used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a resentful toss of her head she walked straight on, her little tip-tilted nose held high in air.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading IN THE GIPSY CAMP After luncheon Dr. Emery remained in charge of the boat, Harry and Roy and Dick returned to the store, and Chub wandered nonchalantly away with his fishing-pole.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading With a resentful toss of her head she walked straight on, her little tip-tilted nose held high in air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN THE GIPSY CAMP After luncheon Dr. Emery remained in charge of the boat, Harry and Roy and Dick returned to the store, and Chub wandered nonchalantly away with his fishing-pole.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Harry declared that he was as mean as he could be to desert them now, just when Mrs. Peel was coming back, but Chub was quite heartless and went off whistling.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the parting of the roads he waved them good-by, but Harry refused to notice him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading IN THE GIPSY CAMP After luncheon Dr. Emery remained in charge of the boat, Harry and Roy and Dick returned to the store, and Chub wandered nonchalantly away with his fishing-pole.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Harry declared that he was as mean as he could be to desert them now, just when Mrs. Peel was coming back, but Chub was quite heartless and went off whistling.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Harry declared that he was as mean as he could be to desert them now, just when Mrs. Peel was coming back, but Chub was quite heartless and went off whistling.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading IN THE GIPSY CAMP After luncheon Dr. Emery remained in charge of the boat, Harry and Roy and Dick returned to the store, and Chub wandered nonchalantly away with his fishing-pole.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Harry declared that he was as mean as he could be to desert them now, just when Mrs. Peel was coming back, but Chub was quite heartless and went off whistling.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading IN THE GIPSY CAMP After luncheon Dr. Emery remained in charge of the boat, Harry and Roy and Dick returned to the store, and Chub wandered nonchalantly away with his fishing-pole.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading IN THE GIPSY CAMP After luncheon Dr. Emery remained in charge of the boat, Harry and Roy and Dick returned to the store, and Chub wandered nonchalantly away with his fishing-pole.
Chubnoun
European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body
From this reading IN THE GIPSY CAMP After luncheon Dr. Emery remained in charge of the boat, Harry and Roy and Dick returned to the store, and Chub wandered nonchalantly away with his fishing-pole.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Harry declared that he was as mean as he could be to desert them now, just when Mrs. Peel was coming back, but Chub was quite heartless and went off whistling.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Harry declared that he was as mean as he could be to desert them now, just when Mrs. Peel was coming back, but Chub was quite heartless and went off whistling.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading Harry declared that he was as mean as he could be to desert them now, just when Mrs. Peel was coming back, but Chub was quite heartless and went off whistling.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading Harry declared that he was as mean as he could be to desert them now, just when Mrs. Peel was coming back, but Chub was quite heartless and went off whistling.
someone who is a detective
From this reading IN THE GIPSY CAMP After luncheon Dr. Emery remained in charge of the boat, Harry and Roy and Dick returned to the store, and Chub wandered nonchalantly away with his fishing-pole.
Dr
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From this reading IN THE GIPSY CAMP After luncheon Dr. Emery remained in charge of the boat, Harry and Roy and Dick returned to the store, and Chub wandered nonchalantly away with his fishing-pole.
EmerynounUS /ˈeməri/
a hard grey-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite; used as an abrasive (especially as a coating on paper)
From this reading IN THE GIPSY CAMP After luncheon Dr. Emery remained in charge of the boat, Harry and Roy and Dick returned to the store, and Chub wandered nonchalantly away with his fishing-pole.
fishing-pole
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From this reading IN THE GIPSY CAMP After luncheon Dr. Emery remained in charge of the boat, Harry and Roy and Dick returned to the store, and Chub wandered nonchalantly away with his fishing-pole.
GIPSYnoun
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading IN THE GIPSY CAMP After luncheon Dr. Emery remained in charge of the boat, Harry and Roy and Dick returned to the store, and Chub wandered nonchalantly away with his fishing-pole.
good-bynoun
a farewell remark
From this reading At the parting of the roads he waved them good-by, but Harry refused to notice him.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading IN THE GIPSY CAMP After luncheon Dr. Emery remained in charge of the boat, Harry and Roy and Dick returned to the store, and Chub wandered nonchalantly away with his fishing-pole.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Harry declared that he was as mean as he could be to desert them now, just when Mrs. Peel was coming back, but Chub was quite heartless and went off whistling.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading With a resentful toss of her head she walked straight on, her little tip-tilted nose held high in air.
heartlessadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrtləs/
lacking in feeling or pity or warmth
From this reading Harry declared that he was as mean as he could be to desert them now, just when Mrs. Peel was coming back, but Chub was quite heartless and went off whistling.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading With a resentful toss of her head she walked straight on, her little tip-tilted nose held high in air.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With a resentful toss of her head she walked straight on, her little tip-tilted nose held high in air.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading With a resentful toss of her head she walked straight on, her little tip-tilted nose held high in air.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the parting of the roads he waved them good-by, but Harry refused to notice him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN THE GIPSY CAMP After luncheon Dr. Emery remained in charge of the boat, Harry and Roy and Dick returned to the store, and Chub wandered nonchalantly away with his fishing-pole.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE GIPSY CAMP After luncheon Dr. Emery remained in charge of the boat, Harry and Roy and Dick returned to the store, and Chub wandered nonchalantly away with his fishing-pole.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Chub smiled as he turned and took up his journey.
and nothing more
From this reading Harry declared that he was as mean as he could be to desert them now, just when Mrs. Peel was coming back, but Chub was quite heartless and went off whistling.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading With a resentful toss of her head she walked straight on, her little tip-tilted nose held high in air.
