used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Do you know, Amos, I always did love you just like a brother?"
anew
From this reading The glasses were again drained and the two black crows chattered until the streets were growing quiet for the night.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Do you know, Amos, I always did love you just like a brother?"
AmosnounUS /ˈeɪməs/
a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
From this reading Supper was forgotten in the love feast of Amos and Rayder.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The glasses were again drained and the two black crows chattered until the streets were growing quiet for the night.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are that kind of a man yourself, Amos, is the reason you have a good opinion of me.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The glasses were again drained and the two black crows chattered until the streets were growing quiet for the night.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "Do you know, Amos, I always did love you just like a brother?"
chattered
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From this reading The glasses were again drained and the two black crows chattered until the streets were growing quiet for the night.
crowsnounUS /kroʊz/
plural of “crow” — black birds having a raucous call
From this reading The glasses were again drained and the two black crows chattered until the streets were growing quiet for the night.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Do you know, Amos, I always did love you just like a brother?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you know, Amos, I always did love you just like a brother?"
drainedadjectiveUS /dreɪnd/
emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)
From this reading The glasses were again drained and the two black crows chattered until the streets were growing quiet for the night.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "Here, too, Rayder, you know the first time we saw each other, I sez to myself--I sez--there is a man that would stick to a friend through thick and thin."
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading Supper was forgotten in the love feast of Amos and Rayder.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Here, too, Rayder, you know the first time we saw each other, I sez to myself--I sez--there is a man that would stick to a friend through thick and thin."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The glasses were again drained and the two black crows chattered until the streets were growing quiet for the night.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Supper was forgotten in the love feast of Amos and Rayder.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Here, too, Rayder, you know the first time we saw each other, I sez to myself--I sez--there is a man that would stick to a friend through thick and thin."
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading The glasses were again drained and the two black crows chattered until the streets were growing quiet for the night.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "You are that kind of a man yourself, Amos, is the reason you have a good opinion of me.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading The glasses were again drained and the two black crows chattered until the streets were growing quiet for the night.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You are that kind of a man yourself, Amos, is the reason you have a good opinion of me.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here, too, Rayder, you know the first time we saw each other, I sez to myself--I sez--there is a man that would stick to a friend through thick and thin."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Do you know, Amos, I always did love you just like a brother?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Supper was forgotten in the love feast of Amos and Rayder.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Here, too, Rayder, you know the first time we saw each other, I sez to myself--I sez--there is a man that would stick to a friend through thick and thin."
and nothing more
From this reading "Do you know, Amos, I always did love you just like a brother?"
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "You are that kind of a man yourself, Amos, is the reason you have a good opinion of me.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Do you know, Amos, I always did love you just like a brother?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Do you know, Amos, I always did love you just like a brother?"
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Supper was forgotten in the love feast of Amos and Rayder.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Here, too, Rayder, you know the first time we saw each other, I sez to myself--I sez--there is a man that would stick to a friend through thick and thin."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You are that kind of a man yourself, Amos, is the reason you have a good opinion of me.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Here, too, Rayder, you know the first time we saw each other, I sez to myself--I sez--there is a man that would stick to a friend through thick and thin."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The glasses were again drained and the two black crows chattered until the streets were growing quiet for the night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Supper was forgotten in the love feast of Amos and Rayder.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading "You are that kind of a man yourself, Amos, is the reason you have a good opinion of me.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Here, too, Rayder, you know the first time we saw each other, I sez to myself--I sez--there is a man that would stick to a friend through thick and thin."
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading The glasses were again drained and the two black crows chattered until the streets were growing quiet for the night.
Rayder
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From this reading Supper was forgotten in the love feast of Amos and Rayder.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading "You are that kind of a man yourself, Amos, is the reason you have a good opinion of me.
cut with a saw
From this reading "Here, too, Rayder, you know the first time we saw each other, I sez to myself--I sez--there is a man that would stick to a friend through thick and thin."
sez
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From this reading "Here, too, Rayder, you know the first time we saw each other, I sez to myself--I sez--there is a man that would stick to a friend through thick and thin."
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading "Here, too, Rayder, you know the first time we saw each other, I sez to myself--I sez--there is a man that would stick to a friend through thick and thin."
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The glasses were again drained and the two black crows chattered until the streets were growing quiet for the night.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading Supper was forgotten in the love feast of Amos and Rayder.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Here, too, Rayder, you know the first time we saw each other, I sez to myself--I sez--there is a man that would stick to a friend through thick and thin."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The glasses were again drained and the two black crows chattered until the streets were growing quiet for the night.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Here, too, Rayder, you know the first time we saw each other, I sez to myself--I sez--there is a man that would stick to a friend through thick and thin."
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading "Here, too, Rayder, you know the first time we saw each other, I sez to myself--I sez--there is a man that would stick to a friend through thick and thin."
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading "Here, too, Rayder, you know the first time we saw each other, I sez to myself--I sez--there is a man that would stick to a friend through thick and thin."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Here, too, Rayder, you know the first time we saw each other, I sez to myself--I sez--there is a man that would stick to a friend through thick and thin."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Here, too, Rayder, you know the first time we saw each other, I sez to myself--I sez--there is a man that would stick to a friend through thick and thin."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Here, too, Rayder, you know the first time we saw each other, I sez to myself--I sez--there is a man that would stick to a friend through thick and thin."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Here, too, Rayder, you know the first time we saw each other, I sez to myself--I sez--there is a man that would stick to a friend through thick and thin."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The glasses were again drained and the two black crows chattered until the streets were growing quiet for the night.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The glasses were again drained and the two black crows chattered until the streets were growing quiet for the night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Supper was forgotten in the love feast of Amos and Rayder.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Here, too, Rayder, you know the first time we saw each other, I sez to myself--I sez--there is a man that would stick to a friend through thick and thin."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The glasses were again drained and the two black crows chattered until the streets were growing quiet for the night.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Here, too, Rayder, you know the first time we saw each other, I sez to myself--I sez--there is a man that would stick to a friend through thick and thin."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you know, Amos, I always did love you just like a brother?"
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "You are that kind of a man yourself, Amos, is the reason you have a good opinion of me.
