used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One day a little fellow was seen walking back and forth on the road from the store to his home, looking serious, and with eyes close upon the ground.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One day a little fellow was seen walking back and forth on the road from the store to his home, looking serious, and with eyes close upon the ground.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A wagon going by, the man called out, "Charlie, what are you doing?"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading One day a little fellow was seen walking back and forth on the road from the store to his home, looking serious, and with eyes close upon the ground.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading And he kept hunting a long while between his home and the store to find whatever it was he had lost.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A wagon going by, the man called out, "Charlie, what are you doing?"
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A wagon going by, the man called out, "Charlie, what are you doing?"
Charlie
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From this reading A wagon going by, the man called out, "Charlie, what are you doing?"
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading One day a little fellow was seen walking back and forth on the road from the store to his home, looking serious, and with eyes close upon the ground.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day a little fellow was seen walking back and forth on the road from the store to his home, looking serious, and with eyes close upon the ground.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading A wagon going by, the man called out, "Charlie, what are you doing?"
opinion or judgment
From this reading One day a little fellow was seen walking back and forth on the road from the store to his home, looking serious, and with eyes close upon the ground.
a boy or man
From this reading One day a little fellow was seen walking back and forth on the road from the store to his home, looking serious, and with eyes close upon the ground.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading One day a little fellow was seen walking back and forth on the road from the store to his home, looking serious, and with eyes close upon the ground.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One day a little fellow was seen walking back and forth on the road from the store to his home, looking serious, and with eyes close upon the ground.
the act of departing
From this reading A wagon going by, the man called out, "Charlie, what are you doing?"
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading One day a little fellow was seen walking back and forth on the road from the store to his home, looking serious, and with eyes close upon the ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And he kept hunting a long while between his home and the store to find whatever it was he had lost.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he kept hunting a long while between his home and the store to find whatever it was he had lost.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One day a little fellow was seen walking back and forth on the road from the store to his home, looking serious, and with eyes close upon the ground.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading One day a little fellow was seen walking back and forth on the road from the store to his home, looking serious, and with eyes close upon the ground.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading And he kept hunting a long while between his home and the store to find whatever it was he had lost.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I lost something, and I'm just trying to find it."
I'm
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From this reading "Oh, I lost something, and I'm just trying to find it."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, I lost something, and I'm just trying to find it."
and nothing more
From this reading "Oh, I lost something, and I'm just trying to find it."
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading And he kept hunting a long while between his home and the store to find whatever it was he had lost.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading One day a little fellow was seen walking back and forth on the road from the store to his home, looking serious, and with eyes close upon the ground.
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 And he kept hunting a long while between his home and the store to find whatever it was he had lost.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading One day a little fellow was seen walking back and forth on the road from the store to his home, looking serious, and with eyes close upon the ground.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading "Oh, I lost something, and I'm just trying to find it."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A wagon going by, the man called out, "Charlie, what are you doing?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I lost something, and I'm just trying to find it."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One day a little fellow was seen walking back and forth on the road from the store to his home, looking serious, and with eyes close upon the ground.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day a little fellow was seen walking back and forth on the road from the store to his home, looking serious, and with eyes close upon the ground.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A wagon going by, the man called out, "Charlie, what are you doing?"
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading One day a little fellow was seen walking back and forth on the road from the store to his home, looking serious, and with eyes close upon the ground.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading One day a little fellow was seen walking back and forth on the road from the store to his home, looking serious, and with eyes close upon the ground.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading One day a little fellow was seen walking back and forth on the road from the store to his home, looking serious, and with eyes close upon the ground.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading One day a little fellow was seen walking back and forth on the road from the store to his home, looking serious, and with eyes close upon the ground.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One day a little fellow was seen walking back and forth on the road from the store to his home, looking serious, and with eyes close upon the ground.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING.
hard to endure
From this reading TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading One day a little fellow was seen walking back and forth on the road from the store to his home, looking serious, and with eyes close upon the ground.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading A wagon going by, the man called out, "Charlie, what are you doing?"
close enough to be walked to
From this reading One day a little fellow was seen walking back and forth on the road from the store to his home, looking serious, and with eyes close upon the ground.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One day a little fellow was seen walking back and forth on the road from the store to his home, looking serious, and with eyes close upon the ground.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A wagon going by, the man called out, "Charlie, what are you doing?"
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading And he kept hunting a long while between his home and the store to find whatever it was he had lost.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And he kept hunting a long while between his home and the store to find whatever it was he had lost.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One day a little fellow was seen walking back and forth on the road from the store to his home, looking serious, and with eyes close upon the ground.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A wagon going by, the man called out, "Charlie, what are you doing?"
