used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I can't help it," said Lance to himself, after a weary sleepless night; "I don't feel as if I could go and tell tales.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "I can't help it," said Lance to himself, after a weary sleepless night; "I don't feel as if I could go and tell tales.
anew
From this reading I'm not sure; and if I was wrong, and these men were punished for what they did not do, I should never be happy again."
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading But there was a bitter feeling of disappointment in coming to this resolve; for it had been so pleasant to get away from the refinements of home with its choice cookery, plate, glass, and fine linen, to the boisterous welcome he always had at Old Poltree's neat cottage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I can't help it," said Lance to himself, after a weary sleepless night; "I don't feel as if I could go and tell tales.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I can't help it," said Lance to himself, after a weary sleepless night; "I don't feel as if I could go and tell tales.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But there was a bitter feeling of disappointment in coming to this resolve; for it had been so pleasant to get away from the refinements of home with its choice cookery, plate, glass, and fine linen, to the boisterous welcome he always had at Old Poltree's neat cottage.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But there was a bitter feeling of disappointment in coming to this resolve; for it had been so pleasant to get away from the refinements of home with its choice cookery, plate, glass, and fine linen, to the boisterous welcome he always had at Old Poltree's neat cottage.
bakedadjectiveUS /beɪkt/
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
From this reading How delicious the baked hake was, and how luscious the conger pie!--though they were as nothing to the split and grilled fish he caught himself; and Hezz's mother was always ready to cook for the two boys.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I'm not sure; and if I was wrong, and these men were punished for what they did not do, I should never be happy again."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But there was a bitter feeling of disappointment in coming to this resolve; for it had been so pleasant to get away from the refinements of home with its choice cookery, plate, glass, and fine linen, to the boisterous welcome he always had at Old Poltree's neat cottage.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading But there was a bitter feeling of disappointment in coming to this resolve; for it had been so pleasant to get away from the refinements of home with its choice cookery, plate, glass, and fine linen, to the boisterous welcome he always had at Old Poltree's neat cottage.
boisterousadjectiveUS /ˈbɔɪstərəs/
noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
From this reading But there was a bitter feeling of disappointment in coming to this resolve; for it had been so pleasant to get away from the refinements of home with its choice cookery, plate, glass, and fine linen, to the boisterous welcome he always had at Old Poltree's neat cottage.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading How delicious the baked hake was, and how luscious the conger pie!--though they were as nothing to the split and grilled fish he caught himself; and Hezz's mother was always ready to cook for the two boys.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was a bitter feeling of disappointment in coming to this resolve; for it had been so pleasant to get away from the refinements of home with its choice cookery, plate, glass, and fine linen, to the boisterous welcome he always had at Old Poltree's neat cottage.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Lance had made up his mind that he would have no more to do with the people down by the cliff, for he felt now that they were not honest.
can't
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From this reading "I can't help it," said Lance to himself, after a weary sleepless night; "I don't feel as if I could go and tell tales.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading How delicious the baked hake was, and how luscious the conger pie!--though they were as nothing to the split and grilled fish he caught himself; and Hezz's mother was always ready to cook for the two boys.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading But there was a bitter feeling of disappointment in coming to this resolve; for it had been so pleasant to get away from the refinements of home with its choice cookery, plate, glass, and fine linen, to the boisterous welcome he always had at Old Poltree's neat cottage.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading Lance had made up his mind that he would have no more to do with the people down by the cliff, for he felt now that they were not honest.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading But there was a bitter feeling of disappointment in coming to this resolve; for it had been so pleasant to get away from the refinements of home with its choice cookery, plate, glass, and fine linen, to the boisterous welcome he always had at Old Poltree's neat cottage.
congernounUS /ˈkɔːŋər/
large dark-colored scaleless marine eel found in temperate and tropical coastal waters; some used for food
From this reading How delicious the baked hake was, and how luscious the conger pie!--though they were as nothing to the split and grilled fish he caught himself; and Hezz's mother was always ready to cook for the two boys.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading How delicious the baked hake was, and how luscious the conger pie!--though they were as nothing to the split and grilled fish he caught himself; and Hezz's mother was always ready to cook for the two boys.
cookerynoun
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading But there was a bitter feeling of disappointment in coming to this resolve; for it had been so pleasant to get away from the refinements of home with its choice cookery, plate, glass, and fine linen, to the boisterous welcome he always had at Old Poltree's neat cottage.
a small house with a single story
From this reading But there was a bitter feeling of disappointment in coming to this resolve; for it had been so pleasant to get away from the refinements of home with its choice cookery, plate, glass, and fine linen, to the boisterous welcome he always had at Old Poltree's neat cottage.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I can't help it," said Lance to himself, after a weary sleepless night; "I don't feel as if I could go and tell tales.
deliciousadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading How delicious the baked hake was, and how luscious the conger pie!--though they were as nothing to the split and grilled fish he caught himself; and Hezz's mother was always ready to cook for the two boys.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I'm not sure; and if I was wrong, and these men were punished for what they did not do, I should never be happy again."
