used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading FREE AGAIN While Bob's champion, unknown to the boy, was interesting himself in his cause, Bob was sitting on a little iron bunk his cell contained, staring about him as though unable to comprehend the situation.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading FREE AGAIN While Bob's champion, unknown to the boy, was interesting himself in his cause, Bob was sitting on a little iron bunk his cell contained, staring about him as though unable to comprehend the situation.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a few minutes he heard footsteps approaching down the corridor, and then he was suddenly aroused from his reverie by a voice exclaiming:
anew
From this reading FREE AGAIN While Bob's champion, unknown to the boy, was interesting himself in his cause, Bob was sitting on a little iron bunk his cell contained, staring about him as though unable to comprehend the situation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After a few minutes he heard footsteps approaching down the corridor, and then he was suddenly aroused from his reverie by a voice exclaiming:
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading After a few minutes he heard footsteps approaching down the corridor, and then he was suddenly aroused from his reverie by a voice exclaiming:
arousedadjectiveUS /ərˈaʊzd/
aroused to action
From this reading After a few minutes he heard footsteps approaching down the corridor, and then he was suddenly aroused from his reverie by a voice exclaiming:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading FREE AGAIN While Bob's champion, unknown to the boy, was interesting himself in his cause, Bob was sitting on a little iron bunk his cell contained, staring about him as though unable to comprehend the situation.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "Well, kid, you came near making a good-sized bit of money."
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading FREE AGAIN While Bob's champion, unknown to the boy, was interesting himself in his cause, Bob was sitting on a little iron bunk his cell contained, staring about him as though unable to comprehend the situation.
Bob'snounUS /bɑːbz/
possessive form of “bob” — a former monetary unit in Great Britain
From this reading FREE AGAIN While Bob's champion, unknown to the boy, was interesting himself in his cause, Bob was sitting on a little iron bunk his cell contained, staring about him as though unable to comprehend the situation.
a youthful male person
From this reading FREE AGAIN While Bob's champion, unknown to the boy, was interesting himself in his cause, Bob was sitting on a little iron bunk his cell contained, staring about him as though unable to comprehend the situation.
bunknounUS /bʌŋk/
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading FREE AGAIN While Bob's champion, unknown to the boy, was interesting himself in his cause, Bob was sitting on a little iron bunk his cell contained, staring about him as though unable to comprehend the situation.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After a few minutes he heard footsteps approaching down the corridor, and then he was suddenly aroused from his reverie by a voice exclaiming:
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "I don't call a dollar a very large sum," retorted Bob.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Well, kid, you came near making a good-sized bit of money."
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading FREE AGAIN While Bob's champion, unknown to the boy, was interesting himself in his cause, Bob was sitting on a little iron bunk his cell contained, staring about him as though unable to comprehend the situation.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading FREE AGAIN While Bob's champion, unknown to the boy, was interesting himself in his cause, Bob was sitting on a little iron bunk his cell contained, staring about him as though unable to comprehend the situation.
championnounUS /ˈtʃæmpiən/
someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading FREE AGAIN While Bob's champion, unknown to the boy, was interesting himself in his cause, Bob was sitting on a little iron bunk his cell contained, staring about him as though unable to comprehend the situation.
comprehendverbUS /ˌkɑːmpriˈhend/
get the meaning of something
From this reading FREE AGAIN While Bob's champion, unknown to the boy, was interesting himself in his cause, Bob was sitting on a little iron bunk his cell contained, staring about him as though unable to comprehend the situation.
gotten under control
From this reading FREE AGAIN While Bob's champion, unknown to the boy, was interesting himself in his cause, Bob was sitting on a little iron bunk his cell contained, staring about him as though unable to comprehend the situation.
corridornounUS /ˈkɔːrədər/
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading After a few minutes he heard footsteps approaching down the corridor, and then he was suddenly aroused from his reverie by a voice exclaiming:
dollarnounUS /ˈdɑːlər/
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading "I don't call a dollar a very large sum," retorted Bob.
