used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Will you have ice cream, or bread and milk, or a boiled egg or some cut-up pineapple, or cup custard, or any of those things for your breakfast?”
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading We always have those things on wrecks--make-believe, I mean,” added Tom quickly.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading We always have those things on wrecks--make-believe, I mean,” added Tom quickly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Will you have ice cream, or bread and milk, or a boiled egg or some cut-up pineapple, or cup custard, or any of those things for your breakfast?”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Will you have ice cream, or bread and milk, or a boiled egg or some cut-up pineapple, or cup custard, or any of those things for your breakfast?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading UNDER SAIL “Now, Jackie, what will you have?” asked Tom briskly, as he sat under the canvas shelter with the little lad.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading UNDER SAIL “Now, Jackie, what will you have?” asked Tom briskly, as he sat under the canvas shelter with the little lad.
boiledadjectiveUS /bɔɪld/
cooked in hot water
From this reading “Will you have ice cream, or bread and milk, or a boiled egg or some cut-up pineapple, or cup custard, or any of those things for your breakfast?”
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading “Will you have ice cream, or bread and milk, or a boiled egg or some cut-up pineapple, or cup custard, or any of those things for your breakfast?”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “Will you have ice cream, or bread and milk, or a boiled egg or some cut-up pineapple, or cup custard, or any of those things for your breakfast?”
brisklyadverbUS /ˈbrɪskli/
in a brisk manner
From this reading UNDER SAIL “Now, Jackie, what will you have?” asked Tom briskly, as he sat under the canvas shelter with the little lad.
canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading UNDER SAIL “Now, Jackie, what will you have?” asked Tom briskly, as he sat under the canvas shelter with the little lad.
a young person of either sex
From this reading “Oh, Tom, have you really got ’em?” asked the child eagerly.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Why, yes, of course.
creamnounUS /kriːm/
the best people or things in a group
From this reading “Will you have ice cream, or bread and milk, or a boiled egg or some cut-up pineapple, or cup custard, or any of those things for your breakfast?”
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading “Will you have ice cream, or bread and milk, or a boiled egg or some cut-up pineapple, or cup custard, or any of those things for your breakfast?”
custardnounUS /ˈkʌstərd/
sweetened mixture of milk and eggs baked or boiled or frozen
From this reading “Will you have ice cream, or bread and milk, or a boiled egg or some cut-up pineapple, or cup custard, or any of those things for your breakfast?”
cut-upnoun
someone who plays practical jokes on others
From this reading “Will you have ice cream, or bread and milk, or a boiled egg or some cut-up pineapple, or cup custard, or any of those things for your breakfast?”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “Oh, Tom, have you really got ’em?” asked the child eagerly.
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 “Will you have ice cream, or bread and milk, or a boiled egg or some cut-up pineapple, or cup custard, or any of those things for your breakfast?”
a quad with a square body
From this reading “Oh, Tom, have you really got ’em?” asked the child eagerly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Will you have ice cream, or bread and milk, or a boiled egg or some cut-up pineapple, or cup custard, or any of those things for your breakfast?”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Oh, Tom, have you really got ’em?” asked the child eagerly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading UNDER SAIL “Now, Jackie, what will you have?” asked Tom briskly, as he sat under the canvas shelter with the little lad.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading UNDER SAIL “Now, Jackie, what will you have?” asked Tom briskly, as he sat under the canvas shelter with the little lad.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We always have those things on wrecks--make-believe, I mean,” added Tom quickly.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading “Will you have ice cream, or bread and milk, or a boiled egg or some cut-up pineapple, or cup custard, or any of those things for your breakfast?”
Jackie
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From this reading UNDER SAIL “Now, Jackie, what will you have?” asked Tom briskly, as he sat under the canvas shelter with the little lad.
a boy or man
From this reading UNDER SAIL “Now, Jackie, what will you have?” asked Tom briskly, as he sat under the canvas shelter with the little lad.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading UNDER SAIL “Now, Jackie, what will you have?” asked Tom briskly, as he sat under the canvas shelter with the little lad.
make-believenoun
imaginative intellectual play
From this reading We always have those things on wrecks--make-believe, I mean,” added Tom quickly.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading We always have those things on wrecks--make-believe, I mean,” added Tom quickly.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading “Will you have ice cream, or bread and milk, or a boiled egg or some cut-up pineapple, or cup custard, or any of those things for your breakfast?”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading UNDER SAIL “Now, Jackie, what will you have?” asked Tom briskly, as he sat under the canvas shelter with the little lad.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Will you have ice cream, or bread and milk, or a boiled egg or some cut-up pineapple, or cup custard, or any of those things for your breakfast?”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Tom, have you really got ’em?” asked the child eagerly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We always have those things on wrecks--make-believe, I mean,” added Tom quickly.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Will you have ice cream, or bread and milk, or a boiled egg or some cut-up pineapple, or cup custard, or any of those things for your breakfast?”
pineapplenounUS /ˈpaɪnæpəl/
a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics
From this reading “Will you have ice cream, or bread and milk, or a boiled egg or some cut-up pineapple, or cup custard, or any of those things for your breakfast?”
with speed
From this reading We always have those things on wrecks--make-believe, I mean,” added Tom quickly.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Oh, Tom, have you really got ’em?” asked the child eagerly.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading UNDER SAIL “Now, Jackie, what will you have?” asked Tom briskly, as he sat under the canvas shelter with the little lad.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading UNDER SAIL “Now, Jackie, what will you have?” asked Tom briskly, as he sat under the canvas shelter with the little lad.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading UNDER SAIL “Now, Jackie, what will you have?” asked Tom briskly, as he sat under the canvas shelter with the little lad.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Will you have ice cream, or bread and milk, or a boiled egg or some cut-up pineapple, or cup custard, or any of those things for your breakfast?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNDER SAIL “Now, Jackie, what will you have?” asked Tom briskly, as he sat under the canvas shelter with the little lad.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “Will you have ice cream, or bread and milk, or a boiled egg or some cut-up pineapple, or cup custard, or any of those things for your breakfast?”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Will you have ice cream, or bread and milk, or a boiled egg or some cut-up pineapple, or cup custard, or any of those things for your breakfast?”
male cat
From this reading UNDER SAIL “Now, Jackie, what will you have?” asked Tom briskly, as he sat under the canvas shelter with the little lad.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER SAIL “Now, Jackie, what will you have?” asked Tom briskly, as he sat under the canvas shelter with the little lad.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We always have those things on wrecks--make-believe, I mean,” added Tom quickly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading UNDER SAIL “Now, Jackie, what will you have?” asked Tom briskly, as he sat under the canvas shelter with the little lad.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, yes, of course.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading UNDER SAIL “Now, Jackie, what will you have?” asked Tom briskly, as he sat under the canvas shelter with the little lad.
in the company of; together with
From this reading UNDER SAIL “Now, Jackie, what will you have?” asked Tom briskly, as he sat under the canvas shelter with the little lad.
wrecksnounUS /reks/
plural of “wreck” — something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading We always have those things on wrecks--make-believe, I mean,” added Tom quickly.
an affirmative
From this reading “Why, yes, of course.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading UNDER SAIL “Now, Jackie, what will you have?” asked Tom briskly, as he sat under the canvas shelter with the little lad.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Will you have ice cream, or bread and milk, or a boiled egg or some cut-up pineapple, or cup custard, or any of those things for your breakfast?”
