used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "MISS LONG, I want you to give Rupert a holiday, if you please," said Mr. Coker one morning a few days later, as the family at Haldon Hall, having finished breakfast, rose from the table.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading "I am going to Westhill, and I should like Rupert to make the acquaintance of Colonel Wills' little son.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am going to Westhill, and I should like Rupert to make the acquaintance of Colonel Wills' little son.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I am going to Westhill, and I should like Rupert to make the acquaintance of Colonel Wills' little son.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "MISS LONG, I want you to give Rupert a holiday, if you please," said Mr. Coker one morning a few days later, as the family at Haldon Hall, having finished breakfast, rose from the table.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I saw him with his uncle yesterday, and asked him to come and spend Saturday here."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "MISS LONG, I want you to give Rupert a holiday, if you please," said Mr. Coker one morning a few days later, as the family at Haldon Hall, having finished breakfast, rose from the table.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading BOB WILLS.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "MISS LONG, I want you to give Rupert a holiday, if you please," said Mr. Coker one morning a few days later, as the family at Haldon Hall, having finished breakfast, rose from the table.
Coker
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "MISS LONG, I want you to give Rupert a holiday, if you please," said Mr. Coker one morning a few days later, as the family at Haldon Hall, having finished breakfast, rose from the table.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading "I am going to Westhill, and I should like Rupert to make the acquaintance of Colonel Wills' little son.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I saw him with his uncle yesterday, and asked him to come and spend Saturday here."
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "MISS LONG, I want you to give Rupert a holiday, if you please," said Mr. Coker one morning a few days later, as the family at Haldon Hall, having finished breakfast, rose from the table.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Oh, father, do let me go to Westhill with you, too!" exclaimed Nellie.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Oh, father, do let me go to Westhill with you, too!" exclaimed Nellie.
a social unit living together
From this reading "MISS LONG, I want you to give Rupert a holiday, if you please," said Mr. Coker one morning a few days later, as the family at Haldon Hall, having finished breakfast, rose from the table.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Oh, father, do let me go to Westhill with you, too!" exclaimed Nellie.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "MISS LONG, I want you to give Rupert a holiday, if you please," said Mr. Coker one morning a few days later, as the family at Haldon Hall, having finished breakfast, rose from the table.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading "MISS LONG, I want you to give Rupert a holiday, if you please," said Mr. Coker one morning a few days later, as the family at Haldon Hall, having finished breakfast, rose from the table.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "MISS LONG, I want you to give Rupert a holiday, if you please," said Mr. Coker one morning a few days later, as the family at Haldon Hall, having finished breakfast, rose from the table.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "MISS LONG, I want you to give Rupert a holiday, if you please," said Mr. Coker one morning a few days later, as the family at Haldon Hall, having finished breakfast, rose from the table.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Oh, father, do let me go to Westhill with you, too!" exclaimed Nellie.
the act of departing
From this reading "I am going to Westhill, and I should like Rupert to make the acquaintance of Colonel Wills' little son.
Haldon
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "MISS LONG, I want you to give Rupert a holiday, if you please," said Mr. Coker one morning a few days later, as the family at Haldon Hall, having finished breakfast, rose from the table.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading "MISS LONG, I want you to give Rupert a holiday, if you please," said Mr. Coker one morning a few days later, as the family at Haldon Hall, having finished breakfast, rose from the table.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "MISS LONG, I want you to give Rupert a holiday, if you please," said Mr. Coker one morning a few days later, as the family at Haldon Hall, having finished breakfast, rose from the table.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I saw him with his uncle yesterday, and asked him to come and spend Saturday here."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I saw him with his uncle yesterday, and asked him to come and spend Saturday here."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I saw him with his uncle yesterday, and asked him to come and spend Saturday here."
holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading "MISS LONG, I want you to give Rupert a holiday, if you please," said Mr. Coker one morning a few days later, as the family at Haldon Hall, having finished breakfast, rose from the table.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "MISS LONG, I want you to give Rupert a holiday, if you please," said Mr. Coker one morning a few days later, as the family at Haldon Hall, having finished breakfast, rose from the table.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "MISS LONG, I want you to give Rupert a holiday, if you please," said Mr. Coker one morning a few days later, as the family at Haldon Hall, having finished breakfast, rose from the table.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "MISS LONG, I want you to give Rupert a holiday, if you please," said Mr. Coker one morning a few days later, as the family at Haldon Hall, having finished breakfast, rose from the table.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Oh, father, do let me go to Westhill with you, too!" exclaimed Nellie.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I am going to Westhill, and I should like Rupert to make the acquaintance of Colonel Wills' little son.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I am going to Westhill, and I should like Rupert to make the acquaintance of Colonel Wills' little son.
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 "MISS LONG, I want you to give Rupert a holiday, if you please," said Mr. Coker one morning a few days later, as the family at Haldon Hall, having finished breakfast, rose from the table.
engage in
From this reading "I am going to Westhill, and I should like Rupert to make the acquaintance of Colonel Wills' little son.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, father, do let me go to Westhill with you, too!" exclaimed Nellie.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "MISS LONG, I want you to give Rupert a holiday, if you please," said Mr. Coker one morning a few days later, as the family at Haldon Hall, having finished breakfast, rose from the table.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "MISS LONG, I want you to give Rupert a holiday, if you please," said Mr. Coker one morning a few days later, as the family at Haldon Hall, having finished breakfast, rose from the table.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "MISS LONG, I want you to give Rupert a holiday, if you please," said Mr. Coker one morning a few days later, as the family at Haldon Hall, having finished breakfast, rose from the table.
Nellie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, father, do let me go to Westhill with you, too!" exclaimed Nellie.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I am going to Westhill, and I should like Rupert to make the acquaintance of Colonel Wills' little son.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, father, do let me go to Westhill with you, too!" exclaimed Nellie.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "MISS LONG, I want you to give Rupert a holiday, if you please," said Mr. Coker one morning a few days later, as the family at Haldon Hall, having finished breakfast, rose from the table.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "MISS LONG, I want you to give Rupert a holiday, if you please," said Mr. Coker one morning a few days later, as the family at Haldon Hall, having finished breakfast, rose from the table.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "MISS LONG, I want you to give Rupert a holiday, if you please," said Mr. Coker one morning a few days later, as the family at Haldon Hall, having finished breakfast, rose from the table.
RupertnounUS /ˈruːpərt/
English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682)
From this reading "MISS LONG, I want you to give Rupert a holiday, if you please," said Mr. Coker one morning a few days later, as the family at Haldon Hall, having finished breakfast, rose from the table.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "MISS LONG, I want you to give Rupert a holiday, if you please," said Mr. Coker one morning a few days later, as the family at Haldon Hall, having finished breakfast, rose from the table.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading I saw him with his uncle yesterday, and asked him to come and spend Saturday here."
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw him with his uncle yesterday, and asked him to come and spend Saturday here."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I am going to Westhill, and I should like Rupert to make the acquaintance of Colonel Wills' little son.
a male human offspring
From this reading "I am going to Westhill, and I should like Rupert to make the acquaintance of Colonel Wills' little son.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading I saw him with his uncle yesterday, and asked him to come and spend Saturday here."
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "MISS LONG, I want you to give Rupert a holiday, if you please," said Mr. Coker one morning a few days later, as the family at Haldon Hall, having finished breakfast, rose from the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "MISS LONG, I want you to give Rupert a holiday, if you please," said Mr. Coker one morning a few days later, as the family at Haldon Hall, having finished breakfast, rose from the table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "MISS LONG, I want you to give Rupert a holiday, if you please," said Mr. Coker one morning a few days later, as the family at Haldon Hall, having finished breakfast, rose from the table.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Oh, father, do let me go to Westhill with you, too!" exclaimed Nellie.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading I saw him with his uncle yesterday, and asked him to come and spend Saturday here."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "MISS LONG, I want you to give Rupert a holiday, if you please," said Mr. Coker one morning a few days later, as the family at Haldon Hall, having finished breakfast, rose from the table.
Westhill
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am going to Westhill, and I should like Rupert to make the acquaintance of Colonel Wills' little son.
WILLSnounUS /wɪlz/
plural of “will” — the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
From this reading BOB WILLS.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I saw him with his uncle yesterday, and asked him to come and spend Saturday here."
the day immediately before today
From this reading I saw him with his uncle yesterday, and asked him to come and spend Saturday here."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "MISS LONG, I want you to give Rupert a holiday, if you please," said Mr. Coker one morning a few days later, as the family at Haldon Hall, having finished breakfast, rose from the table.
