used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading FAILURE Outside the circus-apparatus factory a big field had been made ready for Joe's motor-cycle experiment.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The place belonged to Mr. Brader, and there was a high wooden fence all about it, which insured a certain amount of privacy.
(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 The place belonged to Mr. Brader, and there was a high wooden fence all about it, which insured a certain amount of privacy.
a quantity of money
From this reading The place belonged to Mr. Brader, and there was a high wooden fence all about it, which insured a certain amount of privacy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The place belonged to Mr. Brader, and there was a high wooden fence all about it, which insured a certain amount of privacy.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Then, too, there was a certain element of risk, and Joe did not wish to risk injury to any one but himself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It's just as well to keep the crowd out," he told Mr. Brader, "and I suppose there would be a crowd if word got out of what was going on."
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading The lad did not want a crowd to witness his first attempt, for it might be a failure.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The lad did not want a crowd to witness his first attempt, for it might be a failure.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading FAILURE Outside the circus-apparatus factory a big field had been made ready for Joe's motor-cycle experiment.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading The place belonged to Mr. Brader, and there was a high wooden fence all about it, which insured a certain amount of privacy.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading FAILURE Outside the circus-apparatus factory a big field had been made ready for Joe's motor-cycle experiment.
Brader
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From this reading The place belonged to Mr. Brader, and there was a high wooden fence all about it, which insured a certain amount of privacy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then, too, there was a certain element of risk, and Joe did not wish to risk injury to any one but himself.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading The place belonged to Mr. Brader, and there was a high wooden fence all about it, which insured a certain amount of privacy.
circus-apparatus
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From this reading FAILURE Outside the circus-apparatus factory a big field had been made ready for Joe's motor-cycle experiment.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading The lad did not want a crowd to witness his first attempt, for it might be a failure.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The lad did not want a crowd to witness his first attempt, for it might be a failure.
elementnounUS /ˈeləmənt/
an abstract part of something
From this reading Then, too, there was a certain element of risk, and Joe did not wish to risk injury to any one but himself.
experimentnounUS /ɪkˈsperəmənt/
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading FAILURE Outside the circus-apparatus factory a big field had been made ready for Joe's motor-cycle experiment.
factorynounUS /ˈfæktəri/
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading FAILURE Outside the circus-apparatus factory a big field had been made ready for Joe's motor-cycle experiment.
an act that fails
From this reading FAILURE Outside the circus-apparatus factory a big field had been made ready for Joe's motor-cycle experiment.
enclose with a fence
From this reading The place belonged to Mr. Brader, and there was a high wooden fence all about it, which insured a certain amount of privacy.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading FAILURE Outside the circus-apparatus factory a big field had been made ready for Joe's motor-cycle experiment.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The lad did not want a crowd to witness his first attempt, for it might be a failure.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FAILURE Outside the circus-apparatus factory a big field had been made ready for Joe's motor-cycle experiment.
the act of departing
From this reading "It's just as well to keep the crowd out," he told Mr. Brader, "and I suppose there would be a crowd if word got out of what was going on."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "It's just as well to keep the crowd out," he told Mr. Brader, "and I suppose there would be a crowd if word got out of what was going on."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FAILURE Outside the circus-apparatus factory a big field had been made ready for Joe's motor-cycle experiment.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's just as well to keep the crowd out," he told Mr. Brader, "and I suppose there would be a crowd if word got out of what was going on."
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The place belonged to Mr. Brader, and there was a high wooden fence all about it, which insured a certain amount of privacy.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then, too, there was a certain element of risk, and Joe did not wish to risk injury to any one but himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The lad did not want a crowd to witness his first attempt, for it might be a failure.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It's just as well to keep the crowd out," he told Mr. Brader, "and I suppose there would be a crowd if word got out of what was going on."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "It's just as well to keep the crowd out," he told Mr. Brader, "and I suppose there would be a crowd if word got out of what was going on."
injurynounUS /ˈɪndʒəri/
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading Then, too, there was a certain element of risk, and Joe did not wish to risk injury to any one but himself.
insuredadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈʃʊrd/
covered by insurance
From this reading The place belonged to Mr. Brader, and there was a high wooden fence all about it, which insured a certain amount of privacy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The place belonged to Mr. Brader, and there was a high wooden fence all about it, which insured a certain amount of privacy.
