used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He's a splendid man."
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading ROBERT GETS BAD NEWS "Stone," said Robert Drake one Saturday in March, "let's call on the Blunts this afternoon.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Come along," he replied, "and perhaps I'll have a chance to see Mrs. Blunt; she's such a pleasant woman; and then there's that scamp of a son of hers; perhaps he may be at home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come along," he replied, "and perhaps I'll have a chance to see Mrs. Blunt; she's such a pleasant woman; and then there's that scamp of a son of hers; perhaps he may be at home.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Captain Blunt is home on leave; his ship, the 'New Orleans,' arrived in New York last month.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Come along," he replied, "and perhaps I'll have a chance to see Mrs. Blunt; she's such a pleasant woman; and then there's that scamp of a son of hers; perhaps he may be at home.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading ROBERT GETS BAD NEWS "Stone," said Robert Drake one Saturday in March, "let's call on the Blunts this afternoon.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Come along," he replied, "and perhaps I'll have a chance to see Mrs. Blunt; she's such a pleasant woman; and then there's that scamp of a son of hers; perhaps he may be at home.
BluntadjectiveUS /blʌnt/
having a broad or rounded end
From this reading Captain Blunt is home on leave; his ship, the 'New Orleans,' arrived in New York last month.
BluntsverbUS /blʌnts/
third-person singular of “blunt” — make less intense
From this reading ROBERT GETS BAD NEWS "Stone," said Robert Drake one Saturday in March, "let's call on the Blunts this afternoon.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading ROBERT GETS BAD NEWS "Stone," said Robert Drake one Saturday in March, "let's call on the Blunts this afternoon.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Blunt is home on leave; his ship, the 'New Orleans,' arrived in New York last month.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "Come along," he replied, "and perhaps I'll have a chance to see Mrs. Blunt; she's such a pleasant woman; and then there's that scamp of a son of hers; perhaps he may be at home.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come along," he replied, "and perhaps I'll have a chance to see Mrs. Blunt; she's such a pleasant woman; and then there's that scamp of a son of hers; perhaps he may be at home.
DrakenounUS /dreɪk/
English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
From this reading ROBERT GETS BAD NEWS "Stone," said Robert Drake one Saturday in March, "let's call on the Blunts this afternoon.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading ROBERT GETS BAD NEWS "Stone," said Robert Drake one Saturday in March, "let's call on the Blunts this afternoon.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Come along," he replied, "and perhaps I'll have a chance to see Mrs. Blunt; she's such a pleasant woman; and then there's that scamp of a son of hers; perhaps he may be at home.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come along," he replied, "and perhaps I'll have a chance to see Mrs. Blunt; she's such a pleasant woman; and then there's that scamp of a son of hers; perhaps he may be at home.
He's
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From this reading He's a splendid man."
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading "Come along," he replied, "and perhaps I'll have a chance to see Mrs. Blunt; she's such a pleasant woman; and then there's that scamp of a son of hers; perhaps he may be at home.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Captain Blunt is home on leave; his ship, the 'New Orleans,' arrived in New York last month.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Captain Blunt is home on leave; his ship, the 'New Orleans,' arrived in New York last month.
I'll
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From this reading "Come along," he replied, "and perhaps I'll have a chance to see Mrs. Blunt; she's such a pleasant woman; and then there's that scamp of a son of hers; perhaps he may be at home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ROBERT GETS BAD NEWS "Stone," said Robert Drake one Saturday in March, "let's call on the Blunts this afternoon.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Captain Blunt is home on leave; his ship, the 'New Orleans,' arrived in New York last month.
immediately past
From this reading Captain Blunt is home on leave; his ship, the 'New Orleans,' arrived in New York last month.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Stonewell laughed.
go away from a place
From this reading Captain Blunt is home on leave; his ship, the 'New Orleans,' arrived in New York last month.
let's
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From this reading ROBERT GETS BAD NEWS "Stone," said Robert Drake one Saturday in March, "let's call on the Blunts this afternoon.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He's a splendid man."
march in a procession
From this reading ROBERT GETS BAD NEWS "Stone," said Robert Drake one Saturday in March, "let's call on the Blunts this afternoon.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Come along," he replied, "and perhaps I'll have a chance to see Mrs. Blunt; she's such a pleasant woman; and then there's that scamp of a son of hers; perhaps he may be at home.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Captain Blunt is home on leave; his ship, the 'New Orleans,' arrived in New York last month.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Come along," he replied, "and perhaps I'll have a chance to see Mrs. Blunt; she's such a pleasant woman; and then there's that scamp of a son of hers; perhaps he may be at home.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Captain Blunt is home on leave; his ship, the 'New Orleans,' arrived in New York last month.
