used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If you'll come along we'll have a prime sail; and most likely this is the last chance we shall have to go out with him, for his vessel leaves in the morning."
(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 "How can I go when I've got to mind this young one all the forenoon just 'cause the nurse must go an' have a sick headache?
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading If you'll come along we'll have a prime sail; and most likely this is the last chance we shall have to go out with him, for his vessel leaves in the morning."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "How can I go when I've got to mind this young one all the forenoon just 'cause the nurse must go an' have a sick headache?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If you'll come along we'll have a prime sail; and most likely this is the last chance we shall have to go out with him, for his vessel leaves in the morning."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I don't believe she feels half as bad as I do!"
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading I don't believe she feels half as bad as I do!"
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading "I'm going down to the beach to find Jim Libby.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I don't believe she feels half as bad as I do!"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "How can I go when I've got to mind this young one all the forenoon just 'cause the nurse must go an' have a sick headache?
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading "How can I go when I've got to mind this young one all the forenoon just 'cause the nurse must go an' have a sick headache?
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading If you'll come along we'll have a prime sail; and most likely this is the last chance we shall have to go out with him, for his vessel leaves in the morning."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading If you'll come along we'll have a prime sail; and most likely this is the last chance we shall have to go out with him, for his vessel leaves in the morning."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I don't believe she feels half as bad as I do!"
don't
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From this reading I don't believe she feels half as bad as I do!"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "I'm going down to the beach to find Jim Libby.
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading I don't believe she feels half as bad as I do!"
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "I'm going down to the beach to find Jim Libby.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If you'll come along we'll have a prime sail; and most likely this is the last chance we shall have to go out with him, for his vessel leaves in the morning."
forenoonnoun
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "How can I go when I've got to mind this young one all the forenoon just 'cause the nurse must go an' have a sick headache?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading If you'll come along we'll have a prime sail; and most likely this is the last chance we shall have to go out with him, for his vessel leaves in the morning."
the act of departing
From this reading "I'm going down to the beach to find Jim Libby.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "How can I go when I've got to mind this young one all the forenoon just 'cause the nurse must go an' have a sick headache?
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I don't believe she feels half as bad as I do!"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If you'll come along we'll have a prime sail; and most likely this is the last chance we shall have to go out with him, for his vessel leaves in the morning."
headachenounUS /ˈhedeɪk/
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading "How can I go when I've got to mind this young one all the forenoon just 'cause the nurse must go an' have a sick headache?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you'll come along we'll have a prime sail; and most likely this is the last chance we shall have to go out with him, for his vessel leaves in the morning."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If you'll come along we'll have a prime sail; and most likely this is the last chance we shall have to go out with him, for his vessel leaves in the morning."
How
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From this reading "How can I go when I've got to mind this young one all the forenoon just 'cause the nurse must go an' have a sick headache?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "How can I go when I've got to mind this young one all the forenoon just 'cause the nurse must go an' have a sick headache?
I'm
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From this reading "I'm going down to the beach to find Jim Libby.
I've
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From this reading "How can I go when I've got to mind this young one all the forenoon just 'cause the nurse must go an' have a sick headache?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you'll come along we'll have a prime sail; and most likely this is the last chance we shall have to go out with him, for his vessel leaves in the morning."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If you'll come along we'll have a prime sail; and most likely this is the last chance we shall have to go out with him, for his vessel leaves in the morning."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If you'll come along we'll have a prime sail; and most likely this is the last chance we shall have to go out with him, for his vessel leaves in the morning."
Jim
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From this reading "I'm going down to the beach to find Jim Libby.
and nothing more
From this reading "How can I go when I've got to mind this young one all the forenoon just 'cause the nurse must go an' have a sick headache?
immediately past
From this reading If you'll come along we'll have a prime sail; and most likely this is the last chance we shall have to go out with him, for his vessel leaves in the morning."
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading If you'll come along we'll have a prime sail; and most likely this is the last chance we shall have to go out with him, for his vessel leaves in the morning."
LibbynounUS /ˈlɪbiː/
United States chemist who developed a method of radiocarbon dating (1908-1980)
From this reading "I'm going down to the beach to find Jim Libby.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading If you'll come along we'll have a prime sail; and most likely this is the last chance we shall have to go out with him, for his vessel leaves in the morning."
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "How can I go when I've got to mind this young one all the forenoon just 'cause the nurse must go an' have a sick headache?
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading If you'll come along we'll have a prime sail; and most likely this is the last chance we shall have to go out with him, for his vessel leaves in the morning."
used to form the superlative
From this reading If you'll come along we'll have a prime sail; and most likely this is the last chance we shall have to go out with him, for his vessel leaves in the morning."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "How can I go when I've got to mind this young one all the forenoon just 'cause the nurse must go an' have a sick headache?
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading "How can I go when I've got to mind this young one all the forenoon just 'cause the nurse must go an' have a sick headache?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "How can I go when I've got to mind this young one all the forenoon just 'cause the nurse must go an' have a sick headache?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading If you'll come along we'll have a prime sail; and most likely this is the last chance we shall have to go out with him, for his vessel leaves in the morning."
primeadjectiveUS /praɪm/
first in rank or degree
From this reading If you'll come along we'll have a prime sail; and most likely this is the last chance we shall have to go out with him, for his vessel leaves in the morning."
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading If you'll come along we'll have a prime sail; and most likely this is the last chance we shall have to go out with him, for his vessel leaves in the morning."
SALLYnounUS /ˈsæli/
witty remark
From this reading THE SALLY WALKER.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading If you'll come along we'll have a prime sail; and most likely this is the last chance we shall have to go out with him, for his vessel leaves in the morning."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I don't believe she feels half as bad as I do!"
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "How can I go when I've got to mind this young one all the forenoon just 'cause the nurse must go an' have a sick headache?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SALLY WALKER.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If you'll come along we'll have a prime sail; and most likely this is the last chance we shall have to go out with him, for his vessel leaves in the morning."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm going down to the beach to find Jim Libby.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading If you'll come along we'll have a prime sail; and most likely this is the last chance we shall have to go out with him, for his vessel leaves in the morning."
WALKERnounUS /ˈwɔːkər/
New Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in 1952)
From this reading THE SALLY WALKER.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If you'll come along we'll have a prime sail; and most likely this is the last chance we shall have to go out with him, for his vessel leaves in the morning."
we'll
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From this reading If you'll come along we'll have a prime sail; and most likely this is the last chance we shall have to go out with him, for his vessel leaves in the morning."
at the time that
From this reading "How can I go when I've got to mind this young one all the forenoon just 'cause the nurse must go an' have a sick headache?
in the company of; together with
From this reading If you'll come along we'll have a prime sail; and most likely this is the last chance we shall have to go out with him, for his vessel leaves in the morning."
you'll
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From this reading If you'll come along we'll have a prime sail; and most likely this is the last chance we shall have to go out with him, for his vessel leaves in the morning."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "How can I go when I've got to mind this young one all the forenoon just 'cause the nurse must go an' have a sick headache?
