used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Plan Is Evolved "Well, by the Great Horn Spoon, you are the laziest bunch of fellows I've seen in many a long day.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What's all this scheming and planning about that's going on here?
(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 What's all this scheming and planning about that's going on here?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What's all this scheming and planning about that's going on here?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A Plan Is Evolved "Well, by the Great Horn Spoon, you are the laziest bunch of fellows I've seen in many a long day.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They were lounging on a big window-seat in a corner of the game-room, talking earnestly in low tones.
bunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading A Plan Is Evolved "Well, by the Great Horn Spoon, you are the laziest bunch of fellows I've seen in many a long day.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A Plan Is Evolved "Well, by the Great Horn Spoon, you are the laziest bunch of fellows I've seen in many a long day.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Ham seated himself on a chair facing the fellows.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading They were lounging on a big window-seat in a corner of the game-room, talking earnestly in low tones.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A Plan Is Evolved "Well, by the Great Horn Spoon, you are the laziest bunch of fellows I've seen in many a long day.
in a serious manner
From this reading They were lounging on a big window-seat in a corner of the game-room, talking earnestly in low tones.
EvolvedverbUS /ɪˈvɑːlvd/
past form of “evolve” — work out
From this reading A Plan Is Evolved "Well, by the Great Horn Spoon, you are the laziest bunch of fellows I've seen in many a long day.
facingnounUS /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading Ham seated himself on a chair facing the fellows.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading A Plan Is Evolved "Well, by the Great Horn Spoon, you are the laziest bunch of fellows I've seen in many a long day.
game-room
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From this reading They were lounging on a big window-seat in a corner of the game-room, talking earnestly in low tones.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Are one of you fellows trying to get a Presidential nomination?"
the act of departing
From this reading What's all this scheming and planning about that's going on here?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A Plan Is Evolved "Well, by the Great Horn Spoon, you are the laziest bunch of fellows I've seen in many a long day.
HamnounUS /hæm/
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
From this reading Ham seated himself on a chair facing the fellows.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading What's all this scheming and planning about that's going on here?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ham seated himself on a chair facing the fellows.
HornnounUS /hɔːrn/
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading A Plan Is Evolved "Well, by the Great Horn Spoon, you are the laziest bunch of fellows I've seen in many a long day.
I've
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From this reading A Plan Is Evolved "Well, by the Great Horn Spoon, you are the laziest bunch of fellows I've seen in many a long day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Plan Is Evolved "Well, by the Great Horn Spoon, you are the laziest bunch of fellows I've seen in many a long day.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Plan Is Evolved "Well, by the Great Horn Spoon, you are the laziest bunch of fellows I've seen in many a long day.
laziestadjectiveUS /ˈleɪziəst/
superlative of “lazy” — moving slowly and gently
From this reading A Plan Is Evolved "Well, by the Great Horn Spoon, you are the laziest bunch of fellows I've seen in many a long day.
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 A Plan Is Evolved "Well, by the Great Horn Spoon, you are the laziest bunch of fellows I've seen in many a long day.
loungingverbUS /ˈlaʊndʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “lounge” — sit or recline comfortably
From this reading They were lounging on a big window-seat in a corner of the game-room, talking earnestly in low tones.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading They were lounging on a big window-seat in a corner of the game-room, talking earnestly in low tones.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading A Plan Is Evolved "Well, by the Great Horn Spoon, you are the laziest bunch of fellows I've seen in many a long day.
nominationnounUS /ˌnɑːməˈneɪʃən/
the act of officially naming a candidate
From this reading Are one of you fellows trying to get a Presidential nomination?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Plan Is Evolved "Well, by the Great Horn Spoon, you are the laziest bunch of fellows I've seen in many a long day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What's all this scheming and planning about that's going on here?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Are one of you fellows trying to get a Presidential nomination?"
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading A Plan Is Evolved "Well, by the Great Horn Spoon, you are the laziest bunch of fellows I've seen in many a long day.
planningnounUS /ˈplænɪŋ/
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading What's all this scheming and planning about that's going on here?
PresidentialadjectiveUS /ˌprezəˈdenʃəl/
relating to a president or presidency
From this reading Are one of you fellows trying to get a Presidential nomination?"
schemingadjectiveUS /ˈskiːmɪŋ/
acting with a specific goal
From this reading What's all this scheming and planning about that's going on here?
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Ham seated himself on a chair facing the fellows.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading A Plan Is Evolved "Well, by the Great Horn Spoon, you are the laziest bunch of fellows I've seen in many a long day.
SpoonnounUS /spuːn/
a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food
From this reading A Plan Is Evolved "Well, by the Great Horn Spoon, you are the laziest bunch of fellows I've seen in many a long day.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading They were lounging on a big window-seat in a corner of the game-room, talking earnestly in low tones.
that's
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From this reading What's all this scheming and planning about that's going on here?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Plan Is Evolved "Well, by the Great Horn Spoon, you are the laziest bunch of fellows I've seen in many a long day.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were lounging on a big window-seat in a corner of the game-room, talking earnestly in low tones.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What's all this scheming and planning about that's going on here?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Are one of you fellows trying to get a Presidential nomination?"
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading They were lounging on a big window-seat in a corner of the game-room, talking earnestly in low tones.
hard to endure
From this reading Are one of you fellows trying to get a Presidential nomination?"
(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 A Plan Is Evolved "Well, by the Great Horn Spoon, you are the laziest bunch of fellows I've seen in many a long day.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were lounging on a big window-seat in a corner of the game-room, talking earnestly in low tones.
What's
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From this reading What's all this scheming and planning about that's going on here?
window-seat
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From this reading They were lounging on a big window-seat in a corner of the game-room, talking earnestly in low tones.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A Plan Is Evolved "Well, by the Great Horn Spoon, you are the laziest bunch of fellows I've seen in many a long day.
