used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A TRYING JOURNEY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'm glad I'm going, Ben, but I'm sorry to leave you; you'll go back and tell them I've gone--and be good to Baldy, won't you?
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I'm glad I'm going, Ben, but I'm sorry to leave you; you'll go back and tell them I've gone--and be good to Baldy, won't you?
Baldynoun
a person whose head is bald or shaved
From this reading "I'm glad I'm going, Ben, but I'm sorry to leave you; you'll go back and tell them I've gone--and be good to Baldy, won't you?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I'm glad I'm going, Ben, but I'm sorry to leave you; you'll go back and tell them I've gone--and be good to Baldy, won't you?
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading "I'm glad I'm going, Ben, but I'm sorry to leave you; you'll go back and tell them I've gone--and be good to Baldy, won't you?
on the far side of; further than
From this reading It was his present objective point; how far beyond he would go he did not dream.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading It was long past midnight, and Ben was starting his brother on his journey to the great city that neither had seen.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I'm glad I'm going, Ben, but I'm sorry to leave you; you'll go back and tell them I've gone--and be good to Baldy, won't you?
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading It was long past midnight, and Ben was starting his brother on his journey to the great city that neither had seen.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was his present objective point; how far beyond he would go he did not dream.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading It was his present objective point; how far beyond he would go he did not dream.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading It was his present objective point; how far beyond he would go he did not dream.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I'll write to you when I get to Helena."
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "I'm glad I'm going, Ben, but I'm sorry to leave you; you'll go back and tell them I've gone--and be good to Baldy, won't you?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I'm glad I'm going, Ben, but I'm sorry to leave you; you'll go back and tell them I've gone--and be good to Baldy, won't you?
the act of departing
From this reading "I'm glad I'm going, Ben, but I'm sorry to leave you; you'll go back and tell them I've gone--and be good to Baldy, won't you?
destroyed or killed
From this reading "I'm glad I'm going, Ben, but I'm sorry to leave you; you'll go back and tell them I've gone--and be good to Baldy, won't you?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "I'm glad I'm going, Ben, but I'm sorry to leave you; you'll go back and tell them I've gone--and be good to Baldy, won't you?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was long past midnight, and Ben was starting his brother on his journey to the great city that neither had seen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was long past midnight, and Ben was starting his brother on his journey to the great city that neither had seen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was his present objective point; how far beyond he would go he did not dream.
HelenanounUS /ˈhelənə/
capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana
From this reading I'll write to you when I get to Helena."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was long past midnight, and Ben was starting his brother on his journey to the great city that neither had seen.
how
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From this reading It was his present objective point; how far beyond he would go he did not dream.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'll write to you when I get to Helena."
I'll
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From this reading I'll write to you when I get to Helena."
I'm
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From this reading "I'm glad I'm going, Ben, but I'm sorry to leave you; you'll go back and tell them I've gone--and be good to Baldy, won't you?
I've
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From this reading "I'm glad I'm going, Ben, but I'm sorry to leave you; you'll go back and tell them I've gone--and be good to Baldy, won't you?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was long past midnight, and Ben was starting his brother on his journey to the great city that neither had seen.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading A TRYING JOURNEY.
go away from a place
From this reading "I'm glad I'm going, Ben, but I'm sorry to leave you; you'll go back and tell them I've gone--and be good to Baldy, won't you?
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 It was long past midnight, and Ben was starting his brother on his journey to the great city that neither had seen.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading It was long past midnight, and Ben was starting his brother on his journey to the great city that neither had seen.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading It was long past midnight, and Ben was starting his brother on his journey to the great city that neither had seen.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was his present objective point; how far beyond he would go he did not dream.
objectiveadjectiveUS /əbˈdʒektɪv/
undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena
From this reading It was his present objective point; how far beyond he would go he did not dream.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was long past midnight, and Ben was starting his brother on his journey to the great city that neither had seen.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading It was long past midnight, and Ben was starting his brother on his journey to the great city that neither had seen.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading It was his present objective point; how far beyond he would go he did not dream.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading It was his present objective point; how far beyond he would go he did not dream.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It was long past midnight, and Ben was starting his brother on his journey to the great city that neither had seen.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "I'm glad I'm going, Ben, but I'm sorry to leave you; you'll go back and tell them I've gone--and be good to Baldy, won't you?
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading It was long past midnight, and Ben was starting his brother on his journey to the great city that neither had seen.
express in words
From this reading "I'm glad I'm going, Ben, but I'm sorry to leave you; you'll go back and tell them I've gone--and be good to Baldy, won't you?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was long past midnight, and Ben was starting his brother on his journey to the great city that neither had seen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was long past midnight, and Ben was starting his brother on his journey to the great city that neither had seen.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I'm glad I'm going, Ben, but I'm sorry to leave you; you'll go back and tell them I've gone--and be good to Baldy, won't you?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm glad I'm going, Ben, but I'm sorry to leave you; you'll go back and tell them I've gone--and be good to Baldy, won't you?
hard to endure
From this reading A TRYING JOURNEY.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was long past midnight, and Ben was starting his brother on his journey to the great city that neither had seen.
at the time that
From this reading I'll write to you when I get to Helena."
won't
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From this reading "I'm glad I'm going, Ben, but I'm sorry to leave you; you'll go back and tell them I've gone--and be good to Baldy, won't you?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was his present objective point; how far beyond he would go he did not dream.
produce a literary work
From this reading I'll write to you when I get to Helena."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'm glad I'm going, Ben, but I'm sorry to leave you; you'll go back and tell them I've gone--and be good to Baldy, won't you?
you'll
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From this reading "I'm glad I'm going, Ben, but I'm sorry to leave you; you'll go back and tell them I've gone--and be good to Baldy, won't you?
