used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Oh yes, I got 'em off at last, every knot undone; but when I'd unwound the rope, there I sat, feeling as if it was not a bit of use, for I could not move my feet, nor yet stand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And then yew began to look at the rope round your legs," said one of the latter.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "That I just did," said Esau; "but my fingers were so bad it took me hours, as it seemed, before I had those knots undone."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "And then yew began to look at the rope round your legs," said one of the latter.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "That I just did," said Esau; "but my fingers were so bad it took me hours, as it seemed, before I had those knots undone."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "That I just did," said Esau; "but my fingers were so bad it took me hours, as it seemed, before I had those knots undone."
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "And then yew began to look at the rope round your legs," said one of the latter.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "Oh yes, I got 'em off at last, every knot undone; but when I'd unwound the rope, there I sat, feeling as if it was not a bit of use, for I could not move my feet, nor yet stand.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "That I just did," said Esau; "but my fingers were so bad it took me hours, as it seemed, before I had those knots undone."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Oh yes, I got 'em off at last, every knot undone; but when I'd unwound the rope, there I sat, feeling as if it was not a bit of use, for I could not move my feet, nor yet stand.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "That I just did," said Esau; "but my fingers were so bad it took me hours, as it seemed, before I had those knots undone."
a quad with a square body
From this reading "But yew got 'em off?" said the master.
EsaunounUS /ˈiːsɔː/
(Old Testament) the eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother Jacob for a mess of pottage
From this reading "That I just did," said Esau; "but my fingers were so bad it took me hours, as it seemed, before I had those knots undone."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Oh yes, I got 'em off at last, every knot undone; but when I'd unwound the rope, there I sat, feeling as if it was not a bit of use, for I could not move my feet, nor yet stand.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading "Oh yes, I got 'em off at last, every knot undone; but when I'd unwound the rope, there I sat, feeling as if it was not a bit of use, for I could not move my feet, nor yet stand.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "Oh yes, I got 'em off at last, every knot undone; but when I'd unwound the rope, there I sat, feeling as if it was not a bit of use, for I could not move my feet, nor yet stand.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading They felt as if they were made of wood."
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading "That I just did," said Esau; "but my fingers were so bad it took me hours, as it seemed, before I had those knots undone."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Oh yes, I got 'em off at last, every knot undone; but when I'd unwound the rope, there I sat, feeling as if it was not a bit of use, for I could not move my feet, nor yet stand.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "But yew got 'em off?" said the master.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "That I just did," said Esau; "but my fingers were so bad it took me hours, as it seemed, before I had those knots undone."
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading "That I just did," said Esau; "but my fingers were so bad it took me hours, as it seemed, before I had those knots undone."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That I just did," said Esau; "but my fingers were so bad it took me hours, as it seemed, before I had those knots undone."
I'd
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From this reading "Oh yes, I got 'em off at last, every knot undone; but when I'd unwound the rope, there I sat, feeling as if it was not a bit of use, for I could not move my feet, nor yet stand.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Oh yes, I got 'em off at last, every knot undone; but when I'd unwound the rope, there I sat, feeling as if it was not a bit of use, for I could not move my feet, nor yet stand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That I just did," said Esau; "but my fingers were so bad it took me hours, as it seemed, before I had those knots undone."
and nothing more
From this reading "That I just did," said Esau; "but my fingers were so bad it took me hours, as it seemed, before I had those knots undone."
knotnounUS /nɑːt/
a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading "Oh yes, I got 'em off at last, every knot undone; but when I'd unwound the rope, there I sat, feeling as if it was not a bit of use, for I could not move my feet, nor yet stand.
knotsnounUS /nɑːts/
plural of “knot” — a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading "That I just did," said Esau; "but my fingers were so bad it took me hours, as it seemed, before I had those knots undone."
immediately past
From this reading "Oh yes, I got 'em off at last, every knot undone; but when I'd unwound the rope, there I sat, feeling as if it was not a bit of use, for I could not move my feet, nor yet stand.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading "And then yew began to look at the rope round your legs," said one of the latter.
staying power
From this reading "And then yew began to look at the rope round your legs," said one of the latter.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "And then yew began to look at the rope round your legs," said one of the latter.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They felt as if they were made of wood."
