used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "SAY that again, please!" gasped Chief Benchley, as he stared at the farmer, like a man who could hardly believe his ears.
anew
From this reading "SAY that again, please!" gasped Chief Benchley, as he stared at the farmer, like a man who could hardly believe his ears.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Er--describe them, please?" said the man in uniform, as he drew out a bulky notebook, and opened it at a certain place.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I said I had reason to believe that the two hands I hired yesterday must be the very rascals you are looking for right now," repeated Mr. Brady.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "SAY that again, please!" gasped Chief Benchley, as he stared at the farmer, like a man who could hardly believe his ears.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "SAY that again, please!" gasped Chief Benchley, as he stared at the farmer, like a man who could hardly believe his ears.
BARNnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading SEARCHING THE HAY BARN.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I said I had reason to believe that the two hands I hired yesterday must be the very rascals you are looking for right now," repeated Mr. Brady.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "SAY that again, please!" gasped Chief Benchley, as he stared at the farmer, like a man who could hardly believe his ears.
BenchleynounUS /ˈbentʃli/
United States humorist (1889-1945)
From this reading "SAY that again, please!" gasped Chief Benchley, as he stared at the farmer, like a man who could hardly believe his ears.
BradynounUS /ˈbreɪdi/
United States pioneer photographer famous for his portraits; was the official Union photographer for the American Civil War (1823-1896)
From this reading "I said I had reason to believe that the two hands I hired yesterday must be the very rascals you are looking for right now," repeated Mr. Brady.
bulkyadjectiveUS /ˈbʌlki/
of large size for its weight
From this reading "Er--describe them, please?" said the man in uniform, as he drew out a bulky notebook, and opened it at a certain place.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "One was very short, a squatty sort of fellow, but enormously strong.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading "Er--describe them, please?" said the man in uniform, as he drew out a bulky notebook, and opened it at a certain place.
a person who is in charge
From this reading "SAY that again, please!" gasped Chief Benchley, as he stared at the farmer, like a man who could hardly believe his ears.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "SAY that again, please!" gasped Chief Benchley, as he stared at the farmer, like a man who could hardly believe his ears.
give a description of
From this reading "Er--describe them, please?" said the man in uniform, as he drew out a bulky notebook, and opened it at a certain place.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading "Er--describe them, please?" said the man in uniform, as he drew out a bulky notebook, and opened it at a certain place.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading "SAY that again, please!" gasped Chief Benchley, as he stared at the farmer, like a man who could hardly believe his ears.
enormouslyadverbUS /ɪˈnɔːrməsli/
extremely
From this reading "One was very short, a squatty sort of fellow, but enormously strong.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading "Er--describe them, please?" said the man in uniform, as he drew out a bulky notebook, and opened it at a certain place.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading "SAY that again, please!" gasped Chief Benchley, as he stared at the farmer, like a man who could hardly believe his ears.
a boy or man
From this reading "One was very short, a squatty sort of fellow, but enormously strong.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I said I had reason to believe that the two hands I hired yesterday must be the very rascals you are looking for right now," repeated Mr. Brady.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading "SAY that again, please!" gasped Chief Benchley, as he stared at the farmer, like a man who could hardly believe his ears.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I said I had reason to believe that the two hands I hired yesterday must be the very rascals you are looking for right now," repeated Mr. Brady.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "I said I had reason to believe that the two hands I hired yesterday must be the very rascals you are looking for right now," repeated Mr. Brady.
only a very short time before
From this reading "SAY that again, please!" gasped Chief Benchley, as he stared at the farmer, like a man who could hardly believe his ears.
HAYnounUS /heɪ/
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading SEARCHING THE HAY BARN.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "SAY that again, please!" gasped Chief Benchley, as he stared at the farmer, like a man who could hardly believe his ears.
