used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TIT FOR TAT After that it was a comparatively easy matter to get Henry Stowell to tell the details of what had been done.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading TIT FOR TAT After that it was a comparatively easy matter to get Henry Stowell to tell the details of what had been done.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Several times Dock Wesley tried to stop him, but finally he also capitulated and became almost as humble as the sneak.
in addition
From this reading Several times Dock Wesley tried to stop him, but finally he also capitulated and became almost as humble as the sneak.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Several times Dock Wesley tried to stop him, but finally he also capitulated and became almost as humble as the sneak.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Sure!” answered Fred.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Several times Dock Wesley tried to stop him, but finally he also capitulated and became almost as humble as the sneak.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Can’t a fellow do something on the last night at school?”
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Several times Dock Wesley tried to stop him, but finally he also capitulated and became almost as humble as the sneak.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading TIT FOR TAT After that it was a comparatively easy matter to get Henry Stowell to tell the details of what had been done.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “It was only a bit of fun,” said Wesley.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Several times Dock Wesley tried to stop him, but finally he also capitulated and became almost as humble as the sneak.
Can't
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From this reading “Can’t a fellow do something on the last night at school?”
capitulatedverbUS /kəˈpɪtʃəleɪtɪd/
past form of “capitulate” — surrender under agreed conditions
From this reading Several times Dock Wesley tried to stop him, but finally he also capitulated and became almost as humble as the sneak.
comparativelyadverbUS /kəmˈperətɪvli/
in a relative manner; by comparison to something else
From this reading TIT FOR TAT After that it was a comparatively easy matter to get Henry Stowell to tell the details of what had been done.
true confidential information
From this reading TIT FOR TAT After that it was a comparatively easy matter to get Henry Stowell to tell the details of what had been done.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Can’t a fellow do something on the last night at school?”
DocknounUS /dɑːk/
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading Several times Dock Wesley tried to stop him, but finally he also capitulated and became almost as humble as the sneak.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading TIT FOR TAT After that it was a comparatively easy matter to get Henry Stowell to tell the details of what had been done.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading TIT FOR TAT After that it was a comparatively easy matter to get Henry Stowell to tell the details of what had been done.
a boy or man
From this reading “Can’t a fellow do something on the last night at school?”
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Several times Dock Wesley tried to stop him, but finally he also capitulated and became almost as humble as the sneak.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TIT FOR TAT After that it was a comparatively easy matter to get Henry Stowell to tell the details of what had been done.
Fred
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From this reading “Sure!” answered Fred.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading “It was only a bit of fun,” said Wesley.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading TIT FOR TAT After that it was a comparatively easy matter to get Henry Stowell to tell the details of what had been done.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading TIT FOR TAT After that it was a comparatively easy matter to get Henry Stowell to tell the details of what had been done.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Several times Dock Wesley tried to stop him, but finally he also capitulated and became almost as humble as the sneak.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading TIT FOR TAT After that it was a comparatively easy matter to get Henry Stowell to tell the details of what had been done.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Several times Dock Wesley tried to stop him, but finally he also capitulated and became almost as humble as the sneak.
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading Several times Dock Wesley tried to stop him, but finally he also capitulated and became almost as humble as the sneak.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TIT FOR TAT After that it was a comparatively easy matter to get Henry Stowell to tell the details of what had been done.
immediately past
From this reading “Can’t a fellow do something on the last night at school?”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading TIT FOR TAT After that it was a comparatively easy matter to get Henry Stowell to tell the details of what had been done.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Can’t a fellow do something on the last night at school?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TIT FOR TAT After that it was a comparatively easy matter to get Henry Stowell to tell the details of what had been done.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Can’t a fellow do something on the last night at school?”
and nothing more
From this reading “It was only a bit of fun,” said Wesley.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It was only a bit of fun,” said Wesley.
an educational institution
From this reading “Can’t a fellow do something on the last night at school?”
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Several times Dock Wesley tried to stop him, but finally he also capitulated and became almost as humble as the sneak.
sneakverbUS /sniːk/
to go stealthily or furtively
From this reading Several times Dock Wesley tried to stop him, but finally he also capitulated and became almost as humble as the sneak.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Can’t a fellow do something on the last night at school?”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Several times Dock Wesley tried to stop him, but finally he also capitulated and became almost as humble as the sneak.
Stowell
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From this reading TIT FOR TAT After that it was a comparatively easy matter to get Henry Stowell to tell the details of what had been done.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Sure!” answered Fred.
TATverbUS /tæt/
make lacework by knotting or looping
From this reading TIT FOR TAT After that it was a comparatively easy matter to get Henry Stowell to tell the details of what had been done.
express in words
From this reading TIT FOR TAT After that it was a comparatively easy matter to get Henry Stowell to tell the details of what had been done.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TIT FOR TAT After that it was a comparatively easy matter to get Henry Stowell to tell the details of what had been done.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TIT FOR TAT After that it was a comparatively easy matter to get Henry Stowell to tell the details of what had been done.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Several times Dock Wesley tried to stop him, but finally he also capitulated and became almost as humble as the sneak.
TITnounUS /tɪt/
either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
From this reading TIT FOR TAT After that it was a comparatively easy matter to get Henry Stowell to tell the details of what had been done.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TIT FOR TAT After that it was a comparatively easy matter to get Henry Stowell to tell the details of what had been done.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Several times Dock Wesley tried to stop him, but finally he also capitulated and became almost as humble as the sneak.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TIT FOR TAT After that it was a comparatively easy matter to get Henry Stowell to tell the details of what had been done.
WesleynounUS /ˈwesli/
English clergyman and brother of John Wesley who wrote many hymns (1707-1788)
From this reading Several times Dock Wesley tried to stop him, but finally he also capitulated and became almost as humble as the sneak.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading TIT FOR TAT After that it was a comparatively easy matter to get Henry Stowell to tell the details of what had been done.
