Chapter IX

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading CONCERNING TOM SMITH WHEN Bob recovered from his cold he expected that his aunt would want his services every evening again; but she had been obliged to engage a man during his illness, and had decided to keep the man on.

past form of “ache” — feel physical pain

From this reading "I think I shall be all right if I don't have such heavy loads to carry," Bob answered; "they used to do me up, and when I got to bed I couldn't sleep—I ached so."

anew

From this reading CONCERNING TOM SMITH WHEN Bob recovered from his cold he expected that his aunt would want his services every evening again; but she had been obliged to engage a man during his illness, and had decided to keep the man on.

(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 "I think I shall be all right if I don't have such heavy loads to carry," Bob answered; "they used to do me up, and when I got to bed I couldn't sleep—I ached so."

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading CONCERNING TOM SMITH WHEN Bob recovered from his cold he expected that his aunt would want his services every evening again; but she had been obliged to engage a man during his illness, and had decided to keep the man on.

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading "I think I shall be all right if I don't have such heavy loads to carry," Bob answered; "they used to do me up, and when I got to bed I couldn't sleep—I ached so."

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading But, though everything's so dear, I don't stint you in food, and I can't understand why you should look as if I do!"

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading CONCERNING TOM SMITH WHEN Bob recovered from his cold he expected that his aunt would want his services every evening again; but she had been obliged to engage a man during his illness, and had decided to keep the man on.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading She was beginning to realise that she had really worked the boy too hard; she had not meant to be unkind to him.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading "I think I shall be all right if I don't have such heavy loads to carry," Bob answered; "they used to do me up, and when I got to bed I couldn't sleep—I ached so."

the past participle of “be”

From this reading CONCERNING TOM SMITH WHEN Bob recovered from his cold he expected that his aunt would want his services every evening again; but she had been obliged to engage a man during his illness, and had decided to keep the man on.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading She was beginning to realise that she had really worked the boy too hard; she had not meant to be unkind to him.

move up and down repeatedly

From this reading CONCERNING TOM SMITH WHEN Bob recovered from his cold he expected that his aunt would want his services every evening again; but she had been obliged to engage a man during his illness, and had decided to keep the man on.

a youthful male person

From this reading She was beginning to realise that she had really worked the boy too hard; she had not meant to be unkind to him.

United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)

From this reading "Lady Margaret Browning was right, you do look pale and thin, Bob," she told him; "you might be half-starved by the look of you.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading CONCERNING TOM SMITH WHEN Bob recovered from his cold he expected that his aunt would want his services every evening again; but she had been obliged to engage a man during his illness, and had decided to keep the man on.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "Lady Margaret Browning was right, you do look pale and thin, Bob," she told him; "you might be half-starved by the look of you.

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From this reading But, though everything's so dear, I don't stint you in food, and I can't understand why you should look as if I do!"

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading "I think I shall be all right if I don't have such heavy loads to carry," Bob answered; "they used to do me up, and when I got to bed I couldn't sleep—I ached so."

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading CONCERNING TOM SMITH WHEN Bob recovered from his cold he expected that his aunt would want his services every evening again; but she had been obliged to engage a man during his illness, and had decided to keep the man on.

-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to

From this reading CONCERNING TOM SMITH WHEN Bob recovered from his cold he expected that his aunt would want his services every evening again; but she had been obliged to engage a man during his illness, and had decided to keep the man on.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I think I shall be all right if I don't have such heavy loads to carry," Bob answered; "they used to do me up, and when I got to bed I couldn't sleep—I ached so."

dearly loved

From this reading But, though everything's so dear, I don't stint you in food, and I can't understand why you should look as if I do!"

recognizable; marked

From this reading CONCERNING TOM SMITH WHEN Bob recovered from his cold he expected that his aunt would want his services every evening again; but she had been obliged to engage a man during his illness, and had decided to keep the man on.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Lady Margaret Browning was right, you do look pale and thin, Bob," she told him; "you might be half-starved by the look of you.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But, though everything's so dear, I don't stint you in food, and I can't understand why you should look as if I do!"

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading CONCERNING TOM SMITH WHEN Bob recovered from his cold he expected that his aunt would want his services every evening again; but she had been obliged to engage a man during his illness, and had decided to keep the man on.

carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

From this reading CONCERNING TOM SMITH WHEN Bob recovered from his cold he expected that his aunt would want his services every evening again; but she had been obliged to engage a man during his illness, and had decided to keep the man on.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading CONCERNING TOM SMITH WHEN Bob recovered from his cold he expected that his aunt would want his services every evening again; but she had been obliged to engage a man during his illness, and had decided to keep the man on.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading CONCERNING TOM SMITH WHEN Bob recovered from his cold he expected that his aunt would want his services every evening again; but she had been obliged to engage a man during his illness, and had decided to keep the man on.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But, though everything's so dear, I don't stint you in food, and I can't understand why you should look as if I do!"

