used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A court-martial and extra lessons and guard duty and drills for a whole month will so disgust him with this school that he will clear out, and we shall be well rid of him.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “He did bite, didn’t he?” said Duncan to himself, as he hurried about the grounds and through the academy building looking everywhere for Dick Henderson.
academynounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading “He did bite, didn’t he?” said Duncan to himself, as he hurried about the grounds and through the academy building looking everywhere for Dick Henderson.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He did bite, didn’t he?” said Duncan to himself, as he hurried about the grounds and through the academy building looking everywhere for Dick Henderson.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “He did bite, didn’t he?” said Duncan to himself, as he hurried about the grounds and through the academy building looking everywhere for Dick Henderson.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “He jumped at the bait quicker than I thought he would; but he never would have done it if he had not got himself into trouble last night.
baitverbUS /beɪt/
harass with persistent criticism or carping
From this reading “He jumped at the bait quicker than I thought he would; but he never would have done it if he had not got himself into trouble last night.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A court-martial and extra lessons and guard duty and drills for a whole month will so disgust him with this school that he will clear out, and we shall be well rid of him.”
biteverbUS /baɪt/
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading “He did bite, didn’t he?” said Duncan to himself, as he hurried about the grounds and through the academy building looking everywhere for Dick Henderson.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading “He did bite, didn’t he?” said Duncan to himself, as he hurried about the grounds and through the academy building looking everywhere for Dick Henderson.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “He jumped at the bait quicker than I thought he would; but he never would have done it if he had not got himself into trouble last night.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading That made him mad, and now he don’t much care what he does.
rid of obstructions
From this reading A court-martial and extra lessons and guard duty and drills for a whole month will so disgust him with this school that he will clear out, and we shall be well rid of him.”
court-martialnounUS /ˈkɔːrtmɑːrʃəl/
a military court to try members of the armed services who are accused of serious breaches of martial law
From this reading A court-martial and extra lessons and guard duty and drills for a whole month will so disgust him with this school that he will clear out, and we shall be well rid of him.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “He did bite, didn’t he?” said Duncan to himself, as he hurried about the grounds and through the academy building looking everywhere for Dick Henderson.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “He did bite, didn’t he?” said Duncan to himself, as he hurried about the grounds and through the academy building looking everywhere for Dick Henderson.
didn't
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From this reading “He did bite, didn’t he?” said Duncan to himself, as he hurried about the grounds and through the academy building looking everywhere for Dick Henderson.
disgustverbUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
fill with distaste
From this reading A court-martial and extra lessons and guard duty and drills for a whole month will so disgust him with this school that he will clear out, and we shall be well rid of him.”
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That made him mad, and now he don’t much care what he does.
don't
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From this reading That made him mad, and now he don’t much care what he does.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “He jumped at the bait quicker than I thought he would; but he never would have done it if he had not got himself into trouble last night.
drillsnounUS /drɪlz/
plural of “drill” — a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
From this reading A court-martial and extra lessons and guard duty and drills for a whole month will so disgust him with this school that he will clear out, and we shall be well rid of him.”
DuncannounUS /ˈdʌŋkən/
United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
From this reading “He did bite, didn’t he?” said Duncan to himself, as he hurried about the grounds and through the academy building looking everywhere for Dick Henderson.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading A court-martial and extra lessons and guard duty and drills for a whole month will so disgust him with this school that he will clear out, and we shall be well rid of him.”
to or in any or all places
From this reading “He did bite, didn’t he?” said Duncan to himself, as he hurried about the grounds and through the academy building looking everywhere for Dick Henderson.
extraadjectiveUS /ˈekstrə/
more than is needed, desired, or required
From this reading A court-martial and extra lessons and guard duty and drills for a whole month will so disgust him with this school that he will clear out, and we shall be well rid of him.”
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading We’ll fix him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “He did bite, didn’t he?” said Duncan to himself, as he hurried about the grounds and through the academy building looking everywhere for Dick Henderson.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “He jumped at the bait quicker than I thought he would; but he never would have done it if he had not got himself into trouble last night.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading “He did bite, didn’t he?” said Duncan to himself, as he hurried about the grounds and through the academy building looking everywhere for Dick Henderson.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading A court-martial and extra lessons and guard duty and drills for a whole month will so disgust him with this school that he will clear out, and we shall be well rid of him.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “He jumped at the bait quicker than I thought he would; but he never would have done it if he had not got himself into trouble last night.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He jumped at the bait quicker than I thought he would; but he never would have done it if he had not got himself into trouble last night.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He did bite, didn’t he?” said Duncan to himself, as he hurried about the grounds and through the academy building looking everywhere for Dick Henderson.
