used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading OUTFITTING FOR THE HUNT The Streeter home was on the bank of a little river that emptied into Chokoloskee Bay, and Dick, for the first time, saw oranges and grape-fruit growing and tasted the delicious alligator pear and the guava.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "That's about the size of it, only of course I don't expect to find him in a day or a week.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After supper Mr. Streeter said to Dick:
alligatornounUS /ˈæləɡeɪtər/
leather made from alligator's hide
From this reading OUTFITTING FOR THE HUNT The Streeter home was on the bank of a little river that emptied into Chokoloskee Bay, and Dick, for the first time, saw oranges and grape-fruit growing and tasted the delicious alligator pear and the guava.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OUTFITTING FOR THE HUNT The Streeter home was on the bank of a little river that emptied into Chokoloskee Bay, and Dick, for the first time, saw oranges and grape-fruit growing and tasted the delicious alligator pear and the guava.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Johnny tells me you have got a friend lying around loose somewhere in the Big Cypress Swamp, or the Everglades, and that you and he are going to take a day off to look him up."
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Johnny tells me you have got a friend lying around loose somewhere in the Big Cypress Swamp, or the Everglades, and that you and he are going to take a day off to look him up."
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading OUTFITTING FOR THE HUNT The Streeter home was on the bank of a little river that emptied into Chokoloskee Bay, and Dick, for the first time, saw oranges and grape-fruit growing and tasted the delicious alligator pear and the guava.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading OUTFITTING FOR THE HUNT The Streeter home was on the bank of a little river that emptied into Chokoloskee Bay, and Dick, for the first time, saw oranges and grape-fruit growing and tasted the delicious alligator pear and the guava.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Johnny tells me you have got a friend lying around loose somewhere in the Big Cypress Swamp, or the Everglades, and that you and he are going to take a day off to look him up."
Chokoloskee
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From this reading OUTFITTING FOR THE HUNT The Streeter home was on the bank of a little river that emptied into Chokoloskee Bay, and Dick, for the first time, saw oranges and grape-fruit growing and tasted the delicious alligator pear and the guava.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "That's about the size of it, only of course I don't expect to find him in a day or a week.
CypressnounUS /ˈsaɪprəs/
wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus
From this reading "Johnny tells me you have got a friend lying around loose somewhere in the Big Cypress Swamp, or the Everglades, and that you and he are going to take a day off to look him up."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Johnny tells me you have got a friend lying around loose somewhere in the Big Cypress Swamp, or the Everglades, and that you and he are going to take a day off to look him up."
deliciousadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading OUTFITTING FOR THE HUNT The Streeter home was on the bank of a little river that emptied into Chokoloskee Bay, and Dick, for the first time, saw oranges and grape-fruit growing and tasted the delicious alligator pear and the guava.
someone who is a detective
From this reading OUTFITTING FOR THE HUNT The Streeter home was on the bank of a little river that emptied into Chokoloskee Bay, and Dick, for the first time, saw oranges and grape-fruit growing and tasted the delicious alligator pear and the guava.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I had some hope that a month would do.
don't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's about the size of it, only of course I don't expect to find him in a day or a week.
emptiedverbUS /ˈemptid/
inflected form of “empty” — make void or empty of contents
From this reading OUTFITTING FOR THE HUNT The Streeter home was on the bank of a little river that emptied into Chokoloskee Bay, and Dick, for the first time, saw oranges and grape-fruit growing and tasted the delicious alligator pear and the guava.
EvergladesnounUS /ˈevərɡleɪdz/
a large subtropical swamp in southern Florida that is noted for its wildlife
From this reading "Johnny tells me you have got a friend lying around loose somewhere in the Big Cypress Swamp, or the Everglades, and that you and he are going to take a day off to look him up."
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "That's about the size of it, only of course I don't expect to find him in a day or a week.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "That's about the size of it, only of course I don't expect to find him in a day or a week.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading OUTFITTING FOR THE HUNT The Streeter home was on the bank of a little river that emptied into Chokoloskee Bay, and Dick, for the first time, saw oranges and grape-fruit growing and tasted the delicious alligator pear and the guava.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OUTFITTING FOR THE HUNT The Streeter home was on the bank of a little river that emptied into Chokoloskee Bay, and Dick, for the first time, saw oranges and grape-fruit growing and tasted the delicious alligator pear and the guava.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Johnny tells me you have got a friend lying around loose somewhere in the Big Cypress Swamp, or the Everglades, and that you and he are going to take a day off to look him up."
