used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Your brother mentioned, in his last letter, that we were going to take a walk; the weather was very fine when we set out, but the sky looking a little cloudy, I proposed to your brother to go in the schuit.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading How, said he, are you afraid of a little rain, we have no clothes on that can be spoiled?
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Let us not guard against every trifling inconvenience: and so we went on.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let us not guard against every trifling inconvenience: and so we went on.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How, said he, are you afraid of a little rain, we have no clothes on that can be spoiled?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How, said he, are you afraid of a little rain, we have no clothes on that can be spoiled?
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Your brother mentioned, in his last letter, that we were going to take a walk; the weather was very fine when we set out, but the sky looking a little cloudy, I proposed to your brother to go in the schuit.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Your brother mentioned, in his last letter, that we were going to take a walk; the weather was very fine when we set out, but the sky looking a little cloudy, I proposed to your brother to go in the schuit.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading How, said he, are you afraid of a little rain, we have no clothes on that can be spoiled?
clothing in general
From this reading How, said he, are you afraid of a little rain, we have no clothes on that can be spoiled?
cloudyadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdi/
lacking definite form or limits
From this reading Your brother mentioned, in his last letter, that we were going to take a walk; the weather was very fine when we set out, but the sky looking a little cloudy, I proposed to your brother to go in the schuit.
coffee-house
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From this reading When we reached the village, which was rather a long walk, we went into a coffee-house to drink tea to refresh ourselves.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading While your brother was reading the newspaper I walked in the garden, and saw, in a disorderly company, a young man, a distant relation of my mother’s, whose father the other day had dined in company with your brother.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading While your brother was reading the newspaper I walked in the garden, and saw, in a disorderly company, a young man, a distant relation of my mother’s, whose father the other day had dined in company with your brother.
dinedverbUS /daɪnd/
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading While your brother was reading the newspaper I walked in the garden, and saw, in a disorderly company, a young man, a distant relation of my mother’s, whose father the other day had dined in company with your brother.
disorderlyadjectiveUS /dɪˈsɔːrdərli/
undisciplined and unruly
From this reading While your brother was reading the newspaper I walked in the garden, and saw, in a disorderly company, a young man, a distant relation of my mother’s, whose father the other day had dined in company with your brother.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading While your brother was reading the newspaper I walked in the garden, and saw, in a disorderly company, a young man, a distant relation of my mother’s, whose father the other day had dined in company with your brother.
take in liquids
From this reading When we reached the village, which was rather a long walk, we went into a coffee-house to drink tea to refresh ourselves.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Let us not guard against every trifling inconvenience: and so we went on.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading While your brother was reading the newspaper I walked in the garden, and saw, in a disorderly company, a young man, a distant relation of my mother’s, whose father the other day had dined in company with your brother.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Your brother mentioned, in his last letter, that we were going to take a walk; the weather was very fine when we set out, but the sky looking a little cloudy, I proposed to your brother to go in the schuit.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading While your brother was reading the newspaper I walked in the garden, and saw, in a disorderly company, a young man, a distant relation of my mother’s, whose father the other day had dined in company with your brother.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Your brother mentioned, in his last letter, that we were going to take a walk; the weather was very fine when we set out, but the sky looking a little cloudy, I proposed to your brother to go in the schuit.
the act of departing
From this reading Your brother mentioned, in his last letter, that we were going to take a walk; the weather was very fine when we set out, but the sky looking a little cloudy, I proposed to your brother to go in the schuit.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Let us not guard against every trifling inconvenience: and so we went on.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading While your brother was reading the newspaper I walked in the garden, and saw, in a disorderly company, a young man, a distant relation of my mother’s, whose father the other day had dined in company with your brother.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How, said he, are you afraid of a little rain, we have no clothes on that can be spoiled?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How, said he, are you afraid of a little rain, we have no clothes on that can be spoiled?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Your brother mentioned, in his last letter, that we were going to take a walk; the weather was very fine when we set out, but the sky looking a little cloudy, I proposed to your brother to go in the schuit.
