used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then I see a far away look in the kind, blue eyes--a look that I know so well--and I press my cheek against his, trying to comfort him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I know full well what he is thinking about, whether he mentions it right out or not.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Then I see a far away look in the kind, blue eyes--a look that I know so well--and I press my cheek against his, trying to comfort him.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Master is Dr. Richard Wallace and I am Dandy, the doctor's favorite horse, long-tried companion and friend.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Master is Dr. Richard Wallace and I am Dandy, the doctor's favorite horse, long-tried companion and friend.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Neither of us are as young as we once were, but time seems to tell less on us than on some others, though I have never been quite the same since that dreadful year that Master was out West.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Neither of us are as young as we once were, but time seems to tell less on us than on some others, though I have never been quite the same since that dreadful year that Master was out West.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then I see a far away look in the kind, blue eyes--a look that I know so well--and I press my cheek against his, trying to comfort him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Neither of us are as young as we once were, but time seems to tell less on us than on some others, though I have never been quite the same since that dreadful year that Master was out West.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Then I see a far away look in the kind, blue eyes--a look that I know so well--and I press my cheek against his, trying to comfort him.
a youthful male person
From this reading He often strokes my face and says: "We're getting old, my boy, getting old, but it don't matter."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Neither of us are as young as we once were, but time seems to tell less on us than on some others, though I have never been quite the same since that dreadful year that Master was out West.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Then I see a far away look in the kind, blue eyes--a look that I know so well--and I press my cheek against his, trying to comfort him.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading Then I see a far away look in the kind, blue eyes--a look that I know so well--and I press my cheek against his, trying to comfort him.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Master is Dr. Richard Wallace and I am Dandy, the doctor's favorite horse, long-tried companion and friend.
DandynounUS /ˈdændi/
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
From this reading Master is Dr. Richard Wallace and I am Dandy, the doctor's favorite horse, long-tried companion and friend.
doctor'snounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Master is Dr. Richard Wallace and I am Dandy, the doctor's favorite horse, long-tried companion and friend.
don't
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From this reading He often strokes my face and says: "We're getting old, my boy, getting old, but it don't matter."
Dr
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From this reading Master is Dr. Richard Wallace and I am Dandy, the doctor's favorite horse, long-tried companion and friend.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Neither of us are as young as we once were, but time seems to tell less on us than on some others, though I have never been quite the same since that dreadful year that Master was out West.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Then I see a far away look in the kind, blue eyes--a look that I know so well--and I press my cheek against his, trying to comfort him.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He often strokes my face and says: "We're getting old, my boy, getting old, but it don't matter."
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Then I see a far away look in the kind, blue eyes--a look that I know so well--and I press my cheek against his, trying to comfort him.
favoritenounUS /ˈfeɪvərɪt/
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading Master is Dr. Richard Wallace and I am Dandy, the doctor's favorite horse, long-tried companion and friend.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Master is Dr. Richard Wallace and I am Dandy, the doctor's favorite horse, long-tried companion and friend.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading I know full well what he is thinking about, whether he mentions it right out or not.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading He often strokes my face and says: "We're getting old, my boy, getting old, but it don't matter."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Neither of us are as young as we once were, but time seems to tell less on us than on some others, though I have never been quite the same since that dreadful year that Master was out West.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He often strokes my face and says: "We're getting old, my boy, getting old, but it don't matter."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then I see a far away look in the kind, blue eyes--a look that I know so well--and I press my cheek against his, trying to comfort him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then I see a far away look in the kind, blue eyes--a look that I know so well--and I press my cheek against his, trying to comfort him.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Master is Dr. Richard Wallace and I am Dandy, the doctor's favorite horse, long-tried companion and friend.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Master is Dr. Richard Wallace and I am Dandy, the doctor's favorite horse, long-tried companion and friend.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then I see a far away look in the kind, blue eyes--a look that I know so well--and I press my cheek against his, trying to comfort him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Master is Dr. Richard Wallace and I am Dandy, the doctor's favorite horse, long-tried companion and friend.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He often strokes my face and says: "We're getting old, my boy, getting old, but it don't matter."
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Then I see a far away look in the kind, blue eyes--a look that I know so well--and I press my cheek against his, trying to comfort him.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Then I see a far away look in the kind, blue eyes--a look that I know so well--and I press my cheek against his, trying to comfort him.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Neither of us are as young as we once were, but time seems to tell less on us than on some others, though I have never been quite the same since that dreadful year that Master was out West.
long-tried
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From this reading Master is Dr. Richard Wallace and I am Dandy, the doctor's favorite horse, long-tried companion and friend.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Then I see a far away look in the kind, blue eyes--a look that I know so well--and I press my cheek against his, trying to comfort him.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Master is Dr. Richard Wallace and I am Dandy, the doctor's favorite horse, long-tried companion and friend.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading He often strokes my face and says: "We're getting old, my boy, getting old, but it don't matter."
mentionsnounUS /ˈmenʃənz/
plural of “mention” — a remark that calls attention to something or someone
From this reading I know full well what he is thinking about, whether he mentions it right out or not.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He often strokes my face and says: "We're getting old, my boy, getting old, but it don't matter."
