Chapter XVIII

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

From this reading "When you die before me, a thing I do accept because I must, I shall be in need of you still, and will bear the need, and laugh sometimes, and work as you've taught me, and grow old--I swear I'm not afraid.

consider or hold as true

From this reading "When you die before me, a thing I do accept because I must, I shall be in need of you still, and will bear the need, and laugh sometimes, and work as you've taught me, and grow old--I swear I'm not afraid.

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading "When you die before me, a thing I do accept because I must, I shall be in need of you still, and will bear the need, and laugh sometimes, and work as you've taught me, and grow old--I swear I'm not afraid.

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

From this reading Where do children go, Amadeus?"

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading * * * * * "Matthew, you may call me an old fart, you that's no bloody lamb yourself, but I can remember when I was a boy in Gloucester.

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

From this reading "When you die before me, a thing I do accept because I must, I shall be in need of you still, and will bear the need, and laugh sometimes, and work as you've taught me, and grow old--I swear I'm not afraid.

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

From this reading "When you die before me, a thing I do accept because I must, I shall be in need of you still, and will bear the need, and laugh sometimes, and work as you've taught me, and grow old--I swear I'm not afraid.

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

From this reading "But there will be years...."

have

From this reading "When you die before me, a thing I do accept because I must, I shall be in need of you still, and will bear the need, and laugh sometimes, and work as you've taught me, and grow old--I swear I'm not afraid.

for the reason that

From this reading "When you die before me, a thing I do accept because I must, I shall be in need of you still, and will bear the need, and laugh sometimes, and work as you've taught me, and grow old--I swear I'm not afraid.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading "When you die before me, a thing I do accept because I must, I shall be in need of you still, and will bear the need, and laugh sometimes, and work as you've taught me, and grow old--I swear I'm not afraid.

having or covered with or accompanied by blood

From this reading * * * * * "Matthew, you may call me an old fart, you that's no bloody lamb yourself, but I can remember when I was a boy in Gloucester.

a youthful male person

From this reading * * * * * "Matthew, you may call me an old fart, you that's no bloody lamb yourself, but I can remember when I was a boy in Gloucester.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading I told my brother once I would sail with him to the Spice Islands.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "But there will be years...."

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading * * * * * "Matthew, you may call me an old fart, you that's no bloody lamb yourself, but I can remember when I was a boy in Gloucester.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading * * * * * "Matthew, you may call me an old fart, you that's no bloody lamb yourself, but I can remember when I was a boy in Gloucester.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading Where do children go, Amadeus?"

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading "When you die before me, a thing I do accept because I must, I shall be in need of you still, and will bear the need, and laugh sometimes, and work as you've taught me, and grow old--I swear I'm not afraid.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "When you die before me, a thing I do accept because I must, I shall be in need of you still, and will bear the need, and laugh sometimes, and work as you've taught me, and grow old--I swear I'm not afraid.

a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus

From this reading * * * * * "Matthew, you may call me an old fart, you that's no bloody lamb yourself, but I can remember when I was a boy in Gloucester.

a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries

From this reading * * * * * "Matthew, you may call me an old fart, you that's no bloody lamb yourself, but I can remember when I was a boy in Gloucester.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Where do children go, Amadeus?"

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading "When you die before me, a thing I do accept because I must, I shall be in need of you still, and will bear the need, and laugh sometimes, and work as you've taught me, and grow old--I swear I'm not afraid.

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

From this reading I told my brother once I would sail with him to the Spice Islands.

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

From this reading "When you die before me, a thing I do accept because I must, I shall be in need of you still, and will bear the need, and laugh sometimes, and work as you've taught me, and grow old--I swear I'm not afraid.

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

From this reading "When you die before me, a thing I do accept because I must, I shall be in need of you still, and will bear the need, and laugh sometimes, and work as you've taught me, and grow old--I swear I'm not afraid.

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

From this reading "When you die before me, a thing I do accept because I must, I shall be in need of you still, and will bear the need, and laugh sometimes, and work as you've taught me, and grow old--I swear I'm not afraid.

plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading I told my brother once I would sail with him to the Spice Islands.

young sheep

From this reading * * * * * "Matthew, you may call me an old fart, you that's no bloody lamb yourself, but I can remember when I was a boy in Gloucester.

the sound of laughing

From this reading "When you die before me, a thing I do accept because I must, I shall be in need of you still, and will bear the need, and laugh sometimes, and work as you've taught me, and grow old--I swear I'm not afraid.

(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel

From this reading * * * * * "Matthew, you may call me an old fart, you that's no bloody lamb yourself, but I can remember when I was a boy in Gloucester.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading * * * * * "Matthew, you may call me an old fart, you that's no bloody lamb yourself, but I can remember when I was a boy in Gloucester.

