used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Scouts Are Driven Ashore by a Storm and Have To Climb Llao Rock—and They Learn a Lesson The next morning the doctor and Spider woke up before Bennie did, and they let him sleep till breakfast was almost ready.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Well, don’t feel so good you eat up all the pancakes before I get one!”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The Scouts Are Driven Ashore by a Storm and Have To Climb Llao Rock—and They Learn a Lesson The next morning the doctor and Spider woke up before Bennie did, and they let him sleep till breakfast was almost ready.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Scouts Are Driven Ashore by a Storm and Have To Climb Llao Rock—and They Learn a Lesson The next morning the doctor and Spider woke up before Bennie did, and they let him sleep till breakfast was almost ready.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Scouts Are Driven Ashore by a Storm and Have To Climb Llao Rock—and They Learn a Lesson The next morning the doctor and Spider woke up before Bennie did, and they let him sleep till breakfast was almost ready.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading The Scouts Are Driven Ashore by a Storm and Have To Climb Llao Rock—and They Learn a Lesson The next morning the doctor and Spider woke up before Bennie did, and they let him sleep till breakfast was almost ready.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “I guess what I need to take the kinks out of my back is exercise,” Bennie remarked, with a grin.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The Scouts Are Driven Ashore by a Storm and Have To Climb Llao Rock—and They Learn a Lesson The next morning the doctor and Spider woke up before Bennie did, and they let him sleep till breakfast was almost ready.
BennienounUS /ˈbeni/
a form of amphetamine
From this reading The Scouts Are Driven Ashore by a Storm and Have To Climb Llao Rock—and They Learn a Lesson The next morning the doctor and Spider woke up before Bennie did, and they let him sleep till breakfast was almost ready.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading When he did get up, he stretched himself and discovered that his muscles were a bit stiff, but otherwise he felt, he said, “like a fighting cock.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading The Scouts Are Driven Ashore by a Storm and Have To Climb Llao Rock—and They Learn a Lesson The next morning the doctor and Spider woke up before Bennie did, and they let him sleep till breakfast was almost ready.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When he did get up, he stretched himself and discovered that his muscles were a bit stiff, but otherwise he felt, he said, “like a fighting cock.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Scouts Are Driven Ashore by a Storm and Have To Climb Llao Rock—and They Learn a Lesson The next morning the doctor and Spider woke up before Bennie did, and they let him sleep till breakfast was almost ready.
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading The Scouts Are Driven Ashore by a Storm and Have To Climb Llao Rock—and They Learn a Lesson The next morning the doctor and Spider woke up before Bennie did, and they let him sleep till breakfast was almost ready.
cockverbUS /kɑːk/
tilt or slant to one side
From this reading When he did get up, he stretched himself and discovered that his muscles were a bit stiff, but otherwise he felt, he said, “like a fighting cock.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Scouts Are Driven Ashore by a Storm and Have To Climb Llao Rock—and They Learn a Lesson The next morning the doctor and Spider woke up before Bennie did, and they let him sleep till breakfast was almost ready.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading When he did get up, he stretched himself and discovered that his muscles were a bit stiff, but otherwise he felt, he said, “like a fighting cock.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The Scouts Are Driven Ashore by a Storm and Have To Climb Llao Rock—and They Learn a Lesson The next morning the doctor and Spider woke up before Bennie did, and they let him sleep till breakfast was almost ready.
don't
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From this reading “Well, don’t feel so good you eat up all the pancakes before I get one!”
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading The Scouts Are Driven Ashore by a Storm and Have To Climb Llao Rock—and They Learn a Lesson The next morning the doctor and Spider woke up before Bennie did, and they let him sleep till breakfast was almost ready.
Dumplin
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From this reading Dumplin’ laughed, snatching for the plate.
take in solid food
From this reading “Well, don’t feel so good you eat up all the pancakes before I get one!”
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading “I guess what I need to take the kinks out of my back is exercise,” Bennie remarked, with a grin.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “Well, don’t feel so good you eat up all the pancakes before I get one!”
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading When he did get up, he stretched himself and discovered that his muscles were a bit stiff, but otherwise he felt, he said, “like a fighting cock.”
