used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A NOVEL BATTLE.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Pull him along!" shouted a young gentleman about sixteen years of age, as he danced about on the back porch of his uncle's house, in a state of great excitement; "why don't you pull him along?"
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading "He'll come, after awhile," replied the person addressed; "but he is very wild and obstinate."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "He'll come, after awhile," replied the person addressed; "but he is very wild and obstinate."
how long something has existed
From this reading Pull him along!" shouted a young gentleman about sixteen years of age, as he danced about on the back porch of his uncle's house, in a state of great excitement; "why don't you pull him along?"
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The boy on the porch was almost beside himself--so much so, in fact, that he found it utterly impossible to stand still.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Pull him along, Carlos!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He'll come, after awhile," replied the person addressed; "but he is very wild and obstinate."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Pull him along!" shouted a young gentleman about sixteen years of age, as he danced about on the back porch of his uncle's house, in a state of great excitement; "why don't you pull him along?"
awhileadverbUS /əˈwaɪl/
for a short time
From this reading "He'll come, after awhile," replied the person addressed; "but he is very wild and obstinate."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Pull him along!" shouted a young gentleman about sixteen years of age, as he danced about on the back porch of his uncle's house, in a state of great excitement; "why don't you pull him along?"
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading A NOVEL BATTLE.
next to; at the side of
From this reading The boy on the porch was almost beside himself--so much so, in fact, that he found it utterly impossible to stand still.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy on the porch was almost beside himself--so much so, in fact, that he found it utterly impossible to stand still.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "He'll come, after awhile," replied the person addressed; "but he is very wild and obstinate."
CarlosnounUS /ˈkɑːrloʊs/
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading "Pull him along, Carlos!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "He'll come, after awhile," replied the person addressed; "but he is very wild and obstinate."
dancedverbUS /dænst/
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading Pull him along!" shouted a young gentleman about sixteen years of age, as he danced about on the back porch of his uncle's house, in a state of great excitement; "why don't you pull him along?"
don't
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From this reading Pull him along!" shouted a young gentleman about sixteen years of age, as he danced about on the back porch of his uncle's house, in a state of great excitement; "why don't you pull him along?"
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Pull him along!" shouted a young gentleman about sixteen years of age, as he danced about on the back porch of his uncle's house, in a state of great excitement; "why don't you pull him along?"
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The boy on the porch was almost beside himself--so much so, in fact, that he found it utterly impossible to stand still.
set up or found
From this reading The boy on the porch was almost beside himself--so much so, in fact, that he found it utterly impossible to stand still.
a man of refinement
From this reading Pull him along!" shouted a young gentleman about sixteen years of age, as he danced about on the back porch of his uncle's house, in a state of great excitement; "why don't you pull him along?"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Pull him along!" shouted a young gentleman about sixteen years of age, as he danced about on the back porch of his uncle's house, in a state of great excitement; "why don't you pull him along?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pull him along!" shouted a young gentleman about sixteen years of age, as he danced about on the back porch of his uncle's house, in a state of great excitement; "why don't you pull him along?"
He'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He'll come, after awhile," replied the person addressed; "but he is very wild and obstinate."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Pull him along, Carlos!
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The boy on the porch was almost beside himself--so much so, in fact, that he found it utterly impossible to stand still.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pull him along!" shouted a young gentleman about sixteen years of age, as he danced about on the back porch of his uncle's house, in a state of great excitement; "why don't you pull him along?"
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Pull him along!" shouted a young gentleman about sixteen years of age, as he danced about on the back porch of his uncle's house, in a state of great excitement; "why don't you pull him along?"
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading The boy on the porch was almost beside himself--so much so, in fact, that he found it utterly impossible to stand still.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pull him along!" shouted a young gentleman about sixteen years of age, as he danced about on the back porch of his uncle's house, in a state of great excitement; "why don't you pull him along?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He'll come, after awhile," replied the person addressed; "but he is very wild and obstinate."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The boy on the porch was almost beside himself--so much so, in fact, that he found it utterly impossible to stand still.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The boy on the porch was almost beside himself--so much so, in fact, that he found it utterly impossible to stand still.
NOVELnounUS /ˈnɑːvəl/
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading A NOVEL BATTLE.
obstinateadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbstənət/
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading "He'll come, after awhile," replied the person addressed; "but he is very wild and obstinate."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pull him along!" shouted a young gentleman about sixteen years of age, as he danced about on the back porch of his uncle's house, in a state of great excitement; "why don't you pull him along?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Pull him along!" shouted a young gentleman about sixteen years of age, as he danced about on the back porch of his uncle's house, in a state of great excitement; "why don't you pull him along?"
a human being
From this reading "He'll come, after awhile," replied the person addressed; "but he is very wild and obstinate."
porchnounUS /pɔːrtʃ/
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading Pull him along!" shouted a young gentleman about sixteen years of age, as he danced about on the back porch of his uncle's house, in a state of great excitement; "why don't you pull him along?"
cause to move by pulling
From this reading "Pull him along, Carlos!
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "He'll come, after awhile," replied the person addressed; "but he is very wild and obstinate."
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Pull him along!" shouted a young gentleman about sixteen years of age, as he danced about on the back porch of his uncle's house, in a state of great excitement; "why don't you pull him along?"
sixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/
being one more than fifteen
From this reading Pull him along!" shouted a young gentleman about sixteen years of age, as he danced about on the back porch of his uncle's house, in a state of great excitement; "why don't you pull him along?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The boy on the porch was almost beside himself--so much so, in fact, that he found it utterly impossible to stand still.
be standing; be upright
From this reading The boy on the porch was almost beside himself--so much so, in fact, that he found it utterly impossible to stand still.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Pull him along!" shouted a young gentleman about sixteen years of age, as he danced about on the back porch of his uncle's house, in a state of great excitement; "why don't you pull him along?"
not in physical motion
From this reading The boy on the porch was almost beside himself--so much so, in fact, that he found it utterly impossible to stand still.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The boy on the porch was almost beside himself--so much so, in fact, that he found it utterly impossible to stand still.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pull him along!" shouted a young gentleman about sixteen years of age, as he danced about on the back porch of his uncle's house, in a state of great excitement; "why don't you pull him along?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boy on the porch was almost beside himself--so much so, in fact, that he found it utterly impossible to stand still.
uncle'snounUS /ˈʌŋkəlz/
possessive form of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Pull him along!" shouted a young gentleman about sixteen years of age, as he danced about on the back porch of his uncle's house, in a state of great excitement; "why don't you pull him along?"
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The boy on the porch was almost beside himself--so much so, in fact, that he found it utterly impossible to stand still.
precisely as stated
From this reading "He'll come, after awhile," replied the person addressed; "but he is very wild and obstinate."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The boy on the porch was almost beside himself--so much so, in fact, that he found it utterly impossible to stand still.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Pull him along!" shouted a young gentleman about sixteen years of age, as he danced about on the back porch of his uncle's house, in a state of great excitement; "why don't you pull him along?"
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading "He'll come, after awhile," replied the person addressed; "but he is very wild and obstinate."
a late time of life
From this reading Pull him along!" shouted a young gentleman about sixteen years of age, as he danced about on the back porch of his uncle's house, in a state of great excitement; "why don't you pull him along?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Pull him along!" shouted a young gentleman about sixteen years of age, as he danced about on the back porch of his uncle's house, in a state of great excitement; "why don't you pull him along?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Pull him along!" shouted a young gentleman about sixteen years of age, as he danced about on the back porch of his uncle's house, in a state of great excitement; "why don't you pull him along?"
