used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _The Making of a Friend_ We nodded as we passed each day And smiled and went along our way; I knew his name, and he knew mine, But neither of us made a sign That we possessed a common tie; We barely spoke as we passed by.
in the past
From this reading His gentle ways I didn't know, Or I'd have claimed him long ago.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading _The Making of a Friend_ We nodded as we passed each day And smiled and went along our way; I knew his name, and he knew mine, But neither of us made a sign That we possessed a common tie; We barely spoke as we passed by.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Making of a Friend_ We nodded as we passed each day And smiled and went along our way; I knew his name, and he knew mine, But neither of us made a sign That we possessed a common tie; We barely spoke as we passed by.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _The Making of a Friend_ We nodded as we passed each day And smiled and went along our way; I knew his name, and he knew mine, But neither of us made a sign That we possessed a common tie; We barely spoke as we passed by.
barelyadverbUS /ˈberli/
only a very short time before
From this reading _The Making of a Friend_ We nodded as we passed each day And smiled and went along our way; I knew his name, and he knew mine, But neither of us made a sign That we possessed a common tie; We barely spoke as we passed by.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading The splendid soul within his breast I never saw.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _The Making of a Friend_ We nodded as we passed each day And smiled and went along our way; I knew his name, and he knew mine, But neither of us made a sign That we possessed a common tie; We barely spoke as we passed by.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _The Making of a Friend_ We nodded as we passed each day And smiled and went along our way; I knew his name, and he knew mine, But neither of us made a sign That we possessed a common tie; We barely spoke as we passed by.
claimedverbUS /kleɪmd/
past form of “claim” — assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
From this reading His gentle ways I didn't know, Or I'd have claimed him long ago.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading _The Making of a Friend_ We nodded as we passed each day And smiled and went along our way; I knew his name, and he knew mine, But neither of us made a sign That we possessed a common tie; We barely spoke as we passed by.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading _The Making of a Friend_ We nodded as we passed each day And smiled and went along our way; I knew his name, and he knew mine, But neither of us made a sign That we possessed a common tie; We barely spoke as we passed by.
deedsnounUS /diːdz/
performance of moral or religious acts
From this reading From me were hid The many kindly deeds he did.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading From me were hid The many kindly deeds he did.
didn't
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From this reading His gentle ways I didn't know, Or I'd have claimed him long ago.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading _The Making of a Friend_ We nodded as we passed each day And smiled and went along our way; I knew his name, and he knew mine, But neither of us made a sign That we possessed a common tie; We barely spoke as we passed by.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading How fine he was I never guessed.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading _The Making of a Friend_ We nodded as we passed each day And smiled and went along our way; I knew his name, and he knew mine, But neither of us made a sign That we possessed a common tie; We barely spoke as we passed by.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From me were hid The many kindly deeds he did.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading His gentle ways I didn't know, Or I'd have claimed him long ago.
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading How fine he was I never guessed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His gentle ways I didn't know, Or I'd have claimed him long ago.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _The Making of a Friend_ We nodded as we passed each day And smiled and went along our way; I knew his name, and he knew mine, But neither of us made a sign That we possessed a common tie; We barely spoke as we passed by.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading From me were hid The many kindly deeds he did.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His gentle ways I didn't know, Or I'd have claimed him long ago.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _The Making of a Friend_ We nodded as we passed each day And smiled and went along our way; I knew his name, and he knew mine, But neither of us made a sign That we possessed a common tie; We barely spoke as we passed by.
How
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From this reading How fine he was I never guessed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _The Making of a Friend_ We nodded as we passed each day And smiled and went along our way; I knew his name, and he knew mine, But neither of us made a sign That we possessed a common tie; We barely spoke as we passed by.
I'd
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From this reading His gentle ways I didn't know, Or I'd have claimed him long ago.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading From me were hid The many kindly deeds he did.
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 _The Making of a Friend_ We nodded as we passed each day And smiled and went along our way; I knew his name, and he knew mine, But neither of us made a sign That we possessed a common tie; We barely spoke as we passed by.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading His gentle ways I didn't know, Or I'd have claimed him long ago.