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading But there was a bitter feeling of disappointment in coming to this resolve; for it had been so pleasant to get away from the refinements of home with its choice cookery, plate, glass, and fine linen, to the boisterous welcome he always had at Old Poltree's neat cottage.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I'm not sure; and if I was wrong, and these men were punished for what they did not do, I should never be happy again."
don't
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From this reading "I can't help it," said Lance to himself, after a weary sleepless night; "I don't feel as if I could go and tell tales.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Lance had made up his mind that he would have no more to do with the people down by the cliff, for he felt now that they were not honest.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "I can't help it," said Lance to himself, after a weary sleepless night; "I don't feel as if I could go and tell tales.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading But there was a bitter feeling of disappointment in coming to this resolve; for it had been so pleasant to get away from the refinements of home with its choice cookery, plate, glass, and fine linen, to the boisterous welcome he always had at Old Poltree's neat cottage.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Lance had made up his mind that he would have no more to do with the people down by the cliff, for he felt now that they were not honest.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading But there was a bitter feeling of disappointment in coming to this resolve; for it had been so pleasant to get away from the refinements of home with its choice cookery, plate, glass, and fine linen, to the boisterous welcome he always had at Old Poltree's neat cottage.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading How delicious the baked hake was, and how luscious the conger pie!--though they were as nothing to the split and grilled fish he caught himself; and Hezz's mother was always ready to cook for the two boys.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I'm not sure; and if I was wrong, and these men were punished for what they did not do, I should never be happy again."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But there was a bitter feeling of disappointment in coming to this resolve; for it had been so pleasant to get away from the refinements of home with its choice cookery, plate, glass, and fine linen, to the boisterous welcome he always had at Old Poltree's neat cottage.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But there was a bitter feeling of disappointment in coming to this resolve; for it had been so pleasant to get away from the refinements of home with its choice cookery, plate, glass, and fine linen, to the boisterous welcome he always had at Old Poltree's neat cottage.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading But there was a bitter feeling of disappointment in coming to this resolve; for it had been so pleasant to get away from the refinements of home with its choice cookery, plate, glass, and fine linen, to the boisterous welcome he always had at Old Poltree's neat cottage.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I can't help it," said Lance to himself, after a weary sleepless night; "I don't feel as if I could go and tell tales.
grilledadjectiveUS /ɡrɪld/
cooked by radiant heat (as over a grill)
From this reading How delicious the baked hake was, and how luscious the conger pie!--though they were as nothing to the split and grilled fish he caught himself; and Hezz's mother was always ready to cook for the two boys.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lance had made up his mind that he would have no more to do with the people down by the cliff, for he felt now that they were not honest.
hakenounUS /heɪk/
the lean flesh of a fish similar to cod
From this reading How delicious the baked hake was, and how luscious the conger pie!--though they were as nothing to the split and grilled fish he caught himself; and Hezz's mother was always ready to cook for the two boys.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading I'm not sure; and if I was wrong, and these men were punished for what they did not do, I should never be happy again."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Lance had made up his mind that he would have no more to do with the people down by the cliff, for he felt now that they were not honest.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lance had made up his mind that he would have no more to do with the people down by the cliff, for he felt now that they were not honest.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "I can't help it," said Lance to himself, after a weary sleepless night; "I don't feel as if I could go and tell tales.
Hezz's
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From this reading How delicious the baked hake was, and how luscious the conger pie!--though they were as nothing to the split and grilled fish he caught himself; and Hezz's mother was always ready to cook for the two boys.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I can't help it," said Lance to himself, after a weary sleepless night; "I don't feel as if I could go and tell tales.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lance had made up his mind that he would have no more to do with the people down by the cliff, for he felt now that they were not honest.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading But there was a bitter feeling of disappointment in coming to this resolve; for it had been so pleasant to get away from the refinements of home with its choice cookery, plate, glass, and fine linen, to the boisterous welcome he always had at Old Poltree's neat cottage.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading Lance had made up his mind that he would have no more to do with the people down by the cliff, for he felt now that they were not honest.
