used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Yes, I can't imagine Hippy with a price on his head," nodded Miss Briggs.
altarnounUS /ˈɔːltər/
the table in Christian churches where communion is given
From this reading "Do we do as my friend suggested, and hike for the Thompson farm, or must I be sacrificed on the altar of unbelief?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Do we do as my friend suggested, and hike for the Thompson farm, or must I be sacrificed on the altar of unbelief?"
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Your rescuer was drawing the long bow," spoke up Anne Nesbit.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Do we do as my friend suggested, and hike for the Thompson farm, or must I be sacrificed on the altar of unbelief?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "When I'm dead you folks will be sorry that you didn't take me seriously," rebuked Lieutenant Wingate.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "THEY'VE GOT THE BOY" "I don't believe it.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading Your rescuer was drawing the long bow," spoke up Anne Nesbit.
a youthful male person
From this reading "THEY'VE GOT THE BOY" "I don't believe it.
Briggs
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From this reading "Yes, I can't imagine Hippy with a price on his head," nodded Miss Briggs.
can't
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no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "When I'm dead you folks will be sorry that you didn't take me seriously," rebuked Lieutenant Wingate.
didn't
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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do we do as my friend suggested, and hike for the Thompson farm, or must I be sacrificed on the altar of unbelief?"
don't
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From this reading "THEY'VE GOT THE BOY" "I don't believe it.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading Your rescuer was drawing the long bow," spoke up Anne Nesbit.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading "Do we do as my friend suggested, and hike for the Thompson farm, or must I be sacrificed on the altar of unbelief?"
your parents
From this reading "When I'm dead you folks will be sorry that you didn't take me seriously," rebuked Lieutenant Wingate.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Do we do as my friend suggested, and hike for the Thompson farm, or must I be sacrificed on the altar of unbelief?"
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Do we do as my friend suggested, and hike for the Thompson farm, or must I be sacrificed on the altar of unbelief?"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "THEY'VE GOT THE BOY" "I don't believe it.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Yes, I can't imagine Hippy with a price on his head," nodded Miss Briggs.
hikenounUS /haɪk/
a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
From this reading "Do we do as my friend suggested, and hike for the Thompson farm, or must I be sacrificed on the altar of unbelief?"
Hippynoun
someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle
From this reading "Yes, I can't imagine Hippy with a price on his head," nodded Miss Briggs.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, I can't imagine Hippy with a price on his head," nodded Miss Briggs.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "THEY'VE GOT THE BOY" "I don't believe it.
I'm
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From this reading "When I'm dead you folks will be sorry that you didn't take me seriously," rebuked Lieutenant Wingate.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading "Yes, I can't imagine Hippy with a price on his head," nodded Miss Briggs.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "THEY'VE GOT THE BOY" "I don't believe it.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading "When I'm dead you folks will be sorry that you didn't take me seriously," rebuked Lieutenant Wingate.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Your rescuer was drawing the long bow," spoke up Anne Nesbit.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "When I'm dead you folks will be sorry that you didn't take me seriously," rebuked Lieutenant Wingate.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Yes, I can't imagine Hippy with a price on his head," nodded Miss Briggs.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Do we do as my friend suggested, and hike for the Thompson farm, or must I be sacrificed on the altar of unbelief?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Do we do as my friend suggested, and hike for the Thompson farm, or must I be sacrificed on the altar of unbelief?"
Nesbit
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inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading "Yes, I can't imagine Hippy with a price on his head," nodded Miss Briggs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Do we do as my friend suggested, and hike for the Thompson farm, or must I be sacrificed on the altar of unbelief?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Yes, I can't imagine Hippy with a price on his head," nodded Miss Briggs.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Do we do as my friend suggested, and hike for the Thompson farm, or must I be sacrificed on the altar of unbelief?"
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading "Yes, I can't imagine Hippy with a price on his head," nodded Miss Briggs.
rebukedverbUS /rɪˈbjuːkt/
past form of “rebuke” — censure severely or angrily
From this reading "When I'm dead you folks will be sorry that you didn't take me seriously," rebuked Lieutenant Wingate.
rescuernounUS /ˈreskjuːər/
a person who rescues you from harm or danger
From this reading Your rescuer was drawing the long bow," spoke up Anne Nesbit.
sacrificedverbUS /ˈsækrəfaɪst/
past form of “sacrifice” — endure the loss of
From this reading "Do we do as my friend suggested, and hike for the Thompson farm, or must I be sacrificed on the altar of unbelief?"
in a serious manner
From this reading "When I'm dead you folks will be sorry that you didn't take me seriously," rebuked Lieutenant Wingate.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "When I'm dead you folks will be sorry that you didn't take me seriously," rebuked Lieutenant Wingate.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Your rescuer was drawing the long bow," spoke up Anne Nesbit.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "Do we do as my friend suggested, and hike for the Thompson farm, or must I be sacrificed on the altar of unbelief?"
carry out
From this reading "When I'm dead you folks will be sorry that you didn't take me seriously," rebuked Lieutenant Wingate.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "When I'm dead you folks will be sorry that you didn't take me seriously," rebuked Lieutenant Wingate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THEY'VE GOT THE BOY" "I don't believe it.
THEY'VE
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From this reading "THEY'VE GOT THE BOY" "I don't believe it.
ThompsonnounUS /ˈtɑːmpsən/
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
From this reading "Do we do as my friend suggested, and hike for the Thompson farm, or must I be sacrificed on the altar of unbelief?"
unbeliefnoun
a rejection of belief
From this reading "Do we do as my friend suggested, and hike for the Thompson farm, or must I be sacrificed on the altar of unbelief?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Your rescuer was drawing the long bow," spoke up Anne Nesbit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your rescuer was drawing the long bow," spoke up Anne Nesbit.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Do we do as my friend suggested, and hike for the Thompson farm, or must I be sacrificed on the altar of unbelief?"
at the time that
From this reading "When I'm dead you folks will be sorry that you didn't take me seriously," rebuked Lieutenant Wingate.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "When I'm dead you folks will be sorry that you didn't take me seriously," rebuked Lieutenant Wingate.
Wingate
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From this reading "When I'm dead you folks will be sorry that you didn't take me seriously," rebuked Lieutenant Wingate.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Yes, I can't imagine Hippy with a price on his head," nodded Miss Briggs.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I can't imagine Hippy with a price on his head," nodded Miss Briggs.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "When I'm dead you folks will be sorry that you didn't take me seriously," rebuked Lieutenant Wingate.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your rescuer was drawing the long bow," spoke up Anne Nesbit.
