afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Is--" "Yes, yes," cried Charley, as he pushed his friend before him, and dragged Jacques after him into the parlour.--"Here's Harry, father, Jacques.--You've heard of Jacques, Kate?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of course you forgot me, and everybody and everything on earth, just now; but have you seen Kate?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Hollo, Harry! come in, my boy; forgive my forgetfulness, but--" "My dear fellow," interrupted Harry, "what nonsense you are talking!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Is--" "Yes, yes," cried Charley, as he pushed his friend before him, and dragged Jacques after him into the parlour.--"Here's Harry, father, Jacques.--You've heard of Jacques, Kate?"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Is--" "Yes, yes," cried Charley, as he pushed his friend before him, and dragged Jacques after him into the parlour.--"Here's Harry, father, Jacques.--You've heard of Jacques, Kate?"
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Better, I hope."
a youthful male person
From this reading "Hollo, Harry! come in, my boy; forgive my forgetfulness, but--" "My dear fellow," interrupted Harry, "what nonsense you are talking!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Hollo, Harry! come in, my boy; forgive my forgetfulness, but--" "My dear fellow," interrupted Harry, "what nonsense you are talking!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Harry, my dear boy!" cried Mr Kennedy, seizing his young friend by the hand; "how are you, lad?
Charley
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From this reading Is--" "Yes, yes," cried Charley, as he pushed his friend before him, and dragged Jacques after him into the parlour.--"Here's Harry, father, Jacques.--You've heard of Jacques, Kate?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Hollo, Harry! come in, my boy; forgive my forgetfulness, but--" "My dear fellow," interrupted Harry, "what nonsense you are talking!
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course you forgot me, and everybody and everything on earth, just now; but have you seen Kate?
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Is--" "Yes, yes," cried Charley, as he pushed his friend before him, and dragged Jacques after him into the parlour.--"Here's Harry, father, Jacques.--You've heard of Jacques, Kate?"
dearly loved
From this reading "Hollo, Harry! come in, my boy; forgive my forgetfulness, but--" "My dear fellow," interrupted Harry, "what nonsense you are talking!
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading Is--" "Yes, yes," cried Charley, as he pushed his friend before him, and dragged Jacques after him into the parlour.--"Here's Harry, father, Jacques.--You've heard of Jacques, Kate?"
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Of course you forgot me, and everybody and everything on earth, just now; but have you seen Kate?
every person
From this reading Of course you forgot me, and everybody and everything on earth, just now; but have you seen Kate?
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Of course you forgot me, and everybody and everything on earth, just now; but have you seen Kate?
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Is--" "Yes, yes," cried Charley, as he pushed his friend before him, and dragged Jacques after him into the parlour.--"Here's Harry, father, Jacques.--You've heard of Jacques, Kate?"
a boy or man
From this reading "Hollo, Harry! come in, my boy; forgive my forgetfulness, but--" "My dear fellow," interrupted Harry, "what nonsense you are talking!
forgetfulnessnoun
tendency to forget
From this reading "Hollo, Harry! come in, my boy; forgive my forgetfulness, but--" "My dear fellow," interrupted Harry, "what nonsense you are talking!
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading "Hollo, Harry! come in, my boy; forgive my forgetfulness, but--" "My dear fellow," interrupted Harry, "what nonsense you are talking!
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Of course you forgot me, and everybody and everything on earth, just now; but have you seen Kate?
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Is--" "Yes, yes," cried Charley, as he pushed his friend before him, and dragged Jacques after him into the parlour.--"Here's Harry, father, Jacques.--You've heard of Jacques, Kate?"
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Harry, my dear boy!" cried Mr Kennedy, seizing his young friend by the hand; "how are you, lad?
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading "Hollo, Harry! come in, my boy; forgive my forgetfulness, but--" "My dear fellow," interrupted Harry, "what nonsense you are talking!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Of course you forgot me, and everybody and everything on earth, just now; but have you seen Kate?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Is--" "Yes, yes," cried Charley, as he pushed his friend before him, and dragged Jacques after him into the parlour.--"Here's Harry, father, Jacques.--You've heard of Jacques, Kate?"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Is--" "Yes, yes," cried Charley, as he pushed his friend before him, and dragged Jacques after him into the parlour.--"Here's Harry, father, Jacques.--You've heard of Jacques, Kate?"
Here's
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From this reading Is--" "Yes, yes," cried Charley, as he pushed his friend before him, and dragged Jacques after him into the parlour.--"Here's Harry, father, Jacques.--You've heard of Jacques, Kate?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Is--" "Yes, yes," cried Charley, as he pushed his friend before him, and dragged Jacques after him into the parlour.--"Here's Harry, father, Jacques.--You've heard of Jacques, Kate?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Is--" "Yes, yes," cried Charley, as he pushed his friend before him, and dragged Jacques after him into the parlour.--"Here's Harry, father, Jacques.--You've heard of Jacques, Kate?"
