used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It's a bird that can earn its own living."
(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 "All right, sir," Timothy had replied.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading By permission of the bookseller he left his one possession, the fowl rescued from the burning schoolhouse, behind him, Mr. Loveday saying, jocosely, "If it lays another egg to-day, Timothy, I shall claim it."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It won't lay another to-day, but there will be one to-morrow.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading By permission of the bookseller he left his one possession, the fowl rescued from the burning schoolhouse, behind him, Mr. Loveday saying, jocosely, "If it lays another egg to-day, Timothy, I shall claim it."
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading It's a bird that can earn its own living."
booksellernounUS /ˈbʊkselər/
the proprietor of a bookstore
From this reading By permission of the bookseller he left his one possession, the fowl rescued from the burning schoolhouse, behind him, Mr. Loveday saying, jocosely, "If it lays another egg to-day, Timothy, I shall claim it."
the act of burning something
From this reading By permission of the bookseller he left his one possession, the fowl rescued from the burning schoolhouse, behind him, Mr. Loveday saying, jocosely, "If it lays another egg to-day, Timothy, I shall claim it."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It won't lay another to-day, but there will be one to-morrow.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By permission of the bookseller he left his one possession, the fowl rescued from the burning schoolhouse, behind him, Mr. Loveday saying, jocosely, "If it lays another egg to-day, Timothy, I shall claim it."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It's a bird that can earn its own living."
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Timothy Chance went from Mr. Loveday's shop with the warm new-laid egg in his hand.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading By permission of the bookseller he left his one possession, the fowl rescued from the burning schoolhouse, behind him, Mr. Loveday saying, jocosely, "If it lays another egg to-day, Timothy, I shall claim it."
earnverbUS /ɜːrn/
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading It's a bird that can earn its own living."
eggnounUS /eɡ/
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading Timothy Chance went from Mr. Loveday's shop with the warm new-laid egg in his hand.
fowlnounUS /faʊl/
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
From this reading By permission of the bookseller he left his one possession, the fowl rescued from the burning schoolhouse, behind him, Mr. Loveday saying, jocosely, "If it lays another egg to-day, Timothy, I shall claim it."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Timothy Chance went from Mr. Loveday's shop with the warm new-laid egg in his hand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "All right, sir," Timothy had replied.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Timothy Chance went from Mr. Loveday's shop with the warm new-laid egg in his hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By permission of the bookseller he left his one possession, the fowl rescued from the burning schoolhouse, behind him, Mr. Loveday saying, jocosely, "If it lays another egg to-day, Timothy, I shall claim it."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By permission of the bookseller he left his one possession, the fowl rescued from the burning schoolhouse, behind him, Mr. Loveday saying, jocosely, "If it lays another egg to-day, Timothy, I shall claim it."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Timothy Chance went from Mr. Loveday's shop with the warm new-laid egg in his hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading By permission of the bookseller he left his one possession, the fowl rescued from the burning schoolhouse, behind him, Mr. Loveday saying, jocosely, "If it lays another egg to-day, Timothy, I shall claim it."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading By permission of the bookseller he left his one possession, the fowl rescued from the burning schoolhouse, behind him, Mr. Loveday saying, jocosely, "If it lays another egg to-day, Timothy, I shall claim it."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Timothy Chance went from Mr. Loveday's shop with the warm new-laid egg in his hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By permission of the bookseller he left his one possession, the fowl rescued from the burning schoolhouse, behind him, Mr. Loveday saying, jocosely, "If it lays another egg to-day, Timothy, I shall claim it."
It's
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From this reading It's a bird that can earn its own living."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It's a bird that can earn its own living."
jocoselyadverb
with humor
From this reading By permission of the bookseller he left his one possession, the fowl rescued from the burning schoolhouse, behind him, Mr. Loveday saying, jocosely, "If it lays another egg to-day, Timothy, I shall claim it."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "It won't lay another to-day, but there will be one to-morrow.
laysnounUS /leɪz/
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading By permission of the bookseller he left his one possession, the fowl rescued from the burning schoolhouse, behind him, Mr. Loveday saying, jocosely, "If it lays another egg to-day, Timothy, I shall claim it."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading By permission of the bookseller he left his one possession, the fowl rescued from the burning schoolhouse, behind him, Mr. Loveday saying, jocosely, "If it lays another egg to-day, Timothy, I shall claim it."