How
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From this reading How delicious the baked hake was, and how luscious the conger pie!--though they were as nothing to the split and grilled fish he caught himself; and Hezz's mother was always ready to cook for the two boys.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't help it," said Lance to himself, after a weary sleepless night; "I don't feel as if I could go and tell tales.
I'm
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm not sure; and if I was wrong, and these men were punished for what they did not do, I should never be happy again."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I can't help it," said Lance to himself, after a weary sleepless night; "I don't feel as if I could go and tell tales.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But there was a bitter feeling of disappointment in coming to this resolve; for it had been so pleasant to get away from the refinements of home with its choice cookery, plate, glass, and fine linen, to the boisterous welcome he always had at Old Poltree's neat cottage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I can't help it," said Lance to himself, after a weary sleepless night; "I don't feel as if I could go and tell tales.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But there was a bitter feeling of disappointment in coming to this resolve; for it had been so pleasant to get away from the refinements of home with its choice cookery, plate, glass, and fine linen, to the boisterous welcome he always had at Old Poltree's neat cottage.
LancenounUS /læns/
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading "I can't help it," said Lance to himself, after a weary sleepless night; "I don't feel as if I could go and tell tales.
linennounUS /ˈlɪnən/
a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
From this reading But there was a bitter feeling of disappointment in coming to this resolve; for it had been so pleasant to get away from the refinements of home with its choice cookery, plate, glass, and fine linen, to the boisterous welcome he always had at Old Poltree's neat cottage.
lusciousadjectiveUS /ˈlʌʃɪs/
having strong sexual appeal
From this reading How delicious the baked hake was, and how luscious the conger pie!--though they were as nothing to the split and grilled fish he caught himself; and Hezz's mother was always ready to cook for the two boys.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Lance had made up his mind that he would have no more to do with the people down by the cliff, for he felt now that they were not honest.
the force of workers available
From this reading I'm not sure; and if I was wrong, and these men were punished for what they did not do, I should never be happy again."
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Lance had made up his mind that he would have no more to do with the people down by the cliff, for he felt now that they were not honest.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Lance had made up his mind that he would have no more to do with the people down by the cliff, for he felt now that they were not honest.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading How delicious the baked hake was, and how luscious the conger pie!--though they were as nothing to the split and grilled fish he caught himself; and Hezz's mother was always ready to cook for the two boys.
neatadjectiveUS /niːt/
clean or organized
From this reading But there was a bitter feeling of disappointment in coming to this resolve; for it had been so pleasant to get away from the refinements of home with its choice cookery, plate, glass, and fine linen, to the boisterous welcome he always had at Old Poltree's neat cottage.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I'm not sure; and if I was wrong, and these men were punished for what they did not do, I should never be happy again."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "I can't help it," said Lance to himself, after a weary sleepless night; "I don't feel as if I could go and tell tales.
not any; not one
From this reading Lance had made up his mind that he would have no more to do with the people down by the cliff, for he felt now that they were not honest.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I'm not sure; and if I was wrong, and these men were punished for what they did not do, I should never be happy again."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading How delicious the baked hake was, and how luscious the conger pie!--though they were as nothing to the split and grilled fish he caught himself; and Hezz's mother was always ready to cook for the two boys.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Lance had made up his mind that he would have no more to do with the people down by the cliff, for he felt now that they were not honest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But there was a bitter feeling of disappointment in coming to this resolve; for it had been so pleasant to get away from the refinements of home with its choice cookery, plate, glass, and fine linen, to the boisterous welcome he always had at Old Poltree's neat cottage.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading But there was a bitter feeling of disappointment in coming to this resolve; for it had been so pleasant to get away from the refinements of home with its choice cookery, plate, glass, and fine linen, to the boisterous welcome he always had at Old Poltree's neat cottage.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Lance had made up his mind that he would have no more to do with the people down by the cliff, for he felt now that they were not honest.
pienounUS /paɪ/
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading How delicious the baked hake was, and how luscious the conger pie!--though they were as nothing to the split and grilled fish he caught himself; and Hezz's mother was always ready to cook for the two boys.
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading But there was a bitter feeling of disappointment in coming to this resolve; for it had been so pleasant to get away from the refinements of home with its choice cookery, plate, glass, and fine linen, to the boisterous welcome he always had at Old Poltree's neat cottage.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading But there was a bitter feeling of disappointment in coming to this resolve; for it had been so pleasant to get away from the refinements of home with its choice cookery, plate, glass, and fine linen, to the boisterous welcome he always had at Old Poltree's neat cottage.