How
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From this reading How, said he, are you afraid of a little rain, we have no clothes on that can be spoiled?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Your brother mentioned, in his last letter, that we were going to take a walk; the weather was very fine when we set out, but the sky looking a little cloudy, I proposed to your brother to go in the schuit.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Your brother mentioned, in his last letter, that we were going to take a walk; the weather was very fine when we set out, but the sky looking a little cloudy, I proposed to your brother to go in the schuit.
inconveniencenounUS /ˌɪnkənˈviːnjəns/
an inconvenient discomfort
From this reading Let us not guard against every trifling inconvenience: and so we went on.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When we reached the village, which was rather a long walk, we went into a coffee-house to drink tea to refresh ourselves.
immediately past
From this reading Your brother mentioned, in his last letter, that we were going to take a walk; the weather was very fine when we set out, but the sky looking a little cloudy, I proposed to your brother to go in the schuit.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us not guard against every trifling inconvenience: and so we went on.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Your brother mentioned, in his last letter, that we were going to take a walk; the weather was very fine when we set out, but the sky looking a little cloudy, I proposed to your brother to go in the schuit.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Your brother mentioned, in his last letter, that we were going to take a walk; the weather was very fine when we set out, but the sky looking a little cloudy, I proposed to your brother to go in the schuit.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading When we reached the village, which was rather a long walk, we went into a coffee-house to drink tea to refresh ourselves.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Your brother mentioned, in his last letter, that we were going to take a walk; the weather was very fine when we set out, but the sky looking a little cloudy, I proposed to your brother to go in the schuit.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading While your brother was reading the newspaper I walked in the garden, and saw, in a disorderly company, a young man, a distant relation of my mother’s, whose father the other day had dined in company with your brother.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading Your brother mentioned, in his last letter, that we were going to take a walk; the weather was very fine when we set out, but the sky looking a little cloudy, I proposed to your brother to go in the schuit.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading While your brother was reading the newspaper I walked in the garden, and saw, in a disorderly company, a young man, a distant relation of my mother’s, whose father the other day had dined in company with your brother.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading While your brother was reading the newspaper I walked in the garden, and saw, in a disorderly company, a young man, a distant relation of my mother’s, whose father the other day had dined in company with your brother.
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading While your brother was reading the newspaper I walked in the garden, and saw, in a disorderly company, a young man, a distant relation of my mother’s, whose father the other day had dined in company with your brother.
not any; not one
From this reading How, said he, are you afraid of a little rain, we have no clothes on that can be spoiled?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Let us not guard against every trifling inconvenience: and so we went on.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How, said he, are you afraid of a little rain, we have no clothes on that can be spoiled?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How, said he, are you afraid of a little rain, we have no clothes on that can be spoiled?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading While your brother was reading the newspaper I walked in the garden, and saw, in a disorderly company, a young man, a distant relation of my mother’s, whose father the other day had dined in company with your brother.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading When we reached the village, which was rather a long walk, we went into a coffee-house to drink tea to refresh ourselves.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Your brother mentioned, in his last letter, that we were going to take a walk; the weather was very fine when we set out, but the sky looking a little cloudy, I proposed to your brother to go in the schuit.
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Your brother mentioned, in his last letter, that we were going to take a walk; the weather was very fine when we set out, but the sky looking a little cloudy, I proposed to your brother to go in the schuit.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading How, said he, are you afraid of a little rain, we have no clothes on that can be spoiled?
on the contrary
From this reading When we reached the village, which was rather a long walk, we went into a coffee-house to drink tea to refresh ourselves.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When we reached the village, which was rather a long walk, we went into a coffee-house to drink tea to refresh ourselves.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading While your brother was reading the newspaper I walked in the garden, and saw, in a disorderly company, a young man, a distant relation of my mother’s, whose father the other day had dined in company with your brother.
refreshverbUS /rɪˈfreʃ/
refresh one's memory
From this reading When we reached the village, which was rather a long walk, we went into a coffee-house to drink tea to refresh ourselves.
