used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SAINT WILLUM It was a blow over the heart to Nether-Applewhite.
affirmednounUS /əˈfɜːrmd/
thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978
From this reading Master Teddy, as everybody called him, had grown to man's estate amongst the villagers, but he was remembered as a boy, full of pranks, a bit of a scapegrace, with a smile that Uncle affirmed to be "so good as sixpence."
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading Master Teddy, as everybody called him, had grown to man's estate amongst the villagers, but he was remembered as a boy, full of pranks, a bit of a scapegrace, with a smile that Uncle affirmed to be "so good as sixpence."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Uncle assumed a band of crepe, and said to Susan Yellam:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Master Teddy, as everybody called him, had grown to man's estate amongst the villagers, but he was remembered as a boy, full of pranks, a bit of a scapegrace, with a smile that Uncle affirmed to be "so good as sixpence."
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading Uncle assumed a band of crepe, and said to Susan Yellam:
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading Uncle assumed a band of crepe, and said to Susan Yellam:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Master Teddy, as everybody called him, had grown to man's estate amongst the villagers, but he was remembered as a boy, full of pranks, a bit of a scapegrace, with a smile that Uncle affirmed to be "so good as sixpence."
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Master Teddy, as everybody called him, had grown to man's estate amongst the villagers, but he was remembered as a boy, full of pranks, a bit of a scapegrace, with a smile that Uncle affirmed to be "so good as sixpence."
exhale hard
From this reading SAINT WILLUM It was a blow over the heart to Nether-Applewhite.
a youthful male person
From this reading Master Teddy, as everybody called him, had grown to man's estate amongst the villagers, but he was remembered as a boy, full of pranks, a bit of a scapegrace, with a smile that Uncle affirmed to be "so good as sixpence."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Master Teddy, as everybody called him, had grown to man's estate amongst the villagers, but he was remembered as a boy, full of pranks, a bit of a scapegrace, with a smile that Uncle affirmed to be "so good as sixpence."
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Master Teddy, as everybody called him, had grown to man's estate amongst the villagers, but he was remembered as a boy, full of pranks, a bit of a scapegrace, with a smile that Uncle affirmed to be "so good as sixpence."
crepenounUS /kreɪp/
paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations
From this reading Uncle assumed a band of crepe, and said to Susan Yellam:
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading Master Teddy, as everybody called him, had grown to man's estate amongst the villagers, but he was remembered as a boy, full of pranks, a bit of a scapegrace, with a smile that Uncle affirmed to be "so good as sixpence."
every person
From this reading Master Teddy, as everybody called him, had grown to man's estate amongst the villagers, but he was remembered as a boy, full of pranks, a bit of a scapegrace, with a smile that Uncle affirmed to be "so good as sixpence."
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Master Teddy, as everybody called him, had grown to man's estate amongst the villagers, but he was remembered as a boy, full of pranks, a bit of a scapegrace, with a smile that Uncle affirmed to be "so good as sixpence."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Master Teddy, as everybody called him, had grown to man's estate amongst the villagers, but he was remembered as a boy, full of pranks, a bit of a scapegrace, with a smile that Uncle affirmed to be "so good as sixpence."
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Master Teddy, as everybody called him, had grown to man's estate amongst the villagers, but he was remembered as a boy, full of pranks, a bit of a scapegrace, with a smile that Uncle affirmed to be "so good as sixpence."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Master Teddy, as everybody called him, had grown to man's estate amongst the villagers, but he was remembered as a boy, full of pranks, a bit of a scapegrace, with a smile that Uncle affirmed to be "so good as sixpence."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Master Teddy, as everybody called him, had grown to man's estate amongst the villagers, but he was remembered as a boy, full of pranks, a bit of a scapegrace, with a smile that Uncle affirmed to be "so good as sixpence."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading SAINT WILLUM It was a blow over the heart to Nether-Applewhite.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Master Teddy, as everybody called him, had grown to man's estate amongst the villagers, but he was remembered as a boy, full of pranks, a bit of a scapegrace, with a smile that Uncle affirmed to be "so good as sixpence."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I taught 'un to set night lines.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SAINT WILLUM It was a blow over the heart to Nether-Applewhite.
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 "Master Teddy be taken, and us useless old sticks be left.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading I taught 'un to set night lines.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Master Teddy, as everybody called him, had grown to man's estate amongst the villagers, but he was remembered as a boy, full of pranks, a bit of a scapegrace, with a smile that Uncle affirmed to be "so good as sixpence."
