used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Boy Scout Rescuer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As he spoke, another flash of light and a report from the street bespoke another attempt to fire upon the Grey Eagle and its occupants.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading As he spoke, another flash of light and a report from the street bespoke another attempt to fire upon the Grey Eagle and its occupants.
any thing at all
From this reading "It isn't often a fellow can hit anything shooting straight up like that!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he spoke, another flash of light and a report from the street bespoke another attempt to fire upon the Grey Eagle and its occupants.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading As he spoke, another flash of light and a report from the street bespoke another attempt to fire upon the Grey Eagle and its occupants.
bespokeadjectiveUS /bʊˈspoʊk/
(of clothing) custom-made
From this reading As he spoke, another flash of light and a report from the street bespoke another attempt to fire upon the Grey Eagle and its occupants.
exhale hard
From this reading "Maybe it was some nervous resident who thought we were coming to blow him out of his happy home," Jimmie responded.
a youthful male person
From this reading A Boy Scout Rescuer.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "It isn't often a fellow can hit anything shooting straight up like that!"
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Maybe it was some nervous resident who thought we were coming to blow him out of his happy home," Jimmie responded.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading "That's getting entirely too common nowadays!" protested Jack.
EaglenounUS /ˈiːɡəl/
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading As he spoke, another flash of light and a report from the street bespoke another attempt to fire upon the Grey Eagle and its occupants.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading "That's getting entirely too common nowadays!" protested Jack.
a boy or man
From this reading "It isn't often a fellow can hit anything shooting straight up like that!"
start firing a weapon
From this reading As he spoke, another flash of light and a report from the street bespoke another attempt to fire upon the Grey Eagle and its occupants.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading As he spoke, another flash of light and a report from the street bespoke another attempt to fire upon the Grey Eagle and its occupants.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As he spoke, another flash of light and a report from the street bespoke another attempt to fire upon the Grey Eagle and its occupants.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "That's getting entirely too common nowadays!" protested Jack.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading As he spoke, another flash of light and a report from the street bespoke another attempt to fire upon the Grey Eagle and its occupants.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "Maybe it was some nervous resident who thought we were coming to blow him out of his happy home," Jimmie responded.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he spoke, another flash of light and a report from the street bespoke another attempt to fire upon the Grey Eagle and its occupants.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Maybe it was some nervous resident who thought we were coming to blow him out of his happy home," Jimmie responded.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Maybe it was some nervous resident who thought we were coming to blow him out of his happy home," Jimmie responded.
cause to move by striking
From this reading "It isn't often a fellow can hit anything shooting straight up like that!"
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Maybe it was some nervous resident who thought we were coming to blow him out of his happy home," Jimmie responded.
isn't
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From this reading "It isn't often a fellow can hit anything shooting straight up like that!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Maybe it was some nervous resident who thought we were coming to blow him out of his happy home," Jimmie responded.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As he spoke, another flash of light and a report from the street bespoke another attempt to fire upon the Grey Eagle and its occupants.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "That's getting entirely too common nowadays!" protested Jack.
Jimmie
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From this reading "Maybe it was some nervous resident who thought we were coming to blow him out of his happy home," Jimmie responded.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading As he spoke, another flash of light and a report from the street bespoke another attempt to fire upon the Grey Eagle and its occupants.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "It isn't often a fellow can hit anything shooting straight up like that!"
by chance
From this reading "Maybe it was some nervous resident who thought we were coming to blow him out of his happy home," Jimmie responded.
easily agitated
From this reading "Maybe it was some nervous resident who thought we were coming to blow him out of his happy home," Jimmie responded.
nowadaysnounUS /ˈnaʊədeɪz/
the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading "That's getting entirely too common nowadays!" protested Jack.
occupantsnounUS /ˈɑːkjəpənts/
plural of “occupant” — someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
From this reading As he spoke, another flash of light and a report from the street bespoke another attempt to fire upon the Grey Eagle and its occupants.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Maybe it was some nervous resident who thought we were coming to blow him out of his happy home," Jimmie responded.
many times at short intervals
From this reading "It isn't often a fellow can hit anything shooting straight up like that!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Maybe it was some nervous resident who thought we were coming to blow him out of his happy home," Jimmie responded.
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading "That's getting entirely too common nowadays!" protested Jack.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading As he spoke, another flash of light and a report from the street bespoke another attempt to fire upon the Grey Eagle and its occupants.
RescuernounUS /ˈreskjuːər/
a person who rescues you from harm or danger
From this reading A Boy Scout Rescuer.
residentadjectiveUS /ˈrezɪdənt/
living in a particular place
From this reading "Maybe it was some nervous resident who thought we were coming to blow him out of his happy home," Jimmie responded.
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading "Maybe it was some nervous resident who thought we were coming to blow him out of his happy home," Jimmie responded.
ScoutnounUS /skaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading A Boy Scout Rescuer.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading "It isn't often a fellow can hit anything shooting straight up like that!"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Maybe it was some nervous resident who thought we were coming to blow him out of his happy home," Jimmie responded.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading As he spoke, another flash of light and a report from the street bespoke another attempt to fire upon the Grey Eagle and its occupants.
successive (without a break)
From this reading "It isn't often a fellow can hit anything shooting straight up like that!"
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading As he spoke, another flash of light and a report from the street bespoke another attempt to fire upon the Grey Eagle and its occupants.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It isn't often a fellow can hit anything shooting straight up like that!"
That's
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From this reading "That's getting entirely too common nowadays!" protested Jack.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As he spoke, another flash of light and a report from the street bespoke another attempt to fire upon the Grey Eagle and its occupants.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Maybe it was some nervous resident who thought we were coming to blow him out of his happy home," Jimmie responded.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Maybe it was some nervous resident who thought we were coming to blow him out of his happy home," Jimmie responded.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "That's getting entirely too common nowadays!" protested Jack.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "It isn't often a fellow can hit anything shooting straight up like that!"
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As he spoke, another flash of light and a report from the street bespoke another attempt to fire upon the Grey Eagle and its occupants.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Maybe it was some nervous resident who thought we were coming to blow him out of his happy home," Jimmie responded.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Maybe it was some nervous resident who thought we were coming to blow him out of his happy home," Jimmie responded.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Maybe it was some nervous resident who thought we were coming to blow him out of his happy home," Jimmie responded.
which person or people
From this reading "Maybe it was some nervous resident who thought we were coming to blow him out of his happy home," Jimmie responded.
