you see, because the case was not unpacked at once.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So I was particularly frightened lest they should arrive during the journey.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Well, even if it had been, I daresay I should have managed to jump past them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it's better as it is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading However, it went pretty well and we escaped all right, as you see, because the case was not unpacked at once.
it's
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From this reading But it's better as it is.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading So I was particularly frightened lest they should arrive during the journey.
jumpverbUS /dʒʌmp/
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Well, even if it had been, I daresay I should have managed to jump past them.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading So I was particularly frightened lest they should arrive during the journey.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I have fixed up a nice home for myself here, under the floor of the barn, and the youngsters may come as soon as they like.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading Well, even if it had been, I daresay I should have managed to jump past them.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I have fixed up a nice home for myself here, under the floor of the barn, and the youngsters may come as soon as they like.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I have fixed up a nice home for myself here, under the floor of the barn, and the youngsters may come as soon as they like.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading I have fixed up a nice home for myself here, under the floor of the barn, and the youngsters may come as soon as they like.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading However, it went pretty well and we escaped all right, as you see, because the case was not unpacked at once.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have fixed up a nice home for myself here, under the floor of the barn, and the youngsters may come as soon as they like.
on one occasion
From this reading However, it went pretty well and we escaped all right, as you see, because the case was not unpacked at once.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading So I was particularly frightened lest they should arrive during the journey.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Well, even if it had been, I daresay I should have managed to jump past them.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading However, it went pretty well and we escaped all right, as you see, because the case was not unpacked at once.
precisely, exactly
From this reading However, it went pretty well and we escaped all right, as you see, because the case was not unpacked at once.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading However, it went pretty well and we escaped all right, as you see, because the case was not unpacked at once.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading So I was particularly frightened lest they should arrive during the journey.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I was particularly frightened lest they should arrive during the journey.
in the near future
From this reading I have fixed up a nice home for myself here, under the floor of the barn, and the youngsters may come as soon as they like.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So I was particularly frightened lest they should arrive during the journey.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Well, even if it had been, I daresay I should have managed to jump past them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So I was particularly frightened lest they should arrive during the journey.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, even if it had been, I daresay I should have managed to jump past them.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I have fixed up a nice home for myself here, under the floor of the barn, and the youngsters may come as soon as they like.
unpackedverbUS /ənˈpækt/
past form of “unpack” — remove from its packing
From this reading However, it went pretty well and we escaped all right, as you see, because the case was not unpacked at once.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I have fixed up a nice home for myself here, under the floor of the barn, and the youngsters may come as soon as they like.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So I was particularly frightened lest they should arrive during the journey.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading However, it went pretty well and we escaped all right, as you see, because the case was not unpacked at once.
(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 However, it went pretty well and we escaped all right, as you see, because the case was not unpacked at once.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading However, it went pretty well and we escaped all right, as you see, because the case was not unpacked at once.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading However, it went pretty well and we escaped all right, as you see, because the case was not unpacked at once.
youngstersnounUS /ˈjʌŋstərz/
plural of “youngster” — a young person of either sex
From this reading I have fixed up a nice home for myself here, under the floor of the barn, and the youngsters may come as soon as they like.
