used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ORDINARY INCIDENTS OF A SIEGE.
any thing at all
From this reading 'Dear Wahle,' said Dollie to a miner, who, with the assistance of several others, was carrying a great palisade past the spot where the children stood, 'please have you seen anything of my father?
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading 'Dear Wahle,' said Dollie to a miner, who, with the assistance of several others, was carrying a great palisade past the spot where the children stood, 'please have you seen anything of my father?
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading Well, child, your father is down in the moat with a lot of other men, bringing in wood that the enemy had piled up ready to burn us out.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I've brought him a can of warm soup.'
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading Well, child, your father is down in the moat with a lot of other men, bringing in wood that the enemy had piled up ready to burn us out.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I've brought him a can of warm soup.'
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading 'Dear Wahle,' said Dollie to a miner, who, with the assistance of several others, was carrying a great palisade past the spot where the children stood, 'please have you seen anything of my father?
a young person of either sex
From this reading Well, child, your father is down in the moat with a lot of other men, bringing in wood that the enemy had piled up ready to burn us out.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading 'Dear Wahle,' said Dollie to a miner, who, with the assistance of several others, was carrying a great palisade past the spot where the children stood, 'please have you seen anything of my father?
prepare a hot meal
From this reading 'Warm soup!' said the man jocosely; 'why, the enemy cook enough of that for us, only they warm us in rather a different way.
dearly loved
From this reading 'Dear Wahle,' said Dollie to a miner, who, with the assistance of several others, was carrying a great palisade past the spot where the children stood, 'please have you seen anything of my father?
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading 'Warm soup!' said the man jocosely; 'why, the enemy cook enough of that for us, only they warm us in rather a different way.
Dollie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Dear Wahle,' said Dollie to a miner, who, with the assistance of several others, was carrying a great palisade past the spot where the children stood, 'please have you seen anything of my father?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Well, child, your father is down in the moat with a lot of other men, bringing in wood that the enemy had piled up ready to burn us out.
an opposing military force
From this reading 'Warm soup!' said the man jocosely; 'why, the enemy cook enough of that for us, only they warm us in rather a different way.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading 'Warm soup!' said the man jocosely; 'why, the enemy cook enough of that for us, only they warm us in rather a different way.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading 'Dear Wahle,' said Dollie to a miner, who, with the assistance of several others, was carrying a great palisade past the spot where the children stood, 'please have you seen anything of my father?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'Warm soup!' said the man jocosely; 'why, the enemy cook enough of that for us, only they warm us in rather a different way.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading 'Dear Wahle,' said Dollie to a miner, who, with the assistance of several others, was carrying a great palisade past the spot where the children stood, 'please have you seen anything of my father?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Well, child, your father is down in the moat with a lot of other men, bringing in wood that the enemy had piled up ready to burn us out.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Dear Wahle,' said Dollie to a miner, who, with the assistance of several others, was carrying a great palisade past the spot where the children stood, 'please have you seen anything of my father?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I've brought him a can of warm soup.'
I've
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've brought him a can of warm soup.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Warm soup!' said the man jocosely; 'why, the enemy cook enough of that for us, only they warm us in rather a different way.
INCIDENTSnounUS /ˈɪnsədənts/
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
From this reading ORDINARY INCIDENTS OF A SIEGE.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, child, your father is down in the moat with a lot of other men, bringing in wood that the enemy had piled up ready to burn us out.
jocoselyadverb
with humor
From this reading 'Warm soup!' said the man jocosely; 'why, the enemy cook enough of that for us, only they warm us in rather a different way.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading Well, child, your father is down in the moat with a lot of other men, bringing in wood that the enemy had piled up ready to burn us out.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading 'Warm soup!' said the man jocosely; 'why, the enemy cook enough of that for us, only they warm us in rather a different way.
the force of workers available
From this reading Well, child, your father is down in the moat with a lot of other men, bringing in wood that the enemy had piled up ready to burn us out.
minernounUS /ˈmaɪnər/
laborer who works in a mine
From this reading 'Dear Wahle,' said Dollie to a miner, who, with the assistance of several others, was carrying a great palisade past the spot where the children stood, 'please have you seen anything of my father?
moatnounUS /moʊt/
ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
From this reading Well, child, your father is down in the moat with a lot of other men, bringing in wood that the enemy had piled up ready to burn us out.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Dear Wahle,' said Dollie to a miner, who, with the assistance of several others, was carrying a great palisade past the spot where the children stood, 'please have you seen anything of my father?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ORDINARY INCIDENTS OF A SIEGE.
and nothing more
From this reading 'Warm soup!' said the man jocosely; 'why, the enemy cook enough of that for us, only they warm us in rather a different way.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading ORDINARY INCIDENTS OF A SIEGE.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Well, child, your father is down in the moat with a lot of other men, bringing in wood that the enemy had piled up ready to burn us out.