luncheonnounUS /ˈlʌntʃən/
a midday meal
From this reading IN THE GIPSY CAMP After luncheon Dr. Emery remained in charge of the boat, Harry and Roy and Dick returned to the store, and Chub wandered nonchalantly away with his fishing-pole.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Harry declared that he was as mean as he could be to desert them now, just when Mrs. Peel was coming back, but Chub was quite heartless and went off whistling.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Harry declared that he was as mean as he could be to desert them now, just when Mrs. Peel was coming back, but Chub was quite heartless and went off whistling.
nonchalantlyadverbUS /ˈnɑːnʃəˈlɑːntli/
in a composed and unconcerned manner
From this reading IN THE GIPSY CAMP After luncheon Dr. Emery remained in charge of the boat, Harry and Roy and Dick returned to the store, and Chub wandered nonchalantly away with his fishing-pole.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading With a resentful toss of her head she walked straight on, her little tip-tilted nose held high in air.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading At the parting of the roads he waved them good-by, but Harry refused to notice him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Harry declared that he was as mean as he could be to desert them now, just when Mrs. Peel was coming back, but Chub was quite heartless and went off whistling.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE GIPSY CAMP After luncheon Dr. Emery remained in charge of the boat, Harry and Roy and Dick returned to the store, and Chub wandered nonchalantly away with his fishing-pole.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Harry declared that he was as mean as he could be to desert them now, just when Mrs. Peel was coming back, but Chub was quite heartless and went off whistling.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With a resentful toss of her head she walked straight on, her little tip-tilted nose held high in air.
the act of departing politely
From this reading At the parting of the roads he waved them good-by, but Harry refused to notice him.
PeelverbUS /piːl/
strip the skin off
From this reading Harry declared that he was as mean as he could be to desert them now, just when Mrs. Peel was coming back, but Chub was quite heartless and went off whistling.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Harry declared that he was as mean as he could be to desert them now, just when Mrs. Peel was coming back, but Chub was quite heartless and went off whistling.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading At the parting of the roads he waved them good-by, but Harry refused to notice him.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading IN THE GIPSY CAMP After luncheon Dr. Emery remained in charge of the boat, Harry and Roy and Dick returned to the store, and Chub wandered nonchalantly away with his fishing-pole.
resentfuladjectiveUS /rɪˈzentfəl/
full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will
From this reading With a resentful toss of her head she walked straight on, her little tip-tilted nose held high in air.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading IN THE GIPSY CAMP After luncheon Dr. Emery remained in charge of the boat, Harry and Roy and Dick returned to the store, and Chub wandered nonchalantly away with his fishing-pole.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading At the parting of the roads he waved them good-by, but Harry refused to notice him.
Roy
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From this reading IN THE GIPSY CAMP After luncheon Dr. Emery remained in charge of the boat, Harry and Roy and Dick returned to the store, and Chub wandered nonchalantly away with his fishing-pole.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With a resentful toss of her head she walked straight on, her little tip-tilted nose held high in air.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Chub smiled as he turned and took up his journey.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading IN THE GIPSY CAMP After luncheon Dr. Emery remained in charge of the boat, Harry and Roy and Dick returned to the store, and Chub wandered nonchalantly away with his fishing-pole.
successive (without a break)
From this reading With a resentful toss of her head she walked straight on, her little tip-tilted nose held high in air.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Harry declared that he was as mean as he could be to desert them now, just when Mrs. Peel was coming back, but Chub was quite heartless and went off whistling.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE GIPSY CAMP After luncheon Dr. Emery remained in charge of the boat, Harry and Roy and Dick returned to the store, and Chub wandered nonchalantly away with his fishing-pole.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Harry declared that he was as mean as he could be to desert them now, just when Mrs. Peel was coming back, but Chub was quite heartless and went off whistling.
tip-tiltedadjective
(used of noses) turned up at the end
From this reading With a resentful toss of her head she walked straight on, her little tip-tilted nose held high in air.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN THE GIPSY CAMP After luncheon Dr. Emery remained in charge of the boat, Harry and Roy and Dick returned to the store, and Chub wandered nonchalantly away with his fishing-pole.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Chub smiled as he turned and took up his journey.
tossverbUS /tɔːs/
throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading With a resentful toss of her head she walked straight on, her little tip-tilted nose held high in air.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Chub smiled as he turned and took up his journey.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Chub smiled as he turned and took up his journey.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading With a resentful toss of her head she walked straight on, her little tip-tilted nose held high in air.
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading IN THE GIPSY CAMP After luncheon Dr. Emery remained in charge of the boat, Harry and Roy and Dick returned to the store, and Chub wandered nonchalantly away with his fishing-pole.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Harry declared that he was as mean as he could be to desert them now, just when Mrs. Peel was coming back, but Chub was quite heartless and went off whistling.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading At the parting of the roads he waved them good-by, but Harry refused to notice him.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Harry declared that he was as mean as he could be to desert them now, just when Mrs. Peel was coming back, but Chub was quite heartless and went off whistling.
at the time that
From this reading Harry declared that he was as mean as he could be to desert them now, just when Mrs. Peel was coming back, but Chub was quite heartless and went off whistling.
whistlingnounUS /ˈwɪslɪŋ/
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
From this reading Harry declared that he was as mean as he could be to desert them now, just when Mrs. Peel was coming back, but Chub was quite heartless and went off whistling.
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN THE GIPSY CAMP After luncheon Dr. Emery remained in charge of the boat, Harry and Roy and Dick returned to the store, and Chub wandered nonchalantly away with his fishing-pole.
