used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Betty talked of nothing but naval battles, but Godfrey still said very little, and after that Sunday night never spoke again of being a sailor.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Betty talked of nothing but naval battles, but Godfrey still said very little, and after that Sunday night never spoke again of being a sailor.
anew
From this reading Betty talked of nothing but naval battles, but Godfrey still said very little, and after that Sunday night never spoke again of being a sailor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What have I got to do or to bear, and how can I do it or bear it best?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For the next few days Betty and her nephew spent most of their spare time on Hezekiah's bench under the kitchen window at the Place.
battlesnounUS /ˈbætəlz/
plural of “battle” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Betty talked of nothing but naval battles, but Godfrey still said very little, and after that Sunday night never spoke again of being a sailor.
have
From this reading What have I got to do or to bear, and how can I do it or bear it best?
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Betty talked of nothing but naval battles, but Godfrey still said very little, and after that Sunday night never spoke again of being a sailor.
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading For the next few days Betty and her nephew spent most of their spare time on Hezekiah's bench under the kitchen window at the Place.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading What have I got to do or to bear, and how can I do it or bear it best?
Betty
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From this reading For the next few days Betty and her nephew spent most of their spare time on Hezekiah's bench under the kitchen window at the Place.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE WRONG END 'You won't say, what is it I want? but, what is it I've got to do?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading What have I got to do or to bear, and how can I do it or bear it best?
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading For the next few days Betty and her nephew spent most of their spare time on Hezekiah's bench under the kitchen window at the Place.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE WRONG END 'You won't say, what is it I want? but, what is it I've got to do?
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE WRONG END 'You won't say, what is it I want? but, what is it I've got to do?
EWING
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From this reading That's the only safe point to make for, my lad; make for it and leave the rest.'--J. H. EWING.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading For the next few days Betty and her nephew spent most of their spare time on Hezekiah's bench under the kitchen window at the Place.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That's the only safe point to make for, my lad; make for it and leave the rest.'--J. H. EWING.
Godfrey
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From this reading Betty talked of nothing but naval battles, but Godfrey still said very little, and after that Sunday night never spoke again of being a sailor.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THE WRONG END 'You won't say, what is it I want? but, what is it I've got to do?
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading That's the only safe point to make for, my lad; make for it and leave the rest.'--J. H. EWING.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What have I got to do or to bear, and how can I do it or bear it best?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For the next few days Betty and her nephew spent most of their spare time on Hezekiah's bench under the kitchen window at the Place.
Hezekiah's
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From this reading For the next few days Betty and her nephew spent most of their spare time on Hezekiah's bench under the kitchen window at the Place.
how
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From this reading What have I got to do or to bear, and how can I do it or bear it best?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE WRONG END 'You won't say, what is it I want? but, what is it I've got to do?
I've
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WRONG END 'You won't say, what is it I want? but, what is it I've got to do?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE WRONG END 'You won't say, what is it I want? but, what is it I've got to do?
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading That's the only safe point to make for, my lad; make for it and leave the rest.'--J. H. EWING.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading For the next few days Betty and her nephew spent most of their spare time on Hezekiah's bench under the kitchen window at the Place.
a boy or man
From this reading That's the only safe point to make for, my lad; make for it and leave the rest.'--J. H. EWING.
go away from a place
From this reading That's the only safe point to make for, my lad; make for it and leave the rest.'--J. H. EWING.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Betty talked of nothing but naval battles, but Godfrey still said very little, and after that Sunday night never spoke again of being a sailor.
engage in
From this reading That's the only safe point to make for, my lad; make for it and leave the rest.'--J. H. EWING.
used to form the superlative
From this reading For the next few days Betty and her nephew spent most of their spare time on Hezekiah's bench under the kitchen window at the Place.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That's the only safe point to make for, my lad; make for it and leave the rest.'--J. H. EWING.
