Little Johnny and his family lived in the country, and as a result seldom had guests. He was eager to help his mother after his father appeared with two dinner guests from the office. When the dinner was nearly over, Little Johnny went to the kitchen and proudly carried in the first piece of apple pie, giving it to his father who passed it to a guest.
Little Johnny came in with a second piece of pie and gave it to his father, who again gave it to a guest.
This was too much for Little Johnny, who said, "It"s no use, Dad. The pieces are all the same size."
suffix forming nouns, usu. Diminutive (flatlet) or denoting articles of ornament or dress (anklet). [french]
- —v. (-tt-; past and past part. Let) 1 a allow to, not prevent or forbid. B cause to (let me know).
- (foll. By into) allow to enter.
- grant the use of (rooms, land, etc.) For rent or hire.
- allow or cause (liquid or air) to escape (let blood).
- aux. Supplying the first and third persons of the imperative in exhortations (let us pray), commands (let it be done at once; let there be light), assumptions, etc. (let ab equal cd). —n. Act of letting a house, room, etc. let alone 1 not to mention, far less or more (hasn't got a television, let alone a video).
- = let be. Let be not interfere with, attend to, or do. Let down 1 lower.
- fail to support or satisfy, disappoint.
- lengthen (a garment).
- deflate (a tyre). Let down gently reject or disappoint without humiliating. Let drop (or fall) drop (esp. A word or hint) intentionally or by accident. Let go 1 release.
- a (often foll. By of) lose one's hold. B lose hold of. Let oneself go 1 act spontaneously.
- neglect one's appearance or habits. Let in 1 allow to enter (let the dog in; let in a flood of light).
- (foll. By for) involve (a person, often oneself) in loss or difficulty.
- (foll. By on) allow (a person) to share a secret, privileges, etc. Let loose release, unchain. Let off 1 a fire (a gun). B explode (a bomb).
- allow or cause (steam etc.) To escape.
- a not punish or compel. B (foll. By with) punish lightly.
- —n. Obstruction of a ball or player in tennis etc., requiring the ball to be served again. —v. (-tt-; past and past part. Letted or let) archaic hinder, obstruct. without let or hindrance unimpeded. [old english: related to *late]
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