Henderson
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From this reading “He did bite, didn’t he?” said Duncan to himself, as he hurried about the grounds and through the academy building looking everywhere for Dick Henderson.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That made him mad, and now he don’t much care what he does.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He did bite, didn’t he?” said Duncan to himself, as he hurried about the grounds and through the academy building looking everywhere for Dick Henderson.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading “He did bite, didn’t he?” said Duncan to himself, as he hurried about the grounds and through the academy building looking everywhere for Dick Henderson.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “He jumped at the bait quicker than I thought he would; but he never would have done it if he had not got himself into trouble last night.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “He jumped at the bait quicker than I thought he would; but he never would have done it if he had not got himself into trouble last night.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “He jumped at the bait quicker than I thought he would; but he never would have done it if he had not got himself into trouble last night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “He jumped at the bait quicker than I thought he would; but he never would have done it if he had not got himself into trouble last night.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “He jumped at the bait quicker than I thought he would; but he never would have done it if he had not got himself into trouble last night.
immediately past
From this reading “He jumped at the bait quicker than I thought he would; but he never would have done it if he had not got himself into trouble last night.
lessonsnounUS /ˈlesənz/
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading A court-martial and extra lessons and guard duty and drills for a whole month will so disgust him with this school that he will clear out, and we shall be well rid of him.”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “He did bite, didn’t he?” said Duncan to himself, as he hurried about the grounds and through the academy building looking everywhere for Dick Henderson.
roused to anger
From this reading That made him mad, and now he don’t much care what he does.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading That made him mad, and now he don’t much care what he does.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading A court-martial and extra lessons and guard duty and drills for a whole month will so disgust him with this school that he will clear out, and we shall be well rid of him.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading That made him mad, and now he don’t much care what he does.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “He jumped at the bait quicker than I thought he would; but he never would have done it if he had not got himself into trouble last night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “He jumped at the bait quicker than I thought he would; but he never would have done it if he had not got himself into trouble last night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “He jumped at the bait quicker than I thought he would; but he never would have done it if he had not got himself into trouble last night.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading That made him mad, and now he don’t much care what he does.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A court-martial and extra lessons and guard duty and drills for a whole month will so disgust him with this school that he will clear out, and we shall be well rid of him.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A court-martial and extra lessons and guard duty and drills for a whole month will so disgust him with this school that he will clear out, and we shall be well rid of him.”
quickeradverbUS /ˈkwɪkər/
more quickly
From this reading “He jumped at the bait quicker than I thought he would; but he never would have done it if he had not got himself into trouble last night.
relieve from
From this reading A court-martial and extra lessons and guard duty and drills for a whole month will so disgust him with this school that he will clear out, and we shall be well rid of him.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “He did bite, didn’t he?” said Duncan to himself, as he hurried about the grounds and through the academy building looking everywhere for Dick Henderson.
an educational institution
From this reading A court-martial and extra lessons and guard duty and drills for a whole month will so disgust him with this school that he will clear out, and we shall be well rid of him.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading A court-martial and extra lessons and guard duty and drills for a whole month will so disgust him with this school that he will clear out, and we shall be well rid of him.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A court-martial and extra lessons and guard duty and drills for a whole month will so disgust him with this school that he will clear out, and we shall be well rid of him.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “He jumped at the bait quicker than I thought he would; but he never would have done it if he had not got himself into trouble last night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That made him mad, and now he don’t much care what he does.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “He did bite, didn’t he?” said Duncan to himself, as he hurried about the grounds and through the academy building looking everywhere for Dick Henderson.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A court-martial and extra lessons and guard duty and drills for a whole month will so disgust him with this school that he will clear out, and we shall be well rid of him.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “He jumped at the bait quicker than I thought he would; but he never would have done it if he had not got himself into trouble last night.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “He did bite, didn’t he?” said Duncan to himself, as he hurried about the grounds and through the academy building looking everywhere for Dick Henderson.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He did bite, didn’t he?” said Duncan to himself, as he hurried about the grounds and through the academy building looking everywhere for Dick Henderson.
a source of difficulty
From this reading “He jumped at the bait quicker than I thought he would; but he never would have done it if he had not got himself into trouble last night.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A court-martial and extra lessons and guard duty and drills for a whole month will so disgust him with this school that he will clear out, and we shall be well rid of him.”
We'll
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From this reading We’ll fix him.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading A court-martial and extra lessons and guard duty and drills for a whole month will so disgust him with this school that he will clear out, and we shall be well rid of him.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That made him mad, and now he don’t much care what he does.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading A court-martial and extra lessons and guard duty and drills for a whole month will so disgust him with this school that he will clear out, and we shall be well rid of him.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A court-martial and extra lessons and guard duty and drills for a whole month will so disgust him with this school that he will clear out, and we shall be well rid of him.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading A court-martial and extra lessons and guard duty and drills for a whole month will so disgust him with this school that he will clear out, and we shall be well rid of him.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He jumped at the bait quicker than I thought he would; but he never would have done it if he had not got himself into trouble last night.
