used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The boy cried softly to himself as he trudged along, and at last his uncle said to him in a mild tone of voice, "Willy, stop your crying.
AboardadverbUS /əˈbɔːrd/
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading Aboard the "St. George."
(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 See, all the passersby are looking at you.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The boy cried softly to himself as he trudged along, and at last his uncle said to him in a mild tone of voice, "Willy, stop your crying.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boy cried softly to himself as he trudged along, and at last his uncle said to him in a mild tone of voice, "Willy, stop your crying.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading See, all the passersby are looking at you.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The boy cried softly to himself as he trudged along, and at last his uncle said to him in a mild tone of voice, "Willy, stop your crying.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The boy cried softly to himself as he trudged along, and at last his uncle said to him in a mild tone of voice, "Willy, stop your crying.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If I were a boy like you, I would be only too happy to get out of such a tiresome old place where you just learn and pray all day long.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy cried softly to himself as he trudged along, and at last his uncle said to him in a mild tone of voice, "Willy, stop your crying.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The Captain took his nephew directly to the harbor.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading The boy cried softly to himself as he trudged along, and at last his uncle said to him in a mild tone of voice, "Willy, stop your crying.
demanding attention
From this reading The boy cried softly to himself as he trudged along, and at last his uncle said to him in a mild tone of voice, "Willy, stop your crying.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading If I were a boy like you, I would be only too happy to get out of such a tiresome old place where you just learn and pray all day long.
without deviation
From this reading The Captain took his nephew directly to the harbor.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Aboard the "St. George."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading If I were a boy like you, I would be only too happy to get out of such a tiresome old place where you just learn and pray all day long.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading If I were a boy like you, I would be only too happy to get out of such a tiresome old place where you just learn and pray all day long.
harborverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading The Captain took his nephew directly to the harbor.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boy cried softly to himself as he trudged along, and at last his uncle said to him in a mild tone of voice, "Willy, stop your crying.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The boy cried softly to himself as he trudged along, and at last his uncle said to him in a mild tone of voice, "Willy, stop your crying.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The boy cried softly to himself as he trudged along, and at last his uncle said to him in a mild tone of voice, "Willy, stop your crying.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Captain took his nephew directly to the harbor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I were a boy like you, I would be only too happy to get out of such a tiresome old place where you just learn and pray all day long.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I were a boy like you, I would be only too happy to get out of such a tiresome old place where you just learn and pray all day long.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The boy cried softly to himself as he trudged along, and at last his uncle said to him in a mild tone of voice, "Willy, stop your crying.
and nothing more
From this reading If I were a boy like you, I would be only too happy to get out of such a tiresome old place where you just learn and pray all day long.
immediately past
From this reading The boy cried softly to himself as he trudged along, and at last his uncle said to him in a mild tone of voice, "Willy, stop your crying.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading If I were a boy like you, I would be only too happy to get out of such a tiresome old place where you just learn and pray all day long.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading If I were a boy like you, I would be only too happy to get out of such a tiresome old place where you just learn and pray all day long.
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 If I were a boy like you, I would be only too happy to get out of such a tiresome old place where you just learn and pray all day long.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading See, all the passersby are looking at you.
mildadjectiveUS /maɪld/
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading The boy cried softly to himself as he trudged along, and at last his uncle said to him in a mild tone of voice, "Willy, stop your crying.
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading The Captain took his nephew directly to the harbor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boy cried softly to himself as he trudged along, and at last his uncle said to him in a mild tone of voice, "Willy, stop your crying.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading If I were a boy like you, I would be only too happy to get out of such a tiresome old place where you just learn and pray all day long.
and nothing more
From this reading If I were a boy like you, I would be only too happy to get out of such a tiresome old place where you just learn and pray all day long.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading If I were a boy like you, I would be only too happy to get out of such a tiresome old place where you just learn and pray all day long.
passersby
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From this reading See, all the passersby are looking at you.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading If I were a boy like you, I would be only too happy to get out of such a tiresome old place where you just learn and pray all day long.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading If I were a boy like you, I would be only too happy to get out of such a tiresome old place where you just learn and pray all day long.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The boy cried softly to himself as he trudged along, and at last his uncle said to him in a mild tone of voice, "Willy, stop your crying.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See, all the passersby are looking at you.
with low volume
From this reading The boy cried softly to himself as he trudged along, and at last his uncle said to him in a mild tone of voice, "Willy, stop your crying.
St
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From this reading Aboard the "St. George."
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading The boy cried softly to himself as he trudged along, and at last his uncle said to him in a mild tone of voice, "Willy, stop your crying.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading If I were a boy like you, I would be only too happy to get out of such a tiresome old place where you just learn and pray all day long.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Aboard the "St. George."
tiresomeadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərsəm/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading If I were a boy like you, I would be only too happy to get out of such a tiresome old place where you just learn and pray all day long.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Captain took his nephew directly to the harbor.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading The boy cried softly to himself as he trudged along, and at last his uncle said to him in a mild tone of voice, "Willy, stop your crying.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading If I were a boy like you, I would be only too happy to get out of such a tiresome old place where you just learn and pray all day long.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The Captain took his nephew directly to the harbor.
trudgedverbUS /trʌdʒd/
past form of “trudge” — walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
From this reading The boy cried softly to himself as he trudged along, and at last his uncle said to him in a mild tone of voice, "Willy, stop your crying.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading The boy cried softly to himself as he trudged along, and at last his uncle said to him in a mild tone of voice, "Willy, stop your crying.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The boy cried softly to himself as he trudged along, and at last his uncle said to him in a mild tone of voice, "Willy, stop your crying.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If I were a boy like you, I would be only too happy to get out of such a tiresome old place where you just learn and pray all day long.
in or at the place that
From this reading If I were a boy like you, I would be only too happy to get out of such a tiresome old place where you just learn and pray all day long.
Willy
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From this reading The boy cried softly to himself as he trudged along, and at last his uncle said to him in a mild tone of voice, "Willy, stop your crying.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If I were a boy like you, I would be only too happy to get out of such a tiresome old place where you just learn and pray all day long.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading See, all the passersby are looking at you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The boy cried softly to himself as he trudged along, and at last his uncle said to him in a mild tone of voice, "Willy, stop your crying.
