used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When Ned Blake and Dick Somers arrived at the Coleson house the next afternoon, they listened to a tale beside which Sam’s story was colorless by comparison.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading When Ned Blake and Dick Somers arrived at the Coleson house the next afternoon, they listened to a tale beside which Sam’s story was colorless by comparison.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Ned Blake and Dick Somers arrived at the Coleson house the next afternoon, they listened to a tale beside which Sam’s story was colorless by comparison.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You two are getting as loony as Sam!
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading When Ned Blake and Dick Somers arrived at the Coleson house the next afternoon, they listened to a tale beside which Sam’s story was colorless by comparison.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Use your bean!” he urged, as Beals and Rogers set forth the details of their terrifying experience.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Ned Blake and Dick Somers arrived at the Coleson house the next afternoon, they listened to a tale beside which Sam’s story was colorless by comparison.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dave Wilbur, who had brought the relief guard in his convenient flivver, was inclined to be skeptical.
Beals
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From this reading “Use your bean!” he urged, as Beals and Rogers set forth the details of their terrifying experience.
beannounUS /biːn/
any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
From this reading “Use your bean!” he urged, as Beals and Rogers set forth the details of their terrifying experience.
next to; at the side of
From this reading When Ned Blake and Dick Somers arrived at the Coleson house the next afternoon, they listened to a tale beside which Sam’s story was colorless by comparison.
BlakenounUS /bleɪk/
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading When Ned Blake and Dick Somers arrived at the Coleson house the next afternoon, they listened to a tale beside which Sam’s story was colorless by comparison.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Dave Wilbur, who had brought the relief guard in his convenient flivver, was inclined to be skeptical.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When Ned Blake and Dick Somers arrived at the Coleson house the next afternoon, they listened to a tale beside which Sam’s story was colorless by comparison.
Coleson
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From this reading When Ned Blake and Dick Somers arrived at the Coleson house the next afternoon, they listened to a tale beside which Sam’s story was colorless by comparison.
colorlessadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərləs/
lacking in variety and interest
From this reading When Ned Blake and Dick Somers arrived at the Coleson house the next afternoon, they listened to a tale beside which Sam’s story was colorless by comparison.
comparisonnounUS /kəmˈperəsən/
the act of examining resemblances
From this reading When Ned Blake and Dick Somers arrived at the Coleson house the next afternoon, they listened to a tale beside which Sam’s story was colorless by comparison.
convenientadjectiveUS /kənˈviːnjənt/
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
From this reading Dave Wilbur, who had brought the relief guard in his convenient flivver, was inclined to be skeptical.
Dave
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From this reading Dave Wilbur, who had brought the relief guard in his convenient flivver, was inclined to be skeptical.
true confidential information
From this reading “Use your bean!” he urged, as Beals and Rogers set forth the details of their terrifying experience.
someone who is a detective
From this reading When Ned Blake and Dick Somers arrived at the Coleson house the next afternoon, they listened to a tale beside which Sam’s story was colorless by comparison.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading “Use your bean!” he urged, as Beals and Rogers set forth the details of their terrifying experience.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading You probably heard something that scared you and then imagined you saw a whole lot in one flash of lightning!”
flivver
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From this reading Dave Wilbur, who had brought the relief guard in his convenient flivver, was inclined to be skeptical.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Use your bean!” he urged, as Beals and Rogers set forth the details of their terrifying experience.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “You two are getting as loony as Sam!
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Dave Wilbur, who had brought the relief guard in his convenient flivver, was inclined to be skeptical.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dave Wilbur, who had brought the relief guard in his convenient flivver, was inclined to be skeptical.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Use your bean!” he urged, as Beals and Rogers set forth the details of their terrifying experience.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading You probably heard something that scared you and then imagined you saw a whole lot in one flash of lightning!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dave Wilbur, who had brought the relief guard in his convenient flivver, was inclined to be skeptical.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading When Ned Blake and Dick Somers arrived at the Coleson house the next afternoon, they listened to a tale beside which Sam’s story was colorless by comparison.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading You probably heard something that scared you and then imagined you saw a whole lot in one flash of lightning!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dave Wilbur, who had brought the relief guard in his convenient flivver, was inclined to be skeptical.
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading Dave Wilbur, who had brought the relief guard in his convenient flivver, was inclined to be skeptical.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading You probably heard something that scared you and then imagined you saw a whole lot in one flash of lightning!”
