used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading OLD MAN’S TALE I was the son of a respectable merchant in Moussoul.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My father intended to bring me up to his own trade, but I was idle and did not like it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One day, as I was playing in the street, a very old man came up to me and asked me if I would go with him.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading One day, as I was playing in the street, a very old man came up to me and asked me if I would go with him.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading My father intended to bring me up to his own trade, but I was idle and did not like it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My father intended to bring me up to his own trade, but I was idle and did not like it.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading One day, as I was playing in the street, a very old man came up to me and asked me if I would go with him.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day, as I was playing in the street, a very old man came up to me and asked me if I would go with him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading My father intended to bring me up to his own trade, but I was idle and did not like it.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading My father intended to bring me up to his own trade, but I was idle and did not like it.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading One day, as I was playing in the street, a very old man came up to me and asked me if I would go with him.
the act of departing
From this reading I asked him where he was going.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I asked him where he was going.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One day, as I was playing in the street, a very old man came up to me and asked me if I would go with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My father intended to bring me up to his own trade, but I was idle and did not like it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading OLD MAN’S TALE I was the son of a respectable merchant in Moussoul.
not in action or at work
From this reading My father intended to bring me up to his own trade, but I was idle and did not like it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading One day, as I was playing in the street, a very old man came up to me and asked me if I would go with him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OLD MAN’S TALE I was the son of a respectable merchant in Moussoul.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading My father intended to bring me up to his own trade, but I was idle and did not like it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My father intended to bring me up to his own trade, but I was idle and did not like it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading My father intended to bring me up to his own trade, but I was idle and did not like it.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading One day, as I was playing in the street, a very old man came up to me and asked me if I would go with him.
MAN'SnounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading OLD MAN’S TALE I was the son of a respectable merchant in Moussoul.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My father intended to bring me up to his own trade, but I was idle and did not like it.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading OLD MAN’S TALE I was the son of a respectable merchant in Moussoul.
Moussoul
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From this reading OLD MAN’S TALE I was the son of a respectable merchant in Moussoul.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My father intended to bring me up to his own trade, but I was idle and did not like it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My father intended to bring me up to his own trade, but I was idle and did not like it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OLD MAN’S TALE I was the son of a respectable merchant in Moussoul.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading OLD MAN’S TALE I was the son of a respectable merchant in Moussoul.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day, as I was playing in the street, a very old man came up to me and asked me if I would go with him.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading My father intended to bring me up to his own trade, but I was idle and did not like it.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading One day, as I was playing in the street, a very old man came up to me and asked me if I would go with him.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading He replied that if I would go with him he would show me very wonderful things.
characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
From this reading OLD MAN’S TALE I was the son of a respectable merchant in Moussoul.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He replied that if I would go with him he would show me very wonderful things.
a male human offspring
From this reading OLD MAN’S TALE I was the son of a respectable merchant in Moussoul.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading One day, as I was playing in the street, a very old man came up to me and asked me if I would go with him.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading OLD MAN’S TALE I was the son of a respectable merchant in Moussoul.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He replied that if I would go with him he would show me very wonderful things.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OLD MAN’S TALE I was the son of a respectable merchant in Moussoul.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading He replied that if I would go with him he would show me very wonderful things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My father intended to bring me up to his own trade, but I was idle and did not like it.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading My father intended to bring me up to his own trade, but I was idle and did not like it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading My father intended to bring me up to his own trade, but I was idle and did not like it.
precisely as stated
From this reading One day, as I was playing in the street, a very old man came up to me and asked me if I would go with him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OLD MAN’S TALE I was the son of a respectable merchant in Moussoul.
in or at the place that
From this reading I asked him where he was going.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One day, as I was playing in the street, a very old man came up to me and asked me if I would go with him.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading He replied that if I would go with him he would show me very wonderful things.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One day, as I was playing in the street, a very old man came up to me and asked me if I would go with him.
