used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We've been seeing a lot of sign, and it seems to me that it's growing fresher all the time."
(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've been seeing a lot of sign, and it seems to me that it's growing fresher all the time."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We've been seeing a lot of sign, and it seems to me that it's growing fresher all the time."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "That's so, son," answered Hugh; "it is growing fresher, and I believe that we're liable to see buffalo most any day now.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "That's so, son," answered Hugh; "it is growing fresher, and I believe that we're liable to see buffalo most any day now.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Hugh," said Jack, as they sat at breakfast one morning, "oughtn't we to see some buffalo pretty soon?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Hugh," said Jack, as they sat at breakfast one morning, "oughtn't we to see some buffalo pretty soon?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We've been seeing a lot of sign, and it seems to me that it's growing fresher all the time."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "That's so, son," answered Hugh; "it is growing fresher, and I believe that we're liable to see buffalo most any day now.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "Hugh," said Jack, as they sat at breakfast one morning, "oughtn't we to see some buffalo pretty soon?
BUFFALOnounUS /ˈbʌfəloʊ/
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading BUFFALO.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "That's so, son," answered Hugh; "it is growing fresher, and I believe that we're liable to see buffalo most any day now.
freshernounUS /ˈfreʃər/
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading We've been seeing a lot of sign, and it seems to me that it's growing fresher all the time."
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading We've been seeing a lot of sign, and it seems to me that it's growing fresher all the time."
Hugh
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From this reading "Hugh," said Jack, as they sat at breakfast one morning, "oughtn't we to see some buffalo pretty soon?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That's so, son," answered Hugh; "it is growing fresher, and I believe that we're liable to see buffalo most any day now.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That's so, son," answered Hugh; "it is growing fresher, and I believe that we're liable to see buffalo most any day now.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We've been seeing a lot of sign, and it seems to me that it's growing fresher all the time."
it's
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From this reading We've been seeing a lot of sign, and it seems to me that it's growing fresher all the time."
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Hugh," said Jack, as they sat at breakfast one morning, "oughtn't we to see some buffalo pretty soon?
liableadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪəbəl/
at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant
From this reading "That's so, son," answered Hugh; "it is growing fresher, and I believe that we're liable to see buffalo most any day now.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading We've been seeing a lot of sign, and it seems to me that it's growing fresher all the time."
by chance
From this reading Maybe we'll see some to-day.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We've been seeing a lot of sign, and it seems to me that it's growing fresher all the time."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Hugh," said Jack, as they sat at breakfast one morning, "oughtn't we to see some buffalo pretty soon?
used to form the superlative
From this reading "That's so, son," answered Hugh; "it is growing fresher, and I believe that we're liable to see buffalo most any day now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "That's so, son," answered Hugh; "it is growing fresher, and I believe that we're liable to see buffalo most any day now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We've been seeing a lot of sign, and it seems to me that it's growing fresher all the time."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Hugh," said Jack, as they sat at breakfast one morning, "oughtn't we to see some buffalo pretty soon?
oughtn't
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From this reading "Hugh," said Jack, as they sat at breakfast one morning, "oughtn't we to see some buffalo pretty soon?
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "Hugh," said Jack, as they sat at breakfast one morning, "oughtn't we to see some buffalo pretty soon?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Hugh," said Jack, as they sat at breakfast one morning, "oughtn't we to see some buffalo pretty soon?
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "Hugh," said Jack, as they sat at breakfast one morning, "oughtn't we to see some buffalo pretty soon?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Hugh," said Jack, as they sat at breakfast one morning, "oughtn't we to see some buffalo pretty soon?
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading We've been seeing a lot of sign, and it seems to me that it's growing fresher all the time."
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading We've been seeing a lot of sign, and it seems to me that it's growing fresher all the time."
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading We've been seeing a lot of sign, and it seems to me that it's growing fresher all the time."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "That's so, son," answered Hugh; "it is growing fresher, and I believe that we're liable to see buffalo most any day now.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Hugh," said Jack, as they sat at breakfast one morning, "oughtn't we to see some buffalo pretty soon?
a male human offspring
From this reading "That's so, son," answered Hugh; "it is growing fresher, and I believe that we're liable to see buffalo most any day now.
in the near future
From this reading "Hugh," said Jack, as they sat at breakfast one morning, "oughtn't we to see some buffalo pretty soon?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We've been seeing a lot of sign, and it seems to me that it's growing fresher all the time."
That's
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From this reading "That's so, son," answered Hugh; "it is growing fresher, and I believe that we're liable to see buffalo most any day now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We've been seeing a lot of sign, and it seems to me that it's growing fresher all the time."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hugh," said Jack, as they sat at breakfast one morning, "oughtn't we to see some buffalo pretty soon?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We've been seeing a lot of sign, and it seems to me that it's growing fresher all the time."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Hugh," said Jack, as they sat at breakfast one morning, "oughtn't we to see some buffalo pretty soon?
to-day
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From this reading Maybe we'll see some to-day.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Hugh," said Jack, as they sat at breakfast one morning, "oughtn't we to see some buffalo pretty soon?
we'll
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From this reading Maybe we'll see some to-day.
we're
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From this reading "That's so, son," answered Hugh; "it is growing fresher, and I believe that we're liable to see buffalo most any day now.
We've
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From this reading We've been seeing a lot of sign, and it seems to me that it's growing fresher all the time."
