used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The next afternoon the two scouts emerged from Seymour’s store with a hundred feet of brand new half-inch rope, and ran directly into a group of half a dozen of their fellow scouts.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading The next afternoon the two scouts emerged from Seymour’s store with a hundred feet of brand new half-inch rope, and ran directly into a group of half a dozen of their fellow scouts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next afternoon the two scouts emerged from Seymour’s store with a hundred feet of brand new half-inch rope, and ran directly into a group of half a dozen of their fellow scouts.
BennienounUS /ˈbeni/
a form of amphetamine
From this reading Get on to Spider and Bennie!” someone cried.
brandnounUS /brænd/
a name given to a product or service
From this reading The next afternoon the two scouts emerged from Seymour’s store with a hundred feet of brand new half-inch rope, and ran directly into a group of half a dozen of their fellow scouts.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Get on to Spider and Bennie!” someone cried.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “Goin’ to hang yourselves?” somebody else demanded.
without deviation
From this reading The next afternoon the two scouts emerged from Seymour’s store with a hundred feet of brand new half-inch rope, and ran directly into a group of half a dozen of their fellow scouts.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What you goin’ to do, Bennie, rope a steer?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading The next afternoon the two scouts emerged from Seymour’s store with a hundred feet of brand new half-inch rope, and ran directly into a group of half a dozen of their fellow scouts.
else
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From this reading “Goin’ to hang yourselves?” somebody else demanded.
emergedverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒd/
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading The next afternoon the two scouts emerged from Seymour’s store with a hundred feet of brand new half-inch rope, and ran directly into a group of half a dozen of their fellow scouts.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The next afternoon the two scouts emerged from Seymour’s store with a hundred feet of brand new half-inch rope, and ran directly into a group of half a dozen of their fellow scouts.
a boy or man
From this reading The next afternoon the two scouts emerged from Seymour’s store with a hundred feet of brand new half-inch rope, and ran directly into a group of half a dozen of their fellow scouts.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The next afternoon the two scouts emerged from Seymour’s store with a hundred feet of brand new half-inch rope, and ran directly into a group of half a dozen of their fellow scouts.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Get on to Spider and Bennie!” someone cried.
goin
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From this reading “What you goin’ to do, Bennie, rope a steer?”
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading The next afternoon the two scouts emerged from Seymour’s store with a hundred feet of brand new half-inch rope, and ran directly into a group of half a dozen of their fellow scouts.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The next afternoon the two scouts emerged from Seymour’s store with a hundred feet of brand new half-inch rope, and ran directly into a group of half a dozen of their fellow scouts.
half-inch
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From this reading The next afternoon the two scouts emerged from Seymour’s store with a hundred feet of brand new half-inch rope, and ran directly into a group of half a dozen of their fellow scouts.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading “Goin’ to hang yourselves?” somebody else demanded.
HinounUS /haɪ/
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hi!
ten 10s
From this reading The next afternoon the two scouts emerged from Seymour’s store with a hundred feet of brand new half-inch rope, and ran directly into a group of half a dozen of their fellow scouts.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The next afternoon the two scouts emerged from Seymour’s store with a hundred feet of brand new half-inch rope, and ran directly into a group of half a dozen of their fellow scouts.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The next afternoon the two scouts emerged from Seymour’s store with a hundred feet of brand new half-inch rope, and ran directly into a group of half a dozen of their fellow scouts.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next afternoon the two scouts emerged from Seymour’s store with a hundred feet of brand new half-inch rope, and ran directly into a group of half a dozen of their fellow scouts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next afternoon the two scouts emerged from Seymour’s store with a hundred feet of brand new half-inch rope, and ran directly into a group of half a dozen of their fellow scouts.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Get on to Spider and Bennie!” someone cried.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The next afternoon the two scouts emerged from Seymour’s store with a hundred feet of brand new half-inch rope, and ran directly into a group of half a dozen of their fellow scouts.
a strong line
From this reading The next afternoon the two scouts emerged from Seymour’s store with a hundred feet of brand new half-inch rope, and ran directly into a group of half a dozen of their fellow scouts.
scoutsnounUS /skaʊts/
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading The next afternoon the two scouts emerged from Seymour’s store with a hundred feet of brand new half-inch rope, and ran directly into a group of half a dozen of their fellow scouts.
Seymour'snounUS /ˈsiːmɔːrz/
possessive form of “seymour” — Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537)
From this reading The next afternoon the two scouts emerged from Seymour’s store with a hundred feet of brand new half-inch rope, and ran directly into a group of half a dozen of their fellow scouts.
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Goin’ to hang yourselves?” somebody else demanded.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Get on to Spider and Bennie!” someone cried.
SpidernounUS /ˈspaɪdər/
predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
From this reading Get on to Spider and Bennie!” someone cried.
steerverbUS /stɪr/
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
From this reading “What you goin’ to do, Bennie, rope a steer?”
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading The next afternoon the two scouts emerged from Seymour’s store with a hundred feet of brand new half-inch rope, and ran directly into a group of half a dozen of their fellow scouts.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next afternoon the two scouts emerged from Seymour’s store with a hundred feet of brand new half-inch rope, and ran directly into a group of half a dozen of their fellow scouts.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The next afternoon the two scouts emerged from Seymour’s store with a hundred feet of brand new half-inch rope, and ran directly into a group of half a dozen of their fellow scouts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Get on to Spider and Bennie!” someone cried.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The next afternoon the two scouts emerged from Seymour’s store with a hundred feet of brand new half-inch rope, and ran directly into a group of half a dozen of their fellow scouts.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What you goin’ to do, Bennie, rope a steer?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next afternoon the two scouts emerged from Seymour’s store with a hundred feet of brand new half-inch rope, and ran directly into a group of half a dozen of their fellow scouts.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What you goin’ to do, Bennie, rope a steer?”
yourselvespronounUS /jʊrˈselvz/
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading “Goin’ to hang yourselves?” somebody else demanded.
