used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Of course I should like to take you with me, if I had a home; but, as I told you just now, we are so poor that we must live where we can, not where we prefer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Put down your arms, and listen to me.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of course I should like to take you with me, if I had a home; but, as I told you just now, we are so poor that we must live where we can, not where we prefer.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Put down your arms, and listen to me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sobbing will not mend matters, and you might as well make up your mind to be patient.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sobbing will not mend matters, and you might as well make up your mind to be patient.
for the reason that
From this reading Because I wear nice pretty clothes do you suppose I have a pocketful of money?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of course I should like to take you with me, if I had a home; but, as I told you just now, we are so poor that we must live where we can, not where we prefer.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Of course I should like to take you with me, if I had a home; but, as I told you just now, we are so poor that we must live where we can, not where we prefer.
clothing in general
From this reading Because I wear nice pretty clothes do you suppose I have a pocketful of money?
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course I should like to take you with me, if I had a home; but, as I told you just now, we are so poor that we must live where we can, not where we prefer.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Because I wear nice pretty clothes do you suppose I have a pocketful of money?
Don't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't strangle me, Jessie!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Put down your arms, and listen to me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of course I should like to take you with me, if I had a home; but, as I told you just now, we are so poor that we must live where we can, not where we prefer.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Because I wear nice pretty clothes do you suppose I have a pocketful of money?
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Of course I should like to take you with me, if I had a home; but, as I told you just now, we are so poor that we must live where we can, not where we prefer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of course I should like to take you with me, if I had a home; but, as I told you just now, we are so poor that we must live where we can, not where we prefer.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Of course I should like to take you with me, if I had a home; but, as I told you just now, we are so poor that we must live where we can, not where we prefer.
Jessie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't strangle me, Jessie!
and nothing more
From this reading Of course I should like to take you with me, if I had a home; but, as I told you just now, we are so poor that we must live where we can, not where we prefer.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Of course I should like to take you with me, if I had a home; but, as I told you just now, we are so poor that we must live where we can, not where we prefer.
hear with intention
From this reading Put down your arms, and listen to me.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Of course I should like to take you with me, if I had a home; but, as I told you just now, we are so poor that we must live where we can, not where we prefer.
engage in
From this reading Sobbing will not mend matters, and you might as well make up your mind to be patient.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Sobbing will not mend matters, and you might as well make up your mind to be patient.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't strangle me, Jessie!
mendverbUS /mend/
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading Sobbing will not mend matters, and you might as well make up your mind to be patient.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Sobbing will not mend matters, and you might as well make up your mind to be patient.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Sobbing will not mend matters, and you might as well make up your mind to be patient.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Because I wear nice pretty clothes do you suppose I have a pocketful of money?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Of course I should like to take you with me, if I had a home; but, as I told you just now, we are so poor that we must live where we can, not where we prefer.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Because I wear nice pretty clothes do you suppose I have a pocketful of money?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sobbing will not mend matters, and you might as well make up your mind to be patient.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Of course I should like to take you with me, if I had a home; but, as I told you just now, we are so poor that we must live where we can, not where we prefer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course I should like to take you with me, if I had a home; but, as I told you just now, we are so poor that we must live where we can, not where we prefer.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading Sobbing will not mend matters, and you might as well make up your mind to be patient.
pocketfulnounUS /ˈpɑːkətfʊl/
the quantity a pocket will hold
From this reading Because I wear nice pretty clothes do you suppose I have a pocketful of money?
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Of course I should like to take you with me, if I had a home; but, as I told you just now, we are so poor that we must live where we can, not where we prefer.
like better; value more highly
From this reading Of course I should like to take you with me, if I had a home; but, as I told you just now, we are so poor that we must live where we can, not where we prefer.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Because I wear nice pretty clothes do you suppose I have a pocketful of money?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Put down your arms, and listen to me.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Of course I should like to take you with me, if I had a home; but, as I told you just now, we are so poor that we must live where we can, not where we prefer.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Of course I should like to take you with me, if I had a home; but, as I told you just now, we are so poor that we must live where we can, not where we prefer.
SobbingnounUS /ˈsɑːbɪŋ/
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading Sobbing will not mend matters, and you might as well make up your mind to be patient.
strangleverbUS /ˈstræŋɡəl/
kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
From this reading "Don't strangle me, Jessie!
express a supposition
From this reading Because I wear nice pretty clothes do you suppose I have a pocketful of money?
carry out
From this reading Of course I should like to take you with me, if I had a home; but, as I told you just now, we are so poor that we must live where we can, not where we prefer.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of course I should like to take you with me, if I had a home; but, as I told you just now, we are so poor that we must live where we can, not where we prefer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Put down your arms, and listen to me.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Of course I should like to take you with me, if I had a home; but, as I told you just now, we are so poor that we must live where we can, not where we prefer.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Sobbing will not mend matters, and you might as well make up your mind to be patient.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Of course I should like to take you with me, if I had a home; but, as I told you just now, we are so poor that we must live where we can, not where we prefer.
be dressed in
From this reading Because I wear nice pretty clothes do you suppose I have a pocketful of money?
(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 Sobbing will not mend matters, and you might as well make up your mind to be patient.
in or at the place that
From this reading Of course I should like to take you with me, if I had a home; but, as I told you just now, we are so poor that we must live where we can, not where we prefer.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Sobbing will not mend matters, and you might as well make up your mind to be patient.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Of course I should like to take you with me, if I had a home; but, as I told you just now, we are so poor that we must live where we can, not where we prefer.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sobbing will not mend matters, and you might as well make up your mind to be patient.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Put down your arms, and listen to me.