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading When he did get up, he stretched himself and discovered that his muscles were a bit stiff, but otherwise he felt, he said, “like a fighting cock.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dumplin’ laughed, snatching for the plate.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When he did get up, he stretched himself and discovered that his muscles were a bit stiff, but otherwise he felt, he said, “like a fighting cock.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Well, don’t feel so good you eat up all the pancakes before I get one!”
grinnounUS /ɡrɪn/
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “I guess what I need to take the kinks out of my back is exercise,” Bennie remarked, with a grin.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “I guess what I need to take the kinks out of my back is exercise,” Bennie remarked, with a grin.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Scouts Are Driven Ashore by a Storm and Have To Climb Llao Rock—and They Learn a Lesson The next morning the doctor and Spider woke up before Bennie did, and they let him sleep till breakfast was almost ready.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he did get up, he stretched himself and discovered that his muscles were a bit stiff, but otherwise he felt, he said, “like a fighting cock.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Scouts Are Driven Ashore by a Storm and Have To Climb Llao Rock—and They Learn a Lesson The next morning the doctor and Spider woke up before Bennie did, and they let him sleep till breakfast was almost ready.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When he did get up, he stretched himself and discovered that his muscles were a bit stiff, but otherwise he felt, he said, “like a fighting cock.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he did get up, he stretched himself and discovered that his muscles were a bit stiff, but otherwise he felt, he said, “like a fighting cock.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, don’t feel so good you eat up all the pancakes before I get one!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I guess what I need to take the kinks out of my back is exercise,” Bennie remarked, with a grin.
kinksnounUS /kɪŋks/
plural of “kink” — a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading “I guess what I need to take the kinks out of my back is exercise,” Bennie remarked, with a grin.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Dumplin’ laughed, snatching for the plate.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading The Scouts Are Driven Ashore by a Storm and Have To Climb Llao Rock—and They Learn a Lesson The next morning the doctor and Spider woke up before Bennie did, and they let him sleep till breakfast was almost ready.
a unit of instruction
From this reading The Scouts Are Driven Ashore by a Storm and Have To Climb Llao Rock—and They Learn a Lesson The next morning the doctor and Spider woke up before Bennie did, and they let him sleep till breakfast was almost ready.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The Scouts Are Driven Ashore by a Storm and Have To Climb Llao Rock—and They Learn a Lesson The next morning the doctor and Spider woke up before Bennie did, and they let him sleep till breakfast was almost ready.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading When he did get up, he stretched himself and discovered that his muscles were a bit stiff, but otherwise he felt, he said, “like a fighting cock.”
Llao
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From this reading The Scouts Are Driven Ashore by a Storm and Have To Climb Llao Rock—and They Learn a Lesson The next morning the doctor and Spider woke up before Bennie did, and they let him sleep till breakfast was almost ready.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The Scouts Are Driven Ashore by a Storm and Have To Climb Llao Rock—and They Learn a Lesson The next morning the doctor and Spider woke up before Bennie did, and they let him sleep till breakfast was almost ready.
musclesnounUS /ˈmʌsəlz/
plural of “muscle” — one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading When he did get up, he stretched himself and discovered that his muscles were a bit stiff, but otherwise he felt, he said, “like a fighting cock.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I guess what I need to take the kinks out of my back is exercise,” Bennie remarked, with a grin.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “I guess what I need to take the kinks out of my back is exercise,” Bennie remarked, with a grin.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The Scouts Are Driven Ashore by a Storm and Have To Climb Llao Rock—and They Learn a Lesson The next morning the doctor and Spider woke up before Bennie did, and they let him sleep till breakfast was almost ready.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I guess what I need to take the kinks out of my back is exercise,” Bennie remarked, with a grin.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Well, don’t feel so good you eat up all the pancakes before I get one!”
in other respects or ways
From this reading When he did get up, he stretched himself and discovered that his muscles were a bit stiff, but otherwise he felt, he said, “like a fighting cock.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I guess what I need to take the kinks out of my back is exercise,” Bennie remarked, with a grin.
pancakesnounUS /ˈpænkeɪks/
plural of “pancake” — a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
From this reading “Well, don’t feel so good you eat up all the pancakes before I get one!”
