used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I’ll bet the boys down there at the mill could throw together a perfectly swell little shack.
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “Better put in a few canned goods, too, and staples,” add Becky.
(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 Lucy could put in all kinds of supplies, films for cameras and post cards and candy.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lucy could put in all kinds of supplies, films for cameras and post cards and candy.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I’ll bet the boys down there at the mill could throw together a perfectly swell little shack.
Becky
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From this reading “Better put in a few canned goods, too, and staples,” add Becky.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “I’ll bet the boys down there at the mill could throw together a perfectly swell little shack.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Better put in a few canned goods, too, and staples,” add Becky.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “I’ll bet the boys down there at the mill could throw together a perfectly swell little shack.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But where would you put her, dear?”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They could either have it down by the mill or put it right here at the crossroads.
camerasnounUS /ˈkæmərəz/
plural of “camera” — equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
From this reading Lucy could put in all kinds of supplies, films for cameras and post cards and candy.”
candynounUS /ˈkændi/
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
From this reading Lucy could put in all kinds of supplies, films for cameras and post cards and candy.”
cannedadjectiveUS /kænd/
recorded for broadcast
From this reading “Better put in a few canned goods, too, and staples,” add Becky.
a game played with playing cards
From this reading Lucy could put in all kinds of supplies, films for cameras and post cards and candy.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I’ll bet the boys down there at the mill could throw together a perfectly swell little shack.
crossroadsnounUS /ˈkrɔːsroʊdz/
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading They could either have it down by the mill or put it right here at the crossroads.
dearly loved
From this reading “But where would you put her, dear?”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “I’ll bet the boys down there at the mill could throw together a perfectly swell little shack.
one or the other of two
From this reading They could either have it down by the mill or put it right here at the crossroads.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading “Better put in a few canned goods, too, and staples,” add Becky.
filmsnounUS /fɪlmz/
plural of “film” — a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading Lucy could put in all kinds of supplies, films for cameras and post cards and candy.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lucy could put in all kinds of supplies, films for cameras and post cards and candy.”
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading “Better put in a few canned goods, too, and staples,” add Becky.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They could either have it down by the mill or put it right here at the crossroads.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “But where would you put her, dear?”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading They could either have it down by the mill or put it right here at the crossroads.
I'll
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From this reading “I’ll bet the boys down there at the mill could throw together a perfectly swell little shack.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lucy could put in all kinds of supplies, films for cameras and post cards and candy.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They could either have it down by the mill or put it right here at the crossroads.
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Lucy could put in all kinds of supplies, films for cameras and post cards and candy.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “I’ll bet the boys down there at the mill could throw together a perfectly swell little shack.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Lucy could put in all kinds of supplies, films for cameras and post cards and candy.”
millverbUS /mɪl/
move about in a confused manner
From this reading “I’ll bet the boys down there at the mill could throw together a perfectly swell little shack.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lucy could put in all kinds of supplies, films for cameras and post cards and candy.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They could either have it down by the mill or put it right here at the crossroads.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “I’ll bet the boys down there at the mill could throw together a perfectly swell little shack.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading Lucy could put in all kinds of supplies, films for cameras and post cards and candy.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “But where would you put her, dear?”
precisely, exactly
From this reading They could either have it down by the mill or put it right here at the crossroads.
shacknounUS /ʃæk/
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading “I’ll bet the boys down there at the mill could throw together a perfectly swell little shack.
staplesnounUS /ˈsteɪpəlz/
plural of “staple” — (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
From this reading “Better put in a few canned goods, too, and staples,” add Becky.
suppliesnounUS /səˈplaɪz/
plural of “supply” — an amount of something available for use
From this reading Lucy could put in all kinds of supplies, films for cameras and post cards and candy.”
swellverbUS /swel/
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
From this reading “I’ll bet the boys down there at the mill could throw together a perfectly swell little shack.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I’ll bet the boys down there at the mill could throw together a perfectly swell little shack.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “I’ll bet the boys down there at the mill could throw together a perfectly swell little shack.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They could either have it down by the mill or put it right here at the crossroads.
propel through the air
From this reading “I’ll bet the boys down there at the mill could throw together a perfectly swell little shack.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “I’ll bet the boys down there at the mill could throw together a perfectly swell little shack.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Better put in a few canned goods, too, and staples,” add Becky.
in or at the place that
From this reading “But where would you put her, dear?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But where would you put her, dear?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But where would you put her, dear?”