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading CONCERNING TOM SMITH WHEN Bob recovered from his cold he expected that his aunt would want his services every evening again; but she had been obliged to engage a man during his illness, and had decided to keep the man on.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading But, though everything's so dear, I don't stint you in food, and I can't understand why you should look as if I do!"

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading CONCERNING TOM SMITH WHEN Bob recovered from his cold he expected that his aunt would want his services every evening again; but she had been obliged to engage a man during his illness, and had decided to keep the man on.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "I think I shall be all right if I don't have such heavy loads to carry," Bob answered; "they used to do me up, and when I got to bed I couldn't sleep—I ached so."

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading CONCERNING TOM SMITH WHEN Bob recovered from his cold he expected that his aunt would want his services every evening again; but she had been obliged to engage a man during his illness, and had decided to keep the man on.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Lady Margaret Browning was right, you do look pale and thin, Bob," she told him; "you might be half-starved by the look of you.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading She was beginning to realise that she had really worked the boy too hard; she had not meant to be unkind to him.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I think I shall be all right if I don't have such heavy loads to carry," Bob answered; "they used to do me up, and when I got to bed I couldn't sleep—I ached so."

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading CONCERNING TOM SMITH WHEN Bob recovered from his cold he expected that his aunt would want his services every evening again; but she had been obliged to engage a man during his illness, and had decided to keep the man on.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading "I think I shall be all right if I don't have such heavy loads to carry," Bob answered; "they used to do me up, and when I got to bed I couldn't sleep—I ached so."

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading She was beginning to realise that she had really worked the boy too hard; she had not meant to be unkind to him.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading CONCERNING TOM SMITH WHEN Bob recovered from his cold he expected that his aunt would want his services every evening again; but she had been obliged to engage a man during his illness, and had decided to keep the man on.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading But, though everything's so dear, I don't stint you in food, and I can't understand why you should look as if I do!"

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading But, though everything's so dear, I don't stint you in food, and I can't understand why you should look as if I do!"

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

From this reading CONCERNING TOM SMITH WHEN Bob recovered from his cold he expected that his aunt would want his services every evening again; but she had been obliged to engage a man during his illness, and had decided to keep the man on.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading But, though everything's so dear, I don't stint you in food, and I can't understand why you should look as if I do!"

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading CONCERNING TOM SMITH WHEN Bob recovered from his cold he expected that his aunt would want his services every evening again; but she had been obliged to engage a man during his illness, and had decided to keep the man on.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading "Lady Margaret Browning was right, you do look pale and thin, Bob," she told him; "you might be half-starved by the look of you.

a large number or amount

From this reading "I think I shall be all right if I don't have such heavy loads to carry," Bob answered; "they used to do me up, and when I got to bed I couldn't sleep—I ached so."

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading "Lady Margaret Browning was right, you do look pale and thin, Bob," she told him; "you might be half-starved by the look of you.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading CONCERNING TOM SMITH WHEN Bob recovered from his cold he expected that his aunt would want his services every evening again; but she had been obliged to engage a man during his illness, and had decided to keep the man on.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Lady Margaret Browning was right, you do look pale and thin, Bob," she told him; "you might be half-starved by the look of you.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "I think I shall be all right if I don't have such heavy loads to carry," Bob answered; "they used to do me up, and when I got to bed I couldn't sleep—I ached so."

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading She was beginning to realise that she had really worked the boy too hard; she had not meant to be unkind to him.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading "Lady Margaret Browning was right, you do look pale and thin, Bob," she told him; "you might be half-starved by the look of you.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She was beginning to realise that she had really worked the boy too hard; she had not meant to be unkind to him.

under a moral obligation to do something

From this reading CONCERNING TOM SMITH WHEN Bob recovered from his cold he expected that his aunt would want his services every evening again; but she had been obliged to engage a man during his illness, and had decided to keep the man on.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Lady Margaret Browning was right, you do look pale and thin, Bob," she told him; "you might be half-starved by the look of you.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading CONCERNING TOM SMITH WHEN Bob recovered from his cold he expected that his aunt would want his services every evening again; but she had been obliged to engage a man during his illness, and had decided to keep the man on.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading "Lady Margaret Browning was right, you do look pale and thin, Bob," she told him; "you might be half-starved by the look of you.

earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

From this reading She was beginning to realise that she had really worked the boy too hard; she had not meant to be unkind to him.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading She was beginning to realise that she had really worked the boy too hard; she had not meant to be unkind to him.

freed from illness or injury

From this reading CONCERNING TOM SMITH WHEN Bob recovered from his cold he expected that his aunt would want his services every evening again; but she had been obliged to engage a man during his illness, and had decided to keep the man on.

precisely, exactly

From this reading "Lady Margaret Browning was right, you do look pale and thin, Bob," she told him; "you might be half-starved by the look of you.

performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others

From this reading CONCERNING TOM SMITH WHEN Bob recovered from his cold he expected that his aunt would want his services every evening again; but she had been obliged to engage a man during his illness, and had decided to keep the man on.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "I think I shall be all right if I don't have such heavy loads to carry," Bob answered; "they used to do me up, and when I got to bed I couldn't sleep—I ached so."

