used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “No, but give a fellow his share, can’t you?” and Phil looked down on his chum, who was sprawled over a goodly part of the ancient and honorable article of furniture.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “I’ve been out with the natural history class after bugs, and other specimens, and I’ll wager we walked ten miles.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading “No, but give a fellow his share, can’t you?” and Phil looked down on his chum, who was sprawled over a goodly part of the ancient and honorable article of furniture.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “No, but give a fellow his share, can’t you?” and Phil looked down on his chum, who was sprawled over a goodly part of the ancient and honorable article of furniture.
armchairnounUS /ˈɑːrmtʃer/
chair with a support on each side for arms
From this reading “Sid has one armchair, and Frank the other, and I want some place to rest my weary bones,” declared Phil.
nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading “No, but give a fellow his share, can’t you?” and Phil looked down on his chum, who was sprawled over a goodly part of the ancient and honorable article of furniture.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I’ve been out with the natural history class after bugs, and other specimens, and I’ll wager we walked ten miles.
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading “Sid has one armchair, and Frank the other, and I want some place to rest my weary bones,” declared Phil.
bugsnounUS /bʌɡz/
plural of “bug” — general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
From this reading “I’ve been out with the natural history class after bugs, and other specimens, and I’ll wager we walked ten miles.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “No, but give a fellow his share, can’t you?” and Phil looked down on his chum, who was sprawled over a goodly part of the ancient and honorable article of furniture.
can't
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From this reading “No, but give a fellow his share, can’t you?” and Phil looked down on his chum, who was sprawled over a goodly part of the ancient and honorable article of furniture.
chumnounUS /tʃʌm/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “No, but give a fellow his share, can’t you?” and Phil looked down on his chum, who was sprawled over a goodly part of the ancient and honorable article of furniture.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading “I’ve been out with the natural history class after bugs, and other specimens, and I’ll wager we walked ten miles.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “Sid has one armchair, and Frank the other, and I want some place to rest my weary bones,” declared Phil.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Say, what do you want, the whole sofa?”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “No, but give a fellow his share, can’t you?” and Phil looked down on his chum, who was sprawled over a goodly part of the ancient and honorable article of furniture.
a boy or man
From this reading “No, but give a fellow his share, can’t you?” and Phil looked down on his chum, who was sprawled over a goodly part of the ancient and honorable article of furniture.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “Sid has one armchair, and Frank the other, and I want some place to rest my weary bones,” declared Phil.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading “No, but give a fellow his share, can’t you?” and Phil looked down on his chum, who was sprawled over a goodly part of the ancient and honorable article of furniture.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “No, but give a fellow his share, can’t you?” and Phil looked down on his chum, who was sprawled over a goodly part of the ancient and honorable article of furniture.
goodlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡʊdli/
large in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “No, but give a fellow his share, can’t you?” and Phil looked down on his chum, who was sprawled over a goodly part of the ancient and honorable article of furniture.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Sid has one armchair, and Frank the other, and I want some place to rest my weary bones,” declared Phil.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “No, but give a fellow his share, can’t you?” and Phil looked down on his chum, who was sprawled over a goodly part of the ancient and honorable article of furniture.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading “I’ve been out with the natural history class after bugs, and other specimens, and I’ll wager we walked ten miles.
honorableadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnərəbəl/
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading “No, but give a fellow his share, can’t you?” and Phil looked down on his chum, who was sprawled over a goodly part of the ancient and honorable article of furniture.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Sid has one armchair, and Frank the other, and I want some place to rest my weary bones,” declared Phil.
I'll
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From this reading “I’ve been out with the natural history class after bugs, and other specimens, and I’ll wager we walked ten miles.
