used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Patsy had scarcely gone when the door opened again the least bit, and a sunny face looked in, that of my friend and helper.
achingadjectiveUS /ˈeɪkɪŋ/
causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading "With aching hands and bleeding feet, We dig and heap, lay stone on stone; We bear the burden and the heat Of the long day and wish 't were done.
anew
From this reading Patsy had scarcely gone when the door opened again the least bit, and a sunny face looked in, that of my friend and helper.
(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 Not till the hours of light return All we have built do we discern."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "With aching hands and bleeding feet, We dig and heap, lay stone on stone; We bear the burden and the heat Of the long day and wish 't were done.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TWO 'PRENTICE HANDS AT PHILANTHROPY.
have
From this reading "With aching hands and bleeding feet, We dig and heap, lay stone on stone; We bear the burden and the heat Of the long day and wish 't were done.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Patsy had scarcely gone when the door opened again the least bit, and a sunny face looked in, that of my friend and helper.
bleedingnounUS /ˈbliːdɪŋ/
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading "With aching hands and bleeding feet, We dig and heap, lay stone on stone; We bear the burden and the heat Of the long day and wish 't were done.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading Not till the hours of light return All we have built do we discern."
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading "With aching hands and bleeding feet, We dig and heap, lay stone on stone; We bear the burden and the heat Of the long day and wish 't were done.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "With aching hands and bleeding feet, We dig and heap, lay stone on stone; We bear the burden and the heat Of the long day and wish 't were done.
digverbUS /dɪɡ/
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading "With aching hands and bleeding feet, We dig and heap, lay stone on stone; We bear the burden and the heat Of the long day and wish 't were done.
discernverbUS /dɪˈsɜːrn/
detect with the senses
From this reading Not till the hours of light return All we have built do we discern."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Not till the hours of light return All we have built do we discern."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "With aching hands and bleeding feet, We dig and heap, lay stone on stone; We bear the burden and the heat Of the long day and wish 't were done.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Patsy had scarcely gone when the door opened again the least bit, and a sunny face looked in, that of my friend and helper.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Patsy had scarcely gone when the door opened again the least bit, and a sunny face looked in, that of my friend and helper.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "With aching hands and bleeding feet, We dig and heap, lay stone on stone; We bear the burden and the heat Of the long day and wish 't were done.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Patsy had scarcely gone when the door opened again the least bit, and a sunny face looked in, that of my friend and helper.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Patsy had scarcely gone when the door opened again the least bit, and a sunny face looked in, that of my friend and helper.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Patsy had scarcely gone when the door opened again the least bit, and a sunny face looked in, that of my friend and helper.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading TWO 'PRENTICE HANDS AT PHILANTHROPY.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Not till the hours of light return All we have built do we discern."
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading "With aching hands and bleeding feet, We dig and heap, lay stone on stone; We bear the burden and the heat Of the long day and wish 't were done.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading "With aching hands and bleeding feet, We dig and heap, lay stone on stone; We bear the burden and the heat Of the long day and wish 't were done.
helpernounUS /ˈhelpər/
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading Patsy had scarcely gone when the door opened again the least bit, and a sunny face looked in, that of my friend and helper.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Not till the hours of light return All we have built do we discern."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Patsy had scarcely gone when the door opened again the least bit, and a sunny face looked in, that of my friend and helper.
Kate
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not gone yet, Kate?"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "With aching hands and bleeding feet, We dig and heap, lay stone on stone; We bear the burden and the heat Of the long day and wish 't were done.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Patsy had scarcely gone when the door opened again the least bit, and a sunny face looked in, that of my friend and helper.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Not till the hours of light return All we have built do we discern."
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 "With aching hands and bleeding feet, We dig and heap, lay stone on stone; We bear the burden and the heat Of the long day and wish 't were done.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Patsy had scarcely gone when the door opened again the least bit, and a sunny face looked in, that of my friend and helper.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Patsy had scarcely gone when the door opened again the least bit, and a sunny face looked in, that of my friend and helper.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not till the hours of light return All we have built do we discern."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "With aching hands and bleeding feet, We dig and heap, lay stone on stone; We bear the burden and the heat Of the long day and wish 't were done.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "With aching hands and bleeding feet, We dig and heap, lay stone on stone; We bear the burden and the heat Of the long day and wish 't were done.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Patsy had scarcely gone when the door opened again the least bit, and a sunny face looked in, that of my friend and helper.
PatsynounUS /ˈpætsi/
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading Patsy had scarcely gone when the door opened again the least bit, and a sunny face looked in, that of my friend and helper.
PHILANTHROPYnounUS /fɪˈlænθrəpi/
voluntary promotion of human welfare
From this reading TWO 'PRENTICE HANDS AT PHILANTHROPY.
PRENTICEnounUS /ˈprentɪs/
works for an expert to learn a trade
From this reading TWO 'PRENTICE HANDS AT PHILANTHROPY.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Not till the hours of light return All we have built do we discern."
only a very short time before
From this reading Patsy had scarcely gone when the door opened again the least bit, and a sunny face looked in, that of my friend and helper.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "With aching hands and bleeding feet, We dig and heap, lay stone on stone; We bear the burden and the heat Of the long day and wish 't were done.
sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Patsy had scarcely gone when the door opened again the least bit, and a sunny face looked in, that of my friend and helper.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading "With aching hands and bleeding feet, We dig and heap, lay stone on stone; We bear the burden and the heat Of the long day and wish 't were done.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Patsy had scarcely gone when the door opened again the least bit, and a sunny face looked in, that of my friend and helper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "With aching hands and bleeding feet, We dig and heap, lay stone on stone; We bear the burden and the heat Of the long day and wish 't were done.
up to a particular time
From this reading Not till the hours of light return All we have built do we discern."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO 'PRENTICE HANDS AT PHILANTHROPY.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "With aching hands and bleeding feet, We dig and heap, lay stone on stone; We bear the burden and the heat Of the long day and wish 't were done.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "With aching hands and bleeding feet, We dig and heap, lay stone on stone; We bear the burden and the heat Of the long day and wish 't were done.
at the time that
From this reading Patsy had scarcely gone when the door opened again the least bit, and a sunny face looked in, that of my friend and helper.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "With aching hands and bleeding feet, We dig and heap, lay stone on stone; We bear the burden and the heat Of the long day and wish 't were done.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "With aching hands and bleeding feet, We dig and heap, lay stone on stone; We bear the burden and the heat Of the long day and wish 't were done.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Not gone yet, Kate?"
