used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JACK GETS A BEAR "Fellows," spoke Jack, and his voice trembled in spite of his efforts to render it steady, "we've got to get at the bottom of this."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Long Gun ought to know something about it.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading "That's right," agreed Bony.
(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 He's lived around here all his life," said Budge, speaking plainly this time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JACK GETS A BEAR "Fellows," spoke Jack, and his voice trembled in spite of his efforts to render it steady, "we've got to get at the bottom of this."
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He's lived around here all his life," said Budge, speaking plainly this time.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JACK GETS A BEAR "Fellows," spoke Jack, and his voice trembled in spite of his efforts to render it steady, "we've got to get at the bottom of this."
have
From this reading JACK GETS A BEAR "Fellows," spoke Jack, and his voice trembled in spite of his efforts to render it steady, "we've got to get at the bottom of this."
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading "Maybe Bill can tell us something," suggested Sam.
BonyadjectiveUS /ˈboʊni/
being very thin
From this reading "That's right," agreed Bony.
the lower side of anything
From this reading JACK GETS A BEAR "Fellows," spoke Jack, and his voice trembled in spite of his efforts to render it steady, "we've got to get at the bottom of this."
BudgeverbUS /bʌdʒ/
move very slightly
From this reading He's lived around here all his life," said Budge, speaking plainly this time.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Maybe Bill can tell us something," suggested Sam.
plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading JACK GETS A BEAR "Fellows," spoke Jack, and his voice trembled in spite of his efforts to render it steady, "we've got to get at the bottom of this."
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading JACK GETS A BEAR "Fellows," spoke Jack, and his voice trembled in spite of his efforts to render it steady, "we've got to get at the bottom of this."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading JACK GETS A BEAR "Fellows," spoke Jack, and his voice trembled in spite of his efforts to render it steady, "we've got to get at the bottom of this."
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading JACK GETS A BEAR "Fellows," spoke Jack, and his voice trembled in spite of his efforts to render it steady, "we've got to get at the bottom of this."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading JACK GETS A BEAR "Fellows," spoke Jack, and his voice trembled in spite of his efforts to render it steady, "we've got to get at the bottom of this."
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading "Long Gun ought to know something about it.
He's
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From this reading He's lived around here all his life," said Budge, speaking plainly this time.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading He's lived around here all his life," said Budge, speaking plainly this time.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JACK GETS A BEAR "Fellows," spoke Jack, and his voice trembled in spite of his efforts to render it steady, "we've got to get at the bottom of this."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JACK GETS A BEAR "Fellows," spoke Jack, and his voice trembled in spite of his efforts to render it steady, "we've got to get at the bottom of this."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading JACK GETS A BEAR "Fellows," spoke Jack, and his voice trembled in spite of his efforts to render it steady, "we've got to get at the bottom of this."
a small worthless amount
From this reading JACK GETS A BEAR "Fellows," spoke Jack, and his voice trembled in spite of his efforts to render it steady, "we've got to get at the bottom of this."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Long Gun ought to know something about it.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He's lived around here all his life," said Budge, speaking plainly this time.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading He's lived around here all his life," said Budge, speaking plainly this time.
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 "Long Gun ought to know something about it.
by chance
From this reading "Maybe Bill can tell us something," suggested Sam.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JACK GETS A BEAR "Fellows," spoke Jack, and his voice trembled in spite of his efforts to render it steady, "we've got to get at the bottom of this."
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Long Gun ought to know something about it.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading He's lived around here all his life," said Budge, speaking plainly this time.
renderverbUS /ˈrendər/
cause to become
From this reading JACK GETS A BEAR "Fellows," spoke Jack, and his voice trembled in spite of his efforts to render it steady, "we've got to get at the bottom of this."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "That's right," agreed Bony.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He's lived around here all his life," said Budge, speaking plainly this time.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "Maybe Bill can tell us something," suggested Sam.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Maybe Bill can tell us something," suggested Sam.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading He's lived around here all his life," said Budge, speaking plainly this time.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading JACK GETS A BEAR "Fellows," spoke Jack, and his voice trembled in spite of his efforts to render it steady, "we've got to get at the bottom of this."
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading JACK GETS A BEAR "Fellows," spoke Jack, and his voice trembled in spite of his efforts to render it steady, "we've got to get at the bottom of this."
make steady
From this reading JACK GETS A BEAR "Fellows," spoke Jack, and his voice trembled in spite of his efforts to render it steady, "we've got to get at the bottom of this."
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "Maybe Bill can tell us something," suggested Sam.
express in words
From this reading "Maybe Bill can tell us something," suggested Sam.
That's
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From this reading "That's right," agreed Bony.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JACK GETS A BEAR "Fellows," spoke Jack, and his voice trembled in spite of his efforts to render it steady, "we've got to get at the bottom of this."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading JACK GETS A BEAR "Fellows," spoke Jack, and his voice trembled in spite of his efforts to render it steady, "we've got to get at the bottom of this."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He's lived around here all his life," said Budge, speaking plainly this time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JACK GETS A BEAR "Fellows," spoke Jack, and his voice trembled in spite of his efforts to render it steady, "we've got to get at the bottom of this."
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading JACK GETS A BEAR "Fellows," spoke Jack, and his voice trembled in spite of his efforts to render it steady, "we've got to get at the bottom of this."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Maybe Bill can tell us something," suggested Sam.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading JACK GETS A BEAR "Fellows," spoke Jack, and his voice trembled in spite of his efforts to render it steady, "we've got to get at the bottom of this."
we've
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From this reading JACK GETS A BEAR "Fellows," spoke Jack, and his voice trembled in spite of his efforts to render it steady, "we've got to get at the bottom of this."
