used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sam Hardwicke had thrown himself down under a clump of bushes, as I have said, a little apart from the rest of the boys.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Before he went to sleep, however, his brother Tom, a lad about twelve years of age, but rather large for his years, came and lay down by his side, the two falling at once into conversation.
how long something has existed
From this reading Before he went to sleep, however, his brother Tom, a lad about twelve years of age, but rather large for his years, came and lay down by his side, the two falling at once into conversation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before he went to sleep, however, his brother Tom, a lad about twelve years of age, but rather large for his years, came and lay down by his side, the two falling at once into conversation.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading Sam Hardwicke had thrown himself down under a clump of bushes, as I have said, a little apart from the rest of the boys.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sam Hardwicke had thrown himself down under a clump of bushes, as I have said, a little apart from the rest of the boys.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What made you fire up so quick with Jake Elliott, Sam?" asked the younger boy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Before he went to sleep, however, his brother Tom, a lad about twelve years of age, but rather large for his years, came and lay down by his side, the two falling at once into conversation.
for the reason that
From this reading "Because he is a bully who would give trouble if he dared.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before he went to sleep, however, his brother Tom, a lad about twelve years of age, but rather large for his years, came and lay down by his side, the two falling at once into conversation.
a youthful male person
From this reading "What made you fire up so quick with Jake Elliott, Sam?" asked the younger boy.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Sam Hardwicke had thrown himself down under a clump of bushes, as I have said, a little apart from the rest of the boys.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Before he went to sleep, however, his brother Tom, a lad about twelve years of age, but rather large for his years, came and lay down by his side, the two falling at once into conversation.
bullynounUS /ˈbʊli/
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading "Because he is a bully who would give trouble if he dared.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading Sam Hardwicke had thrown himself down under a clump of bushes, as I have said, a little apart from the rest of the boys.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Before he went to sleep, however, his brother Tom, a lad about twelve years of age, but rather large for his years, came and lay down by his side, the two falling at once into conversation.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Before he went to sleep, however, his brother Tom, a lad about twelve years of age, but rather large for his years, came and lay down by his side, the two falling at once into conversation.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Before he went to sleep, however, his brother Tom, a lad about twelve years of age, but rather large for his years, came and lay down by his side, the two falling at once into conversation.
clumpnounUS /klʌmp/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading Sam Hardwicke had thrown himself down under a clump of bushes, as I have said, a little apart from the rest of the boys.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading Before he went to sleep, however, his brother Tom, a lad about twelve years of age, but rather large for his years, came and lay down by his side, the two falling at once into conversation.
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading "Because he is a bully who would give trouble if he dared.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading GETTING EVEN IN THE DARK.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Sam Hardwicke had thrown himself down under a clump of bushes, as I have said, a little apart from the rest of the boys.
Elliott
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From this reading "What made you fire up so quick with Jake Elliott, Sam?" asked the younger boy.
divisible by two
From this reading GETTING EVEN IN THE DARK.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading Before he went to sleep, however, his brother Tom, a lad about twelve years of age, but rather large for his years, came and lay down by his side, the two falling at once into conversation.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "What made you fire up so quick with Jake Elliott, Sam?" asked the younger boy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Before he went to sleep, however, his brother Tom, a lad about twelve years of age, but rather large for his years, came and lay down by his side, the two falling at once into conversation.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sam Hardwicke had thrown himself down under a clump of bushes, as I have said, a little apart from the rest of the boys.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading GETTING EVEN IN THE DARK.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Because he is a bully who would give trouble if he dared.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sam Hardwicke had thrown himself down under a clump of bushes, as I have said, a little apart from the rest of the boys.
Hardwicke
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From this reading Sam Hardwicke had thrown himself down under a clump of bushes, as I have said, a little apart from the rest of the boys.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Sam Hardwicke had thrown himself down under a clump of bushes, as I have said, a little apart from the rest of the boys.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before he went to sleep, however, his brother Tom, a lad about twelve years of age, but rather large for his years, came and lay down by his side, the two falling at once into conversation.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Sam Hardwicke had thrown himself down under a clump of bushes, as I have said, a little apart from the rest of the boys.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Before he went to sleep, however, his brother Tom, a lad about twelve years of age, but rather large for his years, came and lay down by his side, the two falling at once into conversation.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Before he went to sleep, however, his brother Tom, a lad about twelve years of age, but rather large for his years, came and lay down by his side, the two falling at once into conversation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sam Hardwicke had thrown himself down under a clump of bushes, as I have said, a little apart from the rest of the boys.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Because he is a bully who would give trouble if he dared.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GETTING EVEN IN THE DARK.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Before he went to sleep, however, his brother Tom, a lad about twelve years of age, but rather large for his years, came and lay down by his side, the two falling at once into conversation.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Because he is a bully who would give trouble if he dared.