navaladjectiveUS /ˈneɪvəl/
connected with or belonging to or used in a navy
From this reading Betty talked of nothing but naval battles, but Godfrey still said very little, and after that Sunday night never spoke again of being a sailor.
nephewnounUS /ˈnefjuː/
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading For the next few days Betty and her nephew spent most of their spare time on Hezekiah's bench under the kitchen window at the Place.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Betty talked of nothing but naval battles, but Godfrey still said very little, and after that Sunday night never spoke again of being a sailor.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading For the next few days Betty and her nephew spent most of their spare time on Hezekiah's bench under the kitchen window at the Place.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Betty talked of nothing but naval battles, but Godfrey still said very little, and after that Sunday night never spoke again of being a sailor.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Betty talked of nothing but naval battles, but Godfrey still said very little, and after that Sunday night never spoke again of being a sailor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the next few days Betty and her nephew spent most of their spare time on Hezekiah's bench under the kitchen window at the Place.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For the next few days Betty and her nephew spent most of their spare time on Hezekiah's bench under the kitchen window at the Place.
and nothing more
From this reading That's the only safe point to make for, my lad; make for it and leave the rest.'--J. H. EWING.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What have I got to do or to bear, and how can I do it or bear it best?
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading For the next few days Betty and her nephew spent most of their spare time on Hezekiah's bench under the kitchen window at the Place.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading That's the only safe point to make for, my lad; make for it and leave the rest.'--J. H. EWING.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading That's the only safe point to make for, my lad; make for it and leave the rest.'--J. H. EWING.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading That's the only safe point to make for, my lad; make for it and leave the rest.'--J. H. EWING.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Betty talked of nothing but naval battles, but Godfrey still said very little, and after that Sunday night never spoke again of being a sailor.
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading Betty talked of nothing but naval battles, but Godfrey still said very little, and after that Sunday night never spoke again of being a sailor.
express in words
From this reading THE WRONG END 'You won't say, what is it I want? but, what is it I've got to do?
refrain from harming
From this reading For the next few days Betty and her nephew spent most of their spare time on Hezekiah's bench under the kitchen window at the Place.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading For the next few days Betty and her nephew spent most of their spare time on Hezekiah's bench under the kitchen window at the Place.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Betty talked of nothing but naval battles, but Godfrey still said very little, and after that Sunday night never spoke again of being a sailor.
not in physical motion
From this reading Betty talked of nothing but naval battles, but Godfrey still said very little, and after that Sunday night never spoke again of being a sailor.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading Betty talked of nothing but naval battles, but Godfrey still said very little, and after that Sunday night never spoke again of being a sailor.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Betty talked of nothing but naval battles, but Godfrey still said very little, and after that Sunday night never spoke again of being a sailor.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Betty talked of nothing but naval battles, but Godfrey still said very little, and after that Sunday night never spoke again of being a sailor.
That's
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From this reading That's the only safe point to make for, my lad; make for it and leave the rest.'--J. H. EWING.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WRONG END 'You won't say, what is it I want? but, what is it I've got to do?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For the next few days Betty and her nephew spent most of their spare time on Hezekiah's bench under the kitchen window at the Place.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For the next few days Betty and her nephew spent most of their spare time on Hezekiah's bench under the kitchen window at the Place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WRONG END 'You won't say, what is it I want? but, what is it I've got to do?
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading For the next few days Betty and her nephew spent most of their spare time on Hezekiah's bench under the kitchen window at the Place.
precisely as stated
From this reading Betty talked of nothing but naval battles, but Godfrey still said very little, and after that Sunday night never spoke again of being a sailor.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading THE WRONG END 'You won't say, what is it I want? but, what is it I've got to do?
used to ask for information about something
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a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading For the next few days Betty and her nephew spent most of their spare time on Hezekiah's bench under the kitchen window at the Place.
won't
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not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading THE WRONG END 'You won't say, what is it I want? but, what is it I've got to do?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE WRONG END 'You won't say, what is it I want? but, what is it I've got to do?
