used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We soon found a bar-room, and began telling each other all that had happened since we were last together.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I told Bill I had about made up my mind to follow the horses through the circuit.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading I agreed.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading We soon found a bar-room, and began telling each other all that had happened since we were last together.
allowingverbUS /əˈlaʊɪŋ/
-ing form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading He told me that he and Charlie were going to do the same thing, and insisted that I should join, allowing as "how we three would make a good, strong team."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "George, let's go and get something."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He told me that he and Charlie were going to do the same thing, and insisted that I should join, allowing as "how we three would make a good, strong team."
bar-room
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From this reading We soon found a bar-room, and began telling each other all that had happened since we were last together.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading We soon found a bar-room, and began telling each other all that had happened since we were last together.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading I told Bill I had about made up my mind to follow the horses through the circuit.
Charlie
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From this reading He told me that he and Charlie were going to do the same thing, and insisted that I should join, allowing as "how we three would make a good, strong team."
circuitnounUS /ˈsɜːrkət/
an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
From this reading I told Bill I had about made up my mind to follow the horses through the circuit.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He told me that he and Charlie were going to do the same thing, and insisted that I should join, allowing as "how we three would make a good, strong team."
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading We soon found a bar-room, and began telling each other all that had happened since we were last together.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading I told Bill I had about made up my mind to follow the horses through the circuit.
set up or found
From this reading We soon found a bar-room, and began telling each other all that had happened since we were last together.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading "George, let's go and get something."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "George, let's go and get something."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "George, let's go and get something."
the act of departing
From this reading He told me that he and Charlie were going to do the same thing, and insisted that I should join, allowing as "how we three would make a good, strong team."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He told me that he and Charlie were going to do the same thing, and insisted that I should join, allowing as "how we three would make a good, strong team."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We soon found a bar-room, and began telling each other all that had happened since we were last together.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading We soon found a bar-room, and began telling each other all that had happened since we were last together.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He told me that he and Charlie were going to do the same thing, and insisted that I should join, allowing as "how we three would make a good, strong team."
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading I told Bill I had about made up my mind to follow the horses through the circuit.
how
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From this reading He told me that he and Charlie were going to do the same thing, and insisted that I should join, allowing as "how we three would make a good, strong team."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I told Bill I had about made up my mind to follow the horses through the circuit.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading He told me that he and Charlie were going to do the same thing, and insisted that I should join, allowing as "how we three would make a good, strong team."
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading He told me that he and Charlie were going to do the same thing, and insisted that I should join, allowing as "how we three would make a good, strong team."
immediately past
From this reading We soon found a bar-room, and began telling each other all that had happened since we were last together.
let's
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From this reading "George, let's go and get something."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I told Bill I had about made up my mind to follow the horses through the circuit.
engage in
From this reading He told me that he and Charlie were going to do the same thing, and insisted that I should join, allowing as "how we three would make a good, strong team."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He told me that he and Charlie were going to do the same thing, and insisted that I should join, allowing as "how we three would make a good, strong team."
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I told Bill I had about made up my mind to follow the horses through the circuit.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I told Bill I had about made up my mind to follow the horses through the circuit.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading We soon found a bar-room, and began telling each other all that had happened since we were last together.
Identical; not different.
From this reading He told me that he and Charlie were going to do the same thing, and insisted that I should join, allowing as "how we three would make a good, strong team."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He told me that he and Charlie were going to do the same thing, and insisted that I should join, allowing as "how we three would make a good, strong team."
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading We soon found a bar-room, and began telling each other all that had happened since we were last together.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "George, let's go and get something."
in the near future
From this reading We soon found a bar-room, and began telling each other all that had happened since we were last together.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading He told me that he and Charlie were going to do the same thing, and insisted that I should join, allowing as "how we three would make a good, strong team."
teamnounUS /tiːm/
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading He told me that he and Charlie were going to do the same thing, and insisted that I should join, allowing as "how we three would make a good, strong team."
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading We soon found a bar-room, and began telling each other all that had happened since we were last together.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We soon found a bar-room, and began telling each other all that had happened since we were last together.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I told Bill I had about made up my mind to follow the horses through the circuit.
a special situation
From this reading He told me that he and Charlie were going to do the same thing, and insisted that I should join, allowing as "how we three would make a good, strong team."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading He told me that he and Charlie were going to do the same thing, and insisted that I should join, allowing as "how we three would make a good, strong team."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I told Bill I had about made up my mind to follow the horses through the circuit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I told Bill I had about made up my mind to follow the horses through the circuit.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading We soon found a bar-room, and began telling each other all that had happened since we were last together.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I told Bill I had about made up my mind to follow the horses through the circuit.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I told Bill I had about made up my mind to follow the horses through the circuit.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We soon found a bar-room, and began telling each other all that had happened since we were last together.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We soon found a bar-room, and began telling each other all that had happened since we were last together.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He told me that he and Charlie were going to do the same thing, and insisted that I should join, allowing as "how we three would make a good, strong team."
