used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We shall meet somebody else before long; and as you have just had a good smoking spell, you can certainly wait a while."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The miner having made his reply, turned on his heel, still smoking his pipe, and coolly walked away, while Tim O'Rooney gazed after him in amazement.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading The miner having made his reply, turned on his heel, still smoking his pipe, and coolly walked away, while Tim O'Rooney gazed after him in amazement.
pleasantly occupied
From this reading The boys were amused spectators of the scene, and Elwood now called out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The miner having made his reply, turned on his heel, still smoking his pipe, and coolly walked away, while Tim O'Rooney gazed after him in amazement.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We shall meet somebody else before long; and as you have just had a good smoking spell, you can certainly wait a while."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The miner having made his reply, turned on his heel, still smoking his pipe, and coolly walked away, while Tim O'Rooney gazed after him in amazement.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We shall meet somebody else before long; and as you have just had a good smoking spell, you can certainly wait a while."
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys were amused spectators of the scene, and Elwood now called out.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The boys were amused spectators of the scene, and Elwood now called out.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We shall meet somebody else before long; and as you have just had a good smoking spell, you can certainly wait a while."
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading We shall meet somebody else before long; and as you have just had a good smoking spell, you can certainly wait a while."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, Tim, don't wait!
coollyadverbUS /ˈkuːli/
in a composed and unconcerned manner
From this reading The miner having made his reply, turned on his heel, still smoking his pipe, and coolly walked away, while Tim O'Rooney gazed after him in amazement.
don't
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From this reading "Come, Tim, don't wait!
else
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From this reading We shall meet somebody else before long; and as you have just had a good smoking spell, you can certainly wait a while."
Elwood
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From this reading The boys were amused spectators of the scene, and Elwood now called out.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The miner having made his reply, turned on his heel, still smoking his pipe, and coolly walked away, while Tim O'Rooney gazed after him in amazement.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading We shall meet somebody else before long; and as you have just had a good smoking spell, you can certainly wait a while."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We shall meet somebody else before long; and as you have just had a good smoking spell, you can certainly wait a while."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We shall meet somebody else before long; and as you have just had a good smoking spell, you can certainly wait a while."
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The miner having made his reply, turned on his heel, still smoking his pipe, and coolly walked away, while Tim O'Rooney gazed after him in amazement.
heelnounUS /hiːl/
the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading The miner having made his reply, turned on his heel, still smoking his pipe, and coolly walked away, while Tim O'Rooney gazed after him in amazement.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The miner having made his reply, turned on his heel, still smoking his pipe, and coolly walked away, while Tim O'Rooney gazed after him in amazement.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The miner having made his reply, turned on his heel, still smoking his pipe, and coolly walked away, while Tim O'Rooney gazed after him in amazement.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The miner having made his reply, turned on his heel, still smoking his pipe, and coolly walked away, while Tim O'Rooney gazed after him in amazement.
and nothing more
From this reading We shall meet somebody else before long; and as you have just had a good smoking spell, you can certainly wait a while."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading We shall meet somebody else before long; and as you have just had a good smoking spell, you can certainly wait a while."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The miner having made his reply, turned on his heel, still smoking his pipe, and coolly walked away, while Tim O'Rooney gazed after him in amazement.
come together
From this reading We shall meet somebody else before long; and as you have just had a good smoking spell, you can certainly wait a while."
minernounUS /ˈmaɪnər/
laborer who works in a mine
From this reading The miner having made his reply, turned on his heel, still smoking his pipe, and coolly walked away, while Tim O'Rooney gazed after him in amazement.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The boys were amused spectators of the scene, and Elwood now called out.
O'Rooney
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From this reading The miner having made his reply, turned on his heel, still smoking his pipe, and coolly walked away, while Tim O'Rooney gazed after him in amazement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boys were amused spectators of the scene, and Elwood now called out.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The miner having made his reply, turned on his heel, still smoking his pipe, and coolly walked away, while Tim O'Rooney gazed after him in amazement.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The boys were amused spectators of the scene, and Elwood now called out.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading The miner having made his reply, turned on his heel, still smoking his pipe, and coolly walked away, while Tim O'Rooney gazed after him in amazement.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading The miner having made his reply, turned on his heel, still smoking his pipe, and coolly walked away, while Tim O'Rooney gazed after him in amazement.
RESCUEDadjectiveUS /ˈreskjuːd/
delivered from danger
From this reading RESCUED.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading The boys were amused spectators of the scene, and Elwood now called out.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall meet somebody else before long; and as you have just had a good smoking spell, you can certainly wait a while."
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading The miner having made his reply, turned on his heel, still smoking his pipe, and coolly walked away, while Tim O'Rooney gazed after him in amazement.
a person, without saying who
From this reading We shall meet somebody else before long; and as you have just had a good smoking spell, you can certainly wait a while."
spectatorsnounUS /ˈspekteɪtərz/
plural of “spectator” — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading The boys were amused spectators of the scene, and Elwood now called out.
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading We shall meet somebody else before long; and as you have just had a good smoking spell, you can certainly wait a while."
not in physical motion
From this reading The miner having made his reply, turned on his heel, still smoking his pipe, and coolly walked away, while Tim O'Rooney gazed after him in amazement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The miner having made his reply, turned on his heel, still smoking his pipe, and coolly walked away, while Tim O'Rooney gazed after him in amazement.
Tim
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From this reading The miner having made his reply, turned on his heel, still smoking his pipe, and coolly walked away, while Tim O'Rooney gazed after him in amazement.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The miner having made his reply, turned on his heel, still smoking his pipe, and coolly walked away, while Tim O'Rooney gazed after him in amazement.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "Come, Tim, don't wait!
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading The miner having made his reply, turned on his heel, still smoking his pipe, and coolly walked away, while Tim O'Rooney gazed after him in amazement.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall meet somebody else before long; and as you have just had a good smoking spell, you can certainly wait a while."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The boys were amused spectators of the scene, and Elwood now called out.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The miner having made his reply, turned on his heel, still smoking his pipe, and coolly walked away, while Tim O'Rooney gazed after him in amazement.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We shall meet somebody else before long; and as you have just had a good smoking spell, you can certainly wait a while."
