used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE I. W. W. SHOWS ITS HAND "Changed yer job?" inquired Saginaw Ed, sleepily a few mornings later when Connie slipped quietly from his bunk and lighted the oil lamp.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "No one but teamsters gits up at this time of night--you got an hour to sleep yet."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE I. W. W. SHOWS ITS HAND "Changed yer job?" inquired Saginaw Ed, sleepily a few mornings later when Connie slipped quietly from his bunk and lighted the oil lamp.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "No one but teamsters gits up at this time of night--you got an hour to sleep yet."
a youthful male person
From this reading "Not yet," smiled the boy.
bunknounUS /bʌŋk/
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading THE I. W. W. SHOWS ITS HAND "Changed yer job?" inquired Saginaw Ed, sleepily a few mornings later when Connie slipped quietly from his bunk and lighted the oil lamp.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No one but teamsters gits up at this time of night--you got an hour to sleep yet."
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading THE I. W. W. SHOWS ITS HAND "Changed yer job?" inquired Saginaw Ed, sleepily a few mornings later when Connie slipped quietly from his bunk and lighted the oil lamp.
Connie
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From this reading THE I. W. W. SHOWS ITS HAND "Changed yer job?" inquired Saginaw Ed, sleepily a few mornings later when Connie slipped quietly from his bunk and lighted the oil lamp.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "This is the first day of the season, and I'm going out and get a deer."
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading "This is the first day of the season, and I'm going out and get a deer."
EdnounUS /ed/
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading THE I. W. W. SHOWS ITS HAND "Changed yer job?" inquired Saginaw Ed, sleepily a few mornings later when Connie slipped quietly from his bunk and lighted the oil lamp.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading THE I. W. W. SHOWS ITS HAND "Changed yer job?" inquired Saginaw Ed, sleepily a few mornings later when Connie slipped quietly from his bunk and lighted the oil lamp.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "This is the first day of the season, and I'm going out and get a deer."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE I. W. W. SHOWS ITS HAND "Changed yer job?" inquired Saginaw Ed, sleepily a few mornings later when Connie slipped quietly from his bunk and lighted the oil lamp.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "This is the first day of the season, and I'm going out and get a deer."
gits
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From this reading "No one but teamsters gits up at this time of night--you got an hour to sleep yet."
the act of departing
From this reading "This is the first day of the season, and I'm going out and get a deer."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "No one but teamsters gits up at this time of night--you got an hour to sleep yet."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading THE I. W. W. SHOWS ITS HAND "Changed yer job?" inquired Saginaw Ed, sleepily a few mornings later when Connie slipped quietly from his bunk and lighted the oil lamp.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE I. W. W. SHOWS ITS HAND "Changed yer job?" inquired Saginaw Ed, sleepily a few mornings later when Connie slipped quietly from his bunk and lighted the oil lamp.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "No one but teamsters gits up at this time of night--you got an hour to sleep yet."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE I. W. W. SHOWS ITS HAND "Changed yer job?" inquired Saginaw Ed, sleepily a few mornings later when Connie slipped quietly from his bunk and lighted the oil lamp.
I'm
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From this reading "This is the first day of the season, and I'm going out and get a deer."
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading THE I. W. W. SHOWS ITS HAND "Changed yer job?" inquired Saginaw Ed, sleepily a few mornings later when Connie slipped quietly from his bunk and lighted the oil lamp.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is the first day of the season, and I'm going out and get a deer."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE I. W. W. SHOWS ITS HAND "Changed yer job?" inquired Saginaw Ed, sleepily a few mornings later when Connie slipped quietly from his bunk and lighted the oil lamp.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading THE I. W. W. SHOWS ITS HAND "Changed yer job?" inquired Saginaw Ed, sleepily a few mornings later when Connie slipped quietly from his bunk and lighted the oil lamp.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading THE I. W. W. SHOWS ITS HAND "Changed yer job?" inquired Saginaw Ed, sleepily a few mornings later when Connie slipped quietly from his bunk and lighted the oil lamp.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading THE I. W. W. SHOWS ITS HAND "Changed yer job?" inquired Saginaw Ed, sleepily a few mornings later when Connie slipped quietly from his bunk and lighted the oil lamp.