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading When Ned Blake and Dick Somers arrived at the Coleson house the next afternoon, they listened to a tale beside which Sam’s story was colorless by comparison.
loonynounUS /ˈluːni/
someone deranged and possibly dangerous
From this reading “You two are getting as loony as Sam!
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading You probably heard something that scared you and then imagined you saw a whole lot in one flash of lightning!”
Ned
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From this reading When Ned Blake and Dick Somers arrived at the Coleson house the next afternoon, they listened to a tale beside which Sam’s story was colorless by comparison.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading When Ned Blake and Dick Somers arrived at the Coleson house the next afternoon, they listened to a tale beside which Sam’s story was colorless by comparison.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Use your bean!” he urged, as Beals and Rogers set forth the details of their terrifying experience.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You probably heard something that scared you and then imagined you saw a whole lot in one flash of lightning!”
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading You probably heard something that scared you and then imagined you saw a whole lot in one flash of lightning!”
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading Dave Wilbur, who had brought the relief guard in his convenient flivver, was inclined to be skeptical.
RogersnounUS /ˈrɑːdʒərz/
United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading “Use your bean!” he urged, as Beals and Rogers set forth the details of their terrifying experience.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “You two are getting as loony as Sam!
Sam'snounUS /sæmz/
possessive form of “sam” — a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading When Ned Blake and Dick Somers arrived at the Coleson house the next afternoon, they listened to a tale beside which Sam’s story was colorless by comparison.
cut with a saw
From this reading You probably heard something that scared you and then imagined you saw a whole lot in one flash of lightning!”
scaredadjectiveUS /skerd/
made afraid
From this reading You probably heard something that scared you and then imagined you saw a whole lot in one flash of lightning!”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Use your bean!” he urged, as Beals and Rogers set forth the details of their terrifying experience.
skepticaladjectiveUS /ˈskeptəkəl/
denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion
From this reading Dave Wilbur, who had brought the relief guard in his convenient flivver, was inclined to be skeptical.
Somers
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From this reading When Ned Blake and Dick Somers arrived at the Coleson house the next afternoon, they listened to a tale beside which Sam’s story was colorless by comparison.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading You probably heard something that scared you and then imagined you saw a whole lot in one flash of lightning!”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading When Ned Blake and Dick Somers arrived at the Coleson house the next afternoon, they listened to a tale beside which Sam’s story was colorless by comparison.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading When Ned Blake and Dick Somers arrived at the Coleson house the next afternoon, they listened to a tale beside which Sam’s story was colorless by comparison.
terrifyingadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪɪŋ/
causing extreme terror
From this reading “Use your bean!” he urged, as Beals and Rogers set forth the details of their terrifying experience.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You probably heard something that scared you and then imagined you saw a whole lot in one flash of lightning!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Ned Blake and Dick Somers arrived at the Coleson house the next afternoon, they listened to a tale beside which Sam’s story was colorless by comparison.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Use your bean!” he urged, as Beals and Rogers set forth the details of their terrifying experience.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading You probably heard something that scared you and then imagined you saw a whole lot in one flash of lightning!”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Ned Blake and Dick Somers arrived at the Coleson house the next afternoon, they listened to a tale beside which Sam’s story was colorless by comparison.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Ned Blake and Dick Somers arrived at the Coleson house the next afternoon, they listened to a tale beside which Sam’s story was colorless by comparison.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “You two are getting as loony as Sam!
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading “Use your bean!” he urged, as Beals and Rogers set forth the details of their terrifying experience.
the act of using
From this reading “Use your bean!” he urged, as Beals and Rogers set forth the details of their terrifying experience.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Ned Blake and Dick Somers arrived at the Coleson house the next afternoon, they listened to a tale beside which Sam’s story was colorless by comparison.
at the time that
From this reading When Ned Blake and Dick Somers arrived at the Coleson house the next afternoon, they listened to a tale beside which Sam’s story was colorless by comparison.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When Ned Blake and Dick Somers arrived at the Coleson house the next afternoon, they listened to a tale beside which Sam’s story was colorless by comparison.
which person or people
From this reading Dave Wilbur, who had brought the relief guard in his convenient flivver, was inclined to be skeptical.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading You probably heard something that scared you and then imagined you saw a whole lot in one flash of lightning!”
Wilbur
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From this reading Dave Wilbur, who had brought the relief guard in his convenient flivver, was inclined to be skeptical.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You two are getting as loony as Sam!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Use your bean!” he urged, as Beals and Rogers set forth the details of their terrifying experience.