don't
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From this reading "I don't call a dollar a very large sum," retorted Bob.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading After a few minutes he heard footsteps approaching down the corridor, and then he was suddenly aroused from his reverie by a voice exclaiming:
exclaimingnounUS /ɪkˈskleɪmɪŋ/
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading After a few minutes he heard footsteps approaching down the corridor, and then he was suddenly aroused from his reverie by a voice exclaiming:
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading After a few minutes he heard footsteps approaching down the corridor, and then he was suddenly aroused from his reverie by a voice exclaiming:
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading After a few minutes he heard footsteps approaching down the corridor, and then he was suddenly aroused from his reverie by a voice exclaiming:
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading FREE AGAIN While Bob's champion, unknown to the boy, was interesting himself in his cause, Bob was sitting on a little iron bunk his cell contained, staring about him as though unable to comprehend the situation.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After a few minutes he heard footsteps approaching down the corridor, and then he was suddenly aroused from his reverie by a voice exclaiming:
good-sized
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From this reading "Well, kid, you came near making a good-sized bit of money."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a few minutes he heard footsteps approaching down the corridor, and then he was suddenly aroused from his reverie by a voice exclaiming:
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading After a few minutes he heard footsteps approaching down the corridor, and then he was suddenly aroused from his reverie by a voice exclaiming:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading FREE AGAIN While Bob's champion, unknown to the boy, was interesting himself in his cause, Bob was sitting on a little iron bunk his cell contained, staring about him as though unable to comprehend the situation.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading FREE AGAIN While Bob's champion, unknown to the boy, was interesting himself in his cause, Bob was sitting on a little iron bunk his cell contained, staring about him as though unable to comprehend the situation.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FREE AGAIN While Bob's champion, unknown to the boy, was interesting himself in his cause, Bob was sitting on a little iron bunk his cell contained, staring about him as though unable to comprehend the situation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't call a dollar a very large sum," retorted Bob.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FREE AGAIN While Bob's champion, unknown to the boy, was interesting himself in his cause, Bob was sitting on a little iron bunk his cell contained, staring about him as though unable to comprehend the situation.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading FREE AGAIN While Bob's champion, unknown to the boy, was interesting himself in his cause, Bob was sitting on a little iron bunk his cell contained, staring about him as though unable to comprehend the situation.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading FREE AGAIN While Bob's champion, unknown to the boy, was interesting himself in his cause, Bob was sitting on a little iron bunk his cell contained, staring about him as though unable to comprehend the situation.
kidverbUS /kɪd/
tell false information to for fun
From this reading "Well, kid, you came near making a good-sized bit of money."
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I don't call a dollar a very large sum," retorted Bob.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading FREE AGAIN While Bob's champion, unknown to the boy, was interesting himself in his cause, Bob was sitting on a little iron bunk his cell contained, staring about him as though unable to comprehend the situation.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading "Well, kid, you came near making a good-sized bit of money."
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading After a few minutes he heard footsteps approaching down the corridor, and then he was suddenly aroused from his reverie by a voice exclaiming:
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "Well, kid, you came near making a good-sized bit of money."
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "Well, kid, you came near making a good-sized bit of money."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, kid, you came near making a good-sized bit of money."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading FREE AGAIN While Bob's champion, unknown to the boy, was interesting himself in his cause, Bob was sitting on a little iron bunk his cell contained, staring about him as though unable to comprehend the situation.
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading "I don't call a dollar a very large sum," retorted Bob.
reverienounUS /ˈrevəri/
absentminded dreaming while awake
From this reading After a few minutes he heard footsteps approaching down the corridor, and then he was suddenly aroused from his reverie by a voice exclaiming:
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading FREE AGAIN While Bob's champion, unknown to the boy, was interesting himself in his cause, Bob was sitting on a little iron bunk his cell contained, staring about him as though unable to comprehend the situation.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading FREE AGAIN While Bob's champion, unknown to the boy, was interesting himself in his cause, Bob was sitting on a little iron bunk his cell contained, staring about him as though unable to comprehend the situation.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading FREE AGAIN While Bob's champion, unknown to the boy, was interesting himself in his cause, Bob was sitting on a little iron bunk his cell contained, staring about him as though unable to comprehend the situation.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading After a few minutes he heard footsteps approaching down the corridor, and then he was suddenly aroused from his reverie by a voice exclaiming:
a quantity of money
From this reading "I don't call a dollar a very large sum," retorted Bob.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FREE AGAIN While Bob's champion, unknown to the boy, was interesting himself in his cause, Bob was sitting on a little iron bunk his cell contained, staring about him as though unable to comprehend the situation.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading After a few minutes he heard footsteps approaching down the corridor, and then he was suddenly aroused from his reverie by a voice exclaiming:
in spite of the fact that
From this reading FREE AGAIN While Bob's champion, unknown to the boy, was interesting himself in his cause, Bob was sitting on a little iron bunk his cell contained, staring about him as though unable to comprehend the situation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FREE AGAIN While Bob's champion, unknown to the boy, was interesting himself in his cause, Bob was sitting on a little iron bunk his cell contained, staring about him as though unable to comprehend the situation.
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading FREE AGAIN While Bob's champion, unknown to the boy, was interesting himself in his cause, Bob was sitting on a little iron bunk his cell contained, staring about him as though unable to comprehend the situation.
not known
From this reading FREE AGAIN While Bob's champion, unknown to the boy, was interesting himself in his cause, Bob was sitting on a little iron bunk his cell contained, staring about him as though unable to comprehend the situation.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I don't call a dollar a very large sum," retorted Bob.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading After a few minutes he heard footsteps approaching down the corridor, and then he was suddenly aroused from his reverie by a voice exclaiming:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FREE AGAIN While Bob's champion, unknown to the boy, was interesting himself in his cause, Bob was sitting on a little iron bunk his cell contained, staring about him as though unable to comprehend the situation.
(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, kid, you came near making a good-sized bit of money."
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading FREE AGAIN While Bob's champion, unknown to the boy, was interesting himself in his cause, Bob was sitting on a little iron bunk his cell contained, staring about him as though unable to comprehend the situation.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, kid, you came near making a good-sized bit of money."