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "But yew got 'em off?" said the master.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That I just did," said Esau; "but my fingers were so bad it took me hours, as it seemed, before I had those knots undone."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Oh yes, I got 'em off at last, every knot undone; but when I'd unwound the rope, there I sat, feeling as if it was not a bit of use, for I could not move my feet, nor yet stand.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "That I just did," said Esau; "but my fingers were so bad it took me hours, as it seemed, before I had those knots undone."
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Oh yes, I got 'em off at last, every knot undone; but when I'd unwound the rope, there I sat, feeling as if it was not a bit of use, for I could not move my feet, nor yet stand.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh yes, I got 'em off at last, every knot undone; but when I'd unwound the rope, there I sat, feeling as if it was not a bit of use, for I could not move my feet, nor yet stand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And then yew began to look at the rope round your legs," said one of the latter.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "But yew got 'em off?" said the master.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh yes, I got 'em off at last, every knot undone; but when I'd unwound the rope, there I sat, feeling as if it was not a bit of use, for I could not move my feet, nor yet stand.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "And then yew began to look at the rope round your legs," said one of the latter.
a strong line
From this reading "And then yew began to look at the rope round your legs," said one of the latter.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "And then yew began to look at the rope round your legs," said one of the latter.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "And then yew began to look at the rope round your legs," said one of the latter.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "Oh yes, I got 'em off at last, every knot undone; but when I'd unwound the rope, there I sat, feeling as if it was not a bit of use, for I could not move my feet, nor yet stand.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "That I just did," said Esau; "but my fingers were so bad it took me hours, as it seemed, before I had those knots undone."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "That I just did," said Esau; "but my fingers were so bad it took me hours, as it seemed, before I had those knots undone."
be standing; be upright
From this reading "Oh yes, I got 'em off at last, every knot undone; but when I'd unwound the rope, there I sat, feeling as if it was not a bit of use, for I could not move my feet, nor yet stand.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That I just did," said Esau; "but my fingers were so bad it took me hours, as it seemed, before I had those knots undone."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And then yew began to look at the rope round your legs," said one of the latter.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "And then yew began to look at the rope round your legs," said one of the latter.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Oh yes, I got 'em off at last, every knot undone; but when I'd unwound the rope, there I sat, feeling as if it was not a bit of use, for I could not move my feet, nor yet stand.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They felt as if they were made of wood."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "That I just did," said Esau; "but my fingers were so bad it took me hours, as it seemed, before I had those knots undone."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And then yew began to look at the rope round your legs," said one of the latter.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "That I just did," said Esau; "but my fingers were so bad it took me hours, as it seemed, before I had those knots undone."
undoneadjectiveUS /ənˈdʌn/
not done
From this reading "That I just did," said Esau; "but my fingers were so bad it took me hours, as it seemed, before I had those knots undone."
unwoundverbUS /ənˈwaʊnd/
inflected form of “unwind” — reverse the winding or twisting of
From this reading "Oh yes, I got 'em off at last, every knot undone; but when I'd unwound the rope, there I sat, feeling as if it was not a bit of use, for I could not move my feet, nor yet stand.
the act of using
From this reading "Oh yes, I got 'em off at last, every knot undone; but when I'd unwound the rope, there I sat, feeling as if it was not a bit of use, for I could not move my feet, nor yet stand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh yes, I got 'em off at last, every knot undone; but when I'd unwound the rope, there I sat, feeling as if it was not a bit of use, for I could not move my feet, nor yet stand.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "That I just did," said Esau; "but my fingers were so bad it took me hours, as it seemed, before I had those knots undone."
at the time that
From this reading "Oh yes, I got 'em off at last, every knot undone; but when I'd unwound the rope, there I sat, feeling as if it was not a bit of use, for I could not move my feet, nor yet stand.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading They felt as if they were made of wood."
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh yes, I got 'em off at last, every knot undone; but when I'd unwound the rope, there I sat, feeling as if it was not a bit of use, for I could not move my feet, nor yet stand.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Oh yes, I got 'em off at last, every knot undone; but when I'd unwound the rope, there I sat, feeling as if it was not a bit of use, for I could not move my feet, nor yet stand.
yewnounUS /juː/
wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows
From this reading "And then yew began to look at the rope round your legs," said one of the latter.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And then yew began to look at the rope round your legs," said one of the latter.