It's
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From this reading "It's just as well to keep the crowd out," he told Mr. Brader, "and I suppose there would be a crowd if word got out of what was going on."
Joe
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From this reading Then, too, there was a certain element of risk, and Joe did not wish to risk injury to any one but himself.
Joe's
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From this reading FAILURE Outside the circus-apparatus factory a big field had been made ready for Joe's motor-cycle experiment.
and nothing more
From this reading "It's just as well to keep the crowd out," he told Mr. Brader, "and I suppose there would be a crowd if word got out of what was going on."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "It's just as well to keep the crowd out," he told Mr. Brader, "and I suppose there would be a crowd if word got out of what was going on."
a boy or man
From this reading The lad did not want a crowd to witness his first attempt, for it might be a failure.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading FAILURE Outside the circus-apparatus factory a big field had been made ready for Joe's motor-cycle experiment.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The lad did not want a crowd to witness his first attempt, for it might be a failure.
motor-cycle
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From this reading FAILURE Outside the circus-apparatus factory a big field had been made ready for Joe's motor-cycle experiment.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The place belonged to Mr. Brader, and there was a high wooden fence all about it, which insured a certain amount of privacy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The lad did not want a crowd to witness his first attempt, for it might be a failure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The place belonged to Mr. Brader, and there was a high wooden fence all about it, which insured a certain amount of privacy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It's just as well to keep the crowd out," he told Mr. Brader, "and I suppose there would be a crowd if word got out of what was going on."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then, too, there was a certain element of risk, and Joe did not wish to risk injury to any one but himself.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "It's just as well to keep the crowd out," he told Mr. Brader, "and I suppose there would be a crowd if word got out of what was going on."
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading FAILURE Outside the circus-apparatus factory a big field had been made ready for Joe's motor-cycle experiment.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The place belonged to Mr. Brader, and there was a high wooden fence all about it, which insured a certain amount of privacy.
privacynounUS /ˈpraɪvəsi/
the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
From this reading The place belonged to Mr. Brader, and there was a high wooden fence all about it, which insured a certain amount of privacy.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading FAILURE Outside the circus-apparatus factory a big field had been made ready for Joe's motor-cycle experiment.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading Then, too, there was a certain element of risk, and Joe did not wish to risk injury to any one but himself.
express a supposition
From this reading "It's just as well to keep the crowd out," he told Mr. Brader, "and I suppose there would be a crowd if word got out of what was going on."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FAILURE Outside the circus-apparatus factory a big field had been made ready for Joe's motor-cycle experiment.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, too, there was a certain element of risk, and Joe did not wish to risk injury to any one but himself.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The place belonged to Mr. Brader, and there was a high wooden fence all about it, which insured a certain amount of privacy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The place belonged to Mr. Brader, and there was a high wooden fence all about it, which insured a certain amount of privacy.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "It's just as well to keep the crowd out," he told Mr. Brader, "and I suppose there would be a crowd if word got out of what was going on."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Then, too, there was a certain element of risk, and Joe did not wish to risk injury to any one but himself.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading The lad did not want a crowd to witness his first attempt, for it might be a failure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The place belonged to Mr. Brader, and there was a high wooden fence all about it, which insured a certain amount of privacy.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "It's just as well to keep the crowd out," he told Mr. Brader, "and I suppose there would be a crowd if word got out of what was going on."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "It's just as well to keep the crowd out," he told Mr. Brader, "and I suppose there would be a crowd if word got out of what was going on."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The place belonged to Mr. Brader, and there was a high wooden fence all about it, which insured a certain amount of privacy.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Then, too, there was a certain element of risk, and Joe did not wish to risk injury to any one but himself.
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading The lad did not want a crowd to witness his first attempt, for it might be a failure.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading The place belonged to Mr. Brader, and there was a high wooden fence all about it, which insured a certain amount of privacy.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "It's just as well to keep the crowd out," he told Mr. Brader, "and I suppose there would be a crowd if word got out of what was going on."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It's just as well to keep the crowd out," he told Mr. Brader, "and I suppose there would be a crowd if word got out of what was going on."
