used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It's a fine day, and they'll just have tea, and perhaps--sing a little, and they don't get treats often this time of year."
(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 "We all 'oped you'd see no harm in it, Mrs. Morrison.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It's a fine day, and they'll just have tea, and perhaps--sing a little, and they don't get treats often this time of year."
at or in or to any place
From this reading "Why, it's disgraceful--disgraceful anywhere to have a treat on a Sunday; but in a parish like this it is scandalous.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Why, it's disgraceful--disgraceful anywhere to have a treat on a Sunday; but in a parish like this it is scandalous.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It's a fine day, and they'll just have tea, and perhaps--sing a little, and they don't get treats often this time of year."
disgracefuladjectiveUS /dɪsˈɡreɪsfəl/
giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
From this reading "Why, it's disgraceful--disgraceful anywhere to have a treat on a Sunday; but in a parish like this it is scandalous.
don't
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From this reading It's a fine day, and they'll just have tea, and perhaps--sing a little, and they don't get treats often this time of year."
every person
From this reading When Lady Shuttleworth hears of it I quite expect she'll give everybody notice to quit."
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading When Lady Shuttleworth hears of it I quite expect she'll give everybody notice to quit."
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading It's a fine day, and they'll just have tea, and perhaps--sing a little, and they don't get treats often this time of year."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It's a fine day, and they'll just have tea, and perhaps--sing a little, and they don't get treats often this time of year."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading When Lady Shuttleworth hears of it I quite expect she'll give everybody notice to quit."
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading "We all 'oped you'd see no harm in it, Mrs. Morrison.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It's a fine day, and they'll just have tea, and perhaps--sing a little, and they don't get treats often this time of year."
hearsverbUS /hiːrz/
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading When Lady Shuttleworth hears of it I quite expect she'll give everybody notice to quit."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When Lady Shuttleworth hears of it I quite expect she'll give everybody notice to quit."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We all 'oped you'd see no harm in it, Mrs. Morrison.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why, it's disgraceful--disgraceful anywhere to have a treat on a Sunday; but in a parish like this it is scandalous.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We all 'oped you'd see no harm in it, Mrs. Morrison.
It's
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From this reading It's a fine day, and they'll just have tea, and perhaps--sing a little, and they don't get treats often this time of year."
and nothing more
From this reading It's a fine day, and they'll just have tea, and perhaps--sing a little, and they don't get treats often this time of year."
a polite name for any woman
From this reading When Lady Shuttleworth hears of it I quite expect she'll give everybody notice to quit."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Why, it's disgraceful--disgraceful anywhere to have a treat on a Sunday; but in a parish like this it is scandalous.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It's a fine day, and they'll just have tea, and perhaps--sing a little, and they don't get treats often this time of year."
MorrisonnounUS /ˈmɔːrɪsən/
United States rock singer (1943-1971)
From this reading "We all 'oped you'd see no harm in it, Mrs. Morrison.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "We all 'oped you'd see no harm in it, Mrs. Morrison.
not any; not one
From this reading "We all 'oped you'd see no harm in it, Mrs. Morrison.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading When Lady Shuttleworth hears of it I quite expect she'll give everybody notice to quit."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It's a fine day, and they'll just have tea, and perhaps--sing a little, and they don't get treats often this time of year."
many times at short intervals
From this reading It's a fine day, and they'll just have tea, and perhaps--sing a little, and they don't get treats often this time of year."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Why, it's disgraceful--disgraceful anywhere to have a treat on a Sunday; but in a parish like this it is scandalous.
oped
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From this reading "We all 'oped you'd see no harm in it, Mrs. Morrison.
parishnounUS /ˈpærɪʃ/
a local church community
From this reading "Why, it's disgraceful--disgraceful anywhere to have a treat on a Sunday; but in a parish like this it is scandalous.
by chance
From this reading It's a fine day, and they'll just have tea, and perhaps--sing a little, and they don't get treats often this time of year."
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading When Lady Shuttleworth hears of it I quite expect she'll give everybody notice to quit."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading When Lady Shuttleworth hears of it I quite expect she'll give everybody notice to quit."
scandalousadjectiveUS /ˈskændələs/
giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
From this reading "Why, it's disgraceful--disgraceful anywhere to have a treat on a Sunday; but in a parish like this it is scandalous.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "We all 'oped you'd see no harm in it, Mrs. Morrison.
she'll
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From this reading When Lady Shuttleworth hears of it I quite expect she'll give everybody notice to quit."
Shuttleworth
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From this reading When Lady Shuttleworth hears of it I quite expect she'll give everybody notice to quit."
deliver by singing
From this reading It's a fine day, and they'll just have tea, and perhaps--sing a little, and they don't get treats often this time of year."
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading "Why, it's disgraceful--disgraceful anywhere to have a treat on a Sunday; but in a parish like this it is scandalous.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading It's a fine day, and they'll just have tea, and perhaps--sing a little, and they don't get treats often this time of year."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It's a fine day, and they'll just have tea, and perhaps--sing a little, and they don't get treats often this time of year."
they'll
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From this reading It's a fine day, and they'll just have tea, and perhaps--sing a little, and they don't get treats often this time of year."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It's a fine day, and they'll just have tea, and perhaps--sing a little, and they don't get treats often this time of year."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It's a fine day, and they'll just have tea, and perhaps--sing a little, and they don't get treats often this time of year."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Why, it's disgraceful--disgraceful anywhere to have a treat on a Sunday; but in a parish like this it is scandalous.
interact in a certain way
From this reading "Why, it's disgraceful--disgraceful anywhere to have a treat on a Sunday; but in a parish like this it is scandalous.
treatsnounUS /triːts/
plural of “treat” — something considered choice to eat
From this reading It's a fine day, and they'll just have tea, and perhaps--sing a little, and they don't get treats often this time of year."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We all 'oped you'd see no harm in it, Mrs. Morrison.
at the time that
From this reading When Lady Shuttleworth hears of it I quite expect she'll give everybody notice to quit."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, it's disgraceful--disgraceful anywhere to have a treat on a Sunday; but in a parish like this it is scandalous.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading It's a fine day, and they'll just have tea, and perhaps--sing a little, and they don't get treats often this time of year."
you'd
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From this reading "We all 'oped you'd see no harm in it, Mrs. Morrison.