Poltree's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there was a bitter feeling of disappointment in coming to this resolve; for it had been so pleasant to get away from the refinements of home with its choice cookery, plate, glass, and fine linen, to the boisterous welcome he always had at Old Poltree's neat cottage.
punishedadjectiveUS /ˈpʌnɪʃt/
subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)
From this reading I'm not sure; and if I was wrong, and these men were punished for what they did not do, I should never be happy again."
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading How delicious the baked hake was, and how luscious the conger pie!--though they were as nothing to the split and grilled fish he caught himself; and Hezz's mother was always ready to cook for the two boys.
refinementsnounUS /rɪˈfaɪnmənts/
plural of “refinement” — a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
From this reading But there was a bitter feeling of disappointment in coming to this resolve; for it had been so pleasant to get away from the refinements of home with its choice cookery, plate, glass, and fine linen, to the boisterous welcome he always had at Old Poltree's neat cottage.
resolveverbUS /riˈzɑːlv/
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading But there was a bitter feeling of disappointment in coming to this resolve; for it had been so pleasant to get away from the refinements of home with its choice cookery, plate, glass, and fine linen, to the boisterous welcome he always had at Old Poltree's neat cottage.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I can't help it," said Lance to himself, after a weary sleepless night; "I don't feel as if I could go and tell tales.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I'm not sure; and if I was wrong, and these men were punished for what they did not do, I should never be happy again."
sleeplessadjectiveUS /ˈsliːpləs/
experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
From this reading "I can't help it," said Lance to himself, after a weary sleepless night; "I don't feel as if I could go and tell tales.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But there was a bitter feeling of disappointment in coming to this resolve; for it had been so pleasant to get away from the refinements of home with its choice cookery, plate, glass, and fine linen, to the boisterous welcome he always had at Old Poltree's neat cottage.
splitverbUS /splɪt/
separate into parts or portions
From this reading How delicious the baked hake was, and how luscious the conger pie!--though they were as nothing to the split and grilled fish he caught himself; and Hezz's mother was always ready to cook for the two boys.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I'm not sure; and if I was wrong, and these men were punished for what they did not do, I should never be happy again."
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "I can't help it," said Lance to himself, after a weary sleepless night; "I don't feel as if I could go and tell tales.
express in words
From this reading "I can't help it," said Lance to himself, after a weary sleepless night; "I don't feel as if I could go and tell tales.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lance had made up his mind that he would have no more to do with the people down by the cliff, for he felt now that they were not honest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lance had made up his mind that he would have no more to do with the people down by the cliff, for he felt now that they were not honest.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But there was a bitter feeling of disappointment in coming to this resolve; for it had been so pleasant to get away from the refinements of home with its choice cookery, plate, glass, and fine linen, to the boisterous welcome he always had at Old Poltree's neat cottage.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I'm not sure; and if I was wrong, and these men were punished for what they did not do, I should never be happy again."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I'm not sure; and if I was wrong, and these men were punished for what they did not do, I should never be happy again."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But there was a bitter feeling of disappointment in coming to this resolve; for it had been so pleasant to get away from the refinements of home with its choice cookery, plate, glass, and fine linen, to the boisterous welcome he always had at Old Poltree's neat cottage.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading How delicious the baked hake was, and how luscious the conger pie!--though they were as nothing to the split and grilled fish he caught himself; and Hezz's mother was always ready to cook for the two boys.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I can't help it," said Lance to himself, after a weary sleepless night; "I don't feel as if I could go and tell tales.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading How delicious the baked hake was, and how luscious the conger pie!--though they were as nothing to the split and grilled fish he caught himself; and Hezz's mother was always ready to cook for the two boys.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Lance had made up his mind that he would have no more to do with the people down by the cliff, for he felt now that they were not honest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I'm not sure; and if I was wrong, and these men were punished for what they did not do, I should never be happy again."
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading "I can't help it," said Lance to himself, after a weary sleepless night; "I don't feel as if I could go and tell tales.
accept gladly
From this reading But there was a bitter feeling of disappointment in coming to this resolve; for it had been so pleasant to get away from the refinements of home with its choice cookery, plate, glass, and fine linen, to the boisterous welcome he always had at Old Poltree's neat cottage.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I'm not sure; and if I was wrong, and these men were punished for what they did not do, I should never be happy again."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I'm not sure; and if I was wrong, and these men were punished for what they did not do, I should never be happy again."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lance had made up his mind that he would have no more to do with the people down by the cliff, for he felt now that they were not honest.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Lance had made up his mind that he would have no more to do with the people down by the cliff, for he felt now that they were not honest.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading I'm not sure; and if I was wrong, and these men were punished for what they did not do, I should never be happy again."
