used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Have a heart, Nagar.”
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “It is my poor telling----” Dicky smiled and smoked: “I can’t see how he’d have anything left to give the world,” he added--“a man who got on top of himself that way.”
anew
From this reading * * * * * The thing that Dicky had found in the same room with the Little Man wasn’t happiness, but it was better than the deadness he had known; good to feel the tissues of his heart alive again, not a leaden lump.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading * * * * * The thing that Dicky had found in the same room with the Little Man wasn’t happiness, but it was better than the deadness he had known; good to feel the tissues of his heart alive again, not a leaden lump.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It is my poor telling----” Dicky smiled and smoked: “I can’t see how he’d have anything left to give the world,” he added--“a man who got on top of himself that way.”
any thing at all
From this reading “It is my poor telling----” Dicky smiled and smoked: “I can’t see how he’d have anything left to give the world,” he added--“a man who got on top of himself that way.”
(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 * * * * * The thing that Dicky had found in the same room with the Little Man wasn’t happiness, but it was better than the deadness he had known; good to feel the tissues of his heart alive again, not a leaden lump.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading * * * * * The thing that Dicky had found in the same room with the Little Man wasn’t happiness, but it was better than the deadness he had known; good to feel the tissues of his heart alive again, not a leaden lump.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “No man educated on the Hudson can get that sort of thing.
can't
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From this reading “It is my poor telling----” Dicky smiled and smoked: “I can’t see how he’d have anything left to give the world,” he added--“a man who got on top of himself that way.”
deadnessnoun
the quality of being unresponsive; not reacting; as a quality of people, it is marked by a failure to respond quickly or with emotion to people or events
From this reading * * * * * The thing that Dicky had found in the same room with the Little Man wasn’t happiness, but it was better than the deadness he had known; good to feel the tissues of his heart alive again, not a leaden lump.
DickynounUS /ˈdɪki/
a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
From this reading “Tunnel,” Dicky said.
educatedadjectiveUS /ˈedʒəkeɪtɪd/
possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)
From this reading “No man educated on the Hudson can get that sort of thing.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading * * * * * The thing that Dicky had found in the same room with the Little Man wasn’t happiness, but it was better than the deadness he had known; good to feel the tissues of his heart alive again, not a leaden lump.
set up or found
From this reading * * * * * The thing that Dicky had found in the same room with the Little Man wasn’t happiness, but it was better than the deadness he had known; good to feel the tissues of his heart alive again, not a leaden lump.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “No man educated on the Hudson can get that sort of thing.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “It is my poor telling----” Dicky smiled and smoked: “I can’t see how he’d have anything left to give the world,” he added--“a man who got on top of himself that way.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading * * * * * The thing that Dicky had found in the same room with the Little Man wasn’t happiness, but it was better than the deadness he had known; good to feel the tissues of his heart alive again, not a leaden lump.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “It is my poor telling----” Dicky smiled and smoked: “I can’t see how he’d have anything left to give the world,” he added--“a man who got on top of himself that way.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading * * * * * The thing that Dicky had found in the same room with the Little Man wasn’t happiness, but it was better than the deadness he had known; good to feel the tissues of his heart alive again, not a leaden lump.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading * * * * * The thing that Dicky had found in the same room with the Little Man wasn’t happiness, but it was better than the deadness he had known; good to feel the tissues of his heart alive again, not a leaden lump.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have a heart, Nagar.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It is my poor telling----” Dicky smiled and smoked: “I can’t see how he’d have anything left to give the world,” he added--“a man who got on top of himself that way.”
he'd
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From this reading “It is my poor telling----” Dicky smiled and smoked: “I can’t see how he’d have anything left to give the world,” he added--“a man who got on top of himself that way.”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Have a heart, Nagar.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “It is my poor telling----” Dicky smiled and smoked: “I can’t see how he’d have anything left to give the world,” he added--“a man who got on top of himself that way.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * The thing that Dicky had found in the same room with the Little Man wasn’t happiness, but it was better than the deadness he had known; good to feel the tissues of his heart alive again, not a leaden lump.
how
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From this reading “It is my poor telling----” Dicky smiled and smoked: “I can’t see how he’d have anything left to give the world,” he added--“a man who got on top of himself that way.”
HudsonnounUS /ˈhʌdsən/
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading “No man educated on the Hudson can get that sort of thing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It is my poor telling----” Dicky smiled and smoked: “I can’t see how he’d have anything left to give the world,” he added--“a man who got on top of himself that way.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading * * * * * The thing that Dicky had found in the same room with the Little Man wasn’t happiness, but it was better than the deadness he had known; good to feel the tissues of his heart alive again, not a leaden lump.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is my poor telling----” Dicky smiled and smoked: “I can’t see how he’d have anything left to give the world,” he added--“a man who got on top of himself that way.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is my poor telling----” Dicky smiled and smoked: “I can’t see how he’d have anything left to give the world,” he added--“a man who got on top of himself that way.”
