used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And Geoff doing the same thing, the very same thing, in spite of such a warning!”
(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 I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It is pouring rain,” said Mrs Underwood, “and he will get his death of cold.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Oh, how can boys be so incautious; and just when he has heard what comes of it!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Oh, how can boys be so incautious; and just when he has heard what comes of it!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Oh, how can boys be so incautious; and just when he has heard what comes of it!
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “It is pouring rain,” said Mrs Underwood, “and he will get his death of cold.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Oh, how can boys be so incautious; and just when he has heard what comes of it!
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “It is pouring rain,” said Mrs Underwood, “and he will get his death of cold.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading And Geoff doing the same thing, the very same thing, in spite of such a warning!”
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
Geoff
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From this reading And Geoff doing the same thing, the very same thing, in spite of such a warning!”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “It is pouring rain,” said Mrs Underwood, “and he will get his death of cold.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, how can boys be so incautious; and just when he has heard what comes of it!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It is pouring rain,” said Mrs Underwood, “and he will get his death of cold.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Oh, how can boys be so incautious; and just when he has heard what comes of it!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “It is pouring rain,” said Mrs Underwood, “and he will get his death of cold.
how
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From this reading Oh, how can boys be so incautious; and just when he has heard what comes of it!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And Geoff doing the same thing, the very same thing, in spite of such a warning!”
incautiousadjective
lacking in caution
From this reading Oh, how can boys be so incautious; and just when he has heard what comes of it!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is pouring rain,” said Mrs Underwood, “and he will get his death of cold.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is pouring rain,” said Mrs Underwood, “and he will get his death of cold.
and nothing more
From this reading Oh, how can boys be so incautious; and just when he has heard what comes of it!
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
LeonardnounUS /ˈlenərd/
United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
From this reading Poor Leonard!
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “It is pouring rain,” said Mrs Underwood, “and he will get his death of cold.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It is pouring rain,” said Mrs Underwood, “and he will get his death of cold.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, how can boys be so incautious; and just when he has heard what comes of it!
on one occasion
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor Leonard!
pouringadjectiveUS /ˈpɔːrɪŋ/
flowing profusely
From this reading “It is pouring rain,” said Mrs Underwood, “and he will get his death of cold.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading “It is pouring rain,” said Mrs Underwood, “and he will get his death of cold.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It is pouring rain,” said Mrs Underwood, “and he will get his death of cold.
Identical; not different.
From this reading And Geoff doing the same thing, the very same thing, in spite of such a warning!”
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Oh, how can boys be so incautious; and just when he has heard what comes of it!
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading And Geoff doing the same thing, the very same thing, in spite of such a warning!”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And Geoff doing the same thing, the very same thing, in spite of such a warning!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And Geoff doing the same thing, the very same thing, in spite of such a warning!”
a special situation
From this reading And Geoff doing the same thing, the very same thing, in spite of such a warning!”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
UnderwoodnounUS /ˈʌndərwʊd/
the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
From this reading “It is pouring rain,” said Mrs Underwood, “and he will get his death of cold.
precisely as stated
From this reading And Geoff doing the same thing, the very same thing, in spite of such a warning!”
a message informing of danger
From this reading And Geoff doing the same thing, the very same thing, in spite of such a warning!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Oh, how can boys be so incautious; and just when he has heard what comes of it!
at the time that
From this reading Oh, how can boys be so incautious; and just when he has heard what comes of it!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “It is pouring rain,” said Mrs Underwood, “and he will get his death of cold.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
but in spite of that
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have not had time to think of him yet, with all you have been saying; but when one thinks how well one knew him once, and that he was our own flesh and blood!