HolloverbUS /ˈhɑːloʊ/
encourage somebody by crying hollo
From this reading "Hollo, Harry! come in, my boy; forgive my forgetfulness, but--" "My dear fellow," interrupted Harry, "what nonsense you are talking!
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Better, I hope."
how
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From this reading "Harry, my dear boy!" cried Mr Kennedy, seizing his young friend by the hand; "how are you, lad?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Better, I hope."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Hollo, Harry! come in, my boy; forgive my forgetfulness, but--" "My dear fellow," interrupted Harry, "what nonsense you are talking!
discontinued temporarily
From this reading "Hollo, Harry! come in, my boy; forgive my forgetfulness, but--" "My dear fellow," interrupted Harry, "what nonsense you are talking!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Is--" "Yes, yes," cried Charley, as he pushed his friend before him, and dragged Jacques after him into the parlour.--"Here's Harry, father, Jacques.--You've heard of Jacques, Kate?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is--" "Yes, yes," cried Charley, as he pushed his friend before him, and dragged Jacques after him into the parlour.--"Here's Harry, father, Jacques.--You've heard of Jacques, Kate?"
Jacques
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From this reading Is--" "Yes, yes," cried Charley, as he pushed his friend before him, and dragged Jacques after him into the parlour.--"Here's Harry, father, Jacques.--You've heard of Jacques, Kate?"
and nothing more
From this reading Of course you forgot me, and everybody and everything on earth, just now; but have you seen Kate?
Kate
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From this reading Of course you forgot me, and everybody and everything on earth, just now; but have you seen Kate?
KennedynounUS /ˈkenədi/
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading "Harry, my dear boy!" cried Mr Kennedy, seizing his young friend by the hand; "how are you, lad?
a boy or man
From this reading "Harry, my dear boy!" cried Mr Kennedy, seizing his young friend by the hand; "how are you, lad?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Of course you forgot me, and everybody and everything on earth, just now; but have you seen Kate?
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Harry, my dear boy!" cried Mr Kennedy, seizing his young friend by the hand; "how are you, lad?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Hollo, Harry! come in, my boy; forgive my forgetfulness, but--" "My dear fellow," interrupted Harry, "what nonsense you are talking!
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading "Hollo, Harry! come in, my boy; forgive my forgetfulness, but--" "My dear fellow," interrupted Harry, "what nonsense you are talking!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Of course you forgot me, and everybody and everything on earth, just now; but have you seen Kate?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course you forgot me, and everybody and everything on earth, just now; but have you seen Kate?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Of course you forgot me, and everybody and everything on earth, just now; but have you seen Kate?
parlournounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading Is--" "Yes, yes," cried Charley, as he pushed his friend before him, and dragged Jacques after him into the parlour.--"Here's Harry, father, Jacques.--You've heard of Jacques, Kate?"
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading Is--" "Yes, yes," cried Charley, as he pushed his friend before him, and dragged Jacques after him into the parlour.--"Here's Harry, father, Jacques.--You've heard of Jacques, Kate?"
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Of course you forgot me, and everybody and everything on earth, just now; but have you seen Kate?
seizingnounUS /ˈsiːzɪŋ/
small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together
From this reading "Harry, my dear boy!" cried Mr Kennedy, seizing his young friend by the hand; "how are you, lad?
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading "Hollo, Harry! come in, my boy; forgive my forgetfulness, but--" "My dear fellow," interrupted Harry, "what nonsense you are talking!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Is--" "Yes, yes," cried Charley, as he pushed his friend before him, and dragged Jacques after him into the parlour.--"Here's Harry, father, Jacques.--You've heard of Jacques, Kate?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Hollo, Harry! come in, my boy; forgive my forgetfulness, but--" "My dear fellow," interrupted Harry, "what nonsense you are talking!
an affirmative
From this reading Is--" "Yes, yes," cried Charley, as he pushed his friend before him, and dragged Jacques after him into the parlour.--"Here's Harry, father, Jacques.--You've heard of Jacques, Kate?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hollo, Harry! come in, my boy; forgive my forgetfulness, but--" "My dear fellow," interrupted Harry, "what nonsense you are talking!
You've
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From this reading Is--" "Yes, yes," cried Charley, as he pushed his friend before him, and dragged Jacques after him into the parlour.--"Here's Harry, father, Jacques.--You've heard of Jacques, Kate?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Harry, my dear boy!" cried Mr Kennedy, seizing his young friend by the hand; "how are you, lad?