information about recent and important events
From this reading ROBERT GETS BAD NEWS "Stone," said Robert Drake one Saturday in March, "let's call on the Blunts this afternoon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Come along," he replied, "and perhaps I'll have a chance to see Mrs. Blunt; she's such a pleasant woman; and then there's that scamp of a son of hers; perhaps he may be at home.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ROBERT GETS BAD NEWS "Stone," said Robert Drake one Saturday in March, "let's call on the Blunts this afternoon.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ROBERT GETS BAD NEWS "Stone," said Robert Drake one Saturday in March, "let's call on the Blunts this afternoon.
OrleansnounUS /ˈɔːrliənz/
a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
From this reading Captain Blunt is home on leave; his ship, the 'New Orleans,' arrived in New York last month.
by chance
From this reading "Come along," he replied, "and perhaps I'll have a chance to see Mrs. Blunt; she's such a pleasant woman; and then there's that scamp of a son of hers; perhaps he may be at home.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading "Come along," he replied, "and perhaps I'll have a chance to see Mrs. Blunt; she's such a pleasant woman; and then there's that scamp of a son of hers; perhaps he may be at home.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Come along," he replied, "and perhaps I'll have a chance to see Mrs. Blunt; she's such a pleasant woman; and then there's that scamp of a son of hers; perhaps he may be at home.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading ROBERT GETS BAD NEWS "Stone," said Robert Drake one Saturday in March, "let's call on the Blunts this afternoon.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ROBERT GETS BAD NEWS "Stone," said Robert Drake one Saturday in March, "let's call on the Blunts this afternoon.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading ROBERT GETS BAD NEWS "Stone," said Robert Drake one Saturday in March, "let's call on the Blunts this afternoon.
scampnoun
one who is playfully mischievous
From this reading "Come along," he replied, "and perhaps I'll have a chance to see Mrs. Blunt; she's such a pleasant woman; and then there's that scamp of a son of hers; perhaps he may be at home.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Come along," he replied, "and perhaps I'll have a chance to see Mrs. Blunt; she's such a pleasant woman; and then there's that scamp of a son of hers; perhaps he may be at home.
she's
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From this reading "Come along," he replied, "and perhaps I'll have a chance to see Mrs. Blunt; she's such a pleasant woman; and then there's that scamp of a son of hers; perhaps he may be at home.
transport commercially
From this reading Captain Blunt is home on leave; his ship, the 'New Orleans,' arrived in New York last month.
a male human offspring
From this reading "Come along," he replied, "and perhaps I'll have a chance to see Mrs. Blunt; she's such a pleasant woman; and then there's that scamp of a son of hers; perhaps he may be at home.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading He's a splendid man."
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading ROBERT GETS BAD NEWS "Stone," said Robert Drake one Saturday in March, "let's call on the Blunts this afternoon.
Stonewell
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From this reading Stonewell laughed.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Come along," he replied, "and perhaps I'll have a chance to see Mrs. Blunt; she's such a pleasant woman; and then there's that scamp of a son of hers; perhaps he may be at home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Come along," he replied, "and perhaps I'll have a chance to see Mrs. Blunt; she's such a pleasant woman; and then there's that scamp of a son of hers; perhaps he may be at home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ROBERT GETS BAD NEWS "Stone," said Robert Drake one Saturday in March, "let's call on the Blunts this afternoon.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Come along," he replied, "and perhaps I'll have a chance to see Mrs. Blunt; she's such a pleasant woman; and then there's that scamp of a son of hers; perhaps he may be at home.
there's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come along," he replied, "and perhaps I'll have a chance to see Mrs. Blunt; she's such a pleasant woman; and then there's that scamp of a son of hers; perhaps he may be at home.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ROBERT GETS BAD NEWS "Stone," said Robert Drake one Saturday in March, "let's call on the Blunts this afternoon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Come along," he replied, "and perhaps I'll have a chance to see Mrs. Blunt; she's such a pleasant woman; and then there's that scamp of a son of hers; perhaps he may be at home.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Come along," he replied, "and perhaps I'll have a chance to see Mrs. Blunt; she's such a pleasant woman; and then there's that scamp of a son of hers; perhaps he may be at home.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Captain Blunt is home on leave; his ship, the 'New Orleans,' arrived in New York last month.