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading CONCERNING TOM SMITH WHEN Bob recovered from his cold he expected that his aunt would want his services every evening again; but she had been obliged to engage a man during his illness, and had decided to keep the man on.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading But, though everything's so dear, I don't stint you in food, and I can't understand why you should look as if I do!"

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading "I think I shall be all right if I don't have such heavy loads to carry," Bob answered; "they used to do me up, and when I got to bed I couldn't sleep—I ached so."

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading CONCERNING TOM SMITH WHEN Bob recovered from his cold he expected that his aunt would want his services every evening again; but she had been obliged to engage a man during his illness, and had decided to keep the man on.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But, though everything's so dear, I don't stint you in food, and I can't understand why you should look as if I do!"

an unbroken period of time during which you do something

From this reading But, though everything's so dear, I don't stint you in food, and I can't understand why you should look as if I do!"

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading "I think I shall be all right if I don't have such heavy loads to carry," Bob answered; "they used to do me up, and when I got to bed I couldn't sleep—I ached so."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading CONCERNING TOM SMITH WHEN Bob recovered from his cold he expected that his aunt would want his services every evening again; but she had been obliged to engage a man during his illness, and had decided to keep the man on.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading CONCERNING TOM SMITH WHEN Bob recovered from his cold he expected that his aunt would want his services every evening again; but she had been obliged to engage a man during his illness, and had decided to keep the man on.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "I think I shall be all right if I don't have such heavy loads to carry," Bob answered; "they used to do me up, and when I got to bed I couldn't sleep—I ached so."

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading "Lady Margaret Browning was right, you do look pale and thin, Bob," she told him; "you might be half-starved by the look of you.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "I think I shall be all right if I don't have such heavy loads to carry," Bob answered; "they used to do me up, and when I got to bed I couldn't sleep—I ached so."

in spite of the fact that

From this reading But, though everything's so dear, I don't stint you in food, and I can't understand why you should look as if I do!"

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading CONCERNING TOM SMITH WHEN Bob recovered from his cold he expected that his aunt would want his services every evening again; but she had been obliged to engage a man during his illness, and had decided to keep the man on.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading "Lady Margaret Browning was right, you do look pale and thin, Bob," she told him; "you might be half-starved by the look of you.

male cat

From this reading CONCERNING TOM SMITH WHEN Bob recovered from his cold he expected that his aunt would want his services every evening again; but she had been obliged to engage a man during his illness, and had decided to keep the man on.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading She was beginning to realise that she had really worked the boy too hard; she had not meant to be unkind to him.

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading But, though everything's so dear, I don't stint you in food, and I can't understand why you should look as if I do!"

lacking kindness

From this reading She was beginning to realise that she had really worked the boy too hard; she had not meant to be unkind to him.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading "I think I shall be all right if I don't have such heavy loads to carry," Bob answered; "they used to do me up, and when I got to bed I couldn't sleep—I ached so."

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading "I think I shall be all right if I don't have such heavy loads to carry," Bob answered; "they used to do me up, and when I got to bed I couldn't sleep—I ached so."

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading CONCERNING TOM SMITH WHEN Bob recovered from his cold he expected that his aunt would want his services every evening again; but she had been obliged to engage a man during his illness, and had decided to keep the man on.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She was beginning to realise that she had really worked the boy too hard; she had not meant to be unkind to him.

at the time that

From this reading CONCERNING TOM SMITH WHEN Bob recovered from his cold he expected that his aunt would want his services every evening again; but she had been obliged to engage a man during his illness, and had decided to keep the man on.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading But, though everything's so dear, I don't stint you in food, and I can't understand why you should look as if I do!"

past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading She was beginning to realise that she had really worked the boy too hard; she had not meant to be unkind to him.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading CONCERNING TOM SMITH WHEN Bob recovered from his cold he expected that his aunt would want his services every evening again; but she had been obliged to engage a man during his illness, and had decided to keep the man on.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Lady Margaret Browning was right, you do look pale and thin, Bob," she told him; "you might be half-starved by the look of you.