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Master Teddy, as everybody called him, had grown to man's estate amongst the villagers, but he was remembered as a boy, full of pranks, a bit of a scapegrace, with a smile that Uncle affirmed to be "so good as sixpence."
Nether-Applewhite
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From this reading SAINT WILLUM It was a blow over the heart to Nether-Applewhite.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I taught 'un to set night lines.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Master Teddy, as everybody called him, had grown to man's estate amongst the villagers, but he was remembered as a boy, full of pranks, a bit of a scapegrace, with a smile that Uncle affirmed to be "so good as sixpence."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Master Teddy be taken, and us useless old sticks be left.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading SAINT WILLUM It was a blow over the heart to Nether-Applewhite.
pranksnounUS /præŋks/
plural of “prank” — acting like a clown or buffoon
From this reading Master Teddy, as everybody called him, had grown to man's estate amongst the villagers, but he was remembered as a boy, full of pranks, a bit of a scapegrace, with a smile that Uncle affirmed to be "so good as sixpence."
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Master Teddy, as everybody called him, had grown to man's estate amongst the villagers, but he was remembered as a boy, full of pranks, a bit of a scapegrace, with a smile that Uncle affirmed to be "so good as sixpence."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Uncle assumed a band of crepe, and said to Susan Yellam:
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading SAINT WILLUM It was a blow over the heart to Nether-Applewhite.
scapegracenoun
a reckless and unprincipled reprobate
From this reading Master Teddy, as everybody called him, had grown to man's estate amongst the villagers, but he was remembered as a boy, full of pranks, a bit of a scapegrace, with a smile that Uncle affirmed to be "so good as sixpence."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I taught 'un to set night lines.
sixpencenoun
a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
From this reading Master Teddy, as everybody called him, had grown to man's estate amongst the villagers, but he was remembered as a boy, full of pranks, a bit of a scapegrace, with a smile that Uncle affirmed to be "so good as sixpence."
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Master Teddy, as everybody called him, had grown to man's estate amongst the villagers, but he was remembered as a boy, full of pranks, a bit of a scapegrace, with a smile that Uncle affirmed to be "so good as sixpence."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Master Teddy, as everybody called him, had grown to man's estate amongst the villagers, but he was remembered as a boy, full of pranks, a bit of a scapegrace, with a smile that Uncle affirmed to be "so good as sixpence."
sticksnounUS /stɪks/
plural of “stick” — an implement consisting of a length of wood
From this reading "Master Teddy be taken, and us useless old sticks be left.
Susan
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From this reading Uncle assumed a band of crepe, and said to Susan Yellam:
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "Master Teddy be taken, and us useless old sticks be left.
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading I taught 'un to set night lines.
TeddynounUS /ˈtedi/
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading Master Teddy, as everybody called him, had grown to man's estate amongst the villagers, but he was remembered as a boy, full of pranks, a bit of a scapegrace, with a smile that Uncle affirmed to be "so good as sixpence."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Master Teddy, as everybody called him, had grown to man's estate amongst the villagers, but he was remembered as a boy, full of pranks, a bit of a scapegrace, with a smile that Uncle affirmed to be "so good as sixpence."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SAINT WILLUM It was a blow over the heart to Nether-Applewhite.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SAINT WILLUM It was a blow over the heart to Nether-Applewhite.
unnounUS /ʌn/
an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
From this reading I taught 'un to set night lines.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Master Teddy, as everybody called him, had grown to man's estate amongst the villagers, but he was remembered as a boy, full of pranks, a bit of a scapegrace, with a smile that Uncle affirmed to be "so good as sixpence."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Master Teddy be taken, and us useless old sticks be left.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading "Master Teddy be taken, and us useless old sticks be left.
villagersnounUS /ˈvɪlɪdʒərz/
plural of “villager” — one who has lived in a village most of their life
From this reading Master Teddy, as everybody called him, had grown to man's estate amongst the villagers, but he was remembered as a boy, full of pranks, a bit of a scapegrace, with a smile that Uncle affirmed to be "so good as sixpence."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SAINT WILLUM It was a blow over the heart to Nether-Applewhite.
WILLUM
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From this reading SAINT WILLUM It was a blow over the heart to Nether-Applewhite.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Master Teddy, as everybody called him, had grown to man's estate amongst the villagers, but he was remembered as a boy, full of pranks, a bit of a scapegrace, with a smile that Uncle affirmed to be "so good as sixpence."
Yellam
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From this reading Uncle assumed a band of crepe, and said to Susan Yellam:
