used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My new master was not a bad sort of man, but he had what I thought was an unpleasant habit of making everybody work very hard.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It wasn’t that they made me draw too heavy a load or that they beat me, but I had to go without anything to eat from morning till three or four o’clock in the afternoon.
(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 When the weather was hot I nearly died of thirst, and yet I had to wait till everything was sold, and my master had got all his money.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading My new master was not a bad sort of man, but he had what I thought was an unpleasant habit of making everybody work very hard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He used to harness me to a little cart, and make me carry earth and apples and wood and many other things.
any thing at all
From this reading It wasn’t that they made me draw too heavy a load or that they beat me, but I had to go without anything to eat from morning till three or four o’clock in the afternoon.
applesnounUS /ˈæpəlz/
plural of “apple” — fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading He used to harness me to a little cart, and make me carry earth and apples and wood and many other things.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading My new master was not a bad sort of man, but he had what I thought was an unpleasant habit of making everybody work very hard.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading It wasn’t that they made me draw too heavy a load or that they beat me, but I had to go without anything to eat from morning till three or four o’clock in the afternoon.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I began to grow lazy; I didn’t enjoy going in harness, and I disliked market-days very much.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My new master was not a bad sort of man, but he had what I thought was an unpleasant habit of making everybody work very hard.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading He used to harness me to a little cart, and make me carry earth and apples and wood and many other things.
cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading He used to harness me to a little cart, and make me carry earth and apples and wood and many other things.
didn't
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From this reading I began to grow lazy; I didn’t enjoy going in harness, and I disliked market-days very much.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading When the weather was hot I nearly died of thirst, and yet I had to wait till everything was sold, and my master had got all his money.
dislikedadjectiveUS /dɪˈslaɪkt/
regarded with aversion
From this reading I began to grow lazy; I didn’t enjoy going in harness, and I disliked market-days very much.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading It wasn’t that they made me draw too heavy a load or that they beat me, but I had to go without anything to eat from morning till three or four o’clock in the afternoon.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading He used to harness me to a little cart, and make me carry earth and apples and wood and many other things.
take in solid food
From this reading It wasn’t that they made me draw too heavy a load or that they beat me, but I had to go without anything to eat from morning till three or four o’clock in the afternoon.
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading I began to grow lazy; I didn’t enjoy going in harness, and I disliked market-days very much.
every person
From this reading My new master was not a bad sort of man, but he had what I thought was an unpleasant habit of making everybody work very hard.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading When the weather was hot I nearly died of thirst, and yet I had to wait till everything was sold, and my master had got all his money.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading It wasn’t that they made me draw too heavy a load or that they beat me, but I had to go without anything to eat from morning till three or four o’clock in the afternoon.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It wasn’t that they made me draw too heavy a load or that they beat me, but I had to go without anything to eat from morning till three or four o’clock in the afternoon.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It wasn’t that they made me draw too heavy a load or that they beat me, but I had to go without anything to eat from morning till three or four o’clock in the afternoon.
the act of departing
From this reading I began to grow lazy; I didn’t enjoy going in harness, and I disliked market-days very much.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When the weather was hot I nearly died of thirst, and yet I had to wait till everything was sold, and my master had got all his money.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading I began to grow lazy; I didn’t enjoy going in harness, and I disliked market-days very much.
an established custom
From this reading My new master was not a bad sort of man, but he had what I thought was an unpleasant habit of making everybody work very hard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My new master was not a bad sort of man, but he had what I thought was an unpleasant habit of making everybody work very hard.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading My new master was not a bad sort of man, but he had what I thought was an unpleasant habit of making everybody work very hard.
harnessverbUS /ˈhɑːrnəs/
put a harness
From this reading He used to harness me to a little cart, and make me carry earth and apples and wood and many other things.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My new master was not a bad sort of man, but he had what I thought was an unpleasant habit of making everybody work very hard.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading It wasn’t that they made me draw too heavy a load or that they beat me, but I had to go without anything to eat from morning till three or four o’clock in the afternoon.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the weather was hot I nearly died of thirst, and yet I had to wait till everything was sold, and my master had got all his money.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading When the weather was hot I nearly died of thirst, and yet I had to wait till everything was sold, and my master had got all his money.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My new master was not a bad sort of man, but he had what I thought was an unpleasant habit of making everybody work very hard.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I began to grow lazy; I didn’t enjoy going in harness, and I disliked market-days very much.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It wasn’t that they made me draw too heavy a load or that they beat me, but I had to go without anything to eat from morning till three or four o’clock in the afternoon.
lazyadjectiveUS /ˈleɪzi/
moving slowly and gently
From this reading I began to grow lazy; I didn’t enjoy going in harness, and I disliked market-days very much.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He used to harness me to a little cart, and make me carry earth and apples and wood and many other things.
loadnounUS /loʊd/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading It wasn’t that they made me draw too heavy a load or that they beat me, but I had to go without anything to eat from morning till three or four o’clock in the afternoon.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It wasn’t that they made me draw too heavy a load or that they beat me, but I had to go without anything to eat from morning till three or four o’clock in the afternoon.
