used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I have been on the air road a long time, and certainly I have had some queer adventures.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About half a block behind him he saw a most peculiar looking bridge--a bridge that seemed to be floating in the air and yet came very near to touching the ground at each end.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading "I have been on the air road a long time, and certainly I have had some queer adventures.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "I must be very near the end of my journey," said Billy the morning after he ruined Nickel Plate's new coat.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "I have been on the air road a long time, and certainly I have had some queer adventures.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have been on the air road a long time, and certainly I have had some queer adventures.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading What shall I say to Bogie Man when I _do_ see him, I wonder----" but here he lit on the ground and looked around him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading About half a block behind him he saw a most peculiar looking bridge--a bridge that seemed to be floating in the air and yet came very near to touching the ground at each end.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I must be very near the end of my journey," said Billy the morning after he ruined Nickel Plate's new coat.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I have been on the air road a long time, and certainly I have had some queer adventures.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading About half a block behind him he saw a most peculiar looking bridge--a bridge that seemed to be floating in the air and yet came very near to touching the ground at each end.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading "I must be very near the end of my journey," said Billy the morning after he ruined Nickel Plate's new coat.
blocknounUS /blɑːk/
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading About half a block behind him he saw a most peculiar looking bridge--a bridge that seemed to be floating in the air and yet came very near to touching the ground at each end.
BogienounUS /ˈbʊɡi/
an evil spirit
From this reading What shall I say to Bogie Man when I _do_ see him, I wonder----" but here he lit on the ground and looked around him.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading THE ELUSIVE BRIDGE.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading What shall I say to Bogie Man when I _do_ see him, I wonder----" but here he lit on the ground and looked around him.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading About half a block behind him he saw a most peculiar looking bridge--a bridge that seemed to be floating in the air and yet came very near to touching the ground at each end.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "I have been on the air road a long time, and certainly I have had some queer adventures.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading "I must be very near the end of my journey," said Billy the morning after he ruined Nickel Plate's new coat.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What shall I say to Bogie Man when I _do_ see him, I wonder----" but here he lit on the ground and looked around him.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading About half a block behind him he saw a most peculiar looking bridge--a bridge that seemed to be floating in the air and yet came very near to touching the ground at each end.
ELUSIVEadjectiveUS /ɪˈluːsɪv/
difficult to describe
From this reading THE ELUSIVE BRIDGE.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "I must be very near the end of my journey," said Billy the morning after he ruined Nickel Plate's new coat.
floatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading About half a block behind him he saw a most peculiar looking bridge--a bridge that seemed to be floating in the air and yet came very near to touching the ground at each end.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading What shall I say to Bogie Man when I _do_ see him, I wonder----" but here he lit on the ground and looked around him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I have been on the air road a long time, and certainly I have had some queer adventures.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading About half a block behind him he saw a most peculiar looking bridge--a bridge that seemed to be floating in the air and yet came very near to touching the ground at each end.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have been on the air road a long time, and certainly I have had some queer adventures.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I must be very near the end of my journey," said Billy the morning after he ruined Nickel Plate's new coat.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading What shall I say to Bogie Man when I _do_ see him, I wonder----" but here he lit on the ground and looked around him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What shall I say to Bogie Man when I _do_ see him, I wonder----" but here he lit on the ground and looked around him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must be very near the end of my journey," said Billy the morning after he ruined Nickel Plate's new coat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading About half a block behind him he saw a most peculiar looking bridge--a bridge that seemed to be floating in the air and yet came very near to touching the ground at each end.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading "I must be very near the end of my journey," said Billy the morning after he ruined Nickel Plate's new coat.
provided with artificial light
From this reading What shall I say to Bogie Man when I _do_ see him, I wonder----" but here he lit on the ground and looked around him.
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 "I have been on the air road a long time, and certainly I have had some queer adventures.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading What shall I say to Bogie Man when I _do_ see him, I wonder----" but here he lit on the ground and looked around him.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading About half a block behind him he saw a most peculiar looking bridge--a bridge that seemed to be floating in the air and yet came very near to touching the ground at each end.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading What shall I say to Bogie Man when I _do_ see him, I wonder----" but here he lit on the ground and looked around him.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "I must be very near the end of my journey," said Billy the morning after he ruined Nickel Plate's new coat.
used to form the superlative
From this reading About half a block behind him he saw a most peculiar looking bridge--a bridge that seemed to be floating in the air and yet came very near to touching the ground at each end.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must be very near the end of my journey," said Billy the morning after he ruined Nickel Plate's new coat.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I must be very near the end of my journey," said Billy the morning after he ruined Nickel Plate's new coat.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "I must be very near the end of my journey," said Billy the morning after he ruined Nickel Plate's new coat.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "I must be very near the end of my journey," said Billy the morning after he ruined Nickel Plate's new coat.
NickelnounUS /ˈnɪkəl/
a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite
From this reading "I must be very near the end of my journey," said Billy the morning after he ruined Nickel Plate's new coat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I must be very near the end of my journey," said Billy the morning after he ruined Nickel Plate's new coat.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I have been on the air road a long time, and certainly I have had some queer adventures.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading About half a block behind him he saw a most peculiar looking bridge--a bridge that seemed to be floating in the air and yet came very near to touching the ground at each end.
Plate's
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From this reading "I must be very near the end of my journey," said Billy the morning after he ruined Nickel Plate's new coat.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading "I have been on the air road a long time, and certainly I have had some queer adventures.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading "I have been on the air road a long time, and certainly I have had some queer adventures.
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading "I must be very near the end of my journey," said Billy the morning after he ruined Nickel Plate's new coat.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I must be very near the end of my journey," said Billy the morning after he ruined Nickel Plate's new coat.
cut with a saw
From this reading About half a block behind him he saw a most peculiar looking bridge--a bridge that seemed to be floating in the air and yet came very near to touching the ground at each end.
express in words
From this reading What shall I say to Bogie Man when I _do_ see him, I wonder----" but here he lit on the ground and looked around him.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading What shall I say to Bogie Man when I _do_ see him, I wonder----" but here he lit on the ground and looked around him.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading About half a block behind him he saw a most peculiar looking bridge--a bridge that seemed to be floating in the air and yet came very near to touching the ground at each end.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading What shall I say to Bogie Man when I _do_ see him, I wonder----" but here he lit on the ground and looked around him.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I have been on the air road a long time, and certainly I have had some queer adventures.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading About half a block behind him he saw a most peculiar looking bridge--a bridge that seemed to be floating in the air and yet came very near to touching the ground at each end.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ELUSIVE BRIDGE.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I have been on the air road a long time, and certainly I have had some queer adventures.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What shall I say to Bogie Man when I _do_ see him, I wonder----" but here he lit on the ground and looked around him.
arousing affect
From this reading About half a block behind him he saw a most peculiar looking bridge--a bridge that seemed to be floating in the air and yet came very near to touching the ground at each end.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I must be very near the end of my journey," said Billy the morning after he ruined Nickel Plate's new coat.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What shall I say to Bogie Man when I _do_ see him, I wonder----" but here he lit on the ground and looked around him.
at the time that
From this reading What shall I say to Bogie Man when I _do_ see him, I wonder----" but here he lit on the ground and looked around him.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading What shall I say to Bogie Man when I _do_ see him, I wonder----" but here he lit on the ground and looked around him.
but in spite of that
From this reading About half a block behind him he saw a most peculiar looking bridge--a bridge that seemed to be floating in the air and yet came very near to touching the ground at each end.
