used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Why, I wonder, does everyone pick out North Platte as a sort of third degree place of punishment?
anew
From this reading Time and time again—in fact the repetition is becoming monotonous—people say to us, “It is all very well, of course, you have had fine hotels and good roads so far, but wait until you come to North Platte!”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading For no reason that is discoverable except its mere existence, every man’s tongue seems to be against it.
(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 Time and time again—in fact the repetition is becoming monotonous—people say to us, “It is all very well, of course, you have had fine hotels and good roads so far, but wait until you come to North Platte!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Time and time again—in fact the repetition is becoming monotonous—people say to us, “It is all very well, of course, you have had fine hotels and good roads so far, but wait until you come to North Platte!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Why, I wonder, does everyone pick out North Platte as a sort of third degree place of punishment?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading North Platte might really be called “City of Ishmael.”
according with custom or propriety
From this reading Time and time again—in fact the repetition is becoming monotonous—people say to us, “It is all very well, of course, you have had fine hotels and good roads so far, but wait until you come to North Platte!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Time and time again—in fact the repetition is becoming monotonous—people say to us, “It is all very well, of course, you have had fine hotels and good roads so far, but wait until you come to North Platte!”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading North Platte might really be called “City of Ishmael.”
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading North Platte might really be called “City of Ishmael.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Time and time again—in fact the repetition is becoming monotonous—people say to us, “It is all very well, of course, you have had fine hotels and good roads so far, but wait until you come to North Platte!”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Time and time again—in fact the repetition is becoming monotonous—people say to us, “It is all very well, of course, you have had fine hotels and good roads so far, but wait until you come to North Platte!”
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Why, I wonder, does everyone pick out North Platte as a sort of third degree place of punishment?
discoverableadjectiveUS /dɪˈskʌvərəbəl/
capable of being ascertained or found out
From this reading For no reason that is discoverable except its mere existence, every man’s tongue seems to be against it.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why, I wonder, does everyone pick out North Platte as a sort of third degree place of punishment?
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading For no reason that is discoverable except its mere existence, every man’s tongue seems to be against it.
every person
From this reading Why, I wonder, does everyone pick out North Platte as a sort of third degree place of punishment?
apart from; not including
From this reading For no reason that is discoverable except its mere existence, every man’s tongue seems to be against it.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading For no reason that is discoverable except its mere existence, every man’s tongue seems to be against it.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Time and time again—in fact the repetition is becoming monotonous—people say to us, “It is all very well, of course, you have had fine hotels and good roads so far, but wait until you come to North Platte!”
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Time and time again—in fact the repetition is becoming monotonous—people say to us, “It is all very well, of course, you have had fine hotels and good roads so far, but wait until you come to North Platte!”
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Time and time again—in fact the repetition is becoming monotonous—people say to us, “It is all very well, of course, you have had fine hotels and good roads so far, but wait until you come to North Platte!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For no reason that is discoverable except its mere existence, every man’s tongue seems to be against it.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Time and time again—in fact the repetition is becoming monotonous—people say to us, “It is all very well, of course, you have had fine hotels and good roads so far, but wait until you come to North Platte!”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Time and time again—in fact the repetition is becoming monotonous—people say to us, “It is all very well, of course, you have had fine hotels and good roads so far, but wait until you come to North Platte!”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Time and time again—in fact the repetition is becoming monotonous—people say to us, “It is all very well, of course, you have had fine hotels and good roads so far, but wait until you come to North Platte!”
hotelsnounUS /hoʊˈtelz/
plural of “hotel” — a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading Time and time again—in fact the repetition is becoming monotonous—people say to us, “It is all very well, of course, you have had fine hotels and good roads so far, but wait until you come to North Platte!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Why, I wonder, does everyone pick out North Platte as a sort of third degree place of punishment?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Time and time again—in fact the repetition is becoming monotonous—people say to us, “It is all very well, of course, you have had fine hotels and good roads so far, but wait until you come to North Platte!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For no reason that is discoverable except its mere existence, every man’s tongue seems to be against it.