engage in
From this reading He used to harness me to a little cart, and make me carry earth and apples and wood and many other things.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading My new master was not a bad sort of man, but he had what I thought was an unpleasant habit of making everybody work very hard.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading My new master was not a bad sort of man, but he had what I thought was an unpleasant habit of making everybody work very hard.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading He used to harness me to a little cart, and make me carry earth and apples and wood and many other things.
market-days
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From this reading I began to grow lazy; I didn’t enjoy going in harness, and I disliked market-days very much.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading My new master was not a bad sort of man, but he had what I thought was an unpleasant habit of making everybody work very hard.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He used to harness me to a little cart, and make me carry earth and apples and wood and many other things.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading When the weather was hot I nearly died of thirst, and yet I had to wait till everything was sold, and my master had got all his money.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It wasn’t that they made me draw too heavy a load or that they beat me, but I had to go without anything to eat from morning till three or four o’clock in the afternoon.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I began to grow lazy; I didn’t enjoy going in harness, and I disliked market-days very much.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My new master was not a bad sort of man, but he had what I thought was an unpleasant habit of making everybody work very hard.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading When the weather was hot I nearly died of thirst, and yet I had to wait till everything was sold, and my master had got all his money.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading My new master was not a bad sort of man, but he had what I thought was an unpleasant habit of making everybody work very hard.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My new master was not a bad sort of man, but he had what I thought was an unpleasant habit of making everybody work very hard.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading It wasn’t that they made me draw too heavy a load or that they beat me, but I had to go without anything to eat from morning till three or four o’clock in the afternoon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My new master was not a bad sort of man, but he had what I thought was an unpleasant habit of making everybody work very hard.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It wasn’t that they made me draw too heavy a load or that they beat me, but I had to go without anything to eat from morning till three or four o’clock in the afternoon.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He used to harness me to a little cart, and make me carry earth and apples and wood and many other things.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading When the weather was hot I nearly died of thirst, and yet I had to wait till everything was sold, and my master had got all his money.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading My new master was not a bad sort of man, but he had what I thought was an unpleasant habit of making everybody work very hard.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It wasn’t that they made me draw too heavy a load or that they beat me, but I had to go without anything to eat from morning till three or four o’clock in the afternoon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It wasn’t that they made me draw too heavy a load or that they beat me, but I had to go without anything to eat from morning till three or four o’clock in the afternoon.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It wasn’t that they made me draw too heavy a load or that they beat me, but I had to go without anything to eat from morning till three or four o’clock in the afternoon.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading He used to harness me to a little cart, and make me carry earth and apples and wood and many other things.
thirstnounUS /θɜːrst/
a physiological need to drink
From this reading When the weather was hot I nearly died of thirst, and yet I had to wait till everything was sold, and my master had got all his money.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading My new master was not a bad sort of man, but he had what I thought was an unpleasant habit of making everybody work very hard.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It wasn’t that they made me draw too heavy a load or that they beat me, but I had to go without anything to eat from morning till three or four o’clock in the afternoon.
up to a particular time
From this reading It wasn’t that they made me draw too heavy a load or that they beat me, but I had to go without anything to eat from morning till three or four o’clock in the afternoon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He used to harness me to a little cart, and make me carry earth and apples and wood and many other things.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It wasn’t that they made me draw too heavy a load or that they beat me, but I had to go without anything to eat from morning till three or four o’clock in the afternoon.
offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
From this reading My new master was not a bad sort of man, but he had what I thought was an unpleasant habit of making everybody work very hard.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading He used to harness me to a little cart, and make me carry earth and apples and wood and many other things.
precisely as stated
From this reading My new master was not a bad sort of man, but he had what I thought was an unpleasant habit of making everybody work very hard.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading When the weather was hot I nearly died of thirst, and yet I had to wait till everything was sold, and my master had got all his money.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My new master was not a bad sort of man, but he had what I thought was an unpleasant habit of making everybody work very hard.
wasn't
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From this reading It wasn’t that they made me draw too heavy a load or that they beat me, but I had to go without anything to eat from morning till three or four o’clock in the afternoon.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading When the weather was hot I nearly died of thirst, and yet I had to wait till everything was sold, and my master had got all his money.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading My new master was not a bad sort of man, but he had what I thought was an unpleasant habit of making everybody work very hard.
at the time that
From this reading When the weather was hot I nearly died of thirst, and yet I had to wait till everything was sold, and my master had got all his money.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It wasn’t that they made me draw too heavy a load or that they beat me, but I had to go without anything to eat from morning till three or four o’clock in the afternoon.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading He used to harness me to a little cart, and make me carry earth and apples and wood and many other things.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading My new master was not a bad sort of man, but he had what I thought was an unpleasant habit of making everybody work very hard.
but in spite of that
From this reading When the weather was hot I nearly died of thirst, and yet I had to wait till everything was sold, and my master had got all his money.
