used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a hundred to one, you understand."
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading "If the King's impi hadn't happened along in the nick of time I own frankly we might never have been able to recover him at all.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Oh, he's been bragging about that, and all your adventures--or rather his--up there, in quite his own style."
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading "Oh, he's been bragging about that, and all your adventures--or rather his--up there, in quite his own style."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Oh, he's been bragging about that, and all your adventures--or rather his--up there, in quite his own style."
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "If the King's impi hadn't happened along in the nick of time I own frankly we might never have been able to recover him at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, he's been bragging about that, and all your adventures--or rather his--up there, in quite his own style."
Arlo
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From this reading "Well, there was nothing for either of us to brag about in the way we recovered Arlo," I said.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "If the King's impi hadn't happened along in the nick of time I own frankly we might never have been able to recover him at all.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Oh, he's been bragging about that, and all your adventures--or rather his--up there, in quite his own style."
bragverbUS /bræɡ/
show off
From this reading "Well, there was nothing for either of us to brag about in the way we recovered Arlo," I said.
braggingnounUS /ˈbræɡɪŋ/
an instance of boastful talk
From this reading "Oh, he's been bragging about that, and all your adventures--or rather his--up there, in quite his own style."
one or the other of two
From this reading "Well, there was nothing for either of us to brag about in the way we recovered Arlo," I said.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Well, there was nothing for either of us to brag about in the way we recovered Arlo," I said.
franklyadverbUS /ˈfræŋkli/
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading "If the King's impi hadn't happened along in the nick of time I own frankly we might never have been able to recover him at all.
hadn't
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From this reading "If the King's impi hadn't happened along in the nick of time I own frankly we might never have been able to recover him at all.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "If the King's impi hadn't happened along in the nick of time I own frankly we might never have been able to recover him at all.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If the King's impi hadn't happened along in the nick of time I own frankly we might never have been able to recover him at all.
he's
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From this reading "Oh, he's been bragging about that, and all your adventures--or rather his--up there, in quite his own style."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If the King's impi hadn't happened along in the nick of time I own frankly we might never have been able to recover him at all.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, he's been bragging about that, and all your adventures--or rather his--up there, in quite his own style."
ten 10s
From this reading It was a hundred to one, you understand."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, there was nothing for either of us to brag about in the way we recovered Arlo," I said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If the King's impi hadn't happened along in the nick of time I own frankly we might never have been able to recover him at all.
impi
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From this reading "If the King's impi hadn't happened along in the nick of time I own frankly we might never have been able to recover him at all.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, he's been bragging about that, and all your adventures--or rather his--up there, in quite his own style."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a hundred to one, you understand."
King'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "If the King's impi hadn't happened along in the nick of time I own frankly we might never have been able to recover him at all.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading She laughed.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "If the King's impi hadn't happened along in the nick of time I own frankly we might never have been able to recover him at all.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "If the King's impi hadn't happened along in the nick of time I own frankly we might never have been able to recover him at all.
nickverbUS /nɪk/
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading "If the King's impi hadn't happened along in the nick of time I own frankly we might never have been able to recover him at all.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Well, there was nothing for either of us to brag about in the way we recovered Arlo," I said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, there was nothing for either of us to brag about in the way we recovered Arlo," I said.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, he's been bragging about that, and all your adventures--or rather his--up there, in quite his own style."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was a hundred to one, you understand."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Oh, he's been bragging about that, and all your adventures--or rather his--up there, in quite his own style."
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Oh, he's been bragging about that, and all your adventures--or rather his--up there, in quite his own style."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Oh, he's been bragging about that, and all your adventures--or rather his--up there, in quite his own style."
on the contrary
From this reading "Oh, he's been bragging about that, and all your adventures--or rather his--up there, in quite his own style."
recoververbUS /rɪˈkʌvər/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading "If the King's impi hadn't happened along in the nick of time I own frankly we might never have been able to recover him at all.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading "Well, there was nothing for either of us to brag about in the way we recovered Arlo," I said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, there was nothing for either of us to brag about in the way we recovered Arlo," I said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She laughed.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Oh, he's been bragging about that, and all your adventures--or rather his--up there, in quite his own style."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, he's been bragging about that, and all your adventures--or rather his--up there, in quite his own style."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, there was nothing for either of us to brag about in the way we recovered Arlo," I said.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Oh, he's been bragging about that, and all your adventures--or rather his--up there, in quite his own style."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "If the King's impi hadn't happened along in the nick of time I own frankly we might never have been able to recover him at all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, there was nothing for either of us to brag about in the way we recovered Arlo," I said.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading It was a hundred to one, you understand."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Oh, he's been bragging about that, and all your adventures--or rather his--up there, in quite his own style."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, there was nothing for either of us to brag about in the way we recovered Arlo," I said.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, there was nothing for either of us to brag about in the way we recovered Arlo," I said.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Well, there was nothing for either of us to brag about in the way we recovered Arlo," I said.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well, there was nothing for either of us to brag about in the way we recovered Arlo," I said.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, there was nothing for either of us to brag about in the way we recovered Arlo," I said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was a hundred to one, you understand."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, he's been bragging about that, and all your adventures--or rather his--up there, in quite his own style."
