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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading “Then give me a copper,” he said; “just one penny, that to-day I may not starve.”

(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 “Certainly not,” cried the old gentleman; “I tell you I never give to beggars at all.”

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading But still the old man stood there, though the snow was falling on his shoulders, and on his bare head.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “Certainly not,” cried the old gentleman; “I tell you I never give to beggars at all.”

completely unclothed

From this reading But still the old man stood there, though the snow was falling on his shoulders, and on his bare head.

plural of “beggar” — a pauper who lives by begging

From this reading “Certainly not,” cried the old gentleman; “I tell you I never give to beggars at all.”

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading “Then,” he said, “give me some of the broken victuals from your table, that I may creep into a doorway and eat a Christmas dinner there.”

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But still the old man stood there, though the snow was falling on his shoulders, and on his bare head.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading “Certainly not,” cried the old gentleman; “I tell you I never give to beggars at all.”

period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

From this reading “Then,” he said, “give me some of the broken victuals from your table, that I may creep into a doorway and eat a Christmas dinner there.”

a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor

From this reading “Then give me a copper,” he said; “just one penny, that to-day I may not starve.”

move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading “Then,” he said, “give me some of the broken victuals from your table, that I may creep into a doorway and eat a Christmas dinner there.”

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading “Certainly not,” cried the old gentleman; “I tell you I never give to beggars at all.”

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading But the old man did not move.

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading “Then,” he said, “give me some of the broken victuals from your table, that I may creep into a doorway and eat a Christmas dinner there.”

the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close

From this reading “Then,” he said, “give me some of the broken victuals from your table, that I may creep into a doorway and eat a Christmas dinner there.”

take in solid food

From this reading “Then,” he said, “give me some of the broken victuals from your table, that I may creep into a doorway and eat a Christmas dinner there.”

decreasing in amount or degree

From this reading But still the old man stood there, though the snow was falling on his shoulders, and on his bare head.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “Then,” he said, “give me some of the broken victuals from your table, that I may creep into a doorway and eat a Christmas dinner there.”

a man of refinement

From this reading “Certainly not,” cried the old gentleman; “I tell you I never give to beggars at all.”

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading “Then give me a copper,” he said; “just one penny, that to-day I may not starve.”

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Then give me a copper,” he said; “just one penny, that to-day I may not starve.”

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading But still the old man stood there, though the snow was falling on his shoulders, and on his bare head.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading But still the old man stood there, though the snow was falling on his shoulders, and on his bare head.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “Then give me a copper,” he said; “just one penny, that to-day I may not starve.”

moving to the inside of something

From this reading “Then,” he said, “give me some of the broken victuals from your table, that I may creep into a doorway and eat a Christmas dinner there.”

and nothing more

From this reading “Then give me a copper,” he said; “just one penny, that to-day I may not starve.”

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading But still the old man stood there, though the snow was falling on his shoulders, and on his bare head.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “Then give me a copper,” he said; “just one penny, that to-day I may not starve.”

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Then give me a copper,” he said; “just one penny, that to-day I may not starve.”

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading But the old man did not move.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading “Certainly not,” cried the old gentleman; “I tell you I never give to beggars at all.”

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “Then give me a copper,” he said; “just one penny, that to-day I may not starve.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Then,” he said, “give me some of the broken victuals from your table, that I may creep into a doorway and eat a Christmas dinner there.”

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading But still the old man stood there, though the snow was falling on his shoulders, and on his bare head.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading But still the old man stood there, though the snow was falling on his shoulders, and on his bare head.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Then give me a copper,” he said; “just one penny, that to-day I may not starve.”

a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound

From this reading “Then give me a copper,” he said; “just one penny, that to-day I may not starve.”

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Then give me a copper,” he said; “just one penny, that to-day I may not starve.”

plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

From this reading But still the old man stood there, though the snow was falling on his shoulders, and on his bare head.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading But still the old man stood there, though the snow was falling on his shoulders, and on his bare head.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading “Then,” he said, “give me some of the broken victuals from your table, that I may creep into a doorway and eat a Christmas dinner there.”

be hungry; go without food

From this reading “Then give me a copper,” he said; “just one penny, that to-day I may not starve.”

not in physical motion

From this reading But still the old man stood there, though the snow was falling on his shoulders, and on his bare head.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading But still the old man stood there, though the snow was falling on his shoulders, and on his bare head.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading “Then,” he said, “give me some of the broken victuals from your table, that I may creep into a doorway and eat a Christmas dinner there.”

express in words

From this reading “Certainly not,” cried the old gentleman; “I tell you I never give to beggars at all.”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Then give me a copper,” he said; “just one penny, that to-day I may not starve.”

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading But still the old man stood there, though the snow was falling on his shoulders, and on his bare head.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading “Then give me a copper,” he said; “just one penny, that to-day I may not starve.”

in or at that place or location

From this reading But still the old man stood there, though the snow was falling on his shoulders, and on his bare head.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading But still the old man stood there, though the snow was falling on his shoulders, and on his bare head.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “Certainly not,” cried the old gentleman; “I tell you I never give to beggars at all.”

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From this reading “Then give me a copper,” he said; “just one penny, that to-day I may not starve.”

a stock or supply of foods

From this reading “Then,” he said, “give me some of the broken victuals from your table, that I may creep into a doorway and eat a Christmas dinner there.”

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But still the old man stood there, though the snow was falling on his shoulders, and on his bare head.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Certainly not,” cried the old gentleman; “I tell you I never give to beggars at all.”

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Then,” he said, “give me some of the broken victuals from your table, that I may creep into a doorway and eat a Christmas dinner there.”