used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever.
(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 I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading WELL, three or four months run along, and it was well into the winter now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WELL, three or four months run along, and it was well into the winter now.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading I don't take no stock in mathematics, anyway.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first I hated the school, but by and by I got so I could stand it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At first I hated the school, but by and by I got so I could stand it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At first I hated the school, but by and by I got so I could stand it.
cheeredverbUS /tʃɪrd/
past form of “cheer” — give encouragement to
From this reading Whenever I got uncommon tired I played hookey, and the hiding I got next day done me good and cheered me up.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Whenever I got uncommon tired I played hookey, and the hiding I got next day done me good and cheered me up.
don't
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From this reading I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Whenever I got uncommon tired I played hookey, and the hiding I got next day done me good and cheered me up.
at any time
From this reading I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first I hated the school, but by and by I got so I could stand it.
for a limitless time
From this reading I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading WELL, three or four months run along, and it was well into the winter now.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Whenever I got uncommon tired I played hookey, and the hiding I got next day done me good and cheered me up.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading At first I hated the school, but by and by I got so I could stand it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading At first I hated the school, but by and by I got so I could stand it.
hidingnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading Whenever I got uncommon tired I played hookey, and the hiding I got next day done me good and cheered me up.
hookey
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whenever I got uncommon tired I played hookey, and the hiding I got next day done me good and cheered me up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I don't take no stock in mathematics, anyway.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading WELL, three or four months run along, and it was well into the winter now.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WELL, three or four months run along, and it was well into the winter now.
and nothing more
From this reading I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever.
mathematicsnounUS /ˌmæθəˈmætɪks/
a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
From this reading I don't take no stock in mathematics, anyway.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whenever I got uncommon tired I played hookey, and the hiding I got next day done me good and cheered me up.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading WELL, three or four months run along, and it was well into the winter now.
used to form the superlative
From this reading I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever.
multiplicationnounUS /ˌmʌltəpləˈkeɪʃən/
the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
From this reading I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Whenever I got uncommon tired I played hookey, and the hiding I got next day done me good and cheered me up.
not any; not one
From this reading I don't take no stock in mathematics, anyway.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading WELL, three or four months run along, and it was well into the winter now.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading WELL, three or four months run along, and it was well into the winter now.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading Whenever I got uncommon tired I played hookey, and the hiding I got next day done me good and cheered me up.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading WELL, three or four months run along, and it was well into the winter now.
express in words
From this reading I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever.
an educational institution
From this reading I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At first I hated the school, but by and by I got so I could stand it.
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever.
be standing; be upright
From this reading At first I hated the school, but by and by I got so I could stand it.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading I don't take no stock in mathematics, anyway.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever.
carry out
From this reading I don't take no stock in mathematics, anyway.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WELL, three or four months run along, and it was well into the winter now.
thirty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːrdifaɪv/
being five more than thirty
From this reading I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading WELL, three or four months run along, and it was well into the winter now.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading Whenever I got uncommon tired I played hookey, and the hiding I got next day done me good and cheered me up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever.
uncommonadjectiveUS /ənˈkɑːmən/
not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
From this reading Whenever I got uncommon tired I played hookey, and the hiding I got next day done me good and cheered me up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WELL, three or four months run along, and it was well into the winter now.
(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, three or four months run along, and it was well into the winter now.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Whenever I got uncommon tired I played hookey, and the hiding I got next day done me good and cheered me up.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading WELL, three or four months run along, and it was well into the winter now.
produce a literary work
From this reading I had been to school most all the time and could spell and read and write just a little, and could say the multiplication table up to six times seven is thirty-five, and I don't reckon I could ever get any further than that if I was to live forever.