IshmaelnounUS /ˈɪʃmil/
(Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes
From this reading North Platte might really be called “City of Ishmael.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For no reason that is discoverable except its mere existence, every man’s tongue seems to be against it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For no reason that is discoverable except its mere existence, every man’s tongue seems to be against it.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading For no reason that is discoverable except its mere existence, every man’s tongue seems to be against it.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading For no reason that is discoverable except its mere existence, every man’s tongue seems to be against it.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading North Platte might really be called “City of Ishmael.”
monotonousadjectiveUS /məˈnɑːtənəs/
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
From this reading Time and time again—in fact the repetition is becoming monotonous—people say to us, “It is all very well, of course, you have had fine hotels and good roads so far, but wait until you come to North Platte!”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading NEXT STOP, NORTH PLATTE!
not any; not one
From this reading For no reason that is discoverable except its mere existence, every man’s tongue seems to be against it.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading NEXT STOP, NORTH PLATTE!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading North Platte might really be called “City of Ishmael.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Why, I wonder, does everyone pick out North Platte as a sort of third degree place of punishment?
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Time and time again—in fact the repetition is becoming monotonous—people say to us, “It is all very well, of course, you have had fine hotels and good roads so far, but wait until you come to North Platte!”
select carefully from a group
From this reading Why, I wonder, does everyone pick out North Platte as a sort of third degree place of punishment?
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Why, I wonder, does everyone pick out North Platte as a sort of third degree place of punishment?
PLATTEnounUS /plæt/
a river in Nebraska that flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River
From this reading NEXT STOP, NORTH PLATTE!
the act of punishing
From this reading Why, I wonder, does everyone pick out North Platte as a sort of third degree place of punishment?
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading North Platte might really be called “City of Ishmael.”
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading For no reason that is discoverable except its mere existence, every man’s tongue seems to be against it.
repetitionnounUS /ˌrepəˈtɪʃən/
an event that repeats
From this reading Time and time again—in fact the repetition is becoming monotonous—people say to us, “It is all very well, of course, you have had fine hotels and good roads so far, but wait until you come to North Platte!”
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading Time and time again—in fact the repetition is becoming monotonous—people say to us, “It is all very well, of course, you have had fine hotels and good roads so far, but wait until you come to North Platte!”
express in words
From this reading Time and time again—in fact the repetition is becoming monotonous—people say to us, “It is all very well, of course, you have had fine hotels and good roads so far, but wait until you come to North Platte!”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading For no reason that is discoverable except its mere existence, every man’s tongue seems to be against it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Time and time again—in fact the repetition is becoming monotonous—people say to us, “It is all very well, of course, you have had fine hotels and good roads so far, but wait until you come to North Platte!”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Why, I wonder, does everyone pick out North Platte as a sort of third degree place of punishment?
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading NEXT STOP, NORTH PLATTE!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For no reason that is discoverable except its mere existence, every man’s tongue seems to be against it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Time and time again—in fact the repetition is becoming monotonous—people say to us, “It is all very well, of course, you have had fine hotels and good roads so far, but wait until you come to North Platte!”
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading Why, I wonder, does everyone pick out North Platte as a sort of third degree place of punishment?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Time and time again—in fact the repetition is becoming monotonous—people say to us, “It is all very well, of course, you have had fine hotels and good roads so far, but wait until you come to North Platte!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For no reason that is discoverable except its mere existence, every man’s tongue seems to be against it.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading For no reason that is discoverable except its mere existence, every man’s tongue seems to be against it.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Time and time again—in fact the repetition is becoming monotonous—people say to us, “It is all very well, of course, you have had fine hotels and good roads so far, but wait until you come to North Platte!”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Time and time again—in fact the repetition is becoming monotonous—people say to us, “It is all very well, of course, you have had fine hotels and good roads so far, but wait until you come to North Platte!”
precisely as stated
From this reading Time and time again—in fact the repetition is becoming monotonous—people say to us, “It is all very well, of course, you have had fine hotels and good roads so far, but wait until you come to North Platte!”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Time and time again—in fact the repetition is becoming monotonous—people say to us, “It is all very well, of course, you have had fine hotels and good roads so far, but wait until you come to North Platte!”
(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 Time and time again—in fact the repetition is becoming monotonous—people say to us, “It is all very well, of course, you have had fine hotels and good roads so far, but wait until you come to North Platte!”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, I wonder, does everyone pick out North Platte as a sort of third degree place of punishment?
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Why, I wonder, does everyone pick out North Platte as a sort of third degree place of punishment?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Time and time again—in fact the repetition is becoming monotonous—people say to us, “It is all very well, of course, you have had fine hotels and good roads so far, but wait until you come to North Platte!”