the act of departing
From this reading "Johnny tells me you have got a friend lying around loose somewhere in the Big Cypress Swamp, or the Everglades, and that you and he are going to take a day off to look him up."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Johnny tells me you have got a friend lying around loose somewhere in the Big Cypress Swamp, or the Everglades, and that you and he are going to take a day off to look him up."
grape-fruit
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From this reading OUTFITTING FOR THE HUNT The Streeter home was on the bank of a little river that emptied into Chokoloskee Bay, and Dick, for the first time, saw oranges and grape-fruit growing and tasted the delicious alligator pear and the guava.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading OUTFITTING FOR THE HUNT The Streeter home was on the bank of a little river that emptied into Chokoloskee Bay, and Dick, for the first time, saw oranges and grape-fruit growing and tasted the delicious alligator pear and the guava.
guavanounUS /ˈɡwɑːvə/
small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit
From this reading OUTFITTING FOR THE HUNT The Streeter home was on the bank of a little river that emptied into Chokoloskee Bay, and Dick, for the first time, saw oranges and grape-fruit growing and tasted the delicious alligator pear and the guava.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had some hope that a month would do.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Johnny tells me you have got a friend lying around loose somewhere in the Big Cypress Swamp, or the Everglades, and that you and he are going to take a day off to look him up."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Johnny tells me you have got a friend lying around loose somewhere in the Big Cypress Swamp, or the Everglades, and that you and he are going to take a day off to look him up."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Johnny tells me you have got a friend lying around loose somewhere in the Big Cypress Swamp, or the Everglades, and that you and he are going to take a day off to look him up."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading OUTFITTING FOR THE HUNT The Streeter home was on the bank of a little river that emptied into Chokoloskee Bay, and Dick, for the first time, saw oranges and grape-fruit growing and tasted the delicious alligator pear and the guava.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I had some hope that a month would do.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading OUTFITTING FOR THE HUNT The Streeter home was on the bank of a little river that emptied into Chokoloskee Bay, and Dick, for the first time, saw oranges and grape-fruit growing and tasted the delicious alligator pear and the guava.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That's about the size of it, only of course I don't expect to find him in a day or a week.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Johnny tells me you have got a friend lying around loose somewhere in the Big Cypress Swamp, or the Everglades, and that you and he are going to take a day off to look him up."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading OUTFITTING FOR THE HUNT The Streeter home was on the bank of a little river that emptied into Chokoloskee Bay, and Dick, for the first time, saw oranges and grape-fruit growing and tasted the delicious alligator pear and the guava.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That's about the size of it, only of course I don't expect to find him in a day or a week.
JohnnynounUS /ˈdʒɑːni/
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading "Johnny tells me you have got a friend lying around loose somewhere in the Big Cypress Swamp, or the Everglades, and that you and he are going to take a day off to look him up."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading OUTFITTING FOR THE HUNT The Streeter home was on the bank of a little river that emptied into Chokoloskee Bay, and Dick, for the first time, saw oranges and grape-fruit growing and tasted the delicious alligator pear and the guava.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Johnny tells me you have got a friend lying around loose somewhere in the Big Cypress Swamp, or the Everglades, and that you and he are going to take a day off to look him up."
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading "Johnny tells me you have got a friend lying around loose somewhere in the Big Cypress Swamp, or the Everglades, and that you and he are going to take a day off to look him up."
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading "Johnny tells me you have got a friend lying around loose somewhere in the Big Cypress Swamp, or the Everglades, and that you and he are going to take a day off to look him up."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Johnny tells me you have got a friend lying around loose somewhere in the Big Cypress Swamp, or the Everglades, and that you and he are going to take a day off to look him up."
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading I had some hope that a month would do.
a form of address for a man
From this reading After supper Mr. Streeter said to Dick:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OUTFITTING FOR THE HUNT The Streeter home was on the bank of a little river that emptied into Chokoloskee Bay, and Dick, for the first time, saw oranges and grape-fruit growing and tasted the delicious alligator pear and the guava.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Johnny tells me you have got a friend lying around loose somewhere in the Big Cypress Swamp, or the Everglades, and that you and he are going to take a day off to look him up."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading OUTFITTING FOR THE HUNT The Streeter home was on the bank of a little river that emptied into Chokoloskee Bay, and Dick, for the first time, saw oranges and grape-fruit growing and tasted the delicious alligator pear and the guava.
and nothing more
From this reading "That's about the size of it, only of course I don't expect to find him in a day or a week.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Johnny tells me you have got a friend lying around loose somewhere in the Big Cypress Swamp, or the Everglades, and that you and he are going to take a day off to look him up."
orangesnounUS /ˈɔːrəndʒəz/
plural of “orange” — round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading OUTFITTING FOR THE HUNT The Streeter home was on the bank of a little river that emptied into Chokoloskee Bay, and Dick, for the first time, saw oranges and grape-fruit growing and tasted the delicious alligator pear and the guava.