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading Dumplin’ laughed, snatching for the plate.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading The Scouts Are Driven Ashore by a Storm and Have To Climb Llao Rock—and They Learn a Lesson The next morning the doctor and Spider woke up before Bennie did, and they let him sleep till breakfast was almost ready.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “I guess what I need to take the kinks out of my back is exercise,” Bennie remarked, with a grin.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The Scouts Are Driven Ashore by a Storm and Have To Climb Llao Rock—and They Learn a Lesson The next morning the doctor and Spider woke up before Bennie did, and they let him sleep till breakfast was almost ready.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When he did get up, he stretched himself and discovered that his muscles were a bit stiff, but otherwise he felt, he said, “like a fighting cock.”
ScoutsnounUS /skaʊts/
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading The Scouts Are Driven Ashore by a Storm and Have To Climb Llao Rock—and They Learn a Lesson The next morning the doctor and Spider woke up before Bennie did, and they let him sleep till breakfast was almost ready.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The Scouts Are Driven Ashore by a Storm and Have To Climb Llao Rock—and They Learn a Lesson The next morning the doctor and Spider woke up before Bennie did, and they let him sleep till breakfast was almost ready.
snatchingverbUS /ˈsnætʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading Dumplin’ laughed, snatching for the plate.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Well, don’t feel so good you eat up all the pancakes before I get one!”
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 The Scouts Are Driven Ashore by a Storm and Have To Climb Llao Rock—and They Learn a Lesson The next morning the doctor and Spider woke up before Bennie did, and they let him sleep till breakfast was almost ready.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading When he did get up, he stretched himself and discovered that his muscles were a bit stiff, but otherwise he felt, he said, “like a fighting cock.”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading The Scouts Are Driven Ashore by a Storm and Have To Climb Llao Rock—and They Learn a Lesson The next morning the doctor and Spider woke up before Bennie did, and they let him sleep till breakfast was almost ready.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading When he did get up, he stretched himself and discovered that his muscles were a bit stiff, but otherwise he felt, he said, “like a fighting cock.”
carry out
From this reading “I guess what I need to take the kinks out of my back is exercise,” Bennie remarked, with a grin.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When he did get up, he stretched himself and discovered that his muscles were a bit stiff, but otherwise he felt, he said, “like a fighting cock.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Scouts Are Driven Ashore by a Storm and Have To Climb Llao Rock—and They Learn a Lesson The next morning the doctor and Spider woke up before Bennie did, and they let him sleep till breakfast was almost ready.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Scouts Are Driven Ashore by a Storm and Have To Climb Llao Rock—and They Learn a Lesson The next morning the doctor and Spider woke up before Bennie did, and they let him sleep till breakfast was almost ready.
up to a particular time
From this reading The Scouts Are Driven Ashore by a Storm and Have To Climb Llao Rock—and They Learn a Lesson The next morning the doctor and Spider woke up before Bennie did, and they let him sleep till breakfast was almost ready.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Scouts Are Driven Ashore by a Storm and Have To Climb Llao Rock—and They Learn a Lesson The next morning the doctor and Spider woke up before Bennie did, and they let him sleep till breakfast was almost ready.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The Scouts Are Driven Ashore by a Storm and Have To Climb Llao Rock—and They Learn a Lesson The next morning the doctor and Spider woke up before Bennie did, and they let him sleep till breakfast was almost ready.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Scouts Are Driven Ashore by a Storm and Have To Climb Llao Rock—and They Learn a Lesson The next morning the doctor and Spider woke up before Bennie did, and they let him sleep till breakfast was almost ready.
(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, don’t feel so good you eat up all the pancakes before I get one!”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When he did get up, he stretched himself and discovered that his muscles were a bit stiff, but otherwise he felt, he said, “like a fighting cock.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I guess what I need to take the kinks out of my back is exercise,” Bennie remarked, with a grin.
at the time that
From this reading When he did get up, he stretched himself and discovered that his muscles were a bit stiff, but otherwise he felt, he said, “like a fighting cock.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I guess what I need to take the kinks out of my back is exercise,” Bennie remarked, with a grin.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading The Scouts Are Driven Ashore by a Storm and Have To Climb Llao Rock—and They Learn a Lesson The next morning the doctor and Spider woke up before Bennie did, and they let him sleep till breakfast was almost ready.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, don’t feel so good you eat up all the pancakes before I get one!”
