used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I got Mr. Crusoe a little fried pork and some canned peaches, for I thought he must be well enough to eat the pork, but he wasn’t.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading He finished the peaches, however, and then he said, “Will you kindly tell me where I am?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I got Mr. Crusoe a little fried pork and some canned peaches, for I thought he must be well enough to eat the pork, but he wasn’t.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading “I must have been,” he replied, looking at one of his arms, and smiling to see how thin it was.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I must have been,” he replied, looking at one of his arms, and smiling to see how thin it was.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I got Mr. Crusoe a little fried pork and some canned peaches, for I thought he must be well enough to eat the pork, but he wasn’t.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “You’re on the island, Mr. Crusoe, but you’ve been sick for a good while.”
Blackwell's
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From this reading “But what island do you mean? not Blackwell’s Island, I hope?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I got Mr. Crusoe a little fried pork and some canned peaches, for I thought he must be well enough to eat the pork, but he wasn’t.
cannedadjectiveUS /kænd/
recorded for broadcast
From this reading I got Mr. Crusoe a little fried pork and some canned peaches, for I thought he must be well enough to eat the pork, but he wasn’t.
Crusoe
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From this reading I got Mr. Crusoe a little fried pork and some canned peaches, for I thought he must be well enough to eat the pork, but he wasn’t.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “But what island do you mean? not Blackwell’s Island, I hope?”
take in solid food
From this reading I got Mr. Crusoe a little fried pork and some canned peaches, for I thought he must be well enough to eat the pork, but he wasn’t.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I got Mr. Crusoe a little fried pork and some canned peaches, for I thought he must be well enough to eat the pork, but he wasn’t.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading He finished the peaches, however, and then he said, “Will you kindly tell me where I am?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I got Mr. Crusoe a little fried pork and some canned peaches, for I thought he must be well enough to eat the pork, but he wasn’t.
friedadjectiveUS /fraɪd/
cooked by frying in fat
From this reading I got Mr. Crusoe a little fried pork and some canned peaches, for I thought he must be well enough to eat the pork, but he wasn’t.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “You’re on the island, Mr. Crusoe, but you’ve been sick for a good while.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I got Mr. Crusoe a little fried pork and some canned peaches, for I thought he must be well enough to eat the pork, but he wasn’t.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I must have been,” he replied, looking at one of his arms, and smiling to see how thin it was.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I got Mr. Crusoe a little fried pork and some canned peaches, for I thought he must be well enough to eat the pork, but he wasn’t.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I must have been,” he replied, looking at one of his arms, and smiling to see how thin it was.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “But what island do you mean? not Blackwell’s Island, I hope?”
how
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From this reading “I must have been,” he replied, looking at one of his arms, and smiling to see how thin it was.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He finished the peaches, however, and then he said, “Will you kindly tell me where I am?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I got Mr. Crusoe a little fried pork and some canned peaches, for I thought he must be well enough to eat the pork, but he wasn’t.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “You’re on the island, Mr. Crusoe, but you’ve been sick for a good while.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I must have been,” he replied, looking at one of his arms, and smiling to see how thin it was.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading He finished the peaches, however, and then he said, “Will you kindly tell me where I am?”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I got Mr. Crusoe a little fried pork and some canned peaches, for I thought he must be well enough to eat the pork, but he wasn’t.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “I must have been,” he replied, looking at one of his arms, and smiling to see how thin it was.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He finished the peaches, however, and then he said, “Will you kindly tell me where I am?”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “But what island do you mean? not Blackwell’s Island, I hope?”
a form of address for a man
From this reading I got Mr. Crusoe a little fried pork and some canned peaches, for I thought he must be well enough to eat the pork, but he wasn’t.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I got Mr. Crusoe a little fried pork and some canned peaches, for I thought he must be well enough to eat the pork, but he wasn’t.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “But what island do you mean? not Blackwell’s Island, I hope?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I must have been,” he replied, looking at one of his arms, and smiling to see how thin it was.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “You’re on the island, Mr. Crusoe, but you’ve been sick for a good while.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I must have been,” he replied, looking at one of his arms, and smiling to see how thin it was.
peachesnounUS /ˈpiːtʃəz/
plural of “peach” — cultivated in temperate regions
From this reading I got Mr. Crusoe a little fried pork and some canned peaches, for I thought he must be well enough to eat the pork, but he wasn’t.
porknounUS /pɔːrk/
meat from a domestic hog or pig
From this reading I got Mr. Crusoe a little fried pork and some canned peaches, for I thought he must be well enough to eat the pork, but he wasn’t.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “I must have been,” he replied, looking at one of his arms, and smiling to see how thin it was.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He finished the peaches, however, and then he said, “Will you kindly tell me where I am?”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I must have been,” he replied, looking at one of his arms, and smiling to see how thin it was.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “You’re on the island, Mr. Crusoe, but you’ve been sick for a good while.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “I must have been,” he replied, looking at one of his arms, and smiling to see how thin it was.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I got Mr. Crusoe a little fried pork and some canned peaches, for I thought he must be well enough to eat the pork, but he wasn’t.
express in words
From this reading He finished the peaches, however, and then he said, “Will you kindly tell me where I am?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I got Mr. Crusoe a little fried pork and some canned peaches, for I thought he must be well enough to eat the pork, but he wasn’t.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He finished the peaches, however, and then he said, “Will you kindly tell me where I am?”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “I must have been,” he replied, looking at one of his arms, and smiling to see how thin it was.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I got Mr. Crusoe a little fried pork and some canned peaches, for I thought he must be well enough to eat the pork, but he wasn’t.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I got Mr. Crusoe a little fried pork and some canned peaches, for I thought he must be well enough to eat the pork, but he wasn’t.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I must have been,” he replied, looking at one of his arms, and smiling to see how thin it was.
wasn't
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From this reading I got Mr. Crusoe a little fried pork and some canned peaches, for I thought he must be well enough to eat the pork, but he wasn’t.
(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 I got Mr. Crusoe a little fried pork and some canned peaches, for I thought he must be well enough to eat the pork, but he wasn’t.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “But what island do you mean? not Blackwell’s Island, I hope?”
in or at the place that
From this reading He finished the peaches, however, and then he said, “Will you kindly tell me where I am?”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “You’re on the island, Mr. Crusoe, but you’ve been sick for a good while.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He finished the peaches, however, and then he said, “Will you kindly tell me where I am?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He finished the peaches, however, and then he said, “Will you kindly tell me where I am?”
You're
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From this reading “You’re on the island, Mr. Crusoe, but you’ve been sick for a good while.”
you've
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From this reading “You’re on the island, Mr. Crusoe, but you’ve been sick for a good while.”
