used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Consequently, Big Joe spent a troubled day, waiting and hoping and fearing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Skippy left the barge noiselessly that morning and did not return until six o’clock in the evening.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “And where have ye been, Skippy?” he called anxiously.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Here and ye been havin’ me crazy wonderin’ if ye’d run away!”
bargeverbUS /bɑːrdʒ/
push one's way
From this reading Skippy left the barge noiselessly that morning and did not return until six o’clock in the evening.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “And where have ye been, Skippy?” he called anxiously.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Consequently, Big Joe spent a troubled day, waiting and hoping and fearing.
a youthful male person
From this reading When he saw the boy crossing the plank from the _Dinky O. Cross_, he hurried to the door.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “And where have ye been, Skippy?” he called anxiously.
ConsequentlyadverbUS /ˈkɑːnsəkwəntli/
(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading Consequently, Big Joe spent a troubled day, waiting and hoping and fearing.
crazyadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪzi/
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “Here and ye been havin’ me crazy wonderin’ if ye’d run away!”
travel across or pass over
From this reading When he saw the boy crossing the plank from the _Dinky O. Cross_, he hurried to the door.
traveling across
From this reading When he saw the boy crossing the plank from the _Dinky O. Cross_, he hurried to the door.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Consequently, Big Joe spent a troubled day, waiting and hoping and fearing.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Skippy left the barge noiselessly that morning and did not return until six o’clock in the evening.
DinkyadjectiveUS /ˈdɪŋki/
small and unimpressive
From this reading When he saw the boy crossing the plank from the _Dinky O. Cross_, he hurried to the door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading When he saw the boy crossing the plank from the _Dinky O. Cross_, he hurried to the door.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Skippy left the barge noiselessly that morning and did not return until six o’clock in the evening.
fearingverbUS /ˈfɪrɪŋ/
-ing form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Consequently, Big Joe spent a troubled day, waiting and hoping and fearing.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When he saw the boy crossing the plank from the _Dinky O. Cross_, he hurried to the door.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And where have ye been, Skippy?” he called anxiously.
havin
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From this reading “Here and ye been havin’ me crazy wonderin’ if ye’d run away!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he saw the boy crossing the plank from the _Dinky O. Cross_, he hurried to the door.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Here and ye been havin’ me crazy wonderin’ if ye’d run away!”
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading Consequently, Big Joe spent a troubled day, waiting and hoping and fearing.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading When he saw the boy crossing the plank from the _Dinky O. Cross_, he hurried to the door.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Here and ye been havin’ me crazy wonderin’ if ye’d run away!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Skippy left the barge noiselessly that morning and did not return until six o’clock in the evening.
Joe
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From this reading Consequently, Big Joe spent a troubled day, waiting and hoping and fearing.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Skippy left the barge noiselessly that morning and did not return until six o’clock in the evening.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Here and ye been havin’ me crazy wonderin’ if ye’d run away!”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Skippy left the barge noiselessly that morning and did not return until six o’clock in the evening.
noiselesslyadverb
without a sound
From this reading Skippy left the barge noiselessly that morning and did not return until six o’clock in the evening.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Skippy left the barge noiselessly that morning and did not return until six o’clock in the evening.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading When he saw the boy crossing the plank from the _Dinky O. Cross_, he hurried to the door.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Skippy left the barge noiselessly that morning and did not return until six o’clock in the evening.
plankverbUS /plæŋk/
cover with planks
From this reading When he saw the boy crossing the plank from the _Dinky O. Cross_, he hurried to the door.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Skippy left the barge noiselessly that morning and did not return until six o’clock in the evening.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Here and ye been havin’ me crazy wonderin’ if ye’d run away!”
cut with a saw
From this reading When he saw the boy crossing the plank from the _Dinky O. Cross_, he hurried to the door.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Skippy left the barge noiselessly that morning and did not return until six o’clock in the evening.
Skippy
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From this reading Skippy left the barge noiselessly that morning and did not return until six o’clock in the evening.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Consequently, Big Joe spent a troubled day, waiting and hoping and fearing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Skippy left the barge noiselessly that morning and did not return until six o’clock in the evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Skippy left the barge noiselessly that morning and did not return until six o’clock in the evening.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he saw the boy crossing the plank from the _Dinky O. Cross_, he hurried to the door.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading Consequently, Big Joe spent a troubled day, waiting and hoping and fearing.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Skippy left the barge noiselessly that morning and did not return until six o’clock in the evening.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Consequently, Big Joe spent a troubled day, waiting and hoping and fearing.
at the time that
From this reading When he saw the boy crossing the plank from the _Dinky O. Cross_, he hurried to the door.
in or at the place that
From this reading “And where have ye been, Skippy?” he called anxiously.
wonderin
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From this reading “Here and ye been havin’ me crazy wonderin’ if ye’d run away!”
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “And where have ye been, Skippy?” he called anxiously.
ye'd
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From this reading “Here and ye been havin’ me crazy wonderin’ if ye’d run away!”