others
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Dear Wahle,' said Dollie to a miner, who, with the assistance of several others, was carrying a great palisade past the spot where the children stood, 'please have you seen anything of my father?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Well, child, your father is down in the moat with a lot of other men, bringing in wood that the enemy had piled up ready to burn us out.
palisadenounUS /ˌpælɪˈseɪd/
fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground
From this reading 'Dear Wahle,' said Dollie to a miner, who, with the assistance of several others, was carrying a great palisade past the spot where the children stood, 'please have you seen anything of my father?
the time that has elapsed
From this reading 'Dear Wahle,' said Dollie to a miner, who, with the assistance of several others, was carrying a great palisade past the spot where the children stood, 'please have you seen anything of my father?
piledverbUS /paɪld/
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading Well, child, your father is down in the moat with a lot of other men, bringing in wood that the enemy had piled up ready to burn us out.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading 'Dear Wahle,' said Dollie to a miner, who, with the assistance of several others, was carrying a great palisade past the spot where the children stood, 'please have you seen anything of my father?
on the contrary
From this reading 'Warm soup!' said the man jocosely; 'why, the enemy cook enough of that for us, only they warm us in rather a different way.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Well, child, your father is down in the moat with a lot of other men, bringing in wood that the enemy had piled up ready to burn us out.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Dear Wahle,' said Dollie to a miner, who, with the assistance of several others, was carrying a great palisade past the spot where the children stood, 'please have you seen anything of my father?
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading 'Dear Wahle,' said Dollie to a miner, who, with the assistance of several others, was carrying a great palisade past the spot where the children stood, 'please have you seen anything of my father?
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading 'Dear Wahle,' said Dollie to a miner, who, with the assistance of several others, was carrying a great palisade past the spot where the children stood, 'please have you seen anything of my father?
SIEGEnounUS /siːdʒ/
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
From this reading ORDINARY INCIDENTS OF A SIEGE.
soupnounUS /suːp/
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
From this reading I've brought him a can of warm soup.'
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading 'Dear Wahle,' said Dollie to a miner, who, with the assistance of several others, was carrying a great palisade past the spot where the children stood, 'please have you seen anything of my father?
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading 'Dear Wahle,' said Dollie to a miner, who, with the assistance of several others, was carrying a great palisade past the spot where the children stood, 'please have you seen anything of my father?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Warm soup!' said the man jocosely; 'why, the enemy cook enough of that for us, only they warm us in rather a different way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Dear Wahle,' said Dollie to a miner, who, with the assistance of several others, was carrying a great palisade past the spot where the children stood, 'please have you seen anything of my father?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Warm soup!' said the man jocosely; 'why, the enemy cook enough of that for us, only they warm us in rather a different way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Dear Wahle,' said Dollie to a miner, who, with the assistance of several others, was carrying a great palisade past the spot where the children stood, 'please have you seen anything of my father?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Well, child, your father is down in the moat with a lot of other men, bringing in wood that the enemy had piled up ready to burn us out.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Warm soup!' said the man jocosely; 'why, the enemy cook enough of that for us, only they warm us in rather a different way.
Wahle
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Dear Wahle,' said Dollie to a miner, who, with the assistance of several others, was carrying a great palisade past the spot where the children stood, 'please have you seen anything of my father?
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading I've brought him a can of warm soup.'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Dear Wahle,' said Dollie to a miner, who, with the assistance of several others, was carrying a great palisade past the spot where the children stood, 'please have you seen anything of my father?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading 'Warm soup!' said the man jocosely; 'why, the enemy cook enough of that for us, only they warm us in rather a different way.
(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 Well, child, your father is down in the moat with a lot of other men, bringing in wood that the enemy had piled up ready to burn us out.
in or at the place that
From this reading 'Dear Wahle,' said Dollie to a miner, who, with the assistance of several others, was carrying a great palisade past the spot where the children stood, 'please have you seen anything of my father?
which person or people
From this reading 'Dear Wahle,' said Dollie to a miner, who, with the assistance of several others, was carrying a great palisade past the spot where the children stood, 'please have you seen anything of my father?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading 'Warm soup!' said the man jocosely; 'why, the enemy cook enough of that for us, only they warm us in rather a different way.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Dear Wahle,' said Dollie to a miner, who, with the assistance of several others, was carrying a great palisade past the spot where the children stood, 'please have you seen anything of my father?
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Well, child, your father is down in the moat with a lot of other men, bringing in wood that the enemy had piled up ready to burn us out.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Dear Wahle,' said Dollie to a miner, who, with the assistance of several others, was carrying a great palisade past the spot where the children stood, 'please have you seen anything of my father?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, child, your father is down in the moat with a lot of other men, bringing in wood that the enemy had piled up ready to burn us out.
