the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Schillie._--"Oh, I am perfectly comfortable, now that we are not to be plagued with those girls.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now then," said I to the little Mother, "what are you and I to do with ourselves."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading _Mother._--"I don't intend to do anything of the sort; I said, 'What shall we do?' merely to know if you had any private business on hand.
any thing at all
From this reading _Mother._--"I don't intend to do anything of the sort; I said, 'What shall we do?' merely to know if you had any private business on hand.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Now then," said I to the little Mother, "what are you and I to do with ourselves."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Schillie._--"Oh, I am perfectly comfortable, now that we are not to be plagued with those girls.
for the reason that
From this reading Because if you have not, I have."
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading _Mother._--"I don't intend to do anything of the sort; I said, 'What shall we do?' merely to know if you had any private business on hand.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading _Schillie._--"Oh, I am perfectly comfortable, now that we are not to be plagued with those girls.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Now then," said I to the little Mother, "what are you and I to do with ourselves."
don't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Mother._--"I don't intend to do anything of the sort; I said, 'What shall we do?' merely to know if you had any private business on hand.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Let us sit down here, and now you shall talk to me."
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading _Schillie._--"Oh, I am perfectly comfortable, now that we are not to be plagued with those girls.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Mother._--"I don't intend to do anything of the sort; I said, 'What shall we do?' merely to know if you had any private business on hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading _Mother._--"I don't intend to do anything of the sort; I said, 'What shall we do?' merely to know if you had any private business on hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Because if you have not, I have."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Let us sit down here, and now you shall talk to me."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now then," said I to the little Mother, "what are you and I to do with ourselves."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _Mother._--"I don't intend to do anything of the sort; I said, 'What shall we do?' merely to know if you had any private business on hand.
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading _Mother._--"I don't intend to do anything of the sort; I said, 'What shall we do?' merely to know if you had any private business on hand.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading _Mother._--"I don't intend to do anything of the sort; I said, 'What shall we do?' merely to know if you had any private business on hand.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us sit down here, and now you shall talk to me."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Now then," said I to the little Mother, "what are you and I to do with ourselves."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us sit down here, and now you shall talk to me."
and nothing more
From this reading _Mother._--"I don't intend to do anything of the sort; I said, 'What shall we do?' merely to know if you had any private business on hand.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Now then," said I to the little Mother, "what are you and I to do with ourselves."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Schillie._--"Oh, I am perfectly comfortable, now that we are not to be plagued with those girls.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now then," said I to the little Mother, "what are you and I to do with ourselves."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Mother._--"I don't intend to do anything of the sort; I said, 'What shall we do?' merely to know if you had any private business on hand.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading _Schillie._--"Oh, I am perfectly comfortable, now that we are not to be plagued with those girls.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Mother._--"I don't intend to do anything of the sort; I said, 'What shall we do?' merely to know if you had any private business on hand.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading "Now then," said I to the little Mother, "what are you and I to do with ourselves."
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading _Schillie._--"Oh, I am perfectly comfortable, now that we are not to be plagued with those girls.
plaguedverbUS /pleɪɡd/
past form of “plague” — cause to suffer a blight
From this reading _Schillie._--"Oh, I am perfectly comfortable, now that we are not to be plagued with those girls.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading _Mother._--"I don't intend to do anything of the sort; I said, 'What shall we do?' merely to know if you had any private business on hand.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Now then," said I to the little Mother, "what are you and I to do with ourselves."
Schillie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Schillie._--"Oh, I am perfectly comfortable, now that we are not to be plagued with those girls.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Let us sit down here, and now you shall talk to me."
be seated
From this reading Let us sit down here, and now you shall talk to me."
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading _Mother._--"I don't intend to do anything of the sort; I said, 'What shall we do?' merely to know if you had any private business on hand.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Let us sit down here, and now you shall talk to me."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Schillie._--"Oh, I am perfectly comfortable, now that we are not to be plagued with those girls.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Now then," said I to the little Mother, "what are you and I to do with ourselves."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Now then," said I to the little Mother, "what are you and I to do with ourselves."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading _Schillie._--"Oh, I am perfectly comfortable, now that we are not to be plagued with those girls.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now then," said I to the little Mother, "what are you and I to do with ourselves."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us sit down here, and now you shall talk to me."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Schillie._--"Oh, I am perfectly comfortable, now that we are not to be plagued with those girls.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Now then," said I to the little Mother, "what are you and I to do with ourselves."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Now then," said I to the little Mother, "what are you and I to do with ourselves."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now then," said I to the little Mother, "what are you and I to do with ourselves."