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither of us are as young as we once were, but time seems to tell less on us than on some others, though I have never been quite the same since that dreadful year that Master was out West.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Neither of us are as young as we once were, but time seems to tell less on us than on some others, though I have never been quite the same since that dreadful year that Master was out West.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I know full well what he is thinking about, whether he mentions it right out or not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Neither of us are as young as we once were, but time seems to tell less on us than on some others, though I have never been quite the same since that dreadful year that Master was out West.
many times at short intervals
From this reading He often strokes my face and says: "We're getting old, my boy, getting old, but it don't matter."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He often strokes my face and says: "We're getting old, my boy, getting old, but it don't matter."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Neither of us are as young as we once were, but time seems to tell less on us than on some others, though I have never been quite the same since that dreadful year that Master was out West.
on one occasion
From this reading Neither of us are as young as we once were, but time seems to tell less on us than on some others, though I have never been quite the same since that dreadful year that Master was out West.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I know full well what he is thinking about, whether he mentions it right out or not.
others
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From this reading Neither of us are as young as we once were, but time seems to tell less on us than on some others, though I have never been quite the same since that dreadful year that Master was out West.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Neither of us are as young as we once were, but time seems to tell less on us than on some others, though I have never been quite the same since that dreadful year that Master was out West.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Then I see a far away look in the kind, blue eyes--a look that I know so well--and I press my cheek against his, trying to comfort him.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Neither of us are as young as we once were, but time seems to tell less on us than on some others, though I have never been quite the same since that dreadful year that Master was out West.
Richard
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From this reading Master is Dr. Richard Wallace and I am Dandy, the doctor's favorite horse, long-tried companion and friend.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I know full well what he is thinking about, whether he mentions it right out or not.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Neither of us are as young as we once were, but time seems to tell less on us than on some others, though I have never been quite the same since that dreadful year that Master was out West.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading He often strokes my face and says: "We're getting old, my boy, getting old, but it don't matter."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Then I see a far away look in the kind, blue eyes--a look that I know so well--and I press my cheek against his, trying to comfort him.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Neither of us are as young as we once were, but time seems to tell less on us than on some others, though I have never been quite the same since that dreadful year that Master was out West.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Neither of us are as young as we once were, but time seems to tell less on us than on some others, though I have never been quite the same since that dreadful year that Master was out West.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then I see a far away look in the kind, blue eyes--a look that I know so well--and I press my cheek against his, trying to comfort him.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Neither of us are as young as we once were, but time seems to tell less on us than on some others, though I have never been quite the same since that dreadful year that Master was out West.
strokesnounUS /stroʊks/
plural of “stroke” — (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading He often strokes my face and says: "We're getting old, my boy, getting old, but it don't matter."
express in words
From this reading Neither of us are as young as we once were, but time seems to tell less on us than on some others, though I have never been quite the same since that dreadful year that Master was out West.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Neither of us are as young as we once were, but time seems to tell less on us than on some others, though I have never been quite the same since that dreadful year that Master was out West.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Neither of us are as young as we once were, but time seems to tell less on us than on some others, though I have never been quite the same since that dreadful year that Master was out West.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Master is Dr. Richard Wallace and I am Dandy, the doctor's favorite horse, long-tried companion and friend.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I see a far away look in the kind, blue eyes--a look that I know so well--and I press my cheek against his, trying to comfort him.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I know full well what he is thinking about, whether he mentions it right out or not.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Neither of us are as young as we once were, but time seems to tell less on us than on some others, though I have never been quite the same since that dreadful year that Master was out West.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Neither of us are as young as we once were, but time seems to tell less on us than on some others, though I have never been quite the same since that dreadful year that Master was out West.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Neither of us are as young as we once were, but time seems to tell less on us than on some others, though I have never been quite the same since that dreadful year that Master was out West.
hard to endure
From this reading Then I see a far away look in the kind, blue eyes--a look that I know so well--and I press my cheek against his, trying to comfort him.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Neither of us are as young as we once were, but time seems to tell less on us than on some others, though I have never been quite the same since that dreadful year that Master was out West.
WallacenounUS /ˈwɔːləs/
Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)
From this reading Master is Dr. Richard Wallace and I am Dandy, the doctor's favorite horse, long-tried companion and friend.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Neither of us are as young as we once were, but time seems to tell less on us than on some others, though I have never been quite the same since that dreadful year that Master was out West.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Neither of us are as young as we once were, but time seems to tell less on us than on some others, though I have never been quite the same since that dreadful year that Master was out West.
We're
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From this reading He often strokes my face and says: "We're getting old, my boy, getting old, but it don't matter."
(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 Then I see a far away look in the kind, blue eyes--a look that I know so well--and I press my cheek against his, trying to comfort him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Neither of us are as young as we once were, but time seems to tell less on us than on some others, though I have never been quite the same since that dreadful year that Master was out West.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Neither of us are as young as we once were, but time seems to tell less on us than on some others, though I have never been quite the same since that dreadful year that Master was out West.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I know full well what he is thinking about, whether he mentions it right out or not.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I know full well what he is thinking about, whether he mentions it right out or not.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Neither of us are as young as we once were, but time seems to tell less on us than on some others, though I have never been quite the same since that dreadful year that Master was out West.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Neither of us are as young as we once were, but time seems to tell less on us than on some others, though I have never been quite the same since that dreadful year that Master was out West.
