used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I'd hate to be caught here without water or a means of getting away."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "No mistake about it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I'd hate to be caught here without water or a means of getting away."
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading BAD NEWS "Say it sure is lonesome; isn't it?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I'd hate to be caught here without water or a means of getting away."
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "I'd hate to be caught here without water or a means of getting away."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading If this isn't the jumping-off place, it's next door to it."
the act of consuming food
From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
communicated in words
From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "I'd hate to be caught here without water or a means of getting away."
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading "I'd hate to be caught here without water or a means of getting away."
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I'd hate to be caught here without water or a means of getting away."
I'd
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From this reading "I'd hate to be caught here without water or a means of getting away."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If this isn't the jumping-off place, it's next door to it."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
Innis
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From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BAD NEWS "Say it sure is lonesome; isn't it?"
isn't
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From this reading BAD NEWS "Say it sure is lonesome; isn't it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BAD NEWS "Say it sure is lonesome; isn't it?"
it's
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From this reading If this isn't the jumping-off place, it's next door to it."
jumping-off
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From this reading If this isn't the jumping-off place, it's next door to it."
lonesomeadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnsəm/
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading BAD NEWS "Say it sure is lonesome; isn't it?"
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading "I'd hate to be caught here without water or a means of getting away."
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "No mistake about it.
information about recent and important events
From this reading BAD NEWS "Say it sure is lonesome; isn't it?"
immediately following in time or order
From this reading If this isn't the jumping-off place, it's next door to it."
not any; not one
From this reading "No mistake about it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I'd hate to be caught here without water or a means of getting away."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I'd hate to be caught here without water or a means of getting away."
pantingnounUS /ˈpæntɪŋ/
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading If this isn't the jumping-off place, it's next door to it."
pretensenounUS /priˈtens/
the act of giving a false appearance
From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
express in words
From this reading BAD NEWS "Say it sure is lonesome; isn't it?"
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading BAD NEWS "Say it sure is lonesome; isn't it?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If this isn't the jumping-off place, it's next door to it."
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If this isn't the jumping-off place, it's next door to it."
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If this isn't the jumping-off place, it's next door to it."
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
uncomfortableadjectiveUS /ənˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "I'd hate to be caught here without water or a means of getting away."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "I'd hate to be caught here without water or a means of getting away."