hiredadjectiveUS /ˈhaɪərd/
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading "I said I had reason to believe that the two hands I hired yesterday must be the very rascals you are looking for right now," repeated Mr. Brady.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "SAY that again, please!" gasped Chief Benchley, as he stared at the farmer, like a man who could hardly believe his ears.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I said I had reason to believe that the two hands I hired yesterday must be the very rascals you are looking for right now," repeated Mr. Brady.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Er--describe them, please?" said the man in uniform, as he drew out a bulky notebook, and opened it at a certain place.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Er--describe them, please?" said the man in uniform, as he drew out a bulky notebook, and opened it at a certain place.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "SAY that again, please!" gasped Chief Benchley, as he stared at the farmer, like a man who could hardly believe his ears.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "I said I had reason to believe that the two hands I hired yesterday must be the very rascals you are looking for right now," repeated Mr. Brady.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "SAY that again, please!" gasped Chief Benchley, as he stared at the farmer, like a man who could hardly believe his ears.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "I said I had reason to believe that the two hands I hired yesterday must be the very rascals you are looking for right now," repeated Mr. Brady.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I said I had reason to believe that the two hands I hired yesterday must be the very rascals you are looking for right now," repeated Mr. Brady.
notebooknounUS /ˈnoʊtbʊk/
a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda
From this reading "Er--describe them, please?" said the man in uniform, as he drew out a bulky notebook, and opened it at a certain place.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I said I had reason to believe that the two hands I hired yesterday must be the very rascals you are looking for right now," repeated Mr. Brady.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "One was very short, a squatty sort of fellow, but enormously strong.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One was very short, a squatty sort of fellow, but enormously strong.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading "Er--describe them, please?" said the man in uniform, as he drew out a bulky notebook, and opened it at a certain place.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Er--describe them, please?" said the man in uniform, as he drew out a bulky notebook, and opened it at a certain place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Er--describe them, please?" said the man in uniform, as he drew out a bulky notebook, and opened it at a certain place.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "SAY that again, please!" gasped Chief Benchley, as he stared at the farmer, like a man who could hardly believe his ears.
rascalsnounUS /ˈræskəlz/
plural of “rascal” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading "I said I had reason to believe that the two hands I hired yesterday must be the very rascals you are looking for right now," repeated Mr. Brady.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading "I said I had reason to believe that the two hands I hired yesterday must be the very rascals you are looking for right now," repeated Mr. Brady.
recurring again and again
From this reading "I said I had reason to believe that the two hands I hired yesterday must be the very rascals you are looking for right now," repeated Mr. Brady.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "I said I had reason to believe that the two hands I hired yesterday must be the very rascals you are looking for right now," repeated Mr. Brady.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I said I had reason to believe that the two hands I hired yesterday must be the very rascals you are looking for right now," repeated Mr. Brady.
express in words
From this reading "SAY that again, please!" gasped Chief Benchley, as he stared at the farmer, like a man who could hardly believe his ears.
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading SEARCHING THE HAY BARN.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading "One was very short, a squatty sort of fellow, but enormously strong.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "One was very short, a squatty sort of fellow, but enormously strong.
squattyadjectiveUS /ˈskwɑːti/
short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
From this reading "One was very short, a squatty sort of fellow, but enormously strong.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading "SAY that again, please!" gasped Chief Benchley, as he stared at the farmer, like a man who could hardly believe his ears.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading "One was very short, a squatty sort of fellow, but enormously strong.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "SAY that again, please!" gasped Chief Benchley, as he stared at the farmer, like a man who could hardly believe his ears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SEARCHING THE HAY BARN.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Er--describe them, please?" said the man in uniform, as he drew out a bulky notebook, and opened it at a certain place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I said I had reason to believe that the two hands I hired yesterday must be the very rascals you are looking for right now," repeated Mr. Brady.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "I said I had reason to believe that the two hands I hired yesterday must be the very rascals you are looking for right now," repeated Mr. Brady.
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading "Er--describe them, please?" said the man in uniform, as he drew out a bulky notebook, and opened it at a certain place.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I said I had reason to believe that the two hands I hired yesterday must be the very rascals you are looking for right now," repeated Mr. Brady.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "One was very short, a squatty sort of fellow, but enormously strong.
which person or people
From this reading "SAY that again, please!" gasped Chief Benchley, as he stared at the farmer, like a man who could hardly believe his ears.
the day immediately before today
From this reading "I said I had reason to believe that the two hands I hired yesterday must be the very rascals you are looking for right now," repeated Mr. Brady.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I said I had reason to believe that the two hands I hired yesterday must be the very rascals you are looking for right now," repeated Mr. Brady.