apprehended with certainty
From this reading * * * * * The thing that Dicky had found in the same room with the Little Man wasn’t happiness, but it was better than the deadness he had known; good to feel the tissues of his heart alive again, not a leaden lump.
leadenadjectiveUS /ˈledən/
darkened with overcast
From this reading * * * * * The thing that Dicky had found in the same room with the Little Man wasn’t happiness, but it was better than the deadness he had known; good to feel the tissues of his heart alive again, not a leaden lump.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “It is my poor telling----” Dicky smiled and smoked: “I can’t see how he’d have anything left to give the world,” he added--“a man who got on top of himself that way.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading * * * * * The thing that Dicky had found in the same room with the Little Man wasn’t happiness, but it was better than the deadness he had known; good to feel the tissues of his heart alive again, not a leaden lump.
lumpnounUS /lʌmp/
a compact mass
From this reading * * * * * The thing that Dicky had found in the same room with the Little Man wasn’t happiness, but it was better than the deadness he had known; good to feel the tissues of his heart alive again, not a leaden lump.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “No man educated on the Hudson can get that sort of thing.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It is my poor telling----” Dicky smiled and smoked: “I can’t see how he’d have anything left to give the world,” he added--“a man who got on top of himself that way.”
Nagar
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From this reading Have a heart, Nagar.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No man educated on the Hudson can get that sort of thing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading * * * * * The thing that Dicky had found in the same room with the Little Man wasn’t happiness, but it was better than the deadness he had known; good to feel the tissues of his heart alive again, not a leaden lump.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “No man educated on the Hudson can get that sort of thing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “No man educated on the Hudson can get that sort of thing.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “It is my poor telling----” Dicky smiled and smoked: “I can’t see how he’d have anything left to give the world,” he added--“a man who got on top of himself that way.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading * * * * * The thing that Dicky had found in the same room with the Little Man wasn’t happiness, but it was better than the deadness he had known; good to feel the tissues of his heart alive again, not a leaden lump.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Tunnel,” Dicky said.
Identical; not different.
From this reading * * * * * The thing that Dicky had found in the same room with the Little Man wasn’t happiness, but it was better than the deadness he had known; good to feel the tissues of his heart alive again, not a leaden lump.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “It is my poor telling----” Dicky smiled and smoked: “I can’t see how he’d have anything left to give the world,” he added--“a man who got on top of himself that way.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “It is my poor telling----” Dicky smiled and smoked: “I can’t see how he’d have anything left to give the world,” he added--“a man who got on top of himself that way.”
smokedadjectiveUS /smoʊkt/
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
From this reading “It is my poor telling----” Dicky smiled and smoked: “I can’t see how he’d have anything left to give the world,” he added--“a man who got on top of himself that way.”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “No man educated on the Hudson can get that sort of thing.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “It is my poor telling----” Dicky smiled and smoked: “I can’t see how he’d have anything left to give the world,” he added--“a man who got on top of himself that way.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading * * * * * The thing that Dicky had found in the same room with the Little Man wasn’t happiness, but it was better than the deadness he had known; good to feel the tissues of his heart alive again, not a leaden lump.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “No man educated on the Hudson can get that sort of thing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “No man educated on the Hudson can get that sort of thing.
a special situation
From this reading “No man educated on the Hudson can get that sort of thing.
tissuesnounUS /ˈtɪsjuːz/
plural of “tissue” — part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function
From this reading * * * * * The thing that Dicky had found in the same room with the Little Man wasn’t happiness, but it was better than the deadness he had known; good to feel the tissues of his heart alive again, not a leaden lump.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It is my poor telling----” Dicky smiled and smoked: “I can’t see how he’d have anything left to give the world,” he added--“a man who got on top of himself that way.”
the upper part of anything
From this reading “It is my poor telling----” Dicky smiled and smoked: “I can’t see how he’d have anything left to give the world,” he added--“a man who got on top of himself that way.”
TunnelverbUS /ˈtʌnəl/
move through by or as by digging
From this reading “Tunnel,” Dicky said.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * * * The thing that Dicky had found in the same room with the Little Man wasn’t happiness, but it was better than the deadness he had known; good to feel the tissues of his heart alive again, not a leaden lump.
wasn't
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From this reading * * * * * The thing that Dicky had found in the same room with the Little Man wasn’t happiness, but it was better than the deadness he had known; good to feel the tissues of his heart alive again, not a leaden lump.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “It is my poor telling----” Dicky smiled and smoked: “I can’t see how he’d have anything left to give the world,” he added--“a man who got on top of himself that way.”
which person or people
From this reading “It is my poor telling----” Dicky smiled and smoked: “I can’t see how he’d have anything left to give the world,” he added--“a man who got on top of himself that way.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading * * * * * The thing that Dicky had found in the same room with the Little Man wasn’t happiness, but it was better than the deadness he had known; good to feel the tissues of his heart alive again, not a leaden lump.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “It is my poor telling----” Dicky smiled and smoked: “I can’t see how he’d have anything left to give the world,” he added--“a man who got on top of himself that way.”