OUTFITTINGnounUS /ˈaʊtfɪtɪŋ/
the act of renovating and fitting out a ship
From this reading OUTFITTING FOR THE HUNT The Streeter home was on the bank of a little river that emptied into Chokoloskee Bay, and Dick, for the first time, saw oranges and grape-fruit growing and tasted the delicious alligator pear and the guava.
pearnounUS /per/
sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties
From this reading OUTFITTING FOR THE HUNT The Streeter home was on the bank of a little river that emptied into Chokoloskee Bay, and Dick, for the first time, saw oranges and grape-fruit growing and tasted the delicious alligator pear and the guava.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading OUTFITTING FOR THE HUNT The Streeter home was on the bank of a little river that emptied into Chokoloskee Bay, and Dick, for the first time, saw oranges and grape-fruit growing and tasted the delicious alligator pear and the guava.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading After supper Mr. Streeter said to Dick:
cut with a saw
From this reading OUTFITTING FOR THE HUNT The Streeter home was on the bank of a little river that emptied into Chokoloskee Bay, and Dick, for the first time, saw oranges and grape-fruit growing and tasted the delicious alligator pear and the guava.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading "That's about the size of it, only of course I don't expect to find him in a day or a week.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I had some hope that a month would do.
in or at or to some place
From this reading "Johnny tells me you have got a friend lying around loose somewhere in the Big Cypress Swamp, or the Everglades, and that you and he are going to take a day off to look him up."
Streeter
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OUTFITTING FOR THE HUNT The Streeter home was on the bank of a little river that emptied into Chokoloskee Bay, and Dick, for the first time, saw oranges and grape-fruit growing and tasted the delicious alligator pear and the guava.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading After supper Mr. Streeter said to Dick:
SwampverbUS /swɑːmp/
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading "Johnny tells me you have got a friend lying around loose somewhere in the Big Cypress Swamp, or the Everglades, and that you and he are going to take a day off to look him up."
carry out
From this reading "Johnny tells me you have got a friend lying around loose somewhere in the Big Cypress Swamp, or the Everglades, and that you and he are going to take a day off to look him up."
tastedverbUS /ˈteɪstɪd/
past form of “taste” — have flavor; taste of something
From this reading OUTFITTING FOR THE HUNT The Streeter home was on the bank of a little river that emptied into Chokoloskee Bay, and Dick, for the first time, saw oranges and grape-fruit growing and tasted the delicious alligator pear and the guava.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading "Johnny tells me you have got a friend lying around loose somewhere in the Big Cypress Swamp, or the Everglades, and that you and he are going to take a day off to look him up."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading OUTFITTING FOR THE HUNT The Streeter home was on the bank of a little river that emptied into Chokoloskee Bay, and Dick, for the first time, saw oranges and grape-fruit growing and tasted the delicious alligator pear and the guava.
That's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's about the size of it, only of course I don't expect to find him in a day or a week.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUTFITTING FOR THE HUNT The Streeter home was on the bank of a little river that emptied into Chokoloskee Bay, and Dick, for the first time, saw oranges and grape-fruit growing and tasted the delicious alligator pear and the guava.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading OUTFITTING FOR THE HUNT The Streeter home was on the bank of a little river that emptied into Chokoloskee Bay, and Dick, for the first time, saw oranges and grape-fruit growing and tasted the delicious alligator pear and the guava.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After supper Mr. Streeter said to Dick:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Johnny tells me you have got a friend lying around loose somewhere in the Big Cypress Swamp, or the Everglades, and that you and he are going to take a day off to look him up."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OUTFITTING FOR THE HUNT The Streeter home was on the bank of a little river that emptied into Chokoloskee Bay, and Dick, for the first time, saw oranges and grape-fruit growing and tasted the delicious alligator pear and the guava.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "That's about the size of it, only of course I don't expect to find him in a day or a week.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I had some hope that a month would do.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Johnny tells me you have got a friend lying around loose somewhere in the Big Cypress Swamp, or the Everglades, and that you and he are going to take a day off to look him up."
