used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time.
the state of being absent
From this reading The boys, talking busily with Ernest, had nearly reached camp before they discovered Fatty’s absence.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time.
anew
From this reading “I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading “Leave him alone,” he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The boys, talking busily with Ernest, had nearly reached camp before they discovered Fatty’s absence.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys, talking busily with Ernest, had nearly reached camp before they discovered Fatty’s absence.
busilyadverbUS /ˈbɪzəli/
in a busy manner
From this reading The boys, talking busily with Ernest, had nearly reached camp before they discovered Fatty’s absence.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading The boys, talking busily with Ernest, had nearly reached camp before they discovered Fatty’s absence.
dearly loved
From this reading “I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading The boys, talking busily with Ernest, had nearly reached camp before they discovered Fatty’s absence.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading And then he will toddle into our midst with a heavenly smile on his face and a perfectly empty pack on his back.
Ernest
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From this reading The boys, talking busily with Ernest, had nearly reached camp before they discovered Fatty’s absence.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading And then he will toddle into our midst with a heavenly smile on his face and a perfectly empty pack on his back.
FattyadjectiveUS /ˈfæti/
containing or composed of fat
From this reading “I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time.
Fatty's
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From this reading The boys, talking busily with Ernest, had nearly reached camp before they discovered Fatty’s absence.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The boys, talking busily with Ernest, had nearly reached camp before they discovered Fatty’s absence.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
heavenlyadjectiveUS /ˈhevənli/
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading And then he will toddle into our midst with a heavenly smile on his face and a perfectly empty pack on his back.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And then he will toddle into our midst with a heavenly smile on his face and a perfectly empty pack on his back.
hunchnounUS /hʌntʃ/
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And then he will toddle into our midst with a heavenly smile on his face and a perfectly empty pack on his back.
go away from a place
From this reading “Leave him alone,” he said.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
take the midday meal
From this reading “I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading And then he will toddle into our midst with a heavenly smile on his face and a perfectly empty pack on his back.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The boys, talking busily with Ernest, had nearly reached camp before they discovered Fatty’s absence.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And then he will toddle into our midst with a heavenly smile on his face and a perfectly empty pack on his back.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time.
arrange in a container
From this reading And then he will toddle into our midst with a heavenly smile on his face and a perfectly empty pack on his back.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading And then he will toddle into our midst with a heavenly smile on his face and a perfectly empty pack on his back.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The boys, talking busily with Ernest, had nearly reached camp before they discovered Fatty’s absence.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Leave him alone,” he said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time.
SkinnyadjectiveUS /ˈskɪni/
being very thin
From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading And then he will toddle into our midst with a heavenly smile on his face and a perfectly empty pack on his back.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading The boys, talking busily with Ernest, had nearly reached camp before they discovered Fatty’s absence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boys, talking busily with Ernest, had nearly reached camp before they discovered Fatty’s absence.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then he will toddle into our midst with a heavenly smile on his face and a perfectly empty pack on his back.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boys, talking busily with Ernest, had nearly reached camp before they discovered Fatty’s absence.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
toddleverbUS /ˈtɑːdəl/
walk unsteadily
From this reading And then he will toddle into our midst with a heavenly smile on his face and a perfectly empty pack on his back.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time.
(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 “I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I have a hunch that we will not see our dear Fatty again until well after lunch time.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The boys, talking busily with Ernest, had nearly reached camp before they discovered Fatty’s absence.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Skinny, true friend that he was, turned and would have gone back to find him, but Ernest would not let him.
