used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I have been saving up my pennies for a long time, and now you have them."
(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 Some one has gone away and left all this money, so I might as well take it."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some one has gone away and left all this money, so I might as well take it."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Oh! are you going to take my bank away from me?" she cried, very sadly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Some one has gone away and left all this money, so I might as well take it."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Oh fine!" he cried, "now I have my fortune at last.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Some one has gone away and left all this money, so I might as well take it."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Well, he was just putting the bank full of pennies into his valise, when the pussy came back with the bottle of milk.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Well, he was just putting the bank full of pennies into his valise, when the pussy came back with the bottle of milk.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I have been saving up my pennies for a long time, and now you have them."
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading Well, he was just putting the bank full of pennies into his valise, when the pussy came back with the bottle of milk.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Well, he was just putting the bank full of pennies into his valise, when the pussy came back with the bottle of milk.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh fine!" he cried, "now I have my fortune at last.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "Oh fine!" he cried, "now I have my fortune at last.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I have been saving up my pennies for a long time, and now you have them."
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading "Oh fine!" he cried, "now I have my fortune at last.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Oh! are you going to take my bank away from me?" she cried, very sadly.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Well, he was just putting the bank full of pennies into his valise, when the pussy came back with the bottle of milk.
the act of departing
From this reading "Oh! are you going to take my bank away from me?" she cried, very sadly.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Some one has gone away and left all this money, so I might as well take it."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some one has gone away and left all this money, so I might as well take it."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh fine!" he cried, "now I have my fortune at last.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh fine!" he cried, "now I have my fortune at last.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Well, he was just putting the bank full of pennies into his valise, when the pussy came back with the bottle of milk.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh fine!" he cried, "now I have my fortune at last.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Well, he was just putting the bank full of pennies into his valise, when the pussy came back with the bottle of milk.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Some one has gone away and left all this money, so I might as well take it."
and nothing more
From this reading Well, he was just putting the bank full of pennies into his valise, when the pussy came back with the bottle of milk.
immediately past
From this reading "Oh fine!" he cried, "now I have my fortune at last.
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 Some one has gone away and left all this money, so I might as well take it."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "I have been saving up my pennies for a long time, and now you have them."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh! are you going to take my bank away from me?" she cried, very sadly.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Some one has gone away and left all this money, so I might as well take it."
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading Well, he was just putting the bank full of pennies into his valise, when the pussy came back with the bottle of milk.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Some one has gone away and left all this money, so I might as well take it."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh fine!" he cried, "now I have my fortune at last.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Oh fine!" he cried, "now I have my fortune at last.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, he was just putting the bank full of pennies into his valise, when the pussy came back with the bottle of milk.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh fine!" he cried, "now I have my fortune at last.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some one has gone away and left all this money, so I might as well take it."
penniesnounUS /ˈpeniz/
plural of “penny” — a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading Well, he was just putting the bank full of pennies into his valise, when the pussy came back with the bottle of milk.
pussynounUS /ˈpʊsi/
obscene terms for female genitals
From this reading Well, he was just putting the bank full of pennies into his valise, when the pussy came back with the bottle of milk.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading Well, he was just putting the bank full of pennies into his valise, when the pussy came back with the bottle of milk.
in an unfortunate way
From this reading "Oh! are you going to take my bank away from me?" she cried, very sadly.
savingnounUS /ˈseɪvɪŋ/
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading "I have been saving up my pennies for a long time, and now you have them."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh! are you going to take my bank away from me?" she cried, very sadly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Some one has gone away and left all this money, so I might as well take it."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some one has gone away and left all this money, so I might as well take it."
carry out
From this reading Some one has gone away and left all this money, so I might as well take it."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, he was just putting the bank full of pennies into his valise, when the pussy came back with the bottle of milk.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I have been saving up my pennies for a long time, and now you have them."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Some one has gone away and left all this money, so I might as well take it."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I have been saving up my pennies for a long time, and now you have them."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh! are you going to take my bank away from me?" she cried, very sadly.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I have been saving up my pennies for a long time, and now you have them."
valisenoun
a small overnight bag for short trips
From this reading Well, he was just putting the bank full of pennies into his valise, when the pussy came back with the bottle of milk.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Oh! are you going to take my bank away from me?" she cried, very sadly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, he was just putting the bank full of pennies into his valise, when the pussy came back with the bottle of milk.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Some one has gone away and left all this money, so I might as well take it."
at the time that
From this reading Well, he was just putting the bank full of pennies into his valise, when the pussy came back with the bottle of milk.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Well, he was just putting the bank full of pennies into his valise, when the pussy came back with the bottle of milk.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh! are you going to take my bank away from me?" she cried, very sadly.