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

From this reading "When you die before me, a thing I do accept because I must, I shall be in need of you still, and will bear the need, and laugh sometimes, and work as you've taught me, and grow old--I swear I'm not afraid.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "When you die before me, a thing I do accept because I must, I shall be in need of you still, and will bear the need, and laugh sometimes, and work as you've taught me, and grow old--I swear I'm not afraid.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I told my brother once I would sail with him to the Spice Islands.

a condition requiring relief

From this reading "When you die before me, a thing I do accept because I must, I shall be in need of you still, and will bear the need, and laugh sometimes, and work as you've taught me, and grow old--I swear I'm not afraid.

not any; not one

From this reading * * * * * "Matthew, you may call me an old fart, you that's no bloody lamb yourself, but I can remember when I was a boy in Gloucester.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "When you die before me, a thing I do accept because I must, I shall be in need of you still, and will bear the need, and laugh sometimes, and work as you've taught me, and grow old--I swear I'm not afraid.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "When you die before me, a thing I do accept because I must, I shall be in need of you still, and will bear the need, and laugh sometimes, and work as you've taught me, and grow old--I swear I'm not afraid.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading "When you die before me, a thing I do accept because I must, I shall be in need of you still, and will bear the need, and laugh sometimes, and work as you've taught me, and grow old--I swear I'm not afraid.

on one occasion

From this reading I told my brother once I would sail with him to the Spice Islands.

To recall to mind.

From this reading * * * * * "Matthew, you may call me an old fart, you that's no bloody lamb yourself, but I can remember when I was a boy in Gloucester.

traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading I told my brother once I would sail with him to the Spice Islands.

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

From this reading "When you die before me, a thing I do accept because I must, I shall be in need of you still, and will bear the need, and laugh sometimes, and work as you've taught me, and grow old--I swear I'm not afraid.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading "When you die before me, a thing I do accept because I must, I shall be in need of you still, and will bear the need, and laugh sometimes, and work as you've taught me, and grow old--I swear I'm not afraid.

aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative

From this reading I told my brother once I would sail with him to the Spice Islands.

not in physical motion

From this reading "When you die before me, a thing I do accept because I must, I shall be in need of you still, and will bear the need, and laugh sometimes, and work as you've taught me, and grow old--I swear I'm not afraid.

utter obscenities or profanities

From this reading "When you die before me, a thing I do accept because I must, I shall be in need of you still, and will bear the need, and laugh sometimes, and work as you've taught me, and grow old--I swear I'm not afraid.

inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading "When you die before me, a thing I do accept because I must, I shall be in need of you still, and will bear the need, and laugh sometimes, and work as you've taught me, and grow old--I swear I'm not afraid.

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

From this reading * * * * * "Matthew, you may call me an old fart, you that's no bloody lamb yourself, but I can remember when I was a boy in Gloucester.

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

From this reading "When you die before me, a thing I do accept because I must, I shall be in need of you still, and will bear the need, and laugh sometimes, and work as you've taught me, and grow old--I swear I'm not afraid.

in or at that place or location

From this reading "But there will be years...."

a special situation

From this reading "When you die before me, a thing I do accept because I must, I shall be in need of you still, and will bear the need, and laugh sometimes, and work as you've taught me, and grow old--I swear I'm not afraid.

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

From this reading I told my brother once I would sail with him to the Spice Islands.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading I told my brother once I would sail with him to the Spice Islands.

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

From this reading * * * * * "Matthew, you may call me an old fart, you that's no bloody lamb yourself, but I can remember when I was a boy in Gloucester.

at the time that

From this reading "When you die before me, a thing I do accept because I must, I shall be in need of you still, and will bear the need, and laugh sometimes, and work as you've taught me, and grow old--I swear I'm not afraid.

in or at the place that

From this reading Where do children go, Amadeus?"

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "But there will be years...."

in the company of; together with

From this reading I told my brother once I would sail with him to the Spice Islands.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading "When you die before me, a thing I do accept because I must, I shall be in need of you still, and will bear the need, and laugh sometimes, and work as you've taught me, and grow old--I swear I'm not afraid.

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

From this reading I told my brother once I would sail with him to the Spice Islands.

a late time of life

From this reading "But there will be years...."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "When you die before me, a thing I do accept because I must, I shall be in need of you still, and will bear the need, and laugh sometimes, and work as you've taught me, and grow old--I swear I'm not afraid.

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

From this reading "When you die before me, a thing I do accept because I must, I shall be in need of you still, and will bear the need, and laugh sometimes, and work as you've taught me, and grow old--I swear I'm not afraid.

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading * * * * * "Matthew, you may call me an old fart, you that's no bloody lamb yourself, but I can remember when I was a boy in Gloucester.