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading While your brother was reading the newspaper I walked in the garden, and saw, in a disorderly company, a young man, a distant relation of my mother’s, whose father the other day had dined in company with your brother.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading How, said he, are you afraid of a little rain, we have no clothes on that can be spoiled?
cut with a saw
From this reading While your brother was reading the newspaper I walked in the garden, and saw, in a disorderly company, a young man, a distant relation of my mother’s, whose father the other day had dined in company with your brother.
schuit
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From this reading Your brother mentioned, in his last letter, that we were going to take a walk; the weather was very fine when we set out, but the sky looking a little cloudy, I proposed to your brother to go in the schuit.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Your brother mentioned, in his last letter, that we were going to take a walk; the weather was very fine when we set out, but the sky looking a little cloudy, I proposed to your brother to go in the schuit.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Your brother mentioned, in his last letter, that we were going to take a walk; the weather was very fine when we set out, but the sky looking a little cloudy, I proposed to your brother to go in the schuit.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Let us not guard against every trifling inconvenience: and so we went on.
spoiledadjectiveUS /spɔɪld/
having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention
From this reading How, said he, are you afraid of a little rain, we have no clothes on that can be spoiled?
carry out
From this reading Your brother mentioned, in his last letter, that we were going to take a walk; the weather was very fine when we set out, but the sky looking a little cloudy, I proposed to your brother to go in the schuit.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading When we reached the village, which was rather a long walk, we went into a coffee-house to drink tea to refresh ourselves.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Your brother mentioned, in his last letter, that we were going to take a walk; the weather was very fine when we set out, but the sky looking a little cloudy, I proposed to your brother to go in the schuit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Your brother mentioned, in his last letter, that we were going to take a walk; the weather was very fine when we set out, but the sky looking a little cloudy, I proposed to your brother to go in the schuit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Your brother mentioned, in his last letter, that we were going to take a walk; the weather was very fine when we set out, but the sky looking a little cloudy, I proposed to your brother to go in the schuit.
triflingnounUS /ˈtraɪflɪŋ/
the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
From this reading Let us not guard against every trifling inconvenience: and so we went on.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us not guard against every trifling inconvenience: and so we went on.
precisely as stated
From this reading Your brother mentioned, in his last letter, that we were going to take a walk; the weather was very fine when we set out, but the sky looking a little cloudy, I proposed to your brother to go in the schuit.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading When we reached the village, which was rather a long walk, we went into a coffee-house to drink tea to refresh ourselves.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Your brother mentioned, in his last letter, that we were going to take a walk; the weather was very fine when we set out, but the sky looking a little cloudy, I proposed to your brother to go in the schuit.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading While your brother was reading the newspaper I walked in the garden, and saw, in a disorderly company, a young man, a distant relation of my mother’s, whose father the other day had dined in company with your brother.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your brother mentioned, in his last letter, that we were going to take a walk; the weather was very fine when we set out, but the sky looking a little cloudy, I proposed to your brother to go in the schuit.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Your brother mentioned, in his last letter, that we were going to take a walk; the weather was very fine when we set out, but the sky looking a little cloudy, I proposed to your brother to go in the schuit.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading Your brother mentioned, in his last letter, that we were going to take a walk; the weather was very fine when we set out, but the sky looking a little cloudy, I proposed to your brother to go in the schuit.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Let us not guard against every trifling inconvenience: and so we went on.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Your brother mentioned, in his last letter, that we were going to take a walk; the weather was very fine when we set out, but the sky looking a little cloudy, I proposed to your brother to go in the schuit.
at the time that
From this reading Your brother mentioned, in his last letter, that we were going to take a walk; the weather was very fine when we set out, but the sky looking a little cloudy, I proposed to your brother to go in the schuit.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When we reached the village, which was rather a long walk, we went into a coffee-house to drink tea to refresh ourselves.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While your brother was reading the newspaper I walked in the garden, and saw, in a disorderly company, a young man, a distant relation of my mother’s, whose father the other day had dined in company with your brother.
belonging to which person
From this reading While your brother was reading the newspaper I walked in the garden, and saw, in a disorderly company, a young man, a distant relation of my mother’s, whose father the other day had dined in company with your brother.
in the company of; together with
From this reading While your brother was reading the newspaper I walked in the garden, and saw, in a disorderly company, a young man, a distant relation of my mother’s, whose father the other day had dined in company with your brother.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How, said he, are you afraid of a little rain, we have no clothes on that can be spoiled?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading While your brother was reading the newspaper I walked in the garden, and saw, in a disorderly company, a young man, a distant relation of my mother’s, whose father the other day had dined in company with your brother.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your brother mentioned, in his last letter, that we were going to take a walk; the weather was very fine when we set out, but the sky looking a little cloudy, I proposed to your brother to go in the schuit.