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 His gentle ways I didn't know, Or I'd have claimed him long ago.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading _The Making of a Friend_ We nodded as we passed each day And smiled and went along our way; I knew his name, and he knew mine, But neither of us made a sign That we possessed a common tie; We barely spoke as we passed by.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading _The Making of a Friend_ We nodded as we passed each day And smiled and went along our way; I knew his name, and he knew mine, But neither of us made a sign That we possessed a common tie; We barely spoke as we passed by.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading From me were hid The many kindly deeds he did.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From me were hid The many kindly deeds he did.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _The Making of a Friend_ We nodded as we passed each day And smiled and went along our way; I knew his name, and he knew mine, But neither of us made a sign That we possessed a common tie; We barely spoke as we passed by.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading _The Making of a Friend_ We nodded as we passed each day And smiled and went along our way; I knew his name, and he knew mine, But neither of us made a sign That we possessed a common tie; We barely spoke as we passed by.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading _The Making of a Friend_ We nodded as we passed each day And smiled and went along our way; I knew his name, and he knew mine, But neither of us made a sign That we possessed a common tie; We barely spoke as we passed by.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading How fine he was I never guessed.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading _The Making of a Friend_ We nodded as we passed each day And smiled and went along our way; I knew his name, and he knew mine, But neither of us made a sign That we possessed a common tie; We barely spoke as we passed by.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Making of a Friend_ We nodded as we passed each day And smiled and went along our way; I knew his name, and he knew mine, But neither of us made a sign That we possessed a common tie; We barely spoke as we passed by.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His gentle ways I didn't know, Or I'd have claimed him long ago.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _The Making of a Friend_ We nodded as we passed each day And smiled and went along our way; I knew his name, and he knew mine, But neither of us made a sign That we possessed a common tie; We barely spoke as we passed by.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading _The Making of a Friend_ We nodded as we passed each day And smiled and went along our way; I knew his name, and he knew mine, But neither of us made a sign That we possessed a common tie; We barely spoke as we passed by.
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading _The Making of a Friend_ We nodded as we passed each day And smiled and went along our way; I knew his name, and he knew mine, But neither of us made a sign That we possessed a common tie; We barely spoke as we passed by.
cut with a saw
From this reading The splendid soul within his breast I never saw.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading _The Making of a Friend_ We nodded as we passed each day And smiled and went along our way; I knew his name, and he knew mine, But neither of us made a sign That we possessed a common tie; We barely spoke as we passed by.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading _The Making of a Friend_ We nodded as we passed each day And smiled and went along our way; I knew his name, and he knew mine, But neither of us made a sign That we possessed a common tie; We barely spoke as we passed by.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading The splendid soul within his breast I never saw.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading The splendid soul within his breast I never saw.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading _The Making of a Friend_ We nodded as we passed each day And smiled and went along our way; I knew his name, and he knew mine, But neither of us made a sign That we possessed a common tie; We barely spoke as we passed by.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _The Making of a Friend_ We nodded as we passed each day And smiled and went along our way; I knew his name, and he knew mine, But neither of us made a sign That we possessed a common tie; We barely spoke as we passed by.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Making of a Friend_ We nodded as we passed each day And smiled and went along our way; I knew his name, and he knew mine, But neither of us made a sign That we possessed a common tie; We barely spoke as we passed by.
tienounUS /taɪ/
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading _The Making of a Friend_ We nodded as we passed each day And smiled and went along our way; I knew his name, and he knew mine, But neither of us made a sign That we possessed a common tie; We barely spoke as we passed by.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _The Making of a Friend_ We nodded as we passed each day And smiled and went along our way; I knew his name, and he knew mine, But neither of us made a sign That we possessed a common tie; We barely spoke as we passed by.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How fine he was I never guessed.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading _The Making of a Friend_ We nodded as we passed each day And smiled and went along our way; I knew his name, and he knew mine, But neither of us made a sign That we possessed a common tie; We barely spoke as we passed by.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading His gentle ways I didn't know, Or I'd have claimed him long ago.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _The Making of a Friend_ We nodded as we passed each day And smiled and went along our way; I knew his name, and he knew mine, But neither of us made a sign That we possessed a common tie; We barely spoke as we passed by.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _The Making of a Friend_ We nodded as we passed each day And smiled and went along our way; I knew his name, and he knew mine, But neither of us made a sign That we possessed a common tie; We barely spoke as we passed by.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From me were hid The many kindly deeds he did.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The splendid soul within his breast I never saw.