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading It's a bird that can earn its own living."
Loveday
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From this reading By permission of the bookseller he left his one possession, the fowl rescued from the burning schoolhouse, behind him, Mr. Loveday saying, jocosely, "If it lays another egg to-day, Timothy, I shall claim it."
Loveday's
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From this reading Timothy Chance went from Mr. Loveday's shop with the warm new-laid egg in his hand.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Timothy Chance went from Mr. Loveday's shop with the warm new-laid egg in his hand.
new-laid
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From this reading Timothy Chance went from Mr. Loveday's shop with the warm new-laid egg in his hand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By permission of the bookseller he left his one possession, the fowl rescued from the burning schoolhouse, behind him, Mr. Loveday saying, jocosely, "If it lays another egg to-day, Timothy, I shall claim it."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading By permission of the bookseller he left his one possession, the fowl rescued from the burning schoolhouse, behind him, Mr. Loveday saying, jocosely, "If it lays another egg to-day, Timothy, I shall claim it."
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It's a bird that can earn its own living."
approval to do something
From this reading By permission of the bookseller he left his one possession, the fowl rescued from the burning schoolhouse, behind him, Mr. Loveday saying, jocosely, "If it lays another egg to-day, Timothy, I shall claim it."
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading By permission of the bookseller he left his one possession, the fowl rescued from the burning schoolhouse, behind him, Mr. Loveday saying, jocosely, "If it lays another egg to-day, Timothy, I shall claim it."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "All right, sir," Timothy had replied.
rescuedadjectiveUS /ˈreskjuːd/
delivered from danger
From this reading By permission of the bookseller he left his one possession, the fowl rescued from the burning schoolhouse, behind him, Mr. Loveday saying, jocosely, "If it lays another egg to-day, Timothy, I shall claim it."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right, sir," Timothy had replied.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading By permission of the bookseller he left his one possession, the fowl rescued from the burning schoolhouse, behind him, Mr. Loveday saying, jocosely, "If it lays another egg to-day, Timothy, I shall claim it."
schoolhousenounUS /ˈskuːlhaʊs/
a building where young people receive education
From this reading By permission of the bookseller he left his one possession, the fowl rescued from the burning schoolhouse, behind him, Mr. Loveday saying, jocosely, "If it lays another egg to-day, Timothy, I shall claim it."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading By permission of the bookseller he left his one possession, the fowl rescued from the burning schoolhouse, behind him, Mr. Loveday saying, jocosely, "If it lays another egg to-day, Timothy, I shall claim it."
do one's shopping
From this reading Timothy Chance went from Mr. Loveday's shop with the warm new-laid egg in his hand.
term of address for a man
From this reading "All right, sir," Timothy had replied.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It's a bird that can earn its own living."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Timothy Chance went from Mr. Loveday's shop with the warm new-laid egg in his hand.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "It won't lay another to-day, but there will be one to-morrow.
TimothynounUS /ˈtɪməθi/
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading Timothy Chance went from Mr. Loveday's shop with the warm new-laid egg in his hand.
to-day
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From this reading By permission of the bookseller he left his one possession, the fowl rescued from the burning schoolhouse, behind him, Mr. Loveday saying, jocosely, "If it lays another egg to-day, Timothy, I shall claim it."
to-morrow
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From this reading "It won't lay another to-day, but there will be one to-morrow.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Timothy Chance went from Mr. Loveday's shop with the warm new-laid egg in his hand.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Timothy Chance went from Mr. Loveday's shop with the warm new-laid egg in his hand.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "It won't lay another to-day, but there will be one to-morrow.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Timothy Chance went from Mr. Loveday's shop with the warm new-laid egg in his hand.
won't
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From this reading "It won't lay another to-day, but there will be one to-morrow.