Jake
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From this reading "What made you fire up so quick with Jake Elliott, Sam?" asked the younger boy.
a boy or man
From this reading Before he went to sleep, however, his brother Tom, a lad about twelve years of age, but rather large for his years, came and lay down by his side, the two falling at once into conversation.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Before he went to sleep, however, his brother Tom, a lad about twelve years of age, but rather large for his years, came and lay down by his side, the two falling at once into conversation.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Before he went to sleep, however, his brother Tom, a lad about twelve years of age, but rather large for his years, came and lay down by his side, the two falling at once into conversation.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Sam Hardwicke had thrown himself down under a clump of bushes, as I have said, a little apart from the rest of the boys.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "What made you fire up so quick with Jake Elliott, Sam?" asked the younger boy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sam Hardwicke had thrown himself down under a clump of bushes, as I have said, a little apart from the rest of the boys.
on one occasion
From this reading Before he went to sleep, however, his brother Tom, a lad about twelve years of age, but rather large for his years, came and lay down by his side, the two falling at once into conversation.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading "What made you fire up so quick with Jake Elliott, Sam?" asked the younger boy.
on the contrary
From this reading Before he went to sleep, however, his brother Tom, a lad about twelve years of age, but rather large for his years, came and lay down by his side, the two falling at once into conversation.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Sam Hardwicke had thrown himself down under a clump of bushes, as I have said, a little apart from the rest of the boys.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Sam Hardwicke had thrown himself down under a clump of bushes, as I have said, a little apart from the rest of the boys.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Sam Hardwicke had thrown himself down under a clump of bushes, as I have said, a little apart from the rest of the boys.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Before he went to sleep, however, his brother Tom, a lad about twelve years of age, but rather large for his years, came and lay down by his side, the two falling at once into conversation.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Before he went to sleep, however, his brother Tom, a lad about twelve years of age, but rather large for his years, came and lay down by his side, the two falling at once into conversation.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "What made you fire up so quick with Jake Elliott, Sam?" asked the younger boy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GETTING EVEN IN THE DARK.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading Sam Hardwicke had thrown himself down under a clump of bushes, as I have said, a little apart from the rest of the boys.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before he went to sleep, however, his brother Tom, a lad about twelve years of age, but rather large for his years, came and lay down by his side, the two falling at once into conversation.
male cat
From this reading Before he went to sleep, however, his brother Tom, a lad about twelve years of age, but rather large for his years, came and lay down by his side, the two falling at once into conversation.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "Because he is a bully who would give trouble if he dared.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Before he went to sleep, however, his brother Tom, a lad about twelve years of age, but rather large for his years, came and lay down by his side, the two falling at once into conversation.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Before he went to sleep, however, his brother Tom, a lad about twelve years of age, but rather large for his years, came and lay down by his side, the two falling at once into conversation.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Sam Hardwicke had thrown himself down under a clump of bushes, as I have said, a little apart from the rest of the boys.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "What made you fire up so quick with Jake Elliott, Sam?" asked the younger boy.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Before he went to sleep, however, his brother Tom, a lad about twelve years of age, but rather large for his years, came and lay down by his side, the two falling at once into conversation.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What made you fire up so quick with Jake Elliott, Sam?" asked the younger boy.
which person or people
From this reading "Because he is a bully who would give trouble if he dared.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What made you fire up so quick with Jake Elliott, Sam?" asked the younger boy.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Because he is a bully who would give trouble if he dared.
a late time of life
From this reading Before he went to sleep, however, his brother Tom, a lad about twelve years of age, but rather large for his years, came and lay down by his side, the two falling at once into conversation.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What made you fire up so quick with Jake Elliott, Sam?" asked the younger boy.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading "What made you fire up so quick with Jake Elliott, Sam?" asked the younger boy.