I've
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From this reading “I’ve been out with the natural history class after bugs, and other specimens, and I’ll wager we walked ten miles.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading THROUGH THE ICE “Shove over, Tom.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “No, but give a fellow his share, can’t you?” and Phil looked down on his chum, who was sprawled over a goodly part of the ancient and honorable article of furniture.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “I’ve been out with the natural history class after bugs, and other specimens, and I’ll wager we walked ten miles.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Sid has one armchair, and Frank the other, and I want some place to rest my weary bones,” declared Phil.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading “I’ve been out with the natural history class after bugs, and other specimens, and I’ll wager we walked ten miles.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, but give a fellow his share, can’t you?” and Phil looked down on his chum, who was sprawled over a goodly part of the ancient and honorable article of furniture.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “No, but give a fellow his share, can’t you?” and Phil looked down on his chum, who was sprawled over a goodly part of the ancient and honorable article of furniture.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “No, but give a fellow his share, can’t you?” and Phil looked down on his chum, who was sprawled over a goodly part of the ancient and honorable article of furniture.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Sid has one armchair, and Frank the other, and I want some place to rest my weary bones,” declared Phil.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “Sid has one armchair, and Frank the other, and I want some place to rest my weary bones,” declared Phil.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I’ve been out with the natural history class after bugs, and other specimens, and I’ll wager we walked ten miles.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THROUGH THE ICE “Shove over, Tom.”
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading “No, but give a fellow his share, can’t you?” and Phil looked down on his chum, who was sprawled over a goodly part of the ancient and honorable article of furniture.
Phil
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From this reading “No, but give a fellow his share, can’t you?” and Phil looked down on his chum, who was sprawled over a goodly part of the ancient and honorable article of furniture.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Sid has one armchair, and Frank the other, and I want some place to rest my weary bones,” declared Phil.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “Sid has one armchair, and Frank the other, and I want some place to rest my weary bones,” declared Phil.
express in words
From this reading “Say, what do you want, the whole sofa?”
have in common
From this reading “No, but give a fellow his share, can’t you?” and Phil looked down on his chum, who was sprawled over a goodly part of the ancient and honorable article of furniture.
ShoveverbUS /ʃʌv/
come into rough contact with while moving
From this reading THROUGH THE ICE “Shove over, Tom.”
Sid
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From this reading “Sid has one armchair, and Frank the other, and I want some place to rest my weary bones,” declared Phil.
sofanounUS /ˈsoʊfə/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “Say, what do you want, the whole sofa?”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Sid has one armchair, and Frank the other, and I want some place to rest my weary bones,” declared Phil.
specimensnounUS /ˈspesəmənz/
plural of “specimen” — an example regarded as typical of its class
From this reading “I’ve been out with the natural history class after bugs, and other specimens, and I’ll wager we walked ten miles.
sprawledverbUS /sprɔːld/
past form of “sprawl” — sit or lie with one's limbs spread out
From this reading “No, but give a fellow his share, can’t you?” and Phil looked down on his chum, who was sprawled over a goodly part of the ancient and honorable article of furniture.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “I’ve been out with the natural history class after bugs, and other specimens, and I’ll wager we walked ten miles.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THROUGH THE ICE “Shove over, Tom.”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THROUGH THE ICE “Shove over, Tom.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Sid has one armchair, and Frank the other, and I want some place to rest my weary bones,” declared Phil.
male cat
From this reading THROUGH THE ICE “Shove over, Tom.”
wagernounUS /ˈweɪdʒər/
the act of gambling
From this reading “I’ve been out with the natural history class after bugs, and other specimens, and I’ll wager we walked ten miles.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “I’ve been out with the natural history class after bugs, and other specimens, and I’ll wager we walked ten miles.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Say, what do you want, the whole sofa?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “No, but give a fellow his share, can’t you?” and Phil looked down on his chum, who was sprawled over a goodly part of the ancient and honorable article of furniture.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I’ve been out with the natural history class after bugs, and other specimens, and I’ll wager we walked ten miles.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading “Sid has one armchair, and Frank the other, and I want some place to rest my weary bones,” declared Phil.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Say, what do you want, the whole sofa?”
which person or people
From this reading “No, but give a fellow his share, can’t you?” and Phil looked down on his chum, who was sprawled over a goodly part of the ancient and honorable article of furniture.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “Say, what do you want, the whole sofa?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I’ve been out with the natural history class after bugs, and other specimens, and I’ll wager we walked ten miles.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Say, what do you want, the whole sofa?”
