aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading WILL RUNS AWAY The boys gathered about the warm fire, crowding close around Jack to hear more details of the proposed trip of the gun club.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I've been reading up about hunting big game," went on Jack, "and I asked my father if I could go the first chance I got.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Any Indians out there?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are those bad lands?" asked Fred Kaler.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading WILL RUNS AWAY The boys gathered about the warm fire, crowding close around Jack to hear more details of the proposed trip of the gun club.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "I've been reading up about hunting big game," went on Jack, "and I asked my father if I could go the first chance I got.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading WILL RUNS AWAY The boys gathered about the warm fire, crowding close around Jack to hear more details of the proposed trip of the gun club.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "What are those bad lands?" asked Fred Kaler.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I've been reading up about hunting big game," went on Jack, "and I asked my father if I could go the first chance I got.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I've been reading up about hunting big game," went on Jack, "and I asked my father if I could go the first chance I got.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading WILL RUNS AWAY The boys gathered about the warm fire, crowding close around Jack to hear more details of the proposed trip of the gun club.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "I've been reading up about hunting big game," went on Jack, "and I asked my father if I could go the first chance I got.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading WILL RUNS AWAY The boys gathered about the warm fire, crowding close around Jack to hear more details of the proposed trip of the gun club.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading WILL RUNS AWAY The boys gathered about the warm fire, crowding close around Jack to hear more details of the proposed trip of the gun club.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I've been reading up about hunting big game," went on Jack, "and I asked my father if I could go the first chance I got.
crowdingnounUS /ˈkraʊdɪŋ/
a situation in which people or things are crowded together
From this reading WILL RUNS AWAY The boys gathered about the warm fire, crowding close around Jack to hear more details of the proposed trip of the gun club.
true confidential information
From this reading WILL RUNS AWAY The boys gathered about the warm fire, crowding close around Jack to hear more details of the proposed trip of the gun club.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "I've been reading up about hunting big game," went on Jack, "and I asked my father if I could go the first chance I got.
start firing a weapon
From this reading WILL RUNS AWAY The boys gathered about the warm fire, crowding close around Jack to hear more details of the proposed trip of the gun club.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "I've been reading up about hunting big game," went on Jack, "and I asked my father if I could go the first chance I got.
Fred
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From this reading "What are those bad lands?" asked Fred Kaler.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading "I've been reading up about hunting big game," went on Jack, "and I asked my father if I could go the first chance I got.
brought together in one place
From this reading WILL RUNS AWAY The boys gathered about the warm fire, crowding close around Jack to hear more details of the proposed trip of the gun club.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I've been reading up about hunting big game," went on Jack, "and I asked my father if I could go the first chance I got.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I've been reading up about hunting big game," went on Jack, "and I asked my father if I could go the first chance I got.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading WILL RUNS AWAY The boys gathered about the warm fire, crowding close around Jack to hear more details of the proposed trip of the gun club.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said I could, and now I've got the chance."
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading WILL RUNS AWAY The boys gathered about the warm fire, crowding close around Jack to hear more details of the proposed trip of the gun club.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading "I've been reading up about hunting big game," went on Jack, "and I asked my father if I could go the first chance I got.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I've been reading up about hunting big game," went on Jack, "and I asked my father if I could go the first chance I got.
I've
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From this reading "I've been reading up about hunting big game," went on Jack, "and I asked my father if I could go the first chance I got.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I've been reading up about hunting big game," went on Jack, "and I asked my father if I could go the first chance I got.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading "Any Indians out there?"
a small worthless amount
From this reading WILL RUNS AWAY The boys gathered about the warm fire, crowding close around Jack to hear more details of the proposed trip of the gun club.
Kaler
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From this reading "What are those bad lands?" asked Fred Kaler.
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "What are those bad lands?" asked Fred Kaler.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading WILL RUNS AWAY The boys gathered about the warm fire, crowding close around Jack to hear more details of the proposed trip of the gun club.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I've been reading up about hunting big game," went on Jack, "and I asked my father if I could go the first chance I got.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He said I could, and now I've got the chance."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WILL RUNS AWAY The boys gathered about the warm fire, crowding close around Jack to hear more details of the proposed trip of the gun club.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I've been reading up about hunting big game," went on Jack, "and I asked my father if I could go the first chance I got.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Any Indians out there?"
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading WILL RUNS AWAY The boys gathered about the warm fire, crowding close around Jack to hear more details of the proposed trip of the gun club.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading "I've been reading up about hunting big game," went on Jack, "and I asked my father if I could go the first chance I got.
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading WILL RUNS AWAY The boys gathered about the warm fire, crowding close around Jack to hear more details of the proposed trip of the gun club.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He said I could, and now I've got the chance."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WILL RUNS AWAY The boys gathered about the warm fire, crowding close around Jack to hear more details of the proposed trip of the gun club.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Any Indians out there?"
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "What are those bad lands?" asked Fred Kaler.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WILL RUNS AWAY The boys gathered about the warm fire, crowding close around Jack to hear more details of the proposed trip of the gun club.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading WILL RUNS AWAY The boys gathered about the warm fire, crowding close around Jack to hear more details of the proposed trip of the gun club.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I've been reading up about hunting big game," went on Jack, "and I asked my father if I could go the first chance I got.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading WILL RUNS AWAY The boys gathered about the warm fire, crowding close around Jack to hear more details of the proposed trip of the gun club.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I've been reading up about hunting big game," went on Jack, "and I asked my father if I could go the first chance I got.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are those bad lands?" asked Fred Kaler.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading WILL RUNS AWAY The boys gathered about the warm fire, crowding close around Jack to hear more details of the proposed trip of the gun club.
