aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They walked up together and were half-way to the room, before Bruce said, “Say, Hunch, how about it?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading |BRUCE came down to the station in the evening, and was standing on the platform when Hunch stepped off the train.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She's going to live at Joe Cartier's place and take her meals there.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “It's bad.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They walked up together and were half-way to the room, before Bruce said, “Say, Hunch, how about it?”
BRUCEnounUS /bruːs/
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading |BRUCE came down to the station in the evening, and was standing on the platform when Hunch stepped off the train.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading |BRUCE came down to the station in the evening, and was standing on the platform when Hunch stepped off the train.
Cartier's
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From this reading She's going to live at Joe Cartier's place and take her meals there.
didn't
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From this reading She didn't have enough to eat or keep her warm.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading |BRUCE came down to the station in the evening, and was standing on the platform when Hunch stepped off the train.
take in solid food
From this reading She didn't have enough to eat or keep her warm.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading She didn't have enough to eat or keep her warm.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading |BRUCE came down to the station in the evening, and was standing on the platform when Hunch stepped off the train.
the act of departing
From this reading She's going to live at Joe Cartier's place and take her meals there.
half-way
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From this reading They walked up together and were half-way to the room, before Bruce said, “Say, Hunch, how about it?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She didn't have enough to eat or keep her warm.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She didn't have enough to eat or keep her warm.
how
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From this reading They walked up together and were half-way to the room, before Bruce said, “Say, Hunch, how about it?”
HunchnounUS /hʌntʃ/
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading |BRUCE came down to the station in the evening, and was standing on the platform when Hunch stepped off the train.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading |BRUCE came down to the station in the evening, and was standing on the platform when Hunch stepped off the train.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They walked up together and were half-way to the room, before Bruce said, “Say, Hunch, how about it?”
It's
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From this reading “It's bad.
Joe
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From this reading She's going to live at Joe Cartier's place and take her meals there.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading She didn't have enough to eat or keep her warm.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading She's going to live at Joe Cartier's place and take her meals there.
mealsnounUS /miːlz/
plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading She's going to live at Joe Cartier's place and take her meals there.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading |BRUCE came down to the station in the evening, and was standing on the platform when Hunch stepped off the train.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading |BRUCE came down to the station in the evening, and was standing on the platform when Hunch stepped off the train.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She didn't have enough to eat or keep her warm.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading She's going to live at Joe Cartier's place and take her meals there.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading |BRUCE came down to the station in the evening, and was standing on the platform when Hunch stepped off the train.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading They walked up together and were half-way to the room, before Bruce said, “Say, Hunch, how about it?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading They walked up together and were half-way to the room, before Bruce said, “Say, Hunch, how about it?”
express in words
From this reading They walked up together and were half-way to the room, before Bruce said, “Say, Hunch, how about it?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She didn't have enough to eat or keep her warm.
She's
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From this reading She's going to live at Joe Cartier's place and take her meals there.
having a supporting base
From this reading |BRUCE came down to the station in the evening, and was standing on the platform when Hunch stepped off the train.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading |BRUCE came down to the station in the evening, and was standing on the platform when Hunch stepped off the train.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading |BRUCE came down to the station in the evening, and was standing on the platform when Hunch stepped off the train.
carry out
From this reading She's going to live at Joe Cartier's place and take her meals there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |BRUCE came down to the station in the evening, and was standing on the platform when Hunch stepped off the train.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She's going to live at Joe Cartier's place and take her meals there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They walked up together and were half-way to the room, before Bruce said, “Say, Hunch, how about it?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading |BRUCE came down to the station in the evening, and was standing on the platform when Hunch stepped off the train.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading They walked up together and were half-way to the room, before Bruce said, “Say, Hunch, how about it?”
create by training and teaching
From this reading |BRUCE came down to the station in the evening, and was standing on the platform when Hunch stepped off the train.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They walked up together and were half-way to the room, before Bruce said, “Say, Hunch, how about it?”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading They walked up together and were half-way to the room, before Bruce said, “Say, Hunch, how about it?”
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading She didn't have enough to eat or keep her warm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading |BRUCE came down to the station in the evening, and was standing on the platform when Hunch stepped off the train.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They walked up together and were half-way to the room, before Bruce said, “Say, Hunch, how about it?”
at the time that
From this reading |BRUCE came down to the station in the evening, and was standing on the platform when Hunch stepped off the train.