set afire or burning
From this reading THE I. W. W. SHOWS ITS HAND "Changed yer job?" inquired Saginaw Ed, sleepily a few mornings later when Connie slipped quietly from his bunk and lighted the oil lamp.
morningsnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋz/
plural of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE I. W. W. SHOWS ITS HAND "Changed yer job?" inquired Saginaw Ed, sleepily a few mornings later when Connie slipped quietly from his bunk and lighted the oil lamp.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "No one but teamsters gits up at this time of night--you got an hour to sleep yet."
not any; not one
From this reading "No one but teamsters gits up at this time of night--you got an hour to sleep yet."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not yet," smiled the boy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "No one but teamsters gits up at this time of night--you got an hour to sleep yet."
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading THE I. W. W. SHOWS ITS HAND "Changed yer job?" inquired Saginaw Ed, sleepily a few mornings later when Connie slipped quietly from his bunk and lighted the oil lamp.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "No one but teamsters gits up at this time of night--you got an hour to sleep yet."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "This is the first day of the season, and I'm going out and get a deer."
with low volume
From this reading THE I. W. W. SHOWS ITS HAND "Changed yer job?" inquired Saginaw Ed, sleepily a few mornings later when Connie slipped quietly from his bunk and lighted the oil lamp.
SaginawnounUS /ˈsæɡɪnɔː/
a town in east central Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron
From this reading THE I. W. W. SHOWS ITS HAND "Changed yer job?" inquired Saginaw Ed, sleepily a few mornings later when Connie slipped quietly from his bunk and lighted the oil lamp.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading "This is the first day of the season, and I'm going out and get a deer."
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading THE I. W. W. SHOWS ITS HAND "Changed yer job?" inquired Saginaw Ed, sleepily a few mornings later when Connie slipped quietly from his bunk and lighted the oil lamp.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "No one but teamsters gits up at this time of night--you got an hour to sleep yet."
sleepilyadverbUS /ˈsliːpəli/
in a sleepy manner
From this reading THE I. W. W. SHOWS ITS HAND "Changed yer job?" inquired Saginaw Ed, sleepily a few mornings later when Connie slipped quietly from his bunk and lighted the oil lamp.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading THE I. W. W. SHOWS ITS HAND "Changed yer job?" inquired Saginaw Ed, sleepily a few mornings later when Connie slipped quietly from his bunk and lighted the oil lamp.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "Not yet," smiled the boy.
teamstersnounUS /ˈtiːmstərz/
plural of “teamster” — the driver of a team of horses doing hauling
From this reading "No one but teamsters gits up at this time of night--you got an hour to sleep yet."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE I. W. W. SHOWS ITS HAND "Changed yer job?" inquired Saginaw Ed, sleepily a few mornings later when Connie slipped quietly from his bunk and lighted the oil lamp.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "No one but teamsters gits up at this time of night--you got an hour to sleep yet."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "No one but teamsters gits up at this time of night--you got an hour to sleep yet."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No one but teamsters gits up at this time of night--you got an hour to sleep yet."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "No one but teamsters gits up at this time of night--you got an hour to sleep yet."
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading THE I. W. W. SHOWS ITS HAND "Changed yer job?" inquired Saginaw Ed, sleepily a few mornings later when Connie slipped quietly from his bunk and lighted the oil lamp.
at the time that
From this reading THE I. W. W. SHOWS ITS HAND "Changed yer job?" inquired Saginaw Ed, sleepily a few mornings later when Connie slipped quietly from his bunk and lighted the oil lamp.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why?"
yer
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From this reading THE I. W. W. SHOWS ITS HAND "Changed yer job?" inquired Saginaw Ed, sleepily a few mornings later when Connie slipped quietly from his bunk and lighted the oil lamp.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Not yet," smiled the boy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No one but teamsters gits up at this time of night--you got an hour to sleep yet."
