used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And then far down the street came the sound of a child’s voice, singing:
(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 When they come out they give half of what they have to those that have nothing, so that on this night of all the year there shall be no hunger and no cold.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When they come out they give half of what they have to those that have nothing, so that on this night of all the year there shall be no hunger and no cold.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “They are waiting for those that are hearing Mass.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When they come out they give half of what they have to those that have nothing, so that on this night of all the year there shall be no hunger and no cold.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And then far down the street came the sound of a child’s voice, singing:
child'snounUS /tʃaɪldz/
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading And then far down the street came the sound of a child’s voice, singing:
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 When they come out they give half of what they have to those that have nothing, so that on this night of all the year there shall be no hunger and no cold.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When they come out they give half of what they have to those that have nothing, so that on this night of all the year there shall be no hunger and no cold.”
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading “Curse it!” said Teig.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And then far down the street came the sound of a child’s voice, singing:
divisible by two
From this reading “Listen all ye, ’tis the Feast o’ St. Stephen, Mind that ye keep it, this holy even.”
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading And then far down the street came the sound of a child’s voice, singing:
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading “Listen all ye, ’tis the Feast o’ St. Stephen, Mind that ye keep it, this holy even.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “They are waiting for those that are hearing Mass.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading When they come out they give half of what they have to those that have nothing, so that on this night of all the year there shall be no hunger and no cold.”
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading When they come out they give half of what they have to those that have nothing, so that on this night of all the year there shall be no hunger and no cold.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When they come out they give half of what they have to those that have nothing, so that on this night of all the year there shall be no hunger and no cold.”
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading “They are waiting for those that are hearing Mass.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading “Listen all ye, ’tis the Feast o’ St. Stephen, Mind that ye keep it, this holy even.”
hungernounUS /ˈhʌŋɡər/
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading When they come out they give half of what they have to those that have nothing, so that on this night of all the year there shall be no hunger and no cold.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Listen all ye, ’tis the Feast o’ St. Stephen, Mind that ye keep it, this holy even.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Listen all ye, ’tis the Feast o’ St. Stephen, Mind that ye keep it, this holy even.”
hear with intention
From this reading “Listen all ye, ’tis the Feast o’ St. Stephen, Mind that ye keep it, this holy even.”
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading “They are waiting for those that are hearing Mass.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Listen all ye, ’tis the Feast o’ St. Stephen, Mind that ye keep it, this holy even.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading When they come out they give half of what they have to those that have nothing, so that on this night of all the year there shall be no hunger and no cold.”
not any; not one
From this reading When they come out they give half of what they have to those that have nothing, so that on this night of all the year there shall be no hunger and no cold.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading When they come out they give half of what they have to those that have nothing, so that on this night of all the year there shall be no hunger and no cold.”
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “Listen all ye, ’tis the Feast o’ St. Stephen, Mind that ye keep it, this holy even.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When they come out they give half of what they have to those that have nothing, so that on this night of all the year there shall be no hunger and no cold.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When they come out they give half of what they have to those that have nothing, so that on this night of all the year there shall be no hunger and no cold.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When they come out they give half of what they have to those that have nothing, so that on this night of all the year there shall be no hunger and no cold.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Curse it!” said Teig.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading When they come out they give half of what they have to those that have nothing, so that on this night of all the year there shall be no hunger and no cold.”
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading And then far down the street came the sound of a child’s voice, singing:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When they come out they give half of what they have to those that have nothing, so that on this night of all the year there shall be no hunger and no cold.”
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading And then far down the street came the sound of a child’s voice, singing:
St
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From this reading “Listen all ye, ’tis the Feast o’ St. Stephen, Mind that ye keep it, this holy even.”
StephennounUS /ˈstiːvən/
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading “Listen all ye, ’tis the Feast o’ St. Stephen, Mind that ye keep it, this holy even.”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading And then far down the street came the sound of a child’s voice, singing:
Teig
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Curse it!” said Teig.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “They are waiting for those that are hearing Mass.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When they come out they give half of what they have to those that have nothing, so that on this night of all the year there shall be no hunger and no cold.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then far down the street came the sound of a child’s voice, singing:
in or at that place or location
From this reading When they come out they give half of what they have to those that have nothing, so that on this night of all the year there shall be no hunger and no cold.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They are waiting for those that are hearing Mass.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When they come out they give half of what they have to those that have nothing, so that on this night of all the year there shall be no hunger and no cold.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “They are waiting for those that are hearing Mass.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “Listen all ye, ’tis the Feast o’ St. Stephen, Mind that ye keep it, this holy even.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When they come out they give half of what they have to those that have nothing, so that on this night of all the year there shall be no hunger and no cold.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading And then far down the street came the sound of a child’s voice, singing:
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “They are waiting for those that are hearing Mass.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When they come out they give half of what they have to those that have nothing, so that on this night of all the year there shall be no hunger and no cold.”
at the time that
From this reading When they come out they give half of what they have to those that have nothing, so that on this night of all the year there shall be no hunger and no cold.”
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Listen all ye, ’tis the Feast o’ St. Stephen, Mind that ye keep it, this holy even.”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading When they come out they give half of what they have to those that have nothing, so that on this night of all the year there shall be no hunger and no cold.”
