used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Oh, I know a fust-rate place," answered Rob.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Why, where can we wash?" asked Willie.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
barrelnounUS /ˈbærəl/
a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
barrelsnounUS /ˈbærəlz/
the amount that many barrels might hold
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
bedroomsnounUS /ˈbedruːmz/
plural of “bedroom” — a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, Bob felt that he had no time now that he had Willie to provide for.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Besides, Bob felt that he had no time now that he had Willie to provide for.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "Come, Willie," he said, "we must have a wash the fust thing, and then we must earn some money to buy our breakfast with."
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "Come, Willie," he said, "we must have a wash the fust thing, and then we must earn some money to buy our breakfast with."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Why, where can we wash?" asked Willie.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, Willie," he said, "we must have a wash the fust thing, and then we must earn some money to buy our breakfast with."
Covent
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
earnverbUS /ɜːrn/
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading "Come, Willie," he said, "we must have a wash the fust thing, and then we must earn some money to buy our breakfast with."
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Besides, Bob felt that he had no time now that he had Willie to provide for.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
fust
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From this reading "Come, Willie," he said, "we must have a wash the fust thing, and then we must earn some money to buy our breakfast with."
fust-rate
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From this reading "Oh, I know a fust-rate place," answered Rob.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Come, Willie," he said, "we must have a wash the fust thing, and then we must earn some money to buy our breakfast with."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Besides, Bob felt that he had no time now that he had Willie to provide for.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I know a fust-rate place," answered Rob.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Oh, I know a fust-rate place," answered Rob.
go away from a place
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "Come, Willie," he said, "we must have a wash the fust thing, and then we must earn some money to buy our breakfast with."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Come, Willie," he said, "we must have a wash the fust thing, and then we must earn some money to buy our breakfast with."
a condition requiring relief
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
not any; not one
From this reading Besides, Bob felt that he had no time now that he had Willie to provide for.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Besides, Bob felt that he had no time now that he had Willie to provide for.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I know a fust-rate place," answered Rob.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Come, Willie," he said, "we must have a wash the fust thing, and then we must earn some money to buy our breakfast with."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Oh, I know a fust-rate place," answered Rob.
provideverbUS /prəˈvaɪd/
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Besides, Bob felt that he had no time now that he had Willie to provide for.
purposesnounUS /ˈpɜːrpəsəz/
plural of “purpose” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
RobverbUS /rɑːb/
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading "Oh, I know a fust-rate place," answered Rob.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Come, Willie," he said, "we must have a wash the fust thing, and then we must earn some money to buy our breakfast with."
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Come, Willie," he said, "we must have a wash the fust thing, and then we must earn some money to buy our breakfast with."
in the near future
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Besides, Bob felt that he had no time now that he had Willie to provide for.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Come, Willie," he said, "we must have a wash the fust thing, and then we must earn some money to buy our breakfast with."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
a special situation
From this reading "Come, Willie," he said, "we must have a wash the fust thing, and then we must earn some money to buy our breakfast with."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Besides, Bob felt that he had no time now that he had Willie to provide for.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
washverbUS /wɑːʃ/
clean with some chemical process
From this reading "Come, Willie," he said, "we must have a wash the fust thing, and then we must earn some money to buy our breakfast with."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Come, Willie," he said, "we must have a wash the fust thing, and then we must earn some money to buy our breakfast with."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Why, where can we wash?" asked Willie.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, where can we wash?" asked Willie.
Willie
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From this reading Besides, Bob felt that he had no time now that he had Willie to provide for.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Come, Willie," he said, "we must have a wash the fust thing, and then we must earn some money to buy our breakfast with."
